Friends, we are planning and preparing for the end of summer, and some of the things coming up should go on your calendar:
- Sunday, August 31st, 10 AM: End-of-Summer Fellowship Breakfast with Blessing of Backpacks!Join us for food and fellowship, and come prepared to make a free will offering to support our Grace teens in attending the ELCA Regional Youth Gathering this fall and preparing for the next National Youth Gathering in the years to come. And bring those bags, backpacks, and briefcases to get blessed for the school year!
- Sunday, September 7th, 10 AM: Rally Day!Join us for an all-new Grace Scavenger Hunt and classroom intro!
- Sunday September 14th, 10 AM: Sunday School begins with a NEW opening time in the Upper Gathering Space for all kids! Adults, join us in the Fellowship Hall for our discussion forum series on “Christian Nationalism” (see article for more information).
On Sunday we will have so many fun things happening: we will celebrate our VBS kids! We’ll hear from our friend Alyssa Lehr about campus ministry (see article)! We will celebrate Reagan and Ezra’s first communion! We will… hear from the scriptures about how everything humans do is useless, the accumulation of possessions especially?
Okay, so they can’t ALL be super fun! But seriously, here in 2025, amidst many concerns for ourselves and our loved ones: how do we keep our focus on what God is doing in the world, and on how we can participate?
Let’s talk about it. We can’t wait to see you!
God’s grace and peace,
Pastor Matt