WORSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR SUNDAY MAY 5 TH Third Sunday of Easter Sermon: “Jonah: A Prayer from the Belly of the Beast” Scriptures: Jonah 2:1-10, Acts 9:1-9 When the sailors throw Jonah overboard, God sends a big fish to save Jonah. Jonah doesn’t know that God has sent the fish and doesn’t understand God’s purpose. Jonah cries out to God in his distress and God answers by putting him ashore in . . . Nineveh, the very place God originally sent him. We Look Forward to sharing in Worship with you! Church Events The Church Mouse WEEKLY NEWSLETTER GRACE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MAY 5, 2019 – VOLUME 1 • May 7 th - Prayer meeting at 7 PM • May 8 th – Men’s Prayer Breakfast is at 7 AM -Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets at 9 AM, - Choirs meet beginning at 6:15 PM • May 9 th – Session meets at 7 PM
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WORSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR SUNDAY MAY 5TH
Third Sunday of Easter
Sermon: “Jonah: A Prayer from the Belly of the Beast” Scriptures: Jonah 2:1-10, Acts 9:1-9
When the sailors throw Jonah overboard, God sends a big fish to save Jonah. Jonah doesn’t know that God has sent the fish and doesn’t understand God’s purpose. Jonah cries out to God in his distress and God answers by putting him ashore in . . . Nineveh, the very place God originally sent him.
Patricia Cowan Sandy Pait Roberta Wiatt Wynne Beale
ACOLYTES:
Jack Gibson Montgomery McDonald
Nikko Meideros
Katherine Gibson
Want to help with Young Choir Lunch?
Our preschool, elementary, and middle school students typically eat a quick lunch on Sundays between our worship service and their choir and handbell practice at noon. If you would ever like to help with that lunch, there are two simple ways you can! 1) Make about 10 small sandwiches in advance of your chosen Sunday. Bring them that Sunday morning, and put them in the church fridge. Label them "Young Choir." That's it! 2) Help prepare the lunch by coming back to the first classroom on the left (when you enter the education hallway from the sanctuary) immediately after Pastor Doug's sermon. Instructions and help will await you there! You'll be finished by noon or sooner. If you would like to sign up for either of these jobs for one Sunday in May or June, please email Beth Gibson ([email protected]), or call her at (804) 693-6520. Just indicate what you would like to do, and your preferred Sunday. She will respond with thanksgiving and confirmation! Thank you for considering!
One Dish Date for Eight
Eight people (couples or singles or both) meet 4
times for a meal.
The host makes a main dish and the other
participants bring an appetizer, salad or a
dessert. Meals can be any day and time that the
group decides and will take place from May thru
September. The location is usually in 4 different
homes, but it can be in the park, at the church
or at a restaurant. Don't worry if you have likes,
dislikes or food allergies. Every group can adjust
the menu and there will be plenty of things to
enjoy. Such a great way to meet a small group of
people in a relaxed atmosphere. The 4 meals
will take place time commitment. Hope you can
join us! Sign ups after Worship in the Narthex.
AND if anyone would like to help LuAnn
organize these groups, she would appreciate
your assistance!
Exodus 3:14 And God said unto
Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
We’ve had a wonderful year together in the Women’s Small
Group, studying “Glory Days” by Max Lucado and finishing with a look at some beautiful Psalms. We won’t
be meeting over the summer but will resume again in mid-September.
Think about joining us then! Cyndy Moore
The Growing With Grace class is wrapping up Louie Giglio's study on Colossians. On May 5th, we will get together to enjoy coffee and donuts while we wrap up Colossians and
introduce a new study. The new study will be the Book of Ephesians by J.D. Greear. It is a nine-week study. We are located in the last room on the adult wing coming from the
sanctuary. We would love to have you join us at 9:15! Any questions, email Cindy Lanning at [email protected] or call the church office.
Join us to learn what we teach our children in our Sunday school and Children’s Church classes.
Get to know our teachers better, what their roles are, and learn more information about our
programs. Doing this will allow you to enthusiastically share the wonderful opportunities we offer
to our children with neighbors, friends, and visiting families.
Join our church family for Care Net Peninsula’s 2019 Walk-4-Life! You can walk (3 kilometers, of 1.8 miles) at 9 AM Saturday, May 11, at Newport News Park. Or you can give – any amount is appreciated and needed! You can sign up to walk with our church or donate for our church’s team at this link: https://secure.ministrysync.com/ministrysync/event/website/?m=4415923#3 You can also get a paper form to sign up to walk or give in our church Narthex or at our church office from now until the race. What is Care Net? Care Net offers practical help and hope in Jesus to women facing difficult pregnancy decisions in Eastern Virginia. Care Net offers quality medical services, and they share options with expecting women, including adoption. Care Net offers parenting classes for expecting moms who want to keep their babies, which include giving maternity and baby supplies. And finally, Care Net offers Abortion Recovery counseling; they share the love and forgiveness of Christ with clients. Questions? Call the church office, or email: Pastor Doug at: [email protected] Help us celebrate and support the precious new lives God is creating around us!
Celebrate! BIRTHDAY
Steve Ludlow 05/02 Dennis Koziol 05/03 Charli McDonald 05/03 Dick Foard 05/08 Peg Poole 05/09 John Martin 05/10 Regina Adams 05/12 Judy Healy 05/12 Skip Driggs 05/12 Carole Gates 05/12 Harriet George 05/17 Jim Coling 05/19 Ryan Frizzell 05/21 Mark Holthaus 05/26 Carol Lawrence 05/27 Rich Emery 05/30 David Lutz 05/31 Dottie Harris 05/31
ANNIVERSARIES Nick & Kathy DeMet 05/03 Ken & Joanne Julian 05/05 Bill & Kathy Healy Jr. 05/11 Mike & Peg Poole 05/24 Nick & Amy Denison 05/26 John & Jackie Rawls Jr. 05/26
Daily Lectionary: Saturday, May 4 Morning: Pss. 92; 149 Evening: Pss. 23; 114 Dan. 3:19–30 1 John 3:11–18 Luke 4:1–13 Sunday, May 5 Morning: Pss. 93; 150 Evening: Pss. 136; 117 Dan. 4:1–18 1 Peter 4:7–11 John 21:15–25 Monday, May 6 Morning: Pss. 97; 145 Evening: Pss. 124; 115 Dan. 4:19–27 1 John 3:19–4:6 Luke 4:14–30 Tuesday, May 7 Morning: Pss. 98; 146 Evening: Pss. 66; 116 Dan. 4:28–37 1 John 4:7–21 Luke 4:31–37
Wednesday, May 8 Morning: Pss. 99; 147:1–11 Evening: Pss. 9; 118 Dan. 5:1–12 1 John 5:1–12 Luke 4:38–44 Thursday, May 9 Morning: Pss. 47; 147:12–20 Evening: Pss. 68; 113 Dan. 5:13–30 1 John 5:13–20 (21) Luke 5:1–11 Friday, May 10 Morning: Pss. 96; 148 Evening: Pss. 49; 138 Dan. 6:1–15 2 John 1–13 Luke 5:12–26 Saturday, May 11 Morning: Pss. 92; 149 Evening: Pss. 23; 114 Dan. 6:16–28 3 John 1–15 Luke 5:27–3
Prayer Concerns:
Pray for Cary Franklin, Wesley and Betty Wilson, Dana Gilmour, Harriett George, Charlotte & John Martin, David Guthrie, E J Rowe, Virginia Wilkinson, David Lipps,
Pat & Bert Perkins, Linda Pennington, Betty Jean Deal, and Bob McCreary.
If you have a prayer request, even if it is unspoken, you may call the church office and your prayer request
will be placed here.
Gloucester House: Wayne Gates Brookdale, Williamsburg:
Virginia Powers, & Barbara Tremblay York Convalescent & Rehab: Virginia Wilkinson
GRACE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH P.O. Box 581/ 6470 Main St
Gloucester, VA 23061 Phone: 804-693-2071
Web: www.GRACECOVENANT.US
GLOUCESTER MATHEWS CARE CLINIC
Do you know anyone you can share this with? If you don’t qualify for Medicaid, but still can’t afford
health insurance we have the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic that will help you!!
Our church supports the clinic and it has come to our attention that they need patients! This could be serious
because if they don’t get enough traffic through the doors they might have to close! To see the if someone
you know may qualify or just to learn more see the posting on our Community Bulletin board.
Note from The Outreach Foundation:
The mission of The Outreach Foundation is to engage God’s people in the work of God in the world.
As the season of Lent moves forward toward its pinnacle, the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Outreach family would like to thank you for giving hope to people in great need. Whether it be clothing for the
Syrian refugees in numerous United Nation camps through Lebanon or food for Venezuelan families, your gift will be used to its fullest to care for the people of
the world as we spread the Good news of Jesus Christ in word and deed.
Thank you for your generosity! Rob Weingartner, Executive Director
