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CONTENTS Sunday Lections Assisting Priest Committees &
Happenings Thanks and
Recognition Prayers of the
People ECW Retreat October Birthdays
and Anniversaries Financial Report Welcome to New
Members John Molton is guest preacher Youth News Acolyte Training |
Greetings
From the Rector
The Reverend Dena S. Bearl † Beloved of Grace-Calvary, Rooted in faith, built up in love, abounding in thanksgiving…..you will see these words this month in several places. They are a paraphrase of the following verse: As you have received
Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you
were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. [Colossians 2:7] |
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I remember a woman from years ago who received a priceless gift in the hallway of a hospital. A surgeon came out and assured her that her son would survive the car accident he had been in. She at that moment could not have stopped the joy and thanksgiving that was flowing out of her. She hugged the surgeon and her family members and found that she deeply desired to pour blessings on every person in the waiting room. When she left the hospital later, she saw a person, obviously poor, sitting on a bench near the front door. She was compelled to give him something and pressed a ten dollar bill into his hand. Many of us have had such an experience - feelings of joy and thanksgiving that compel our generosity and cause us to see the world differently, at least for a little while. Like the verse from Colossians, the apostle Paul describes this kind of feeling over and over in his letters to the churches. It is evident that when people hear and reflect upon the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God is revealed. And this changes peoples’ perspective – changes peoples’ lives! And the response is always the same: joy and thanksgiving overflowing in abundance. And this changes the world. Our joy and thanksgiving don’t have to be momentary. If we are rooted in faith and built up from a foundation of God’s love, our joy and thanksgiving need not fade. It is from this place that gratitude overflows. We offer it in whatever form we can that will join to the Church’s ongoing work to reveal God to the world as God as been revealed to us. In this season of gathering our joy and thanksgiving and returning it to God, may we steward it wisely, generously, and… In Christ’s love,
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 SUNDAY
LECTIONS FOR September, 2007
 TELL US WHAT YOU THINK – If
you have questions or suggestions regarding the Mustard Seed please contact
us at! 706-754-2451 or email chancegc@alltel.net
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COMMITTEES AND HAPPENINGS . Sunday, October 7th – 2 p.m. Bring
your pets of all species and breeds for a blessing. We will have a brief
liturgy, snacks (animal crackers for the people and people crackers for our
furry friends) and hopefully, a visit from the Humane Society -Dena
Sewanee Tigers v. Piedmont Lions The Women’s soccer teams will play at 2 p.m. in Demorest with the
Men’s game to follow at 4:00 p.m. Whether you wear
green or purple or a combination of both come out for a day of competitive
fun! Calling All Ushers Questions - Please contact Jimmie Yearwood Tax-Wise IRA Charitable Rollover Available Through 2007Under the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006, IRA owners, age 70-1/2 and older can transfer up to $100,000 per year to aqualified charity – such as Grace-Calvary or the Endowment Fund of Grace-Calvary – prior to the end of 2007. The transferred amount is excluded from the IRA owner’s taxable income and can count towards the minimum required distributions in the year. The transfer must be made directly from the IRA account a charity and must for an outright gift. There is no income tax deduction for the transfer. For more information or assistance in making such a gift, contact your accountant or tax advisor or a member of the Endowment Fund Board or the Stewardship Committee.
-The Stewardship Committee Attention: YOUTH A variety of Spiritual books written for teens have arrived. Check them out in the notebook on the center table in the The daylight hours are getting shorter and the air a bit cooler….the perfect time to
FALL into a good book! Stop by the -Alice Ariail UTO Ingathering- Sunday, November 18 The Annual United Thank
Offering Ingathering will be Sunday November 18th at both services.
Throughout the year Grace-Calvary members continue to save their spare change
in the little "blue boxes" to show expressions of gratitude and
thankfulness. Those tokens are gathered together and sent on to help
UTO carry out its mission which is to expand the circle of thankful
people. To achieve this mission we encourage daily prayers, offerings,
and awareness of the abundance of God's blessings. Every penny of your
thank offering goes to support grants for ministries at home and overseas. More about UTO or extra "blue boxes" or envelopes can be found
on the information table in St. Julian Hall. Becky Jackson |
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Welcome New Members! (letter transfers received by Grace Calvary)Jim & Lynda LoringRobert Elliott & Paige HinnantSkipper & Anne Fuller
Rev. Dena Bearl, Fr. John Molton andFr. Don Harrison
Financial Report:As of 9/6/2007 (67% of 2007 budget year)Income 209,300 (70% of 2007 budgeted income)Expenses 183,670 (63% of 2007 budgeted income)Net income 25,630 -Susan Smith |
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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