We will be collecting items between April 14-28, 2024. Items can be placed in the yellow box in the Fireside Room.
Full list of items needed can be found in the Sunday bulletin insert and the April Grace Gatherings.
This Week at Grace
Sun 4/28 10 am—Worship Service 6 pm—Luther House Student dinner
Mon 4/29 9 am – 4 pm—Office Staff on Site 6 pm—Boy Scouts
Wed 5/1 1 pm—Bible Study
Thurs. 5/2 9 am – 4 pm—Office Staff on Site 12 pm—Wisdom Seekers 5:30 pm—Choir Practice 6 pm—Boy Scouts 6:30 pm—Music Rehearsal
Sat 5/4 12 pm—Private Event in Ronnenkamp Hall
Sun 5/5 10 am—Worship Service Following Worship—Intergenerational Pot Luck Following Worship—Confirmation 3—6 pm—Private Piano Event 6 pm—Luther House Student dinner
Intergenerational Potluck Sunday, May 5 following Worship
Join us as we discuss the images of God
Installation of Bryson Skaar
May 5, 2024
During Worship
Courtyard Memorial Stones
If you are interested in memorializing someone in the courtyard, please contact Carol Warloe
Red Cross Blood Drive
Friday, May 24, 2024
Please contact the American Red Cross for more information or to schedule an appointment to donate
Albany Pride Day Saturday, June 22, 2024
If you are interested in helping, please contact Frank Davis or Andrea in the office.
Ladies Luncheon
May 14, 2024 at Vinewood Taphouse, Philomath
May 28, 2024 at Tacovore on Kings
Bible Study with Pr. Remy Wednesdays at 1 pm
Wednesday Bible Study will continue at 1 pm in the Fireside Room.
All are welcome even if you have not attended before.
Recognize your Graduates
Please send information about your graduate so we can recognize them in June.
Email or call Andrea int he church office
Deadline is May 20 to ensure we can get them into the June Grace Gatherings.
New Christ in Our Home Devotional April – June 2024
Now Available in the Church Office and Church Entry
Are you the last one leaving Grace? When you leave Grace are you aware of who is still in the building?
If you are the last one in the building, or you are one of the last ones leaving Grace, please make sure that all the lights are turned off, all the doors are closed and locked, and the exhaust fans in the restrooms are turned off.
Willing to help with worship?
We need people to help in the altar guild, to usher, serve communion, and host the coffee fellowship after church. Please give it a try. If you need training we’re happy to help with that.
To sign up: Click on the link, pick a day and your service choice. Click in that box. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Click the “submit and sign up” box. (If you don’t see one, there may be an ad or notice at the bottom of the page that you need to close). On the next page fill in your name and email then scroll down and click on the “sign up now” box.
Weekly Student Dinner Sundays at 6 pm Printed copies of the current Luther House Newsletter can be found in the church entry
Stone Soup Volunteers Needed 3rd Sunday of Each Month 1:30 – 5:30 pm
This will be helping cook the Stone Soup Meal.
If interested, please contact Frank Davis or Elaine Franklin
Medical Equipment Closet
If you are needing any medical equipment, please contact Cathy Mueller or the office to learn more information about borrowing somethign from Grace.
Oregon Bottle Drop Bags Available in the Church Entry
Blue Bags can now be found in the church entry on the table in the corner.
All funds raised go towards helping our Community Members in need.
Conversation in Spanish Thursdays at 3 pm. Conversation in Spanish will pause during the month of April 2024
Do you already know Spanish and want to grow in your ability to Speak Spanish.
The purpose of the Conversation Group is to allow individuals who already speak some Spanish an opportunity to continue growing in their ability to become more fluent in the language. It is not a class to teach Spanish. Group meetings are held once a week for one hour at Grace Lutheran Church. For more information contact, in English, Juan Guzman at jukar66@gmail.com
New Book Started March 21
The Wisdom Seekers Book Group started a new book on Thursday, March 21st – Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth E. Bailey. As a master of Middle Eastern culture, Bailey examines the life and ministry of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context.
Meetings are at noon every Thursday via Zoom, covering about 30 pages each week.
Please join us for some fun discussions! If you would like to do so, please contact Mark Klopsch at klopschm@comcast.net so that he can add you to the Zoom invitation.
For a printed copy of the May 2024 issue of Grace Gatherings, please contact the church office to have one mailed to you. Printed copies of Grace Gatherings and The Foundation Newsletter are available in the church entry.
Deadline for Grace Gathering Articles is the 15th of each month. To ensure your articles get into the current issue, please get all articles to Andrea in the church office on time.
If you need a book from the Grace Lutheran Church Library, we will get it to you!! Check out the new online catalog at https://www.librarycat.org/lib/GLC-Library Or go to the Grace website, under Resources>Grace Library. Click on any book, then the button that says Ask About Becoming a Library Patron. Enter your name and email and/or phone and we will contact you.
Giving at a Glance Support the many ministries of Grace Lutheran
Contributions as of April 23, 2024
Contributions for the Month of April: $16,649; April Budget: $21,500; First 4 Weeks Giving: $16,649 Weekly Budget: $4,300; (5 weeks in April) YTD contributions: $107,552; YTD budget: $113,300
