This year as a church we are doing the holidays a little different that usual. Because of our moving between Thanksgiving and Christmas we are having one special offering for both on November 13th so people that wish to can still donate to those struggling during the holidays. You can buy gift cards and drop them in the basket at that time or just put in cash, either way people will be blessed by your generosity.  Christmas Joyous Giving 2004 Joyous Giving had an amazing year in 2004! People at Grace donated 550 gifts which the Joyous Giving Team collected, sorted, tagged and delivered representing a 27% increase over the Christmas before. This year in an huge effort the team lead by Ananta Hejeebu, 20 volunteers   who through telephone calling, data entry, tag preparation, tree decorating, manning the tree during services, and gift sorting provided gifts for 36 families from Grace and some non Grace families in the Columbia area. We again partnered with the Salvation Army to supply 100 gifts for their gifts for underprivileged children in Howard County.   To all of you who served in the ministries and donated food or gifts we want to give you a huge Thank You for your generosity and the love you have shown that reflects the heart of Our Savior.