This is a quick weekly reminder of what is happening at Grace

in worship and in ways to connect and serve.

Sunday Worship

8:45am (Traditional) and 10:30am (Contemporary)

Wednesday Night Programing

begins at 5:30pm with Worship at 7pm

(NO WEDNESDAY PROGRAMING ON 12/27)

Finally!

I am so excited to share the good news with you that we finally have the permits to begin our building project. We met with our project manager and building site supervisor on Wednesday morning. New construction is set to begin on Monday, December 18th. Thanks be to God! The good news of a warm fall is that the ground has not yet frozen and so we will still be able to dig. The first area of focus will be the addition on the daycare wing. Hopefully in early January we will begin the new entrance as well.

Our staff spent some time a few weeks ago thinking about how to navigate through the construction. We recognized that we will need good communication about what is going on as well as grace for space. What this means is that rooms are going to be disrupted and the way it has always been won't be able to happen. We will do our best to give you lead time if your room is going to be unavailable and we will work with you in finding a new area for your group to work. However, we also have to work alongside our childcare center and the various regulations that they have. We hope to do this well, but know there will be mistakes. We hope we will can work to be flexible and gracious with one another during the disruptions.

I hope you will join me in praying for this project and for our construction crews and all who are involved. I am so thankful for the hard work of our building task force, and want to specifically thank Tracie Russell and Greg Ackerson for all of their hard work as co-chairs on our Transforming appeal as well as their ongoing leadership in organizing and planning for the project! They are tremendous leaders and we are blessed to have them at Grace.

Blessings,

Pastor Joanna Mitchell

Christmas Worship Volunteers Needed

There is a need for volunteers to help make Grace's Christmas Worships spectacular! We are still looking for help at the following worships:

Dec. 24th at 3:00pm - 6 Communion Servers

Dec. 24th at 4:30pm - Communion Setting (Altar Guild), 3-Ushers, 10-Communion Servers, & Tech

Dec. 24th at 8:00pm - 4-Ushers & Tech

Dec. 24th at 9:30pm - 1-Communion Servers & Tech

Dec. 25th at 10:00am - Communion Setting, 3-Ushers, & Tech

Sign up for a specific service on the green Christmas Opportunities Sheet or contact Kris Miller. krism@graceandover.org 763-421-6520  

Advent Worship Opportunities

"Jesus Means Christmas To Me!"

Sunday, December 17th at both 8:45am and 10:30am. Join us as we follow the story of Jesus' coming. Our children will help us discover what Christmas truly means to us.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 24th at 10:30am

Wednesday Night

Blue Christmas Worship Dec. 20th 7:00pm. An intentionally planned worship for those who are grieving this Christmas season.

No Wednesday Evening Programming or Worship December 27th.

Grace Giving Tree

Turn In Deadline

TODAY

Thursday, December 14th

Items need to be returned with the tag to the church office by December 14th. We are helping more families this year and I want to make sure we have time to sort and deliver everything in time for Christmas. 

Noisy Offerings in December will be going to the McCallum family of 6 children whose parents both died. (Michelle Busitzky’s sister’s children) The dad died 3 years ago from ALS. The Mom died in November from Leukemia. Funds will be given to this family to support the kids. 

We are grateful for a year of blessings and a year of serving in God's name. Thank you for the ways you have supported the ministries of Grace through your time, talents and resources. We hope that you will join us in giving thanks and consider including Grace in your year-end-giving. It is through your financial gifts so much of what we do is possible. Thank your for sharing in the joy and promise of our Savior born into and for the world, giving hope, peace, and inviting us to be grateful for all God has done.

In order to have your year end gifts applied to 2023, please have them post marked by Dec. 31st or turned into the office by 4pm on Thursday, Dec. 28th.

Prayers of the Church 

Please pray especially for: Jan Summers, Kari Paidin, Jerry Emgquist, Ike Hildebrandt, Kevin Quick, Carl Choate, Jodi Montavon, Michael Wilson, Lavonne Hite, Bev Scott, Lois Vadner, Tara Swedberg, Dan Husak, Ken Quick, Teri Beckers, Judy Herring, Ann Lange and all those in need of long term prayers: Leah Hadler, Rick & Linda Breyette, Clint Trousil, Diane Rosky, Shannan Gautschi, Juleen Klawiter, Stephanie and Samantha Fernandez, Linda Christiansen, Judi Wold, and Ralph & Colleen Wernimont.

Pray for those who are grieving: Tom & Cathy Hoernemann & Family mourning the tragic death of their son, Major Jeffrey Hoernemann; Rose Spielman & Family mourning the death of Rose’s husband, Gary; Rick & Linda Breyette the death of Linda’s sister, Carol Buettner.

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