New Christ in Our Home Devotional April – June 2024
Now Available in the Church Office and Church Entry
Spring Clean Up
Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:30 am to noon
This Week at Grace
Sun 3/17 10 am—Worship Service Following Worship—Confirmation at First Presbyterian 6 pm—Luther House Student dinner
Mon 3/18 9 am—4 pm—Office Staff On Site 6 pm—Boy Scouts
Tue 3/19 6:15 pm—Private event in Sanctuary
Wed 3/20 9 am—4 pm—Office Staff On Site 1 pm—Lenten Bible Study with Pr. Remy 5 pm—Acapella Concert at Grace 6 pm—Soup Supper at First Presbyterian 7 pm—Lenten Worship at First Presbyterian
Thurs 3/21 9 am – 4 pm—Office Staff on Site 12 pm—Wisdom Seekers 3 pm—Conversation in Spanish 5:30 pm—Choir Practice 6:30 pm—Worship Rehearsal 6:30 pm—Benton County Democrats
Sat 3/23 8:30 am—12 pm—Spring Clean Up
Sun 3/24 10 am—Worship Service 6 pm—Luther House Student dinner
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.
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.
Ladies Luncheon
March 26, 2024 Vinewood Tap House in Philomath
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.
Meeting is the first Tuesday of Each Month 1 pm in the Fireside Room
Upcoming Books for 2023 April 2 Three books with the same title The Only Woman in the Room
May 7 How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
Weekly Student Dinner Sundays at 6 pm
Drop in Lunch March 18-22 from 11am to 1pm
Printed Copies of the current Luther House Newsletter are available 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 something 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.
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
For 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.
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
