enews August 7, 2026
Calling All Leaders for Kids and Students
As the new school year approaches and God blesses us with new families, new leaders for kids and youth is crucial! If you are called to try something new and have a heart for sharing Jesus with kids and youth, please prayerfully consider joining the GraceWay Kids team on Sundays or lead Youth Group on a Sunday morning or Tuesday night, NOW. Partner with experienced leaders and discover the joy of getting to know our kids and teens better while sharing the gospel with them.
Serving at Valley View School has been a tremendous blessing. Consider giving a couple of hours a week at KC Kids or a half hour to an hour one or two days a week to help struggling readers as a Sound Partner. This year we are looking for ways to serve at one of the middle schools as well. If you feel called to share the gospel with middle schoolers for 1-2 hours a week, please let us know. The impact God helps us to make is a gift for the community as well as for us.
Please see Tina or Mary for all the details or use this link to express your interest and we’ll get back to you! Be part of growing God’s kingdom by leading the next generation to Christ!
Pray for Family of Grace: A Family Grows Up
Two years ago, we welcomed Family of Grace into our church family. This September, they're launching their own full worship service and kids ministry, right after ours, at 11:45am on Sundays.
We might not see them in kids ministry or our services like before, but this is certainly not goodbye! It's a family making room for more chairs at the table. You'll still see familiar faces in the hallways and at fellowship times. And this certainly isn't "shrinking" - it's multiplying, the way Jesus taught and the early Church did.
You'll notice some trial services starting in August as they prepare: change in a healthy family is a sign of life.
Pray with me for Family of Grace, that more families would come to know Jesus through this new chapter. Let's keep blessing our community and holding onto each other and God as we grow.
We aren't losing our friends. We are gaining a future and building toward eternity.
Volunteer Appreciation
If you serve at GraceWay, let's appreciate each other! We are looking forward to celebrating another year of loving our community and following Jesus by using the gifts He has given to us.
Mark your calendar for August 16, 1:00pm-3:00pm, at Da Boccery. Middle school on up welcome to RSVP.
JOIN A LIFE GROUP!
If you are looking to grow in your spiritual walk with your church family, consider joining a GraceWay Life Group.
Inquire at gracewaylife.org/lifegroups
Volunteer opportunities with CityServe of the Tri-Valley Senior Services include Caring Visitors, Transportation Assistance, Exercise Class Helpers, and Family Caregiver Support Groups.
OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
SERVE
If you are looking for other ways to get involved at GraceWay, learn more about how to serve through our website. There are many outlets and opportunities, and it's a great way to practice BLESSing our community.
PRAYER REQUEST FORM
If you are interested in requesting prayer for a specific need, you can submit it through the form on our website. Each submission will be received electronically by a member of office staff as well as the leader of the prayer team.
NEED DEACON SUPPORT?
Our Deacons are ready to serve! If you are in need of meals, prayer, in home communion, or have other needs that the Deacons can assist with, please email, or call (925) 846-4436. One of the Deacons will get back to you soon.