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CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES



On Christmas Eve, we celebrate God’s fulfillment of an amazing promise: The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. —John 1:14

The birth of that Son changed the world forever, and we will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World with candles, and communion, and carols and bells! 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24

Christmas Eve Worship Services

10:30 a.m.: Jammies and Jingle Bells for kids and their families, in the Sanctuary

3 p.m.: Candlelight and Communion worship service, in the Founders' Chapel

5 p.m.: Candlelight and Communion worship service, in the Sanctuary

7 p.m.: Grace en Español worship service, in the Founders' Chapel




CHRISTMAS FOR THE CITY 2025



On Sunday, December 14, join us for our 11th Annual Christmas for the City, as we bring the Grace family together for this special day of serving. This is always a special, intergenerational gathering to serve and love the city of Houston. Here are this year’s projects:

• Sleep in Heavenly Peace: Help build and/or deliver a bed for a child in our community who is currently sleeping on the floor or sharing with siblings. Our goal is to build over 55 beds!

• Kids’ Meals Lunch Assembly: Join us as we assemble 8000 lunches for food-insecure children across Houston.

• Kids’ Meals Sandwich Making: Help prepare 2500 meat and cheese sandwiches to go along with the assembled lunches.

• Build-a-Bear for Bed Recipients: A perfect project for younger kids! Help stuff bears, pray over them, and send them along with the beds being delivered. Once you finish, feel free to jump in and help with Kids’ Meals!

After worship, we’ll enjoy our traditional BBQ lunch before heading out to serve. Be sure to register in advance HERE! Let’s come together this Christmas to bring hope, joy, and love to children and families in our community!

All volunteers building or delivering beds also need to register on the Sleep in Heavenly Peace website. The link for those building beds is HERE. For delivering beds HERE.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Your generous contributions will help us reach our financial goal of $15,000 to make these projects a reality! Lend your support HERE.
Beds and Bears: Purchase a bear for children who receive a bed for $15; bedding for $30; mattress for $100; single bed for $250; or a bunk bed for $500.
Lunches for Kids Meals: 20 lunches - $30; 200 lunches - $300; or 500 lunches - $750.
Sandwiches for Kids Meals: 1 dozen sandwiches for $6 (please purchase dozens and dozens of sandwiches!)

Or you may kindly make a financial contribution of your choice.




STUDENT MINISTRY CHRISTMAS School will be wrapping up, but Grace Student Ministries will be going strong through the Advent and Christmas season! • Abide Worship Night is December 10, 6 p.m. in MT207. Abide Worship Nights are a special chance for students to worship together! Bring a friend for an time of song, prayer, fellowship, and praise! • Don't forget to register to serve at Christmas For The City on December 14! • Sunday, December 21, 5-7:30 p.m. in MT207 is the annual Christmas Party with games, food, and good times! GET READY FOR SPRING! Lunch is Served/Student Sunday is ready to roll on Sunday, February 22, 2026! The students take over morning worship and host a lunch fundraiser for their summer mission trips! Save the date and consider volunteering or donating for the student's favorite event!

GOOD NEWS OF THE WEEK

We celebrate the things that we have offered to God that are bearing fruit-- We celebrate what God is doing!

Did you know that Pastor Julia just celebrated 25 years in ordained ministry? We are grateful to have Julia as our senior pastor and celebrate this milestone with her! Her commitment to education, along with her extensive experience as a pastor, transitional pastor, counselor, advisor, and leader at both the presbytery and denominational levels, have benefited every church she has served, not just Grace. We continue to be blessed by her leadership here and look forward with joy and anticipation to all that God is doing through her life and ministry.

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THE BIBLE IN A YEAR UPDATES

We know--the holidays are here and things are getting BUSY! If you need to catch up, The Bible Project has wonderful videos that will review each book of the Bible, as well as broad overviews and videos that delve into a specific theme. The links to the book overviews are available HERE, and they are a great way to catch up with readings that you may have missed. There are also links to "posters" which give a broad overview of each book. These will also be available in the lobby on Sunday mornings.

HERE you will find a multitude of other resources to help you with the reading plan, including videos, podcasts, and articles to bring greater insight to what you have read. You will also find recaps and summaries of sections for times when you may fall behind. Keep up the good work!

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WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY If you are out of town or unable to be here to worship in-person this week, please join us online via livestream HERE. Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent--join us as we enter season looking toward the birth of our savior. The Bible in a Year continues this Sunday. We are basing the sermon series on the passages we are currently reading, this week looking into 2 Samuel 7:18-29. Also on on Sunday, we will have a Children at the Chancel time. We will see you at 9:30!

FINANCIAL UPDATE

As stewards of His gifts, it's important to know where we stand financially as a church. As always, your faithfulness to your pledge and the ministry of Grace and His Kingdom is greatly appreciated. You may present your gifts or set up a pledge online HERE. This is also the link to revise your pledge if you have been prayerfully reviewing The 5:10:5 Plan.

2025 Collections Goal $2,800,000

Actual 2025 collections to date $2,450,981 (as of 11/24/25)

Amount needed prior to year end $349,019

MATCH GIFT UPDATE

Though we are currently looking ahead to our 2026 budget, we are also striving to finish 2025 in a strong financial position. As you may know, a few families felt a specific calling from the Lord, and discerned a desire not only to give generously to the work God is doing here at Grace, but also to invite others to join them in this effort. These families have pledged to provide a match up to $300,000 for all operating fund gifts given to Grace in excess of our current 2025 target of $2,800,000.

• 2025 Target Goal is $2,800,000
• Remaining to Target Goal is $349,019
• Match Goal is $3,100,000
• Remaining to Match Goal is $649,019 (21%)

Once the actual collected 2025 revenue reaches this goal of $2,800,000, any additional giving beyond that amount will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $300,000.

We encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to make what you share even more transformative by giving generously to reach this matching gift.

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BEREAVEMENT

To view the latest Bereavement Report, please click here.

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