Announcements for the week of December 14, 2008
December 12th, 2008 Posted in NewsA Congregational Voters’ Meeting will be held in the lounge after the worship service today to approve the 2009 budget. Please plan on attending.
Bring a dish to pass and join us for the last Potluck Simple Supper this week at 6:00 p.m. followed by worship at 7:00 p.m. The theme this year is “Stirring Up Advent- Recipes for Relationships.
Attn Choir: There will be no choir practice this Wednesday, but we will rehearsal on Saturday, Dec. 20 from 9:45am -12 noon
Everyone is invited to join the Elders and Youth as they go caroling to our shut ins next Sunday, December 21. We will start out with a luncheon at noon before heading out. Come join us, no matter what your singing voice is like, the more the merrier!
Our MITTEN TREE has been set up in the narthex to receive your donations of sweat pants and shirts, mittens, gloves, scarves, and hats. All sizes are needed. We will continue to collect these items through Christmas. After the holidays, they will be delivered to local schools and community service agencies to be distributed in our own community. Please remember this project as you do your Christmas shopping. Your help is needed to make this a success again this year.
Through your contributions to the mission fund at Grace, we reach out and support different missions locally, nationally, and international. The Esala Family, Nathan, Sarah, Karissa, Annaka Aili and Kofi serving with Lutheran Bible Translators in Ghana, West Africa, is our mission for the month of December. See www.lbt.org or esalas.org for more information about LBT and the Esala family.
What We Learned in Sunday School Today… Today in Sunday School we studied “An Angel Visits Joseph.” Just as the angel proclaimed to Joseph that Mary would bear an infant who is the Son of God, the Savior, so God proclaimed to us in His Word that this same Jesus is our Savior from sin and death. Parents could ask, “What important message did the angel give Joseph? What important message do we hear in God’s Word?”
All adults are invited to share with me and one another in the adult bible class and discussion groups on Wednesdays at 9:30 and on Sundays at 9:00 (two different topics!). Come! Learn, share and grow together.
-Pastor B.
HOLIDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, December 21 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Christmas Program
Wednesday, December 24 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Thursday, December 25 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Communion Service
THIS WEEK AT GRACE
SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Bible Class
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
11:30 a.m. Congregational Voters’ Meeting
12:00 p.m. Charles Schultz Funeral Service
MONDAY
6:30 p.m. Community AA Meeting
WEDNESDAY
9:30 a.m. Bible Class
10:30 a.m. Craft Group
6:00 p.m. Potluck Simple Supper
7:00 p.m. Advent Worship Service
7:30 p.m. Confirmation Class
THURSDAY
7:00 p.m. Cottage Bible Study @ Kumm’s
SATURDAY
9:45 a.m. Choir Practice
10:00 a.m. Pageant Practice
5:00 p.m. Communion Worship Service
NEXT SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Bible Class
10:30 a.m. Children’s Christmas Pageant
11:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
12:00 p.m. Luncheon for Carolers
12:30 p.m. Caroling to Shut Ins