Grace News May 27, 2025

Announcements

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June 2025 Schedule

June 2025 Download

Fountain Flowers

WE NEED FLOWERS FOR JUNE. PLEASE LET ANGIE OR PV KNOW ASAP

Families may buy plants and flowers to decorate the Fountain on the Sunday they choose, delivering them to church on Saturday and following Sunday services, take their plants home.

Please contact Angie with questions or to sign up.

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. Grocery

Christian Formation

Vacation Bible School Summer 2025

Tuesday evenings starting June 10th from 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm join Holy Trinity and Grace Lutheran as we travel to Babylon during Bible-times. We’ll explore what life was like for a man named Daniel and his friends as captives in a strange land. You’ll make cool crafts, laugh while you play Bible-time games, hear epic
stories, and eat some interesting snacks!

Holy Trinity will host the adventure on Tuesday, June 10th, June 24th, and July 8th. Grace Lutheran will host on Tuesday, June 17th, July 1st, and July 15th. Parking is available in the parking lot of Grace Lutheran Church. On the nights Trinity Lutheran hosts a shuttle bus will pick up Babylon travelers at 5:30 pm in Grace’s Parking lot.

VBS 2025—WE NEED YOUR HELP

Over the next few week’s the Nolt Auditorium will be under construction as we transform the space into Babylon!

We need the following*:

· Patterned Blankets and Tapestries

· Artificial Palm Fronds and Vines

· Big Carpet Tubes

· Big Heavy Craft Paper

· Cardboard Blocks

*please label anything you would like returned

Nicene Creed—1700 Years Later

2025 marks the 1700^th anniversary of the Nicene Creed – which many have considered to be the core profession of the Christian faith, and which is spoken in churches across the world. To honor this milestone, I am planning to share articles in the Grace News through this year based on questions I, as a layperson, have about it, and answers I, as a layperson, can find. This first answer came from Grok (an AI app). I’d welcome questions and/or answers from you all as well.

My first question is Why?

Why was the Nicene Creed written?

The Nicene Creed (first version) was written in 325 CE during the First Council of Nicaea to address theological disputes, particularly the Arian controversy, which questioned the divinity of Jesus Christ. Convened by Emperor Constantine, the council aimed to unify Christian doctrine across the Roman Empire. The creed established a clear statement of faith, affirming that Jesus is “of the same substance” (homoousios) as God the Father, countering Arianism’s claim that Jesus was a created being. It also sought to standardize core Christian beliefs, ensuring doctrinal consistency and combating heresies, while promoting unity within the early Church.

I realize that there are words in this answer that need explanation, and I will try to address them in future articles. Do let me know if there is something you want me to include.

Arlene Volk