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Happy Father's Day
June 16, 2019
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Dads - Stop by the Hospitality Table Sunday and pick up your gift!
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SAVE THE DATE!
June 30th 10:00 AM
CELEBRATE GRACE SUNDAY
(one service)
- Farewell to Vicar Dave
- Pancake and Potluck Breakfast
- Red Cross Blood Bank
June 30th we will be saying farewell to Vicar Dave and we hope you will join us and participate in the days events:
- The Hospitality Team will be putting on a pancake breakfast on Sunday, June 30th after the 10:00 service and is inviting the congregation to bring a breakfast dish to share for a good old fashioned potluck! We need your RSVP and Erin is waiting for you to contact her at: ehartman2008@gmail.com or by calling or texting at: 760-690-6084 (The team will be providing the coffee, water, paper goods, juice and pancakes.)
- We are “building” a money tree for a farewell gift for Vicar Dave. Look for this tree to be in the Welcome Center. Please give your gift to Connie Fishl or contact her at 760-803-1722 or confisc@att.net.
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We're on a Mission This Summer!
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The Red Cross will be at Grace
Sunday, June 30th from 8:00am-2:00pm.
Sign up online at
RedCrossBlood.org
(code GLC) or at church on Sunday.
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Help us meet our goal of 100 blood donors!
We need 74 more people to step up!
All Blood types are needed!
As part of our 100 year give back we are on the second date of our blood drive (They can only schedule about 33 a day) If you donated at our first drive, the timing is perfect for you to donate again on June 30th! If you are interested in donating blood and helping Grace give back 100 pints to the community, now is the time to sign-up. Go to
RedCrossBlood.org
and use our code GLC. If you need help or have questions contact vlippman@gracelcms.net or 760-745-0831
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There’s always an opportunity for “Your 100”
Celebration Sunday is over but the 100 year celebration goes on! Grace is reaching out into the community in many ways! One way you can make a difference is to be a part of our 100 Year Give Back. If you need ideas check the list on our 100 year page on our website:
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100 Year Celebration DVDs are now available!
Pick up an order form in the Welcome Center or click
HERE to order your own collection of our 100 year celebration day. The disc set includes the complete worship service including past and present member recognition, candid photos from the day, group photo of all in attendance on May 19th, printable pdf of the worship program, and the clip from KUSI local news station covering the event.
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Senior Pastor Update
Two candidates were interviewed via Skype video conference on Sunday afternoon, June 2nd. Tuesday morning District provided information on six additional candidates for the team to consider. Please continue to pray for the process and the next pastor the Lord has already selected for Grace. The Grace website is updated as progress is made by the Senior Pastor Transition Team. You can check the latest updates by clicking on the blue information button on our website or by clicking
HERE. If you have any questions, please e-mail our Senior Pastor Transition Team at
PastoralTransition@gracelcms.net
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Summer Literacy Program at Grace!
This summer Grace will be hosting a summer literacy program called
Accelerate Learning! for Grace kids and kids in our community grades K-5.
One of our school moms, Celine Reitz, is leading the program. We are still in need of a few of things to put on our Summer Literacy Program for kids in our community:
(1) We need more team members to help lead our program!
(2) We could use some snack donations to provide for the kids over our six sessions.
(3) We will need a few laptops and tablets for the kids in their learning activities, and are looking to borrow some for the program.
If you would like to help with one of these, contact Vicar Dave at
This program is part of a ministry of Grace called “Common Ground,” which seeks to see our church and school become intimately embedded in our surrounding community. Your participation can help make a difference in young lives as we support a strong foundation for their education and all the opportunities that a good education brings. Our efforts will give students a valuable head start on the coming school year!
The program runs from July 15-31, meeting Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 to 8 p.m.
over those three weeks
-- only a 6 session commitment. Pick up a flyer and registration form in the Welcome Center. Send me an email if you would like to get connected! We are also accepting middle school student volunteers!
dsargenti@gracelcms.net
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For more information on Common Ground please contact
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Endowment Committee
Do you want to contribute to Grace’s Ministries by serving on our Endowment Committee? We are in need of 2-3 committee members to help promote and manage our Endowment. In brief, our Endowment fund provides financial assistance to ministries that are otherwise not part of our operating budget. If you are interested, please contact Mark Schmidt at 858 829-6042.
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Coffee on 3rd Sundays
Grace is looking for a volunteer to cover 3rd Sunday coffee on the patio. If you and your family, group, friends are interested in being a part of the coffee ministry, please contact Yoke in the church office. 760-745-0831 or
ytanko@gracelcms.net. Until someone steps up, we will not be having coffee on 3rd Sundays.
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Together in Prayer. Praying you will join us....
The congregation is invited to meet on campus Wednesday evenings, in the multi-purpose room from 7 PM to 8 PM for general prayer, intercessory prayer, and specific prayer for unity and peace. Pastor Pete will be leading the prayers.
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NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Office hours for the Church Ministry Office will be Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 4 PM and closed Friday-Sunday. This is common practice with our sister churches and allows more focused and efficient use of resources. Pastors will still be available on an emergency basis at all times and scheduled activities on Fridays will still take place. Phone messages left are received by staff as well. Effective June 7.
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SUMMER HOURS FOR SCHOOL OFFICE
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 8:00AM - NOON
Wednesday - 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Fridays - CLOSED
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Special Note of Thanks:
The Board of Elders and Pastoral Staff would like to extend a special note of “thanks” to Darlene Beebe. Darlene shares her love of the Lord and talent of caring and teaching children at Grace from Preschool through 8th grade and extends that care into Grace’s extended care program and Summer Camp ministry. Thank you, Darlene for your continued work for the Lord. We are fortunate to have you here and through your spiritual gifts you are a blessing to all you meet.
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Grace Christian School Summer Camp
We have another fun filled summer planned for children entering Kindergarten through 9th grade. All are welcomed! Please click on the buttons below to register.
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School Supply Drive with GLM!
Our Grace Latino Ministry is collecting school supplies and backpacks for local children who can not afford the supplies needed to succeed in school. Donations can be dropped off at the church office through August 11th for local school children and up to September 8th for children in our Mexico missions. Help us reach our goal of 200 backpacks! ! If you have any questions please contact Alicia or Ana at
glm@gracelcms.net or
760-745-0831 ext 7109
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Click
HERE for Preschool News
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At
R O A R VBS, kids discover that even though life gets wild, God is good. ROAR is filled with incredible Bible-learning experiences kids see, hear, touch, and even taste! Parents, grandparents, and friends are invited to join us at Safari Celebration each day with dinner at 5:15.So mark these dates on your calendar: July 8-12. VBS starts at 6:30 and will end at 8:15.
See registration button below
If you're interested in volunteering for VBS please contact Victoria Swanson.
Sincerely,
Your Roar VBS Director, Victoria Swanson
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Job Opening at Grace
The Church Ministry Office is looking for a replacement for Yoke Tanko, Church Office Manager, who is leaving the position at the end of July. We are taking applications now. The position will be available starting July 8 with two weeks training period. A Ministry Position Description document and application for employment are available from the church office for the next two weeks. We are sad that Yoke is leaving and thank God for the ministry she has coordinated and conducted for us all. God continues to move each of us to new adventures and opportunities.
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Prayers of the People
Our "Prayers for the People" prayer list can now be found in our prayer alcove in the welcome center as well as clicking
HERE.
Small Group
or
Bible Study
information can be found
HERE.
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“What shall I render to the Lord, for all his benefits to me? …O Lord, I am your servant.” Psalm 116:12,16
Quid Pro Quo: a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something. Something for something. This for that. You scratch my back; I’ll scratch yours. That’s the way of the world, isn’t it? No wonder many can’t figure out what Christian service is all about. Some think it’s what’s expected in order to receive God’s blessing. The psalmist, however, knew there was nothing he could ever do to repay God for His faithful, steadfast love. He sought instead to dedicate himself to a life of serving that would bring praise and honor to God’s glorious name.
We have an added benefit—we are on the other side of the story! The psalmist, David, only knew of the
promise
of a Messiah; we know the promise was fulfilled in God’s Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. How much more ought we commit to living lives in service to others, in gratitude for the way Christ first served us?
I thank God for
each of you
and for your sacrificial service in Lutheran education and to the One who gave Himself for us, to redeem us and claim us to be His own! Enjoy summer – and read Psalm 116 and 1 Peter 4:10-11 today as a reminder of the importance of serving God and others.
(From PSD Connections Newsletter,
Rachel Klitzing, Executive Director of School Ministries)
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Church Attendance
6/9/2019
8:00 AM 65
9:30 AM 92
10:45 AM N/A
TOTAL - 157
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Church Attendance
This week in 2018
Total 226
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Church Giving for May (11th month of fiscal year)
Actual for May 2019 $39,471.96
Budgeted May 2019 $51,166.57
Year to Date Actual Giving
(July 2018 to May
2019)
$563,151.20
Budget Amount
(July 2018 to May
2019)
$625,909.70
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