Saints to Be Named this Weekend
This weekend we will observe All Saints Sunday. We will remember and give thanks for "all the saints" in our lives, both living and those who have died, and specifically we will name the saints from Grace who have died since All Saints Sunday last year. A candle will be lit for each person named.
Stewardship Campaign in Week 3
In our worship this weekend, we will highlight the third sub-theme, "Act Together," in our overall Live Simply campaign theme, and ask the question: "Are we able to begin to see that God provides us with more than enough?" On Wednesday we sent an email highlighting the Week 2 theme, "Face the Truth." In case you missed it, you can read it HERE. Be sure to check out the generosity story from Connie Amor that I read in worship last weekend and included in this week's email.
The Stewardship Team met this past Wednesday, and we did the final edits for our Stewardship Campaign booklet, which will be distributed during next weekend's worship and at the Congregational Gathering in the Dining Room next Sunday, November 13, from 9:15 - 9:45 am. This gathering will be a simple continental breakfast, and will feature conversation around the tables about what Grace means to us, along with a review of the Stewardship Campaign booklet.
Special message to Council and Call Committee members: If you are available on Sunday the 13th, I'm inviting you to come to the gathering in the Dining Room, and spread yourselves among the many tables - one Council member and one Call Committee member at each table. I will provide some printed discussion questions that you can take the lead in responding to, and encourage others at your table to also respond. Once I know what the questions will be, I will email them to you prior to the event.
The Stewardship Team will be meeting to assemble the Stewardship Campaign packets, which will include the 12-page booklet, an "Intent Card," and an envelope to enclose the card in. Members will be asked to complete the cards and bring them to worship on the weekend of November 20, a subsequent service, or to mail them to the church office. If you'd like to a preview of the Campaign Booklet, you can read it HERE.
Worship Committee Notes
Worship Committee met this past Wednesday - our primary items of discussion included details around this weekend's All Saints service, and about Advent Services, which will be held at 6:30 pm on Wednesdays, November 30, December 7, and December 14, following supper in the Dining Room at 5:30 We reaffirmed that there will be just one service on Sunday, Christmas Day, and Sunday, New Year's Day. Christmas Eve services will be at 6:00 and 9:00 pm.
ELCA Global Links
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LIFT Advent Devotions
Pastor Paul is asking for volunteer submissions for an upcoming Advent Devotions Project, and is looking for a few more submissions from Grace. Looks like there are about six slots remaining. I hope copied his informational piece from an earlier issue of LIFT Notes:
LIFT will be compiling an Advent devotional resource called My Favorite Things: Advent Stories from LIFT. We are inviting members of LIFT congregations to submit a few paragraphs responding to one of the prompts below. We will create a booklet with a reflection for each day in the four weeks of Advent, and share a post each day on LIFT’s social media. We hope that this is both a chance for people in our congregations to get to know each other better as well as an opportunity for prayerful meditation in the weeks leading up to Christmas. For the 28 days, we are seeking four responses to each of these seven prompts:
Sign up for one of the themes HERE. Please send your finished submissions to Pastor Paul Bailie (bailiepaul@gmail.com) by November 13.
ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission
Following a two-year hiatus due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the ELCA's Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) is returning to in-person international ministry. YAGM invites young adults aged 21-29 into a transformative, year-long journey in international mission. For more info about YAGM and other ELCA Global Ministry programs, go the the November issue of Global Links, which you can read HERE.
Noisy Offering the Weekend
Remember to bring your loose change to worship this week for the Noisy Offering. Soup Kitchen is the beneficiary during this quarter.
Time to Fall Back
An extra hour of sleep this Saturday night -- hoooooooray!!! So set your clocks BACK an hour before bedtime.
Bishop Daniel's October 31 email
In this week's email, Bishop Daniel highlights the Innovator Learning Academy, the purpose of which is "to equip lay and ordained folks to cultivate new Christian communities and other forms of innovative ministry in their unique contexts throughout the Northwestern Ohio Synod." Heather Hawn participated during the 2021-2022 season, and I'm sure she would be happy to share her experience. You can read Bishop Daniel's email HERE.
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