Dedication Ceremony at Family Promise's Day Center

The Dedication of the Family Promise Day Center was at 4pm on August 27. GPC is very excited about being a part of this ministry, and we are looking to being able to begin hosting September 6. There are many ways you can participate. Please contact the church office if you’re interested in helping.

With the start of the school year and a more regular schedule, August 23rd marks the change back to our regular Sunday schedule: Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 am and Corporate Worship begins at 10:30.

We’re making a number of plans for our fall. Having concluded our worship series on the Seven Deadly Sins, we begin this Sunday looking at the Life of David. This series will culminate with our celebration of the coming of the Son of David during Advent.

Adult Sunday School will be focusing on several books and topics this fall. This Sunday we will begin a seven week study on the books of Habakkuk and Jonah. August 23 also is Promotion Sunday, so children will be moving up to the next age group in their respective classes.

We’re making the turn back into Fall and that means with the return of the regular schedule that programs are starting up. There are a plethora of ministry opportunities in the church: Children’s Ministry, Family Promise, Youth Ministry, etc…. Please consider what God would have you be a part of.

This week is the last week of our Summer Flip. Sunday following the worship service, children will be collecting school supplies which will be solicited at the Children’s Ice Cream Sundae Service Project held on Wednesday evening (8/12). On Sunday, August 16 around lunchtime we will gather at Kernersville Lake Park shelter to picnic, fish, and play. Please bring or picnic lunch for your family and join us for a day at the park. You can read more about the park here.

Some of you have asked about when the sermons page will be updated. After dealing with some technical issues, and getting some much appreciated help, we’re up to date now, though we lost a couple of recordings. You can find the Sermon’s page here. You can also get a refresher over at Twentystone, where Pastor Randy has been putting some thoughts down about the Seven Deadly Sins.

Lastly, sign ups continue for the Day in Danbury on August 22. You can read more here.

This Sunday (Aug 9) our Summer Flip event following the worship service will be to continue making the Chrismon ornaments. If you would like to purchase an ornament set, please contact the church office. Also, we will have visiting missionary Sandra Hart with us on Sunday. She’s one of our heroes, and we’re excited that she can be with us.

It’s still not too late to sign up for the Day in Danbury tubing trip. Please check out the Day in Danbury link  for more info.

Lastly volunteer training for Family Promise will be August 24 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the building. If you are volunteering or even curious, please plan on attending.

In the interest of driving time and cost, we have rerouted our tubing trip from the New River (1 1/2 hrs. west) to the Dan River (45 min. north).  This is a GPC Youth sponsored event for ALL of our church family.  Here’s what you need to know:

Who:  GPC Youth invites all singles, couples, and families to tube and picnic in Danbury. Elementary age children are welcome…parents, you decide how young you feel comfortable with having on a tube.  The Danbury General Store has smaller tubes for children.

When:  Saturday, August 22nd

Time:  9:00 am (meet at church) – 3 pm-ish

Cost:  $9 per person (possibly $8 if we have 30+ folks going). Plus, a cooler-packed picnic lunch for yourself and any others in your family who are going.

Transportation:  When we meet at the church, we will decide who rides with whom…if you have a larger vehicle with space for others, please bring it to help transport folks.  If just your teen is going, we will make sure he/she has a way up there.

What to bring:  Swimsuit, shorts, towel, sunscreen!!, picnic lunch for after the tubing trip.  The short trip is running around 2 hours right now (according to water levels).  We will then go to the Moratock County Park for our picnic.  Bring frisbees or any other outdoor fun for playing at the park.

Sign up!:  There is a sheet out in the foyer on the “desk”.  Please sign up no later than Monday, August 17th so we can let them know how many tubes/vests we will need.

Please call the church office if you have questions.

Additionally, if any cyclist would like to ride to Danbury, climb Hanging Rock, and then meet at the General Store, please let Randy know. We’ll need to leave Kernersville around 7 am.

Many of you are asking when A. Cables returns for leave this week. We have no update yet, but you can see what he’s been up to here: http://tinyurl.com/km2fqx .

As many of you are aware, GPC has had it’s own team playing in KSA’s summer rec league this summer. Word on the street is that it was a lot fun getting to know others and enjoying the game, or at least remembering how we used to play it. In order to show appreciation and to celebrate this endeavor, we’ve scheduled a celebration this Sunday to recognize our players and to express our gratitude for the fellowship we’ve enjoyed and new friends we’ve made on and off the field.

This coming Sunday (7/19) following the worship service, we will be hosting our comrades in soccer for a cookout. We are asking that GPC members whose last names begin A-M to bring a dessert and members whose name begin with N-Z to bring a side dish.

Bring lawn chairs and blankets, and hey, maybe even a pickup game or two will happen?

We will be hosting homeless families approximately once every 12 weeks beginning in September. Nancy Jewell has agreed to be our volunteer coordinator. Following our worship service on July 12, Nancy will be updating us on the ministry and how we will, as a congregation participate in this valuable ministry. Please plan on hanging out for while after worship to hear how you might play a part.

Preparations are under way for this Sunday’s Flip Event at King’s Thrift. (Click the Sticker on the left side of this page). The Brieaddy’s are ready to put us to work, and we are so excited to help. Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 5 at 11am.

This year’s Vacation Bible School concludes this evening with a hot dog supper and closing large group meeting. Last night’s “you can get wet” water slide was a blast! We want to thank everyone who helped and all the children who participated for being such willing servants. It’s been great!

Sunday’s services are planned, and as we come together for our gathered worship, we want to remind you that this Sunday we celebrate the Lord’s Supper and we have an after-worship picnic at Fourth of July Park’s Picnic Shelter #2. Bring a picnic lunch and lawnchairs, tennis rackets, basketballs, skateboards–and enjoy hanging out and playing outside.