Cookie Fellowship Following Worship on December 15, 2024
We are looking for donations of cookies to share during coffee hour.
If you are able to bring some cookies, please fill out the form that will be in this Sundays Bulletin or contact Andrea in the church office with how many dozen you can bring.
This Week at Grace
Sun 12/8
9 am—Sunday School
10 am—Worship Service
Following Worship—Outreach Committee Meeting
6 pm—Student Dinner at Luther House
Mon 12/9
9 am—4 pm—Office Staff On Site
6 pm—Boy Scouts
6:45 pm—Church Council
Tue 12/10
11:45 am—Ladies Luncheon
Wed 12/11
11 am—Library Work party
1 pm—Sewing/Quilting
1 pm—Bible Study with Pr. Remy
6 pm—Midweek Advent Soup Supper
7 pm—Midweek Advent Worship
Thurs. 12/12
9 am – 4 pm—Office Staff on Site
12 pm—Wisdom Seekers
2 pm—Caregivers Support Group
5:30 pm—Choir Practice
6:30 pm—Music Rehearsal
Sun 12/15
9 am—Sunday School
10 am—Worship Service with Children’s Nativity
Stone Soup Volunteering
The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of Each Month at 11:45 am December 10, 2024
Corvallis Club
Please RSVP to Mary Ann Brenan by December 3
Advent mid Week Soup Supper and Worship Wednesday, December 4, 11 and 18
6 pm Soup and 7 pm Worship
Sign ups for Soup Supers are located in the church entry
Mid Week Advent Worship
Wednesday, December 4, 11 and 18
7 pm In Person and Live Stream
This year, Grace will be using a new Holden Village vesper service called “Blessed this Night”
Sanctuary and Outside Decorating
Thursday, December 12 at 1:30 pm
Thursday, December 19 at 1:30 pm (if needed)
Poinsettias for Christmas
Donate towards the Altar Guild fund or donate a Poinsettia or other Christmas plant.
Forms can be found inthe church entry.
Children’s Nativity Sunday, December 15, 2024 During Worship
All Are Welcome. Songs will be practiced during Sunday School.
Children’s should arrive at Grace by 9:30 am to get into costume.
Giving Tree for Vina Moses
Giving Tree with Tags is located in the church entry
Deadline for donations is December 17
Sack Lunch Program at Grace
Grace will be partnering with Vina Moses to provide more community members with Sack Lunches.
Grace is collecting items to go into the sack lunches. Please see list below or the May issue of Grace Gatherings.
Please put donated items in the box in the office.
Items we are looking for
Drinks – Juice Boxes, Capri Sun, or small bottles of water.
Granola or Fruit and Grain Bars
Fruit Cups
Puddings or other treats
Napkins, spoons, and paper bags
Grace will provide the protein source, but additional non refrigerated protein sources can be donated. All items will be packed in their original packaging, so please buy in individual sizes.
The Global Book Club invites All
The Complete 2024-2025 book list can be found at the link below. Printed copies of the complete book list can be found in the church entry
February 4
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh
The Wisdom Seekers Book Group is reading – “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” by Reza Aslan. This book gives a fresh perspective on Jesus, even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of his life and mission.
Meetings are at noon every Thursday via Zoom, covering about 30 pages each week.
If you would like to join us for some fun discussions, please contact Mark Klopsch at klopschm@comcast.net for the Zoom invitation.
Children’s Sunday School 9 am on Sundays
All Youth are Welcome to join in Sunday School in the Basement Classroom.
Are you interested in assisting with Sunday School? Don’t want to be committed to every Sunday, There is no minimum to how much you need to help. Reach out to Pr. Remy for more infomration.
Choir this Fall
Practices are held at 5:30 pm on Thursdays
Choir will run through Pentecost Sunday
Please join us on Thursdays or reach out to Bryson.
Willing to help with worship?
We need people to help in the altar guild, usher, serve communion, and host the coffee fellowship after church. Please give it a try. We’re happy to help with any training you need.
Andrea can also sign up folks who need help. Please ask or send her an email.
If you bookmark this link you can use it in the future.
Click on the link, pick a day and your service choice.
Scroll to the bottom of the page. Click the “submit and sign up” box. (If you don’t see one, there may be an ad or notice at the bottom of the page that you need to close).
On the next page fill in your name and email then scroll down and click on the “sign up now” box.
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
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.
Giving at a Glance Support the many ministries of Grace Lutheran
Contributions as of November 22, 2024
Contributions for the Month of November: $17,802;
November Budget: $21,600;
First 3 Weeks Giving: $17,802;
Weekly Budget: $5,400;
(4 weeks in November)
YTD contributions: $238,107;
YTD budget: $260,100
