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Week of August 29, 2022 9393 Church Road Grosse Ile, MI 48138 Office Hours: 9am-noon T, W, R Office: 734-675-0005

Quilters - CANCELED FOR Monday, August 29 Bible Study - CANCELED FOR Monday, August 29

Pr. Alysa's Farewell - Sunday, September 11 Following worship service Men's Monthly Lunch - Thursday, September 8 @ noon Sully's, Macomb St. on G.I. Ladies' Monthly Lunch - Wednesday, September 14 @ noon Ramsey's, W. Jefferson in Trenton Pr. Kari Begins Services- Thursday, September 15 @ 7 PM Final Island Market - Friday, September 23, 4-7 PM St. Thomas

St. Thomas Lutheran Church Pr. Alyssa Offman

WORSHIP SERVICES THIS WEEK Thursday, September 1 @ 7 pm (casual, no music) Sunday, September 4 @ 10 am (blend of traditional and contemporary) Sunday School for children ages 4 - 10 During worship service

Sept 4 Helpers Communion Assistants Lisa Perry Sunday School Judith Danziger Coffee Hosts TBA Counters Tim Perry Lisa Perry

You are warmly welcomed to attend the baptism of Lincoln Alexander Landis  son of Steven Landis and Luna Rodriguez at the Thursday worship service on September 1.

Lincoln is the grandson of Linda and John Landis. The baptism will be co-officiated by Pastor Sean Ewbank and Pastor Alysa Offman.

Focus on Altar Guild

Altar Care at St. Thomas is shared between Erika Kwan the Council liaison, Linda Landis - (and Jeff Kline, if the other two are not available). Right now, because of COVID and strict regulations in sanitary care, they are the only ones handling communion set-up to ensure everything is as sanitary as possible. Good communication is maintained among them. Communion is currently served by Intinction which is the act of dipping the bread/wafer in the wine so both are received at the same time. It has been decided to stick with this method for now to reduce the need for handling of cups, so there is less to be washed and sanitized and reduces the chance of the spreading of germs. In the future, for special occasions, St. Thomas may return to individual cups. That will be decided at a later time as things continue to change. Since the church getting a new pastor, the Guild will be working with Pastor Rinas to see what she may want to try and what works best for our congregation.

KIDS OF ALL AGES ENJOY THE THIRD ISLAND MARKET

ST. THOMAS PARKING LOT REPAVING PROJECT

St. Thomas' parking lot is scheduled to be repaved on Monday, August 29. Thanks to the many people - Betty Ruck, Paula Riley, Kent Kujala, and others from the Property Committee, who helped pull this big project together! Thanks to YOU for your Capital Campaign funds making it possible!

30 Empty Plastic 2-Liter Pop Bottles Requested for Last Island Market (September 23) Hmmm....?

How fortunate we are that God's beauty is evident throughout the seasons!

As we head into fall, there are still plenty of thriving plants around the church to admire. These are by the sidewalk near the parking lot. In a couple of months, these will fade and the changing colors of autumn will surround us reminding us of the beauty of God's creation at ALL times of the year.

Happy Birthday! Celebrating this week . . . Ethan Bammer, September 3 Linda Landis, September 3 Phillip Kujala, September 5 Stacy Seeley, September 6

If you want to send a personal note or a card, contact (office@stthomasgi.com) Please contact (office@stthomasgi.com) with any omissions or corrections.

Happy Anniversary! Celebrating this week: Kathie and Jeff Kline, September 2 CeCe and Bob Krzeczkowski, September 4

If you want to send a personal note or a card, contact (office@stthomasgi.com) Please contact (office@stthomasgi.com) with any omissions or corrections.

COUNCIL MEMBERS Art Wahl - President Sandi Loso - Vice President Kent Kujula - Treasurer Nancy Graver - Secretary Justine Brozek Wendy Brozek Salvo Finazzo Anna Gartner Erika Kwan David Patterson Paula Riley TBA- Youth Representative council@stthomasgi.com

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to a council member.

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

Ryan Brozek Laura Chamlee Bob Dickason Carol Figi Lynn Henderson Tamara Howes Carney Dittmer Karn (Fred's wife) Denise Keeler Marjorie Lockhart

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