Welcome

We welcome you here at Grace Church. We are eager to get to know you and share with you the ways God is working in our Church. Our purpose as we gather is to focus on God. "That with one accord you may with one voice glorify God." (Romans 15:6) This focus comes as we strive to know Him through His Word, the Bible. As we study His Word we grow in our individual faith and teach each other how to serve and to share our faith with those who desperately need to know Him. Welcome to this adventure as God leads us on!

                       ANNOUNCEMENTS              8/25/08

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• Adult Bible Fellowship - "Don't Waste Your Life"  by John Piper will go through the summer during the second service.
• Church Picnic at Camp Spofford - September 7th directly following the second service. Bring your own food to grill, drinks and a salad and/or dessert to share. Grills will be provided.
• Baptism - The next opportunities for baptism are September 7^th at the church picnic or September 14^th at Praise and Prayer.  Please let Pastor Miller know if you are interested in baptism or church membership.
• Family Fun Run - September 7th at 2:00 pm during the church picnic. Runners or walkers can choose 1, 2, or 3 miles. Grab your sneakers and plan to join us!
• Service Time Changes begin September 7^th

First Worship Service - 8:15 to 9:30

Sunday School - 9:30 to 10:45

Second Worship - Service 11:00 to 12:15

• Nursery Workers Needed:  We will be moving back to having Sunday School and ABF in between the services beginning September 7, 2008.  This is best for our body.  However, this is not an easy step; Christ often calls us to take the more difficult path.  We are committed to following our Lord and taking the harder path when needed.  In this case the body will be asked to work harder especially in the ministry of Nursery.  We will need more staff for the Nursery.  Please call the church office if you are willing to help.
• Praise and Prayer - Sunday September 14th at 6:00 p.m. Please come out for a time of praise, testimony and baptism. At 7:00 p.m. we will close out the evening with corporate prayer.
• Stump The Pastor:  During our praise service on September 14^th we will have a question and answer time regarding Bible difficulties.  In preparation for this please submit a question and Pastor Miller will attempt to give an answer for it during the service.  Write the question down and place this in the offering box.

• 16^th Annual NEDA Women's Retreat at Camp Spofford

September 12th to 14th

Speaker - Martha Fellure

Topic - You are Designed for Success!

For more inforation, brochures are located on the Women's Ministry Bulletin Board. Speak with Maureen Powers if you are interested.

• Grace Church Choir - a primary source of our Sunday morning worship experience, kicks-off with a meet & greet and rehearsal on Wednesday, August 20^th.  The choir is particularly in need of men, however we welcome all vocalists to join us.  Please prayerfully consider being part of this dynamic ministry!  Contact Cressy Hudson for more details at (802) 257-5156 or singforme@verizon.net.
• SuperMoms -Will still meet during the summer months -  Mondays 10:00am - 12:00pm at Grace Community Church. All SuperMoms welcome, along with their super kids, for faith, food, fun and friendship. SuperMoms know that we are not "super" on our own. We can only be our best with the help of our SUPER God! Please call co-leaders: Denise Erway at (413) 498-2020 or Edi Swearingen at (603) 499-4145) for more information.                      
• Seniors Care Team is still in need of 2 individuals willing to assist our church Seniors/shut inns by providing transportation in the event of a challenging circumstance.  Please contact Harry Bafundi by e-mail (hbafundi@gracefreechurch.org) or call the church office extension #105 if you would like to be part of this team.
• Orchestra Practice - Starting June 22nd right after the second service.  Practice will last about one hour. They will be reading out of the Majesty book for upcoming music this summer and fall.  If you are able to sight-read music please join us. The music is fairly easy but will necessitate reading music at an intermediate level.  
• Hope & Healing - A post abortion Biblically based support group. Starting September 9^th 6:00pm to 8:30pm at Care-Net 413 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT.  For more information call 802-254-6734.                                                                                                                               
• Mom's in Touch prayer group will reconvene in the fall. Day and time is yet to be determined. Come and pray for your children and their school. All are welcome. If interested, call Colleen at 256-3020 or Amy at 256-8220.
• Dine 8 A great casual way to meet brothers and sisters in Christ over a dinner setting.  If you would like to host or be a guest. Please call, see, or e-mail Pat VanHoudt for details.
• Our Service Men & Women: If you have relatives that are serving in the military please give wallet size photo and details of branch of service, address, e-mail and deployment area to Peter Mitchell or Todd Stockwell. They will be putting together poster for our church hallway for prayer.