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'25 DAYS BEYOND' INFORMATION
Below are 25 activities that are scheduled to occur during the nine weeks of the Beyond Series. Please take time to look over each activity and prayerfully consider the ones in which you can play a part. You’ll notice that some of them are intended for a small group of people and others are for each of us to participate in, whether as a group, a family, or an individual. We encourage you to engage in at least one locally-focused activity and one with a more global focus.
We have many different serving opportunities to fit lots of different levels of service. We’re excited, our partners are excited, and we hope you’ll be excited, too! What could be better than to see hundreds of Grace folks spreading out to serve and honor God?
The organizations we will serve during this time have ongoing needs. If you would like to learn more, please contact Becky Cooper in the church office (240-553-1090) or e-mail Becky Cooper at becky.cooper@gcconline.org.
After reading through the descriptions below - Click any 'Sign-up here' link to sign-up online using our
'25 Days Beyond' Sign-Up Form. Then get ready for an awesome time of serving!.
'25 Days Beyond' Opportunities:
1. NURSING HOME VISIT
Sunday, September 27 1:00 p.m.
Lorien Nursing Center, 6334 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD
Join us to bring the love of Christ to those currently living in a local nursing home. Meet Sondra Knox in the lobby of Lorien Nursing Center for instruction before spending time with residents. Sign-up here
2. CAREER DAY @ METROKIDZ/CHARM CITY CHURCH
Saturday, October 3 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
2001 Frederick Ave., Baltimore, MD
Grace is blessed to have people in myriad types of occupations. MetroKidz has asked us to provide career path insights, experiences, advice, and hope to inner city children. Please consider how you might change the course of a child’s life by sharing your own. Lunch will be served, providing an opportunity to engage one-on-one with those in attendance. Sign-up here
3. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
Week of October 4
Lorien Nursing Center, 6334 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD
Engage in acts of kindness with your neighbors. Be creative and find ways to love one (or more) of your neighbors. Deliver a meal, mow a lawn, bring in trash cans, offer to babysit…. Sign-up here
4. 2nd SATURDAY
Saturday, October 10 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Meet at Grace, Outside East Entrance
Be part of a team that serves people in the community who have neither the ability nor the means to do light household projects or small repairs around their residence. Meet at Grace for prayer and assignments before heading to projects. Sign-up here
5. FOOD DRIVE
Sunday, October 11
Collection in Grace Lobby
Help stock the Howard County Food Bank so it can provide much needed help to local families. Bring in non-perishable food items by this day to feed our county. [See back page of brochure for donations list]. Sign-up here
6. FOOD BANK DELIVERY & SORTING
Monday, October 12 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Ho. Co. Food Bank, 8920 Rt. 108, Suite A, Columbia
Meet at Grace to sort donated food items and deliver to the Howard County Food Bank. Once there, help them to stock their shelves to feed struggling Howard County families. Sign-up here
7. FALL FESTIVAL at THE SAMARITAN WOMEN
Saturday, October 17 1:00-4:00 p.m.
600 S. Chapel Gate Lane, Baltimore, MD
Be a part of “Celebrating the Bounty of God’s Creation” with neighborhood children. Tractor rides, dunking for apples, decorating pumpkins, Moon Bounce, and popcorn are planned. Volunteers needed to make this fun day happen. Sign-up here
8. VISIT THE HELPING UP MISSION
Friday, October 23 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Baltimore, MD
Be part of an outreach to homeless men by joining a group to visit the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore. Meet locally to carpool together. After a time of worship with a Grace band, there will be opportunities to engage in conversations with the men. Sign-up here
9. MAPLE LAWN HALLOWEEN PARTY
Saturday, October 24 5:00-6:30 and 6:30-9:00
Maple Lawn Community Center
Let’s make the Maple Lawn Children’s Halloween Party a success by helping with set up and clean up, games, crafts, and entertainment. The first shift is for their children ages birth-4 years, and the second shift is children 5 and up. Volunteers must be high school age or above to help.
Sign-up here
10. WORKSHOP with SHANE BENNETT
Sunday, October 25 7:00-9:00 p.m.
kidZone
Join Shane Bennett, following his morning message, in a conversation about God's desire for all peoples to know Him; unreached people groups, current trends in missions, and the roles in which we can all participate in how God is moving. Sign-up here
11. CROSS-CULTURAL WELCOMING EXPERIENCE
Week of October 25
This week you are encouraged to live out Leviticus 19:34: “The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself.” Ideas and suggestions will be provided. Sign-up here
12. PLACEMATS FOR HELPING UP MISSION
Wednesday, October 28 7:00-8:30 p.m.
kidZone
Send some love and encouragement to the men at Helping Up Mission who are working so hard to rebuild their lives. Together we will create decorative placemats to adorn their Thanksgiving tables. Sign-up here
13. BOWLING WITH FRIENDS FROM RT. 1 CENTER
Saturday, October 31 2:00-5:30 p.m.
Meet at Rt. 1 Center; 8826 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD (Bowling at Laurel Lanes)
Spend a fun afternoon bowling with the men and women of the Rt. 1 Day Center. We will meet there to pick them up, enjoy time together bowling, then return to the center for drop off. Sign-up here
14. A “BRIEF” MOMENT FOR UGANDA
Sunday, November 1
Collection in Grace Lobby
By this day, please bring in new underwear for children, sizes 4-12. The short-term mission team traveling to Uganda in December will deliver these much-needed items to AOET to distribute. Sign-up here
15. PRAYER FOR THE WORLD
Gathering: Wednesday, November 4 7:00-9:00 p.m. in totZone
Vigil: Wednesday, November 4 - Thursday, November 5 in your own home, workplace, etc.
Join together with others to pray for the nations, leading to a 24-hour virtual prayer vigil. Sign up for a 30 minute time slot to pray for needs around the world, beginning at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday and ending at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. [In the Comments box bon sign-up form, please indicate the 30-minute time slot during which you will be praying. Sign-up here
16. HIKING
Saturday, November 7 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Meet at Grace, outside East Entrance
Join us for a 3-mile hike to the Rocky Gorge Reservoir. Increase your awareness of some of the challenges faced by people living in other parts of the world who do not have access to clean water. Discover ways you can help. Don’t forget to wear your walking shoes! Sign-up here
17. INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION WORKSHOP
Sunday, November 8 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Grace Worship Center
Learn more about justice issues around the world from IJM’s Christa Hayden. We will explore more about the church’s responsibility, screen the new IJM documentary, “At the End of Slavery,” and discover how each of us can be a part of the global movement of hope and transformation.
Sign-up here
18. FASTING
Week of November 8
This week you are encouraged to give up some of the things that consume your thoughts and time (TV, food, video games, computers, or other simple everyday indulgences) in order to free yourself to turn your thoughts toward God and the things that consume Him. Sign-up here
19. CALL + RESPONSE (Documentary; Rated PG-13)
Friday, November 13 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Grace Worship Center
See this “first of its kind” feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. Performances from a number of Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists move this chilling information into inspiration for stopping it. Sign-up here
20. 2nd SATURDAY—RAKING
Saturday, November 14 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Meet at Grace, Outside East Entrance
Be a part of a team that serves people in the community who have neither the ability nor the means to do light household projects or small repairs around their residence. Meet at Grace for prayer and direction before heading into the community to rake leaves. Sign-up here
21. JOYOUS GIVING AND BEYOND
Sunday, November 15 at each service
In response to God and the many needs of those in our world, we will take a special offering on this day. Our gifts will support efforts toward evangelism/church planting, disease, food and water, the poor, and justice issues. Sign-up here
22. SAY “THANKS” TO A TEACHER
In the lobby November 1-November 8
In the Grace lobby
Send a word of encouragement to the wonderful teachers in Howard County by signing one of the posters in the lobby (find your neighborhood schools or choose one that serves a special demographic). Send in packages of Hershey Hugs or Hershey Kisses to be delivered with the posters during American Education Week. Sign-up here
23. HIV 101
Thursday, November 19 7:00-9:00 p.m.
kidZone
Derek Spencer, Executive Director of the Jacques Initiative, will speak at Grace to help us better understand HIV/AIDS and how we can join the fight against it. Discover what’s happening in our neighborhoods and beyond. Sign-up here
24. RANCHO SAN JUAN BOSCO BIRTHDAYS FULL
Sunday, November 22 3:00-5:00 p.m.
kidZone
Help us to bring a smile to the faces of children who have little. We will prepare birthday gifts to send
monthly to the boys living at Rancho San Juan Bosco orphanage in Tecate, Mexico.
Sign-up here
25. METROKIDZ THANKSGIVING DINNER FULL
Wednesday, November 25 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Charm City Church, 2001 Frederick Ave., Baltimore
Help to make Thanksgiving special by serving dinner to people who may not otherwise have it.
Volunteers are needed to prepare and donate food to be delivered, as well as to serve that evening.
Sign-up here
After reading through the descriptions above - Click any 'Sign-up here' link to sign-up online using our 25 Days Beyond Sign-Up Form. Then get ready for an awesome time of serving!.
Below are 25 activities that are scheduled to occur during the nine weeks of the Beyond Series. Please take time to look over each activity and prayerfully consider the ones in which you can play a part. You’ll notice that some of them are intended for a small group of people and others are for each of us to participate in, whether as a group, a family, or an individual. We encourage you to engage in at least one locally-focused activity and one with a more global focus.
We have many different serving opportunities to fit lots of different levels of service. We’re excited, our partners are excited, and we hope you’ll be excited, too! What could be better than to see hundreds of Grace folks spreading out to serve and honor God?
The organizations we will serve during this time have ongoing needs. If you would like to learn more, please contact Becky Cooper in the church office (240-553-1090) or e-mail Becky Cooper at becky.cooper@gcconline.org.
After reading through the descriptions below - Click any 'Sign-up here' link to sign-up online using our
'25 Days Beyond' Sign-Up Form. Then get ready for an awesome time of serving!.
'25 Days Beyond' Opportunities:
1. NURSING HOME VISIT
Sunday, September 27 1:00 p.m.
Lorien Nursing Center, 6334 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD
Join us to bring the love of Christ to those currently living in a local nursing home. Meet Sondra Knox in the lobby of Lorien Nursing Center for instruction before spending time with residents. Sign-up here
2. CAREER DAY @ METROKIDZ/CHARM CITY CHURCH
Saturday, October 3 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
2001 Frederick Ave., Baltimore, MD
Grace is blessed to have people in myriad types of occupations. MetroKidz has asked us to provide career path insights, experiences, advice, and hope to inner city children. Please consider how you might change the course of a child’s life by sharing your own. Lunch will be served, providing an opportunity to engage one-on-one with those in attendance. Sign-up here
3. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
Week of October 4
Lorien Nursing Center, 6334 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD
Engage in acts of kindness with your neighbors. Be creative and find ways to love one (or more) of your neighbors. Deliver a meal, mow a lawn, bring in trash cans, offer to babysit…. Sign-up here
4. 2nd SATURDAY
Saturday, October 10 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Meet at Grace, Outside East Entrance
Be part of a team that serves people in the community who have neither the ability nor the means to do light household projects or small repairs around their residence. Meet at Grace for prayer and assignments before heading to projects. Sign-up here
5. FOOD DRIVE
Sunday, October 11
Collection in Grace Lobby
Help stock the Howard County Food Bank so it can provide much needed help to local families. Bring in non-perishable food items by this day to feed our county. [See back page of brochure for donations list]. Sign-up here
6. FOOD BANK DELIVERY & SORTING
Monday, October 12 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Ho. Co. Food Bank, 8920 Rt. 108, Suite A, Columbia
Meet at Grace to sort donated food items and deliver to the Howard County Food Bank. Once there, help them to stock their shelves to feed struggling Howard County families. Sign-up here
7. FALL FESTIVAL at THE SAMARITAN WOMEN
Saturday, October 17 1:00-4:00 p.m.
600 S. Chapel Gate Lane, Baltimore, MD
Be a part of “Celebrating the Bounty of God’s Creation” with neighborhood children. Tractor rides, dunking for apples, decorating pumpkins, Moon Bounce, and popcorn are planned. Volunteers needed to make this fun day happen. Sign-up here
8. VISIT THE HELPING UP MISSION
Friday, October 23 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Baltimore, MD
Be part of an outreach to homeless men by joining a group to visit the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore. Meet locally to carpool together. After a time of worship with a Grace band, there will be opportunities to engage in conversations with the men. Sign-up here
9. MAPLE LAWN HALLOWEEN PARTY
Saturday, October 24 5:00-6:30 and 6:30-9:00
Maple Lawn Community Center
Let’s make the Maple Lawn Children’s Halloween Party a success by helping with set up and clean up, games, crafts, and entertainment. The first shift is for their children ages birth-4 years, and the second shift is children 5 and up. Volunteers must be high school age or above to help.
Sign-up here
10. WORKSHOP with SHANE BENNETT
Sunday, October 25 7:00-9:00 p.m.
kidZone
Join Shane Bennett, following his morning message, in a conversation about God's desire for all peoples to know Him; unreached people groups, current trends in missions, and the roles in which we can all participate in how God is moving. Sign-up here
11. CROSS-CULTURAL WELCOMING EXPERIENCE
Week of October 25
This week you are encouraged to live out Leviticus 19:34: “The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself.” Ideas and suggestions will be provided. Sign-up here
12. PLACEMATS FOR HELPING UP MISSION
Wednesday, October 28 7:00-8:30 p.m.
kidZone
Send some love and encouragement to the men at Helping Up Mission who are working so hard to rebuild their lives. Together we will create decorative placemats to adorn their Thanksgiving tables. Sign-up here
13. BOWLING WITH FRIENDS FROM RT. 1 CENTER
Saturday, October 31 2:00-5:30 p.m.
Meet at Rt. 1 Center; 8826 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD (Bowling at Laurel Lanes)
Spend a fun afternoon bowling with the men and women of the Rt. 1 Day Center. We will meet there to pick them up, enjoy time together bowling, then return to the center for drop off. Sign-up here
14. A “BRIEF” MOMENT FOR UGANDA
Sunday, November 1
Collection in Grace Lobby
By this day, please bring in new underwear for children, sizes 4-12. The short-term mission team traveling to Uganda in December will deliver these much-needed items to AOET to distribute. Sign-up here
15. PRAYER FOR THE WORLD
Gathering: Wednesday, November 4 7:00-9:00 p.m. in totZone
Vigil: Wednesday, November 4 - Thursday, November 5 in your own home, workplace, etc.
Join together with others to pray for the nations, leading to a 24-hour virtual prayer vigil. Sign up for a 30 minute time slot to pray for needs around the world, beginning at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday and ending at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. [In the Comments box bon sign-up form, please indicate the 30-minute time slot during which you will be praying. Sign-up here
16. HIKING
Saturday, November 7 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Meet at Grace, outside East Entrance
Join us for a 3-mile hike to the Rocky Gorge Reservoir. Increase your awareness of some of the challenges faced by people living in other parts of the world who do not have access to clean water. Discover ways you can help. Don’t forget to wear your walking shoes! Sign-up here
17. INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION WORKSHOP
Sunday, November 8 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Grace Worship Center
Learn more about justice issues around the world from IJM’s Christa Hayden. We will explore more about the church’s responsibility, screen the new IJM documentary, “At the End of Slavery,” and discover how each of us can be a part of the global movement of hope and transformation.
Sign-up here
18. FASTING
Week of November 8
This week you are encouraged to give up some of the things that consume your thoughts and time (TV, food, video games, computers, or other simple everyday indulgences) in order to free yourself to turn your thoughts toward God and the things that consume Him. Sign-up here
19. CALL + RESPONSE (Documentary; Rated PG-13)
Friday, November 13 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Grace Worship Center
See this “first of its kind” feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. Performances from a number of Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists move this chilling information into inspiration for stopping it. Sign-up here
20. 2nd SATURDAY—RAKING
Saturday, November 14 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Meet at Grace, Outside East Entrance
Be a part of a team that serves people in the community who have neither the ability nor the means to do light household projects or small repairs around their residence. Meet at Grace for prayer and direction before heading into the community to rake leaves. Sign-up here
21. JOYOUS GIVING AND BEYOND
Sunday, November 15 at each service
In response to God and the many needs of those in our world, we will take a special offering on this day. Our gifts will support efforts toward evangelism/church planting, disease, food and water, the poor, and justice issues. Sign-up here
22. SAY “THANKS” TO A TEACHER
In the lobby November 1-November 8
In the Grace lobby
Send a word of encouragement to the wonderful teachers in Howard County by signing one of the posters in the lobby (find your neighborhood schools or choose one that serves a special demographic). Send in packages of Hershey Hugs or Hershey Kisses to be delivered with the posters during American Education Week. Sign-up here
23. HIV 101
Thursday, November 19 7:00-9:00 p.m.
kidZone
Derek Spencer, Executive Director of the Jacques Initiative, will speak at Grace to help us better understand HIV/AIDS and how we can join the fight against it. Discover what’s happening in our neighborhoods and beyond. Sign-up here
Charm City Church, 2001 Frederick Ave., Baltimore
After reading through the descriptions above - Click any 'Sign-up here' link to sign-up online using our 25 Days Beyond Sign-Up Form. Then get ready for an awesome time of serving!.
