February 4 We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh
Red Cross Blood Drive Thursday, January 9, 2025
Please contact the American Red Cross for more information
The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of Each Month at 11:45 am January 14, 2025 Panera in Corvallis
January 28, 2025 El Sol de Mexico
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 be providing 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.
New Book Starting in November The Wisdom Seekers Book Group will be starting a new book on Thursday, January 30 – “Devils and Saints” by Jean-Baptiste Please.
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 so that he can add you to the Zoom invitation.
Children’s Sunday School 9 am on Sunday
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
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. If you need training we’re happy to help with that.
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. Click in that box. 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
