A Story of Power

On Sunday, June 21, Chris Martin, Cal Gray, and I all arrived
to the church building at about the same time only to discover
we were without power. It soon became clear we would not
have power for Sunday school, worship, and potentially many
hours beyond that! From there, we did our best to get the
word out to folks that if you came for worship there would be no lights, no sound
system, no organ, no elevator use, and no A/C on a 90+ degree day.

Summer
Sunday
School, pg. 2

August
Musicales, pg.
6

Food and
Faith Series,
pg. 7

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School , pg.
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Summer

Sermon
Series, pg. 14

As the 11:00 a.m. hour neared I watched something truly stunning unfold. Person
after person continued to come through the door for worship. Most already knew
about the lack of power yet most of you came. And those who could not come
because of the heat expressed their gratitude (via phone calls and emails to the
office on Monday morning) for the phone calls which alerted them of the issue.
I continued to watch
I watched members carrying and holding some of our more senior members as
they navigated the stairs in lieu of the elevator.
I watched members gather in the choir room before worship with smiles and joy,
sharing laughter about the situation even as the heat remained heavy.
I watched as Christopher Tweel raced to the grocery store, purchased ice and
water bottles, and then had the deacons giving those out as people went into
the sanctuary.
I watched Chris Martin and Anne OByrne adjust their plan for music in a matter
of minutes without thinking twice.
I watched the entire Sunday morning gathering draw to the front half of the
pews so that I could be heard when preaching and you could better sing
together with piano accompaniment.
And looking out at all of that, I was deeply moved. I saw a congregation that takes
seriously loving God and neighbor. The way you loved one another (those present
and those who could not be), adapted on the spot, and showed forth patience and
kindness when all the heat and change could have invited you to do otherwise is a
testimony to what God has done and is doing in this congregation. I am writing this
article as something of an Ebenezer naming before God and all of us a moment
where we witnessed the goodness of God and shared in that together.
(Continued on page 4)

Volume
1 45, Issue 6 July 2015

Christian Education and Discipleship

Summer Sunday School
Worship in the Church over Centuries
Join us Sundays this summer at 9:30 a.m. in the Grace Bible Classroom (212).
This summer we will be exploring the history of worship from the early church to the present. What forms have worship taken and why? What has remained constant? What has
changed? And how does looking to those who have gone before us inform how we worship faithfully today? We hope you will join in the class! Bobby Hulme-Lippert and Christopher Tweel will
be leading the course.
DATE

CLASS TOPIC

TEACHER

July 5

Worship in the Church: Middle Ages

Christopher

July 12

Worship in the Church: Reformation

Bobby

July 19

Worship in the Church: Early America

Bobby

July 26

Worship in the Church: Modern Times

Bobby

August 2

Worship in the Church: Challenges and Opportunities

Christopher

August 9

Worship in the Church: Challenges and Opportunities

Bobby

August 16

Worship in the Church: Weddings and Funerals

Christopher

August 23

Worship in the Church: Weddings and Funerals

Bobby

For more information, visit the GCPC website at grace-covenant.org

Date Night
Grace Covenant is happy to offer this blessing up to our families again on
Saturday, July 25, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. A charge of $5 per child will
help defray the costs of child care, though there is a $10 maximum per
family with more than two children. Please RSVP by 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 23, to the church at info@grace-covenant.org or 3592463 with name of child and age.

Christian Education and Discipleship

What a week we had at VBS!
Vacation Bible School this year changed so many things. Because we were in the midst of renovating our usual space in the
fellowship hall we were forced to get a little creative!
We changed the space that we used, we invited STEP and the
CDC to join in with us, doubled the time that we spent with
our children, spanned a program for 5 days and moved from
an evening to a morning time slot. We had 26 kids registered and had an incredible time.
We had a host of volunteers not to mention staff support, so a huge thank- you goes out to everyone who
was able to help out. Vacation Bible School is an incredible ministry of our church that not only connects
our kids with an important milestone message about who Jesus Christ is, but also allows us the privilege
of spending a lot of time with these children, getting to know them over the course of a week. Its a wonderful annual event in the life of our church family.
So many kids were singing the songs they learned after it was all over, talking to their parents about visiting with Mary, Jesus mommy, in her own house, and showing off all the incredible things they made
each day in the Nazareth marketplace.
Our leaders in the marketplace, performing the daily dramas, bringing the message, and teaching music
were the heart of our program and created something truly beautiful that communicated to our kids a little who Jesus really is, and what the love of a church family feel like. The Christian Education Committee wants to thank all of these leaders, and the whole church, for the continued support of this incredible ministry.
Grace and Peace,

Christopher Tweel

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Given our lack of power all morning long, a number of you quickly noted the irony of my sermon title,
A Story of Power. As it turned out, the buildings power came back on around 12:20 p.m. shortly
after most had left the building. And yet even as I felt that first instance of cooling unfold, I gave thanks
not simply because the power had returned, but because the power had been on all morning.
For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of selfdiscipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NRSV).

CDC Update
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church,
Thank you so much for all of your support during the first month of
summer! Our children had so much fun learning about summer
weather, plants, colors, animals and how to stay safe while enjoying
it all. Some highlights from the month of June include a trip to the
strawberry patch to learn about the food to table process as well as a
wonderful Vacation Bible School experience! Children learned all
about Jesus hometown of Nazareth as they visited Marys house and
tried some authentic food items common in biblical times like figs
and olives. They learned some new songs from some colorful puppet friends, and we met many biblical
friends like Mary and Eunice. Thank you to Christopher and Leah Tweel, Cheryl Jacobs, Erika Tabor,
Dawson Watkins, Susan Farrell, Janet Chenoweth, Pat Aldridge, Carson Price, Mary Gray, Reagan
McCullough, Chris Martin, Bobby Hulme-Lippert and Martha Rubin for their hard work in decorating
and stunning performances as whimsical biblical characters.
As we jump into July, we will first take a look at our nation and what it means to be free as we learn
the traditions and meaning of Independence Day. Then we will dive deep and explore the depths of the
oceans! Well learn different categories of ocean life like mammals, coral, seaweed, fish, sharks,
crustaceans, jellyfish, and shellfish. We will learn our colors as we identify them on the colorful sea
life, and hone our math skills as we sort, count, group, and graph different species and plants. Well
refine our hand- eye coordination as we fish for objects, lace cards, and explore other fine-motor
activities. Well learn world concepts as we talk about ocean preservation and examine some real-life
ocean objects. With July being such a popular vacation month, many of us will probably even get to
see the ocean first - hand, and bring back pictures to look at!
Nicole Flournoy
Director of the Child Development Center

Mission and Justice Ministry

STEP out with us this summer from
your CE and Mission Committees
Grace Covenant is looking forward to spending two days
this summer with the kids from Gilpin Court's STEP
program. July 21 and 22 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. we will be
hosting the STEP children on two excursions. The first,
July 21, is a trip to Shalom Farms. We will need folks to
ride along to and from the farm, as well as helping oversee the work. If you have been to Shalom before,
we will need your expertise!
The second day, July 22, we will spend the afternoon at Maymont, seeing the sights, playing games, and
cooking out. It promises to be two days of great fun, and a great way to spend some time with the amazing
kids in the STEP program. Contact Susan Farrell at omatalsbh@gmail.com or Christopher Tweel at
christopher@grace-covenant.org for more info, and sign up with the church office at info@gracecovenant.org.

Shalom Farms
Saturday, July 18
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Join us on the third Saturday of the month at Shalom Farmsa local
food access and community development ministry shalomfarms.org
as we help ensure that everyone in our city has access to God's bounteous gift of nutritious produce. Please RSVP to Nate McKinnon at
nathaniel.mckinnon@gmail.com or 732-618-7077. Carpooling from
the church parking lot at 8:00 a.m. (and returning by 12:00 noon) is
possible if there is interest. Otherwise, you can meet us out on the
farm at 9:00 a.m. (1033 Rock Castle Rd., Goochland, VA 23063)! Our
upcoming date will be August 15.

Food Donations Needed!

There is an additional way to give to the incredible ministry happening at the
William Byrd House. As we know, this ministry for students also feeds them as part
of their plan to increase wellness and success at school.
Pick up a labeled grocery bag and fill it with the listed items! These are items that
this ministry has identified as needed and is a great way to remind ourselves to
continue our contributions. Thank you all for the amazing support you continue to
show!

August Musicales
August Musicales 2015
Grace Covenant
Presbyterian Church

1627 Monument Avenue Richmond, Virginia

359-2463

(between the Lee and Stuart Monuments)

Wednesday, August 12
7:00 p.m.
Christopher Martin, organ
Director of Music and Organist
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, August 19
7:00 p.m.
Robert Murray, violin
Ardyth Lohuis, organ

Wednesday, August 26
7:00 p.m.
Members of the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
Richmond, Virginia

Food and Faith Summer Series

Join us Wednesday nights for Food and Faith cookouts! Dinner will be put together by the hosts (see
below), and it will start at 6:00 p.m. About 6:45 p.m., a conversation around Scripture and that
evenings theme will begin. Its casual, and a great time to bring the whole family! We simply ask that
you consider making a $3-4 donation per person to cover food costs ($12 max for a family).
July 8
July 15
July 22

Jacobs' House
Bairds House
Sizemores House

1502 Park Ave.

1704 Hanover Ave.
1112 Hollins Rd.

Generosity
Stewardship
Eucharist

Dont miss out! Below is an overview of the first two Food and Faith cookouts.
Week 1: Food and Faith in Review
We considered all the places where food is mentioned in Scripture. When you stop to think about it it
is truly all over Scripture! Food is a gift, a provision, a necessity, a justice concern, a reality that calls
forth work, a conduit through which we remember Jesus, essential to hospitality, and yet we do not live
by bread alone. Food, we discussed, is a finite reality that ultimately points us to the infinite God.
Week 2: Hospitality in Review
Hebrews 13:1-2
Biblical hospitality involves these things: It was costly for the host, it was meant to be for the care of vulnerable people, it created restfulness and health, and was considered a serious expression of how they
expected to encounter God.
How does our measure of modern hospitality line up with that ancient expectation?
Is not practicing hospitality in this way an act of hostility (as it was understood to be by the ancient
Jews, Judges 8:14-17)?
Hospitality is to be practiced as affection to strangers (Romans 12:13), but we can also consider how we
continue to be hospitable to one another as a church family, especially if we perceptive this practice as
something toward people who are "vulnerable."
Bibliography for further study
Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating by Norman Wirzba
Hospitality:
The True Cost Accounting - PBS short Film
Mother Jones article on how we currently spend our money on food
Entertaining Angels: Early Christian Hospitality in Its Mediterranean Setting by Andrew Arterbury
The Real Cost of Cheap Food by Michael Carolan

July
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesd
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9:15 Prayer Team (Social Rm)
9:30 Sunday School (see pg. 2)
10:55 Worship
12:15 Fellowship Hour

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9:15 Prayer Team (Social Rm)

9:30 Sunday School (see pg. 2)
10:55 Worship
12:15 Fellowship Hour

6 pm Finance Meeting

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7pm Session Meeting

Hosting STEP at Shalom

Farms

Hosting STEP a

9:15 Prayer Team (Social Rm)

9:30 Sunday School (see pg. 2)
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12:15 Fellowship Hour
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9:15 Prayer Team (Social Rm)
9:30 Sunday School (see pg. 2)
10:55 GCPC Worship
12:15 Fellowship Hour
12:30 Prayer Group in the Chapel

6pm CE Comm.

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2pm Care Team

Softball Playoffs Begin

6pm Food and

Cookout (see p
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15
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** Reminder!
July 23 is the deadline for submissions
for our August edition of Grace Notes.

day

Thursday
2
10 am CDC Chapel
6:30pm APNC Meeting

9
10am CDC Chapel

Friday
3

Saturday
4 4th of July

CDC Closed for

Independence Day

10
7am Morning Prayer
(Sanctuary)

11

16
10am CDC Chapel

17
7am Morning Prayer
(Sanctuary)

18
8am Shalom Farms

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24
7am Morning Prayer
(Sanctuary)

25
5pm Parents Night Out

Kings Dominion with Ukirk

Faith
pg. 7)

Faith
g. 7)

at Maymont

10am CDC Chapel

Faith
pg. 7)

Deadline for Grace Notes

Submissions
30

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Church Business Administrator

July 21-30, 2015
Richmond campus
Certification through The Church Network (formerly NACBA)
Open to anyone with interest in the area. You do not have to be seeking certification to attend the Seminars.

SAVE THE DATE!

Seminary for a Day
September 26, 2015, Richmond campus

From Our Presbytery

Next Presbytery Meeting:
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Location: Second Presbyterian Church,
Richmond

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VBS 2015 - Hometown Nazareth

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Announcements
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Announcements

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People Group

Come out early afternoon and enjoy fellowship, swimming, boat rides and more. We
will eat around 5:00 p.m. Please bring a chair and either an appetizer, a salad, vegetables, or a dessert to share (enough for ten people). Please RSVP to the church office at
359-2463.
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Worship
Weekly Sunday Morning Prayer
The best way to start a Sunday morning, or any morning, is with prayer. Each Sunday morning at 9:15
9:30 in the Social Room we have a time of prayer and all are welcome to participate. It is a prayerful
time when hearts are quieted and focused on God, joys and concerns are shared, and prayers are raised
in word and in spirit. It is a special time of caring, friendship, and blessing; please come and pray with
us.

Monthly Prayer Group

A prayer group meets after the worship service on the last Sunday of each month. We will pray in the
chapel from 12:30-1:00 p.m. following the 11:00 a.m. church service. For more information please
contact Itunu Adekoya at 309-310-1424 or historybegins1727@yahoo.com, Susan Farrell at 359-6222
or omatalsbh@gmail.com, or Carol Wood at 282-2446 or ctwood7@gmail.com Please join us for
our next meeting July 26!

Road Trip Through the Old Testament

Summer is a time for road trips. Along the way, you inevitably
meet new folks locals, fellow vacationers, curious sojourners,
and everything in between. And they all have a story.
This summer, in worship, we will be taking a road trip through the
Old Testament and visiting with a variety of folks. In particular, we
will take time to meet some of the lesser-known characters and
consider the ways that their stories are our stories and all of them
ultimately part of Gods Story. As with any good road trip, we trust
we will be challenged, changed, and refreshed for having made the
journey.
Sunday Sermon Schedule
Sunday, July 5

Deborah, Judges 4:1-16

Sunday, July 12

Rahab, Joshua 2:1-7

Sunday, July 19

Esther, Esther

Sunday, July 26

Tamar, Genesis 38

Sunday, Aug. 2

Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:1-12

Sunday, Aug.9

Cyrus the Great, Ezra 1:1-11

Sunday, Aug. 16

Elijah, 1 Kings 18:20-40

Sunday, Aug. 23

Gideon - Judges 6:11-24

Sunday, Aug. 30

Naaman, 2 Kings 5:1-14

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Announcements Cont.
GCPC Softball Team
In our first full season in some time, the team has come together quite well! We are 3-3-2 (with a number of rainouts in there as well). Playoffs begin on Tuesday, July
7th. We do not yet have the exact time and location of our
game that night, but we will let you know when we have
that information. Many thanks for those who have been
on the team and made the season memorable: James
Atchison, Rex Childs, Brent Corby, Wil Dickerson, George,
Matt, John, and Gordon Gray, John Harris, Bobby HulmeLippert, Dave Malan, Nate McKinnon, Matthew Oatts,
Chris Pais, Doug Pitts, Everett Reveley, Clement and Dewey Teden, and Christopher
Tweel. And a special thanks to our loyal fans!

Second Quarter Statements

Second quarter statements will be available for pick up in the Narthex on Sunday, July
12. If you have questions or cannot find your statement, please contact Martha at
bookkeeper@grace-covenant.org or leave a message at ext. 205. The best time to reach
Martha is on Tuesdays.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER
Aided by having five Sundays, Mays contributions of $45,900
were up 37% from Aprils total. For the first five months of this
year contributions are up about 1% from the same period last year
after adjusting for amounts associated with prior year pledges.
Expenses of $50,900 in May were down slightly from Aprils and included $5,300
in insurance premiums. For the year expenses are up about 11% from the same
period last year. Mays income exceeded expenses by $9,300, and through May this
years expenses have exceeded income by $41,500.
Mays Five Cents Per Meal offering was $64, Loaves and Fishes $225, and Mercy
$310.

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The Staff
Bobby Hulme-Lippert
Pastor
bobby@grace-covenant.org
Christopher Martin
Director of Music and Organist
martin@grace-covenant.org
Christopher Tweel
Director of Christian Formation &
Pastoral Assistant
christopher@grace-covenant.org
Nelson Reveley
Parish Associate for Outreach &
Adult Discipleship
nmr2uf@virginia.edu
Amy Kempel
Director of Communications
amy@grace-covenant.org
Martha Rubin
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
bookkeeper@grace-covenant.org

Church Office Hours:

Mon., Tues., and Thurs., 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Wed., 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Fri, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon
Phone: (804) 359-2463
Fax: (804) 278-6298
grace-covenant.org
Sundays:
9:15 a.m.
Prayer Together in the Social Room
9:30 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages
in the Education Building
10:55 a.m.
Worship Service
in the Sanctuary
12:15 p.m.
Congregational Fellowship
in the Social Room

GCPC Child Development Center

Church Officers
Our Elders serve the church as leaders.
Our Deacons lead the church in service.
Please feel free to approach them
with any questions or feedback about Grace Covenants
ministries.

CLERK OF SESSION: Everett Reveley

ELDERS
James Atchison (16)
Virginia Hudson (17)
Cheryl Jacobs (15)
Caroline Leith (15)
Katie McCullough (16)
Everett Reveley (15)
Lewis Rosebro (17)
Pete Sizemore (16)
Rob Turner (17)

- Finance (C-M)
- Mission (M), Nominating
- CE (M)
- Property (Co-M), CE
- Administration (M)
Stewardship (M)
- Property (Co-M)
- Administration (Co-M)
- Worship (M)

MODERATOR OF THE BOARD OF DEACONS: Lisa Cardwell

DEACONS
Itunu Adekoya (16)
Lisa Cardwell (15)
Courtney Clements (15)
Phil Coltrain (16)
Mary Gray (15)
Cynthia Holmes (17)
Jan Kessel (16)
Dottie-Ray Koch (17)
Sallie Leys (17)
Jessica Reveley (16)
Jennifer Schooley (15)
Dawson Watkins (17)

- Prayer (M)
- Flowers (M)
- Visitation (Co-M),
Fellowship
- Glass Office (M),
Deacons Fund
- Meals (M),
Visitation (Co-M)
- Fellowship (M)
- Care Team (M),
Transportation (M)
- Fellowship
(Food Committee)
- Greeters/Ushers
- Justice (M)
- Guests Follow-Up,
New Members (M),
Deacons Fund
- Deacons Fund (M)
Care Team

TRUSTEES:
Caroline Leith (15)
John Roberts (15)
Warren Zirkle (16)

Nicole Flournoy
Director
(804) 213-0200
director.gccdc@verizon.net
gracecovenantcdc.com

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