Grace Lutheran Church

Announcements for the week of September 28, 2008

Grace Ladies Annual Flea Market and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, October 4, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and allows us to purchase things for the church and support projects throughout the year. Flea Market items may be dropped off at the church this week. Baked goods can be dropped off on Friday evening from 5-7 p.m.

Youth in grades 7-12 are invited to enjoy the Haunted Hay Ride at Becker Farms and then hang out at a bonfire on Friday, October 17. Meet at church at 5:45 p.m. to carpool up or be at Becker Farms at 6:40 p.m. The cost for this event is $12. We are looking for families to bring the ingredients for s’mores. Youth should bring a flashlight. Adults who just want to hang out at the bonfire will need to pay $5 each.

Niagara Zone Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Fall Rally will be held at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1135 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, on Saturday, October 11, beginning at 10:00 a.m. with registration. (Cost $5.00) Dr. Joy Stagger-Deberny and Parish Nurse Mary Dries are on the program featuring a wellness theme. Election of officers and delegate/alternate to 2009 National LWML Convention will also take place. An ingathering of supplies for Afghan children (pencils, pencil sharpeners, pens, markers, notebooks and unlined or lined tablets, along with donations to help defray shipping expenses) will be part of the Rally. Everyone is invited- bring a dish to share for potluck luncheon and a friend or two.

Through you contributions to the mission fund at Grace, we reach out and support different missions locally, nationally, and international. The L.A.D.D. shop is the special mission for September.

St. Paul Lutheran Church and Preschool is hosting two very special seminars this fall. Smart Discipline, Sunday, October 26 from 6-8:00 p.m. and Walk Through the Bible Seminar on Saturday, Nov.1 from 9a.m.-4p.m. For more information, contact St. Paul at 692-3255 or see our church bulletin board.

What We Learned in Sunday School Today… At the Jordan River, led by Joshua, Israel leaves the desert in this week’s Sunday School lesson “Entering the Promised Land.” In Baptism, led by Christ, we leave behind the desert of sin, death, and Satan so we may enter into the promised land of heaven. Parents might ask, “What did the Israelites create to remind them of their crossing into the Promised Land? What do you have to remind you of your Baptism?”

THIS WEEK AT GRACE

SUNDAY

9:00 a.m.   Sunday School/Adult Bible Class

10:30 a.m. Worship Service

11:30 a.m.          Coffee Fellowship

MONDAY

6:30 p.m.  Community AA Meeting

WEDNESDAY

9:30 a.m.   Bible Study

10:30 a.m. Craft Group

7:00 p.m.  Choir Practice

7-8:00 p.m.         Confirmation Class

SATURDAY

9-2:30p.m. Flea Market and Bake Sale

5:00 p.m.  Communion Worship

NEXT SUNDAY

9:00 a.m.   Sunday School/Adult Bible Class

10:30 a.m. Communion Worship Service