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Day Camp 2008
Grace Lutheran
Church will be holding Day Camp June 23-27. This year’s theme is “Therefore
. . . walk as Jesus did.”
Children who have
completed 1st thru 6th grades are invited to join the
fun. Day Camp will run Monday – Thursday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please invite your grandkids, nieces, nephews,
cousins, and friends to join us for a fun week.
Fees: $30 per
child, $15 for each child in the same family. ChiRho kids members receive a
$5 discount.
For more
information and a registration form please call the church office at
372-2050 or Day Camp Coordinators: Jane McElroy at 372-2037 or Tori Hammond
at 372-1944.
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Birthday Open House
For: Ken Vandenberge’s 90th birthday
When: Saturday-May 17, 2008
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Grace Lutheran Church |
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Congratulations to Scholarship Recipients
The scholarship committee consists of Bob Conrad, Duane Meyer,
Terry Peterson, and Elwood Moore.
Students can apply for both the Endowment Fund Scholarship of
$1,000 and the Grace Scholarship Fund. The Endowment Fund is for students
attending an ELCA school. The Grace Fund consists of the investment returns
of that fund divided by the number of applicants that attend a Christian
College on a full time basis.
Those approved for $1,280 in scholarships for each semester were
Sandy Luebbert, Midland Lutheran and Kammie Luebbert, Bethany College.
Those approved for $280 in sholarships for each semester were
Tyler Lindstedt, Amanda Snyder and Nicholas Engelbart. |
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Day Camp 2008
Grace Lutheran Church will be
holding Day Camp June 23-27. This year’s theme is “Therefore . . . walk as
Jesus did.”
Children who have completed 1st thru 6th grades are invited to join the
fun. Day Camp will run Monday – Thursday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please invite your grandkids, nieces, nephews,
cousins, and friends to join us for a fun week.
Fees: $30 per child, $15 for each child in the same family. ChiRho kids
members receive a $5 discount.
For more information and a registration form please call the church office
at 372-2050 or Day Camp Coordinators: Jane McElroy at 372-2037 or Tori
Hammond at 372-1944. |
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High School Graduates
honored
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Graduates Honored at 9 a.m. Worship
Reception at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran
Congratulations to: Nicholas Engelbart, Laura Hansen, Tyler Lindstedt,
Ashley Petersen, Jason Reimers, Joshua Reimers, Blake Woodcock.
Actual graduation at the West Point-Beemer Public High School will be
Saturday, May 10th at 3:30 p.m. |
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Congratulations – College
Graduation
Ryan
Hurt will graduate May 10th from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a
degree in International Studies. He will also receive his commission as a
2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on that day. |
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Got Kids? Grandkids? Send them to Camp!
As part of the Nebraska Synod,
we belong to one of the finest Outdoor Lutheran Ministries in all the United
States—Camp Carol Joy Holling in Ashland. Grace provides generous
scholarships for 1st and 2nd time Campers. Please see
the article further on in the Newsletter. |
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Movie Night
May 20, 2008
6 p.m. Potluck supper
6:30 p.m. Movie
Enchanted
An animated fairy tale meets modern, live-action comedy. The beautiful
princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical
animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of
modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't
operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic
world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love
with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even
though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home -
she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real
world? |
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Help “Spruce up” Mt Hope Cemetery
National Join Hands Day . . . this year is observed on Saturday, May 3 in
West Point at Mt Hope Cemetery with funds supplemented by Thrivent
Financial Chapter Burt-Cuming Branch # 30240.
Your help is needed Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will be
at Mount Hope Cemetery in West Point as adults and high school youth are
asked to take part in “Spruce up Day” in preparation for the Memorial Day
observance on Monday, May 26. Bring a rake, shovel, a power chain saw and a
pair of gloves. A couple of pick-up trucks also can be used. A lunch will
be served at noon at Grace Lutheran Church Parish Hall for all volunteers.
The City of West Point does not care for the cemetery and it is only
sponsored by the selling of plots, memorials, donations and volunteer work.
Although Mt. Hope Cemetery may not be your cemetery; it is believed that
everyone has a relative, neighbor or a loved one at Mt. Hope.
Contact Dick Moodie or Harry Breitbarth if you have any questions. |
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20th Anniversary
Quilt Auction
July 26, 2008
Carol Joy Holling Camp, Conference & Retreat Center
Ashland, NE
9 a.m. Quilts on display
Silent Auction begins
10 a.m. Auction begins
11:30 – 1 BBQ lunch served
2 p.m. Silent Auction closes
Bus tours and hayrack rides will be available and the Camp Store will be
open all day. |
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THANKS
– THANKS - THANKS
Dear Council and Congregation,
Thank you so very much for celebrating my 25th Anniversary of service to
Grace Lutheran Church as Parish Coordinator.
Thank you for the gift Certificate – it was quite appropriate! Hopefully
the weather calms down soon so I can use it. Very nice..
I appreciated the kind words, cards, gifts and the council standing with
me!
I look forward to each new day the Lord has given me to continue to come
into the office and am so happy to continue to work with the congregation
and our new Pastor Chris Meier.
In Christ,
Sandy Boots
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Nebraska Synod Prison Ministry presents. . .
“Women of the Bible”
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church
510 N. 93rd St., Omaha, NE
All women are invited to come and watch the Bible come alive with a
presentation of Women of the Bible by Anita Gutschick. Anita’s portrayals
of Biblical women are based on detailed study and research. For a sampling
of her art, see her website at
www.womenofthebible.com |
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Thrivent Builds
The Lutheran Men in Mission in Nebraska are excited to be hosting the LMM
National Men’s Gathering in Omaha, Nebraska on August 1 -3rd, 2008 but are
equally excited to be able to build a new Habitat for Humanity home in time
for the Leopoldo and Maria Guzman family to receive the keys to their new
home during the dedication services scheduled during the National Men’s
Gathering.
We want all Nebraska ELCA Lutheran congregations to have the opportunity to
be involved in some way in either or both of the above events. The
following are some ways that men from your congregation can help:
Recruit men to attend the National Men’s Gathering – Register at
www.elca.org/Lmm/
Recruit worker volunteers and/or food day volunteers – The volunteer
sign-up sheet can be downloaded from the website
www.rejoiceomaha.org. Instructions to sign up are
on the form. A picture and description of the family is also on the
website.
Make a monetary donation to help cover the cost of the Habitat house – The
total cost of the five bedroom home is $110,000 with 10% of the cost to be
raised by the ELCA Lutheran coalition. Please make checks out to the RMM
Assistance Fund and mail to Rejoice Lutheran Church, 2556 So. 138th St.,
Omaha, NE 68144. |
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INEBRASKA
SYNOD ASSEMBLY
“Grace, Gratitude and Giving”
On behalf of the entire Nebraska Synod, the 2008 Synod Assembly
planning committee would like to invite you to the 17th Synod Assembly of
the Nebraska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Grand
Island, Nebraska, May 30, 31, June 1, 2008.
The theme for our assembly is “GRACE, GRATITUDE, & GIVING.”
For three day, voting members from Nebraska Synod congregations will gather
in Grand Island for the great work that God has placed before us -- to be
the people of God in Christ Jesus, those who proclaim Christ in our
congregations and communities, firmly believing that God is at work in our
congregations and ministries together. How we live our lives matters and how
we respond to God through our stewardship of time, talent and treasure is
our witness to God in the world around us!
Our time together begins Friday, May 30th as the Assembly comes
together in opening worship and prayer. Our time will include the
opportunity to discuss and discern God’s will for our church as we consider
resolutions, elect voting members to the 2009 Churchwide Assembly, and
conduct the important business of our church. In addition, our Keynote
speaker, Dr. Mark Allan Powell, will delight us with his wit and wisdom,
bringing new insight and perspective to our stewardship life together.
Author of the best-selling book, “Giving to God,” Dr. Powell will help us
see that STEWARDSHIP is everything we do after we say, “I believe.”
On Friday evening, the Synod Global Mission Committee has a special
program prepared for us as we celebrate the 15th Anniversary of our
Companion Synod relationship with the Northern Diocese of Tanzania. Saturday
night our award banquet will give us opportunity to recognize Rostered
Leaders’ significant anniversaries of ministry and service. Unique this year
to the Banquet will be our special guest, Patrick Henry Hughes, recipient of
the 2006 ESPN/Disney Wide World of Sports Spirit Award. He and his family
were also featured on the ABC television series, Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition. His story will inspire us all! We look forward to seeing you in
Grand Island.
Finally,
we will conclude the Assembly on Sunday morning welcoming back an old friend
to the Synod - Dr. Richard Hardel. Dick will close our Assembly with a final
address - Living a Generous Life. The Assembly concludes with Sunday morning
worship for the Voting members, visitors and guests.
Judy & Keith Lutz are our elected delegates to this assembly along with
Pastor Chris Meier. |
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Lutheran Men in Mission
National Men’s Gathering
August 1-3, 2008
Omaha, NE
Generations of men will come together in Jesus Christ. We will serve, we
will play, we will learn, we will worship, we will encounter God – and each
other – and we will grow! Bring your son, bring your friend, and bring your
dad – join us!
Event Speakers: Tom Osborne – former head football coach of the Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Larry Clark – Executive Director of Atlanta, GA
Ernie Hinojosa – ELCA Mission Director for the North Carolina
Synod
David Anderson – Director of Home and Congregational Renewal for
the Youth and Family Institute
Paul Hill – Executive director of the Youth & Family Institute
Peter Mayer –
Lead guitarist for Jimmy Buffet
Dakota Road –
Musicians whose music and worship styles range from traditional to
contemporary
Registrations available from the church office or online www.elca.org/lmm |
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THRIVENT OFFERS “Simply Giving”
Through “Simply
Giving”, your donations to Grace Lutheran Church are made
through a pre-authorized withdrawal from your bank account. You determine
the frequency of your automatic gift-weekly, semimonthly or monthly-the
option is yours. Your gift is deposited into the church’s bank account on
the same day it is withdrawn from your account.
BENEFITS TO YOU AND
TO…YOUR CONGREGATION:
“Simply Giving”
is a
reliable, safe way to move your stewardship plan into action. It allows you
to share your gifts through planned giving and activates your
generosity into ongoing stewardship. Because your gift is given
consistently, you won’t need to play “catch-up” at year-end or worry about
forgotten checkbooks or missed Sunday offerings. But you’re not the only
one that benefits. Your congregation benefits from steady, more predictable
revenues throughout the year, more efficient bookkeeping, and great
confidence in meeting its financial commitments.
WHY DOES THRIVENT
FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS OFFER “SIMPLY GIVING”?
Thrivent Financial
offers “Simply Giving” to further its mission of
serving Lutheran congregations and institutions.
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE:
Complete
a form, attach a voided check and bring it to Sandy in the church office.
The forms are available from her or on the Thrivent Bulletin Board across
from the church office. There is NO COST to the church or the
participant for doing this. We do have several families already
making their donations this way and it is a safe and easy way to donate.
You can still get your
envelope box each year and when you come to worship just write
“Simply Giving” on the amount line and the counters will know
what you mean, and you can still put an offering envelope in the offering
plate if that makes you more comfortable – OR you do not need to get your
envelope box each year – whatever…works for you…
WHOM DO I CALL IF I HAVE
MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT “SIMPLY GIVING”? “Simply Giving”
will be administered
by Vanco Services, LLC, an outside vendor that Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans has contracted with to provide administrative services. Talk to
Sandy in the church office as she is our congregational administrator of the
“Simply Giving” program or call Vanco Services at 800
675-7430. |
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