Pastoral & Program Staff
Sept. 13th - Sept. 20th, 2020
Upcoming Worship Services: Sunday, September 13th @ 8:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church @ 9:30 AM on Facebook or YouTube @10:00 AM at Fairmont High School Parking Lot ***Plus Local Access Channel 12 on Tuesday @ 2 PM Wednesday, September 16th @ 6:30 PM on Facebook/YouTube *** Plus Local Access Channel 12 on Friday @ 1 PM Sunday, September 20th @ 8:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church @ 9:30 AM on Facebook or YouTube @10:00 AM at Fairmont High School Parking Lot ***Plus Local Access Channel 12 on Tuesday @ 2 PM
InterimPastor- Pastor Nancy Toensing Email: toensing@gracelutheranchurch.org Pastor John Heille Email: heille@gracelutheranchurch.org Visitation Minister -Russ Steele Email: steele@gracelutheranchurch.org Worship/Music Director- Amy Engel–Duong Email: engel@gracelutheranchurch.org Education Director-Nicole Kueker Email: kueker@gracelutheranchurch.org Grace Lutheran Church 300 South Grant St. Fairmont, MN 56031 Email: office@gracelutheranchurch.org
Welcome To Grace Lutheran Church
Ministry Minutes
Good News: Celebrating our new brother in the faith, Kayden James Lyons, who through baptism became part of God’s family on Sept. 5, 2020. His parents are: Cheyenna Longton and Colby Lyons.
Our Parking lot is finished! Please feel free to park in the back. In House Worship at Grace Lutheran Church (Sunday’s @ 8:30 am) please continue to practice social distancing and wear a mask. Communion will be offered at this service on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Drive-in Worship will continue. We will cancel for bad weather, on those days we encourage you to worship with us online. Also, please note we will be doing a communion service on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. We ask that you bring your own bread and juice for these occasions. Remember: It is God who takes the ordinary and makes it into something extraordinary. Synod Prayer Partners: Garness Trinity Lutheran Church, Mabel Central Lutheran Church, Winona Redeemer Lutheran Church, Good Thunder Neema Mpipiti Lutheran Church, Tanzania Mwanga Lutheran Church, Tanzania Gach Jal Lutheran Parish, South Sudan Readings for next week: September 20th First Reading: Jonah 3:10-4:11 Second Reading: Philemon 1:21-30 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16
Current concerns: Cyndi Johnson, Jim & Marlene Kuperus, Bob Miles, Karen Meier, Velma Roalson, Curtis Jones, Rick DeBoer, Lenny Tvedten, Marilyn Nielsen, Fern Hand, Bob Gerhardt Sympathy: Please ask for prayers of thanksgiving for the life of Donna Torgerson, our long-time church treasurer and dedicated missions worker, who passed away. We offer prayers of comfort to her children, Steve, Marcia, and Scott and their families, as well as her other family and many friends.
2020 Budget: $648,836 Year-to-Date Income: $322,033 Deposit Week of Sept 10: $9,753 Need to make budget: $19,224
$ 96,000 on #9 $87,000 on #34
Realatives & Friends: Ken Richards (Brother of Connie Anthony) Chuck Schadt (Brother of Judy Ackerman) Rose Jordan(Sister-in-law of Ben Jordan) Mary Kerg (Sister of Velma Roalson) Steve Rubis (Friend of Grace) Molly Gordon(Mother of Ann Olson) Weston(Great Nephew of Lisa Fritz) Marv Lindseth(Former Member) Kent & Sandy(Connie Anthony) Don & Harriet(Connie Anthony) Scott Nuss(Son of Ernie & Sandy Nuss) Dorothy Dunker(Mother of Laura Dunker) Jill Swanson(Daughter of Rod & Diane Palmquist)
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction,and faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12
Numbers
Announcements
Good news! Grace Lutheran soon will be on its way with the interim process of reviewing and assessing its ministry. We do this for a number of reasons: to celebrate what you’ve accomplished in God’s name, to ensure that you have ended well with Pastor Steve’s departure, to re-examine your mission, and to consider future ministry possibilities. The first step in this process is to form a Transition Team of 5-6 members. The team will assist Pastor Nancy in determining what methods would work best in gaining the information needed to review and assess. This is a limited time commitment. Starting sometime in October, the team will meet at least once a month for the next 6 months or so.If you are interested in being part of the team, please contact the church office. Thanks for considering. Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service CREST will be hosting the Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service on Thursday, October 1st from 7:30 am-3:30 pm at the Evangelical Covenant Church, located at 901 Woodland Avenue in Fairmont. Pillows will be fluffed, cleaned, deodorized and sanitized while you wait or you may come back to pick them up later in the day. Because of COVID-19, social distancing will be practiced and masks are required. You are also asked to bring your pillows in garbage bags. All proceeds from this event will go to benefit the CREST organization. For more information, you can call 235-3833. Book Study Change of plans for the upcoming book study on Waking Up White! We will begin the book study as planned on Sunday, September 20th at 1:30 pm, but instead of meeting in person we will meet through Zoom. We will send out a zoom link to everyone who has signed up sometime next week. If you have any questions please contact Pastor Nancy at the church. Looking forward to our time together and the rich conversations!
With school, work, Covid-19, and more, we have a lot going on in our lives. We’re going to reflect about being “Plugged In,” and make sure that we’re filling our lives with community, purpose and service to others. Sept 16 Plugged into community Sept 23 Plugged into Jesus Sept 30 Plugged in for others
The Active Aging Programs, of Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota, is now offering a Living Well with Chronic Pain workshop series. Living Well with Chronic Pain is a FREE six-week workshop series for adults experiencing symptoms related to ongoing pain conditions, such as arthritis, heart disease, fibromyalgia, migraines, overweight, anxiety, depression and other conditions that leave you feeling tired, alone, fearful or limited in day-to-day activities. Living Well with Chronic Pain is a group workshop designed to build confidence in managing the symptoms experienced from chronic pain to maintain or improve your health. Living Well with Chronic Pain will be provided online through video-conference. Participants must have access to the internet and have a personal computer, laptop or tablet device with a camera, microphone and speakers. Participants will receive help accessing the video-conference platform, and can get one-tone telephone help to work through specific technology challenges. Weekly classes will be 2 hours and are available for adults 18 years and older with chronic conditions and their caregivers. Registration is now open for the Living Well with Chronic Pain workshop that meets weekly Oct 8 – Nov 12, 2020 from 10-Noon. Classes will be held for 6 consecutive Tuesdays and participants should attend each weekly session. Space is limited! Please register by September 23, 2020 to reserve your space. To register or for more information, contact: Diana Madsen at 507-459-0426 or email DMadsen@ccsomn.org.
Sunday September 13th Blessing of the Backpacks 8:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Worship live on Facebook & You Tube 10:00 AM Worship at FHS Parking lot 7:00 PM Youth Activities Monday: September 14th 9:00 AM Money counters Tuesday: September 15th 1:00 PM Staff Meeting 2:00 PM Worship Service Aired Wednesday: September 16th 9:00 AM Receipt Counters 5:00 PM Cherub Choir 5:30 PM Alleluia Choir 6:30 PM Wednesday Worship on Facebook & Youtube 6:30 PM Confirmation 7th - 9th Thursday : September 17th 5:30 PM Church Council Meeting 6:30 PM Combined Choir Rehearsal Friday: September 18th 1:00 PM Worship Service Aired Sunday: September 20th 8:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Worship live on Facebook & You Tube 10:00 AM Worship at FHS Parking lot 1:30 PM Book Study- Waking up White 3:00 PM Center Creek Orchard 3:30 Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Youth Activities
The Week of September 13th
Youth News
Blessing of the Back Packs Learners of all ages are invited to bring a bag, back pack, purse or diaper bag to the service of your choice this weekend for the blessing of the back packs. Family Day at the Orchard September 20th, 3:00 pm -6:00 pm. Come on out to Center Creek Orchard to enjoy a family fall event, Grace families will meet at the orchard at 3:00 pm. The cost is $7.00 per person for Fall Festival activities. Second Grade Bibles This is a significant year in the faith journey of your second grader at Grace Lutheran! Your child will receive his/her Bible during the month of September. We are asking that you sign up for a time slot on a Sunday afternoon in September, click here to pick a time that works for your family. This gift is in response to the promise the congregation of Grace made at your child’s baptism to assist you in enriching your child’s Christian education. Confirmation and Children’s Choir starts next week on September 16th and Power Hour is scheduled to start on October 25th!! We are asking that all children and youth are registered before they attend! If you have not registered yet, please click here to register for all activities. Please register so that supplies can be ordered and supplies can be gathered for all participants weather in person or as a distance learner. Youth Bible Study Join youth in grades 7-12 for a video bible study the 2nd & 4th Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm in the fellowship hall!