GRACE Notes - Grace Lutheran

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GRACE Notes
205 South Garner Street . State College, Pennsylvania 16801 . www.glcpa.org . June/July 2016
Dear People of Grace,
As those “lazy-hazy-crazy days
of summer” descend upon Happy
Valley, I pray that you will have
abundant opportunities to rest,
recreate, and reconnect with friends
and family near-and-far. I likewise
hope that faith will play a prominent role in your daily and weekly
routine. Grace will be here for you,
a virtual beehive of activity as we
gather, feed, and send, all to the
glory of God and the transformation
of our world. Following are updates
concerning several important matters within our congregation:
Annual Congregational
Meeting
Our annual Congregational
Meeting was held on Sunday, May
22. Thank you to those who were
able to be present for the meeting.
For those who were not able to
attend, the following is a summary
of the meeting.
• Reports were received from the
pastoral staff, the president of
council, the business manager
and finance team and all the Ministry Coordinators.
• The proposed budget or ministry proposal for 2016-2017 was
presented by our business manager, Becky Krantweiss, and our
finance team chair, Gary Stroschein. The budget holds the line
on overall expenses for the coming fiscal year – a 0% increase.
Nevertheless, the budget simultaneously addresses a number
of concerns and needs identified
at last year’s annual meeting,
including the provision of a 3%
cost of living increase for staff
salaries, enhanced funding of our
social outreach programs, and
plans to allocate and save money
for long range building maintenance and required computer
upgrades. This was made possible
in part due to some temporary
savings as we prepare for the possibility of a family/youth ministry
intern. As we discussed at the
meeting, family/youth ministry
is a key to our continued growth
at Grace, and we eagerly look
forward to making smart, significant, and meaningful investments
in that area in the coming months
and years.
• The only item of new business
was Becky’s report that we are
going to reinvigorate our efforts
at crafting a long-term assessment of our building and property
so that we have a road map for
future maintenance work. This
will enable us to more effectively
plan for anticipated projects so
that we can be wise stewards of
our facilities and the resources
with which God has so graciously
blessed us.
My thanks to all staff, council, ministry coordinators and our ministry
teams for a good 2015-2016. I want
to especially thank our outgoing
council members for their faithful
and dedicated service: Ed Prince,
Ted Oyler, and Emeline Chandra.
Council Election
Voting for our new Church Council
members continues through Friday,
May 27 at 5:00 p.m. We are blessed
with a very impressive slate of
candidates.
Pastor Lynn’s Health
Pastor Lynn underwent six hours of
back/spinal surgery on May 19 at
Johns Hopkins. This is the second
of two planned procedures to address his spinal stenosis. Similar
to the procedure he underwent last
year, this one also involved opening
the spinal column to provide more
space for Pastor Lynn’s spinal cord
to expand and regenerate and the
installation of rods for greater back
stability. During these early stages
of recovery, Pastor Lynn’s focus is
on pain management. His overall
recovery time is expected to be
approximately two months. He and
Lois deeply appreciate your ongoing prayers and the many cards and
greetings you have sent.
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On the Inside
Worship page..........................2-3
New member welcome...........3
Music news..................................4
From the church office.............4
College news...............................4
Thank you notes.........................5
Softball schedule........................5
Social ministry & congregational care........................................6-7
Women of Grace....................8-9
Financial page ........................10
Green tip for summer..............10
Property.....................................10
High school graduates............11
Children and youth............ 12-13
Preschool & kindergarten.14-15
Pastoral acts; Birthdays;
Prayers............................. 16-17
Worship volunteers............. 18-19
Calendar..............................Insert
Preparing our Hearts and Minds for Worship
Sunday
First Reading
Psalm
Second Reading
A LUTHERAN WORD TO PONDER
Holy Gospel
June 5
3rd Sunday after
Pentecost
1 Kings 17:17-24
Psalm 30
Galatians 1:11-24
Luke 7:11-17
June 12
4th Sunday after
Pentecost
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15
Psalm 32
Galatians 2:15-21
Luke 7:36--8:3
June 19
5th Sunday after
Pentecost
Isaiah 65:1-9
Psalm 22:19-28
Galatians 3:23-29
Luke 8:26-39
June 26
6th Sunday after
Pentecost
1 Kings 19:15-16, Psalm 16
19-21
Galatians 5:1, 1325
Luke 9:51-62
Sunday
July 3
7th Sunday after
Pentecost
First Reading
Isaiah 66:10-14
Psalm
Psalm 66:1-9
Second Reading
Holy Gospel
Galatians 6:[1-6]
7-16
Luke 10:1-11,
16-20
Colossians 1:1-14
Luke 10:25-37
July 10
8th Sunday after
Pentecost
Deuteronomy
30:9-14
Psalm 25:1-10
July 17
9th Sunday after
Pentecost
Genesis 18:1-10a
Psalm 15
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42
July 24
10th Sunday after
Pentecost
Genesis 18:20-32
Psalm 138
Colossians 2:6-15
[16-19]
Luke 11:1-13
July 31
11th Sunday after
Pentecost
Ecclesiastes 1:2,
12-14; 2:18-23
Psalm 49:1-12
Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 12:13-21
MUSIC IN THE LITURGY
The Extraordinariness
of Ordinary Time
Ecclesiastes 3 tells us, “For everything there is a season, and a time
for every matter under heaven.”
This is also true of the musical patterns in the Lutheran church: each
season has its own music to support
Scripture.
Two holy days we just celebrated––
Pentecost (May 15) and Trinity
(May 22)––ushered in the current season called “time after
Pentecost,” otherwise known as
“ordinary time.” Pentecost songs
This column features quotes from noteworthy
Lutheran theologians and thinkers, along with
discussion questions to help you dig more deeply
into the concepts and a prayer to focus your contemplation. This month we feature a quote from
Johann Arndt (1555-1621), a German Lutheran
theologian whose writings, especially the book
“True Christianity,” had an enormous impact on
the Lutheran Pietist movement that sought a faith
that was of the heart as well as of the head. This
excerpt comes from that book.
“Everyone wishes very much to be a servant of Christ, but no one wishes to be his follower…He who loves Christ will also love the example
of his holy life, his humility, meekness, patience, suffering, shame, and
contempt, even if the flesh suffers pain…It is now the desire of the world
to know all things, but that which is better than all knowledge, namely,
to know the love of Christ, no one desires to learn…Christians now
desire an imposing, magnificent, rich Christ, conformed to the world,
but no one wishes to receive or to confess and to follow the poor, meek,
humble, and despised Christ.”
Source: Johann Arndt, TRUE CHRISTIANITY (© 1979 Paulist Press, p. 22)
convey God pouring out his Holy
Spirit upon the faithful (and us) to
guard and guide us in daily living.
Trinity music recalls the mystery
of the Three in One (and One in
Three), using three sung repetitions of “holy” to recall the Trinity.
Ordinary time carries us forward
through the rest of the church year
as the Spirit helps us to grow in
faith and respond to God’s boundless love. The liturgical color
returns to green, signifying growth
and new life in our faith. Music
echoes Scripture with songs about
healing, forgiveness, new life, and
proclaiming God’s reign. Simply
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stated, the music is full of life––literally “green” that you can hear.
During this lengthy period of “ordinary time” that takes us through
the end of the church year, ponder
God’s extraordinary gift of salvation through Jesus’ resurrection.
Listen for familiar hymn tunes––
some woven into organ preludes––
and music that communicates new
life, as sung or played on instruments by our summer soloists. Live
joyfully in celebration of the path
Christ has paved for us!
Questions to Ponder:
1. What does it mean to you to be a follower of Christ? Is it a highway to
power or an invitation to a humble servant life?
2. If Jesus calls his followers to humble servanthood, is the same true
of his Church? How does a congregation like Grace exemplify humble
servanthood? What are we getting right? What might we do better?
3. What stories from the Bible show Jesus as a humble servant? How do
those stories inform and inspire your walk of discipleship? How might
they guide your prayer life?
A Prayer:
Lord, you lived a humble life, teaching, serving, and blessing. You
poured yourself out for me on the cross. You have loved me beyond my
deserving and beyond my ability to comprehend. Help me to return that
love by loving, serving, and blessing my neighbor. In your sacred name I
pray. Amen.
Welcome New Members!
We welcome Don and Gina Leon as new members of Grace. Don is wellknown to many as a retired professor of architecture at Penn State. Gina
served as an editor and instructional designer at Penn State World Campus
for 24 years and is now a dedicated volunteer for Meals on Wheels. In their
free time Don enjoys painting and Gina enjoys gardening. Together they
enjoy cycling, tennis, and their lovely grandchildren. Many will recall that
Gina’s father, Dr. Robert D. Hershey, who retired as pastor of Holy Trinity
in New York City, served as Grace’s Interim Pastor from 1981-82. We are
so pleased to have the Leon family as part of Grace!
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In the meantime, do not
hesitate to contact me if you need
pastoral assistance. Our best “get
well soon” gift to Pastor Lynn is to
maintain a Grace Lutheran Church
that loves lavishly, worships faithfully, humbly serves our community, and robustly proclaims the very
Good News of Jesus Christ. Thank
you for doing your part in fulfilling
that very exciting mission.
Your brother in Christ,
Pastor Schul
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
{
.... the Allegheny Synod
Assembly will be held June 3-4
in Altoona at the Blair County
Convention Center? Pastor
Schul will represent Grace
along with our four delegates,
Brian Bills, Susan Buda, David
Pencek, and Anne Whitney.
{
.... Camp Sequanota’s summer
camp schedule begins June 12?
Pastor Schul is scheduled to
serve as chaplain for the week
of Family Camp, which begins
July 10. For more information
visit Camp Sequanota’s website
at www.sequanota.com.
{
....a basket has been placed at
the welcome center to accept
getwell cards for Pastor Lynn?
The office will deliver them for
you.
New Member
Sunday
Is the Holy Spirit drawing you to
Grace? Are you feeling called to
join our congregation? Our next
New Member Sunday is June
19. See Pastor Schul for more
information about joining Grace
or email him at pastorschul@
glcpa.org
Special Music Participants
Thanks to everyone who helped to provide special
music in our worship and parish programs this year.
In addition to our adult, youth, children’s choirs, and
bell choir, approximately 30 parishioners participated
in creating music to proclaim the Gospel and support our liturgy. It’s easy
to say “let someone else do it,” but you stepped forward and helped to
make music that I hope was as meaningful to you as it was supportive to
others in their worship.
Next year I hope to hear from more members of our faith family and to
give you the opportunity to share in worship. (It’s a great way to get to
know others in your faith family, too!) If you sang in high school or college choir—whether or not you read music—or even if you have no choral
experience but can carry a tune or sing harmonies, you can contribute in
some fashion. Music is one of the ways we can engage ourselves in praising and thanking God for the gift of this life and the promise of the life
that is yet to come. Get involved; praise God joyfully in song!
For information about how you can get involved, email me at
lsanders@glcpa.org.
Laurel Sanders,
Worship & Music Coordinator and Crossfire Youth Choir Director
Crossfire Youth Choir Resumes September 18
Our teen and t(w)een choir, Crossfire, has finished rehearsing for the
season and is taking a well-deserved break. If you sang with us this year,
or had a child who sang, thank you for your support. We especially thank
graduating seniors Melina Matsoukas and Bobby Bendik, who sang
with us through their senior year, and Aly Toso, who was with us for part
of her senior year. Music is a vital part of worship, and you helped to make
it so. From singing at seven Sunday services, participating in Nine Lessons
and Carols, representing our church in the community at the Festival of
Trees, and greeting worshippers with choral Hosannas in the stairwell, you
added sparkle to our joyful praises. Rest well!
• Rehearsals will resume on Sunday, September 18, from 10 until
10:30 a.m. in room 203.
• All students in grades 6-12 are welcome.
• Bring a friend!
Contact Laurel Sanders at lsanders@glcpa.org for details.
Ministry With PSU Students …
Lutheran Campus Ministry/Lutheran Student
Community
Happy Summer!
Throughout the summer months, 6 p.m. worship will
continue for both students, congregational members, and community
members. Instead of weekly dinners, we’ll see who is interested in
things like dinner, service, study/discussion, and social events.
Contact Alicia Anderson ( ara2@psu.edu), campus minister, to get on the
Summer Lutheran Student Community email list!
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Thank You • Thank You • Thank You • Thank YoU
If you would prefer to receive
Grace Notes or your mail from
us electronically, email us at
churchoffice@glcpa.org. Any
money that we can save in
mailing costs is a resource for
ministry.
Please remember to let us
know:
• Each time you move to a new
address change your phone
number, or email address;
• When you have an announcement for the bulletin;
• When you or a loved one is in
need of prayer;
• When you or a family member is ill or hospitalized.
Thank you! Caring and sharing
is made easier by knowing where
we can find you. You are encouraged to contact the church office
at
(814) 238-2478, or e-mail:
churchoffice@glcpa.org
or Sharon Schultz at
sschultz@glcpa.org
Summer Office Hours:
Monday through Thursday:
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
State College SPIKES
Baseball Game Tickets
The Centre County office of
Thrivent Financial is offering
tickets to Thrivent members for
the game on Friday, July 8 at
7:05 p.m. The game is against
the Auburn Doubledays. Sign up
at the office by Monday,
June 6. Non-Thrivent
member tickets may be
purchased for $7.
To the Pastors, staff and members of Grace Lutheran,
“Thank you to all for the kind words and deeds to recognize us as
we leave State College and Grace Lutheran. We will be moving in mid
June back to Omaha, Nebraska to a retirement village operated by
Immanuel which is a part of the ELCA. We lived in Omaha for 30 years
before moving here in 1987. We have several members of our extended
family there. Our children live in Albuquerque, NM., Kansas City, Mo.,
and Charlotte, NC so it is centralized for them. We have benefited so
much from our experiences here, thanks in a large part to this church. I
especially have enjoyed working with the music and the children. A lot of
wonderful memories - thanks to you all.
We will keep in touch via the internet. Again thank you and thank God
for enriching our lives here.
Sincerely,
John and Joan Denny
Thank you from our Preschool:
Another Successful Silent Auction Fundraiser
This year’s silent auction, which supports our preschool and kindergarten
and its tuition assistance program, has been very successful. Approximately 120 items were contributed by parishioners, preschool and kindergarten
families, and area businesses. Thank you to everyone who contributed
items and also to those who bid on the goods and services. Typically we
raise approximately $2,500 and we have exceeded that number this year,
raising $3,170 due to your support and generosity. On behalf of our school,
and especially the families that benefit from tuition support, we thank you!
Thank you from The Bells of Grace
The Bells of Grace handbell choir thanks all who ordered
plants from our recent sale! This sale was very successful! We
hope that you enjoy your beautiful gardens all summer. Also,
a special thank you to those who purchased flowers for the planters and
gardens on the church property! Your gift will brighten the church grounds
for all to see.
Thank you from ALSM
Thank you to the members of Grace for your support of the annual
Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries fund-raiser, a brunch and fashion
show at the Oaks retirement community in Pleasant Gap. We appreciate
your ticket purchases, attendance, those who served as hostesses, and two
basket donations for our auction. Our success allows us to continue to
serve others through the ministry of love and compassion in the name of
our Lord, Jesus Christ. We support the residents at the Oaks.
- The Centre County ALSM Auxiliary
From Women of Grace
Many thanks to all who helped “shower” Morning Star
Pregnancy Services in Harrisburg with dozens of baby items and clothing,
including handmade sweaters and caps. Thanks also to Eileen Neubert who
has let us borrow her heirloom basinet for the collection of Morning Star
gifts.
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Summer is here
... and our Grace
Lutheran softball
team is under
way. This is a church league intended for fellowship and enjoyment with moderate competition
and lots of good sportsmanship.
Come and support our team
on Monday evenings at 6:30
p.m. Our home field is the Hess
Softball Complex on PA-45 in
Boalsburg. If you still want to
join in, please contact Ken
Hickman at krh132@psu.edu
June 6 June 13
Away at Port Matilda Baptist - Port Matilda
home vs First Baptist - Hess Field 1
June 20 Away at Faith Baptist - Hess Field 3
June 27 Home vs Oakwood Presbyterian - Hess Field 3
July 4 No Games
July 11 Away at Nittany Bible - Hess Field 3
July 18 Away at Oakwood Presbyterian - Hess Field 4
July 25 Home vs Grace Baptist - Hess Field 2
AUG. 1 home vs Calvary Bible - Hess Field 2
AUG. 8 Away at Calvary Baptist - Hess Field 1
AUG. 15 Away at St. Paul UMC - Hess Field 1
For Interfaith Human
Services
Grace - We Did It!
Riders from left, Karl Rayner, Dave Hunter, Spencer Carran,
Ed Prince, Dorothy Blair, Jonathan Brockopp, and Joyce
Eveleth. (not pictured: Carina Raynar, Scott McDonald)
PA Interfaith Power and Light Bike Trip
What a feeling of triumph. We rode into Washington, D.C., along the
Capitol Crescent Bike Trail, entering the mall at the Lincoln Memorial
-- on our bikes! It was a beautiful sunny day, unlike most of our cool and
cloudy bike trips. It was the very best way to enter our nation’s capital.
While on Capitol Hill, the seven riders who completed the 210-mile trip,
plus two PA-IPL staff members, formed teams to speak to our congressmen. My team had appointments with five legislators; however, the congressmen themselves were not present. We met with staff members who
heard our concerns, listened to our talking points, and informed us of their
positions on the issues. We voiced opinions on the Trans Pacific Trade
Agreement, the Global Climate Fund, health concerns associated with
fracking, and other climate change related issues.
Grace members Jon Brockopp, Dave Hunter, and I, plus four other riders
from State College churches, started our on April 29. Staying at night at a
produce co-op, a church community center, a homeless shelter, and private
homes, we biked mostly rural roads and bike trails to arrive in Washington on May 3. Wednesday, May 4 was our day on Capitol Hill along with
PA-IPL people, Cricket Hunter and Rev. Alison Cornish. National IPL
members were speaking with their respective congressional delegations on
the same day.
Grace Lutheran Church has recently become a supporting member of PAIPL. Learn more about this faith-based environmental organization at their
website, www.paipl.us.
In God’s service,
Ed Prince
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We raised all the money needed
to sponsor “Mandy,” “Rita,” and
“Mary” who use Interfaith Human
Services to handle their finances.
The money we generated will get
these people through a year without having to worry about paying
the fee for this service. Grace,
together we raised a bit more than
the $1,368.00 needed. In fact, we
raised $1,409.36! We are a church
community that cooperatively gets
a job done. WE DID IT! We worked
together, and we were successful!
Isaiah 25:4 - “You have been a
refuge for the poor, a refuge for the
needy in their distress, a shelter
from the storm and a shade from
the heat.”
Thank you,
Janet Lybarger
Social Ministry Chairperson
Notes from Comfort
Makers to the
Congregation
Thank you to everyone who helped
sew backpack school kits and quilt
kits this season. Your help was
much appreciated! These kits will
still be available all summer in the
Commons area and when finished
may be dropped off in the library
at any time. If you are planning to
fill backpacks, remember that supplies usually are on sale in July and
August. See complete instructions
on page 9.
Thank you again for the contribution of your time and talents, from
which our neighbors around the
world will benefit.
Judy Bausch
Summer Health Breaks/Social Ministry
Presentations
Congregational Care will be offering our Summer Health Breaks/Social
Ministry Presentations beginning in June. These hour-long programs are
offered during the summer Sunday School hour (9-10 a.m.) in Fireside
beginning in June. Thus far we have the following speakers scheduled:
June 5 - Wendy Vinhage – Interfaith Human Services
June 12 – Cindy Keith – Preventing Dementias
June 19 –Jennifer Pencek – Why He/She Stayed: The Complexities of
Relationship Violence
June 26 – Dr. Richard Kubina – Autism
July 3 – Ellen Slingerland – Harp Therapy. What it is, How it Sounds,
and What it Does
July 17 – Open
July 24 – Pam Soule – Out of the Cold
July 31 – Sue Forester – Development Coordinator, Centre Volunteers In Medicine (CVIM)
Old Friends/
Homebounders
Worship Service and
Luncheon
The biannual Old Friends/
Homebounders Worship Service
and Luncheon will be Thursday,
June 2 at 11 a.m. The event begins
with Holy Communion Worship in
the sanctuary. Following this, there
will be a picnic lunch in Harkins
Hall.
If you would like to be part of
this important ministry to Grace’s
seniors or if you know someone
who would like to attend, please
contact Janet Lybarger (308-8629 or
jlpayne19@comcast.net,) or Sharon
at the church office (238-2478/
sschultz@glcpa.org)
August 7 – Open
August 14 – Jason Whitney – Recognizing Addiction
August 14 & 28 – Open
If there is a topic that you would like presented, please tell Lois Lynn
(loissteve@comcast.net, 234-1078) or Don Burris (donburris@comcast.
net, 238-1236).
FOOD BANK NEEDS FOR THE SUMMER
• Brown paper grocery bags
(doubled)
• Grocery store gift cards,
any denomination is
appreciated
• Spaghetti/pasta sauce
• Pasta/noodles (spaghetti,
any pasta type, egg, etc.)
• Soups
• Canned meats (chicken,
Spam, tuna, etc.)
• Cereal or Oatmeal
• Gluten-free product (any
type, but especially pasta,
cereal, etc.)
• Mayonnaise
• Juice (100%)
• Salad dressing (Ranch,
Italian, etc.)
• Condiments (ketchup,
mustard, barbecue sauce,
etc.)
• Sugar
• Rice/rice sides
• Tomato product (diced,
stew, paste, sauce, etc.)
• Protein beans
• Soap (bars/liquid)sugar,
flour, oil
• Coffee, tea, hot chocolate
• Shampoo, conditioner
• Toothpaste, toothbrushes
• Deodorant
• Laundry detergent
• Soap (bars/liquid)
We are NOT in need of the following: Canned GREEN BEANS, Canned
CORN, Baby Food, Baby Formula
visit us online at: http://scfoodbank.org
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It is a great chance to connect with
Grace members that you have not
seen for awhile and to let them
know that their lives continue to be
important in the life of the church.
Please pray for our missionaries,
who are following Christ’s call to
“go therefore and make disciples
of all nations.” If you wish to
make a special contribution to
support our ELCA missionaries,
please indicate “Grace ELCA
Missionary Support” on the
memo line of your check.
Women of Grace
SUMMER
Schedule
Comfort Makers will
meet when decided among themselves; no formal time over the summer. If you wish to join in,
contact Judy Bausch,, 237-1370 or
jwb60@comcast.net
Thirty members of Grace Lutheran Church attended an intergenerational
Women of Grace event entitled Living the Sabbath on Saturday,
May 14. The photos show participants creating colorful prayer journals
and singing together. Lunch at Lederer Park and an ice cream social
rounded out the relaxing and inspirational day.
Knit Wits
2nd Thursday - 10 a.m.
KNIT WITS will gather on
Thursday, June 9, 10 a.m. at the
North Atherton Waffle Shop.
Garden of Readin’
3rd Tuesday - 10:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. in the Fireside Room:
The next selection for The Garden
of Readin’ is Nostalgia by Dennis
McFarland. This is the choice
of Pat Murphy and she will be
facilitating the discussions on
Tuesday, June 21. Contact Person:
Lois Lynn, 234-1078
To all Women of Grace
Summer is nearly here! It’s a perfect
time to assemble Lutheran World
Relief Kits and work on quilts for
Blanket Sunday in October. Our kits
and quilts are sent all over the world.
Personal Care Kits go a long way to help individuals who have lost
everything accomplish some of the basic hygiene tasks that we take for
granted. School Kits provide supplies to children in impoverished nations.
Our Comfort Makers have put together precut material and instructions for
making the school bags and/or filling them. Look for them in the gathering area outside the narthex. Baby Care Kits aid new mothers in less
fortunate circumstances as they care for the newborn. Fabric Kits provide
material and thread so that women in these countries can make their own
clothes.
Instructions for all kits are provided below. The Women of Grace will collect kits in September and October and ship them in November.
General Instruction: Do not add other items to the kits or leave out any
of the items listed.
Each Personal Care kit includes:
• one light - or medium weight bath-size towel, dark color recommended
• two bath-size bars (4 to 5 oz.) soap, any brand in original wrapping
• one adult-size toothbrush in its original packaging
• one sturdy comb, remove packaging
• one metal nail clippers
Do not add other items or leave out any of the items listed. All items
should be new and in good condition. Wrap all the items in the towel and
tie securely with ribbon or yarn. Do not enclose the Kit or any of its contents in plastic bags.
Board Meeting - June 7 at 7 p.m.
in Fireside. No July meeting.
Strawberry Festival
Saturday, June 11
Women of Grace Spring Event
A Fun-FIlled Event
for Everyone
Each School Kit includes:
• Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper approximately 8” X 10½”; no loose-leaf paper
• One 30-centimeter ruler or a ruler with centimeters on one side and
inches on the other
• One pencil sharpener
• One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work
well)
• Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secured together with a rubber band
• Five ballpoint pens (no gel ink), secured together with a rubber band
• One box of 16 or 24 crayons
• One 2½” eraser
• One sturdy drawstring backpack-style cloth bag approximately 14”
X 17” with shoulder straps (no standard backpacks) *Visit lwr.org/
school kits or call 800.597.5972 for an easy-sew backpack-style bag
pattern and tips for purchasing pre-made bags.
All items should be new and in good condition. Remove any excess packaging; pack all items in bag and close. Do not enclose the Kit or any of its
contents in plastic bags.
free admission; free-will offering
Picnic supper: 5:30-6:30
* Entertainment: 6:30-7:30
*Barbershop Music presented by
the Nittany Knights
Barbershop Chorus
Come early for children’s
activities and games: 4:30-5:30
All events take place on the lawn outside
the Miller Center (weather permitting). A
sing-up sheet is on the bulletin board
across from the church office.
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Each Baby Care Kit includes:
• Two lightweight cotton T-shirts
(no Onesies©)
• Two long- or short-sleeved
gowns or sleepers (without feet)
• Two receiving blankets, medium-weight cotton or flannel, or
crocheted or knitted with lightweight yarn, up to 52” square
• Four cloth diapers, flat fold
preferred
• One jacket, sweater or sweatshirt with a hood, or include a
baby cap
• Two pairs of socks
• One hand towel, dark color
recommended
• Two bath-size bars (4 to 5 oz.)
of gentle soap, in original wrapping
• Two diaper pins or large safety
pins
• Gently used, clean items (no
stains or tears) can be substituted for new ones.
Wrap items in one of the receiving
blankets and secure with diaper
pins. Do not enclose the Kit or any
of its contents in plastic bags. Do
not add other items or leave out any
of the items listed.
Each Fabric Kit Includes:
Two spools of matching or neutralcolored general purpose thread,
250–300 yards each
• Two pieces of cotton or cottonblend fabric (no knits or 100%
polyester). Each piece should
match one of the sizes below:
• 2¼ yards of 60” wide fabric, or
• 3 yards of 44” wide fabric, or
• 4 yards of 36” wide fabric
Fabric should not have stains or
holes. Pieces do not need to match
in size or color/pattern. Fold thread
and one piece of fabric inside second fabric piece and tie with yarn,
sturdy string, ribbon or strip of fabric. Do not enclose the Fabric Kit or
any of its contents in a plastic bag.
Congratulations to our High School Graduates!
Congratulations to the following youth who will graduate this
year from high school. Whether you are near or far, you are
always welcome to come home to Grace Lutheran Church.
Financial Update
Current Year Actual
July 1, 2015April 30, 2016
$ 677,185
Current Year Budget
July 1, 2015 April 30, 2016
$ 712,234
% Difference
Preschool and Kindergarten
Income
$ 328,428
$ 299,086
9.81 %
Expenses
$ 650,556
$ 711,516
- 8.57 %
Expenses (Preschool & K)
$ 247,415
$ 268,831
- 7.97 %
Offering Income
Those graduates without photographs are Rochelle Debnar, Noah Droege,
Jeffrey Irwin, Hannah Sweeney, and Jacob Ulmer
- 4.92 %
Notes: Interest income is not included. Expense line is budgeted straight line throughout the year. Income is
budgeted based on historic pattern of receipt.
Offering income for April was $143 above budget expectations; however, we are $28,561 behind offering from
last year at this same time. Please consider helping to make up this amount. It will help for next years budget.
Expenses for the month were below the budget year to date. Year to date we are $26,629 ahead of our expenses.
Lauren Anderson
Bobby Bendik
Seth Conklin
Stephen Giacobe
James Graef
Ken Kalbach
Melina Matsoukas
Sarah McClure
Building Campaign
Actual Receipts for April
* Estimated Monthly Mortgage
$ 24,621
$ 15,972
* The monthly mortgage payment will be in effect until 1/5/2018. A new payment will be established based on interest rates
at that time.
The building fund receipts are $8,649 above our monthly mortgage cost, and for the year we are still ahead of
schedule.
Offering – Automatic
Withdrawal – If you are
interested in having your offering
come out of your bank account
the first business day each month,
please ask for an Electronic Giving
Form or go our website. Once you
have completed the form, you may
return it to the church office, attn:
Becky Krantweiss. If you have any
questions about the process, please
contact Becky,
bkrantweiss@
glcpa.org.
Green Tip-Summer
Are you tired of getting junk mail?
You can reduce it and save wasted
paper, delivery costs, etc. A website called Catalog Choice -https://
www.catalogchoice.org enables you
to decline catalogs you’d no longer
like to receive. Simply register,
select unwanted catalogs and click
decline. You can also reduce credit
card offers by “opting out.”
Call the toll-free number, 888-5OPT
OUT or 888-567-8688, and request
that they take you off of their lists
or opt out online at Opt Out Prescreen
https://www.optoutprescreen.com
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From the Property
Committee
New Carpet in
Church Office – The
property team and
finance team have
approved the purchase
of new carpet in the church office
and the offices adjoining. This will
also include the copy room and
business manager’s office across the
hall. The present carpet certainly
did its job. It has been in use for
over 20 years and it’s a very high
usage area. Sometime in the next
month or so, the installation will
happen. Come check it out!
Sarah Rosengrant
Allea Toso
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Nathan Proctor
Michaela Wandrisco
Youth Page
Summer Play-Days
Thank You Sunday School
Teachers!
On Sunday May 8 we had our last Sunday
school class for this school year. Since September, we have had a devoted group of parents
that have taken turns to teach and help with
classes in preschool through middle school.
We could not possibly reach all of our children
with one person. Thank you for all the time
you gave to our children’s ministry; it is very much appreciated.
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Darcy Houseknecht, Melissa Hockenberry, Sharon Shurgalla, Jennifer
Reutzel, Sarah Krupp, Kristin Knowles, Erin Tusar, Heather Wild, Erika
Reutzel-Bechtel, Susan Buda, Holly Stoltzfus, Kristen Kewitt, David
Proctor, Tamara Proctor, Donelle Pickering, Shannan Smith-Janik, Julia
Nelson, Stephanie Flanagan, Scott Fritz, Jason Whitney, and Megan
Weyandt.
Families Gathered to Play Games
Our families gathered in Harkins Hall for pizza, ice cream, and games. A
good time was had by all!
Month Calendar
June
June 11
4:30-7:30 p.m. Family Event,
Strawberry Festival
June 15
10 a.m.-12 p.m. - Play-Day
at Bernel Road Park, State
College
June 26-June 30
5:30-7:30 p.m. - Vacation Bible
School
July
July 8
8-10 p.m. - Grace Family
Swim Night, Welch Pool
July 20
10 a.m.-12 p.m. - Play-Day at
Tudek Park, State College
Month Preview
August
August 17
10 a.m.-12 p.m. - Play-Day
at Spring Creek Park, State
College
This summer spend some quality time at our beautiful local parks. We
have rented pavilions at three different parks and will be joining together
for some family fun, crafts, and fellowship for all ages. We hope you will
take advantage of these opportunities to come together, do an activity, and
enjoy the great outdoors.
• On June 15 from 10 a.m. -12 p.m., we will be at Bernell Road
Park. Located in Patton Township, it is also known as the “airport”
park.
• On July 20 beginning at 10 a.m., we will move to Tudek Park,
located in Ferguson Township.
• Our final Play Date for the summer will be at Spring Creek Park
August 17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Bring your swimsuits and towels if
you plan on getting wet!
These play dates are open to children and youth of all ages and their parents. Since we have reserved pavilion #1 at each park, please bring a lunch
and enjoy some time in the fresh air. All of the parks are located in State
College and can be found on the Centre Parks and Rec site if you’re in
need of directions. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Cindy Fritz (cfritz@glcpa.org).
The Strawberry Festival
This family-friendly activity is hosted by Women of
Grace on Saturday, June 11 and is open to families,
children, and folks of all ages. Special children’s games
and activities beginning at 4:30, followed by a picnic
supper (including strawberries) and entertainment provided by the Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus. There is a free-will offering and admission is free. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board
across from the church office.
Grace Family Swim Night
We hope you’ll join us for our annual Grace
Family Swim Night at Welch Pool on Friday,
July 8 from 8-10 p.m. We ask that you bring a
snack to share. It’s always a fun night, so mark your calendars now!
Vacation Bible School Help
Needed
Do you love children and have a few hours to spare
Sunday, June 26 through Thursday, June 30
from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.? We are in need of volunteers to help with everything from being a guide
and taking photographs to assisting with registration, set-up, and prop
design. If you think you can help, please contact Cindy Fritz (cfritz@glcpa.
org).
If you don’t have the time to give, check the church bulletin board to look
for ways you can donate much needed items: Goldfish crackers, Ranch
dressing, Frozen waffles, strawberries, blueberries, napkins and paper
plates – just to name a few.
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For this year’s VBS, in lieu of
a monetary offering, we would
like to instead ask you to donate
canned goods as a charitable offering to the State College Food
Christian Focus Box
for
June
and
July
God be with you!
God is with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9
Dates to Remember!
June 1 and 2
Busy Town Days
June 7
Last day of school for T/Th classes
June 8
Last day of school for MWF classes & M-F classes
Kindergarten Graduation
June 20 – 24
Young Explorer Camp #1
“Stories, Legends and Folktales of Tomie dePaola”
June 27 – July 1
Young Explorer Camp #2
“Roaming with Reptiles”
Thank You, Thank
You, Thank You!!!
We would like to thank many
people for a wonderful 20152016 school year. We very much
appreciate the support provided
to us by the pastors, sextons
and church office staff. Thank
you to all the Grace Lutheran
Preschool & Kindergarten families and parent volunteers for
the school and staff events held
throughout the year. Thank you
to our classroom grandparents;
the children enjoyed the stories
and help you provided to them.
Finally, thank you for allowing us to nurture and love your
children here at Grace Lutheran
Preschool & Kindergarten.
Congratulations to our Kindergarten Graduates!
May God be with you at your new school...
Billie Griffin
Asher Heinz
Alex Johnson
Natalie Labosky
Isabella Pelka
Sara Reynard
Teag Sanderson
Victoria Smith
Moms Are Magnificent
Breakfast
The children of Grace Lutheran
Preschool & Kindergarten hosted
their annual breakfast for their
“Magnificent Moms” on Saturday, May 7th in Harkins Hall. The
children sang a song to the special
women in their lives led by our
music teacher, Miss Betha (below.)
We would like to thank our pancake
cooks and serving volunteers for
making the breakfast a success:
Ken Fogleman, Dave Huebner,
Ed Strong and many of GLPK staff.
Openings for the 2016-2017 School Year
We are currently accepting registrations for the new school year.
We offer small structured classes, flexible options and a caring Christian
environment to help children to reach their full potential.
• Half-day kindergarten licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• 2-, 3-, and 5-day morning classes for children aged 2y 7m, 3, 4 and
Junior Kindergarten
• Afternoon enrichment classes (home-packed lunch, monthly theme,
experiential classes) as an add-on
• Morning, afternoon, and full-day programs
Please contact us to request a classroom visit or for more information.
E-Mail: glpk@glcpa.org Phone: 814-238-8110
Web: www.glcpa.org
Young Authors and Artists
On Tuesday, May 10th, Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten held
their Tenth Annual Young Authors and Artists Day in the Miller Center
“Gallery.” During the afternoon and evening open house, students and
their families enjoyed viewing the many works of art that were produced
during the school year. They also had a chance to sit down and read books
that the children wrote and illustrated as a class or individually (below). It
is apparent that we have many budding authors and artists.
Young Explorer Camps (YEC)
June 20-24, 2016
“Stories, Legends and Folktales of Tomie dePaola”
June 27 – July 1, 2016
“Roaming with Reptiles”
Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten is accepting registrations
in the school office for their Young Explorer Camps. Camps are open to
all children who will be 3 years old by 6/1/2016 through children entering 1st grade and run from 9:00 a.m. to noon for one week each. You
may sign up for one or both camps. Registration forms are available in
the school office.
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aptisms
• Adelina Grace Elizabeth
Laine
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Eric Heatwole
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Matthew Patrick
Jonathan Phillips
William Luse
Randy Murphy
Rebecca Rockey
Anne Pauley
Kyle Peterson
Michaela Wandrisco
Ann Atwood
Raegan Dinant
Zachary Evanego
Barbara Schroeder
Nathan Proctor
Bryan Tate
Susan Walker
Sadie Watson
Mary Hugill
Stephanie Flanagan
Nora Houseknecht
Maxine Weaver
Amy King
Colleen McDonough
Elizabeth Rockey
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Matthew Buterbaugh
Jake Castles
Eric Donnell
Grace Schuchert
Ryan Shurgalla
Kayla Conron
Kaitlyn Drawl
Ryan Ishler
Griffin Krupp
Julia Nelson
Bradley Gibble
Susan Hirth
Betty Houts
Sandra Larson
Margaret Lee
Hannah Nelson
Jonathan Rockey
Gary Stroschein
Elaine Gearhart
Kevin LaFevers
Jessica Shearer
Rory Stenerson
Joey Woll
Christopher Kragh-Buetow
Norman Suhr
Sara Zanton
Jordan Hockenberry
Inge MacBain
Charles Noel
Our Thoughts & Prayers are with...
All deployed military
and those traveling in
war-torn countries
Sam Alexander
Jackie Allen
Trudy Bodkin
Greg Boros
Pastor Alison Bowlan’s
father
Barb Brower
Wendy Buchart,
Laurel Sanders’
mother
Mary Bucher
Pastor Dowhower
Patrick Dugan,
Paul & Kathryn
Mackes’ grandson
Carolyn Fishburn
Jim Flanagan
Steph Flanagan’s
mother
Dr. Brad Foor,
friend of the Weimers
Pete Gordon
Joshua Hsieh
Dave Hunt,
Cay Griel’s cousin
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Nancy Johnson
Joshua Jordan
Cindy Keith’s sister,
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Dorothy Keith,
Tina Ludwig’s aunt
Pastor John Klatt
Curtis Krebs, brother of Sandy Cassady
Maxine Krebs,
mother of
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Betta Kriner
Pete Liese
Fred Loomis
Pastor Lynn
Joan Mallet
Tom & Barbara
McBride
Chastity McCleary
Bill Miller
Bonnie Miller and family upon the death of her mother,
Betty Neff
Caryl Wysk
Elizabeth Ammerman
Dave Lee
Connie Lumpkin
Evan Smith
Mallory Wild
Karen Wilson
Anna Boyer
Brendon Karchner
Jack Leopard
Stephen Scourtis
Anna Scourtis
Margaret Campbell
Matthew Foster
Cassandra Fullington
Diana Loughner-Klevansky
Teague Willits-Kelley
Jonathan Gray
Lauren Knowles
Laura Prince
Adriana Sweeney
Phil Vollmer
Susan Antle
Eliana Burris
Richard Ford IV
David Proctor
Mary Sweeney
Jay Young
Julianne Herman
Gregory Campbell
Shirley Lucas
Vernel Smith
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Amy Nevling
Anne Marie Persson
Shannon Quick
Michele Maxwell Reuss
Lisa Sampsell
Annika Schul
Ron Siehl, Sharyn
Everhart’s father
Close friends of the
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Geri Slear’s brother,
Patrick
Leon Slear
Victoria Smith
Anne Stearns
Marlowe Stiger
Melissa Strand
Bonnie Tarman
Hermina Tokarsky,
Jane Utzman’s aunt
Anna Updegrove,
Steve Updegrove’s mother
Ryan Vaughan
Chuck Weyandt
Doris Wolfe
Carolyn Yarnell
Eleanor Zindler
Elizabeth Visioli
Steven Ferro
Gwen Kreidler
Glenn Ritter
Rachel Griel
Emily Whitney
Richard Everhart, Jr.
Kacie Kempf
Gary Loge
Kathleen McCalips
Arthur Dangel Jr.
Joan Kovalchik
John Kriner
Chloe Mahon
Tracey Zellner
Jeffrey Nelson
Annika Schul
Lincoln Hockenberry
Nancy Johnson
Robert Lumpkin
Tiffany Olmstead
Laura Pauley
Bruce Smith
Ryan Wall
Ron Propst
David Asencio
Carl Bankert
Kristen Weimer Bruck
Evan Jodon
John Kreisher
Grace McDonough
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Michael Cartwright
Joyce Lee
Matthew Schell
Mary Seely
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Yvonne Koths
Nona Prestine
Madyson Sechler
David Smith
Allea Toso
Lauren Winkler
Dave Arbutina
Kimberly Bright
Lory Fullington
Kathryn Broeren
R. Steven Houtz
Reagan Leitzell
Ryleigh Leitzell
Kyle McClellan
Clark Brigger
Nathan Pencek
Gail Ulmer
Don Wallick
Brenda Zucco
J Philip Bucher
James Flanagan
Jacob Fritz
Lynn Garrison
Edgar Jodon
Carrie Johnson
Stephanie Smith
Joseph S. Ferraro
Paul Horn
William Syrett
Michelle Yarnell
Bradley Ishler
Sally Larson
Derek Moriarta
Benjamin Vollmer
Neve Johnson
Eileen Neubert
Ava Eileen Reason
Nadine Wolfe
Nancy Mahon
Camille Syrett
Sarah Krupp
Ann Cathcart
Tamara Proctor
Harold Cassady
Leslie Elder
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Christopher Solo
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Liz Albert
Dorothy Diefenderfer
Alice Griffin
Michael Henry
Craig Peery
Corinne Strahota
Richard Walter
Cheri Woll
Taylor Fallon
Shawna Graham
Anderson Jones
Diane Oyler
Paul Hallacher
Lisa Giacobe
Anna Prince
Lynda Shuey
Hilda Sparrow
Matthew Waite
John Beard
Susan Davis
Ryan Doby
Janet Hughes
Joy Wall
Shelley Farahani
Kurt Gibble
Mark Harpster
Catherine McClellan
Jean Moore
Tracie Pletcher
Nicholas Rossi
Megan Wandrisco
William Armagost
Douglas Callenberger
Allison Foor
Nicholas Maggi
Aaron Myers
Yvette Richardson
Karen Walker
Robert Byers
Hadley Milhomme
Miriam Powell
Linda Stroschein
Kathy Weimer
Evelyn Freeman
Patrick Knobloch
Maddox Leitzell
Kara Peterson
Douglas Syrett
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Jan Mianulli
Su-Jen Roberts
Jack Peterson
Alvin Schultz
Brad Shearer
Olivia Swartz
Linda Stoudt
Lydia Barber
Jeffrey Buterbaugh
Roman James
Tara Maggi
Jennifer Oyler
Erica Sanders
Norman Fischer
Maria Bills
Jerry Carlson
Jayne Glocke
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Laurel Smail
Brad Smail
Greg Weimer
Jane Zazworsky
Kirk Anderson
Cameron Bausch
Cameron Moeller
Casey Stewart
Jessica Woytowich
Anderson James
Thomas Myers
Diann Walker
Chadwick Weaver
Deanne Armagost
Logan Beard
Donna Berhosky Stover
Michelle Henry
Laney Kreisher
Kenneth Woll
Joyce Arbutina
Elizabeth Delafield
Erin Loy
Alicia McShea
Lori Propst
Nancy Schimmel
Virgina Thomas
William Whitney
Emily Afflitto
Sydney Asencio
Edward Augustine
Carole Donald
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Devin Peterson
Alex Henry
Koya Ohmoto
Grace Peiffer
Allison Peters
Veronica Silliman
Hunter Thomas
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Altar Care Volunteers
A list of various activities associated with the altar care may
be found in the Commons Area.
Please check it out and sign up
if you are interested in a certain
area. For further information,
please contact Joan
Denny, 234-4575 or jejmde@
comcast.net.
Radio Broadcast
Volunteers still
needed...
The 2016 radio sponsorship chart
is in need of sponsors. The cost
is $165 for one sponsor or two
people can share $82.50 each for
broadcast. They may be dedicated
to honor or memorialize someone
and always to the Glory of God.
Explanation sheets and reminder
envelopes are also with the charts.
Ushers
Needed...
An usher is
needed for the
3rd and 4th Sundays of each month at the 10:30
a.m. services. If you are interested
in becoming an usher, please contact Sally Keiser-Bankert at
sallykb@verizon.net
June Worship Volunteers...
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ectors - Anne Burke (364-5096/ Acolytes ambrmb1@verizon.net)
Stephanie Fozard
8 a.m.
June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 -
9 a.m.
Welcoming Center Hosts -
(238-7935/steph@fozards.com)
We have many openings;
Please consider lectoring by signing up in the
narthex or contacting
Ann Burke or the church
office.
June 5 June 12 - Lisa Wiedemer
June 19 June 26 - Tena Ishler
10:30 a.m.
June 5 June 12 - Spence Garvin
June 19 - Brian Christian
June 26 - Angie Hardyk
Greeters -
Pat Ishler (237-7857)
8 a.m.
June 5 - June Krumrine
June 12 - Martha Musser
June 19 - Garry and Dotty Delafield
June 26 - Ron and Barbara Krumrine
9 a.m.
June 5 - Ken and Diane Kulp
Joann McCormick
June 12 - Don and Jane Wallick
Lorraine Lutz
June 19 - James and Janet Leslie
Doris Bailey
June 26 - Herb and Nancy Graves
Esther Larson
10:30 a.m.
June 5 - Bruce and Elaine Rathfon
Deborah Lux
June 12 - Dick and Helen Brenneman
Robert Larson
June 19 - Peter and Sue Forster
Sheila Shoffsatll
June 26 - Ken and Brenda Walsh
Sue Forster
8 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
June 5 - Adam Stover
June 12 - Max Walker
June 19 - Abby Fozard
June 26 - Joey Franklin
June 5 - Ethan Hardyk
Jacob Fritz
June 12 - Joe Peters
Spencer Hardyk
June 19 - Ella McDyre
Ireland McDyre
June 26 - Emily Whitney
Emilio Schul
Pat Ishler (237-7857)
June 5 - Betty Shirk
June 12 - Sharyn Everhart
June 19 - Jan Rockey
June 26 - Linda Domin
June 5 - Pat Ishler
June 12 - Kathy Detwiler
June 19 - Barbara Fiscus
June 26 - Bobbi Malehorn
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offee Hour Hosts
Jason Laine
(814-404-4719/jason.laine@gmail.com)
10:30 a.m.
June 5 - Harrison Biggers
Palmer Biggers
June 12 - Madelyn Ulmer
Betsy Hunter
June 19 - Sophia Bills
Mirabella Bills
June 26 - Jack Hockenberry
Lincoln Hockenberry
June 5 - Grant and Tammy Davis
June 12 - The Flanagans
June 19 - Ken and Carol Shultz
June 26 - Open
Sponsors
The church office
(238-2478/sschultz@glcpa.org)
D(234-6038/sallykb@verizon.net)
eacons - Sally Keiser-Bankert
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ltar Flowers
June 5 - Brenda and Mia Kim
8 a.m.
June 5 - George Weigand
June 12 - Leonard Ellenberger
June 19 - George Weigand
June 26 - Larry Emigh
9 a.m.
June 5 - Carl Bankert
Sally Keiser-Bankert
June 12 - Karen Martin,
Erin Kauffman
June 19 - John Diercks
Rachel Wolkenhaurer
June 26 - Jayne and Dennis Glocke
10:30 a.m.
June 5 - Elena Blazina, Scott Fozard
June 12 - Brian Bills, Rich Rivell
June 19 - John and Brenda Palmgren
June 26 - Nick Downs
Mardi McDobongh
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June 12 - Joan Kovalchik
June 19 - Ward and Grace Stover
June 26 - Billie and Teague Willits-Kelley
Bulletin Covers
June 5 - Karen and Larry Walker
June 12 - Pat Ishler
June 19 - Carolyn Yarnell
June 26 - Ann and Dave Guss
Radio Sponsors
June 5 - Open
June 12 - Open
June 19 - Polly McWilliams and
Sally Keiser-Bankert
June 26 - Herb Jordan
July Worship Volunteers...
L
ectors - Anne Burke (364-5096/ Acolytes ambrmb1@verizon.net)
Stephanie Fozard
Welcoming Center Hosts -
July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 -
8 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
9 a.m.
(238-7935/steph@fozards.com)
We have many openings;
Please consider lectoring by signing up in the
narthex or contacting
Ann Burke or the church
office.
July 3 - Angie Hardyk
July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 -
10:30 a.m.
July 3 - Brian Christian
July 10 July 17 July 24 - Terry Roof
July 31 -
Greeters -
Pat Ishler (237-7857)
8 a.m.
July 3 - June Krumrine
July 10 - Alvin and Sharon Schultz
July 17 - Kay Weigand
July 24 - Martha Musser
July 31 - Mary Jo Spicer
9 a.m.
July 3 - Jack and Dawn Vanden Huevel
Nancy Reinert
July 10 - Dave and Shar Huebner
Joann McCormick
July 17 - Marion and Winnie Deppen
Esther Larson
July 24 - James and Janet Lelsie
Doris Bailey
July 31 - Don and Jan Wallick
Lu Magnusson
10:30 a.m.
July 3 - Cam and Judy Bausch
Gerry Slear
July 10 - Dick and Ellen Brenneman
Leslie Wagner
July 17 - Paul and Barbara Bingaman
Sandy Cassady
July 24 - Bill and Vicki Ammerman
Marilyn Peterson
July 31 - John and Brenda Palmgren
Sue Forster
July 3 - Max Walker
July 10 - Open
July 17 - Adam Stover
July 24 - Joe Peters
July 31 - Joey Franklin
July 3 - Ethan Hardyk
Spencer Hardyk
July 10 - Jacob Fritz
Emilio Schul
July 17 - Emily Whitney
Abby Fozard
July 24 - Ethan Hardyk
Spencer Hardyk
July 31 - Ella McDyre
Ireland McDyre
10:30 a.m.
July 3 - Sophia Bills
Mirabella Bills
July 10 - Abby Fozard
Carter Fozard
July 17 - Harrison Biggers
Palmer Biggers
July 24 - Jacke Hockenberry
Lincoln Hockenberry
July 31 - Madelyn Ulmer
Betsy Hunter
D(234-6038/sallykb@verizon.net)
eacons - Sally Keiser-Bankert
8 a.m.
July 3 - George Weigand
July 10 - Leonard Ellenberger
July 17 - George Weigand
July 24 - Larry Emigh
July 31 - Larry Emigh
9 a.m.
July 3 - Carl Bankert, Sally K. Bankert
July 10 - Karen Martin, Erin Kauffman
July 17 - John Diercks
Rachel Wolkenhaurer
July 24 - Jayne and Dennis Glocke
July 31 - Carl Bankert, Sally K. Bankert
10:30 a.m.
July 3 - Elena Blazina, Lois Voigt
July 10 - Brian Bills, Rich Rivell
July 17 - John and Brenda Palmgren
July 24 - Nick Downs
Mardi McDobongh
July 31 - Rich and Sharon Rivell
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Pat Ishler (237-7857)
July 3 - Linda Domin
July 10 - Gloria Nieweg
July 17 - Jan Rockey
July 24 - Greg and Sue Ferro
July 31 - Sheila Shoffstall
July 3 - Bobbi Malehorn
July 10 - Kathy Detwiler
July 17 - Barbara Fiscus
July 24 - Jim and Lynda Stephenson
July 31 - Rich and Sharon Rivell
C
offee Hour Hosts
Jason Laine
(814-404-4719/jason.laine@gmail.com)
July 3 - Open
July 10 - Deb Lux and Marilyn Peterson
July 17 - Ken and Carol Shultz
July 24 - Brenda and Mi Kim
July 31 - Stephens Ministry Team
Sponsors
The church office
(238-2478/sschultz@glcpa.org)
A
ltar Flowers
July 3 - Curt and Jackie Kunes
July 10 - Mary Lou Swan
July 17 - June Krumrine
July 24 - Dave and Nadine Wolfe
July 31 - Chris and Dottie Roberts
Bulletin Covers
July 3 - Brenda and Mia Kim
July 10 - Billie and Teague Willits-Kelley
July 17 - Pat Ishler
July 24 - Rich and June Walter
July 31 - Jim and Ellen Campbell
Radio Sponsors
July 3 - Peter and Sue Forster
July 10 - Paul and Kathy Mackes
July 17 - Herb Jordan
July 24 - The Weimer family
July 31 - Open
GRACE Notes
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
205 South Garner Street
State College, PA 16801
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit 111
State College, PA
(814) 238-2478
www.glcpa.org
Current Resident or:
SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
8 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion
Piano and flute accompaniment
9 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion
Organ accompaniment
Adult Sunday School
Summer Forums
Children’s Message
The Rev. P. Stevens Lynn, Senior Pastor
The Rev. Scott E. Schul, Pastor
10:30 a.m.Worship with Holy Communion
Organ accompaniment
Children’s Message
6 p.m. Prayer & Praise Worship
Christian alternative songs with Psalm 151 worship team
Casual worship in the Sanctuary
Weekly Holy Communion
Gather • Feed • Send
• Grace Lutheran Church
churchoffice@glcpa.org
• GLC Preschool and Kindergarten
glpk@glcpa.org
814-238-8110
• Children and Youth Ministry cyministry@glcpa.org
Grace Lutheran Church is energized by the Holy Spirit and nurtured
through God’s Word and Sacrament to gather, feed, and send
people in the name of Jesus Christ.