Military Bible Sticks

Our mission project for September – November is to provide Military Bible Sticks for our active duty service men and women. The Military BibleStick comes pre-loaded with the entire New Testament. It is rugged enough to withstand tough weather conditions, can be used in low-light situations, and it easily fits into uniform pockets. It comes with headphones and runs on a single AAA battery. Each kit also includes a CD of the same files that can be loaded on to a computer, as well as a mail in card to have a free CD of the New Testament sent to a spouse or child back home. This entire kit, produced by Faith Comes By Hearing, can be provided to our troops for $25 each. The kits are sent to Chaplains who then distribute them to the service men and women. They are only given to those who request them, and right now the requests far outnumber the funding available.

All the offerings for Sunday School and Midweek will go toward this for this quarter. Anyone who would like to make extra contributions for this project can place it in the regular offering and mark it “Military Bible Sticks.”

May God bless our troops and our efforts to provide them with His Word!

Fellowship Brunch

August 29 is the time for our quarterly Fellowship Brunch during the Education Hour. There will be no Bible Class or Sunday School on that day. Instead, we will offer a fellowship opportunity for those who attend the different worship services to sit down and enjoy a time of food and visiting. If you are able to bring brunch items to share, please do so. If not, join us anyway! This is your time to visit with your brothers and sisters in Christ here at Grace.

Rough Riders Game July 30

******UPDATE 6/22**********   We have booked our seats, but it is not too late to add people. If you want to join us, please contact Arlene ASAP.

Want to go to a Frisco Rough Riders game? We can get a group rate of $16 a person for July 30^th. That price includes admission in the bullpen seating area, a ‘Riders Hat for each person in the group, plus all-you-can-eat Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chicken Sandwiches and Dr. Pepper products through the 6^th Inning.  (Parking is $5 per vehicle if bought in advance or $10 if bought upon arrival). We need at least 20 people to get this rate. It is open to anyone who would like to go. Contact Arlene by calling the church office or at office@glcdenison.org ASAP so we know whether or not to book our reservation.

All Church Picnic

Remember the Old Fashioned Church Picnics? The ones where everyone played games and shared great food and visited and thanked God for the fellowship we have in Jesus? That’s our plan for Sunday, May 30th. On that day, we will have only one worship service, and that will be at 10:00 a.m. (There will be no Sunday School or Bible Class on that day.)  We’ll have the tent up and have our worship outdoors, so please dress in casual clothes. We’ll plan to eat around noon. The Men of Grace will grill burgers and brats and hot dogs. We ask everyone to bring side dishes and desserts to share. Before and after the meal there will be games and activities for all ages. Some of you may want to sit under the tent and play dominoes. Others will want to be a part of the balloon toss or egg relay race. We just want you all to be there to enjoy the day with us.

Cross Display

We will be taking down our cross display this coming Saturday, February 6, at 9:00 a.m.   Any and all help will be appreciated

Family Bowling

Join us January 31 at Lonestar Lanes of Sherman, 1414 S FM 1417 in Sherman from 1:30 to 3:30. Grace will pay for two games for everyone. You will need to rent your shoes and pay for any additional games you play. Bring the whole family and your friends. If you need more information, call the church office.

Christmas Caroling

Sunday, December 20, meet us at Grace at 3:00 p.m. and we’ll all go caroling together! We’ll stop at a couple of nursing facilities and a home or two, then meet back at Grace to share some refreshments that we’ll all bring to share. All you need to join us is a willing spirit!

November Ingathering

During the month of November, we are collecting items for our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.  A list of daily items they need and will use can be found here. You do not need to bring everything on the list – just select a few items and bring what you can. Any and all contributions will be appreciated. The collection center is in the Fellowship Hall.  Items will be distributed through LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces.

Fish Fry Preparations

Men of Grace: We will meet Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. to wash and marinate and ice down all the fish. Wednesday morning, weather permitting and if the ground is dry enough, we will set up the tent at 10:00 a.m. Those who are cooking need to be there Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Let’s all pray for favorable weather for all the events scheduled here next week!