WE NEED LOTS of HANDS on Deck!
And, we'll feed you pizza for your labor!
It's our PREP time for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, y'all! Please make plans to stay after worship THIS SUNDAY for shoebox assembly and item prep! We'll gather in the church office and we'll have pizza for everyone involved! This is a great family ministry opportunity.

Because there are so many within our Body who will be traveling this Sunday, it will be extra helpful if others are able to stay and help with this very important Kingdom task!
Do you need a name written in a Bible?
THIS SUNDAY, October 21 at 9:15 am in Conference Room
Sherry Elledge will be using her calligraphy skills to write names in Bibles on Sunday, October 21 from 9:15 am to 9:45 am in the 2nd floor Conference Room. Please text Sherry at 276-614-7263. She will need the correct spelling of the name you would like written.
QUICK Business Meeting - Sun. Oct. 28, 2018
On Sunday, Oct. 28, we will have a quick but VERY IMPORTANT Annual Business Meeting to confirm officers of the corporation and renew the articles of corporation. This required meeting is an important formality we must do each year to remain in good standing with our incorporation. It will only take a brief few minutes.
Do you have time? It only takes about 1.5 hours.
If we had six to eight people who could serve on a rotating basis on our "cleaning" team, it would be an incredible blessing! It takes about 1.5 hours from start to finish and you can clean at your convenience anytime during the week. A church key will be made available to anyone who volunteers. And, a building maintenance checklist keeps the process very simple! (If you have a question, you can always text Larry Elledge. His number will be at the bottom of the building maintenance checklist!) The checklist is located on the clipboard under the sign-up page.

This is a ministry that most any of us can do and it sure does bless EVERYONE of us. Thank you for considering joining this ministry team. We are blessed to have such a wonderful facility at Grace.

You may sign up in the church foyer.
Gospel Project - Unit 2, Session 2
God Foreshadows His Promise
Make plans to join us for our Grace Connection this week! We'll be studying Unit 2, Session 2-God Foreshadows His Promise (p. 75-83)
Disaster Relief Offering
$1050 has been collected for Hurricane relief
For the next few Sundays, we will continue collecting money for Hurricane Florence and Michael relief. GCF will combine the giving and purchase gift cards that will be sent directly to Disaster Relief efforts for direct distribution to those recovering from the hurricane. To date, we've collected $1,050.

Please use the envelopes provided if you are giving cash. If you are giving via check or online, please earmark your gift as "Disaster Relief."
We can share HOPE on a "dark" night.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Last year we gave out lots and lots and lots of treat bags at our designated Houses of Hope! Each treat bag will contain a short Gospel presentation, information about GCF, and candy.

If you live in a neighborhood and you would like to be a "House of Hope" this year, please contact Kellie Crowe at kmcrowe@me.com and let her know how many treat bags you need!

Traditionally, Halloween can be a dark night that's known for mischief and ghouls and goblins. By being a "House of Hope" we have the opportunity to share the sweetness of the Lord with a world that desperately needs Him.

We will be collecting CANDY all during the month of October and will then be assembling the treat bags at our Fall Soup Fellowship lunch on Sunday, October 28.
We're planning for 500 treat bags! Candy please!
We'll be collecting until October 28, 2018.
We NEED LOTS AND LOTS OF CANDY! We'll be collecting CANDY all during the month of October and we'll then be assembling the treat bags at our Fall Soup Fellowship lunch on Sunday, October 28.

You'll find a box in the foyer of the church this Sunday!
It's FLU season. Help us wipe the germs away!
A reminder for Little Lambs and Kingdom Kids ministries.
We're entering cough, cold and flu season and it's a great time for us to remember to be extra vigilant about keeping our children's areas extra clean and sanitary. If you are serving in Little Lambs and Kingdom Kids, please make sure you do the following at the end of your service time:

  • Use sanitary wipes (provided in each room) to quickly wipe down toys that the children played with. If they touched it, please clean it!
  • Return the room to its original state, putting toys away, cleaning up crumbs, wiping down tables, and placing chairs back under the tables.

Your attention in this area will keep our little ones safe AND it will be a tremendous blessing to our Cleaning Ministry Team!
Fall Soup Fellowship: Sunday, October 28, 2018
Soup at the Crowes!
Join us Sunday, October 28 for a Fall Soup Fellowship at the Crowes! We'll have sign-up details in our Grace Connection Groups. Everyone is invited! (16420 Old Timber Road, Abingdon, VA 24210)
Little Lambs & Kingdom Kids
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Little Lambs: Kendall Williams & Pam Williams
Kingdom Kids: Jess McAllister

Sunday, October 28, 2018
Little Lambs: Maranda Fore & Anita Fore
Kingdom Kids: Gary & Debbie

Sunday, November 4, 2018
Little Lambs: Briann Bailey & Caitlin Bailey
Kingdom Kids: Grace Crowe

If you would like to sign up for Little Lambs and Kingdom Kids, please click the button below!
Cleaning at Grace
Week of Oct. 15-21 - Hartsocks
Week of Oct. 22-28 - Olivers
Week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4 - NEEDED

If you would like to be added to the cleaning schedule, please email Norma at info@gracecfchurch.org.
Breakfast Yummies at Grace
October 28: Fore Connection Group
October 28: Children & Student Connection Group
November 4: Jones Connection Group
November 11: Hartsock Connection Group
Bible Memory: Isaiah 26:4

"Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord is an everlasting rock."

Giving and Attendance: Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018
Giving
Offering: $2,015.00
GrowinGrace: $40.00
Operation Christmas Child: $54.00
Disaster Relief: $100.00

Attendance
Grace Connection: 53
Worship Attendance: 63
Prayer Gathering: 6 (October 17, 2018)

For your convenience, Grace Christian Fellowship now also accepts online giving.