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THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Golden Saints Luncheon
Fireside Room @ noon
Bring a dish to share. Sign-up sheet forthcoming!
 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Lunch Cruise on the Ohio aboard the “Mary Miller”.
We have 26 tickets so far. The cost is $36 per person.
The bus will leave church at 10:45 a.m. Should be back to Grace by 2:30. There will be lunch and a two-hour cruise.
We went last year, and it was delightful.
SIGN-UP OUTSIDE THE CHURCH OFFICE.
Pay by cash or check at the office to hold your spot.
 

THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Blood Drive

Grace Lutheran Fireside Room
Please consider giving this precious commodity and be a Life-Saver!

 

THURSDAY, JULY 18
“Goat Milk Stuff” Tour and Lunch and Tour at Stream Cliff Farm.
More details coming later.
 

SUNDAY, JULY 21
Shakespeare in the Park “King Lear”
Leave church at 6:00 p.m. More details later.

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Blood Drive

Grace Lutheran Fireside Room
Thursday, June 13, 2019 — 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Please consider giving this precious commodity and be a Life-Saver!

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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 June 8th.

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Youth Mission Trip Minot, North Datoka!

July 20th-27th

If you have a big heart for kids and want to cross borders and erase boundaries, join us at the Ranch! Service Projects include: landscaping, painting, wildlife area projects, tree planting, creating/planning flower beds, assisting with Therapeutic Riding Program, Hippotherapy (3-6 volunteers an hour), weeding outdoor riding arena, Thrift Store Projects (sorting donations/merchandise & painting at the Minot Store).
The Cost for this trip is only $200 per person.

This price covers your food for the week, housing, gas, and registration costs! If you are interested in this event, you must sign up by May 26th with a non-refundable deposit of $50. This is to ensure we have ample transportation and hotel rooms. Contact Matt Loppnow at 812-786-2142 to sign up.

In Your Going…Our calling, through the Great Commission, is to carry the gospel in our going to all nations making disciples and baptizing nations! Mission Trips provide that very opportunity for us to carry the gospel message of Jesus to those who are in need. Through this trip, you will find that something small can be made into something great through the power of Jesus. Whether you’ve served on a mission trip before or have never been, you’re invited to join us on our mission to Minot, North Dakota!

**This trip will be limited to 10 kids for ease of transportation. Therefore, if you are feeling called to go, make sure that you sign up with a deposit. Simply Signing up will not guarantee you a spot, until your deposit is made. Prayerfully consider this trip, talk with your parents and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me!
Blessings,
Matt Loppnow, St. John’s Lutheran Church
dceloppnow@gmail.com
812-786-2142

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Wednesday Night Summer Schedule

For Sr. High Youth

May 22: — 6:00-7:30 — “Walmart Bingo”
May 29: — 6:00-7:30 — “Coloring Outside the Lines” FREE PIZZA
June 5: — 6:00-7:30 — “Wheelbarrow Donations”
June 12: — 6:00-7:30 — “Take a Walk With Jesus”
June 19: — 6:00-7:30 — “My Way or Yahweh”
June 26: — VBS We Need Your HELP!!
July 3: — NO CLASS
July 10: — 6:00-9:30 — “Pool Night” Dinner Included 
July 17: — 6:00-7:30 — “Tootsie Roll Pops” FREE PIZZA
July 24: — 6:00-7:30 — “Dollar Days”
July 31: — 6:00-7:30 — “Water Balloon Volley Ball” FREE PIZZA
Aug 7: — 6:00-7:30 — “Slip’n’Slide Kick Ball” (Bring towel and bathing suit)
Aug 14: — 6:00-7:30 — “Back to School”
Aug 21: — 6:00-7:30 — Grace on Wednesday begins

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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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Ushers Needed

We need some people, men or women, to be trained to serve as ushers. Mostly this involves assisting with receiving the offering and assisting with communion movements. If you have interest, please see one of the ushers, elders, or a pastor.

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KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Grace Lutheran Church, through Kroger’s rewards program, received a check this past week for quarter 3 in the amount of $302.97. Grace Lutheran Church is now part of the Kroger Community Rewards Program. 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.
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-four pairs of eyeglasses collected at Grace were taken to Concordia Lutheran Church in Louisville. The glasses will be used during a mission trip that members of Concordia will be taking to Children of Love Foundation/Orphanage in 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. 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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GRACE ON WEDNESDAY

Restarts August 21 for next years sessions.
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 dates: July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, & Dec. 12.