Announcements
In-Person Book Group
Monday, June 24th at 1:30 PM in Nolt Auditorium
All are welcome to join in a discussion of True Biz, a novel by Sara Novic. True Biz is the Free Library of Philadelphia’s 2024 One Book/One
Philadelphia selection. Sara Novic is a young deaf writer, translator, creative writing professor, and advocate for the deaf community.
True Biz means “for real” or “real talk” in American Sign Language (ASL). The
author “keeps it real” for her main characters Charlie and Austin and their headmistress February (a Child Of Deaf Adults) at River Valley School for the Deaf. The lives of these characters intertwine, as they face challenges, struggle for human connection, and look for meaning as members of a
diverse deaf community.
True Biz can be found at the Lancaster County Library or on Amazon as a Kindle or hardcover book. If you have any questions, please contact
Barbara Andersen, discussion leader for True Biz.
Monday, July 22nd at 1:30 PM in Nolt Auditorium
In July the group is reading Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom. This covers a remarkable 8 year journey between two worlds, two men, two faiths and communities and a request from an 80 year old rabbi from the author’s hometown. He also has interactions with another person who is a pastor from Detroit with a troubled past who is in the midst of making life changing decisions for the betterment of himself.
Monday, August 26th at 1:30 PM in Nolt Auditorium
August’s book for the afternoon in -person group is: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver The author grew up in Kentucky and has a degree inbiology. She has written about her family’s experience spending an entire year growing and preserving organic food and living independent of grocery stores. Other books are evidence of her second home in Arizona and her love of native peoples. Bean Trees, and Animal Dreams are among my favorites.
Prodigal Summer delves into the struggles of living and farming as nature has her way. Kingsolver is not afraid to write the world as it truly is and to weave into the story the strength of the human spirit.
Christian Formation
Confirmation 2024–Congratulations to Our New Confirmands
VBS Night One
Outreach
Cap Collection Has Come To An End-Please Do Not Bring Caps to the Office!
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.
Lutheran World Relief Ingathering October 5-6, 2024
Brenda Hayasaka and Donna Linton are in charge of School Kits and need your help. These are the items they need to fill the bags they have on hand or will purchase. SCHOOL SALES WILL BE ON IN JULY!! – THAT’S WHY WE ARE ASKING EARLY.
- Four 70-80 sheet SPIRAL notebooks (280-300 sheets total) of wide or college-ruled paper approximately 8” x 10 ½ ”, no loose leaf paper
- One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other
- One pencil sharpener
- One pair of blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)
- Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band
- Five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band
- One box of 16 or 24 crayons
- One 2 ½” eraser
Thank you to Janet Neumar who will be applying for a Thrivent Visa card for $250 to buy items. We need more items from you to fill the bags.
We are also doing Personal Care Kits. We will purchase bulk items from a Thrivent card and also from your monetary donations. If you want to put your own kit together, here are the directions.
- One light-weight bath size towel (between 20” x 40” and 52” x 27”), dark color
- Two or three bath-size bars of soap equaling 8 to 9 oz, any brand, in original wrapping
- One adult-size toothbrush in its original wrapping
- One metal nail clippers (attached file optional), remove packaging
We will add a comb to your kit as we ordered in bulk. Fold the towel in half widthwise. Place the rest of the items in the towel, fold and roll so nothing falls out, and secure with yarn, ribbon, or string or just put your items, including the towel, in a plastic bag.
If you want to help with cash donations, please write on your check “LWR Kits.” Brenda and I will share the money as needed. We are starting with a $19 balance in our account, so your donations would be appreciated to buy towels and bags in particular at this time. Boxes are in the Narthex and at the entrance as you come in the door to church.
Barbara Slotter, 717-342-2654
Brenda Hayasaka, 410-236-1063
Donna Linton, 717-575-9388
Our Grace Family
Congratulations to the Class of 2024
Jay D’Agostino, Sterling College (Vermont), Bachelor of Arts in
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Jay’s parents are Memory and Ray D’Agostino
Nick Miller graduated from McCaskey. He will be attending Millersville University in the fall.
Nick is the son of Susan and Todd Miller and the grandson of Dianne Sheer.
Grace Gauchnauer graduated from Purdue University on May 11, 2024 with BS in Animal Sciences. She will begin vet school at NC State University in the fall to study for her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree. Grace is the daughter of Lisa Gauchnauer.
gracelutheranchurch.com 