| Grace
Lutheran Church - Tallahassee,
Florida
January 2012 | |
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| January Church Council Meeting |
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Jan.
9, noon-1:30 p.m.
Large
Sunday School
room. |
Quilting
Corner
Thursday,
January 20th
1:30-4:00
pm.
All
are
welcome! |
| Grace Craft
Club |
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Join
the Grace Craft Club Jan. 21 for
Valentine's Stamping with presenter Christy Gandy.
Only $4 per crafter, and includes refreshments and
lots of fun! Looking ahead - Feb. 11 is our 2nd
Annual Candy Making Craft Club.
If
that's not enough craft time for you, join us Jan.
9 from 1-9 p.m. for Grace Craft Day. You
bring your supplies, snacks, beverages and have
fun with others for a day of crafting.
Both events are in
Fellowship
Hall. |
| Can you lend us a hand? |
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Jan.
7:
9 a.m. to noon. Thanks to all Grace members
who helped decorate the church before Christmas!
Now it is time to take them down. The more the
merrier and the easier the work. Everyone is
welcome!! |
| Fellowship Committee Meeting |
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Jan.
28, 9 a.m., in Fellowship Hall. Everyone is
welcome! Join us to share an idea, hear what we
are planning, and just to socialize. Contact
Darlene Johnson at db3johnson@comcast.net if
you have any
questions |
Grace
Property Workday
Enjoy
the fellowship while sprucing up the property
inside and out. The Property Committee will
have a work day on Saturday, January
28th starting at 9:00 and ending at
noon. Please bring cleaning rags, working gloves,
rakes, forks, shovels and pruning tools to spruce
up the retention pond, shrubbery and overall
grounds. We need to repair the wooden stair
railings and stairs too so some carpentry is also
needed for those areas . All able bodied members
(youth and adults) are welcome.
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Check out Grace Youth!
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A
New Year of Service
Make
a resolution to answer His call
Our
new church year began on the First Sunday of
Advent, November 27, and our new calendar year
begins January 1. Both give us pause to refresh
and relight the paths of our spiritual lives, our
family lives, our professional lives, and our
health and well-being. Our Savior, born in a
manger, has come to give us all eternal life. This
Good News strengthens and refreshes us to continue
our work as His disciples.
Many
vibrant disciples bless our Grace family
and serve in countless ways. They tend to tasks,
large and small, that most of us do not think
about because they just happen. We need all of
you, and we have opportunities for all.
We
have a new opportunity for ministry to our
neighboring apartment community. The new
management there has asked if Grace can help
provide homework help to the youth, ages 12-18,
who live there. The apartment has a room set up
with free Wi-Fi, tables, chairs, and a dry erase
board. The schedule is twice a week, Monday and
Thursday from 4-6 p.m. If you can help or want
more information, please contact me right away
(mcdonaldjax@gmail.com or
445-0707) so we can help get this new ministry
underway early in the New Year.
When
Pastor Rick asked me to serve as president, one of
the things he said he would like us to be able to
do, was minister to the youth in these apartments.
God has invited us through this opportunity to
extend the vibrant work of Grace to our neighbors.
Let's answer His invitation.
We
continue our thanks and praise for Pastor Rick's
continued strength. We join our prayers asking
that God will provide healing through this new
chemotherapy.
Friends
in Christ, Linda
McDonald |
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Youth
News
This Sunday after
late service:
We will all go to lunch
somewhere and deliver Christmas packages to one of
the two families. We should return back to
the church around 2:00. Please meet in
the fellowship hall after late service.
SAVE THE DATE! Friday,
January 27, 2012 - Dinner and
Lock-in.
Attention youth and parents
of grades 5th through 12th. We will start
off in the fellowship hall with a brainstorm
dinner meeting for all parents and youth to
discuss future goals and
expectations of your youth group. We want to
hear your suggestions and how you can help us meet
our goals to re-build our youth group. We
understand families' busy schedules and we need
your feedback on ways to strengthen our Grace
youth program and engage more youth and
families.
We need your help and ideas
to build it back up. We've invited the 5th
graders and parents to provide input, as they will
be a part of the youth group later in the year.
Following the dinner, we
will have a lock-in down stairs for 6th through
12th graders. Parents should pick up their
teens at 8:30 Saturday morning.
Stay tuned for more
details. We welcome your input.
Other future dates to
pencil in:
February 12, Valentines
Spaghetti Luncheon after late service
March 2-4, River Rat
Ramble, High Springs Florida, grades
6th-12th
Lory Maddox, Youth
Director
Christy Gandy, Co-Youth
Director
Linda McDonald,
Council President
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Celebrating gifts of talent
Grace Art Reception &
Exhibit
Fellowship
Committee had so much fun the first time, they
planned another art event for all Grace artists:
painters, sculptors, photographers! Whatever your
medium, no matter your age, we have an opportunity
for you to show your art with your Grace family
and others. Join us Jan. 27
from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Rosemary and Dave
Ferguson's home. Please bring a light,
"finger-food" type appetizer to share. Fergusons
will provide beverages. All artists with work to
display need to call Rosemary at 894-1010 to
schedule delivery before Jan. 27. All performing
artists (poets, musicians) e-mail Darlene Johnson
at db3johnson@comcast.net. | |
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"Souper"
Bowl III
January
29th after 2nd Service
One
week before Super Bowl SB XLVI, bring your favorite soup
to share. We also need breads, crackers, veggie trays
and desserts. This year's theme is "Wellness," with
presentations from two Grace members. Licensed physical
therapist Doreen Aparicio will discuss the "Benefits of
Exercise: Your Body's Own Insurance Policy." Registered
dietician and diabetes specialist Pam Schmidt will
discuss on diabetes prevention, weight management and
portion control, and healthier food choices. Just in
time to keep us on track with our New Year's resolutions
- make plans now to be
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Lay Ministers
We have been blessed
to have Bill Weidenbach to assist with our worship
services. With Bill now in seminary, as we told
you in last month's newsletter, our new lay ministers
will begin to assist with our Sunday morning services
starting on January first in many of the same ways.
Many churches use lay minister worship assistants,
and you may notice that some Sundays may involve several
different people in assisting with different parts of
the service (the Kyrie and Gloria in Excelsis,
children's sermon, and sermon) and in different ways
(some may sing and others may speak the Kyrie).
Our lay ministers will help to provide our congregation
with a new opportunity to witness and share their faith
while also providing assistance to Pastor Rick. If
you would like to participant in this ministry, please
contact Linda McDonald or Floyd Self.
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Prayer
List Update
Beginning
January first, we will be changing how we offer the
prayers for specifically named individuals. In the
bulletin each Sunday we will be printing the names of
everyone on the Church's prayer list. By printing
them in the bulletin everyone will have all the
names. During the prayers, the person leading the
prayers will not name each person on the prayer
list. While we pray as a congregation, you may
want to hold the list of names in your hands to be
reminded of those on our prayer list.
In
addition to printing the names in the bulletin, the
Church also has a prayer group who receive an email each
week with all of the names on the prayer list so they
can be prayed for individually during the week. If
you would like to be on the prayer list email, let the
church office know or write on the attendance card your
name, email address, and that you would like to be on
the email prayer list. To add a person or family
to the prayer list, you may write that on the attendance
card each Sunday or email the Church. If after the
printing of the Church bulletin someone needs to be
added to the list, there may be a supplemental email or
their name may be added Sunday
morning.
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Grace
is the Tuna Fish Church 
If
you've been looking for our 'tuna can' to donate tuna, we now
have a large, blue decorated bin in Fellowship Hall (thank you
Christie Moore!) where you can leave your tuna donations. Both
ECHO and Manna on Meridian have asked Grace to donate tuna to
their programs so that those in need have a protein source.
Our March and June collections go to Manna on Meridian; rest
of the year goes to ECHO.
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In His
Service:
January Worship Assistants
If
there is a scheduling problem and you are unable to serve
during your assigned time, please make arrangements to switch
with someone else. If you plan to make a switch and
would like this reflected in the bulletin, please remember to
contact the church office in
advance.
ALTAR
GUILD
January
1,
8
Judy Blancett
January
15, 22, 29 Erik
Robinson
GREETERS
January
1, 8
(E) Delores Lynch (L)
Bill & Bobby Sims
January 15, 22, 29 (E) Hugo &
Kathy Sabari (L) Steve & Cheryl
Szypula
ACOLYTES
(Kristi Swartzman, Coord)
January
1 (E)
TBA
(L)
TBA
January
8 (E) Mara Eichin
(L)
Gena Maddox
January
15 (E) Bryce
Aparicio (L) Marlee
Head
January
22 (E) Mallory Eichin
(L) Rhianna
Casey
LAY
READERS
January
1 (E) Olivia Falk
(L) Sara Straub
January
8 (E) Chuck Feeman
(L) Abi Vandervest
January
15 (E) Sue
Homant
(L) Lynn White
January
22 (E) Brian Stabley
(L) Linda Wolters
January
29 (E) Christine
Stabley
(L) Ann Youngquist
COMMUNION
ASSISTANTS
January
1
(E)
Dolores Lynch, Randy Redfern
(L)
Nick & Christy Gandy, Tom & Lisa Hall, Diana
Haverlah
January
8
(E)
Brian & Christine Stabley
(L)
Brian David Jogerst, Tim & Linda Leiwig, Henry & Ann
Lewis
January
15
(E)
Burt & Kathy Von Hoff
(L)
Tury Lewis, Barton & Connie MacFarlane, Gary Ranzinger,
Kathy Sanguinet
January
22
(E)
Lynne & Oscar Winston
(L)
Paul Schneider, Floyd Self, Michael & Janice Stockdale,
Susan Wessner
January
29
(E)
Laura Brown, Brian Ewald
(L)
Kristi & Kristopher Swartzman, Kristin & Troy Tangen,
Lynn White
USHERS
January
1
(E)
Marty Hebrank, Ray House
(L)
Gant Gandy, Tom & Matt Hall, Robert Holmden, Brian David
Jogerst
January
8
(E)
Albert Isaacs, Zachery
McDermott
(L)
Doug Johnson, Gerald Kurtz, Tim & Linda Leiwig, John
McDonald
January
15
(E)
Randy Redfern, Brian Stabley
(L)
Henry & Ann Lewis, William, Kelly & William Jr.
Riser
January
22
(E)
Burt Von Hoff, Oscar
Winston
(L)
Frank Piepmeier, Kathy Sanguinet, Floyd & Eileen Self,
Jose (Pepin) Alicea
January
29
(E)
Jim Banks, David Brown
(L)
Daryl Barowicz, Bob Becker, Cheryl Doherty, David Ferguson,
Grant Gandy
OFFERING
COUNTERS
January
1 Jon & Linda
Ahlquist, John
McDonald
January
8 Kathy Bolling,
Jan Holmden, Frieda
Hutchison
January
15 Doris Albers, Kris-Tena
Albers, Daryl Barowicz
January
22 Samantha Perry, Diane
Power, Kathy Sanguinet
January
29 Chuck & Pam
Schilling, Frieda Hutchison
REFRESHMENTS
(Priscilla Heidorn, Coord)
January
1 (E) Carol &
Ed Schroeder
(L) Georgia & Irv Jahns
January
8 (E) Marie
Hamilton
(L) Joy Becker
January
15 (E) Laura & Randy
Redfern
(L) Dana & Joseph Brooks
January
22 (E) Susan Wessner
& Kathy Bolling
(L) Victoria Heller
January
29 (E) Jennifer
Falk
(L) Souper Sunday
NURSERY
(Heather Fasko, Nursery Staff)
January
1 Danny
Pomidor
January
8 Trevor Swartzman
January
15 TBA
January
22 Trevor
Swartzman
January
29 TBA
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January Birthdays at
Grace 
01/01 Brennan Ray
01/01 Ava
Kallestad
01/02 Michael Clow
01/02 Lisa Bohl
01/02
Meredith Goodwin
01/02 Jennifer Leale
01/03 Rick Eckard
Jr.
01/03 Christie Moore
01/03 Gavin Leanillo
01/03
Crosby Fenniman
01/04 Sue Homant
01/04 Natalia
Garcia
01/05 Laura Leidel
01/05 Wesley Katherine
Smith
01/07 Breeanna Weekley
01/08 Sara Straub
01/08
Georgia Jahns
01/08 Jennifer Barnhill
01/10 Maureen
Yoder
01/10 Nathan Pugh
01/11 Tim Lashley
01/12
Virginia Mortensen
01/12 Victoria Heller
01/12 Brian
Stabley
01/12 William Riser Jr.
01/13 Harold
Bland
01/13 William Riser
01/13 Mack Alley
01/14
Connie MacFarlane
01/15 Lisa Rubin
01/16 Matt
Hall
01/18 Jan Holmden
01/18 Susan Till
01/18 Lacy
Brown
01/19 Mike Head
01/20 Irwin Jahns
01/20 Peggy
Stevens
01/20 Sean Turner
01/21 Peggy Nimey
01/21
Nate Russell
01/21 Kyle Bondurant
01/21 Jacob
Redfern
01/23 Anna Fitzpatrick
01/25 Jean
Jacobs
01/25 Blair Johnson
01/26 Philip Pitts
01/26
Gregory Lashley
01/27 Ruth Newcomb
01/29 Joseph
McRory
01/30 David Hahn
01/30 Nancy Banks
01/30
Sunshine Jacobs
01/30 Samantha Perry
01/30 Matthew
Ranzinger
01/31 Warren Schave
01/31 Jane Moyer
01/31
Jacqueline Henderson
01/31 Sydney
Aparicio
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Sincerely,
Lisa
Hall
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