Grace Lutheran Church

Announcements for the week of May 24, 2009

Graduating seminarian, Matthew Sorenson, is coming to Grace! He and his extended family were with us on May 10! He lives in Lewiston, NY and completes his classes at Concordia Lutheran Theological seminary in St. Catherines, Ont. on May 27. His installation at Grace is set fro Sunday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. Plan to welcome him!

Grace Ladies are hosting a Ladies Tea Party this Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m.
There is a sign up sheet in the chapel.
Come and bring a friend!

We thank all those who helped make the Chicken BBQ Fellowship Supper a success.

Be sure to check out the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces insert in your bulletin today and remember to keep our Armed Forces in your prayers.

On Sunday, June 14 members of the summer staff of Pioneer Camp & Retreat Center will join us for the Sunday School hour and for our worship! A Congregational Fellowship Picnic will follow. Plan to be with us!

The total of our envelope offerings January 1 to April 30, 2009 amount to $44,285.00, plate $1,206.96, Sunday School $494.85, energy $206.00, expense reimbursement $20, and use of church $440.00 … for a total of $46,625.81 in 4 months.
Our weekly ministry & mission plan calls for $2,700.37 each week in offerings. The Grace Church ministry plan for 2009 totals $140,419.24. We are almost 1/3rd there! Thank you Lord — and all His people!

The LADD Thrift Shop (supporting Lutheran Association for Developmentally Disabled), 8662 Buffalo Ave, Niagara Falls, is planning to re-open after Memorial Day! Spread the word! Repairs are being completed.

“Making a Difference-Help for Sharing Your Faith with a Friend” is being offered on Sunday, May 31 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at First Trinity Lutheran Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., in Tonawanda. Phone 835-2220 to register. This is a free event with lunch included!

If YOU know any of the people whose mail is still in the “family mailboxes” in the chapel room, please consider taking that mail to them on your way home from worship today. Try to be of help to them in their walk with God. Thank you!

What We Learned in Sunday School Today… Today, the Sunday School students study the account “Paul Sails for Rome.” As Christ was with Paul and His companions, so He is with me, holding me up, keeping me with Him in the ship of the Church, and casting all my sins into the depths of the sea. Parents could ask, “Who and what did God use to keep Paul safe? How does God keep us safely with Himself?”

THIS WEEK AT GRACE

SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Bible Class
9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class
10:30 a.m. Worship Service

MONDAY
6:30 p.m. Community AA Meeting

TUESDAY
6:00 p.m. Ladies Tea Party

WEDNESDAY
9:30 a.m. Bible Class
10:30 a.m. Craft Group

FRIDAY
12:00 a.m. Youth Midnight Bowling

NEXT SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Bible Class
9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class
10:30 a.m. Communion Worship Service
11:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship