This Week at Grace

 

Chili Cook Off
Sunday, March 3, 2024
at 11:45 am in Ronnenkamp Hall

Bring your soup to share and be judged or come and enjoy some chili and vote on your favorite.  

 

This Week at Grace

 

Sun 3/3
10 am—Worship Service
11:45 am—Chili Cook Off
6 pm—Luther House Student dinner

Mon 3/4
Office Closed
6 pm—Boy Scouts

Tue 3/5
1 pm—Global Book Club
5—7 pm—Craft Night at Luther House
7 pm—Worship and Music Committee

Wed 3/6
9 am—4 pm—Office Staff On Site
1 pm—Lenten Bible Study with Pr. Remy
6 pm—Soup Supper at First Presbyterian
7 pm—Lenten Worship at First Presbyterian

Thurs 3/7
9 am  – 4 pm—Office Staff on Site
12 pm—Wisdom Seekers
3 pm—Conversation in Spanish
5:30 pm—Choir Practice
6 pm—boy Scouts
6:30 pm—Worship Rehearsal

Sun 3/10—Daylight Savings Time
10 am—Worship Service
11:30 am—Outreach Committee
6 pm—Luther House Student dinner
7 pm—Confirmation

Please check our on-line calendar for updates:
www.grace97330.org

 

 

Meeting is the first Tuesday of Each Month
1 pm in the Fireside Room

Complete 2023/2024 book list
https://grace97330.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Global-Book-Club-Readings-for-2023-2024.pdf

Upcoming Books for 2023

March 5
Hannah’s War by Jan Eliasberg

April 2
Three books with the same title
The Only Woman in the Room

May 7
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

 

Lent Bible Study with Pr. Remy
Wednesdays at 1 pm during Lent Starting February 21
Fireside Room

Come join Pastor Remy for a Bible study on Wednesdays at 1pm starting February 21st.We will be reading the Book of 1 Corinthians together, learning about the community of Corinth, and talking about conflict in community. Bring your bible and let’s learn together.

 

Ladies Luncheon

March 12, 2024
New Morning Bakery

March 26, 2024
Vinewood Tap House in Philomath
 

 

We need your help

Grace has set out bags of plastic eggs that need to be filled for this years Easter Egg Hunt.

Please  fill the eggs and return them to Grace.

 

Red Cross Blood Drive

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Please contact the American Red Cross for more information or to sign up

 

New Book Starts March 21

The Wisdom Seekers Book Group will be starting 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.

 

Weekly Student Dinner
Sundays at 6 pm

Bridge Event
Friday March 1—Sunday March 3

Craft Night
Tuesday March 5 and 12
from 5pm to 7pm

Drop in Lunch
March 18-22 from 11am to 1pm


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.

 

Spring Clean Up

Saturday, March 23, 2024
8:30 am to noon

 

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.

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 Christ in Our Home Devotional
January – March 2024

Now Available in the Church Office and Church Entry

 

 

If you are interested in a printed copy of the March 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.  

Link to the March 2024 Grace Gatherings
https://grace97330.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-March-GG.pdf

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>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 February 21, 2024
 
Contributions for the Month of February:   $17,660;
February Budget: $25,700;
First 3 Weeks Giving: $17,660
Weekly Budget: $6,425;
(4 weeks in January); 
YTD contributions: $61,920;  
YTD budget:  $64,675