April 28, Fifth Sunday of Easter

Adult Sunday School

We’ll finish up this week with our look at the Gospel readings for the Easter Season and then cycle back through the first readings from Acts to see how they connect and prepare us for Pentecost and the green season beyond. Join us in the Hoffmeister Room at 11 a.m. or on Zoom using the Grace Meeting link.

Readings and Psalm

Acts 8:26-40: Philip teaches and baptizes an Ethiopian

Psalm 22:25-31: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord. (Ps. 22:27)

1 John 4:7-21: God’s love perfected in love for one another

John 15:1-8: Christ the vine

This Sunday’s image of how the risen Christ shares his life with us is the image of the vine. Christ the vine and we the branches are alive in each other, in the mystery of mutual abiding described in the gospel and the first letter of John. Baptism makes us a part of Christ’s living and life-giving self and makes us alive with Christ’s life. As the vine brings food to the branches, Christ feeds us at his table. We are sent out to bear fruit for the life of the world.

Worship Support

Assisting Minister: Claire Vail

Reader: Russ Dankert

Deacons: Tina Fehrenbacher

Greeters: Mary Jo Erickson

Ushers: Jeff and Tina Fehrenbacher

Livestreamer: Jim Anderson

Sound: Kevin Vail

For the upcoming Worship Support schedule, see the spreadsheet found here on Google Drive.

God's Gifts; Our Hands

Volunteers are needed for the week of Monday, May 27, to deliver food for Meals on Wheels. We have two days that still need to be filled for our designated week: Wednesday, May, 29, and Thursday, May, 30. Two people are needed each day for approximately two hours (10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.). Sign-up with a friend or family member and enjoy your time connecting with others. This is a well organized way to reach out to others in our community. You can sign-up as a driver or a runner. The sign-up sheet will be on the table in the narthex or you can reach out to Leanne Wichus.

Thank you for your help and support of this ministry. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hops n’ Hymns

Join folks from Grace, Good Shepherd, and St. Matthew’s Lutheran Churches at Riggs Beer Company on Sunday, April 28, at 5 p.m. for Hops n’ Hymns. It will be fun for the whole family!

Riggs address: 1902 S High Cross Road, Urbana, IL 61802 

Pastor's Discretionary Fund

The Pastor's Discretionary Fund allows the church to offer financial assistance to people in our community. The office receives requests for help with rent, utilities, and other needs, and your donations make this important work possible!

To donate to this fund, you can give online at https://glccu.org/donate/ or by mailing a check to the church office with "Pastor's Discretionary Fund" in the memo line.

Ascension Day Service

Join the combined CU ELCA churches on Thursday, May, 9, at 7 p.m. for an Ascension Day service. This will include a combined choral anthem presented by the CU-ELCA choirs.

High Point University Chamber Singers

Mark your calendars!

On Tuesday, May 7, the Chamber Singers from HPU in North Carolina will visit Grace Lutheran Church. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. We hope you can be there!

April 28 to May 5

Sunday, April 28

9:30 a.m.: Worship Service (in-person/livestream)

11 a.m.: Easter Coffee Hour Plus (Fellowship Hall)

12 p.m.: Women's AA (Hoffmeister Room)

5 p.m.: Hops n' Hymns (Riggs)

Monday, April 29

6:30 p.m.: Wood Carving Group (Kitchenette)

7 p.m.: Bell Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)

Tuesday, April 30

6 p.m.: Adult Children of Alcoholics (Chapel)

6:30 p.m.: Sweet Adelines (Fellowship Hall)

Wednesday, May 1

7 p.m.: Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)

Thursday, May 2

10 a.m.: Food Pantry (Fellowship Hall)

Sunday, May 5

9:30 a.m.: Worship Service (in-person/livestream)

11 a.m.: Adult Sunday School (Hoffmeister Room)

12 p.m.: Women's AA (Hoffmeister Room)

Prayer Requests



We have two formal ways of praying for one another at Grace. One is in the Sunday morning worship service, where we pray for people by name in the Prayers of Intercession. They will also be listed in the emailed and printed versions of GraceNotes, but not in the web version. Please send prayer requests for the Sunday-morning prayers to office@glccu.org. You may also submit prayer requests on our website at https://glccu.org/prayer-requests/.

Using GLC Facilities



Our facilities are available for use by members and by outside groups. If you would like to use any part of the facility, please fill out a Facilities Use Request, found on the web site, and contact Alex in the office to ensure that it is on the calendar, so that the space is ready for you and that you are aware of how to adjust the appropriate thermostat.