A celebration to thank Mary Stephens for over 25 years as Financial Secretary will be held on January 22 following Worship.
Sunday, January 22, 2023 during Worship
This Week at Grace
Sun 1/22—New Member Recognition
10 am—In Person and Live Stream Worship
Following Worship—Thank you Mary S.
Celebration in Ronnenkamp Hall
Mon 1/23
11 am—4pm—Office Staff On Site
6 pm—Boy Scouts
Tues 1/24
11:45—Ladies Luncheon at Panera
6:30 pm—Property Committee
Wed 1/25
11 am—Library Work Party
1 pm—Sewing/Quilting Group
Thurs 1/16
9am—4pm: Office Staff on site
11:30 am— Coffee with Kristin
12 pm—Wisdom Seekers on Zoom
3 pm—Conversation in Spanish
6:30 pm—Worship Rehearsal
Sat 1/28
3—6pm—Private Event in the Sanctuary
Sun 1/29
10 am—In Person or Live Stream on YouTube
Following Worship—Annual Meeting
Ladies Luncheon
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 11:45am
at Panera
2023 Annual Meeting
Sunday, January 29, 2023
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch will be provided in Ronnenkamp Hall
12:30 pm
Annual Meeting Will Start in the Sanctuary
This meeting is in person only. There is NO Zoom option available this year.
Out-and-About Office Hours Kristin will be available for “office hours” on Thursdays from 11:30am-1pm. Contact Kristin to set up a location or drop by Luther House.
Wisdom Seekers Wisdom Seekers Book Group Welcomes New Participants!
New book starting February 9th: The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Final Days in Jerusalem by Marcus J. Borg & John Dominic Crossan
Meets Thursdays at noon via Zoom, reading one chapter each week.
If you want a printed copy of the January 2023 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 now the 15th of each month. In order 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!! Have you checked out the new online catalog yet? Try https://www.librarycat.org/lib/GLC-Library
Or go to the Grace website, under Resources, click on 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.
Thank you to everybody who has been returning the blue bottle drop bags.
Grace Lutheran Church continues to have blue bottle drop<![if !vml]><![endif]> bags available for church members. All donations made through these special blue bottle drop bags and label will go directly towards the Ida Fund that assists with community members in need. Grace continues to hand out sack lunches on Monday and Thursdays. Emergency assistance for Gas, utility bills, and other needs continues to be available on Thursdays.
In 2022, Grace Lutheran Church has been able to raise over$1,000 towards the Ida fund that helps community members with emergency assistance such as gas vouchers, paying a bill, or other assistance.
Giving at a Glance Support the many ministries of Grace Lutheran
Contributions as of
December 28, 2022
Contributions for the Month of December: $24,597;
December Budget: $38,500;
First 3 Weeks Giving: $24,597;
Weekly Budget: $9,695;
(4 weeks in October);
YTD contributions: $288,140;
YTD budget: $310,675
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