Announcements
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July 2025 Schedule
SATURDAY WORSHIP THIS WEEKEND AT 6 PM!!!
This is the last Grace News until August! Have a happy July!
Communion Assistants
We need your help—we need a few more communion assistants for the 10:30 service . We would love to have at least three more folks sign up on a regular basis. If you have any questions please contact Angie Rabbe or Keith Miller.
Summer Book Groups
In-person Book Group July & August
For the meeting at 1:30 PM on Monday, July 28, 2025, the Grace In Person Book Group will be discussing Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon. In this first book of Leon’s featuring the humane Commisario Guido Brunetti of the Venice homicide division, the reader is introduced to Brunetti, his family and work colleagues, and, of course, Venice as he narrows down his investigation of the sudden death of a famous opera conductor that occurred during the intermission of an opera he was conducting. This is the first novel in a long series centering on Brunetti and Venice by this New Jersey native and former university professor of English literature.
August 25th at 1:30 Nolt Auditorium. The Book for August is: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.
Books, Coffee, and Conversation—7pm on Zoom 7/8 & 8/12
July—read a book by a debut author/ the debut work by an author
August—A classic book you have been avoiding
WHERE ARE THE WAVES?
You might have noticed wooden painted waves placed around two walls of Nolt Auditorium for the past 3 years. Suddenly they are gone! Where did they come from? Where did they go? Well, it is an interesting story that I thought I would share.
Around 3 1/2 years ago the Salvation Army contacted Megan Supeck about VBS materials that they were totally looking to share/give away from their past season. Megan and Kath loved the idea but where do we store these big wooden waves – why not in plain sight! We placed a wall of waves around Nolt auditorium and posted biblical verses referencing water for our Sunday School theme that fall.
Then we had two seasons of Vacation Bible School which had water themes. Perfect! Meanwhile we noticed on the back of these waves was stamped “Property of Penn Manor Marching Unit”. Huh, Penn Manor must have created these waves for their Marching Band Show. But not where do we send them to? Why not share them to Pastor Mark Kopp’s church in Millersville for their VBS? That is exactly what happened. The Waves will now adorn St. Paul’s Millersville for a season. Goodbye waves! May your blessing travel far and wide.
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
Lutheran World Relief In-gathering
Brenda Hayasaka and Donna Linton are in charge of School Kits and need your help. Take advantage of the school supply sales coming next month. These are the items they need to fill the bags they have on hand or will purchase.
- Four 70 sheet SPIRAL notebooks 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 plans to apply 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. Loose items are accepted.
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 Barbara will share the money as needed. Boxes for your donations will be 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
Christian Formation
You’re Invited!
You are officially invited to see the “Life of Christ” which is all in sign language with subtitles. We hope you will experience profound insights into Jesus and how a deaf person would experience a movie. Place: St Peter’s Lutheran Church
Time :6:30 pm
Date: Friday June 27th
We Are Having a Blast at VBS!
Adult Summer Sunday School 2025*
June 29: “My work in our sister synod, the Konde Diocese, Tanzania” with April Trout
July 6: “Why do we do that? Worship gestures” led by Kathy Good
July 13: The PRC (Parish Resource Center) and Grace. Come find out about all the amazing ministries this group is doing and how Grace is helping and can help. Led by Kate Good
July 20: TBD
July 27: “Our work in West Africa” led by the Longenecker Family
August 3: Discussing Death and Dying led by Angie Piel and Tom Santosusso
August 10: Discussing Death and Dying led by Angie Piel and Tom Santosusso
August 17: TBD
August 24: “Homelessness and Grace” led by Perry Hazeltine, PHD
August 31: (Labor Day Weekend) TBD
September 7: (Rally Day) TBD
If you have an idea for a Summer Sunday School class please contact Kath or PV.
*Please note the change for July 6
Our Grace Family
Our Sympathy
We give thanks for the life and witness of Alicia Sheckard. Alicia was the wife of Michael Sheckard, the grand-son of Jane Sheckard. Please keep their friends and family in your prayers.
With give thanks for the life and witness of William Bair who died this weekend. Please keep his
daughters, and his friends and family in your prayers. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Logan Miller graduated Cum Laude from Manheim Central High School on 5.30.25. He will be
attending Messiah University in the fall. Logan is the son of Todd & Theresa Miller.
Derek Lee Dombach Jr., graduated June 6, 2025 from Cedarcrest high school and will be going to West Virginia University to
pursue a degree in finance. He is the son of Derek & Tara Dombach.
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