Announcements
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January 2025 Schedule
Please download the file for the January 2025 worship assistant schedule and the Birthday/Anniversary list.
In-person Book Group
January 2025 – Conclave by Robert Harris
“The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will gather to cast their votes in the world’s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they are not immune to the human temptations of power and glory. And they are not above the tribalism and factionalism that consumes humanity. When all is said and done, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on Earth.” From Amazon
In January, Jean Young will lead our discussion on the 27th from 1:30 to 3:30 in the Nolt Auditorium. Now a major motion picture!
February 2025 – Master, Slave, Husband, Wife by
Ilyon Woo
“A rich narrative of the Crafts, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848, with light-skinned Ellen disguised as a disabled white gentleman and William as her manservant, exploiting assumptions about race, class, and disability to hide in public on their journey to the North, where they became famous abolitionists while evading bounty hunters.” —The Pulitzer Prizes
We will meet on February 24th from 1:30 to 3:30 in the Nolt Auditorium. This discussion will be led by Barbara Andersen.
Christian Formation
Lutheran Summer Music
Enrollment is filling fast for the Lutheran Summer Music 2025! Students come together in an immersive musical community that connects the pursuit of musical growth with the joy of Lutheran church music traditions. LSM welcomes musicians of all kinds: brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion, piano, organ, voice, harp, guitar, handbells, and more. Know a young person (grades 8-12) who would benefit from this life-giving and joyful musical community? Nominate them for LSM today at LSMacademy.org/nominate. LSM 2025 takes place at Valparaiso University from June 22-July 20 (Half Session through July 6). Standard Enrollment is open now through March 1.
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.
SoulMates Volunteer Opportunities
Hello Volunteers,
Happy New Year! I’m reaching out today to share that our next SoulMates Teen Volunteer Program training will be taking place on Saturday, January 18th at the Hospice & Community Care administrative office in Lancaster. The SoulMates program was the brainchild of Alexandra Weitzel, a local 18-year old with terminal cancer who wished to leave a legacy behind by creating a program where young adults her age could be a “soulmate” to hospice patients going through a similar journey.
We are currently recruiting student volunteers from local/regional high schools and youth serving organizations in Lancaster County to participate in the SoulMates Teen Volunteer Program. SoulMates volunteers can serve in a variety of capacities, from providing companionship to patients at the Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center in Mount Joy, to helping to support our many community and fundraising special events. Teen volunteers will gain valuable personal and professional skills through this unique and meaningful volunteer service experience, and this opportunity can also help fulfill school service-learning or community service requirements. For young adults especially interested in pursuing careers in healthcare or social work, the SoulMates volunteer program is a tremendous opportunity for hands-on experience.
We’re hoping you can help us promote this opportunity by sharing information about the SoulMates Teen Volunteer program with your own personal and professional networks. To become a SoulMates Teen Volunteer, interested applicants must be 15-18 years old (although we will consider applicants who are currently 14 years old but turning 15 within the next 6-months). I’ve attached a SoulMates flyer which contains a QR code which will take interested applicants directly to our website and the SoulMates volunteer application.
For more information on the SoulMates Teen volunteer program, please visit https://www.hospiceandcommunitycare.org/soulmates/ or contact Jen Horan at (717) 735-2466 or jhoran@hospicecommunity.org.
Thank you for helping us spread the word about this exciting opportunity for local young adults!
-Jen Horan
Our Grace Family
Welcome Little Ones
Give thanks with these two Grace families welcoming new babies this winter! Klaus and Carol Case have a new granddaughter, Sophie, born to son Jeremy and his wife Lindsay on Dec. 1, 2024. And Sherry Ober welcomes her grandson, Everett Mark Ober born to her son Keith and wife Ruth Ober on Jan. 8, 2025. Thanks be to God for new life!
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