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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2002
GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO WORSHIP. Grace Lutheran Church welcomes all as God's children, and with Christ's guidance offers a caring, friendly atmosphere for Worship, Spiritual Growth, Fellowship, and Education. We support the mission and programs of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and provide opportunities and challenges to serve the human and spiritual needs of our wider community.
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-Worship Schedule- 8:00 AM Holy Communion Lutheran Book of Worship Setting II 9:15 AM Education Hour -Sunday School/Adult Forum 10:30 AM - Holy Communion Now the Feast and
Celebration |
Chidcare
at Grace
is available
Sundays from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Christopher Young is our childcare provider. Our nursery is
located in the Pearson Hall Education Building.
Ask an usher for directions!
Altar Flowers
Thanks go to the David and Keiko
Knode
for providing Grace with the wonderful gift of flowers, this
Sunday.
Flowers are given to the glory of
God.
Welcome Katrin!
Today we welcome Katrin Madelyn Bonnofsky (dob. 6-9-99), daughter of Andrew and Mary Bonnofsky, into God's family at Grace through the sacrament of Holy Baptism.
Please extend your warmest well wishes to Katrin and the Bonnofsky family.
Fall Yard Cleanup Party!
Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to Noon. (Coffee and Doughnuts provided) All are welcome! Come with rakes, blowers, wheel barrows, or alone. But please do come! We can use every able body to get the yard in shape.
-GLC Property Committee, Ron Ryan, Chair
Grace Brigade
The "Grace Brigade" is a new group, which welcomes members of the congregation of all ages, who would like to visit our members whom are sick or homebound and unable to attend Sunday services. Since we have more members in need of visitation than Pastor Howell can visit by himself each week - and that number gets larger all the time - the Brigade members would supplement his visits and help our household friends feel more connected to the congregation as a whole. Pastor Howell will also train the Brigade members and provide them with supplies to share communion!
This is a wonderful opportunity to get involved, to provide a much-needed service, and even to earn some community service hours if you are a high school student. If you would like to be a part of this new team, please contact Danna Syltebo at (425) 455-8237 to get started.
Christmas Paegent Volunteers
Needed: Volunteers who would be willing to help with costumes and sets for the Christmas Paegent. If you are interested, please let Rebecca know ASAP.
reljambo@aol.com
425-454-4344
Thank you!
Ten Key People of the Bible - Adult Forum Series
Continues!
IT IS NOT UNCOMMON to hear someone exclaim, "What a character she (he) is!" when referring to some unforgettable person. The person usually has distinctive personality traits or behavior. Life is full of such characters, and in this study we are going to meet some of them. They are people who lived a long time ago, and were so memorable in the history of faith that their stories have been recorded in the Scriptures.
The ten key people we will meet are a diverse group. They are male and female, Jew and Gentile, warrior and homemaker, courageous and frightened, and faithful and unfaithful. But all of them have one thing in common. They all play an important role in God's plan of salvation for the world.
We will meet ten key people in five separate sessions. We will learn about their admirable qualities and what God accomplishes through them.
Session 1
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Abraham
(Genesis 18:1-15)
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The sixth session will help us summarize what we have learned as well as emphasize the study's application to our daily lives.
This course is designed to be user friendly. Bible scholars or Bible beginners - this is for you!
Taught by Pastor Howell. and Sue Giaimo
Sunday School
In October we studied the story of Mary and Martha and participated in lots of activities about Hospitality. This month we will be studying the Sabboth. A Commandment. Come and join in Pearson Hall on Sundays during the Education Hour, 9:15-10:15 a.m!
WARM COATS
FOR KIDS DRIVE HERE
NOVEMBER 3-10!
The fourth annual Warm Coats for Kids drive sponsored by Congregations for Kids will take place here starting Sunday November 3rd. Please bring either new of very gently used warm coats or jackets to the big collection box in the narthex by Sunday, November 10th. Coats will be brought to the distribution center Tuesday November 12th.
Many of these children have only sweatshirts or light-weight jackets, so warm coats and warm jackets - fleece included - are much needed this winter. Gloves, mittens, and hats are also welcome.
For more information, please contact
Judy (H.) Johnson at (425) 455-1271.
Thanks for helping!
Hello Grace,
What could be done with a digital camera at Grace Lutheran Church?? Imagine...
- Photos of the seniors group, harvest festival, youth ministry. Compass Center sandwich ministry, Sunday School classes, etc. can be added directly to our "Grace Notes" newsletter without mailing for film to develop!
- photos can be taken at a baptism, of new members as they are welcomed, and of youth as they are confirmed-instantly ready for a family to take home with them and instantly ready to put up on a church bulletin board.
- perhaps a photo directory???
- Creating a prayer trading card between children, youth, and adults for mentoring and deepening relationships within the congregation (a photo with 'statistics' and prayer requests updated monthly).
-Add photos to the church's website.
- Easily add photos to an email to send to our sister congregation in Petrikirke in Russia.
Imagine the possibilities….
We are desiring a digital camera for ministry at Grace Lutheran and asking for either a donation of an actual digital camera or financial donations to go specifically for purchase of a camera.
Please contact Jeffrey in the church office if you have interest in helping out or have connections that can help.
Thank you for your time'!
Peace in Christ,
~Leena Prindle
Director of Youth and Family Ministry
Grace Lutheran church Bellevue, WA
425-454-4344
Coming soon...
"Operation Baby King" Christmas-Pageant this year!
We will be starting practices the third week in November, on the 17th. The practices will be during our normal Education Hour, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. We will start up our curriculum again after the New Year.
Russia Auction Sunday - April 6, 2003
"We're rolling onward"
The Auction packets for each family in the congregation containing information about donations and procurement are in the Narthex. Please pick yours up if you haven't already done so.
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