Announcements
Grocery Cards
Grocery cards are available at both services on Sunday mornings. You may order cards by calling Duane and Kitty Weiss. Remember all purchases of cards realizes 5% in cash back to Grace. These funds are used to support our many ministries.
Have You Seen the New Door?
Thank you to the Youth Group for painting the door and thank you to the Property Team for getting it set up!
Worship Volunteers Needed
We need worship volunteers for the following:
Saturday Evening 6 p.m.
(4th Saturday of the month)
Communion Assistants
Communion Care
Readers
Sunday Morning 8 a.m.
Communion Assistants
Communion Care
Readers
Ushers
Greeters
Sunday Morning 10:30 a.m.
Communion Assistants
Communion Care
Greeters
If you are interested in being a Communion Assistant please contact Phil Supeck pmsupeck@gmail.com
If you are interested in communion care please contact Vicki Mumma at vickimumma57@gmail.com
If you are interested in reading please contact Angie at gracechurch517@gmail.com
If you are interested in greeting please contact Audrey Harman at audreyharman512@gmail.com
Grace Book Group
Grace Book Group meets the second Tuesday of the month on Zoom at 7 p.m. For our September meeting please read a book published the year you were born. Our topic for October is Spooky Season—please read a ghost story, an occult book, or a book about a horror author! For November please read a book by an Indigenous author. For December please read a collection of short stories.
If you need book recommendations please ask Brenda Hayasaka (bkhayasaka@gmail.com) or Angie Rabbe (gracechurch517@gmail.com). If you are interested in joining our group please contact Brenda.
At our August meeting we read books that were translated into English. We read:
Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop by Alba Donati
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Independent People by Halldor Laxness
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies and Allison Leslie Gold
Britt Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
The Pianist from Syria: A Memoir by Aeham Ahmad
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda
Let Everyone Praise the Lord!
Are you interested in praising the Lord with your developing musical talents? Grace welcomes all levels of musicianship to participate in some way. Perhaps you are ready to join in! Here is the musical rehearsal schedule at Grace beginning in September:
Grace Adult Choir rehearses on Thursdays in the balcony from 7:15-8:45 pm and performs and leads worship every Sunday at the 10:30 worship. Practice begins 9/7.
Grace Children’s Choir rehearses on Sunday mornings from 9 -9:20 am and performs in 10:30 worship once a month. Practice begins 9/10.
Gloria Adult Bell Choir rehearses on Monday evenings from 6:30-7:30 pm in the balcony and performs twice a month during 10:30 worship. Practice begins 9/11.
Sanctus Children’s Bell Choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 pm in the balcony and performs in 10:30 worship once a month.
Kyrie Hybrid Bell Choir (High School and up) if there is enough interest rehearses every other Sunday morning from 9:30-10:00 am and would perform once a month at the 10:30 worship or maybe the 8 am worship. Let’s see! Practice begins 9/24.
Grace Folk Choir rehearses on Monday evenings from 5:30-6:30 pm in the balcony. We welcome people who want to praise the Lord with ukuleles, guitars and voices. We focus on Bluegrass and Folk music but love exploring all genres of music. Practice begins 9/11.
If you are interested in joining Children’s Choir, a bell choir, and/or Grace Folk choir please contact our director of Bells and Children’s Music, Kathryn Verkouw at verkouw@gmail.com
If you are interested in joining the Adult Choir please contact our Director of Music, Dr. David McConnell at herrdam@hotmail.com.
Any instrumentalists are welcome to share their gifts throughout the year as well! Please contact Dr. McConnell.
Christian Formation
Rally Day September 10th!
Adult Sunday School Meets Sunday, 9-10:15 am. Class meets in the Nolt Auditorium. Topics are as follows:
9/10 Christian Nationalism – Led by Brad Weaver
9/17-10/22 “The Call – the Life and Message of the Apostle Paul” by Adam Hamilton and led by Pastor Verkouw
Toddler Time Sunday School for ages 0-2 and a parent and led by parents. Meets after Music/Play time with Preschool until 10:15 am. Classroom located off the Nolt Auditorium.
Preschool Sunday School for ages 3-5 led by Susan Miller and Alana Koser. Meets 9am-10:15 am and will begin with music time or play. Class uses Spark Lectionary curriculum. Classroom located off the Nolt Auditorium.
Sunday School for grades K-2 led by Lisa Schneider and Kim Neumar. Meets after Chapel singing time, 9:20-10:15 am. Class uses “Godly Play” story boxes. Classroom located off the Nolt Auditorium.
Sunday School for grades 3-5 led by Patti Hartman and Kaylah Miller. Meets after Chapel singing time, 9:20-10:15 am. Class uses the Whirl Lectionary curriculum. Classroom located off the Nolt
Auditorium.
Confirmation Class led by Meghan Kelly and Vicki Mumma: Meets 9-10:15 am Designed for grades 6-8 to explore the basics of Lutheran Christian Faith. Classroom located off the Nolt Auditorium.
High School Sunday School led by Phil Supeck: Meets every other Sunday from 9-10:15 in the Stafford Room beginning September 17th. High School and Confirmation Youth will join for snacks and sharing time at 9-9:15 in the Confirmation room. On the alternate Sunday mornings they can choose between: Kyrie bell rehearsal, participate as a helper for one of the other classes or attend the adult Sunday school. Class meets in the Stafford Room (basement of the church office).
Our Grace Family
Addition to the September Birthday List
Pastor Peter Rustico’s birthday is 9/1! Happy Birthday!
Thank You
Many thanks to the congregation and staff of Grace Church for all of your thoughts, cards, phone calls, meals and good wishes for a healthy and speedy recovery from my surgery this summer. I am well on my way back and hoping to return to helping the church, the members and neighbors as I am able.
Your thoughts meant the world to us. We continue to be pleased to be part of this warm church organization. Thank you.
—Jean and Lee Young
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