Grace Point | Women

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Our Women’s Ministry exists to nurture growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ our Savior, to gather in fellowship and engage in service. Our prayer is that we would delight and abide together in God's Word, be renewed and transformed through the study of the Scriptures, cherish and share the Gospel, equip women to serve Christ and others, and develop and strengthen intimate friendships with other women. Our goal is to please and honor God, to know Him fully and to experience His freedom to fulfill His purposes for our lives. We know all of this is only possible by and because of God's grace and provision.

Our Women's Ministry Bible studies, outreaches and special events are for women of all ages and seasons of life. We connect women through Bible studies, Women's Outreach and Fellowship, mentoring, praying for our children and families, our quilters, walking and our special events. We invite you to participate in the various expressions of this vital ministry.

Contact our Director of Women's Ministry, Sharon Sloan, any time at: women@gracepointpa.org.

To sign up to receive the Women's Ministry monthly email newsletter, select "Women's Ministry" HERE.

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bible Studies

Knowing God more intimately and life change happen through the study of His Word and when we gather in biblical community and connect with others. We do this in groups where we can know, challenge and care for each other, encourage each other to grow spiritually, and invite others to join us. Bible Studies are a great way to meet other women who love God and want to study His Word together.

Questions? women.studies@gracepointpa.org

CURRENT BIBLE STUDIES:

Daily - Chronological Bible In A Year
Monday Evening Divorce Care for Women - with Ana Maria Wall (GP Care Ministries)
Wednesday Morning Moms Together - with Denise Nichols
Wednesday Morning - with Sheryl Vasso and Sue Weber
Wednesday Evening - with Kyoko Kneller, Julia Bonner and Jen Nolte
Wednesday Evening Young Adult Women (ages 20-35) - with Lynn Ely and Gail Benchener
Jueves por la mañana - Estudio bíblico en español (Thursday Morning - Spanish Bible Study) - with Ana Maria Wall
Thursday Evening Gather and Grow - with Lindsey Fleming and Sharon Sloan

If you are new to Bible study, we are THRILLED to have you join us as we learn God's Word together!! If you already have a study at Grace Point you love and to which you are committed, or if you are adding an additional study, we are BLESSED by your faithfulness!!

Looking forward to all the good things God has planned as we grow in our relationships with Him by studying His Word!

~Sharon Sloan, Director of Women's Ministry

Chronological Bible In A Year 2022 (CLICK HERE)

Women's Ministry is delighted to invite you to join us in
reading through the Bible in a year chronologically in 2022
with The Bible Recap !
Please go HERE to receive more information!!!

Looking forward to growing with you daily in our

relationships with the Lord!

Divorce Care for Women

Check back for upcoming dates.

Monday evenings, 7:00 p.m.

Leader: Ana Maria Wall

PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR FUTURE DATES.

Current Study: Divorce Care

This study helps women who are separated or divorced

discover hope in and experience healing

through Christ, who is our hope and peace.

This study is under our Care Ministries.

Contact: care@gracepointpa.org

Moms Together

Wednesday Morning, 9:45 - 11:15 a.m. at Grace Point

September 21, 2022 - June 7, 2023

Leader: Denise Nichols

Contact: moms.together@gracepointpa.org

Moms of little ones, you are invited to join us

for a time of fellowship and refreshment in God's Word.

Childcare is provided! (Please register below!)

While this season of motherhood is incredibly reward, it can also be

a difficult season. When we walk together in community as God designed,

we encourage one another, challenge one another, fellowship with one another,

and most importantly point each other to God. We will pray for one another

and share our joys and hardships as we walk this journey together.

Current Study: TBD

Wednesday Morning Bible Study

Wednesday Morning, 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. at Grace Point

September 21 - December 14, 2022

(This study is also available via Zoom.)

Room 302 - The Conference Room

Leaders: Sheryl Vasso and Susan Weber

This Bible study is sponsored by Words of Worth, Inc..

Child care available! (Please register.)

Current Study: Living Wisely in a Foolish World

Proverbs is a book of wise principles which signify the way life typically works.

It is not a magic wand that we use to make every difficult situation simply disappear.

However, it is a guide to shape our thoughts, prayers and experiences.

Following Jesus as He reveals His wisdom through many of the words of Solomon

will bolster our trust in and love for God, and help us to live wisely in a foolish world.

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Wednesday Evening, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

(Zoom with some in-person)

Dates: September 28 - December 7, 2022

Leaders: Kyoko Kneller, Julia Bonner-Eckel and Jen Nolte

Current Study: 1 Peter: A Living Hope in Christ by Jen Wilkin

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Our inheritance through Christ is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. In 1 Peter, a man of faith and flaws and eyewitness to the life of Christ challenges us to look beyond our current circumstances to a future inheritance. He shares his concerns on big picture issues for the early church, describes believers' true identity in Christ, and ultimately helps readers discover what it means to experience the Living Hope they have in Christ. Key themes of humility, submission, and identity in Christ guide the study of 1 Peter as participants are challenged to read the book in its entirety each week. ~ Lifeway

Young Adult Women (ages 20s - early 30s) - Wednesday Evening

Women who are single, college/grad students and young professionals

are all invited to seek to know Jesus more together with us!

Wednesday Evening, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at homes in Newtown

7:00 p.m. - light dinner and fellowship, Bible Study to follow

September 21 - October 26, 2022

Leaders: Lynn Ely and Gail Benchener

Contact Lynn here: young.adults@gracepointpa.org

Current Study: Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

by Kevin DeYoung

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Author Kevin DeYoung challenges Christians to settle down, make choices and do the hard work of seeing those choices through. Too often, he writes, God's people tinker with churches, jobs and relationships, worrying that they haven't found God's perfect will for their lives... or do absolutely nothing in a state of paralyzed indecision. In this biblically-based study, we will learn how God reveals His plan for our lives and how to move forward.

Estudiemos La Biblia

Thursday Morning, 10:00 a.m. in Newtown

September 1 - December 1, 2022

Bible Study: Rahab - Tracing the Thread of Redemption Through the Pages of Scripture

Leader: Ana Maria Wall

Contact Ana Maria for location: spanish.women@gracepointpa.org

Come study the Bible in Spanish and enjoy Spanish hospitality!

Join us on Thursdays for time in God's Word, prayer and fellowship.

Thursday Evening Gather and Grow Bible Study

Thursday Evening, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at Grace Point

Leaders: Sharon Sloan and Lindsey Fleming

Current Study: Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness

A trilogy Bible Study by Nancy DeMoss Woglemuth

Brokenness: October 6 - November 3, 2022

Surrender: Winter 2023

Holiness: Spring 2023

Note: While doing all of three books in this trilogy Bible study are recommended,

we understand you may only be able to participate in one or two.

Registration for Brokenness is happening now.

Registration for Surrender and Holiness will take place later.

We hope to see you!!

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"The whole concept of brokenness can be intimidating and threatening, especially once

you start to discuss it with others! We all face the common temptations to be more

concerned about what others think than about what God thinks, to fear our needs or

failures being exposed, and to sinfully compare ourselves to each other.

As you open your heart to the Lord and to those in your group, remember that

brokenness and humility are the keys that will unlock some of

God’s richest blessings in your life and relationships.

Do you need a fresh encounter with God?

Are you ready for Him to pour out His grace on the dry, thirsty ground of your heart?

Before every great movement of God, there is always a time of deep repentance."

~ Revive Our Hearts Ministry

mentoring

Mentoring is God’s idea – and God’s idea for us. We believe that God wants us to be in each other’s lives for the purpose of growing deeper in our relationships with Jesus. This can occur in casual, informal friendships, or in a formal mentoring relationship.

“Spiritual mentoring is walking alongside of another person in his or her spiritual journey with the focus on Jesus... (It’s) an invitation…freely declared to all growing followers of Jesus as a fact, rather than an option. Spiritual mentoring helps us all transform together in Jesus!” (Ele Parrott in Transforming Together, pp 47-48.)

The GP Women’s Mentoring Ministry seeks to provide opportunities for women to connect with one another so that they can grow in relationships to encourage each other, while coming alongside one another in humility and love to partner in life’s journey together with God.

To help in this process, the Mentoring Ministry typically offers:

Mentoring Series (M&Ms) each winter – where women grow in their relationships with one another as they dig deeper into God’s Word. Teaching for this 8-week study is specifically from Titus 2. At the conclusion of the series, the women are paired in mentoring relationships (by way of their personal input) for 10 months.
Mentoring Series (Better Together) in the spring - where women grow in their relationships with one another as they dig deeper into God's Word. Teaching for this 8-week study is focused on reflecting God's character in our lives. At the conclusion of the series, the women are connected in mentoring groups (by way of personal input) for 8 months. The mentoring groups are comprised of mentors and mentees. Please register and express your interest here.

If you have any questions about participating in a mentoring relationship, please contact Barb Brown. She and her team will help you with the next steps! You can also complete our Mentoring Profile form online.

We recommend that all women interested in mentoring read Transforming Together by Ele Parrott. You can borrow this book from the church library, or you might want to purchase your own copy. There are a lot of great, little nuggets you'll want to underline and refer back to from time to time.

For a list of suggestions (both studies or books to use in mentoring relationships) review our Mentoring Resources List.

We love you so much, we are delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our lives as well. (adapted from 1 Thessalonians 2:8)

Have a Mentor. Be a Mentor.

Our Mentoring Ministry Leadership Team ~ Barb Brown (Coordinator), Marlene Bollman, Denise Nichols, Michelle Piccioni, Sandy Schnittjer and Joan Zeberlein.

WOMEN'S OUTREACH AND FELLOWSHIP

If you enjoy keeping your hands busy while sharing in sweet fellowship, then this group is for you. We share the Gospel by supporting missionaries and local ministries. We create, collect, and donate tangible items to assist them in reaching others for Christ.

We gather monthly on the third Wednesday from September to June from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in Room 403 - The Clubhouse. (We do not meet in December.) Bring lunch for yourself. Dessert and beverages will be served. COME WHEN YOU CAN, LEAVE WHEN YOU MUST! Childcare is provided until 11:45 a.m.

We would love to have you join us! We have women of all ages and all skill levels of crafting. There are a variety of projects we work on together each month.

If you would like to connect with Jasmine Kortepeter, our Women's Outreach & Fellowship Coordinator, you can reach her at women.fellowship@gracepointpa.org. You may also call the church office at 215.968.2354, and we will connect Jasmine with you.

We look forward to meeting you!

Dates TBA

CURRENT LIST OF DONATION REQUESTS

Complimentary/travel-sized soaps, shampoos, etc.
Gently used costume jewelry
Small gifts for women
Gently used toys, books, puzzles (for all ages of children)
Men’s NEW white tube socks
Remnants of NEW cotton fabric and flannel
Leftover NEW Christmas wrapping paper
Leftover NEW Christmas curling ribbon
Medium sizes of shaving cream, deodorants, lotion, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste
Knitted or crocheted baby blankets, shoulder wraps, slipper socks, preemie hats and booties

GP QUILTERS

Do you like working with fabric, sewing or quilting? Or would you like to LEARN how to quilt? Join us on selected Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to make quilts together. Bring your lunch and your sewing machine, if you have one. (We do have extra sewing machines here at church.)

Our quilters meet to make quilts to bring love and comfort to seriously ill or children in need in our area. We donate the quilts we make together to various organizations (such as Quilts for Kids and Esperanza Health Center), who then deliver the quilts to pediatric hospitals and foster care ministries.

Autumn 2022 - Summer 2023 Dates:

September 17, 2022
October 15, 2022
November 19,2022
December 17, 2022
January 21, 2023
February 18, 2023
March 18, 2023
April 15, 2023
May 20, 2023
June 17 2023
July 15, 2023
August 19, 2023

We are sew hoping to see you!

For information, contact Barb Lewis and Leanna Metzler at quilters@gracepointpa.org.