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BAPTISM
Clark Douglas Clifford
son of Luke & Christine Clifford was received into the family of God through Holy Baptism on Saturday, November 16, during the 5:00 worship service.
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Thanksgiving Baskets
Food Donations Needed
The Caring Team is collecting donations for Thanksgiving baskets that will be given to those in need.
Please consider donating any of the following items: green beans, evaporated milk, peas, pumpkin pie mix, canned fruit, corn, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix and gravy, sweet potatoes, mac and cheese.
If you have anything perishable, please place in the freezer in the food pantry. All donations are deeply appreciated.
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Classes for ages 3 & up
2-year olds need to be accompanied by parent
A meal is served in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30, and classes are from 6:00 – 7:30.
Schedule thru November below
Nov. 20 Supper 5:30-6:00
Classes 6:00-7:30
Nov. 27 No Classes
Grace-on-Wednesdays supper and class times will change beginning December 4.
Please note the change and plan to join us for Advent worship as well.
Dec. 4 Supper 5:15-5:45
Classes 5:45-6:45
Advent Worship @ 7:00 pm
Dec. 11 Supper 5:15-5:45
Classes 5:45-6:45
Advent Worship @ 7:00 pm
Dec. 18 Supper 5:15-5:45
Classes 5:45-6:45
Advent Worship @ 7:00 pm
Dec. 25 No Class
2020 Classes resume January 8 (regular time)
Call Sabrina Haug, Children’s Ministry Director, at 502-386-6371.
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2020 Lutheran Witness Magazine Subscriptions
The Lutheran Witness is a monthly magazine of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Orders may be made through the church at a cost of $19/year (same as last year). If you would be interested in receiving a Lutheran Witness magazine for 2020, or would like to renew your current subscription, please call Karen in the church office, 944-1267, leave her a note, or e-mail her at karen.meredith@glcna.com. Please make payments to Grace Lutheran Church and place in an envelope clearly marked Lutheran Witness Subscription. You may place an order at any time for next year, but to be guaranteed the January issue, orders must be in by November 24th. Note: If you receive offering envelope packets, there is a Lutheran Witness envelope inside you may use for payment.
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Congregational Assembly Meeting
Sunday, November 24 in the Fellowship Hall
We will have a meal and then our meeting immediately following the late service. Please plan to attend.
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THANKSGIVING WORSHIP SERVICE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 at 7:00 PM
COMMUNION WILL BE SERVED
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
ADVENT Services
“Hope for A Waiting Church”
“The Need to Hope” — Wednesday; December 4 at 7:00 pm
“Hoping for Something Better” — Wednesday; December 11 at 7:00 pm
“Hoping for Salvation in Jesus” — Wednesday; December 18 at 7:00 pm
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Advent Calendar for
Food Pantry Collection
Calendars and bags are being handed out in the narthex.
Please stop by and pick one up!
Each Day ADD an Item to the Bag.
Bring back to church on or before January 5 and place on the stage next to the food pantry. Please make sure to return the original bag handed out; we plan to reuse these for future collections.
This is a great and fun way to teach children about giving to others.
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GriefShare Began
Sunday, September 15th
3:00-5:00 PM
WHAT TO EXPECT:
If you have experienced grief of any kind, you are most welcomed and encouraged to join us. Each week the GriefShare group watches a video seminar featuring top experts on grief and recovery subjects. After viewing the video, you and the other group members will spend time as a support group, discussing what was presented in that week’s video seminar and what is going on in your lives. Grace Lutheran offers a GriefShare workbook and Devotion book free of charge because we want to help you in this season of your life.
Grace Lutheran offers GriefShare workbook and Devotion book free of charge because we want to help you in this season of your life.
Session 9 Stuck — Sun, Nov 10, 2019 3:00 pm —5:00 pm
Session 10 Lessons of Grief – Part 1 — Sun, Nov 17, 2019 3:00 pm —5:00 pm
Session 11 Lessons of Grief – Part 2 — Sun, Nov 24, 2019 3:00 pm —5:00 pm
Session 12 Heaven — Sun, Dec 1, 2019 3:00 pm —5:00 pm
Session 13 What Do I Live for Now? — Sun, Dec 8, 2019 3:00 pm —5:00 pm
If you have experienced grief of any kind, you are most welcomed and encouraged to join us. Each week the GriefShare group watches a video seminar featuring top experts on grief and recovery subjects. After viewing the video, you and the other group members will spend time as a support group, discussing what was presented in that week’s video seminar and what is going on in your lives. Grace Lutheran offers a GriefShare workbook and Devotion book free of charge because we want to help you in this season of your life.
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LifeLight Bible Class
Men & Women
Studying Romans
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30 pm
Pastor Kischnick’s office
This study is part of the LifeLight Bible study series of in-depth studies of Bible books. The goal of LifeLight is that through a regular program of in-depth personal and group study of Scripture, more and more Christian adults may grow in their personal faith in Jesus Christ.
Please contact Donata Owsley at 812-944-1008 if you plan to attend the class or have questions.
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Mothers of Preschoolers
Grace MOPS meets September through May on the second Friday of the month from 9:30-11:30 am at church. Their children come to MOPS Kids, which meets in the Youth and Junior High rooms where they are cared for by dedicated childcare workers.
The Goal of our Mop Kids program is to support our MOPS moms, and to care for, protect, and provide a loving Christian environment for their children to learn and grow.
If you would like help with childcare, contact Dolly Jenkins-812-989-3093 or Brenda Alford-812-246-5262. Thank you.
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Desserts for Wednesday Night Classes
Our Grace-on-Wednesday classes started on August 21 and continue throughout the school year. If you would be willing to make desserts, we need enough for about 100 souls. They do not have to be homemade, but it is the preferred choice of the kitchen staff. Examples are: cookies, cupcakes, brownies, cakes, pies, etc. If you are kind enough to donate, please put desserts in a non-returnable item and, if possible, have desserts ready the day before. If you have any questions, please contact Ed Mayfield or Joan Longest.
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Cards for Sale
Come check out the new greeting card table in the Fireside Room. The greeting card ministry has received several donations of new cards which are great but not the kind we need for our ministry. We are going to offer these for sale for 25 to 50 cents each. Money that is collected from these sales will be used to purchase stamps for the 100+ cards that we send each month. Come and shop!
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Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry group will continue to meet on the 2nd Saturday of the month in the Fireside Room at 10:30 a.m. Our next meeting will be October 12th.
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KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS
Thanks to those who have been choosing Grace as their Kroger rewards beneficiary! For the period May 29 – August 27, 2019, the church received a check in the amount of $350.98! We have 48 households participating.
If you shop at Kroger’s and have a Kroger’s Plus Card, you can designate a portion of your shopping trip to go to Grace too.
There are two ways to sign-up:
(1) You may call the store at 1-800-576-4377, choose option 3 and someone will sign you up over the phone (this cannot be done in the store).
(2) Sign-up online by going to www.kroger.com, click the orange register box. You will need an e-mail address, choose a password, your zip, and choose your local store. Create your account, add your Kroger Plus Card, your last name, then orange save button. Then to enter Grace as your community rewards beneficiary, sign-in to your Kroger account, click Community tab and follow directions from there to choose Grace.
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Eyeglass Recycling Program
Thank You! Twenty-three pairs of eyeglasses collected at Grace were taken to Concordia Lutheran Church in Louisville. The glasses will be used for a future mission trip that members of Concordia are planning to La Paz, Honduras. The eyeglasses will be fitted and given away within the local community to those not able to afford them. Please continue to save your old glasses and put them in the box on God’s Post Office across from the mailboxes. Please continue to save your old glasses and put them in the box on God’s Post Office across from the mailboxes. Thank you from the LWML. MOST Ministries is a recognized service organization of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
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Stephen Ministers Are Care-Givers
Do You Know Someone Who is Hurting?
Perhaps you have a friend, neighbor, co-worker or relative who is going through a difficult time. Tell them about Stephen’s Ministry.
Our Stephen Ministers have received 50 hours of training to provide high quality, confidential, one-to-one, Christian care to hurting people.
Stephen Ministers meet with their care receivers to encourage, listen and provide emotional and spiritual support. (males are matched with males, and females with females).
The caring relationship last for as long as the person needs care. It’s free and it’s a powerful way you can help a hurting friend or loved one.
If you know of someone who is hurting, talk with one of our Stephen Leaders.
Link to Stephen Ministry Web page with forms/schedules
Stephen Ministry Continuing Ed meets every third Monday of the month at church at 6:30 p.m.
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Dear Members of Grace,
I want to share something with you. For the past year, I have been working with a Caregiver from Stephen Ministries. After reaching out to Pastor Woods, he prayerfully considered his Caregivers and found the perfect fit for me. I was looking for a faith-based person to talk with to help me calm my thoughts, pray with me, and just listen. That is exactly what I received and so much more! My Caregiver and I meet once a week for dinner. I share my thoughts and we began to have some very real conversations. I did not look for this person to give me answers or tell me what to do. My Caregiver was there to talk WITH me, to pray WITH me, and to help me find some tools to heal. All of this is done in Christian love and confidentiality. No one but my Caregiver and Pastor Woods knows of the relationship.
My caregiver is now my friend and someone I will treasure for a lifetime. We continue to meet for dinner and share both of our lives with each other! I’m a work in progress and my Caregiver will always be there for me! Please don’t hesitate to reach out for help. This program is a gift.
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GRACE ON WEDNESDAY
Come and Explore God’s Word with us on Wednesdays.
We have classes for ages 3 thru adult.
A light supper is served from 5:30-6:00, and classes run from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
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Grace Radio Ministry
Listen to Grace’s broadcast of the sermon, text, and other portions of our services every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. on AM 1570 & 1600 or FM 94.1 & 101.9
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THE LUTHERAN HOUR RADIO BROADCAST
The Lutheran Hour can be heard on WHAS 840, at 6:30 a.m. Louisville and WSLM (1220 AM and 97.9 FM) 10:15 a.m.
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Grace Lutheran Preschool
Call: (812) 941-1912 Email: preschool@glcna.com
www.gracelutheran.school, click here!
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CENTENARY MEALS
FOR THE HUNGRY
2018 Meals to Feed the Hungry — Our church cooks and serves a meal at Centenary United Methodist in New Albany on the 2nd Thursday of EVERY month to feed those in need. We need individuals and organizations to help cook, serve and clean up. Talk to your friends, to your Team, to your group. Contact Tim Goebel at 812-946-4314. He will coordinate the schedule. Want more information? See Pastor Kischnick. We need volunteers for the following date: Dec. 12.