What an amazing trip! I got the great privilege to travel with our LSA group to Germany, and it was a really special experience. I have to be honest that normally I do not have many feelings when it comes to visiting historic sites, but experiencing the places where Martin Luther grew up, learned, taught, led a movement, and died was far more powerful than I had expected.  

During our tour of the Wittenberg Castle Church I found myself just sitting in a pew, a bit taken aback by how meaningful being in this space was to me. You may remember that this is the church with the door on which Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses, sparking the Lutheran Reformation which we carry forward today.  

Here are a few more pictures, but I promise there are many more to see. LSA will be hosting the Lenten Meal next Wednesday (3/29) and will have lots of photos and stories to share! Also, Deacon Stacey did a daily update with many photos throughout the trip which are available on our private Facebook group (Grace Lutheran Boone Congregation). If you need help accessing the Facebook group, please let me know.  

In Grace,

Pastor Steve 

As the Guatemalan Missions team gets ready to go in June, read on to learn how you can be part of the team without leaving home!

Bible Distribution

See the button link below for the books we are most in need of for our upcoming mission trip. Copies of the books will be distributed to the 80 children and 15 teachers at our school in Guatemala. By ordering from the link Bible Distribution Wish List (below), the books will be sent directly to Lynn Isenhower, and you’ve become part of the Bible distribution team.

Medical/Playground Fund

We anticipate our medicine order for the clinics to be around $1700. We will use additional funds to purchase playground apparatus. Join the medical/playground fund team via the button link below.

Supply Donations

Join the supply donation team by dropping off sanitary napkins, toothbrushes, travel-size toothpastes or knit caps at Grace Lutheran Church narthex for Carl or Kathy Griewisch to collect for the trip.

Thank you!

Lynn Isenhower

If you have shared your current email address with the church office and also your interest to serve as a Sunday Worship Assistant, the latest link for Spring/Summer worship assistants for May 7-August 27 should be arriving in your inbox by next week (please check your promotion and spam folders). Please note that the program allows for only a one-time invitation, so if you delete that email, you can just use the "Inquire about Volunteer Openings" link below or call the office. Thank you!

Click on the image below for more information or sign-ups!

Join us for a new Sunday School course, Making Sense of the Cross, by David Lose. This series includes videos, optional accompanying reading, plus great in-class discussions as we look toward the Cross, the central symbol of our faith. The class will conclude on Palm Sunday, April 2nd.

Please take a moment to review the handout from the previous session titled "Substitution, Satisfaction and Sacrifice." Pastor Steve will be stepping back in to lead our conversation around the third historical atonement theory, Example and Encouragement. Please read chapter 5 of Making Sense of the Cross.   

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Our building procedures and COVID safety measures will follow the Council-approved YELLOW/GREEN protocols listed in the link below. Watauga County is currently considered to have a MEDIUM risk for transmission.