Grace Notes Weekly Update

GRACE NOTES

November 12-18, 2024

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What's Going On At Grace

Nov 17 - Annual Congregational Meeting & Potluck Brunch

Nov 24-Dec 1 - Family Promise at Grace

Dec 4, 11, 18 - Advent Midweek Evening Worship

Dec 12 - Peter Mayer Concert

Dec 21 - Grace's Christmas Festival Concert

Many of these events have more details in other sections. This section is updated each week, so keep checking in. You can also see the full church calendar HERE.

THIS SUNDAY is the 2024 Annual Business Meeting

Click HERE to see the announcement letter that has been mailed out.

In this meeting we will vote for the 2025 Nominating Committee, elect new people to serve on Grace's Congregation Council, approve the 2025 Missional Spending Plan, and approve new members of the Endowment Committee.

In order to vote on these items, voting members must be present, so we hope you will make plans to join us

Sunday, November 17 at 11:30 AM

following the combined worship service,

with a potluck brunch

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We will send a special e-news on Thursday with information regarding those we will be electing, as well as a summary of the questions asked at the MSP forums.

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2025 Missional Spending Plan

Each year Grace's Council receives requests from all its committees outlining what financial resources will be necessary for its part of Grace's mission in the coming year. Taking those requests in consideration, and through prayerful discernment, Council presents a proposed Missional Spending Plan, which you can view using the buttons below.

Click here to review the Proposed Missional Spending Plan for 2025 (summary version)

Click here to review the Proposed Missional Spending Plan for 2025 (detail version)

Annual Meeting & Brunch

Parish Life is hosting a Potluck Brunch as part of our Annual Congregational Meeting!

Parish Life will supply drinks, bread, butter, and serving utensils. Everyone is invited to bring a dish - breakfast, lunch, side, dessert - anything that goes with brunch!

Please bring your dish to the kitchen, ready to be served, by 10am on Nov 17.

Questions? See Adele Evans or Pr. Rachel

An update on Commitments for 2025

We are so glad to share that as of today, we have received 92 Commitments for a total of $435,403.60 committed for 2025.

Additionally, 70 households were able to increase their giving commitment for the coming year, for a total of $765.36 in new giving per week!

We give thanks for your generosity and commitment to our ministry in the coming year!

If you have not yet had a chance, there are several ways to make your Commitment:

+Bring or mail your Commitment Card to the church office

+Use the digital Commitment Card found HERE.*

+Enter your Commitment directly into Realm, using the instructions found HERE.*

Thank you to everyone who has made a Commitment!

If you have questions, please contact Pr. Rachel or the church office.

Family Promise - Hosting in November

We are hosting Family Promise in November, from Sunday the 24th through December 1st. This is Thanksgiving week! While Thanksgiving can be a busy time with family and food, it's also a great opportunity for us to give back in kind in thanks for all we have. Please consider taking on a role during Thanksgiving week, to ensure that our guests will also have a Happy Thanksgiving! You can click HERE to sign up for Nov 24-Dec 1.

At this time, we still need:

THREE Evening Meal Hosts: Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday

TWO Evening Hosts for Friday and Saturday

TWO Overnight Hosts for Monday and Wednesday

Thank you for supporting this ministry!

If you have questions, please contact Pr. Rachel or a member of the Outreach Committee.

Are you interested in local culture and art? Would you like to get and share info about these activities and events in the area? Eye On The Arts may be the group for you!

Grace's new group to crowdsource local arts opportunities is being established by Evelyn Eickmeyer-Quinones. If you'd like to be part of this group, receiving and sharing opportunities, please add yourself to the special e-news mailing list by clicking the button below!

Click here to add your name to our new mailing list

OUTREACH UPDATES

Mark Your Calendars:

DATE CHANGE

The Home Dedication for the Better Together Build

(the Habitat build Grace sponsored) will be

Sunday, DECEMBER 8

More details will be shared as they are available!

Biggest needs this week at HOPE:

Snacks, cereal, condiments, canned goods, wipes and diapers size 3-7.

Please make sure to check expiration dates!

Congregation Connections

Click here for our current Prayer List

Click here to submit your prayer requests

Click here for our Memorials & Honor Gifts

Click here for our November Birthdays

The Sanctuary Candle for the month of November is given by

Floyd and Pam Ritchie in honor of all our Grandchildren.

The Altar Flowers for Sunday, November 17th are available to be sponsored

Click HERE for the Current Worship Assistant Schedule.

Click HERE to sign up to sponsor Altar Flowers.

Looking for a Christmas Present that includes Christmas Past and looks to Christmas Future?

Look no further than our Grace 100th Anniversary History Book!

We will be selling a limited number of our 100th Anniversary History Book for $7 each.

Consider these books for your loved ones who have moved but still love Grace!

Please contact the church office to purchase your copy.

If you pay online, please designate your payment to the Current Budget.

Peter Mayer will be at Grace Lutheran Church on Thursday, December 12th at 7:00pm!

CLICK HERE to purchase tickets!

Offering Our Gifts to God

Your gifts to Grace allow our ministry to happen! You can give in several ways:

Give via the offering plate in worship
Give online by clicking HERE (you have the option to offset the cost of giving online)
Set up giving though your bank
Mail your offering to the church office.

Thank you for continued faithful giving!

Click HERE for the September Treasurer's Report