The Newsletter of

Grace Presbyterian Church, P.C.A.

July 2020

Grace Notes

9526 Joor Road . Baton Rouge . Louisiana 70818 . 225.261.0890

www.GracePresbyterianBR.net

From the Elders . .

Grace Presbyterian Church July 2020, Page 2

The Lord’s Supper

Grace PCA will observe the sacrament of Holy Communion during the morning worship

service, Sunday, July 5 Everyone should spend time during the week

before preparing your hearts and minds to partake in this sacrament.

Calendar of Activities for the Month of July WIC Council Meeting Tuesday July 7 at 10:00 am Session Meeting Monday July 13 at 5:00 pm WIC Circle Meeting Tuesday July 14 at 10:00 am Prayer for our Nation: Wednesdays at 10:00 am Bible Study: Wednesdays at 10:30 am

Please Pray For:

The next Session Meeting will be Monday July 13, at 5:00 p.m. Please contact Jesse Arnold ,

Kit Bonvillian, Randy Borill, Cleve Chandler or Gaylan McLin , Dana Andries, Don Andries

prior to the meeting if you have items to bring to their attention

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”

2 Peter 3:18

Grace Presbyterian Church July 2020, Page 3

We have started a new bible study by John MacArthur, “The Jesus You Can’t Ignore”. Jesus was passionate about his ministry. He was not always a meek and mild teacher. Jesus was challenging the religious traditions of the day. Why were these leaders so protective of their traditions? What about false teachers? MacArthur will lead us to look at all the sides of Jesus and knowing his character.

Please considering making time to join us on the second Tuesday in July.

Praying for our Nation… Every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m., a group of prayer warriors meets in the sanctuary for the sole pur-pose of praying for our nation. If you cannot attend, please join us in prayer from your home or office dur-ing that time as we follow the command to pray for all those in authority. “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all peo-ple, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)

Just a reminder that the WIC is still collecting pennies for our missionaries! If you have any spare change that you’ve been looking to get rid of, feel free to drop it in the container in the Foyer or in the Sunday School Rooms. The money will be used to help the missionaries that Grace Presbyterian Church supports..

We have started something new

this year at Grace.

We have a display in the foyer with

a basket of toy soldiers.

Please take one or more of these soldiers. Place them

somewhere in your home

As a reminder to Pray for our Military, everyday !!!

We have Bible Study every Wednesday at 10:30 am. Please join us to fellowship and learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ!

Grace Presbyterian Church July 2020, Page 4

Donations for the Purple Cow

Help support The Purple Cow Thrift &

Consignment Store by gathering your no longer

needed, gently used items, clothes, books, dishes,

etc. If you have furniture, they will come by your

residence on Wednesdays by appointment only.

Please place the items in the activity building (back

room on the left). You can also support The Purple

Cow by visiting one of their two

locations. All sales and donations go toward help-

ing those with various needs in the Baton Rouge

area through the Christian Outreach Center.

The Purple Cow has expressed how appreciative

they are for all the items GPC has donated to

them!!

You can always listen to our recorded Audio and Video Sunday

Morning Services !

You can also look at the bulletin for each Sunday and newsletter for the month.

Just log into the website at: www.GracePresbyterianBR.net

Congratulations to Weslee Jo George for having "A" honor roll the whole year at St. Thomas More.

She will be in honors English and Math this next year for her sixth grade !!!!

Thank you everyone for cards, phone calls, and prayers for me during my cataract surgery. I could feel the prayers as I went into surgery. Healing is going well & MD says I will have 20/20 in both eyes after total healing. Praise be to God! So thankful to all of you. Tug Erwin

Su

n

Mo

n

Tue

W

ed

Th

u

Fri

Sa

t

1

10

:00

Pra

yer

for

Na

tio

n

10

:30

Bib

le S

tud

y

2

3

4

5

Co

mm

un

ion

6

7

10

:00

am

W

IC C

ou

ncil

8

10

:00

Pra

yer

for

Na

tio

n

10

:30

Bib

le S

tud

y

9

10

11

12

13

5:0

0 p

m

Ses

sio

n M

tg

14

10:0

0 a

m

W

IC C

ircl

e

M

eet

ing

15

10

:00

Pra

yer

for

Na

tio

n

10

:30

Bib

le S

tud

y

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

10

:00

Pra

yer

for

Na

tio

n

10

:30

Bib

le S

tud

y

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

10

:00

Pra

yer

for

Na

tio

n

10

:30

Bib

le S

tud

y

30

31

Ju

ly B

irth

day

s

Susa

n W

imber

ly

1

Toni

Andri

es

3

Mar

y A

nn

Ben

net

t 9

Dan

a A

nd

ries

1

7

Don A

ndri

es

17

Sco

ttly

n S

tew

art

20

Am

y M

cLin

21

Arl

ene

Gas

s 24

God

ble

ss A

mer

ica,

land

that

I lo

ve!

Now

the

Lor

d is the

Sp

irit, an

d whe

re the

Sp

irit o

f th

e Lo

rd is,

ther

e is fre

edom

.

2 Cor

inth

ians 3

:17

**

*Th

ere

will b

e n

o E

ve

nin

g W

ors

hip

Se

rvic

e*

**

July 2020

Grace Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America 9526 Joor Road Baton Rouge, LA 70818

Grace Notes

A women’s prayer group in my country holds regular monthly prayer sessions for Ghana and other African countries. When asked why they pray so incessantly for these nations, their leader, Gifty Dadzie, remarked, “Look around, listen to and watch the news. Our nations are hurting: war, disaster, diseases, and violence threaten to overshadow God’s love for humanity and His blessing upon us. We believe God intervenes in the affairs of nations, so we praise Him for His blessings and cry for His intervention.” The Bible reveals that God indeed intervenes in the affairs of nations (2 Chron. 7:14). And when God inter-venes, He uses ordinary people. We may not be assigned huge tasks, but we can play our part ot help bring about peace and the righteousness that exalts a nation (Prov. 14:34). We can do that through prayer. The apostle Paul wrote, “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Tim. 2:1-2). As the psalmist exhorted the ancient Israelites to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Ps. 122:6), so may we pray for the peace and healing of our nations. When we pray in humility, turn from wickedness, and seek God, He hears us. - Lawrence Darmani (from Our Daily Bread)

Lord, we pray today for the peace of our nations. We ask for Your intervention as we turn to You in confession and repentance.

We praise You for Your blessing and Your provision. Amen.

Join the Cry