January 2 The Water Defenders How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed February 6 Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WeDunn.
March 5 Hannah’s War by Jan Eliasberg
Conversation in Spanish Returns Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 3 pm.
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 Starts November 2 The Wisdom Seekers Book Group will be starting a new book on Thursday, November 2nd – The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Birth by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, described as a fresh, deep, and new understanding of the nativity story, enabling us to better appreciate the powerful message of the Gospels.”
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.
Reminder: Bottle Drop Bags continue to be available in the church office.
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.
Out-and-About Office Hours Kristin will be available for “office hours” on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30am-1pm. Contact Kristin to set up a location or drop by Luther House.
Printed copies of the December 2023 issue of Grace Gatherings and The Foundation Newsletter are in the church office and entry area. Please contact the church office to have one mailed to you. Link to the December 2023 Grace Gatherings:
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!!Check out the new online catalog at https://www.librarycat.org/lib/GLC-Library Or go to the Grace website, under Resources, click on Grace Library. Select a book and follow the directions to become a Library Patron.
Giving at a Glance Support the many ministries of Grace Lutheran
Contributions as of November 26, 2023
Contributions for the Month of November: $16,744; November Budget: $21,200; First 4 Weeks Giving: $16,744 Weekly Budget: $4,240; (5 weeks in October); YTD contributions: $255,537; YTD budget: $267,860
