Military Bible Sticks

Our mission project for September – November is to provide Military Bible Sticks for our active duty service men and women. The Military BibleStick comes pre-loaded with the entire New Testament. It is rugged enough to withstand tough weather conditions, can be used in low-light situations, and it easily fits into uniform pockets. It comes with headphones and runs on a single AAA battery. Each kit also includes a CD of the same files that can be loaded on to a computer, as well as a mail in card to have a free CD of the New Testament sent to a spouse or child back home. This entire kit, produced by Faith Comes By Hearing, can be provided to our troops for $25 each. The kits are sent to Chaplains who then distribute them to the service men and women. They are only given to those who request them, and right now the requests far outnumber the funding available.

All the offerings for Sunday School and Midweek will go toward this for this quarter. Anyone who would like to make extra contributions for this project can place it in the regular offering and mark it “Military Bible Sticks.”

May God bless our troops and our efforts to provide them with His Word!

Sunday Morning Bible Classes

We have two Bible Classes for Adults meeting on Sunday Mornings at the current time. DD Pappas is leading a study of the book of Romans. Pastor is leading a study on The Lord’s Supper. You are welcome to join either class.

New Member Welcome

In our worship services on September 19 we will publicly welcome into membership those who have joined our congregation this year after attending membership classes or by transfer from another LCMS congregation. There will be a potluck luncheon after the late service to welcome these newest members of Grace in a less formal atmosphere and give all our members the chance to introduce themselves. Please plan to join us. 

MidWeek

We’ve got a children’s ministry that meets on Wednesdays through the School Year from 6 – 8 p.m. We start by feeding the kids (and anyone else who shows up) a great dinner from 6 – 6:30. After that, the kids have time for Bible stories, games, crafts, and lots of other stuff. We’d love to have you join us. 

Fall Sunday School

The new Sunday School Year begins September 5. We are excited to see all the children come back for their new classes. We have classes for all ages. Those aged two up through Confirmation Age will be using “Growing in Christ” materials. This quarter, the lessons will all be from the book of Genesis.

Sept. 5     God Creates the World

Sept. 12  God Creates Adam and Eve

Sept. 19  Sin Enters the World

Sept. 26  Cain and Abel

Oct. 3      Noah and the Flood

Oct. 10    God Calls Abram

Oct. 17   Abram Rescues Lot

Oct. 24  God’s Covenant with Abram

Oct. 31  Abraham’s Visitors from Heaven

Nov. 7     Abraham and Isaac

Nov. 21   Jacob and Esau

Nov 28     Jacob’s Dream

Annual Prolife Display

Thanks to a lot of faithful workers, our display is up. The weather was a little damp, but about thirty hard working souls showed up on Saturday to help finish erecting our cross display. May this stark, visible reminder of the number of abortions that take place every day in the United States lead those who see it to consider the immense tragedy this is for our nation and also to see the forgiveness that is available only through Jesus Christ.

On January 16 we will put up the crosses for our annual Pro-Life Display. The crosses represent the number of lives snuffed out EVERY DAY in this country through abortion. We want our community to know that we are for life and that we will help and support them when they find themselves in difficult circumstances. January 24th will be a celebration of Life Sunday in our worship services.