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Summer Worship Schedule
begins Sunday, May 25 Our summer worship schedule will begin Memorial Day weekend and continue through September 7. Worship will be at 9:30 a.m. with Summer Promiseland offered each Sunday and lead by volunteers. Coffee Fellowship will follow worship every Sunday. We look forward to worshipping with you this summer! First Sunday - Traditional Worship Service with Communion, Summer Promiseland and Nursery Second Sunday - Contemporary Worship Gathering with Communion, Summer Promiseland and Nursery Third Sunday - Traditional Worship Service with Summer Promiseland and Nursery Fourth Sunday - Contemporary Worship Gathering with Summer Promiseland and Nursery Fifth Sunday - Blended Worship Service with Summer Promiseland and Nursery Don't Miss This at Grace! * LIFESOURCE BLOOD DRIVE WILL BE HELD Sunday, MAY 18. Grace Lutheran is sponsoring the LifeSource Blood Drive on 5/18, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel. We've had such great response from our past blood drives, we've decided to do it again. Call Lifesource at 847/803-7943 or go to www.lifesouce.org to make your appointment. Donation Qualifications - Weigh at 110 pounds. Are in good physical health. Are at least 17 years old (there is no upper age limit). Have not given blood in the past eight weeks (56 days). I you have a question regarding eligibilty, contact one of our nurses at 1-877-LIFESOURCE . ( 1-877-543-3768 ) Donors are also asked to please be sure you are hydrated - drink plenty of water the day or two prior to donation. Women may need to take iron supplements in the weeks prior to donation. * GARDENING ANGELS: Are you blessed with a green thumb and have floral bouquets at your fingertips in your back yard? If so, you can be a GARDENING ANGEL during the summer months at Grace. How? By offering to bring in 2 simple arrangements from your home garden to beautify the sanctuary. Any combination of flowers and/or greens would be welcome! Vases are provided - you simply need to add your flowers at least ½ hour prior to the start of worship on Sunday morning. Sign up on the Just Jump In board. * FLOWER SALE: The R.O.C.K. Youth Group is sponsoring the Fifth Annual Flower Sale . Order forms are still available in the church office and need to be returned in by Sunday, May 4 th . Flowers will be available for pick-up at church on Friday, May 16 TH , from 4-7:30 p.m. or Saturday, May 17 th , from 8-11 a.m. . All proceeds will go to Grace Lutheran Church to further its vision. Happy planting. * VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SUMMER PROMISELAND: We will be offering Promiseland during the summer months during our 9:30 a.m. worship. To do this, we will be in need of volunteers who would be given an easy lesson plan for that day and want to have fun with our Promiseland kids on that Sunday. Those interested, please contact Jeff McClurg at 847/367-7050. *THE RUMMAGE SALE will be held August 8-9. Now that the date is set for this year's rummage sale, start saving your rummage items for our sale. If you have any questions about storing your rummage items, call Kay Kietzer at 847/362-8710. * GRACE WARRIORS INVITE YOU TO HAVE A "PARENTS NIGHT OUT" FOR THE GLMV RELAY FOR LIFE! Parents, need to get some shopping time without the kids, or just some quiet time? Then you're in luck! The next Parents Night out will take place on Friday, May 9th , from 6:00-9:30 p.m ., here at Grace Lutheran Church. This month's proceeds will go to our "Relay for Life" Team - The Grace Warriors! Please call Jeff McClurg at 847/367-7050, for more information or to volunteer for the Relay for Life team. Small Group Ministry News *COLLEGE MOMS INVITES ALL INCOMING senior moms to its next meeting! Is your child entering their senior year of high school in September? Are you beginning to wonder how you'll handle this period of transition? Make plans to join Grace's College Moms at their next meeting on Tuesday, May 6 th at 7:15 p.m. This is a great opportunity to meet some experienced ladies who have gone through this difficult time and also meet other moms who would love to have someone to go through this experience with. Mark your calendar and plan to be there. For more information, contact Marie Deutschman at 847/362-9085. * AFTERNOON BIBLE DISCUSSION GROUP will meet May 13 and 27. The group meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, at 1:30 p.m. to discussion Bible-centered topics. The group meets at the home of Verna Odom, 1009 Juniper Parkway, Libertyville. If you would like to be part of this afternoon small group, contact one of the group coordinators -Verna Odom, Mike Matthies and Cal Callison. *ROCK AND JAM WORK TO CAPTURE THE FLAG: The Capture the Flag had 16 kids involved from ROCK, a couple from JAM and Cole McClurg. The team leaders were Erich & PJ Held. Team Erich won 3 out of 4 games thanks to the new young talent Tony Graff from JAM. We are now set for a rematch and maybe a JAM vs. ROCK headline event! Fun was had by all. Thanks to all the friends that came with the ROCK kids, we had 6 guests. *A NOTE FROM THE SMALL GROUP COORDINATOR: This month I thought I would focus on GABBRS . Since it is the group I belong to, I have first hand knowledge of what we are doing. We are a mix of singles and couples so all are welcome. We usually meet at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of the month but are flexible (We had to change for Maundy Thursday). We are a very visual group so we use DVDs often. We have discussed "Oh, God" (the first one with George Burns ); we learned about Islam; we've gone to Cook Park for a concert and discussed some of our favorite hymns and songs. We've taken on Creationism vs Darwinism, Capital Punishment and mobs, such as the one shouting to crucify Jesus. Some of the things in our future are Lutherans & Laughter, Suffering, Anger and Foods of the Bible. We also have time to socialize and see what is happening in our lives. Did I mention we have FUN, too. If you would like to join us, please call me (367-0361) and I can let you know whose home we are meeting in (sometimes our hosts are on vacation and we change locations.) Faithfully, Carole Rasmussen. Small Groups Coordinator * JOIN US FOR BOOKMARKS: Summer is coming and you may be looking for a good book to read along with some great people to discuss that book with. Why not plan to spend every second Tuesday of the month with the Bookmarks book group. They meet at 7:00 p.m. in Café Grace, discuss the month's book selection, have coffee and a great dessert. There's also a large helping of fellowship that can't be beat. So pencil in some me time and join Bookmarks. Summer book selections are as follows:
5/14: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson 6/11: The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas 7/9: Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs 9/10: No Book - Dinner and selection of new books 10/8: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini OWLS SPECIAL OUTING AT SENIOR CENTER: The Grace OWLS will be having lunch and seeing the Jenny Riddle one woman show, "Rosemary Clooney -- Her Life and Songs". This event will take place on May 23 rd at the Libertyville Senior Center. Cost is $4.00 per person and reservations are required by May 16 th . For more information on this event, call Jeff McClurg at 847/367-7050.
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Get your May GracevineVBS dates set NO NEED TO STAND IN THOSE LONG LINES, NO ONE PULLING YOU FROM ONE RIDE TO THE OTHER SON WORLD ADVENTURE PARK VBS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! Mark your calendars for the VBS adventure of a lifetime! Plan to spend each afternoon here at Grace during the week of June 16-20, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Son World VBS is open to children age 3 (potty-trained) to those who will be entering fourth grade this fall. We'll have a great time with lively songs, hilarious skits, creative crafts, exciting games, Bible stories and tasty snacks. On top of that, we will be helping children learn about life-changing choices. Monday, June 16, registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Registration forms will be If you are interested in helping with this great program before or during VBS week, please contact Karen at 367-6908 or at lksemler@etzero.net We will begin setting up committees by the end of the month. For more information about VBS, click here. We Care and We Share * "PLAYING FOR PATRICK" FAMILY GAME DAY FUNDRAISER WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! It was a great day of fun and community fellowship as we gathered on Saturday, April 26 th to take part in the "Playing for Patrick" Abraham fundraiser. Over 120 people/gamers showed up to play games of all types. We had board games, Bingo and WII! - plus an added surprise of "Guitar Hero" which was a great hit. There was a large selection of Silent Auction items (which included a football signed by Lovie Smith and Ron Turner of the Bears). We also had a large selection of raffle items, including Libertyville High School T-Shirts and Sweatshirts and more. We had a great crew of Grace people who volunteered their help for this event and many members showed up to play several games. Through our efforts, this event raised over $4400.00 which will go the Patrick Abraham Medical Fund at Libertyville, Bank and Trust. If you would still like to make a donation, please see Jeff McClurg or go to the Libertyville Bank and Trust and make donations there. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS! Check out the bulletin board for printed updates and check out the Caring Bridge", a web base journal that Patrick has been keeping. www.caringbridge.org/visit/patrick abraham. *HELD FAMILY VISITS PATRICK: The Held Family visits with the Abraham Family over Spring Break The warmer temperature and sunny skies welcomed us during our visit to Phoenix for spring break. We also received an awesome welcome from Patrick, TJ, Cousin Alex, Bridget and Ted Abraham with our visit at the Hospital. It was so good to see Patrick. We brought some gifts, updates on Grace Happenings, and the GIANT greeting card from the congregation. He loved it and was very surprised and grateful. We were blessed with a short but sweet prayer service lead by Leona, one of the hospital chaplains. Patrick was willing and able to get up from his hospital bed to give me a big hug to bring back home. We were thankful for our visit and continue to keep Patrick and his family in our prayers. Kelly Held * HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WORKDAY IS MAY 24: Yes, it's that time of the year to pull out your work belt and favorite hammer, oil up the saw blade, wipe the dust off your work boots and help out at a Habitat workday. We work along side the new owners of the house that being built. Not only do you get a sense of accomplishment in helping construct this house, you also see how meaningful and moving it is for the future home owners as they work to make this house their home. Future workdays are July 5 th , Sept 27 th and Oct 25 th . To sign-up or if you have questions, please contact Art Struss at 847/367-9251. WALK FOR BREAST CANCER: Renee Denault, a member of Grace and a breast cancer survivor, will be walking 39 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Chicago on May 31 and June 1, 2008. Funds raised will be used to advance access to care and find a cure for breast cancer. Each participant is required to raise $1800. You may read more about the walk and make a tax-deductible donation on-line at avonfoundation.org. If you prefer to write a check, please contact Renee at (847) 680-8238 and she will provide you with the information and necessary form. Thanks for your support!THANKS FOR SUPPORTING TERRIFIC TWOS: * ATTENTION KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS: SERVICE WORKSHOP NEEDS YOUR HELP! We would like to assemble some Layette kits for LWR this Fall. One sweater is needed for each kit. Tips from the LWR brochure state: 'Sweaters may be knitted or crocheted from leftover yarn, or made from heavy double knits or fleece. Select a pattern that suits your skill level. Preferred styles have buttons or ties down the front.' Also, a gently used, clean sweater can be used. Please contact Nancy Bruick if you can help with this project. The sweaters will not be needed until September. * COOL NEEDS PANTRY VOLUNTEERS: To volunteer please call Diana Fishman at 847-662-1340. For food drive information please call Amber Abbott at 847-662-1230 * THE COOL FOOD ITEM FOR MAY is tuna. Coming up in June is soup. All donations can be placed in the basket located on the Social Ministry Center. Thanks for your support. Terrific Twos Terrific Twos had fun in April with spring activities. Among our many activities, we made bird feeders, worked on our surprise Mother's Day presents and made a couple special pages for our year end books. We were thrilled to be outside playing again. In May, we will be talking about the rainbow of colors, summer and bugs. The children love playing with the sandbox in our classroom. Again, we will end our year by meeting at a park to play. It is hard to believe that May is upon us and Terrific Twos will soon be ending its second successful year. Thanks to our "terrific" kids, their families and everyone at Grace, we had another fantastic year. It is always difficult to say goodbye to the children, but we look forward to running into them around town. I pray that God watches over them and keeps them safe. Registration is still underway for next year. We still have openings in all our classes. HELP WANTED We have teacher and teacher assistant positions open for the 2008-2009 school year for Terrific Two's and Tremendous Three's. Please call the church office at 847/367-7050 if you are interested or have questions. Applications are available in the church office. Tremendous Threes The excitement is building for this new preschool program at Grace! We continue to work on registration- we have a few spots left to fill. We are beginning to order items for the new classroom and are thrilled about how Fellowship Hall is coming along. We are wrapping up the hiring process for new staff members. It is a very busy time getting the program underway. Beth & I went to an early childhood conference in April and are excited about some new ideas for the Growing with Grace curriculum. Again, thanks for the support and enthusiasm from the congregation for this new program! Sarah McAuliffe, Director Tremendous Threes |