Disaster Preparedness Discussion 3rd Sunday of each Month 11:30 am in the Library
February 19 General Disaster Preparedness
This Week at Grace
Sun 2/19 Transfiguration Sunday 10 am—In Person and Live Stream Worship 11:30 am—Disaster Preparedness Discussion
Mon 2/20 Presidents Day 11 am—4pm—Office Staff On Site 4:15 pm—Growing Young Ministry 6 pm—Boy Scouts
Tues 2/21 Ronnenkamp Hall Closed for Event Set Up
Wed 2/22 Ash Wednesday Ronnenkamp Hall Closed for Event Set Up 11 am—Library meeting and Work Party 1 pm—Sewing/Quilting Group 7 pm—Ash Wednesday Service
Thurs 2/23 Ronnenkamp Hall Closed for Event Set Up 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
Fri 2/24 Ronnenkamp Hall Closed for Event Set Up
Sat 2/25 2—5 pm—Joy Martin 100th Birthday Celebration
Sun 2/26 10 am—In Person or Live Stream Worship
Lent 2023
Ash Wednesday February 22, 2023 7pm In Person Only – No Soup Supper
Mid Week Worship March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 6pm Soup and 7pm Worship This will be a round robin event with other faith communities. Please watch for more information.
Holy Week April 3 – 8, 2023
Easter Sunday April 9, 2023
Ladies Luncheon
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:45am at Queens ChopStick
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.
Easter Choir Stay tuned for more details about the rehearsals and performances. Contact Bryson for more information
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.
If you are interested in a printed copy of the February 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 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
