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We have another big weekend coming up! This Saturday is our Fall Craft Fair from 9:00am - 1:00pm in the Sanctuary. Please come prepared to shop! Coffee and donuts will be available as well. All vendor fees collected will benefit the Bethel Men's Shelter.

Sunday is Trunk-or-Treat from 4:00-6:00pm. Join us in decorating your car trunk (if you so choose) and handing out treats to children in adorable costumes followed by a hotdog dinner in Room 15 (please see below for additional important details!) We look forward to having a spooktacular time with you!

The pumpkin patch closes at 7pm on October 31st. Please let Jason know if you’d be willing to help close down the pumpkin patch at the end of the season. We need to move tables and signs, stack pallets, move remaining pumpkins and store wagons/wheelbarrows. This can be done October 31st and November 1st around your availability. Thank you for your help all month and for helping us push through to the finish line!

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Livestream of the 10:15 service

SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE

8:00 am - Worship Service

9:00 am - Sunday School

10:15 am - Worship Service

11:30 am - Half Notes

4:00 pm - Trunk or Treat

7:00 pm - UnDue Medical Debt Team

Opportunities to Give

DIMES FOR HUNGER 2026

This Sunday is the last collection Sunday for Dimes for Hunger. Each October we collect the Dimes for Hunger offering. The money is distributed by our presbytery's Hunger Action Team to about 15 ministries within the 5 counties of our presbytery and to feeding ministries in Guatemala, Malawi, and Honduras. Our children collect this offering during worship each Sunday in October and they love to receive your coins, paper money, and checks (made out to Grace Presbyterian) for this special offering and will even have a QR code or use this payment link if you prefer to give online. Recently our presbytery met the goal of collecting $2 million since this effort began in 1978! This offering makes a difference to people having to choose between paying rent, getting their prescription medications, and having enough to eat. Thank you for helping our neighbors in need.



SWEET POTATO PIE BAKING BAGS FOR HISTORIC PARADISE

This year we will once again be collecting items to make a sweet potato pie for families in the Historic Paradise Neighborhood. Our goal is 25 bags.

There will be a collection box by the Fort Mill Care Center basket for the following items:

Sugar

Brown sugar

Flour

Nutmeg

Vanilla

Evaporated milk

The sweet potatoes will be generously donated by the Future Farmers of America of Fort Mill High School

We will assemble that bags at the November Grace Family First night. Questions? Contact Annmarie Clark

STEWARDSHIP PLEDGES

Each October we focus on how our financial gifts along with the ways we serve impact the church and it's mission in the world. This year we are particularly focusing on "extending the love of Christ." Your giving to Grace allows us to do all the things we do for worship, fellowship and Christian education, but it also allows us to do amazing work in the community as we connect and serve with partners who are literally transforming the world. Grace was a wide impact, and it is possible because of your gifts.

As we ponder how we can reach out in 2027 your pledges help us form a plan or a budget for how we will do so. Each family is asked to consider your pledge for 2027 and to return a paper pledge card in the white offering box or to the office or to complete an online pledge card here by Sunday, November 1.

Thank you for your faithful giving and for making it possible for Grace to extend the love of Christ beyond our walls!



 Opportunities to Serve

FEED THE YOUTH GROUP

Our youth group eats together to build fellowship at our meetings. If you would be willing to provide a meal (cooked or ordered in) for a youth meeting, please let Jason know. We would be very grateful! We usually have 12-14 people at a youth meeting, which begins with dinner at 5pm.

Upcoming dates when meals are needed:

November 8

November 15



Thank you for your support!

GRACE PUMPKIN PATCH 2026

The "end of the season" is almost here! Please continue your help in making it another successful year by volunteering to help sell pumpkins and mums in the patch. There are still openings left on the sign-up genius (especially on weekends and the last week of the month!) Please check your availability and sign-up if you have a few extra hours to spare. Someone will train you at the beginning of each shift if you haven’t worked in the patch before. We also have volunteers from local schools coming to help with some shifts in the patch but we still need an adult church or temple representative for each shift.

The Grace Pumpkin Patch sends financial support to Thornwell Home for Children, Historic Paradise Foundation, Give Kids the World, Isaiah 117 home for foster children, and funds youth & other ministries here at Grace.

See Jason Davenport with any questions. Thank you for helping make this year’s Grace Pumpkin Patch a success!

Opportunities to Gather

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN FALL CRAFT FAIR

October 24th 9:00am-1:00pm

Enjoy coffee and donuts while you shop our Fall Craft Fair (as well as our pumpkins and mums)! If you have any questions, please reach out to Jill. Proceeds for the "rental fees" will go toward Bethel Shelters.



TRUNK OR TREAT

Sunday, October 25th at 4pm

Join us in decorating your car trunk and handing out treats to children in adorable costumes! After the trunk-or-treat event, we will gather in room 15 for a delicious hot dog dinner. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share with everyone. 

We look forward to having a spooktacular time with you!

Note: We will be parking in the parking lot closest to the gas station. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to set up your trunk for trick-or-treaters if applicable. 

Please RSVP in Realm.



FEM AND THEM SUPPER

October 6th, at 6pm

Hello everyone! We are excited to announce that our October Fem and Them gathering will take place in the spookily decorated Jeckyll and Hyde in Baxter Village. Mark your calendars for October 6th at 6pm. We invite you to join us with an appetite for good food and engaging conversations. Looking forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP in Realm here.



GRACE GROOVY MOVIE

October 29th at 12pm

We will be meeting for lunch and a movie on October 29th at 12:00PM. Our gathering will take place in room 7 where we will enjoy lunch together. After that, we will move to room 11 to watch "Sheep Detectives." We look forward to spending time with you! Please RSVP here or by calling the church office, especiallyt if you want us to get pizza for you!.



NOVEMBER GRACE FAMILY FIRST NIGHT:THANKSGIVING EDITION

You are ALL warmly invited to join us at our November Grace Family First Night to celebrate Thanksgiving together. Grace will be providing the turkeys, and we request that you to bring your favorite side dish or dessert that you usually enjoy on Thanksgiving. Your presence means a lot to us, and we are truly grateful for you! Please RSVP on Realm or call the church office.



Opportunities to Learn

ADULT EDUCATION GROUPS

• Tuesday Study Group (10am on Zoom) We are studying The Gospel of John, by Amy-Jill Levine. We would love to have you join us. We watch a video and talk about the book. We will resume October 27.

• Wednesday Study Group 730pm on Zoom We're reading Richard Rohr's The Tears of Things.

E-mail Joanne for more information about either of these groups.

• Thursday Study Group (10am -11:30am hybrid) We are studying Invitation to Romans by Pamela Eisenbaum, part of the Disciple Bible Study Series. There is a video followed by a discussion about the readings and reflections of that week. This a participant lead study group.

E-mail Celia Wilson for more information. 

• Adult Sunday School (9:00am in-person) Come and join the conversation on Sundays! Our multi-generational Sunday School class is a great spot to connect with others at Grace and explore your faith! No prep or pre-requisite required, come as you are! As a reminder, our class officially starts at 9:15; we use 9-9:15 to chat and enjoy coffee as everyone gathers.

E-mail Dre Manoni for more information.

Upcoming Events

This week's activities:

Sunday, October 18: Sunday school 9-10am

October 25: Trunk-or-Treat 4-5pm (Youth run carnival games for younger children); then hotdog supper 5:00-5:30 and youth meeting 5:30-7pm following the hotdog supper.

Friends are welcome at GYG events...just sign up friends by the RSVP deadlines when those apply and bring them along!

Here is a link to this week's Youth Email

Here is a link to the Youth upcoming Fall Events

Celebrations and Concerns

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

10/24 Will Shillington

10/24 Ben Shillington

10/26 Joanne Sizoo

10/27 Annmarie Clark

10/28 Isla Varner

10/29 Dwight Mercer



ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK



10/22/1983 Camille and Brad Ward

10/23/2020 Mary Beth and Dwight Mercer

10/28/1995 Ron and Nancy Hula

PRAYER REQUESTS

As you pray this week, remember:

Gratitude for:



. All our blessings

Pray for:

·        Those who are sick or in treatment, including: Grace members Becky, Barry, Mike, and Larry, recovering from a broken hip, and our extended family and community, including Matt's mom and a friend Hilary, both diagnosed with breast cancer

·        Those in hospice care and making decisions about end-of-life care

·        The people of our country and for the world, we pray for justice, and for leadership committed to the same 

·        Evelyn, Elton, Allie, Gil & Binky and others in residential facilities and homebound folks Chuck & Karen, John & Brenda, Agnes, Ruthanna and Larry & Janet

·        People with, and families affected by, mental health and substance use disorders 

·        Those who serve in the military, including Grace folks Clay, Heath, Carrie, Daniel, David and Jacob, and for those former military folks who struggle

. The victims of natural disasters,

·      Our unhoused neighbors

·      Those who grieve

.      Those affected by the gun violence epidemic in our country

·      Those who will be born today and those who will die today

**You can submit a prayer request by e-mailing Joanne during the week or writing it down Sunday morning to give to a member of staff.



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E-Game - Grace Wordle

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Receiving the Message

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