Announcements for the week of December 28, 2009
December 26th, 2008 Posted in NewsANNOUNCEMENTS
The church office will be closed on December, 29, 30.
2009 Offering Envelopes are available for pickup in the narthex.
There will be no bible study or confirmation on December 31. We will hold our next classes on January 7. Confirmation will be 7-8 p.m. ALL involved are asked to be present, one time, prepared, with study guide, Catechism and Bible! Parents are asked to take responsibility in this partnership with our Lord’s youth & His Church; and if you haven’t attended Wednesday morning Bible Class before we invite you to come 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Your attendance is encouraged for a Special Service on Sunday, January 11, 2009. Rev. Daniel Otto, (pastor of Grace from 1975-1983,) will be our guest worship leader and adult bible class leader. He will speak to us on behalf of his work with the interdenominational organization called FOOD FOR THE POOR. A free will door offering will be taken and a Pot Luck Luncheon will follow in the chapel. See your January mini Gleanings for more details.
ATTN YOUTH: Grace Youth, family and friends are invited to the NU basketball game on January 17 against Rider. The game begins at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are $5. We can meet at the church to carpool at 5:45 p.m. or you can meet us at the game. NU will provide an autograph session following the game where we can meet some of the players. Let Ron or Jane Schulz know if you plan to attend, or sign up on the glass bookcase. We need a final count and money by next Sunday, January 4.
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… On this First Sunday after Christmas, the Sunday School lesson focuses on “The Presentation of Jesus.” In the Divine Service, we join with Simeon and Anna, the angels and archangels, and the great cloud of witnesses in heaven and on earth hailing Christ as the fulfiller of the Law. Parents might ask, “Where do we sing our praises to God? How has Christ fulfilled the Law for us?”
THIS WEEK AT GRACE
SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Bible Class
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
11:30 p.m. Coffee Fellowship
MONDAY
6:30 p.m. Community AA Meeting
NEXT SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Bible Class
10:30 a.m. Communion Worship Service
