Backpack Blessing! 

Reminder to all school age kids and teachers, bring your backpacks to worship this Sunday Sept. 11 at both services for a special back to school blessing! 

Worship Times

-Sundays at 8:45am Traditional

-Sundays at 10:30am Contemporary

-Wednesdays at 7pm Contemporary

Rally Sunday

THIS SUNDAY!

Rally Sunday is on September 11, 2022 from 9:30am-12:30pm and we plan to have fun activities for kids through adults (weather dependent) including Bounce House, face painting, outdoor games, etc. as well as food, music, a ministry fair to check out and sign up for all of the ministry opportunities that abound at Grace, blood pressure screening, a 9/11 remembrance and more.

We will also be collecting food for the Grace All May Be Fed food pantry.

And we will be collecting books of all genres for a Girl Scout Gold Award project in conjunction with Hope 4 Youth. Project is being conducted by Olivia Surratt.

There are several ways to help out and make Rally Sunday 2022 a fun time for all! Please click on the button below to sign up. 

Hope 4 Youth Donations Needed

Hope 4 Youth now includes 50 young families. To help meet their needs we are asking for the following donations that can be placed in the container in the narthex marked HOPE 4 Youth. We plan to package bags of support on Sept. 18, God’s Work, Our Hands Day. The following items are needed: Diapers, Baby wipes, Baby powder/lotion, Story or coloring books, Crayons, Simple puzzles, New toys, Baby bottles, Pacifiers, Bibs, Baby body wash. Thank you for your generosity. If you have questions or would like to join our team, contact Jan Anderson at 763-712-7415 or jmanders79@gmail.com.

W.O.W. (Women on Wednesdays)

W.O.W. will begin again on Wednesday, September 14^th! Please join us in our journey as we study God’s word and connect with other women each week in this fun-loving and encouraging environment!

WOW meets Wednesday mornings from 9:30am to 11:15am.

Please join us for our KICKOFF meeting on September 14th.

All are welcome! Please consider inviting family and friends, even those who are not members at Grace. WOW follows the Anoka-Hennepin SD 11 student schedule (ex. no school, no WOW). Childcare is provided for a small fee.

Family Table

Imagine coming home and finding no food to prepare dinner for your family. Imagine being alone and never having friends to share a meal with. Imagine how you would feel and what you would do. Family Table is an outreach program sponsored by several churches in the area including Grace. It is an opportunity for us to help our neighbors, if even for only one meal. On the 3^rd Sunday of each month, we are privileged to put together meals for our guests. As gas prices rise and inflation goes up, we see our numbers ticking up also. And for the first time since COVID, we have opened our doors so friends can grab their meal and share good conversation. If you are looking for a way to help, please check out the Sign Up Genius link. The calendar is posted thru December so you can do some planning. We know summer is a tough time, but imagine if you had no food on your table? Come help us help others! You are such an important part of our outreach programs! If you have questions, you can contact Lynda Wilde at lrwilde@comcast.net or call/text 612.418.6444.

Planning for the future is hard when you’re still paying for the past! Listen—there’s a better way! Join my Financial Peace University class, and we’ll learn how to beat debt and make a plan for the future together! Interested? Join the class at Grace Lutheran Church starting September 18, 2022 at 6:30pm. Sign up and start your 14-day free trial of Financial Peace at fpu.com/1152048.

Grace4Rakai Luncheon

The Grace4Rakai Ministry Team would like to invite EVERYONE to the Celebration Luncheon on Sunday September 25th after the 10:30am service in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is invited – from ACT child sponsors to those who just want to know more about our wonderful Ministry Team and what we are doing in Rakai, Uganda.

This will be a time to gather as a church community to do 3 things:

• SHARE stories, pictures and updates of our outreach ministries in Rakai, Uganda
• CELEBRATE how God is doing “immeasurably more” in and thru us as a congregation at Grace Lutheran Church
• DREAM about future possibilities for African Children Today (ACT)

We will begin our Celebration Luncheon at 11:30am (after the 10:30 service concludes) in the Fellowship Hall where everyone is welcome. We will begin with a free pasta and dessert lunch followed by a time of sharing stories, pictures, celebrating the partnership with ACT and the Grace4Rakai Ministry Team and discuss opportunities and dreams for the future. The Team will provide the meal free of charge, so please simply come and enjoy the day of celebrating all the ways God’s Grace is stretching across the ocean from our faith community to the people in Uganda.

If you currently sponsor a child(ren) in Rakai, we welcome you to bring and share stories, letters and pictures of your sponsored child(ren) to the luncheon. If you have any questions regarding what our Ministry Team does or would like to sponsor a child yourself, please attend this luncheon – it is for you!

Contact Stacy Surratt at stacysurratt@yahoo.com or Scott Christensen at scottc@nuaire.com – Co-leaders of the Grace4Rakai Ministry Team – if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday September 25^th!

New Church Directory Coming Soon!

Mark your calendars and plan to have your family photo taken for our new Church Directory. Photography dates are October 27, 28 & 29 as well as November 17, 18 & 19. More information coming soon about how to set up your photography appointment. Thanks to Deb Stang and Deb Corey, who have agreed to be our Volunteer Directory Coordinators.

Feed My Starving Children

We have reserved space at FMSC on Saturday, November 5th from 9:00am-10:45am.  Please join us in this November Tradition of Grace Lutheran Church!  Click on the link below or call the office at 763-421-6520.

Calling all Youth! (And Adults!) 

Did you know that our nursery is up and running? We take care of little ones during worship in our fun and colorful nursery. So, if you are interested in working with little ones on Sunday mornings this is for you! We are currently looking for fun, energetic youth to be part of our Grace Nursery Crew! Our shifts are Sundays 8:30am – 9:45am and/or 10:15am – 11:45am. This is a paid position at $12.00/hour! If interested please see / contact Molly Schroeder (mollys@graceandover.org)

Catechism 2022-2023

Attention New Catechism Students and Families. On September 7th at 5:30pm, we hosting an open house and overview of our Catechism program. We hope you will come and join with us as we share calendars, events and the vision behind our program. 

Catechism meets every Wednesday with large group, small group and worship will run from 6pm-8pm. We encourage parents/guardians and siblings to join us for Wednesday Night worship at 7pm. This worship does count for worship attendance in order to fulfill Catechism requirements. It is also created with youth in mind. 

Catechism is a 3 year program that helps middle school age students grow in their relationship with God and with their peers. During weekly meetings students worship together, play games, meet in small groups and learn about how they fit into God’s Story. However, Catechism is not just about attaining knowledge! Ultimately, it’s about forming relationships with:



• Students just like you! God created us to be in community with one another, which means that caring about our friends is how we do church! In Catechism you will be placed in a small group to grow these friendships!
• Caring adults who lead small groups. Let’s face it, middle school can be scary! Small group leaders are an adult at church to help support you along the way.
• God and the Bible! Everyone has big questions about God. Catechism is a time to explore who God is, what it means to follow Jesus and why we are Lutheran.

Noisy Offerings from September 1st to September 15th will be going towards our Pastor's Discretionary Fund.  This fund is used for emergency rent, emergency housing, and other needs for our congregation and community.

Prayers of the Church

Please pray for: Fred Montei, Mavis Roeloff, Kelsey Lewis & her baby Leena Mae born prematurely, Doug Sand, Dick & Lu Henning, Jan Galvin, Shannan Gautschi, Gina Trousil, Phil Knutson, Marty Lukaszewski, Linda Breyette, and those in need of long-term prayers: Lois Vadner, Pastor Maria Markman, Diane Rosky, Harland Johnson, Shirley Fystrom, Kathy Beckman, Jason Beckman, Lu Henning, Alison Husak, Juleen Klawiter, Carroll Potter, Clint Trousil, John Malecha, Stephanie and Samantha Fernandez, Julie Swedberg, Charlotte Montei, Linda Christiansen, Judi Wold, and Colleen Wernimont 

We celebrate with Sierra & Alek Lopez the birth of their son, Nathan Alexander and with Nathan’s proud Grandparents, Frances & Carlos Fernandez.

October Grace Notes Article Deadline

If you would like to have an article in the October Grace Notes (in homes the weekend of the 1st) please have your article in Word format into Marie Kolar at mariek@graceandover.org by 5pm, Wednesday, Sept. 21st.