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“This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us…

My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love.”

1 John 3:16,18

February 14th this year is Valentine’s Day but also Ash Wednesday. I don’t remember when these two significant

days have been aligned before? One is dedicated to the love between individuals and the other between God

and all people.

Ever since I can remember Valentine’s Day was a day to write little love notes of affirmation to certain people are

special to us. Remember those little Valentine’s cards we used to give out as children? I remember grade school

teachers making sure that everyone in the class had written Valentine’s for everyone else. No one was left out,

everyone was loved. Of course, when we became closer to being adults and especially when we were “in love”

with that special someone, Valentine’s Cards took on a very different role. Everyone loves to be loved and needs

to be loved. It doesn’t matter if there is a romantic element, let’s take time this month to affirm our love to people

in our life. So often we only communicate criticism when we communicate, but it’s more important to commu-

nicate our love. Love does indeed change the world.

Ash Wednesday is really a love day also. It’s a day we remind

ourselves about God’s great love for us. Yes, it is solemn and

contemplative. Yes, it is the beginning of Lent where we begin a

40-day season before Easter to remember God’s sacrificial love

in Jesus Christ. However, isn’t the great love of God the main

point of Lent/Ash Wednesday? Because God’s love for us was so

great, He sent Jesus to die for the forgiveness of sin so no one

would be left out, that they would all know His love! Therefore,

we have the privilege to explore our hearts during Lent, to ex-

amine our motives and life-styles, to see if there is anything that

is hindering our relationship with God which Jesus has made

possible for us. God’s love changed the world like no other love.

In fact, I would venture to say, because God’s love changed the

world we are able to be genuine lovers of all people!

Have a Happy Valentine’s Day! Be sure to let that special someone know you love them. Take time to plan an act

of love backed up with some words of love.

Also, don’t forget that Ash Wednesday we will have a special Worship service to kick off the season of Lent at

7pm. We will serve Communion and dispense the Ash on our foreheads together in recognition of our unity in

Christ and desire to become better followers of His loving ways.

Peace,

Pastor Mike

Reflect ion from the Pastor

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FEBRUARY 2018

Ever wonder what happens to your donations to the General Fund?

I thought you might want to equate it based on a gift of $20 per week; below you can see

what a difference that can make in a year.

Of course $100 per week would be 5 times these amounts and $200 per week would be 10

times these amounts. You get the idea, I’m sure, and if it helps or hurts your idea of your gift,

give me a call.

Finance Committee Report

FinanceCommitteeReport

Year-To-Date December

Budgeted Actual Budgeted ActualReceipts Receipts Receipts Receipts

483,030$ 463,568$ $42,295 46,867$

Budgeted Actual Budgeted ActualExpenses Expenses Expenses Expenses

534,410 549,734 46,761 47,768

SupportDrawnfromNewbyFund51,380-$ 86,166-$ 4,466-$ 901-$

MichaelCooley,chairFinanceCommittee

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GRACE PRESS 2018 Session Assignments

SessionAssignmentsGracePresbyterianChurch

2018OfficersoftheCorporation: President:MikeCooley VicePresident:TomBryan Secretary:NancyTiburski Treasurer:WayneCampbellPresbyteryCommissioners:1.GlennaSpindelman2.PatrickRyan

Missions: GlendaSpindelman SusanHiltbrand JohnEarnestDiscipleship: SusanHiltbrand SaraRamirez

JohnEarnestPatrickRyan

Personnel: NancyTiburski HeatherRussell WayneCampbellCommunications: PatrickRyan WayneCampbell

Moderator:PastorMikeWallmanClerkofSession:NancyTiburski

NominatingCommittee: 1.NancyTiburski 2.TomBryanWorship: JayneParker NancyTiburski

SaraRamirez(HispanicService)Stewardship/Finance: MichaelCooley WayneCampbell TomBryan PatrickRyanBuildingsandGrounds: DuaneWeston

JohnEarnest

HispanicMinistry:GlennaSpindelmanJohnEarnestSarahRamirez

Fellowship: JayneParker PatrickRyan

Ifyouwouldliketoserveonanyofthesecommitteespleasecontactanyofthepeoplelistedunderthatcommitteetitleorcontactthechurchoffice.

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FEBRUARY 2018Grandparents@Prayer

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Generation G: Leaving a Spiritual Legacy (or Hot Topics on Grandparenting)

-by Gramma Pat Whisler

Valentine’s Day is coming soon. We associate it with LOVE. So what do we expect? To be LOVED? To LOVE? There is one thing for sure that we know as Christians. The God we believe in is LOVE. So what do we expect? To be LOVED. God offers us an unconditional LOVE. Meaning? “No matter what, my child, I will always care about everything you do. Nothing can change that.” If God is so gracious to give LOVE to us, it is only fair to give it away while in the same time it never leaves. This unconditional LOVE is what we as

grandparents are to offer our grandchildren. No matter what.

God’s Word: We LOVE because he first LOVED us (1 John 4:19). Let us be one of the first to LOVE our grandchildren. That LOVE can be given in prayer. This month’s GP Hot Topic: NO MATTER WHAT Do you fear the world our grandchildren are inheriting? Do you question some things your grandchildren are doing? Have you ever had a visit with your grandchildren that did not go so well? Did they break your favorite ceramic piece? Did they deliberately disobey? Did they do something downright sneaky? Did they do and/or say something that hurt your feelings? Grandchildren are human just like their grandparents and sin, just like their grandparents. But they are also children, not like their grandparents. Yet they are still grand. Now is the time to become an audacious (bold, brave, daring, fearless, uninhibited, inventive) grandparent. Fear paralyzes you from taking action. Overcome your fear with trust in God’s guidance. LOVE, on the other hand, motivates and directs audacious faith so that it always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres. ( 1Cor 13:7) Audacious faith compels you to get up and do something guided by the Spirit in truth and grace. Start the ‘get up’ with prayer. Audacious grandparents are helped by a praying community of believers. When you discover and accept that God is bigger than any power, any authority, or any problem you could ever face, you may discover that the grand has once again returned to grandparenting. Let Paul’s words to Timothy speak to us grandparents everywhere: I remember your true faith. That kind of faith first belonged to your grandmother and to your mother. And I know that you now have that same faith. That is why I remind you to use the gift God gave you… Now let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire. God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid. He gave us a spirit of power and LOVE and self-control.

A c t i o n : Let’s put boldness in our grandparenting by showing our grandchildren our LOVE for God’s world. Happy Valentine’s Day.

A t h o u g h t : Just when you think you know what LOVE is, along come grandchildren.

Join our Grandparents@Prayer meeting on February 25 in room 10 a half hour before the traditional service begins.

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GRACE PRESS InterVarsity Update

Ambitionisaconferencethatinspires,equips,andreleasesstudentsandfacultytoplantwitnessingcommunitiesineverycornerofeverycampus.

"IthasalwaysbeenmyambitiontopreachthegospelwhereChristwasnotknown,

sothatIwouldnotbebuildingonsomeoneelse'sfoundation"

Romans15:20

[Josh&ArielByrd,formerinternshereatGrace,arecurrentlyservingwithInterVarsityChristianFellowshiponthecampusesofCalStateSanMarcos,PalomarCollegeandMiraCostaCollege]

Lastweek,wetook18studentleaderstoAmbitiontobeequippedandsentontocampustoreachtheircommunitieswiththeGospel.Over1,000studentsandstafffromaroundthenationcametogetherinAnaheimtobeinspired,equippedandreleasedtoplantwitnessingcommunitiesineverycornerofeverycampus.JoshandIcoachedstudentsinplantingnewthingsontheircampuses.

ThisfirstweekofschoolforCSUSMstudentsandtherewereseveraloutreacheshappeningto

meetmorestudentsandgetthempluggedintosmallgroups!Tokickoffthenext2weeksofoutreaches,TONIGHT(1/23/18)wearehostingthefirstAllGreekGatheringoftheyear!ItisaspaceforfraternityandsororitystudentstolearnaboutJesusandhavefunincommunity.TonightwewillbegoingoverMark12:28-34.AsororitymemberwillbesharinghertestimonyofassaultandexperiencinghealinginsharingherstorywithothersaswellastalkingtoGodaboutwhathappened.Wewillbetalkingabouthealing,unity,andwhatitlooksliketoloveGodandloveothers.

WILLYOUPRAYWITHUSthatGodwouldbreakdownbarriers,thatstudentsfromnewgreek

chapterswouldshowuptonight,andthatstudentswillmakedecisionstofollowJesusorstepuptoleadtheircommunitiestoknowHim?ThankyouforyourprayersandsupportinseeingGodtransformlivesandrenewbrokensystemsatCSUSM! <3UPDATE:23Fraternity&Sororitystudentscametotheeventtonightand3FraternitymenmadedecisionstofollowJesus!Thankyouforyourprayers!Continueprayingforthesemenastheygetfollowedupwithandbeginthisnewjourney!

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FEBRUARY 2018Deacons: Medical Equipment

Fel lowship Dining

The Deacons have the following medi-

cal equipment available to loan to our

Grace church family: several kinds of walkers,

shower benches, boots, bedside commodes,

several kinds of canes, toilet risers and wheel

chairs (when available). For info please con-

tact the office or Rev. Will at 760-720-1683.

If you have borrowed equipment in the past

and are no longer using it, please return it to

the church so we can help others with their

medical equipment needs.

We are always looking for additional equip-

ment. If you no longer need certain items

please call the church. We just might have

need of it. Donated items can qualify for a tax

deduction.

The Deacons

Fellowship Dining is an opportunity to

meet and share a meal with the people

that make up the family at Grace. Fellow-

ship, fun, and food in a small group setting

build lasting relationships and strengthen our

church family. Sign up and receive the bless-

ings of this opportunity.

Sign-ups on the patio between services will

begin Jan. 28th- Feb. 18th. Dining groups will

be starting the first of March.

For questions or more information, call Kar-

en Campbell (760) 727-2686 or Sue Weston

(760) 505-2389

SAVE THE DATE . . . The 15th Annual Dinner and Auction

Spring into HOPE

The Enchanted Garden To Benefit Operation HOPE-Vista

Saturday, March 24, 2018 5pm - 8pm

The McClellan Center, Vista

Tickets Available Soon

Call 760-529-9965 for more information

The event will soon be here. Grace Presbyterian Church

has been a strong supporter since the beginning. Vol-

unteers are essential to help with the planning, decorating,

set-up and clean-up. Gift baskets for the opportunity draw-

ing are also needed. Watch the weekly bulletin for more

opportunities to get involved in one of our local mission

outreaches.

Operat ion HOPE-Vista

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GRACE PRESS Local Missions: Chaplain Carolyn Westbrook

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FEBRUARY 2018Local Missions: Chaplain Richard Phi l l ips

Continued on Page 9...

Chaplain Richard Phillips JANUARY 2018

4890 Pointillist Ct, Oceanside, CA 92057 ishepherd2@sbcglobal.net (760) 631-7764

PHILLIPS Healthcare Chaplains Ministry Association

Donate To Ministry

HCMA (acct# 479) 101 S. Kraemer Blvd Suite 123A Placentia, CA 92870 www.hcmachaplains.org

Chaplain visits to the Mental Health patients can occur in the various medical units of the hospital but also in the designated Mental Health Unit. One day I received consultation orders for five patients there. One person admitted that he started having mental problems after he began taking drugs. He was ashamed of his behavior and felt guilty. He had no idea about God and knew nothing of what the Bible taught. He had never spoken to a pastor, priest or chaplain before. With his permission, I summarized how the creator God loved him and how He demonstrated that great love in Jesus Christ. He was very intrigued by the the idea of finding forgiveness and a new kind of life. But he wanted to think on what I had shared with him and was very grateful for the time given him. He declined my offer of prayer for him. He was discharged the next day. The next patient I visited told me right away that Jesus and Satan were brothers. I respectfully told him he can believe that if he wants but that idea is not supported in the Bible I believe in. He wasn’t interested in talking any more. Another man stated that he was Christian in faith and wanted prayer. But, when I joined hands with him to pray, he kept repeating the words, “Jesus, Father, mother of God” in kind of a mantra. I tried hard to concentrate on my intercessory prayer, but it was difficult. When done praying he said, “That was wonderful, I don’t need to meet with a chaplain ever again, thank you so much!” Another patient told me she was Christian but did not want to talk to a judgmental chaplain. I assured her I was not that and was here to listen graciously and to help in any way I am able. I listened for several minutes and then we held hands to pray for her needs. She received a card of short prayers and a Gideon Bible.

When any of us sees someone who looks or acts strange, we don’t always know what kind of abuse, trauma, emotional pain or hopelessness they have experienced. “Lord give me a non-judgmental compassionate heart with a desire to understand and comfort those who have been mistreated, hurt or made poor choices.”

SCRIPTURE: “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is both born of God and knows God. By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.”

I John 4:7,9 NASB

The flu has caused a lot of sickness and over 135

deaths in San Diego County to date. Your

prayers for me and our chaplain staff to stay

healthy are much appreciated.

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If you have a birthday or anniversary in February and your name does not appear above,

please contact the church office at 760-724-0077 to update our records. Thank you!

8am Men’s Breakfast (English) 5pm Men’s Group (Spanish)

SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

6:30pm Missions Committee

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

S U N D A Y S

9 & 10:30am: Worship Services

9 & 10:30am: Adult Studies

10:30am: Spanish Service

10:30am: Children’s Sunday

School

M O N D A Y S

7pm: AA meeting

T U E S D A Y S

5:15pm: Soup Kitchen

7pm: Men’s Bible Study

W E D N E S D A Y S

10am: Staff Meeting

1pm: Knitting Ladies

2pm: Creciendo Juntos (Tutoring)

5:30pm: G In G Dinner

6:30pm: Kids Bible Club

6:30pm: Spanish Bible Study

7:30pm: Worship Band Rehearsal

T H U R S D A Y S

10am: Bible Study

2pm: Creciendo Juntos (Tutoring)

6pm: Hand Bell Choir

7:30pm: Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAYS

10am E & L

10am E & L6:30pm Worship Committee6:30pm Spanish

Min. Leader Mtg.

10:30am PWC Luncheon5:30pm Telecare6:15pm Fellow. Committee7pm Deacons

7pm Service

8:30am PEO

1pm Finance Comm.

1 Bill Greenway

Sue Weston

5 Diane Felthous

7 Bob Dusang

Nancy Tiburski

8 Ken Bouchard

Jaretsy Solano

11 Fanny Aliaga

Finleigh Enger

12 Valerie Allen

20 Carolyn Greenway

Rick Woolsey

21 Helen Frederick

28 Cleta Corum

15 Bob & Pyong Dusang (15 years)

Office Closed

9am PWC Board10am E & L Circle6:30pm Session

8:30am Grand.@Prayer

10am Comb. Service

11:15am Cong. Meeting

8:30am PEO

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FEBRUARY 2018

Alice Nolf

Anna Weintre

Bev Bush

Bill Greenway

Bob Wilson

Calhoun Family

Carol Lewis

Cathy Medlyn

Chad Woolsey

Charlotte Damon

Colbie Kelley

Debbie Barrie

Denise Stockman

Dick Woolsey

Dodie Bumgardner

Ed Neuman

Edna Murray

Elizabeth Apollo

Elizabeth Bostian (Son)

Elizabeth Johnson

Erin Eldridge

Fanny Aliaga

Gil Gordon

Grigorii Kirillov

Judy Woolsey

Knox Family

Marilyn Lee

Mark Compton

Martha Kost

Maxine Fox

Miller Family

Mori Family

Neil Kirkland

Phil Damon

Pollack Family

Richard Tauber

Rich Yates

Rita Sinatra

Shane Ogard

Shirley Casperson

Taryn Johnson

Taylor Family

Terry Breen

Terry-Jeanne Sawyer

Thomas Family

Trisha Roest-Sinatra

Ward Family

Whiting Family

William Story

Yvonne Jones

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Punch/Coffee Flowers

February 4 Deacons Duane Weston

February 11 Deacons Pyong Dusang

February 18 Deacons Available

February 25 Deacons Betty Haver

Punch/Coffee Service and Flowers for February

Church Staff

G R A C E P R E S B Y T E R I A NC H U R C H

1450 E. Vista WayVista, CA 92084

Phone: 760-724-0077

Fax: 760-724-2534

E-mail: info@gpcvista.org

www.gpcvista.org

Address Service Requested

W H E R E G O D ’ S F A M I L Y G R O W S

GRACEPRESBYTERIAN

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH

facebook.com/GPCVista

Interim Pastor/Head of Staff Rev. Dr. Michael Wallman

Associate Pastor of Hispanic Ministries Rev. Eliecer Barrantes

Director of Church Operations Christie Elliott

Bookkeeper Albina Lumetta

Secretary Veronica Campos

Bridge Ministries Director Felipe Huguet

After School Program Director Maria Haigh

Sunday School Coordinator Hannah Foster

Chancel Choir Director Jayne Parker

Organist Frances Hummel

Hand Bell Choir Director Pat Sexton

Facilities Jim Aliaga

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS A CONFESSING CHURCH, and we believe:

That Jesus Christ alone is Lord of all and the way of salvation.

That Holy Scripture is the triune God’s revealed Word,

the Church’s only infallible rule of faith and life.

That God’s people are called to holiness in all aspects of life.