Grace Notes – august 14, 2015

 

Grace Notes

Gracious Savior Church

Sunday Worship - 9:00am

Worship at corner of Hwy 6 and Lake Creek Ave.

Sunday School at 9:15am – Nursery is lovingly staffed.

Adult Bible Study – 10:30am

Gracious Savior Church is located at 33520 Hwy 6 on the corner of Hwy 6 and Lake Creek Ave. We are just 1 mile west of the Edwards stoplight on Hwy 6.

For more info visit us online at: www.gracioussavior.org

 

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Pastor’s Note

Dear Friends,

Recently our family did a Spring/Summer cleaning of our home. The goal was to get rid of anything outgrown, broken, or unused. I thought we would have a couple of bags to throw or give away. 20 bags later I learned just how wrong I was.

We had bags full of outgrown or torn clothes, broken toys, worthless VHS tapes because we don’t have a VHS player anymore, empty photo albums (remember those?!?) given to us on our wedding day that we just never used. It was amazing…and a little unnerving.

I wonder if the stuff of life sometimes just weighs us down. I wonder if sometimes we have too much stuff, too many appointments, too many task items to check off that it keeps us from being open to where God is leading and directing. “Don’t talk to me now God. I just need to check off two more items from this list and then I can listen.”

It reminds me of Hebrews 12, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”

What is hindering you from fixing your eyes on Jesus? What is the stuff, that really isn’t all that important, that is slowing you down, diverting your attention, and preventing you from keeping the main thing the main thing? What are the calendar appointments that are causing you to slowly walk after Jesus instead of running? What sins are causing you to stumble instead of follow? In other words, what in your life just needs to be tossed?

Following Jesus – one burdened step at a time,

Pastor Jason

P.S. If you miss a Sunday and want to catch up in the sermon series or just want to review the message, you can check it out in iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gracious-savior-churchs-podcast/id897614540

or online at: http://gracioussaviorchurch.buzzsprout.com/

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Children’s Ministry

Summer Sunday School

Summer Sunday School is here. Every summer we give our regular teachers a break and give people in our congregation the opportunity to serve and enjoy our amazing kids. The process is simple and involves very little preparation. This year we will be doing games. (bean bags, pool noodles, hula hoops, balloons, Tag, race, jump rope, rubber chicken, Frisbee, ball, parachute, hopscotch, bubbles, chalk) There are still available spots. Sign up is in the entryway.

Service Opportunity

We have officially adopted Adler Pierre as a Sunday School. Adler is 5 years old. He is from Haiti. He lives with his Mom and likes marbles and soccer. All the money from our donuts go to Adler. If you have thought about adopting a Compassion International child and just couldn’t afford it, this is a great opportunity. We can all pitch in to help Adler. Please pray for Adler and his Mom.

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Middle School Confirmation

The regular schedule is coming soon!! Stay tuned!

 

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High School Discipleship

The regular schedule is coming soon! Stay tuned!

Jeremy Camp Concert

Sunday, September 6 at 5:00pm.  Uplift presents Jeremy Camp, Capital Kings, Dominic Balli, & Nick Carleton at the Ford Theater in Vail, CO.  40$ for reserved seating, 20$ for general admission.  Get your tickets at church this week! For more information go to www.upliftvail.com.

Summer Clean-Up – this Saturday!

Saturday, August 15 from 9am to 3pm.  Because Spring clean-up was cancelled due to rain, we will be joining Stone Creek Charter to clean up the outside of the facility. 

City Market Community Rewards

Last year so many of you signed up for City Market Community Rewards that Gracious Savior received close to $1,000! Thank you!

City Market is requiring everyone to choose their non-profit group to support every year. So if you could please re-enroll Gracious Savior as your group to support, that would be great.

Go to: www.citymarket.com . Click on the “Community” tab to re-enroll. You don’t need to re-enroll in the City Market Rewards Program. You just need to re-enroll Gracious Savior as your Community Organization. Thanks!

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Fantasy Football

Fantasy Football is kicking back into gear. Draft night will be at Pastor Jason’s home on August 30th at 5pm. Sign up with Pastor Jason ASAP so we know how many want to play this year and can adjust the league accordingly. Deadline is Sunday, August 23rd.

Bible Walkers Community Group

Have you ever wondered what was in the Bible, but felt intimidated by the size and scope of the Bible? This is the group for you. We are walking through the entire Bible and hitting the highlights so that you can have a really good grasp of God’s Word. We meet every other Wednesday evening at 6pm and share a meal together. Contact Will and Kelly Rhoades for more info (wkrhodes@icloud.com)

Friday Morning Women’s Group

We will be taking a break for summer but will resume in the fall.

Sunday Morning Bible Study

The Discipling Leaders program will have three core components: Doctrine (Head), Formation (Heart), and Service (Hands). We are walking through the 40 Days of Community.

Eagle Women’s Bible Study

This group is taking a short break. Stay tuned for the upcoming study.

 

If you have any questions, please call me at 970-409-0905….

 

Loving the word of God,

Gisele

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Upcoming Events

· Sunday Morning Discipleship 101 (Head) – Every Sunday – 10:30am

· Summer Clean-Up – Saturday, Aug. 15 – 9:00am

· Fantasy Football Draft Night – Aug. 30 – 5:00pm – Pastor Jason’s home

· Bible Walkers – Wednesday, August 19 — 6:00pm

· Jeremy Camp Concert – Sunday, Sept. 6 – 5:00pm

 

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Prayer Praises & Requests

· Stephanie Archibeque whose brother passed away.

· Kathryn Barry whose Dad passed away.

· Family of Danielle Miller whose cousin passed away.

· Tim Olsen continues to fight an infection, but is showing progress.

· Dan Schaub’s daughter, Heidi, has lymphoma. Prognosis is good.

· Michael Barry recovering from hip surgery.

· Woman going through a challenging time.

· Sharon Sumner diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Pray for promising treatments.

· Thanksgiving for birthdays for Clarine Linder, Mike Rose, Nate Hall, and John Prewitt.

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Serving in God’s House This Sunday

Elder: Tom Kleinhardt

Ushers: Moe & Lana

Reader: Jan Kleinhardt

Sunday School: Kelly Rhodes