40th Anniversary Concert Pix

Here are some pictures taken by Jordan during last Friday's 40th Anniversary Concert.

Tale Of Three Trees teaser pix

Here are some teaser pictures of what you will see on Friday. Thank you Eileen for the pictures.

Musical Concert Reminder

Just a reminder to all, Graceans or non Graceans.. all of you are invited this Friday to the GCC 40th Anniversary Thanksgiving Musical Concert. No need for tickets... it's absolutely free. Please try to come on time, so that the concert can start on time. Invite your friends, family, and even just someone you're meaning to say "hi" to. Don't forget.. 8PM! at the GCC sanctuary.

Thanksgiving Musical Concert

As I've mentioned in my previous post, our church will have a Thanksgiving Musical Concert on October 24, Friday at the sanctuary. It will start at 8pm. The performers are the Combined Children's Choir and the Special Anniversary Choir.

They will perform... the Tale of Three Trees and Selections from Handel's Messiah respectively.

The church isn't giving enough information about these two titles, but thank God for the internet... So before you ask yourselves....is the Tale of Three Trees just like the story of the Three Little Pigs? And who in the world is Handel? Is he really famous? Cause I've never heard of him, ever...

Tale of Three Trees was written by Angela Elwell Hunt and David C. Cook [not the guy from American Idol]. It's basically a story of three trees who each had their own dreams. I'm sure each of us have our own dream. So I recommend this for all you dreamers out there, and expect to be wowed on how God can fulfill them exceedingly beyond your imagination. And if you have a good memory or notes, this story has already been mentioned during one of our worship services, maybe a year ago. I can't wait to see how the kids will depict it.

Messiah, on the other hand, was composed by George Frideric Handel,a German-born Baroque composer in the early 1700s.  He was born in the same year (1685) as Johann Sebastian Bach and was regarded as one of the more famous musicians of his time. Messiah, his most famous work, was composed in 1741 and revolves around Jesus's life and His significance to Christianity. In fact, the very well-known chorus Hallelujah is a part of Messiah. So....he is famous, well... his songs are. So if you like Hallelujah, I'm sure you'll like his other songs as well.. See you there.

40th Anniversary

For all you folks that have been out of touch lately, Grace will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary starting this October. The events will start off during last week of October until the end of the year. Some of the events will be annual events, while some will be totally new.

So far, I've confirmed the schedule of two events....

Oct 24 (Friday), at around 8pm, we will have a Musical Concert by the Children's Choir and the Anniversary Choir. It'll probably be a joint fellowship in the sanctuary. More details later on....

Oct 25 (Saturday), most probably (again only probably), there would be NO Saturday evening service.

Oct 26 (Sunday), 

7:30AM - baptismal service. Let us try to wake up early and congratulate all our new members.

9:30AM - joint worship service. Try to get there a little earlier, since it will be really packed. hehe...

12 noon - anniversary lunch  at City Best Seafood Restaurant along Tomas Morato. It would include different programs, so expect to be entertained. It's a once in a few years lunch where we could remember God's love and faithfulness to our church. Tickets cost p400 per individual. You may avail of it by just walking into the church office, ticket booths outside the sanctuary during Sundays, and from church staffs and fellowship officers. If your 40 years old, I bet you've already set aside P10 each year, so p400 is no biggie.