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Upcoming Events at Grace DC

  • Partner Ministry Fair

    Partner Ministry Fair will be Sept 12 during Coffee Hour. In place of September’s Service Roundtable, come learn about the organizations Grace DC Downtown partners with to show God’s love to the city! Talk with representatives from our partner ministries and learn more about how to get involved. Questions? Contact Andrea.

  • Baseball Outing:
    Join several Grace DCers on Thurs, Aug 26 for a 7:05pm Nationals game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Upper deck group tickets ($10+tax/fees) will be purchased on Aug 19. You must contact Bob by Aug 19 to secure your ticket!
  • Save the Date!

    Our annual Day of Prayer and Vision Potluck will be Sept 18. The Day of Prayer runs 9am-3pm (with a break for lunch from 12-1pm) at Calvary Baptist. Childcare will be provided from 10am-12pm. We’ll pray throughout the day for our community and spend some time in worship. Come when you can, stay as long as you like. The Vision Potluck kicks-off at 5pm in Shallenberger Hall at Calvary Baptist; childcare begins at 5:45pm. We’ll gather as a church community over a potluck meal, reflect on what God has done in the past year and look ahead to ministry hopes for the future. Members and regular attenders are strongly encouraged to come!

  • Cool Off with Tubing!

    Join us on Aug 28 for tubing in Harpers Ferry, WV. We’ll leave the metro DC area around 9:30am for a day on the water. The cost for tubing is $27. Space is limited! Register here; contact Ann for more information

  • Book Club

    Join our book club for just one book, or for as many as you like! This month read NT Wrights’ What Saint Paul Really Said. We’ll meet for discussion Friday, Aug 27, at 7pm at Anna’s. Sign up at gracedcreads-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for directions or visit our Grace DC Reads Yahoo! Group for more info.

  • Fourth Friday Dinner

    These dinners are a great way to get to know more people and get connected within Grace DC. Dinners of 10-12 people are hosted in homes across the city. Sign up now for the next dinner, scheduled for Aug 27 (last day to sign up: Aug 18). To host a dinner, contact Brent, Bukola or Stephanie.

  • City Prayer

    Feel overwhelmed by the city sometimes? Want to help the needy, but don’t know how? Here’s an idea: weekly prayer time set aside to focus on our city and mercy ministry outreach. We meet Tuesday mornings at 7:15am at the church office. Contact Justin for info or with questions.  (click here for other prayer opportunities)



Upcoming Events in Washington DC

  • Graduate Student?

    If you are a Christian graduate student in a university in or near Washington, DC and would like to meet other Christian graduate students on campus, please contact Kevin Offner (koffner@verizon).

  • Lay Counseling Training Institute

    Lay Counseling Training Institute offers regular trainings.  The next Level 1 Training session titled “The Glorious Mess: Who We Are and How We Relate” is scheduled for Saturday,  September 18, 2010 at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia. Visit www.LCIministry.org for more information.

  • Little Lights Urban Ministries

    is looking for after-school tutors and mentors for its Fall 2010 after-school programs! New Volunteer Orientations are Saturday, Sept 11 or Oct 2, and program-specific trainings run Sept 13-24. Visit www.littlelights.org, or email the Volunteer Coordinator, Mijin Paik for more information.



Get Involved

  • Like Wine?

    The Communion Team needs you! We’re looking for volunteers to help set-up and clean-up the communion elements on a rotational basis. Contact Jane for more info.

  • Vision Potluck

    We could use a few helping hands for our Vision Potluck! Arrive a little early on Sept 18 to set-up, or stay a little late to clean up. Contact Bob if you are interested in helping out!

  • Social Butterfly?

    The Fourth Friday Dinner Team is looking for new leaders! Help connect newcomers and oldcomers alike by facilitating dinners once a month across the city. Interested? Contact Mosheh for more information.

  • Fall Retreat?

    It’s time to start planning our church-wide getaway in November! Join the planning committee to ensure another great fall retreat in West Virginia. There are many jobs, both big and small. Contact Brittany for more information.

  • Looking for a way to serve Grace DC Downtown?

    Our Library Team, Communion Set-Up Team, Coffee Hour Team, and ICU Team are all in need of volunteers. Learn more about each of these teams on our ministry teams page and contact the leader to get involved!

  • Is your office/organization hiring?

    There are lots of people looking for work at Grace DC! Send jobs info to Care Team co-leader Laura and she’ll pass the details on to Grace DC job seekers.

  • Job Loss?

    The Grace DC Diaconate is exploring ways we can provide support for you and would like to pray for you. If you are unemployed, have recently lost your job, or are fearful about losing your job, please send an email to diaconate@gracedc.net with details on how we can pray for you.

  • Coffee Hour

    Following the service on the second and fourth Sundays of each month, join us for Coffee Hour in Woodward Hall and make some new friends (and browse the library!). We ask each community group to host one Coffee Hour a year. Email coordinators AJ Bass or Debbee Keller to see how you can get involved.



Miscellaneous



Announcements Web Feed To Submit an Announcement Please email any bulletin or website announcements you hope to have in final form to Grace DC by Tuesday at 5pm the week prior to when you’d like it featured (or earlier!). Be sure to include time, location, contact person and their info. Remember, even if there’s not room in the bulletin for your announcement, there’s always room right here on the website!