Dear Grace Family & Friends:

As many of you know, this past Sunday we presented a summary of the church’s financial condition as we enter into our new fiscal year. Particularly for those of you who were unable to be present for that announcement, we wanted to provide you with an overview of that presentation. TO READ THE FULL STORY, CLICK HERE.

We are excited to announce the new Grace Family Photo Wall!  We have many of our families represented on the board, which is located next to the coffee bar.  If you haven't already given us a photo, please bring one to church and drop it in the envelope on the bulletin board.  Or you can e-mail your picture to aclark@gracefellowshipchurch.org. 

"OVERFLOW" is the new name/philosophy of our youth group at Grace. There is an intentional biblical meaning behind the name, taken from Psalm 23:5 - My cup overflows with blessings. Our hope is that the time spent at church, playing games and taking trips together will be a time of filling up the hearts of our students with God's love and grace. We so desire to see it overflow into every aspect of their lives! DeepEnd is the name of our Wednesday night meetings where we will be diving deeper into the concepts we learn about on Sundays.

You may have seen some of the awesome hats around with the new Overflow logo on it, which can be purchased for $10 to support the ministry. We are also selling awesome travel coffee mugs and stainless steel water bottles with the Overflow logo for $15.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Ladies, Please join us for the 2010, Grace Fellowship Church Women's Retreat, on October 8-10. This year's retreat has a new location at the Aldersgate Retreat & Cultural Center in Pacific Palisades. (www.aldersgateretreat.org)

Come relax, and rejuvenate at this historic estate. Take time from your busy schedules, where many of us push through life and don't stop to see how God is working in our lives. We will be led through a time of reflection and journaling by our facilitators Elizabeth Boocks and Lindsay Snyder as they prepare our hearts to hear from God and how He can turn our ashes into beauty.

Here are the details: Check in begins at 4pm on Friday the 8th. Check out time is 2pm on Sunday the 10th. The cost of the retreat is $225 and partial scholarships are available. For more details and to register online, please CLICK HERE.

This past May, our church had the opportunity to come together for the very special wedding of someone close to our hearts here at Grace Fellowship. You may have known her as Ruth Beck, now Ruth Van Hovel; Administrator and Assistant to Mark Page. She has touched the lives of so many in our community and this month we would like to highlight her very personal story of finding faith and love... read the full story, click here.