# Promise Club / Image Bearers News ~ October 21 - From: Grace Church — Image Bearers - Sent: October 21, 2026 (2026-10-21T16:07:55.830Z) - Web version: https://gracechurch2.flowforth.co/emails/image-bearers/20536 - More emails: https://gracechurch2.flowforth.co/emails/image-bearers --- # Promise Club / # Image Bearers News *Grace Special Needs and Disability Ministry* ## ***October 21, 2026*** In this Newsletter: - **Linvilla Hayride** ~ Join us for a hayride at Linville Orchards on **Tuesday October 27** - **Promise Clubs** ~ Second Tuesday of the Month ~ **Next one November 10** ~ Register to come as a participant or a volunteer, and invite those you know who would enjoy being a part! - **Sunday Class** ~ Join us Sundays at Grace. We are looking for a few more buddies to help with classes this fall. - **Other News** ~ a place to list other things of interest in the area Inclusive Trunk or Treat at St. John's - **Photos** ~ from October Promise Club. ## Linvilla Hayride *Tuesday, October 27 ~ meet at Linville at 6pm* [![Silhouette of a person driving a tractor at sunset, with sunlight glowing through the cab](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/pco-imports/2026-10-21T14-29-26-815Z-77bdd801-8d14-4bfb-891a-aae39dc29b6d.jpg?w=1400)](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3952411) ## Promise Club trip to Linvilla **Oct 27, 6pm** Linvilla Hayride details - Tues, October 27th. Meet at Linvilla at 6 pm. Cost: $15/person; includes Hayride, campfire, and s'mores. Wagon limit: 40 people. **Meet us at Linvilla Orchards at 6pm** ~ 137 West Knowlton Road, Media, PA 19063 ~ [https://www.linvilla.com/](https://www.linvilla.com/) **Register** Below. **Questions?** Contact **Suzanne** ~ [**sventriglia@gmail.com**](mailto:sventriglia@gmail.com) ~ 610-304-6964 [Register for October 27 Linvilla Hayride](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3952411) --- ## Fall Promise Clubs! *Second Tuesday of the Month ~ Next one November 10* [![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/1_2026-10-06T18-00-33-605Z.png?w=1400)](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3939510) **JOIN US on November 10!** Our theme is Thanksgiving. Come ready for some fun games, crafts, singing and stories of God's work! Register below. **BUDDIES NEEDED!** Sign-up to help us as a buddy to assist one or two of the participants, or to help with specific parts of the program. Use the link below to register for November 10. **Find out more information on the website** [**HERE**](https://www.gracebfc.org/promise-club)**.** [Register for November 10 Promise Club](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3972484) [Download Invitation Flyer](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/1_2026-10-06T18-00-33-605Z.png) **QUESTIONS?** Contact Pastor Mark - [**mbickel@gracebfc.org**](mailto:mbickel@gracebfc.org) - (484) 788-9026 (cell) --- ## Sunday Class *Join us Sundays at Grace as a Participant or a Buddy!* ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/canva-DAHJRWNWXxQ--Image_Bearer_Class_-_HERE_2026-05-15T14-59-43-359Z.jpg?w=1400) **Every Sunday at Grace we encourage those with physical or intellectual challenges to join us for Worship!** We have a lift to help get everyone in to our Sanctuary. We spend some time together as a congregation in worship. Then we dismiss those that wish to join us for our **"Image Bearers" class** to gather for a lesson and crafts during the normal sermon time. Everyone is welcome each week starting at 10am! We are in need of **a few additional buddies** to help with the Sunday Class in November and December. Reply to this email or watch for a separate email from Planning Center Services with sign-up sheet for classes *(note: you do not need to sign-up in advance to attend the class, only to help as a buddy)* If you have questions contact [**Pastor Mark**](mailto:mbickel@gracebfc.org) --- ## Other News *Things happening in our area* - **Sensory Friendly Trunk or Treat by The St. John's Ministry with Persons with Disabilities** Join us on **Sunday, October 25th** from 4-5:30pm for an afternoon of trunk-or-treating, face painting, crafts, and games, all in a lower-sensory environment for individuals who need it. Siblings are always welcome, and you don't need to decorate a car to attend! Please share this with anyone who would benefit from a sensory-friendly Halloween event, or anyone who'd like to decorate a car for our trick-or-treaters. We're also collecting donations of candy, snacks, or pumpkins to paint. Please reach out with any questions or to RSVP. Warmly, Nicole Bottino 610-357-4688***Shared with us by Lisa O'Malley*** --- ## Photos *From October Promise Club* ![People playing bingo at a round table with paper plates, a small pumpkin, and bingo cards, while a volunteer wearing a "Here to Help" badge stands](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5027_2026-10-21T14-56-22-642Z.jpg?w=1400) ![People playing bingo at a round table with bingo cards, a small pumpkin, and a blue water bottle](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5023_2026-10-21T14-56-16-919Z.jpg?w=1400) ![People playing bingo at round tables in a gymnasium, with bingo cards, markers, and water bottles on a white tablecloth](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5029_2026-10-21T14-56-36-906Z.jpg?w=1400) ![Man speaking into a microphone beside a table with a bingo cage, bingo cards, and games](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5031_2026-10-21T14-56-45-230Z.jpg?w=1400) ![People painting small pumpkins at a long table covered with a white cloth, with paint palettes and brushes in a basement-style room](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5034_2026-10-21T14-57-12-875Z.jpg?w=1400) ![People sitting at tables in a gym painting small pumpkins with acrylic paints, while a woman stands nearby watching](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5032_2026-10-21T14-56-54-289Z.jpg?w=1400) ![People painting small pumpkins at a long table in a gymnasium, with paint palettes and brushes in front of them](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5033_2026-10-21T14-57-04-721Z.jpg?w=1400) ![People painting small pumpkins at a white-covered table, with paint palettes, brushes, and cups scattered across it](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5035_2026-10-21T14-57-20-656Z.jpg?w=1400) ![People painting small pumpkins and gourds at a long table in a gymnasium, with paint palettes and brushes spread out](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5038_2026-10-21T14-57-54-634Z.jpg?w=1400) ![Three people painting small pumpkins at a table with paper plates of acrylic paint in a gymnasium](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5037_2026-10-21T14-57-48-927Z.jpg?w=1400) ![Young man in a gray shirt leaning over a table to paint a small pumpkin orange and purple with a red-handled brush](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_5036_2026-10-21T14-57-31-783Z.jpg?w=1400) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Eph. 2:10)