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Grace Lutheran Church         2919 Miccosukee Road        Tallahassee, FL 32308

(850) 877-5423    Email: graceluthch@earthlink.net     Web: www.gracelutheran.faith

Facebook: @mygracelutherantally         Twitter: @mygracelutheran

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(Click here to download a copy of the Sunday bulletin announcements.)

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MANNA ON MERIDIAN DISTRIBUTION DAY for June is this Saturday, June 21. Volunteers welcome! If questions, contact Penny Rusinko, 507-213-7246 or gprusinko@gmail.com.  More information can be found regarding how you can help support Manna on Meridian in the announcements below. 

 

WE OFFER TWO WORSHIP SERVICES ON SUNDAYS, a 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Service and an 11:00 a.m. Traditional Service.

 

JOIN US IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL between services, for refreshments and fellowship from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. This week our host is the Fellowship Committee. If you’d like to serve as a host, there is a signup sheet in the Fellowship Hall. If you’d like to provide a food or drink donation, please include your name so we know who provided it. Questions? Contact Mary Grant 609-602-0155 or grantmlcic@hotmail.com.

 

THE CHANCEL FLOWERS this week are given to the glory of God. The Flower Chart Sign Up is on the bulletin board in the narthex. Cost is $40. You may take them home to enjoy after the second service ends.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS DEADLINE. Announcements are due in the Church Office by 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.  Please email announcements to Lisa at graceluthch@earthlink.net.

 

DO YOU WISH TO BECOME A MEMBER OF GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH? We will be welcoming new members soon. Please fill out the new member form that is on the table in the lobby. If you are planning to become a member or are in process of transferring your membership to Grace, we are in need of this information.

 

ARE YOU A TECH GEEK? Due to the impending end of support for Microsoft 10, and our need to purchase a new church office computer, we are seeking a GLC member who has the technical knowledge to help assist in evaluating what is needed in a computer for transitioning to Windows 11. The ability to analyze our computer needs, based upon what we use it for and all the things that we connect to it, is needed so that we can then shop and compare options. If this person is YOU, please let Randi Buehner know. 

 

STEWARDSHIP UPDATE. Thanks for everyone giving generously. Typically, the summer months are the lowest giving months because of vacations. Please remember we have ongoing monthly expenses If you are unable to drop off or give your offering in person, we do have a “Give Online” button on the bottom of the Home page at www.gracelutheran.faith/. Have a great summer.

 

FIRST FRIDAY CLEANUP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 27, due to July 4th being a holiday. We will meet from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. to tackle small projects to spruce up the church grounds. Bug spray, long pants and work gloves recommended. Everyone is invited to participate in this fun time of fellowship! Suggestions or concerns about spaces you’d like to see cleaned up should be shared with Randi Buehner at randibuehner59@gmail.com.

 

MANNA ON MERIDIAN. Volunteers welcome! The next Distribution Day is Saturday, July 19. Thank you for your generous donations of tuna. Manna also currently needs canned corn, green beans and black beans; 11oz – 15oz boxes of cereal; and new or used brown paper grocery bags. Place these in the bin next to the tuna bucket in the Fellowship Hall. If questions, contact Penny Rusinko, 507-213-7246 or gprusinko@gmail.com.

 

MEN’S GROUP MEETS every third Monday from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Next meeting is July 21.

 

THE WOMEN’S GROUP IS COLLECTING SUPPLIES for W T. Moore Elementary School for the start of the new school year and the school has asked for specific items. Please bring your donations to a table in the Fellowship Hall by Sunday, August 3, as the students start back on August 11. Thank you for supporting the students and the teachers who spend much of their own money for these needed items: backpacks, pencil boxes, pencil sharpeners, crayons, markers, erasers, composition books, notebook paper, two-pocket folders, Clorox wipes, boxes of tissue, individually-wrapped snacks, and packs of juice boxes

 

 

ALTAR GUILD SCHEDULE:

June 22: Judy and Don Blancett

June 29: Melinda Young

July 6:     Allison Wharton

July 13:   Judy and Don Blancett

July 20:   Janet McPherson

July 27:   Sunshine Jacobs 

 

LAY READER SCHEDULE:

June 22:    9:00 Janet McPherson     11:00 Paul Schneider

June 29:    9:00 Nick Gandy               11:00 Don & Judy Blancett

July 6:        9:00 Kathy Gatzlaff           11:00 Randi Buehner

July 13:      9:00 Mary Grant               11:00 Karen Bradley

July 20:      9:00 Kevin Lundgren         11:00 Elisa Casey

July 27:      9:00 Janet McPherson     11:00 Mary Eichin

 

COMMUNION ASSISTANT SCHEDULE:

June 22:    9:00 Janet McPherson  11:00 Don Blancett, Paul Schneider

June 29:    9:00 Deborah Kojis        11:00 Don & Judy Blancett

July 6:        9:00 Dean Gatzlaff        11:00 Randi Buehner, Tina Frese

July 13:      9:00 Mary Grant            11:00 Marilyn Harper, Debra Nelsen

July 20:      9:00 Kevin Lundgren      11:00 Paul Schneider, Kathy Van Loo

July 27:      9:00 Janet McPherson  11:00 Mary Eichin, Randi Buehner

 

OFFERING COUNTERS SCHEDULE:

June 29:    Randi Buehner, Dave & Mary Grant

July 13:      Mark & Priscilla Heidorn, Janet McPherson

July 27       Debra & Jim Nelsen, George Ohlin

 

GREETERS:

9am: Mary Grant, Dean & Kathy Gatzlaff

11am: Marilyn Harper, Maria Heidorn, Priscilla Heidorn.

 

USHERS:

9am: Dean Gatzlaff

11am: Brent Kallestad, Kathy Van Loo, George Ohlin

 

CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS:

President: Randi Buehner

Vice President: Teresa Wooten

Secretary: Janet McPherson

Treasurer: Peggy Stevens

Financial Secretary: Dave Grant

Pastor Jenn Kopacz

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

Community Ministry & Outreach: Nick Gandy / Lori Ann Firehammer

Fellowship: Mary Grant

Property: Elisa Casey

Stewardship: Debra Nelsen

Worship & Music: Karen Bradley

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

 

Prayer requests should be sent to Lisa in the church office for inclusion on this list. All requests run for four weeks at a time. If a name should continue to be on the list after that time, please contact Lisa again to continue the request for another four weeks. Thank you!

 

This week at Grace, please remember in prayer:

 

Lisa James, Lance Peterson, PJ May, Debbie Kinsey, Buddy Dewar, Jim Banks, Nancy Banks, Reed Kallestad, Joe McRory, Dave Grant, Annabelle Grace, Ann Sanderlin, Chris Szymanski, Virginia Dix, Diane Swan, Amanda Littlefield, Scott Littlefield, Kyle Lewis; Jon and Jackie Barksdale; Mark and Sarah Springer; Ron and Susan Crolla; Bev and Eddie Vertuno; Ben Jacobs and the Jacobs family, Sunshine, Genevieve, Oliver and Jean. 

 

Global Refuge and Lutheran Services in America, and all those who receive support and services from them; the people in Israel and in the Gaza Strip, and for peace throughout the Middle East; the people of Cuba; the people of Haiti; the people of Ukraine; the people of Grace Lutheran Church and our Congregational Council; St. Stephen Lutheran Church and Pastor Tom Holdcraft; the Florida-Bahamas Synod and our Bishop, Pedro Suarez; the ELCA and our Presiding Bishop, Elizabeth Eaton.

 

Please also lift up:

 

All the nations of the world and their leaders, that your wisdom, justice and peace may guide their actions; victims of gun violence; victims of hate crimes. The sick, suffering and dying; the homeless and the hungry; military personnel and their families; first responders; those who are incarcerated; all those whose needs are known only to God.

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