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January 18 
Psalm 139: 1-3
O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.  

January 25
Psalm 62:6
For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.   

Stephen Ministry Hours
December: 18.5  

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If you have not already re-enrolled online to continue to earn funds for our Youth Program, please do consider doing so. This program has been very lucrative for our Youth Mission Fund and we thank those who have participated through the years. To enroll go online to www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Our NPO # is 82535. 

Too Cold and Slippery to Walk Outside?

Come walk at the church. 14 times around the inside hallways is one mile.  If you go up the west steps to the second floor and down the south steps, 13 times around is one mile. No excuse to skip walking this winter! 

On Sunday, Nov. 16, we were pleased to welcome Bruce Ranck as a new member of GIPC. During the past few years, Bruce has been attending GIPC with his wife Tammy. Bruce attended the "Getting Started at GIPC" class and met with the session, and after coordinating schedules, we were able to introduce Bruce to the congregation on Nov. 16.

Bruce comes to GIPC from his former church in Houston, and he still visits Houston on a regular basis. If you ask Bruce if he is retired, he will smile, hesitate, and tell you that he still travels a lot. Bruce likes playing golf, fishing, and reading. Could any of his travel be in search of the next challenging golf course or in pursuit of the "one that got away?" Only Bruce can say for sure!

Please introduce yourself to Bruce when you have the opportunity and give him a warm welcome to GIPC. Bruce, we're glad you're here!

Keeping Grandchildren Safe

Every year, more than 60,000 children five and under are treated at hospital emergency rooms for accidental ingestion of household medicines. According to the Alliance for Aging Research, more than one-third of those poisonings are from a grandparent's medicine! Factors contributing to these statistics are an increased use of prescription drugs and over-the-counter remedies, an increase in the number of multi-generational households and more grandparents serving as primary childcare providers.

Keep children safe by following these practices:

• Store all medicines and vitamins up, away and out of sight.
• Keep purses, bags and coats containing medicines out of reach and out of sight.
• Children have been known to defeat childproof caps.
• Lock caps tightly and put your medications away immediately after use.
• Most daily pill reminder kits do not have lockable lids.
• Use Post-it notes to remind yourself to take your out-of-reach, out-of-sight medicines.

Most people realize toxic products such as bleach should be stored where children cannot reach them. An item few people recognize as a peril to children is premeasured, prepackaged laundry detergent. The colorful little packets are attractive to small children who mistake them for candy. You can help prevent accidental poisoning by taking the same precautions with these cleaning products that you take with your medications and vitamins: store them out of sight and out of reach!

Prepare for a poison emergency by programming the National Poison Help Line (800-222-1222) into your phone.

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