Let's get Grace St. Paul's Ready for Christmas! Come join us and help with some light clean-up. Saturday, December 8, 9:00-11:30 am Free Snacks & Coffee! Saturday, Dec 8, 5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary Join us for the third concert of the series! Anton Faynberg will present a recital of piano improvisation, using acoustic and electronic keyboards.  The concert is about 90 minutes long with a brief pause in the middle. Meditate and move to the music! Please feel free to bring a yoga mat and/or cushions and join the musician on stage. The atmosphere is casual and relaxed, with natural or low lighting. Murmur away....

Hey, it's Dax! The days have been blurring together with the holidays coming and going… Our second Saturday meet up group is coming up this weekend! We’ll be meeting at Top Golf at 2:00 p.m. for some fun and good conversation! It's at 4050 W Costco Pl.  After that I thought it would be great if some of us, if not all, could make it to our fellow church member Anton Faynberg's event, Piano Improv, at Grace St. Paul's. It's from 5-7pm.  Alrighty, hope to see you!

PS... Let's choose a name for our new group! Bring your ideas on Saturday or share them with me if you can't make it. -Dax

Saint Nicholas Day is December 9 th !        Saint Nicholas will be visiting Grace St. Paul’s again this year on Sunday, December 9, at BOTH services! Children are invited to leave their shoes outside and will process in for a story from Saint Nicholas. Children will go downstairs for singing and Sunday School during the 10:00 a.m. service, then join their families during the peace. Don’t miss this fun day!

On St. Nicholas Day, December 9, GSP and other area churches together will write greetings on 3,000 cards to be distributed by the Florence Refugee and Immigration Rights Project. Our cards give lonely, depressed men and women a sense of hope. The cards are often displayed on their cell walls or placed under their pillows.  Help us to share the Christmas spirit with these brothers and sisters in Christ.

First Friday Play Reading The First Friday Play Readings will finish up 2018 on Friday December 7 with an appropriate holiday offering, “The Last Night of Ballyhoo”, by Alfred Uhry.  Please join us on December 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bloom Room Please click here for more information.

Healing Touch Holiday Schedule NO Healing Touch Clinic Monday, December 24 OR Monday, December 31 Happy Holidays!

Las Posadas is Saturday, December 15, 5pm! We are working with Iglesia Luterana San Juan Bautista this year for our Las Posadas! Pastor Mateo and Annette Chavez as well as some of their congregation will be joining us. The piñata will be handmade as well as a delicious meal prepared by members of their congregation! We are grateful for this joint collaboration!  Meet on the labyrinth and join in the procession as we re-enact Mary and Joseph’s journey looking for a safe place to stay… walking in solidarity with migrants and all those who have no warm place to lay their heads. We will end our procession in McBride Hall, where we will be welcomed in to a festive party complete with tradition delicious food and piñata!

Christmas Eve Whimsical Children’s pageant at the 5:00 p.m. service! The Love First Project continues as we prepare for the Christmas Eve pageant. It’s a pickup pageant with no speaking parts for the children and no rehearsals. Mistakes and confusion are expected so everyone can be at ease. The intention is to keep our spirits light and steeped in the beauty and mystery of the season. Children, regular attendees as well as newcomers, will be asked to participate as the narrator tells the story, which hopes to make it a heartwarming experience for all present!

Spirit Now: Contemplative Weekday Worship Thursday, Dec 13 at 6:00 pm in McBride Hall All are welcome!

Adult Spiritual Formation

Advent/Christmas Cards by Fra Angelico Sunday, December 9 at 9:00 am in the Bloom Room Presented by Chuck Dickson More info

GSP Readers Group: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Friday, Dec 14 at 9:30 am in the Bloom Room Contact Victoria Stefani  at 520-743-3978.  More info

GSP Holiday Film: The Lion in Winter (1968) Friday, Dec 14 at 6:30 pm in McBride Hall NOTE: Location Change! Hosted by Catherine & Steve Williams , film and history buffs. More info

Join a Small Group at GSP! Click on each title for more information. Sharing Our Spiritual Journeys Every Monday from 10:00-12:00 (Bloom Room) Between the Lines: Scholarship and Depth Psychology Meet Sunday's Scripture Reading Every Thursday, 10:00 am (Bloom Rm) Bible Study: The Parables of Jesus 1st & 3rd Fridays, 10:30 am (Bloom Rm) Saturday Java Jive Every Saturday, 9:00-11:00 am (Epic Cafe)

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