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WHY 20 SECONDS?

Short video on why you need 20 seconds for handwashing viruses.

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Live Video Broadcast Sunday Morning
8:00AM and 10:30AM

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Note: If one fails try another link. They will be active on Sunday.

Https://glcna.online.church

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Vn4JFP_IQP8JQ3f8QwADQ

Faceboook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceLutheranChurchNA

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A WEEK IN REVIEW

Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/OkSVTFzYtEU

Revkisch@att.net — (812) 949-9014

matt.woods@glcna.com — (502) 523-9327

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A Word From Tom Perryman
President — Grace Lutheran Church

Great is Thy Faithfulness

When Job lost his health, his wife, children, and all his means, his response was simple: I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; (Job 19:25-26) This was evidence of an unshakable faith that the Lord was with him and no matter what happened, he knew that the promise of his salvation was intact. Since the resurrection of Jesus, we Christians are guaranteed salvation if only we trust in the Savior. This is because of the faithfulness of the Christ, who endured the suffering and death on a cross for you and me.

If we call ourselves Christian, we must reflect Christ’s faithfulness. We are now faced with an unprecedented series of events that are outside our control in the form of a virus that has made it impossible for us to function normally as a church. But the church’s work continues and we must be faithful to that mission.

As the president of the congregation, I am imploring our members to continue to give their offerings to the church just as they would if everything was normal. If we fail in this, the church falters and is unable to continue its work. Grace has seen hard times before and has persevered due to the faithfulness of its members. I am certain that this faith, by the Grace of Christ Jesus, is still alive.

Tom Perryman
President — Grace Lutheran Church, March 19, 2020

President.PDF

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“Staying In Touch With Pastor Woods”

Good morning and welcome to what I am calling, “Staying In Touch With Pastor Woods”
Well last night (March 17, 2020) our church council made a number of decisions as we adapt and respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak.
1. The Church Council will be meeting weekly (each Tuesday) by phone conferencing to be adaptable to our changing situation.
2. For the Safety and protection of all we are taking the direction from the CDC which limited gatherings to ten or less people. Sunday services will be online through the month of March.
a. March 22 (8 and 10:30)
b. March 29 (8 and 10:30)
c. You may also listen to our radio broadcast on Sundays at 8:30
d. Evaluating Palm Sunday
e. Easter TBA. May be celebrated at a later date if it has to be postponed. Not giving up Easter.
3. Wednesday Night Services will be discontinued.
4. Thursday Morning Saints will not meet until further notice.
5. The Remaining Confirmation season is yet to be fully determined.
6. All elective expenditures are on hold in order to keep the lights on.
7. The Call process for a new youth director has also been pushed to the back burner until things stabilize.
8. Extra deep cleaning and sanitizing has been ongoing throughout the church building.
9. We strongly hope that each person from Grace would look in on at least one other household with phone calls.
10. Daily Updates and devotions will be on our Website (glcna.com) and Facebook Pages by noon each day.
11. Please pray for our first responders, for those suffering with the virus, for our leaders who are trying to figure this out, and for humility to turn to our Lord in faith.

The bless and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with His favor and give you His Peace.
Pastor Matthew Woods

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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works so that no one can boast. — Ephesians 2:8-9

Welcome to the Grace Lutheran Church and School web site. There is a variety of information here regarding our congregation and our beliefs. Lutherans are Bible-believing, sacramental Christians who trace their roots back to Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. There have been Lutherans since 1517, particularly in Germany and Scandanavia. Lutherans in America followed large immigrations from Europe in the 1840’s and 1850’s.

The congregation at Grace was founded in 1927 in a small room over a pool hall on State Street in New Albany. The congregation moved to Tenth and Oak, then to Charlestown Road, before building its current facilities on Klerner Lane in 1974. The congregation now numbers just over 1100 souls. We worship at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday evenings. The pastors are Rev. Bruce Kischnick and Rev. Matt Woods.