HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES are available at Grace Central.

LET’S BE FRIENDS - Like us on Facebook!

In God We Trust The Politics of Poverty

Dair Hileman, Senior Pastor God’s Plan for Israel: 1. All __________ ________ providing a means of ___________. 2. __________ was ___________ at the year of Jubilee. 3. Farmers were to leave part of the ___________ for the _________. But the __________ differs form the __________: prostitution, crime Principles for policies regarding wealth and poverty 1. ___________ should be discouraged and ________ should be en- couraged leading to self-sufficiency. (2 Thessalonians 3:6-15) 2. We cannot give everyone land to farm, but we can make __________ and ______ ____________ available. 3. Because of the sin nature, ____________ of individuals and corpora- tions is necessary. (James 5:1-6) 4. The breakdown of __________ is a major cause of poverty and therefore, __________ and ___________ should be encouraged and supported. 5. God is the __________ of the defenseless. Public policy must take into account the catastrophic effect of __________, disability, and ________. Scripture speaks chiefly to individuals: Matthew 6:19-21; Luke 12:33; Hebrews 13:5; Acts 20:35, 1 Timothy 6:6-10 and 17-19; Luke 14:12-14; Proverbs 30:8-9 Psalm 112:1-5

WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Wayne & Betty Jarrell, Jacob Liebel, Pat & Donna Turner, Al & Virginia Grossman, and Justin & Cynthia Eckstein to our church family.

FLU SHOT CLINIC. We are having a Flu Shot Clinic here at Grace on Sep-tember 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For those with insurance or Medicaid your shot is free, if no insurance the special cost is $25.99 instead of $31.99. Appoint-ments are available in 5 minute slots by calling the church office. Please bring your insurance or Medicaid card and a picture ID. You will also need to pick up a form to complete beforehand at the church office or arrive for your appointment 15 minutes early to complete the form.

BAPTISM - This morning we baptize Brady Bourgeois, Jack Liebel, and Ian Smith during 2nd service. Tyler Gritt, Taylor Kroese, and Sophia Latta will be baptized during 3rd service. Pray for God’s continued work in these lives.

GRACE 4 LIFE (our prolife group) is looking for new team members. Children with their parents and teens are very welcome to participate. No monthly meetings, and we do most everything by text & email. For more info, check today’s response card.

MARTHA FELLOWSHIP, a meeting for mission-minded women of all ages - Wednesday, September 21, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Adult Central. Childcare provided by reservation only. Please check today’s response card if you plan to at-tend or need childcare.

MEN’S REBOOT 2.0 - Grace and Ministry to Men of St. Charles County present men connecting with men. Join us October 7 from 6 - 10 p.m. for a night of food, fun, and fellowship. Discussion Topics will be Connecting with Christ and Family and Connect-ing with Men through Church and Community. The cost is $10 per person and is open to any man who desires to grow in relationship with Christ and other men. Signup online at gcchapel.org/reboot.

11 HOURS OF PRAYER ON THE 11TH. Mark your calendar for an upcoming online prayer day on October 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. More information to follow.

GRACEGROUPS meet weekly or bi-weekly for Worship, Instruction, Service and Evangelism. If you would like to be placed into a GraceGroup, please show your in-terest on today’s response card. Get connected to a GraceGroup today.

YOUNG ADULTS, COUPLES AND FAMILIES BRUNCH will meet Saturday, September 24, at 10:00 a.m. in Hope Hall. Join us as we spend time con-necting with others over food and fun. Please bring your favorite breakfast or lunch dish to share.

CHURCH PICNIC, OCTOBER 9, 1:00-4:00 P.M. Join us at Laurel Park for our Annual Picnic. Fried Chicken, Hot Dogs, and serving utensils will be provided. Please bring a large side dish or large dessert to share. We will have face painting, balloons, a bounce house, and sports for all to enjoy. This is a great time to come out, visit, and meet new people from Grace. More details are available at Grace Central or gcchapel.org./events.

LEROY & DEBBIE ZUMACK w ill be heading back to France on Wednesday, September 28. There will be an open house at Don & Sue Smith’s on Tuesday, Sep-tember 27, so you can see them before they leave. Come and enjoy coffee and des-sert, fellowship and a short time of prayer with these dear missionaries. The time is 7-9 p.m. If you’d like to attend, check today’s response card.

NEW GRACE APPAREL! We are currently offering long-sleeve t-shirts, pullover hoodies, crew neck sweatshirts, and zip hoodies in adult sizes. Pullover hoodies are also available in youth sizes. All shirts come in your choice of three colors and range in price from $10-$18. Order/payment deadline is September 22.

HOMELESS MINISTRY - First Steps Back Home provides housing for those getting back on their feet. Grace will provide meals for about 20 people the second Friday of each month at the Economy Inn in Wentzville. If you or your group want to help, let us know on today’s response card.

Sojourners - Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Rm 108

REAL Class - Harmony of the Gospels Rm 109

Bereans - Zephaniah, Haggai, Jude, Zechariah

Rm 110

Abundant Grace - Exodus Hope Hall

11:00 a.m.

Library is open in the Lower Youth Area

11:15 a.m. Contemporary Service

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Nursery Rm C3 & C4

Sunday School-Age 2 - K/Age 5 Rm C5-C8

Kids’ Worship Grades 1-5 Solar City

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES Prayer Office

Raising Countercultural Kids -

Raising Kids to Walk in Truth Rm 102

GEMS - Beatitudes Rm 106

College, Young Couples & Families - Mark -

Stories of the Kingdom Rm 108

Good News for Women - 1,000 Gifts Rm 109

Pressing on in Grace - Colossians Rm 110

Multi-Generational - No Class Today

Adult Central

11:15 a.m. Grace Network Missionaries 12:30 p.m. Youth Praise Team Rehearsal

4:30 p.m. Discovering Grace

7:00 p.m. 1824

8:30 a.m.- Traditional Service

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Nursery Rm C3 & C4 Sunday School-Age 2 - K/Age 5 Rm C5-C8

Kids’ Worship Grades 1-5 Solar City

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES Prayer Office

Young Families - Mark - Stories of the Kingdom

Rm 108

9:35 a.m.

Library is open in the Lower Level Youth Area

9:50 a.m. - Contemporary Service

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Nursery Rm C3 & C4

Sunday School-Age 2 - K/Age 5 Rm C5-C8

Sunday School - Grades 1-5 Rm C9-C13

STUDENT MINISTRY Middle School Sunday School Lower Youth

High School Sunday School Upper Youth

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES Prayer Office

Foundations - Hebrews Rm 102

Koinonia - 1 & 2 Timothy - A Walk In Truth

Adult Central

East/West Class - 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings

Library

Women in the Word - Jesus the One and Only

Rm 106

Online giving is available on our church’s website - gcchapel.org

September 11 Offering Weekly

Budget YTD

Offering YTD

Budget Attendance Sept. 11

General $25,191 $25,047 $871,686 $926,733 AM Worship 665 Missions $4,701 $4,341 $144,440 $156,293 Sunday School 380

Building Debt as of 1/1/16 $1,446,303

Debt Reduction YTD $109,716 Christmas in September $4,161

Building Debt as of 6/6/16 $1,336,587

WELCOME VISITORS I f you have children w ith you today, we would love to meet them in the children’s wing, located on the lower level just be-neath the Worship Center. Programs are offered during all three service times for babies through grade 5.

Carrie Fisher, Director of Children’s Ministries Email: cfisher@gcchapel.org

Sunday Morning Programs at 8:30, 9:50 and 11:15 for Nursery - Grade 5

KIDS WORSHIP (1st & 3rd Hour) Join us each week in the Children’s area for Kids Worship! Preschoolers will meet in their own age divided rooms for Play-n-Worship. Elementary grades 1-5 meet together in Solar City for KidsOwn Worship.

SUNDAY SCHOOL (2nd Hour) During the second hour each week, we have Sunday School for all ages. Pre-schoolers will meet in the preschool rooms. Grades 1-5 start in Solar City, break out into classrooms for lessons and activities, and then come back together for group games at the end. Our FaithWeaver Now curriculum allows all ages to learn the same story each week at their own level - that means the whole fami-ly can revisit what they learned together throughout the week. Make sure to grab a Family Connect paper each week from the check-in desk for ways to integrate each week’s lesson into life at home.

Jason Krute, Minister to Students Email: jkrute@gcchapel.org Facebook: Jason Michelle Krute

Sierra Young, Student Ministry Assistant Email: syoung@gcchapel.org Facebook: Sierra Young

This Morning: 9:50 HS Sunday School in the Upper Youth Room 9:50 MS Sunday School in the Lower Youth Room

Tuesday: 7-9 p.m. HS Youth Group (YG) 7-9 p.m. MS Youth Group (YG)

Sept 23-25: LAST WEEK to register for the Fall Campout at El Shaddai Ranch. Bro-chures available at our website. Next week the youth will be gone on the campout.

Feb 17-19: For those who need to mark it on your calendar, we will be having our

Winter Retreat on the weekend of February 17-19, 2017. We will be going to Logan Valley Christian Retreat. Details will follow in the new year, but please reserve this weekend early.

3P Discipleship: Reminder to parents: You are the most influential spiritual factor in your students life. Please check out material on our resource page and walk beside your student on their faith journey.

1824 A ministry to the 18-24 age group

We will have 1824 tonight at 7:00. We look forward to seeing you.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Sept. 25 Sharing Grace

Oct. 1 PrimeTimers Civil War

St. Louis Tour - sold out

Oct. 2 Life Chain

Oct. 2 Newcomers’ Luncheon

Oct. 7 Men’s Reboot

Oct. 8 Men’s Breakfast

Oct. 9 Church Picnic

Oct. 10 Mississippi River Blood

Drive

Oct. 9-23 Oasis Coat Drive

Oct. 11 Online Prayer Day

Oct. 19 All Family Great Skate Nite

Oct. 21 Martha Fellowship

Oct. 22 Martha Fellowship Mission

Luncheon

Oct. 23 Discovering Grace

Oct. 29 Young Adult Brunch

Oct. 30 Koinonia 5th Sunday Lunch

Nov. 4 Girls’ Night Out

Nov. 6 Sharing Grace

Nov. 6 Daylight Savings Time Ends

Nov. 11 PrimeTimers Brown Bag

Bingo Night

Nov. 12 Men’s Breakfast

Nov. 13 Newcomers’ Luncheon

Nov. 16 Martha Fellowship

Nov. 20 Annual Congregational Mtg.

Nov. 26 Young Adults Brunch

THIS WEEK:

Monday, September 19, 2016

6:00 p.m. MOG Bible Study

6:00 p.m. Youth Leaders Meeting

6:30 p.m. New Beginnings

8:00 p.m. Piloga

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

9:00 a.m. MOMs Bible Study

9:00 a.m. Flu Shot Clinic

10:00 a.m. Quilters

7:00 p.m. Precept Bible Study

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

7:00 p.m. Youth Group

7:00 p.m. WOG Bible Study

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

9:00 a.m. WOG Bible Study

9:30 a.m. Precept Bible Study

1:00 p.m. Martha Fellowship

6:30 p.m. Parent University

6:30 p.m. Financial Peace

7:00 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal

Thursday, September 22, 2016

5:55 p.m. Children’s Choirs Rehearsal

6:30 p.m. Awana

6:30 p.m. WOG Bible Study

Friday, September 23, 2016

5:00 p.m. Youth Retreat Leaves

Saturday, September 24, 2016

10:00 a.m. Young Adults Brunch

GRACE NETWORK MISSIONARIES SERVING IN CENTRAL ASIA. This young couple was raised in Christian homes and decided to follow Christ in Junior & Senior High School. They met at Bible College and were married soon after graduation. As they began to seek were the Lord would have them serve, God laid the peoples of Central Asia on their hearts. Now they serve in an area of Central Asia were the dominant religion is Islam. Their mission or-ganization was invited to come and assist in reaching out to Muslims where it is not easy to become a Christian. Converting to Christianity is seen as betray-ing one’s family and heritage. It is their vision “to see among this area a move-ment of healthy reproducing churches with a passion to take God’s glory to the nations.” They are involved in planting churches through a variety of different ministries including, Evangelism, Discipleship, and Leadership Training. To hear more about the doors God has opened to reach out in the name of Jesus in an unreached area of Central Asia stop by Adult Central at 11:15 this morning.

PRAYER REQUESTS, PRAISES & ANSWERS: Please note your prayer requests on today’s response card. Also, remember to tell us how God answers. † Leroy & Debbie Zumack - We appreciate the change for change offering on

your part, may God bless you as a body with new love for the Savior, a deeper love for the lost and a richer love for one another.

† Mark & Rhonda Stevens would like prayer for Craig Tudor, the Hazelwood police officer who was in an accident. He remains paralyzed form the chest down. He has a trach and has had two cardiac arrests. He now has a temporary pacemaker and will have a permanent one placed this week. They plan to send him to a rehab hospital in Colorado when he is stable. Also, pray for his wife, Christina. Both are believers.

† Jim Dumser’s brother, David, was released fro the hospital. Pray as he consults with a doctor to get his metabolism and blood sugar regulated.

† Sherry Whitford asks for prayers that the clinical trial she is on will work. She will know in the next few months. Pray for safety as she travels back to Philadelphia once a month.

† Cynthia Eckstein’s aunt, Patty, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Patty is mentally disabled and may not understand what is going on with her. Her doctors have not determined how much it has spread at this time.

† Marge Trujillo asks for prayer for her husband, Richard’s, restoration back to God.

† Marilyn Funk asks for prayers for the sale of her mother’s home in New York. She is not able to live alone anymore.

† Stephanie Simms - Please pray for our children’s very special teacher, Karen Battle. She suffers from re-current ovarian cancer with metastasis to her liver. Pray for healing and comfort.

† Andrew Winfield is on a mission trip to Bulgaria with Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church through “Mission to the World” from September 16-26. He will be performing a piano recital on September 23 at a small church in Plodiv during the European Cultural Festival. He will also be helping lead worship at several churches in the area throughout the week. Please pray for safety, health, and calm nerves during the performances.

† Mike O’Rourke has a very low white and red blood cell count. He is having lab work done, but doctors are unsure of the cause at this time. Pray for a correct diagnosis, treatment and healing as he tries to live normal and trust God.

† Adamma Ubasineke asks for prayer for healing, God’s peace and tranquility in recovery for her friend, Lynette, who had surgery to replace some hardware recently.

† Don & Anita Wescott’s daughter Becky recently had an angiogram that was to be an overnight stay, however she was put in ICU due to erratic blood pressure. Please pray for healing and a quick recovery.

† Randy & Kemlyn Mardis - Courtney, the daughter of our friends, was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. She is 20 years old. Please pray that God’s healing hand would be on her, for His guidance for her doctors in prescribing the right course of action, and for his peace and comfort for her and her parents.

† Ongoing prayers for long term health battles: Ellen Crahen, Harry Yeakey, Joyce Bowman, Art Kiehne, Roger Rodgers, Leon Arnold, Sheri Libby, Chelle Bell, John Wagner, Bob Shields, Mackenzie & Cyndi Tomazi, and Pat Van Housen. Also remember our troops and first responders serving at home and around the world.

Ministry Staff Dair Hileman – dair@gcchapel.org Senior Pastor Mark Schoonover - mschoonover@gcchapel.org Director of Adult Ministries David Earley - dearley@gcchapel.org Director of Worship Arts Barbara Coghlan - bcoghlan@gcchapel.org Director of Outreach Ministries Jason Krute - jkrute@gcchapel.org Minister to Students Sierra Young - syoung@gcchapel.org Student Ministries Assistant Carrie Fisher – cfisher@gcchapel.org Director of Children’s Ministries

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WELCOME to Grace Community Chapel!

NEWCOMERS’ NEXT STEPS will help those who are new to Grace become acquainted with the staff and find out how they can become a part of our community of believers. Please use today’s response card to RSVP and let us know if you need childcare.

DISCOVERING GRACE - a class about the doctrine and core values of GCC. Join us today at 4:30.

SHARING GRACE - a class about our church culture and the passion we have to Reach Up, Reach In and Reach Out. The next class is September 25 at 11:15 am.

NEWCOMERS’ LUNCHEON - If you’ve never attended one, join us in Hope Hall for a catered lunch hosted by the ministry staff. The next lunch is October 2 at 12:30.

Christmas in September is here! Help us send a special gift to our missionary families this Christmas! Special offerings will be collected after each

Sunday service in September.