Announcements
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September 2025 Schedule
“Chiming” or Ringing the Church Bells
Our tower bells (technically a “chime”) are not rung by automated equipment but by congregation members. There is a console for “playing” the bells one level above the music balcony. It has “keys” similar to a piano keyboard, that are played by grasping and depressing.
A system of cords, one per key, rises to the bells and initiates the mechanism to strike the bells.
We can always use more chimers. If you can read music, you will find it easy to do. Let
Murray Foreman know of your – or a family member’s – interest
murrayforeman@gracelutheranchurch.com
Karl Moyer, who has served this congregation in countless ways, retired from chiming this past year, and next month, Donna Linton, who has chimed for many decades, also will retire. We
thank these two for their years of dedication to chiming.
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.
In-person Book Group
Join our in-person book group on Monday September 22 at 1:30 pm in the Nolt Auditorium for a discussion of A
Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci.
This book is set in southern Virginia in the year 1968, a period of significant racial tension, where a white lawyer, Jack Lee, reluctantly defends Jerome Washington, a Black handyman accused of murdering his employers, a prominent white couple. As Jack delves into the case, he partners with Desiree DuBose, a Black lawyer from Chicago, to fight a corrupt legal system and uncover the truth, facing both the challenges of a biased town and powerful, external forces. The story explores themes of race, injustice, and the struggle for truth and empathy, drawing on Baldacci’s own experiences growing up in Richmond, Virginia during this
tumultuous desegregation era.
Flowers and Candles
If you would like to honor/remember your loved one(s) on significant dates, such as birthdays, anniversaries, or date of passing, plA nominal fee of $20 for flowers and/or $5 for candles helps defray the cost of the altar flowers & candles in our budget.
Please contact: Donna Weidman
dweidman52@gmail.com or 717-201-6180
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
Rally Day
Sunday School For All Ages beginning at 9 am in the Nolt Auditorium. Kids will go to their class rooms and adults will remain in the
auditorium.
Perry Hazeltine will be returning for Adult Sunday School to continue our discussion of homelessness in Lancaster and how we can be hospitable while keeping boundaries in place.
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