Announcements
In-Person Book Group
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 in biology. 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
Join Us For Adult Summer Sunday School!
Join us on Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Nolt Auditorium
August 18 and August 25: A discussion on the book: Dear Church: A Love Letter From a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. by Lenny Duncan — Led by Susan Mull
Also incorporating Sunday Matters:52 Devotionals to Prepare Your Heart For Church by Paul David Tripp. Some copies of these books will be available.
September 1: (Labor Day Weekend) TBD
If you have any ideas for summer Sunday School please talk to Pastor or Kath!
Outreach
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.
- 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. 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
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