Grace News August 11, 2026

Announcements

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AUGUST 2026 Schedule–Worship Volunteers, Birthdays, & Anniversaries

Flowers and Candles

In-person Book Group

Join the in-person book group on August 24th for a discussion on The German Wife. The German Wife is a book about a family that in the 1930s in Berlin. Sofia von Meyers Rhodes and her academic husband benefit from the military ambitions of the new chancellor when her husband was offered a high level position in the rocket program. Although they oppose Hitler’s views it soon became clear that if Sofie’s husband Jurgen does not accept the job, their income will be taken away, then their children and then their lives.

In 1950’s in Huntsville, AL 20 years later Jurgen is one of the German scientists pardoned and granted a position in America’s space program. Sofia and their children move to America to be with Jurgen. Rumors about the Rhode’s family affiliation with the Nazi party spread among her new American neighbors, idle gossip turns into rage and violence. Is it an act of vengeance or justice?

Chimers Needed

We are looking for a few people to add to our group of seven “chimers.” Chimers play the tower bells (the ‘chime’) after the 10:30 am Sunday service and also at 6:00 pm on Sunday evenings. If you can play a keyboard, you can play the chime. If you or a member of your family is interested, call or text Murray Foreman: 717-203-9061.

Christian Formation

Outreach

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INGATHERING
October 3-4, 2026

There have been some changes this year. The New Windsor center where we dropped off kits is no longer available. A new year-round location for donations has opened in Mechanicsburg. In regard to boxes we have to use boxes with lids. Preferred boxes are those that have handholds at both ends of each box that can be carried easily. A suggestion was made to inquire at the dairy section of the grocery store for egg boxes that have these handles and lid. If you know of a source, contact Brenda Hayasaka or Barbara Slotter.

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

Our Grace Family

Our Sympathy

Our sympathy and prayers on behalf of Grace member Molly Rowen and all the family and friends of Molly’s mother, Nancy L. Eberle, who died peacefully after a brief illness on July 27, 2026. She was 93 and had spent much of her life serving the church as the special kind of volunteer that pastor’s wives have often been! She and her husband, the Reverend Ralph Eberle attended St. Paul Millersville as college students, and have been members there since moving back to Lancaster County in retirement in 2001. Pastor Eberle served several churches, but for a long time was the pastor of Jordan Lutheran Church in Orefield, PA. He died in 2009. A memorial service for Nancy will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St. in MIllersville, a visitation at 2 pm and service at 3pm. May Nancy rest in peace and rise in Christ’s glory!

We give thanks for the life and witness of Grace member Tina Horn. Tina’s family has confirmed Saturday, Sept 26 as the day we will gather at Grace to give thanks for her life, comfort all who mourn, and share the gospel’s resurrection promise as we commend Tina into the communion of saints. Visitation with Tina’s family will be from 10-11:00 a.m. followed by the service at 11:00 a.m. and a luncheon to follow in the Nolt Auditorium. Interment will be private, at a later date. Thank you for keeping Tina and her family in your prayers over these last days and weeks of her life. May Tina rest in peace and rise in Christ’s glory!