Grace Notes 4-19-15 - Grace Lutheran Hatfield

To Glorify God,
To Grow in Faith
To Give in Service
Together in Christ
Grace Notes
Grace Lutheran Church
April 19, 2015
Third Sunday of Easter
Announcements
Welcome to our worship as we gather to give praise
to God and receive God’s blessing through his Word
and Sacrament.
A Nursery Room is available for you to take your
child/children and listen to the service. Please see an
usher with any questions.
The Altar Flowers have been sponsored by Jean
Shaffer in Honor of Dale and Mary Jane Moyer’s 50th
Wedding Anniversary.
The Special Congregational Meeting to vote on the
building proposal is now scheduled for May 3, 2015.
There will be one service at 9:15 am with the meeting
following.
Beginning today, there will be Communion
Instruction for our Kindergarten and first grade
students during the Sunday School hour, led by the
Pastor. These classes will be held April 19 and 26
and May 10 and 17. Parents are also welcome to
attend.
Rice Bowl Offering: The Giving in Service Team
would like to thank the congregation for supporting
our Rice Bowl project during the Lenten Season.
Special thanks to our Sunday Church School children
for their participation. Your gifts will be shared with
The Food Cupboard at Emmanuel Evangelical
Congregational Church in Hatfield, Manna on Main
Street in Lansdale and the World Hunger Appeal
through the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
These special offerings will touch the lives of those in
our area as well as around the world who are in need
of food and shelter.
Last year during Hatfield Borough's Roll and
Stroll event, Grace distributed 60 tomato plants to
visitors to our church. This year the Inreach
Team has decided to expand its efforts. Keeping
with our "Growing in God's Grace" mission, the team
plans on distributing tomato plants to the community
during the May 18th event as well as our Sunday
School students and house bound church members
who may want to have a patio tomato plant. We want
to encourage tomato plant recipients to share their
bounty with others when the fruits ripen. To make it
even more special, we are asking Grace members for
their recipes that feature tomatoes. Inreach will be
compiling the recipes to distribute to those receiving
plants. Ideally if the recipes can be emailed, it would
make it easier to input into the recipe program, but
handwritten recipes are most welcome too. The
deadline for recipes is May 3rd. They can be emailed
to kaystone@comcast.net.
Heidelberg UCC, Emmanuel EEC, and Grace
Lutheran Annual Golf Outing:
Calling all golfers! The annual golf outing fundraiser
that supports Vacation Bible School will be held on
Saturday May 9, 2015 at Mainland Golf Course.
Create your own foursome or sign up and we'll put
you with a team. The cost is $80.00 per golfer and
includes dinner at Heidelberg following the outing. If
you don't golf you can still support Bible School by
sponsoring a hole for $25.00. Please sign up on the
sheet in the Narthex. All checks should be made to
Heidelberg UCC. For more information contact Jeff
Krout at 267-253-9939. Thanks!
But those who trust in the Lord for help will find their
strength renewed. They will rise on wings like
eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will
walk and not grow weak. Isaiah 40:31
(The Good News Bible)
Our Father in Heaven: Through constant prayer and
unwavering trust we acknowledge your wisdom and
guidance in helping us to plan for the renovation and
building goals at Grace Lutheran Church. We also
acknowledge that we have a long way to go. Please
continue to lead us, and in your name, we will walk,
run and wing our way to the finish line! In Jesus
name we pray. Amen
by the Capital Campaign Prayer Committee
Attendance for 4/12/15 8 a.m 25 10:30 64
General Funds $1,886
Offering needed for budget $3,808
Rice Bowl $3,112 to date
Capital Campaign commitment cards – 57
Capital Campaign - $111,238
Pledges received - $304,267 Thank you to all who
have given generously and sacrificially to our
congregation’s new and renovated facility! If you
have not yet made a faith promise, we need you to do
so, as we meet the challenge to build the best building
possible and carry the least debt.
This Week at Grace
Sun.
April 19
Newsletter info. due
8:00 a.m.
Worship/Communion
9:15 a.m.
Sunday School
9:15 a.m.
Communion Instruction
10:30 a.m.
Worship
1:30 p.m.
Calvary Korean Church
Mon.
April 20
7:00 p.m.
Building Finance Team
Tues.
April 21
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
6:00 p.m.
Confirmation
John Fischer
Sherry Peck
Giana Campbell
Sandy Kohr
Bob Lutcher
Alyssa Oxenford
Melissa Kane
Rev. Greg Dimick
Harold Hummel
Dave Krum
Carol Capanear
Alexis Picon
Beryl Souders
Lynda Deutsch
Lewis Fluck
Michael Day
Don Roeder
James Matthews
Bryan Walter
Peg Weaver
Cameron Thompson Makayla Bancroft
The Family of Dolores Lockner
The Family of Ray Schiavone
The Family of Noon-Joo Kim
7:00 p.m.
Council
Wed.
April 22
11:00 a.m.
Bible Study
7:30 p.m.
Bible Study
Sun.
April 26
8:00 a.m.
Worship/Communion
9:15 a.m.
Sunday School
9:15 a.m.
First Communion Classes
10:30 a.m.
Worship/Communion
1:30 p.m.
Calvary Korean Church
Pastor Lutcher is offering a weekday Bible Study
in both the morning and evening. The same study
would be done at each one the same month. Bible
Study resources offered by the ELCA will be used,
and we will be studying one of the lessons each time
that will be used on the following Sunday morning.
The morning group is invited to bring a lunch with
them. We will study, share, pray, eat and fellowship.
The same thing will happen in the evening beginning
at 7:30 pm. Each session will last between 60-90
minutes. Our next Bible study will be held at 11 am
on April 22nd The evening Bible Study begins at 7:30
p.m.
Participants in today’s services
Acolytes
Al Lund, Liana Murphy
Altar Guild
Robin Lutcher
Communion Assistant
Joanne Moyer
Communion Bread
Nancy Sellers
Flower Delivery
Harold Schaeffer
Greeter
Kitty Heckler
Carol and Paul MacDonald
Nursery
Jeff and Beth Krout
Lectors
Kitty Heckler, Betty Murray
Ushers
Don Capanear, Al Lund
Tom Lewis, Matt Slugg
Council Senders, Lock up and Counters
Joanne Moyer, Frank Stone II
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
25 W. Broad St. PO Box 57
Hatfield, PA 19440 Phone: 215-855-4676
www.gracelutheranhatfield.org
Email Contacts:
Patti – pattikennedy2@verizon.net
Pastor David Lutcher dclutcher@comcast.net
Pastor Lutcher (home) 215-723-5754
Cell phone 215-512-0489
Ken Delmar, Minister of Music
jkdelmar@verizon.net
Jean Goetter – Phone Prayer Chain (215) 723-3552
Frank Stone II Council President (215)267-222-8487
frankstoneii@yahoo.com
Bonnie Stangl, Newsletter
bjkstangl@verizon.net
Stepping Stones Nursery School and Day Care
steppingstonesoffice@verizon.net (215) 368-2052