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 Worship

6pm Programming and 7pm Worship

When The Unimaginable Has Happened

This week began with construction beginning in our sanctuary. Plastic covers our organ and other equipment to keep it safe from construction dust. There are carpet covers to protect our carpet from the work that is happening. The altar wall is no longer wood panels but bare sheetrock. All this change is exciting and will help us transform into who God is calling us to be. It is also a lot to take in, especially to a place where many of you have celebrated and grieved, life milestones have been experienced in this sanctuary: weddings, funerals, baptisms, and confirmations, Christmases and Easters and every ordinary day in between. This week we are also beginning our new worship series Unraveled | Seeking God When Our Plans Fall Apart. We will begin with the story post resurrection of Thomas.

The week's title is "When the Unimaginable Has Happened." Below is artist Lauren Wright Pittman's depiction of "Grieving Thomas."

I am excited to share the Gospel this weekend in worship in a sanctuary that is fully under construction. It will change how we hear this story that we have heard before. And as we continue to worship and live out our faith together in these walls and beyond them, I pray that God will come more clearly into focus for us, no matter how our surroundings may appear.

Thank you for continuing to hold us in Grace.

See you soon.

Pastor Maria Markman

PS. Speaking of continuing on, Grace continues to serve. Join us this Saturday at Feed My Starving Children 12:00-1:45pm. Sign up below!

Week of March 25 to 29, 2024

The day care addition had interior door frames grouted, completion of duct insulation, and window frames wrapped for waterproofing. Holes for heat/AC ducts were cut in the wall that separates the addition from the existing pre-K. Efforts in the kitchen included the door frame grouting, sheet rocking of the kitchen walls, insulation of the water supply lines, and additional electrical conduit runs. Activity on the entry included the last of steel support connections made from new to the existing building. Framing of exterior walls was started.

Wood From The Back Of The Altar

As the Transforming Inside & Out progresses, the Sanctuary is now under construction. The wood from the back of the Altar has been carefully removed. Some pieces have been saved for a prayer wall. If you would like to have any of the remaining pieces of the wood, they are available on a first come, first serve basis. There are two plastic covered pallets of the wood in the parking lot. Please return the plastic into place to protect the wood from the elements. The wood will be available until April 11th or as long as it is available.

Vision Board Nominees Needed

The nominating committee is currently seeking candidates for Vision Board. Vision Board is the governing body of Grace and also leaders who envision the direction of Grace. 

Vision Board meets the 3^rd Tuesday of each month from 6-8:30pm. If you are interested in being considered or have questions, please reach out to the Nominating Committee Chair Mandi Degrote at mjdegrote@gmail.com or Pastor Joanna Mitchell at joannam@graceandover.org  

Join us at FMSC

APRIL 6th

12:00-1:45 PM

Calling all Meal Packers! Grace will be hosting a meal packing event at Feed My Starving Children in Coon Rapids on Saturday April 6th, from 12:00 PM!

We have reserved 50 slots, only 17 are left, so feel free to bring a friend, neighbor, or family member. You can sign up through the link below, the Blue Sheets in Worship, or by calling the church office.

Thanks for serving and sharing God’s Love!

Scott Christensen, Outreach Ministry Team Leader

New Member Classes

April 14th & April 21st

12:00pm - 1:00pm

New member classes are for those interested in membership or who want to learn more about the church. Two consecutive Sundays, April 14 & April 21 from 12pm-1pm each Sunday. Sign up on Realm today!

OK@PLAY Is Inviting You To (A) Play!

OK@PLAY is inviting you to join us at Lyric Arts in Anoka on Thursday, April 25 (7:30 pm) to see “9 to 5: The Musical!” 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL is a feel-good show that will have you cheering for the underdogs and tapping your toes all the way home.

We are too late to secure group discount tickets, but we would love to see you for the performance that night. For this reason, this event is a “suggested” event rather than an “organized” event. No need to register with church.

TO ORDER YOUR OWN TICKETS, please contact Lyric Arts at

LYRICARTS.ORG or by visiting/calling the box office at 763.422.1838. Ordered tickets may be picked up at the box office that night. Ticket prices range from $39 to $45 each.

Questions? Please contact Deb Stang at DebOdellStang@gmail.com or 763.427.3252.

May Grace Notes Articles

Due April 12th

Due to the Annual Meeting on May 5th, the deadline for Grace Notes has been moved up to April 12th. Please have all articles in Word format and email to Marie Kolar at mariek@graceandover.org.

Prayers of the Church 

Please pray especially for: Kathy Noel, Coni Winterfeld, Bruce Phelps, David Lechelt, Isabel Burckhard, Carly Hawkinson-Sohm, LeRoy Nelson, John Malecha, Lois Vadner, Jim & Cathy, Alex Bombard, Wayne Welle, Tara Swedberg, Dan Husak, 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 mourning: Jim & Maydelle Fennick mourning the death of Maydelle’s brother, Dan Doss; Lee Gruetzman and family mourning the death of his beloved wife Denise

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