gracenotes – november 3, 2019 · 2 gracenotes – november 3, 2019 four nights a week, volunteers...
TRANSCRIPT
You’re invited to help beautify the sanctuary with
flowers for Sunday services in 2020. Remember a
special date in your life or a special person with a
personal dedication. You may dedicate flowers for
more than one Sunday.
The cost of flowers for one Sunday is $50 and the
florist supplying and delivering your arrangement to
church is Fleurish on Walnut Street in downtown
Champaign. After the final service on the Sunday
you dedicated flowers, you may take the floral
arrangement home.
The sign-up will be in the narthex on the Sundays
of October 27, November 3 and November 10. On
Reformation Sunday, October 27, there will be a
sign-up opportunity before and after service. On the
other two Sundays, you may sign-up between
services and briefly after the final service.
At the time you sign-up, please pay for the
flowers using cash or a check. Make checks payable
to Grace Lutheran Church. Thank you very much for
your support and participation.
If you have any questions, please contact Gloria
Rainer at 352-6115.
On The Way is a quarterly opportunity to
inquire about, explore, or deepen your understanding
and practice of the Christian faith. The fall is focused
on inquiry, so come with your questions, whether
you’re new to Christianity, new to the Lutheran
“take” on the faith, or are simply interested in
deepening the faith you have held your whole life.
We’ll meet on Thursdays
from October 10th through
November 14th from 7:00-8:30
p.m. in the Hoffmeister Room.
You may have seen
on our calendar that we
have slotted the second
Sunday of each month to be
“Grace Food Pantry
Sunday.” We include this to encourage financial
support for this ministry once a month. Food Pantry
does not operate out of the General Fund, which is
the destination for Sunday morning offerings unless
otherwise designated. Because of this, Food Pantry
depends on special designation for donations from
those in the congregation that wish to support this
ministry. Financial contributions are a great way to
support Food Pantry, because for every $1 that is
given can have the purchase power of much as $10
at Eastern Illinois Foodbank. Please consider making
an extra donation next week for Grace Food Pantry
Sunday!
Just a friendly reminder that our Coffee
Hour needs Hosts and Hostesses just like yourself.
Coffee Hour is easy and fun. Just make regular and
decaf coffee and supply a snack which can be store
bought or homemade. You can even fill out the
appropriate form for reimbursement. (We ask that
your spending not exceed $30.00) After coffee
hour just clean the kitchen. That’s it! We are still
in need of hosts and hostesses from November 10th
throughout the remainder of the year. Please
volunteer today by signing-up.
Our 7-week course on Hinduism being taught by
Professor Bill Schoedel continues. The textbook is A
Brief Introduction to Hinduism by Tim Dowley. It is
available on Amazon or B&N.
2 GRACENOTES – NOVEMBER 3, 2019
Four nights a week, volunteers take the
Salvation Army’s canteen truck around downtown
Champaign-Urbana with the sole purpose of offering
food, drinks, clothing, blankets, prayers, and
information about agencies that can help the
homeless in our community.
You can help, too! On the second Sunday of
each month, Grace Lutheran is providing 30 peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches to be distributed to the
homeless in our community. We need small groups
of people (3 – 6) to volunteer to assemble and drop
off these sandwiches.
The sign-up sheet for November 2019
through February 2020 is in the Narthex. Please pick
a month and sign-up your committee, small group, or
family to spend 15 – 30 minutes to make a difference
in our community. All materials and directions,
except 3 loaves of sandwich bread, will be provided.
Our Friends at Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church invite us to join them for their Nativity
Walk on December 8th. From 4-6PM, they will have
displays of various nativity scenes, and live music
and refreshments will be available as well. Grace
members are invited to also share their own nativity
scenes they may want to display or are welcome to
contribute to the singing or refreshments for the
night as well. If you have any questions, please
contact Caitlyn.
On November 27th, we are invited to join
our friends at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church to
attend the Thanksgiving Eve service. Service will
begin at 7:00pm, and we will be following the
Compline service with Jason Fisher preaching.
Community members are invited to hear a talk by
Josh Slocum, Executive Director of the Funeral
Consumers Alliance, South Burlington, Vermont.
The free public presentation will be at 2 p.m. on
Sunday, November 3rd at the Champaign Public
Library, 202 W. Green Street, Champaign.
This presentation is sponsored by the Funeral
Consumers Alliance of Champaign County.
Informational brochures on burial, cremation, body
donation and other options will be available. It is the
ideal occasion to raise and resolve any anxieties you
may have about the end of life. For details see
www.funeralschampaigncounty.org or contact:
Grace Schoedel, president Funeral Consumers
Alliance of Champaign County 217 367-8798,
[email protected] contact
All Together Now – Daily Practice Guide is
available for YOU!
Rachel recently wrote a 12-month Daily Practice
Guide that provides a 15-20 minute mind-body-spirit
practice to help you show up and stay more present.
There are 5 yoga sequences (including Chairish) with
pictures drawn of Rachel doing the pose are
included. The cost is $25 - you can purchase it in
class, or go to dailybreadyoga.life, look in the “store”
and buy it online!
Saturday Morning Retreat – Saturday, Nov.16th,
9a.m.- noon, @ Philo Pres. $30
It’s a morning of quiet, conversation, and yoga. The
retreat is appropriate for people who can get up and
down from the floor with relative ease. Experience
with yoga is recommended, but not required. Please
tell me you are coming! [email protected]
Monthly Intro to Yoga - Monday, Nov.25th, 7-
8:15p.m. @ Wesley United Methodist (Green &
Goodwin)
4th Monday of the month is Intro to Yoga! You will
learn the basic poses of a floor-based yoga class so
you can join whatever class works for you. $5 upon
arrival. Registration is required – must be at least 4
people registered. Register by emailing-
Check out the blog and weekly class schedule at
www.dailybreadyoga.life
GRACENOTES – NOVEMBER 3, 2019 3
Worship Support Worship Support November 3 November 10 November 17 November 24
Assisting
Minister
8:00AM
Claire Vail Becky Kasten Claire Vail
Becky Kasten
Assisting
Minister
10:30AM
Tim Marty Jo Fleming Cindy Grigorescu
Caitlyn Reinders
Reader 8:00AM Ja’Net Miller Paul Tessene Michael Tessene Ruth Anderson
Reader 10:30AM Cheli Winkler-
Groschen Dena Bagger Steve Blanke
Kathy Bowersox
Deacons 8:00AM Gail Hug
Stephanie Skaar
Becky Kasten
Nancy Marshall
Linda Laugges
Dan Lepp
Susan Monte
Tina Fehrenbacher
Deacon 10:30AM Art Traugott Jack Wilkie Chet Alwes
Steven Blanke
Acolytes 8:00AM Ivanna Vipinraj
Derek Skaar
Walter Pankau
Ruben Vipinraj
Andrew Anderson
Alyssa Skaar
Acolyte 10:30AM Maddie Thackeray Jack Peyton Conor Peyton
Ushers: Dena and Dave
Bagger
Kathy and Jim
Eckstein
Sally and Wally
Duchow
Bev and George
Kieffer
Greeters:
Wally and Sally
Duchow
Frank and Carol
Shupp
Dave and Carol
Larson
Steve Bremseth and
Judith Siess
Counters:
Julie Johnson
Jim Fleming
Jim Anderson
Royce Wilken
Dennis Archer
Steve Bremseth
Chris Kirby
Virginia Lehmann
Communion
Bread 8:00AM Eileen Herrstrom Juanita Loschen Meg Loven
Ja’Net Miller
Communion
Bread 10:30AM Jack Wilkie Betty Wendland Dave/Dena Bagger
Sydney Bianchini
Coffee Hour: Skaar
Flowers: Carolyn Pater
Marcia Licquia
Joanne White
Alice Hadley
Reason for
Flowers:
In loving memory of
my parents,
Art and Esther
Schumacher
In loving memory of
my parents,
Lorene and Bill Hull
In honor of
John and Helen
Neupauer
In memory of
Henry Hadley
Please remember to arrange your own subs if you are unable to serve on the date assigned.
4 GRACENOTES – NOVEMBER 3, 2019
In Our Prayers
An Asterisk (*) in the list indicates a Grace Lutheran
Church affiliation. Immediate Prayer Concerns and
Ongoing Prayer Concerns: A name stays on the
Immediate Prayer Concerns for up to four weeks. These
are the names that will be spoken aloud during the
prayers of intercession. After four weeks, the name will
be removed from the Prayer List unless the requester
advises otherwise. The requester may ask that the name
stay on Immediate Prayer Concerns for another four
weeks or move to Ongoing Prayer Concerns, which is for
long-term issues that need continuing prayers. Please
contact Director of Youth and Congregational Life
Caitlyn Reinders, [email protected], or the church
office to add yourself or others to the prayer list.
Prayers for Healing for those with Immediate Prayer
Concerns:
Jon Barcus, brother-in-law of Juanita Loschen*, with
health concerns;
Brian Henry*, with health concerns;
Amber Sparks, niece of Juanita Loschen*, diagnosed
with cancer;
Paul Saylor*, with health concerns;
Prayers for Healing for those with Ongoing Prayer
Concerns:
Stephy Kozlowski*,
Danielle Blanke*;
Harry Clem*;
Oscar Hsu, son-in-law of John and Jan Ison* and husband
of Jennifer Ison*;
Taylor Lykins*;
Cindy, friend of Peggy Waltershausen*;
Lynn Reiten, niece of Pat Larsen*;
Roger Yarbrough*;
Kathy Hamel*;
Gail Dahlstedt*.
Prayers of Joy for the following celebrating birthdays:
Chet Alwes (5)
Louis Laugges (5)
Matthew Wilkie (5)
Adele Miller (6)
Chris Skaar (7)
Laurie Trent (8)
Debbie Peterson (9)
All Saints Sunday– November 3, 2019
In holy baptism God makes saints out of
sinners. In holy communion God forgives
the sins of all the saints. In the assembly
today we give thanks for all the saints
“who from their labors rest,” who have
fought the good fight, who have gained the
crown. In the same breath we petition our
God for the strength to hear and to heed the
admonitions of the Lord Jesus in today’s
gospel. Recalling that we have been sealed
by the Spirit and sustained by the Savior’s
body and blood, we keep on keeping on as
God gives us breath, to the praise of God’s
glory.
- From Sundays and Seasons
Readings Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
The holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom
Psalm 149
Sing the Lord’s praise in the assembly of the faithful. (Ps. 149:1)
Ephesians 1:11-23
God raised Christ from the dead and made him head over all the
church
Luke 6:20-31
Jesus speaks blessings and woes
GRACENOTES – NOVEMBER 3, 2019 5
This Week at Grace: November 3, 2019 – November 9, 2019
Event Time Location
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Worship 8:00 AM Sanctuary
Worship - Guitar Service 8:00 AM Sanctuary
Adult Sunday School 9:15 AM Hoffmeister Room
Confirmation 9:15 AM Rainbow Room
Sunday School 9:15 AM
Worship 10:30 AM Sanctuary
Adult Choir Rehearsal 11:45 AM Choir Room
Women's AA 12:30 PM Hoffmeister Room
The Conservatory of Central Illinois 2:30 PM
Monday, November 4, 2019
Roscoe Randel's memorial service 12:00 PM
Bell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Choir Room
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Daily Bread Yoga 6:00 AM Narthex
Pastor's Drop-In Hours 11:00 AM Pastor's Office
Executive Committee 5:45 PM Pastor's office
Women's AA Group 7:30 PM Rainbow Room
Event Time Location
Pastor's Drop-In Hours 11:00 AM Pastor's Office
Bulletin Deadline 5:00 PM
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Daily Bread Yoga 6:00 AM Narthex
Food Pantry 10:00 AM Fellowship Hall, Hoffmeister Room
On The Way 7:00 PM
Friday, November 8, 2019
Stampin' Up 6:00 PM Fellowship Hall
Grace's Stitch 'N' Craft 7:00 PM Narthex
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Grace Food Pantry Sunday
Worship 8:00 AM Sanctuary
Adult Sunday School 9:15 AM Hoffmeister Room
Confirmation 9:15 AM Rainbow Room
Sunday School 9:15 AM
Worship 10:30 AM Sanctuary
Adult Choir Rehearsal 11:45 AM Choir Room
Christian Education Committee 11:45 AM Pastor's Office
Women's AA 12:30 PM Hoffmeister Room
Taize Worship Service 5:00 PM Sanctuary