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Disagreeing Better
Tuesday October 8, 2024
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
There is no registration fee
This workshop is offered in-person at the PRC office.
Presenters: Nita Landis and Melissa Gizzi
As political polarization continues to rise, differences, especially political differences, can feel insurmountable. This is a team-taught workshop led by one red and one blue leader and will teach participants essential skills for communicating across differences and finding common ground. You will leave this interactive workshop with:
● A greater understanding of the values and concerns of people who differ from you politically
● Better listening skills that lets other people feel heard
● Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear even if they disagree
● Practice implementing these skills
We will have two tables set up for this event! If you wish to help please leave
candy/treats and little trinkets (bubbles, pencils etc) in the church office or in the collection area in the Nolt Auditorium. If you have any questions please contact Kathryn Verkouw. Office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-4.
Christian Formation
Join us for Fall Foliage Day at Camp Kirchenwald Sunday October 27 1pm-6pm
Return to camp for the afternoon to enjoy fall activities, worship, and a picnic supper. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet up with old friends or introduce new folks to camp. An evening meal is included. Enjoy Pumpkin Painting, Canoeing / Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Hayrides, Hiking, and More!
Registration fee is $15. Please register on the Kirchenwald Website
Adult Sunday School
We will explore different art forms and how they can be a beautiful expression of the Holy Spirit.
Spirituality and Music
Led by the Davids 10/6
· The Spirituality of Dance
Led by Marian West 10/13
Outreach
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INGATHERING OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA SYNOD
Thank you so much for all your donations for the Lutheran World Relief Ingathering on
October 5-6. Most of the School & Personal Care Kits have been packed for delivery to New Windsor in Maryland. Denny will deliver them to our Conference drop-off spot at Bergstrasse Church in Ephrata on October 12. We are now collecting for the shipping fund which is used to send the kits overseas. Donations marked LWR Shipping Fund may be placed on the offering plate. Envelopes will be available at church. There is a wonderful quilt plaza at LWR offices at Christ Lutheran Church across from Inner Harbor in Baltimore. Members of Grace remember visiting this some years back. For every $500 donation to the Shipping Fund a brick is
engraved in the Plaza. Many members of Grace, past and present, have their names marked on a brick to honor their work over the years. Thank you Brenda Hayasaka, Donna Linton, Angie Rabbe, and Janet Neumar for doing the School Kits. They joined with the Personal Care Kit team, Cindy Labezius, Linda Fackler, Dianne Sherr, and Barbara Slotter on September 19 to put the kits together and to pack them. THANK YOU ALL!
—Brenda Hayasaka, Donna Linton & Barbara Slotter
LHANDS Volunteers Needed
Renovations continue on our LHANDS apartment #2 at 24 E James in preparation for new tenants. If you are handy with home improvements, please get in touch with Tom Andersen –twandersen@comcast.net – to volunteer!
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.
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