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You are invited to see “Choices” on Sunday, March 19th

3/8/2017

 
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​Each year Grace Lutheran puts on an original play.  Our plays are rather silly and light-hearted, but they deal with serious and important biblical themes and teachings.
 
This year’s play “Choices” is about . . . well . . . it’s about making choices.  It’s about making good and godly choices in our lives.  The title sort of fits.
 
Using the stories of Adam and Eve (how to make bad choices), Jesus’ Temptation (how do choose for God in difficult times) and incidences from Jesus’ ministry our play illustrates how God and Jesus teach us how to make the right choices in our lives.
 
It’s not a boring play.  You’ll see a talking serpent (ala Genesis 2) and Jesus’ temptation as a TV game show (definitely not ala Luke 4), a show that includes a Mafia Hitman and a Roman Emperor.  We even have the Good Samaritan entering on a skateboard. Our cast of thirty eager actors and actresses are ready to put on our play for you.
 
The play will be performed at both the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. worship services on Sunday, March 19th.  We hope you will join us for this fun and enlightening morning.

Grace’s 2017 Lenten Midweek Services - “Small Catechism, Big Lessons”

3/1/2017

 
​2017 is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany - the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.  In honor of this anniversary our Lenten Wednesday worship services are designed around one of Luther’s most famous writings, Luther’s Small Catechism.  This small booklet was designed to help parents teach their children the basic beliefs of our Christian faith with simple explanations of the Ten Commandments, Apostles’ Creed, Lord’s Prayer and of our Lutheran sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion.

During Lent our 7:00 p.m. services, which will use the beautiful “Holden Evening Prayer”, will focus each week on one part of Luther’s Small Catechism and how it ties into the story of Jesus.

March 8 – The Ten Commandments – God’s laws on how to relate to him and to others are the basis of our lives.  Jesus’ ministry was built around how he taught the Ten Commandments, and God’s other laws, in deeper, more meaningful ways.  They guided Jesus’ ministry.

March 15 – The Apostles’ Creed – The Creed is nothing more than a brief summary of what we believe; an easy-to-remember Gospel in miniature.  The Second Article of the Creed focuses on who Jesus is and what he has done for us which is at the heart of Lent.

March 22 – The Lord’s Prayer – Jesus taught this prayer to his disciples.  It is the model of a perfect prayer as it calls upon us to focus, in prayer, on our relationship with our Heavenly Father, on our own faith, and on our relationships with others.  Luther called upon Christians to know this prayer, to say it daily and let it guide us on our journey of faith.

March 29 – Holy Baptism – Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.  John’s gospel tells us Jesus even baptized others.  Baptism in Jesus’ name was the entry rite into the church for the first Christians and continues to be so today.  Luther explains to us what the water and God’s holy Word mean for us as followers of Jesus Christ.

April 5 – Holy Communion – On the last night of his life Jesus changed the ancient Jewish Passover meal.  He declared that the bread and wine shared at that meal were his body and blood.  The power of the sacrament of Holy Communion ties us intimately to our Lord Jesus. 

Lenten Meals Start Today!

3/1/2017

 
Ash Wednesday, March 1st, marks the beginning of Lent.  Join together for food and Fellowship at 6PM Wednesdays before each Lenten Service.
 
Grace groups host by cooking and serving the meals. Menus are different each week with peanut butter and jelly also available.
The groups use the meals as a fund raising opportunity to support their organizations activities and other causes.
 
Watch for the donation cans and please give what you are able for their work.
 
  • Ash Wednesday March 1st: Hosted by 7th Grade Confirmation Serving Potato Soup and Ham Sandwiches.  Free will offering will be used to help cover costs for Confirmation Camp.
  • Wednesday March 8th: Hosted by HYPE- High School Youth Serving Pasta Bake.  Free will offering will be used to help cover costs for the Boundary Waters trip.
  • Wednesday March 15th: Hosted by Handbell Choir Serving Chili
  • Free will offering will be used to purchase the next octave of bells.
  • Wednesday March 22nd: Hosted by Lydia Circle serving Baked Potato Bar.  Free will offering is TBA.
  • Wednesday March 29th: Hosted by family Promise Serving Soup Buffet.  Free will offering to Family Promise.
  • Wednesday April 5th: Hosted by Outreach Serving Sloppy Joes.  Free will offering to All People's Church.
 
Look for the sign-up sheets to donate beverages and desserts.
 
Any questions or want to help? Contact Laurie Gosselin (262)365-9355

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