Pastor Nancy will be preaching this Sunday from Acts 2:1-21 as we celebrate Pentecost. The Sacrament of Communion will be celebrated at the 8:30 worship service. Please join us and wear RED in recognition of Pentecost.
Mission
From its inception,service and mission have been an important part of Grace Presbyterian Church. A full 10% of our annual budget is set aside to be used in service to others. The Grace Mission Team strives to serve as Christ taught, to be examples to others in our congregation and community, and to be good stewards of our resources. Christ commands us to feed the hungry, help the stranger, clothe the naked, and visit the sick and imprisoned.
You will find on this page a list of activities and organizations supported by Grace Presbyterian Church and the Mission Team. We encourage you to seek God's guidance as you discern where God is calling you to serve. You can volunteer occasionally or regularly, as your schedule permits. You can work with the Mission Team without being a member of the team-just let us know your ideas or desires. Together, as the body of Christ, we can make a difference in the world.
Cancer Connection (formerly CanCare, Austin)
In partnership with local faith communities and other cancer related organizations, Canncer Connection recruits and trains volunteers who each have had a cancer diagnosis or cared for a family member with cancer. After extensive training, Cancer Connection volunteers are matched with referrals according to cancer site, age, gender, and family situation. The volunteers offer free, one-on-one, long-term emotional support to cancer patients and their families.
For more information you may view their web site at CanCare.
Round Rock Area Serving Center
The Round Rock Area Serving Center is a non-profit social service agency and food pantry that has been serving the Round Rock, Hutto, and Wells Branch area since 1986. In addition to the food pantry and Coats for Kids, limited financial assistance is also provided for rent, utilities, gasoline, transportation, temporary lodging and prescriptions. A thrift store accepts donations with the proceeds going toward purchasing food for the pantry.
Volunteers are needed to sort and shelve food, clothing and furniture as well as interview prospective clients. The agency is supported by local churches, civic groups, businesses, the United Way of Greater Williamson County, and the community of Round Rock.
You may get more information by going to their web site at ServingCenter.
Faith In Action Caregivers
People who are aging may experience many losses: retirement form work; changes in vision, hearing and mobility; death of a spouse, friend or family member. Many hesitate to ask for help, or acknowledge that these losses are interfering with their ability to get out and around. Faith in Action Caregivers-Round Rock offers free transportation and other services to isolated seniors age 60 and above who live within our geographic boundaries. The lives of these seniors are enriched by volunteers who help them feel loved an cared for, enabling them to maintain their dignity and independence in their own home.
For more information you may view their web site by going to RoundRockCaregivers.
Trinity Care Center
Trinity Care Center, located at 1000E. Main Street in Round Rock, has been serving the residents of Round Rock, Austin and Georgetown since 1929. Built on a large tree-covered property, Trinity Care Center shares a campus with
Altenheirm Assisted Living, a 20 united assisted living facility. Our church family leads worship at Trinity on the second Sunday of every month. Volunteers lead music, preach, read scripture, and visit with the residents.
For more information about Trinity Care Center you may go to their web site at Trinity Care Center.
Mexico Mission Trip
Every year members of Grace spend a week on the Texas/Mexico border working with Ministry of Faith building a cinder-block home for a family in Reynosa, Mexico. These families usually have no running water or electricity and this simple shelter is much appreciated. High-school and college students, along with their adult sponsors, work together hauling and stacking cinder blocks, mixing cement, making friends, and sharing in simple meals and daily worship. We make a difference-one family at a time.
In addition to home building, members of Grace support the education of a child who otherwise would not get to attend school. Donations are sent to Ministry of Faith and used for the purchase of required school uniforms and books. It costs approximately $400 per year per child. Currently Grace is sponsoring Ana Cervantes.
For more information about Faith Ministry you may go to their web site Faith Ministry.
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child is a unique and exciting outreach ministry of Samaritan's Purse, an organization directed by Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham. Operation Christmas Child distributes gift-filled shoe boxes to poor, sick and suffering children located in countries outside the United States. People like us who prepare shoe boxes filled with simple gifts and who pray for this children, make a huge impact on so many children. We are able to bring a little joy to innocent children who are suffering form poverty, war and disease.
For more information about Operation Christmas Child you may view their web site by going to Samaritan Purse.
