Amazing Grace July, 2018

AMAZING GRACE

July, 2018 Volume 63, Issue 7

Joseph and His Brothers: The Rest of the Story Thoughts for July 2018 – By Pastor Cathi Braasch

Not quite ten months ago – Sunday, September 16 2017, to be exact – this Pastor preached about a family feud of, well, biblical proportions. A feud that started a generation earlier, with brothers turning on a brother, leaving him for dead and hoping he’d stay that way. It’s the account of Joseph, favorite son of Jacob, dreamer, and irritant to his older brothers who had come before him. Remember it from the Bible stories you learned as a little kid, the story I pray that you are teaching to your little ones. Re-read it in Genesis 37:2-50:26. And, if you’re one who likes to jump to the end, just cut to Genesis 50:15-21.

For all the times we dream of, say, putting our siblings up for adoption on e-Bay, we’re hard-pressed to imagine leaving them for dead, faking a story to cover our actions, and letting a loved one be sold down the river for someone else’s evil purposes. Yet, that’s what hap-pened, starting when Father Jacob sent Joseph to check on his older brothers who were at sheep camp, tending the family flocks. Favorite young son Joey had God-given dreams that, when interpreted, sounded more cocky than prophetic. Bad enough that Joey was Papa’s favorite. The dreams of little brother being looked up to by his big brothers fueled sibling rival-ry and even brought a fatherly scolding. Long story short, the big brothers sell pesky little brother to slave traders for the going market rate, concoct a story that Joseph fell prey to wild beasts, and go home to tell Father Jacob the bad news. (See next page )

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CAC Minutes

Committee Reports

Upcoming Events

Worship Servants & Details

Women of Grace Church

Thank You’s

Grace @ Prayer

NALC Mission News

Calendar

Joseph and his Brothers:

The Rest of the Story Genesis 50:14-21 – The Message

14-15 After burying his father, Joseph went back to Egypt. All his brothers who had come with him to bury his father returned with him. After the funeral, Joseph’s brothers talked among themselves: “What if Joseph is carrying a grudge and decides to pay us back for all the wrong we did him?” 16-17 So they sent Joseph a message, “Before his death, your father gave this command: Tell Jo-seph, ‘Forgive your brothers’ sin—all that wrongdoing. They did treat you very badly.’ Will you do it? Will you forgive the sins of the servants of

your father’s God?”

When Joseph received their mes-sage, he wept. 18 Then the brothers went in person to him, threw them-selves on the ground before him and said, “We’ll be your slaves.” 19-

21 Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid. Do I act for God? Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for good, as you see all around you right now—life for many people. Easy now, you have nothing to fear; I’ll take care of you and your children.” He reassured them, speaking with them heart-to-

heart.

Luther League Mission Trip 2018 to New Jersey — Serving Christ and our neighbors — Repairing homes, bringing hope after Superstorm Sandy. The Luther League would like to thank everyone at Grace who made this trip possible. We’ll bring a report during worship services on Sunday, July 1, at both 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. From left, front row: Christina Bowen, Pastor Cathi Braasch, Jadyn Yinger, Rita Metz, John Janssen. Back row: Jack Frieders, Chelsea Frederick, Caroline Frie-ders, Spencer Yinger, Rachel Sailor.

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Joseph and His Brothers: The Rest of the Story (continued) Fast forward through Joseph’s days in Egypt, days in which he rose and fell, always con-

fident that the Lord was with him. Temptations to sin? False accusations and unjust imprison-ment? Opportunities to witness for the Lord? All these came again and again. Joseph’s faith and God-given gifts resulted in him becoming perhaps the first Secretary of Agriculture, the leader under Pharaoh who prepared Egypt to survive seven years of famine and still have enough to share with those in neighboring lands. Joseph used his gifts for the good of his cap-tors and even folks back in Canaan, the Promised Land, including those brothers who had put him into slave traders’ hands.

The reckoning comes, as it often does, around a death in the family. The family patriarch, Jacob, was reunited with Joseph. Jacob blessed all his sons, together, as heads of the twelve tribes of Israel, gave instructions for his burial, and breathed his last. After the funeral, Jo-seph’s brothers follow him to back to Egypt, even though they wondered where they stood with Joseph. Rather than risk a face-to-face confrontation on Joseph’s home ground, they send a message claiming to quote a deathbed wish from their father. Joseph took them at their word and, in forgiving them, Joseph spoke one of the most profound insights of Scripture: Joseph’s brothers meant what they did to him for evil, but God used it for good, that a great nation even they, who did this evil, would be saved. So don’t be afraid. Joseph said, because he would take care of them and their children. Thus, Joseph spoke with kindness and comforted those who had hurt him so badly. Joseph had a lot to forgive.

Jesus calls us to forgive like Joseph did and to keep on forgiving as He has forgiven us. Jesus said this to us from the Cross, where our evil put Him once, for all. In writing of this, Martin Luther reminds us:

“God can and does cause good to result from evil. Not that God wants evil to be done, not at all. But God’s mercy is so great even in our wickedness that He cannot do otherwise than forgive sin if the sinner sobs and begs His mercy. If this happens, the sinner should be forgiven. (see box)

People of Grace, beloved church: Whatever fractures face us – as families, communities, and even as the body of Christ – we who have been claimed by Jesus can take a lesson from Joseph.

Sometimes the fractures among families, friends and within congregations are tiny, like little hairline cracks that are easier to ignore than to repair. But when not addressed directly and appropriately, when the little things are left unrepaired, the hairline cracks in the body of Christ just get bigger and bigger until they cause our foundation to crumble.

Every week when we gather for worship, the people of Grace confess our sins, ask for God’s mercy, and exchange a sign of Christ’s peace with our fellow worshippers. Frankly, we need to do this every day. Examine ourselves, confess our sins, and beg for God’s mercy. When we have sinned against another or when another Christian brother or sister offends us, we have a griev-ance procedure given by Jesus himself need to go directly to that person and ask for forgiveness for Christ’s sake. As we learned in last weeks’ Gospel and the Great Grievance Procedure in Matthew 18:15-17. Whenever we’re offended by a brother or sister in Christ, we’re to go directly to that person first and seek repentance and reconciliation. When our brother or sister in Christ sincerely seeks our forgiveness, we are to show the mercy we have been shown. That’s God’s way, and it has been from the earliest days of the Church.

Here at Grace, despite the many, many good things the Lord has done for us, with us and through us, the church’s history has been marked with repeated seasons of contention between fellow believers as well as against her shepherds. It’s not new, it’s hap-pened in Christ’s church since early days (read 2 Corinthians chapters 10-13 for St. Paul’s account of church conflict and how to deal with it), and it is not how our Lord wants us to live.

Jesus calls us to forgive no less than Joseph did. Even more, Jesus calls us to turn from our sin and to keep on forgiving as He has forgiven us. While the sins of today might be different, the need for repentance, forgiveness, and change for the good is no less than it was in Joseph’s day. Joseph had a lot to forgive back in the days of Genesis. His brothers needed his forgiveness. In our day, we who have been saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ are called to be servants of Christ. We’re called to carry his grace and mercy and forgiveness into the world, and to have our lives changed for GOOD by the Holy Spirit.

Stay strong in faith like Joseph. When you are wrong, be ready to ask for forgiveness, not lightly and not simply to make nice, but with your whole, heavy heart. Once forgiven, go on to bear the fruits of repentance and change your ways for good. Be ready to forgive, and to “return to the Lord who is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.” (Joel 2:13b, ESV) In Christ,

Pastor Cathi

“God can and does cause good to result from evil. Not that God wants evil to be done, not at all. But God’s mercy is so great even in our wickedness that He cannot do otherwise than forgive sin if the sin-ner sobs and begs His mercy. If this happens, the sinner should be forgiv-

en.

“So, do not sin rashly, just be-cause you are confident of obtaining God’s pardon. Rely on this pardon only when you are in despair. And here (when there is despair over sin), the pastor and ministers of the church should give assistance. And mercy, which is far greater than sin, should be

glorified.

[Luther’s Works, 8:330-32]

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- -Lay / Witness * Connie Schneider The lay/witness committee met on June 10. There were 6 visits and 5 communions. The committee will continue to try to apply for Thrivent funds to make fleece blankets for veterans. They will also be checking on the cheapest place to purchase the fleece. The committee would like to know if CAC is in favor of the pew books to help track attendance. They would also like to know CAC is working on a membership list. A decision will be made at the end of the summer to see if there is enough interest in continuing the Young at Heart program. -Endowment *Jill Ludwig No report

-Education Darlene Woolley nothing to report -Mission Marilyn Kohler The Mission Committee met on June 6 with 2 members present. A coin sorter has been donated and the group will begin devoting a segment of future meetings to sorting and wrapping coins from the Mission in a Bottle collec-tion. The mission Sunday presenter schedule has been verified. It is as follows: Lisa Wright on June 10, 2018 about Haiti, Fritz Serr on June 17, 2018 about Gideons, Pastor Cathi on August 5, 2018 about Malawi, Africa, Iva Lenhart on August 12, 2018 about Prison ministry. Melodi Hagen, Iva and Steve Lenhart, Lisa Wright, Julie Klopfenstein and Chelsea are hosting an event to raise awareness about Haiti on June 10, 2018 at Bud’s from 2-5 on June 10. Food and information will be provided. Dona-tions are welcome to help purchase beans and rice for the peo-ple of Haiti. Greg Woolley will be updating the list for Mission Committee Summer Sign-up projects. Anyone willing to assist with summer work is asked to contact Greg or signup at the back of the church. A decision regarding the July Mission Committee meeting will be made at a later date. -Friendship No report -Worship * Kristen Davis The first Saturday night service was well received. Communion will be offered weekly at this service. 16 people were in attendance. CAC is going to work on hosting a social event to encourage fellowship for our congregation. - Youth *Aaron Klopfenstein Luther League will be leaving on June 17 for their mission trip. -Property & Trustee *Rick Sailor and Tom Schnidel There was an issue with the air conditioning/heating system at the par-sonage. The system is old. Right now it has been fixed. We will research the need for a new system at a cost of about $4000. The meeting was adjourned with the Lord’s prayer.

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Church Administrative Council

Minutes June 13, 2018

*Welcome The meeting was called to order by Pres. Jason Platfoot. *Devotions Darlene Woolley led devotions from 1 Peter 4: 7-11. We are to love each other deeply and offer hospitality to each other. *Secretary’s Report Connie Schneider as printed any questions *Treasurer’s Report Darlene Woolley reported that we now have the ability to run the report for all accounts. Our ending balance as of June 5, 2018 is $50,920.83. We reviewed expenses for services from Orkin and also to maintain our website domain. It was decided to con-tinue with both services. *Old Business Single point essentials We have quick books up and running. All accounts are in and we are now able to run accounts and get our balances by each fund. The only fund that still needs to be incorporated is the Tanzania fund. New Business *Pastor’s Report- Pastor provided a written report for CAC. For the month of May, there were 5 parish visits,13 shut-in/hospital/nursing home visits. There were 4 premarital preparation ses-sions. Tom Schindel moves and Darlene Woolley seconded the motion to accept Ethan Fite as a confirmed member of Grace Lutheran Church. Motion carried. CAC agreed to have Tom Woolley and Matt Kohler audit the Tanzania account. CAC ap-proved reimbursing Chaplain Haines due to the extreme heat in the parsonage due to breakdown of the Air conditioning unit. Cost was $404 for the hotel stay. Jill Ludwig moved and Aaron Klopfenstein seconded the motion to appoint Hershel and Deb Wright as lay delegates to the 2018 NALC Annual Convocation in Denver Colorado. Tom Schindel moved and Darlene Woolley seconded the motion to approve a 2 day vacation on September 9th and 10th. Motion carried. It was announced that Dean Maki is no longer able to attend the June 24, 2018 special meeting to review the PCAT report. Since the meeting was announced CAC decided to continue with the meeting as scheduled. It was decided that we need someone to facilitate this meeting. Jason was going to contact some people to do this. Members Jason, Tom, Aaron and the pastor will develop some questions to be asked at this meeting. This process was recommended by the Assistant to the Bishop Wendel. *Committee Reports -Choice Jason Platfoot nothing to report

Committee Reports

Choice Committee: No Report this month

Education Committee: No Report this month

Endowment Committee: No Report this month

Friendship Committee: No Report this month

Lay Ministry/Witness Committee:

Three members (Linda Jenkins, Dawn Burch, Susan Ware), and CAC representative Connie Schneider were in attendance for our June Lay Witness Ministry meeting. Connie Schneider shared devotions from Mark 9:23 - "All things are possible to those who believe." Connie's devotional reading related the scripture to the bee. In reality the bee is too heavy to fly with its tiny wings and heavy body. But fly it does! This tiny crea-ture can be a lesson to us. When life seems impossible ,don't give up. Believe and keep flapping your wings. Connie Schneider shared minutes from the June newsletter. Mem-bers reported 6 visits with shut ins and 5 received communion. Linda Jenkins reported that she contacted Thrivent prior to applying for Thrivent action monies for fleece to make blankets for Veterans. She has learned that the $250.00 contributed by Thrivent will not cover the costs of materials needed to com-plete the project.

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She also learned that Thrivent will only apply one card per project so we will be looking for other revenue sources. In other business, Linda Jenkins reported receiving 10 sets of the "Journey through Grief" books. She continues to look for the pew attendance notepads, and she will put a notice in the bulletin to see if there is a need to provide transportation to church services. Connie Schneider reported that the CAC is still working on membership. Due to the July 4th. holiday, Young at Heart will not meet in July. We will have our annual picnic in August in the shelter house. Following the picnic we will make a decision as to whether we will continue to schedule Young at Heart gatherings. Linda Jenkins will also send an email to those participating in the Hands of Hope project to see if there is interest in continuing this activity. We closed with all praying the Lord's Prayer. Our next meeting is scheduled for Sun-day, July 8th. during the Sunday School hour. Susan Ware will have devotions. Secretary, Susan Ware

Mission Committee: The Mission Committee met at 6 PM on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 with two members present. A coin sorter has been donated and the group will begin devoting a segment of future meetings to sort-ing and wrapping coins from the Mission in a Bottle collection. The mission Sunday presenter schedule has been verified. It is as follows: Lisa Wright June 10, 2018 on Haiti, Fritz Serr June 17, 2018 on Gideons, Pastor Cathi August 5, 2018 on Malawi, Africa, Iva Lenhart August 12, 2018 on Prison Ministry. Melodi Hagen, Iva and Steve Lenhart, Lisa Wright, Julie Klopfenstein and Chelsea Frederick are hosting an event to raise awareness about Haiti on June 10, 2018 at Bud’s Reservation from 2-5 PM. Food and infor-mation will be provided. Donations are welcome to help purchase beans and rice for the people of Haiti. Greg Woolley will be updating the list for Mission Committee Summer Sign-up projects. Anyone willing to assist with summer work is asked to contact Greg or sign up on the list located in the back of the church. A decision regard-ing the July Mission Committee meeting will be made at a later date. The meeting adjourned at 6:25. Submitted Marcia Davis.

Property Committee: No Report this month

Worship Committee: No Report this month

Youth: Luther League service trip! Soo photo on cover page.

Official Notice

The next quarterly Congregational Meeting is scheduled dur-ing the Sunday School hour, 9:15-10:15 am, July 15, 2018.

Agenda will include continued discussion of the PCAT Team Report (distributed at the special meeting on June 24).

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Who is a voting member of Grace Lutheran Church?

According to Article VI.5 of Grace constitution: “Voting members are confirmed members who have communed at least 3 times dur-ing the previous 12 months. Members of this congregation who have satisfied this basic standard shall have the privilege of voice

and vote at every regular and special meeting of the congregation.”

Membership Changes:

Received into Confirmed Membership: Ethan Fite

Transferred out: Mel and Carol Penrod, to St. John Luther-an Church, Grove City OH; Alexis Regula, to Jackson Cen-

ter United Methodist Church.

Saturday — 6:00 PM (Picnic Shed)

Sunday —

8:00 AM — Traditional

9:15 AM — Sunday School

10:30 AM — Contemporary

Summer

Worship @

Grace

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Worship Servants for Sundays in July 2018 Sixth Sunday After

Pentecost

July 1

Seventh Sunday After Pentecost

July 8

Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

July 15

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

July 22

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

July 29

Lessons Lam 3:22-33; Ps 30; 2 Cor 8:1-9; Mar 5:21-43

Eze 2:1-5; Ps 123; 2 Cor 12:1-10; Mar 6:1-13

Am 7:7-15; Ps 85 8-13; Eph 1:3-14; Mar 6:14-29

Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23; Eph 2:11-22; Mar 6:30-44

Gen 9:8-17; Ps 136:1-9; Eph 3:14-21; Mar 6:45-56

8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM

Organists Nancy McName Cheryl Burch Nancy McName Cheryl Burch Nancy McName

Acolytes Bryson Roberts Ross Ludwig Bryson Roberts Elena Platfoot Ross Ludwig

Crucifers Elena Platfoot Carson Regula Kaiden Hinegardner Kaiden Hinegardner Bryson Roberts

Lay Readers Linda Jenkins Bonnie Kaufman Patty Mann Marie Heintz Rick Russell

10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM

Acolytes Grace Woolley Spencer Yinger Haley Barhorst Morgan Huber Sierra DeWeese

Lay Readers Jerry Mann Sandy Roach Iva Lenhart Brandt Mann Shirley DeWeese

Communion

Preparation

Clayton Wildermuth

Dean Wildermuth

Rudy Ruppert

Greg Couchot

Fritz Serr Brandt Mann No communion

A/V Kay Frieders TBA TBA TBA TBA

Song

Leaders

Greg Woolley

Jill Ludwig

Rita Metz

Rick Sailor

Iva Lenhart

Cheryl Janssen

Rachel Sailor

Jill Ludwig

Greg Woolley

Rita Metz

Kay Frieders

Betsy Wells

Kassie Ludwig

Iva Lenhart

Rachel Sailor

Deacons for this month 8:00 AM: G. Couchot, F. Serr, G. Serr, C. Stengel, J. Klopfenstein, D. Ware, C. Wildermuth, D. Wildermuth

10:30 AM: J. Mann, T. Woolley, R. Ruppert, B. Mann, G. Woolley

Grace at Worship ... The general tone for worship in the season of Pen-tecost, particularly during the summer months, is that of growth and flourishing, and what is needed for Christ’s church to grow as He would have it. This season of the liturgical year is a time for fo-cusing on growing in discipleship, deepening our relationship with God, and faithful obedience in following Jesus Christ. The long season of green Sundays is often referred to as “Ordinary Time.” The word “ordinary” connotes the designation of Sundays by ordinal numbers rather than special

names.

The Season after Pentecost—

The Time of

Growing The Church

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Women of the Church

Circle 1

Members of Circle 1 traveled to High Grounds in Sidney for our annual June "Eat Out" meeting. It was an afternoon of food, fun, and fellowship. Following our meal, Susan Ware provided cup-cakes for dessert and shared "Lessons from a Cupcake" by Julia Bettencourt. We laughed as members shared cupcake related statements from "A Cupcake Philosophy". We concluded that while cupcakes may bring momentary comfort and joy, those feel-ings are fleeting. Only God can bring true and lasting comfort and joy and offer hope in every situation. We ended our time to-gether with all praying the Lord's Prayer. Our next meeting will be on July 11th. Diana Reese will have the Bible study and Paula March will serve as hostess. Secretary, Susan Ware

Circle 3 Circle 3 met June 19 with 7 members answering roll call with a bible verse containing Son. Nancy McName led the Bible Study on “Gomer” taken from the book of Hosea. This was a story of God’s unconditional love for his children. Hosea & Gomer’s story is a tragedy filled with deceit & brokenness and also a reminder it is possible to forgive those who have hurt us. God keeps loving us, seeking us, and inviting us back into a relationship with Him. Gomer reminds us of our own failures, but also a story that re-flects God’s grace, patience & never –ending love. We pray for those who have wandered far from God & need to hear His invita-tion to return to him. Secretary & Treasurer reports were given. Treasury balance $113.03. There was no new business to be addressed. The lunch at the Alpha Center on June 16 went well with a good attendance. Meeting closed with Prayers. The host-ess, Traci Myers, served a refreshing delight of angel food cake topped with strawberries along with a frozen banana treat. Secretary Nancy McName

Thank you’s

The Landscaping Committee would like to Thank everyone

who helped with mulching around the church.

Thank you so much for the donation of $513.13. We appreciate your support & will be able to provide many necessities for our clients. New Choices Inc.

CH Leslie Haines, (MAJ) ret., STS, MA

Dr. Amy C. Schifrin NALS

Announcements

Because Grace Lutheran Church has been such an important part of their lives, Shelby Mann & Ethan Fite would like to extend an open invitation to

the congregation to attend their wedding on August 11th at 3:30 pm.

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Standing in the need of prayer … Our Military Personnel: Dustin Mitchell, Blake Zimpfer, Courtney Gasson, Ben Gross

Our Families and Friends:

Tim Gerber Olivia Schneider

Kevin Chudyk Landon Reese

Ellie Ward Deanna Apgar

Harriet and Luther Mann Doris Jean Frieders (Jack’s mom)

Cindy Davis

Jill Ruppert Mark Hilbun

Carol Cromes Bobbie Burton (Sharon Lenhart’s cousin)

Sharon Burchett (sister of Donna Williams)

Julie Regula (John’s wife)

Aaron Peitsmeyer (Brian Regula’s brother-in-law)

Dick Clapp Family (Death of Marie Heintz’s nephew)

Phil & Martha Menzel (Katie Woolley’s parents) Euanna & Tim Herndon

Dru Martin (Marie Heintz’s niece)

Mike Barhorst (Zac’s father)

Missy Pope Barb Sailor

Don Wildermuth Family (Death of Don)

Marsha Lippert Jennie Blythe & family (Death of Bob her husband )

Vacation Bible School 2018:

July 30 - August 3, 2018

VBS UPDATE — If you have signed up to help with VBS, please mark your calendars to attend a planning meeting to finalize a few plans for this year. We met on June 25th at 7:00 P.M. Leader guides for the different stations were passed out at that time. We are still in need of a few adults/older teenagers to be “Crew Leaders” for the individual classes. Please fill out one of the volunteer signup sheets in your bulle-tin or get one from the office! Any questions, please contact Toni Leininger at 937-726-1755.

July 8– 14 - Logan County Fair

July 22-28 - Shelby County Fair

July 29-August 4 - Auglaize County Fair

July 30– August 3 - 6:30pm– 8:00pm - Grace Vacation Bible School

We are cleaning out items in the office we no longer have a use for. We have

available the following items: 2 Xerox brand black dry ink toners that will fit the following units 5018, 5021, 5028, 5034, 5034, 5328, 5334, 5624, 5626, 5818, 5820, 5828, 5830, BK 21. We also have a brand new pack of 25 Sony 2HD 3.5” Diskettes for a computer, a OKIPAGE 6e/6ex toner cartridge kit # OL400e/600e/810e series. We also have extra church directories from 1997, 2002, 2008 & 2012. If you

are interested in any of the items listed please contact Nikki in the office.

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CHANGE THE WORLD: MI$$ION IN A BOTTLE - Please join us in supporting THE HOME OF PEACE Orphanage in Tanza-nia. Any spare change that you may have or gather at home could make a huge difference in the lives of chil-dren across the world.

There is a big bottle at the back of the church that we would love to fill up and give to our fellow Christians in the orphanage. Thank you for your continued support in this minis-try!

The work in Tanzania continues daily with school and other activities. I sent a surprise to the children with a talking video of myself. The reply from the children was enjoyed because it made me more real to them. I thought it would be good if those of you who sponsor children there could do the same thing. Keep your message simple do not use language that would be difficult to translate to them. Perez will get the message and will show the video to the child. I will give you Perez’s e-mail. I would not forget to thank those of you who support the mission there. It is much appreciated. There might others of you in the congregation who would like to start supporting the children and the workers for their everyday tasks. Without the workers there could not be an orphanage. When you give money it is important that you indicate on the church en-velope what amount goes for the orphanage. If you do not use a church envelope, please use a separate envelope and indicate on the envelope that it is for Tanzania

and the amount.

The 7 children are still in secondary school. The fee for the first year has been taken care of but the second year will be coming the first of the year. You know how time flies and that will be here before we know it, especially those of us who are older. If you have any questions about the children please do not hesitate to ask. All for now.

May God bless each one of you daily. Trust Him. Thanks for listening.

Home of Peace Update :

Ministry With

Orphans

In

Tanzania

— by Marge Beam

Our Mission Jug Is Filling Up!!

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July SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 6th. Sunday after

Pentecost 8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30am Worship

Marc & Andrea Canaday* Jamie Gariety

2 7:00 pm Education Committee Meeting

Steve Burch Audrey Byrd Braden & McKenzie Lotz*

3 No Prayers @ Grace this month– July 4th holiday– resume in August.

Haley Barhorst Lydia Byrd

4 Linda Fout

5 7:00 pm Praise Band

Lindsay Burch Sandy Weaver

6 Nancy Carman Mary Kreglow Tyler Pence Haley Bryant Larry & Vickie Byrd*

7

6:00 pm Saturday Night Service

Euanna Herndon Morgan Huber Barb Elsass Abby Pence Christina Mann Don & Shirley DeWeese*

8 7th. Sunday after

Pentecost

8:00 am Worship 9:15 Sunday School 9:15 Lay Min/ Wit 10:30 am Worship 6:30 pm Pro. Live. 4-H Kay Byrd Judy Regula

9

Kent Leininger Kelli Nicolas Bryant Bowen Rick & Barb Weaver*

10 Brandt Mann Dennis & Beth Rock-hold*

11 6:00 am CAC Meeting 1:30 pm Circle 1

Zachary Shaffer Tysen Gariety Abel Ludwig

12 7:00 pm Praise Band

Eldon & Barb Wical*

13 14 6:00 pm Saturday Night Service Jean Klopfenstein Andrea Kirtley David Zorn

15 8th. Sunday

after Pentecost 8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 9:15 am Quarterly Congregational meet-ing 10:30 am Worship

Nancy Ambos Ben Kaufman Andy & Lindsey Weaver*

16

17 7:00 pm Circle 3 7:00 pm Men’s Group

18 8 AM Deadline for Newsletter Articles

Cheryl Burch Scott Mann

19 7:00 pm Praise Band Brandi Selhorst Kylie Huber

20

21 6:00 pm Saturday Night Service

Connie Steenrod

22 9th. Sunday

after Pentecost 8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship Layton Shipp Claire Ratermann Lance Woolley Matt & Marilyn Kohler* Katelyn Lotz Paige Lotz

23 10:00 am– 3:00pm FISH

Mark Apgar

24 2:15 pm FairHaven Darlene Woolley/ Marge Beam Lenora Pulfer Jeff Wildermuth Britton Yinger Lyle & Holly Faler*

25

26 7:00 pm Praise Band

Ava Wolf Alan & Tami Russell*

27 Ken & Barb Gloyeske*

28 6:00 pm Saturday Night Service

29 10th. Sunday

after Pentecost 8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship Brynleigh Osysko Gage Downing

30 6:30pm–8:00pm VBS

Marie Heintz

31

6:30pm-8:00pm VBS Cory & Lori Wiswell* Maggie Clark

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