Announcements
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October 2025 Schedule
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.
Flowers and Candles
A reminder: If you would like to honor/remember your loved one(s) on significant dates, such as birthdays,
anniversaries, or date of passing, please contact: Donna Weidman @ dweidman52@gmail.com or
717-201-6180
A nominal fee of $20 for flowers and/or $5 for candles helps defray the cost of the altar flowers & candles in our budget.
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
LWR INGATHERING THIS SUNDAY
Lutheran World Relief In-gathering is this weekend; October 5. Please have all your donations for Personal Care and School Kits ready to bring to church on Sunday. In the bulletins will be envelopes from Lutheran World Relief to help with the shipping. Thank you for all your donations.
Christian Formation
Adult Christian Formation —Fall 2025
October 5: Prayer: Does it make any difference?
October 12: Prayer: Does it make any difference? Led by Kurt Strause
October 19: Prayer
October 26: Prayer (Last Session) Reformation Sunday
November 2: Compelled by the love of Christ, The Deaconess Community of the ELCA: Sister Dr.
Dottie Almoney, Directing Deaconess of the Deaconess Community of the ELCA
November 9: Finding Your Anchor – an exercise in Resilience Led by Jane Horan, EdD
November 16: Adults: Contemplative Prayer Led by Tom Santosusso
Highschool Youth’s turn to experience “Finding Your Anchor” Led by Jane Horan, EdD
November 23: Advent Fair!!!!!! Fun and crafts for all ages
November 30: Traveling with the Deaconess Community: Sister Dr. Dottie Almoney, Directing
Deaconess of the Deaconess Community of the ELCA
December 7: Congregational Meeting!!!
December 14: Contemplative Prayer Led by Tom Santasusso
December 21: Please support the children by attending their Christmas Play “Wow!”
December 28: TBD
Youth Group
For our first youth activity of the fall we attended the One World Festival at Franklin & Marshall
College. We enjoyed delicious food, fun activities, and performances by groups from a wide variety of cultures.
Pictured below are: Lochlan, Justice, Lennox, Harper, and Sam in their Egyptian gear.
Our next activity is Fall Foliage Day, Sunday October 27th at Camp Kirchenwald. We will meet in the church parking lot at 2:00 pm. – returning to church by 7:45 pm. If you plan to attend, please let us know!
–Meghan, Vicki, Anne, and Keith
Our Grace Family
Our Sympathy
We give thanks for the life and witness of the Reverend Conrad Youse. Pastor Youse faithfully served outdoor ministries in our synod for over 50 years. His funeral is this Friday, October 3, at 11 am, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lebanon. Visitation with the family will begin at 9 am. Please keep Pastor’s wife Winnie and the entire Youse family in your prayers. Memorial donations can be made to the
Lutheran Camping Corporation.
Holy Trinity’s address: 723 Lehman Street, Lebanon PA 17046
Thank You
Dear Pastor, & Friends of Grace,
Thank you for praying for me over the summer for recovery from 2 hospital stays beginning Good Friday. My specialist has released me for a year, so that is welcome progress. So grateful for your care and concern….
Very Sincerely,
Donna Wolf Markley Richards
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