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Mark your calendars and save the date—Feb.  9, 2025,
for our Annual Congregational Meeting!

Important End of Year Financial Info.—

Any contributions toward 2024 giving must be received in the office by no later than 12/29.

   If you need an End of Year Statement for taxes, please contact the office at 610-948-3684 or gracelutrn@verizon.net.

 
 

Christmas Gifts that make a Difference—It’s back!!

12/22 is the last Sunday to “make a difference” 

 Beginning Sunday, Dec. 1, Grace will be selling ELCA Good Gifts. These gifts offer thoughtful ways to honor friends & loved ones with presents that make a difference around the world. Good Gift ornaments will be hanging on a Christmas tree in the 6th Avenue foyer, for the first Sunday in Advent and will be sold before & after the service on 12/22. If you would like to help sell and collect the money from the purchases, please contact Deacon Allison or the church office for details.

 

Join us for worship this Advent & Christmas Eve

     Advent has begun and we hope you will join us for this holy, hope-filled season, which is also the advent of new beginnings here at Grace as we welcome Pastor Leah Woehr-Grande as our new pastor.

 

Sunday, December 22nd – Christmas Pageant (one service at 9:30).  Welcome Pastor Leah & Christmas Light Activities following worship.

 

Christmas Eve Worship—7:00 pm – Contemporary Candlelight Worship with Holy Communion

11:00 pm – Traditional Candlelight Worship with Holy Communion

 

On December 29th – One service at 9:30 am for Lessons & Carols

 
 

Upcoming Fellowship Opportunities & Holiday Events 

 

WELCOME PASTOR LEAH & CHRISTMAS LIGHT ACTIVITIES—

Sun., Dec. 22, in the Social Hall, following the 9:30am Christmas Pageant. 

Volunteers are needed to provide soup, chili & cookies.

Volunteers are needed to supervise a Christmas Light station where participants will create items (fill Luminary bags, make cards & crafts & package cookies for our homebound members). 

Participants can also play cards or a game while enjoying coffee, hot chocolate, cookies & Christmas music while getting to know Pastor Leah & her family! 

Volunteer with Brenda Johnson, 610-585-9824

 

Luminary Volunteers Needed— Tues., Dec. 24th at 3pm, to set out prepared luminaries & turn on candles. Meet in the Welcome Center.

 
Check Out These Ways to Support Your Faith Journey 
 
 
 

Bible Study groups will begin again with Part 2 of Acts, on January 13 & 16.  We meet on Mondays at 7pm via Zoom & Thursdays at 10am in the Parlor (L05). If you’d like to attend the Monday evening Zoom, contact Deacon Allison at  deaconallison12@gmail.com and she’ll send you the link.

 

 

Faith First – Last Wednesday of this Month—Join us for breakfast, devotions and fellowship at Main Street Café. We meet on the last Wednesday of the month at 8:30 am Our next gathering will be on Wednesday, January 29th. Please note that this is the 5th Wednesday of the month! Hope to see you there!

 

Sunday Mornings at 9:15am Join One of these Adult Learning Groups.
 
 – Richard Harshaw’s group meets weekly, between services, in the Choir Room (L04).  They have topical discussions focusing on faith, truth & fellowship and how these have made our lives better.
 
 –  Judy Stryker leads a study on  “Women of the Bible” –  Abigail, Gomer, Rizpah:  What do you know about these women of the Bible?  Are their stories  relevant to our lives?  Join us at 9:30amon Sundays,  in the Parlor, to understand who these women are and how they relate to us today.
 
 
 
New Adult Sunday School Starting in January – In January, Judy Stryker’s adult Sunday school group will take a break, while Deacon Allison leads a study called: Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer in a House Divided and a World on Fire.  This six-week study will look at the life & work of this important Lutheran theologian, martyr, and hero of faith, and how we can learn from him today. We’ll meet Sunday’s at 9:15am, on: 1/12, 19, 26, 2/2, 16 & 23 (we won’t meet on 2/9 due to the annual meeting).  Following this series, Judy Stryker’s group will resume.

 

Youth News!!

 

G.R.A.C.E. Place starts classes on Sunday, October 6th at 9:30am! G.R.A.C.E. Place programming will be the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month for preschool through 6th grade!

Confirmation will have class every Sunday. 

 

High School Youth – We are partnering with some local churches on a combine youth programming.
 

 

 

Caring Crafters meet on Wednesdays, in the All Purpose Room, 10-11:30am    

Our group does simple crafts in service to our church community.  We make & send cards to our homebound, Grace staff or Grace family members.

Color to relax or bring any crafts you may be working on!  We finish each session with prayers for our family, country & members at Grace.

If you have some time, on a Wednesday morning,  join us for crafts, fellowship & friendship.  All ages are welcome. Come when you can. We don’t take attendance!!

Join us for continued socializing with lunch at our local diner afterwards!  Questions?? call Sue Perry or the church office.