Two Christmas Poems by Leslie Leyland Fields

Let the Stable Still Astonish Let the stable still astonish: Straw-dirt floor, dull eyes, Dusty flanks of donkeys, oxen; Crumbling, crooked walls; No bed to carry that pain, And the, the child, Rag-wrapped, laid to cry In a trough. Who would have chosen this? Who would have said: “Yes, Let the God of all the heavens and earth be born …

Alex’s Concert is this Sunday afternoon at 2:30pm in the sanctuary

Hey, you guys, don’t forget this Sunday afternoon, Alex is putting on a Christmas Pops Concert on the organ. This is a special treat you won’t want to miss and offers a perfect opportunity to invite your friends and neighbors to this event. As with organ concerts in the past, a camera will be set up with a monitor to …

To Whom Much Has Been Given…

In Luke 12:48, Jesus reminds His disciples and the rest of us how we’re supposed to use the resources He give us. Commitment Sunday is almost upon us! Sunday, November 24, you (along with your family or by yourself) have the opportunity to contribute to GPC’s mission and ministries in 2020. When you make a commitment on Sunday, November 24, …

Celebrate World Communion Sunday with GPC Sunday, October 6

World Communion Sunday is a celebration observed by several Christian denominations, taking place on the first Sunday of every October, that promotes Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation. It focuses on an observance of the eucharist. The tradition was begun in 1933 by Hugh Thomson Kerr who ministered in the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. According to Presbyterian Outlook: Davitt S. Bell (the …