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This is a quick weekly reminder of what is happening at Grace
in worship and in ways to connect and serve.
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Summer Is Flying By!
I announced at our staff meeting this week… SUMMER IS OVER!!!!! This of course isn’t true. We are halfway through summer. But in all honesty, summer is flying by and fall is right around the corner. There is always so much happening in the church behind the scenes to prepare for Fall and our kick off to the program year. And this year is no different. It was so exciting to welcome to staff this week, our new Child, Youth, and Family director, Will Weikle and begin to imagine what fall programming will look like. Our next Grace Notes (snail mail mailer) will be delivered mid August and will include our Fall Preview! August 1st is the deadline for publication so if you are a ministry leader and wish to have your event or program in that mailer make sure to get it into Marie Kolar by August 1st.
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 |  | Not only is fall right around the corner but there is so much to look forward to at Grace for the rest of the summer: Will Weikle, Michele Behnke-Nead and I will embark with nine high school youth to Christikon on Friday. While we are gone Pastor Joanna will take some of our middle schoolers to Gustavus Adolfus for Summer festival Camp. On July 28th Pastor Joanna and six adult leaders leave with another group of high schoolers for a mission trip to the Appalachian mountains. Not to mention Summer Stretch every Thursday, two food truck nights (Wednesday July 26th and August 9th), Clifford movie night for children (August 4th) and The Saints game Tuesday, July 25th! And this is all in addition to serving our community through the food shelf, worship, Hope4Youth and so much more! We hope that you will attend some of these events and get involved with all that is happening around here! I continue to be amazed at how God’s generosity, love and grace flow through you! Thank you for living life together, for sharing God’s light here and in the community!
Blessings,
Pastor Maria Markman
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Grace needs just 18 more tickets/attendees
to meet our goal of 50!!!
TODAY (7/13) is the last day to register!
LET’S PLAY BALL! Join us on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, for a St Paul Saints game against the Toledo Mud Hens at 7:07 pm at CHS Field. The price of the ticket is $47 which includes your ticket and food.
Please contact Vickie Meade at 763-712-0496 with any questions. Coordinated by OK @ Play.
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Summer Sunday Worship Times
8:30am-Traditional
10:00am-Contemporary
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Family Table meal happens the 3rd Sunday of each month from about 11:30am 12:30pm. Help is needed monthly to provide and/or prepare food, pack meals or deliver to waiting vehicles. If you can help with either, please sign up on Sign Up Genius by clicking the link below or contact Lynda Wilde 612.418.644 lrwilde@comcast.net This does not need to be a monthly commitment! The calendar is available through the end of the year.
Also, if you have a friend or neighbor who could use a meal, feel free to pick one up! Our July meal will be Stuffed Peppers.
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Join us Wednesday, July 26, 5:00-8:00pm for another night of fun, food, fellowship and music. A great way to connect with others from Grace, and from our community. AND you won’t have to cook. Pastor Joanna would love help with this event. If you are willing to help, sign up to help by clicking on the button below. | |
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Grace Lutheran Is Looking For An Organist!
With AP retiring from Grace this past weekend, Grace is in search of a new organist and choir accompanist. Do you know someone who would be interested in joining our music ministry? Send them our information! Job details can be found by clicking HERE.
Contact David Phelps with any questions.
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2023-2024 SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT
SAND CREEK ELEMENTARY!
We are so thankful for your donations in past years, but last year we heard school supplies were becoming out of stock by the time we got our list published. So we are beginning our drive this year in July! School supplies are always in need each year and so appreciated by the students and teachers! If you would like to help, please consider purchasing any of the items in the list below and return them to church in the tote labeled “Sand Creek School Supplies” that will be located in the narthex. The donations will be accepted through September 4.
You can also give a monetary donation of cash or check. If writing a check, please make it payable to Grace Lutheran Church and write “Sand Creek” in the memo line. The monetary donations will be used by the Sand Creek Grace Team toward the food expenses for the Sharing Grace Backpack Food Bags prepared and given each Friday to children who would otherwise go hungry over the weekend.
SUPPLIES MOST IN NEED
· POLY POCKET FOLDERS
· DRY ERASE BOARD ERASER
· BOTTLES ELMER'S GLUE
· 24 CT MINI TWISTABLE CRAYOLA CRAYONS
· PRE-SHARPENED PENCILS (TICONDEROGA)
· MEAD WIDE RULED SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS
· 1 INCH WHITE 3 RING BINDER
· PERMANENT MARKERS (BLACK SHARPIE)
· PENCIL BOX – 8 3/4” X 5 5/8” X 2 1/8”
· BOX KLEENEX
· HIGHLIGHTERS
· CRAYOLA OR PRANG WATERCOLOR SET (8 BASIC COLORS)
· CRAYOLA CRAYONS (24 COUNT)
· 8-PK CRAYOLA MARKERS PRIMARY COLORS, LOW ODOR
· LYSOL WIPES
ONGOING NEEDS
· SNACKS FOR STUDENTS
· GIFT CARDS TO WALMART OR TARGET
· GAS GIFT CARDS
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Grace's Opportunities for Giving | |
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Noisy Offerings in July will be going to the Mattke Family House Fire and Seeds of Grace Scholarships
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Give Electronically through GraceRealm | |
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Consider electronic giving on GraceRealm. It’s a convenient way to give consistently throughout the year. If you have any questions, contact Tracie or Marie in the Church Office or Click on the GraceRealm link below.
If you are wondering where your giving is for the year, please log in to GraceRealm. Find "Giving" on the tool bar. Then select "My Giving History."
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Grace Food Shelf Needs
The Grace Food shelf is in need of non-glass, unexpired jars of Pasta Sauce. Please drop your donated items off at the Church Office. Thank you for all the support you give to the Grace Food shelf!
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Prayers of the Church
We pray for: Lydia Becker, Scott Plourde, Vicki Anderson, Ann Lange, Lois Hawkins, Cherry Rae Rueberg, Kenny Zupon, Rick Burnham, Jeff Burnham, Shirley Fystrom . And also those in need of long-term prayer: Leah Hadler, Rick & Linda Breyette, Kristi Riley, Marty Lukaszewski, Clint Trousil, Lois Vadner, Diane Rosky, Shannan Gautschi, Harland Johnson, Shirley Fystrom, Alison Husak, Juleen Klawiter, Stephanie and Samantha Fernandez, Linda Christiansen, Judi Wold, and Ralph & Colleen Wernimont.
We pray for those in the midst of heartache, grief, or pain, be with Frances, Carlos, Samantha and Stephanie Fernandez grieving the death of Frances’ Aunt Vanessa Cordero and Stacy, Travis, Danica Lenz, and Stacy’s mom Carol Stoddard grieving the death of Stacy’s father Michael.
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CALLING ALL ARTICLES!!!
Fall Preview Grace Notes
Due August 1st
Wait! Summer is just getting started?!? Yes, we understand and even if you do not have definite dates for your ministry or event, the fall preview of Grace Notes is a way to highlight a ministry/event's purpose, plans, and/or needs for the programming year. Grace Notes should be in homes in mid-August. Please have your articles in Word format to Marie Kolar (mariek@graceandover.org) by 5pm on August 1, 2023.
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