Grace Times

Vol. XVIII/4

Grace Bible Church, C 930, Sector B Mahanagar, Lucknow, India

Pulpit Calendar
December 2014
9.30 Brief service at the sanctuary
10.00 The church moves to Allipur village
Joins Allipur Grace Bible Church
Joint communion service
celebrating first anniversary of their sanctuary.

English Services at 10 a.m.

Check-in at 9.45

Sunday School play at 6 pm (No morning service)

Carols ServiceAshish Khan
Christmas Day Communion
Year End Thanksgiving Service

Allipur Grace Bible Church Services at 10 a.m.

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From the Pastor

My dear People,

7th, the First Sunday

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December 2014

Shyam Babu
Shyam Babu
Christmas Day - Pastor Raja
Pastor Raja
Watch Night Service - Pastor Raja

Dec 14th evening at 6

Sunday school play

Dec 16th and 17th

Carolers visit homes

Dec 20th at 4pm

Womens prayer at the sanctuary.

Dec. 21 at 10.30 a.m.

Carols Service +
Christmas lunch +
bring gifts for your kids

Many years ago when we had our first

Christmas program in the village school, one
of our Christian teachers wanted to dress
up a boy with red suit, put a red cap on his
head and come on the stage, My immediate
and final response was NO.
We Christians give so much importance to
Santa in our Christmas celebration that the
non-Christians think he is the main person
in Christmas. Christ and Christ alone should
take the centre place in all our celebration.
Make sure that you keep Christ in your
Christmas this year. Put him ahead of all
that youve planned for Christmas.
Celebrate by worshipping Christ publicly,
committing yourself to Christ personally,
and representing Christ in love, joy and
peace.
Envelopes for special Christmas offerings
are enclosed. Just remember its a birthday
gift to our Lord. The entire Christmas
offering will be given away for missions and
charities that we as a church support.
Pastor Kuru and Roshini, Jeba and I wish all
of you A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A
BLESSED NEW YEAR.
Love
Pastor Raja

JanNov 2013
General Offerings

Income

November 30,

2014

Nov 2014

JanNov 2014

Budget 2014

Projection

1,48,174

28,130

2,28,910

1,75,000

2,50,000

14,300

1,000

52,975

20,000

erratic

3,96,440

40,900

5,05,825

4,10,000

5,52,000

2nd Mile Pledges

87,100

6,300

1,00,000

1,10,000

1,10,000

Lent/Christmas offer.

16,975

10,630

20,000

erratic

Hindi Services

36,276

36,999

35,000

44,000

Donations
Pledged Giving

Designated collections
Sunday School
Grace Church in Village
Medical Aid Fund
GRAND TOTAL

11,555

1,510

11,816

8,85,672

4,000

51,600

1,00,000

erratic

80,940

9,98,755

8,70,000

9,56,000

7,700
16,04,192

Kusum Prakash fractured her foot

Vidhini Verma, Manish Joshi, Fizza Phillips,
all had viral fever.
Neha Eisenberg had a fall while at an atheletic
event in Bihar and hurt her head.
Sweata Lal was suffering from allergy.
Manohar Lugans mother had a cataract
operation.
Nalin Philips brother in law passed away.
Anshuman Singh and Pooja Modwell looking
for new jobs.

Birthdays in December
13 Arnav Verma
29 Ravi Modwell, Triza Sanjay

Vibha and Manish Joshi shifted home to Indira

Nagar and started Lets Serve center there.
Bunny Philips has been travelling in Karnataka.
Good news from heaven the angels bring;
Glad tidings to the earth they sing;
To us this day a child is given;
To crown us with the joy of heaven.
Martin Luther

For Pastoral Care contact

Rev J T Raja 995 639 9835
Emeritus Pastor Kuru 4049392
gracebiblechurch.lucknowindia@gmail.com
www.gracebiblechurchlucknow.org