good news of grace
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Good News of Grace Grace Lutheran Church
Green Bay, Wisconsin September 16, 2020
Cont’d. on Page 2
We celebrate Christ,
teach Christ,
witness to Christ,
and care for others
as though they are Christ.
GATHERING FOR COMMUNGATHERING FOR COMMUNIONION
At the request of Council, the Back to Normal Committee reviewed and approved a plan for us to gather for Communion only each Sunday starting September 27 at 9:30 a.m.
This is not a complete worship service, only a gathering for Communion that will take less than 30 minutes.
Reservations are required. Please contact Ann at the Church Office at 432 0308 or [email protected] to sign-up.
Capacity for each week: 45. This not only limits the number of people in the nave at one time, but keeps the amount of time people are there to a minimum as well.
If we reach capacity, you will be asked if you’d like to sign up for a later date.
Individuals who are at high risk of illness or who have mobility issues:
Opportunities for you to commune will be available beginning in October.
Please watch for details in future newsletters. Here’s what to expect for these Communion gatherings. 1. Please begin arriving at 9:15 a.m.
MINISTRY MOMENT AT GMINISTRY MOMENT AT GRACE:RACE:
I recently spoke with a member of Grace who is caring for her husband as his health
declines. She said, “every day is a challenge. Lead on, Lord.” Part of the leaning on and leading of God includes online and radio broadcasts of worship. She listens to worship at
Grace on Sundays as a source of strength and renewal. The member also recently came and sat in the sanctuary where she felt “infused” by the presence of God’s Spirit in the familiar place of worship.
Lives are changed, transformed and renewed as people grow in relationship to one another
and to our God. It’s happening right here, at Grace!
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2. The Monroe Street Parking Lot Entrance will be the only entrance used.
3. Please observe social distancing markings inside the building.
4. Hand sanitizer use is required for everyone upon entering and leaving the building.
5. Masks are required for everyone over age 2 while they’re in the building.
6. Masks are available for those who forget theirs or come without one.
7. Everyone is welcome to the gathering if they’re feeling well (no fever or cough).
8. Coats: Please keep any outerwear with you.
In the Sanctuary
1. Only the back entrance will be used for an entrance to the nave.
2. There will be no bulletins.
3. If you’d like to bring your Offering envelops to these gatherings, an Offering Box
will be located near the entrance of the nave.
4. Ushers will explain the designated, social distance seating in the nave: households
may sit together; please keep 6 feet between non-household members.
5. Spoken responses: short spoken responses will be part of the gathering including the
Lord’s Prayer.
6. Greeting/hand-shaking won’t take place following these gatherings.
7. Congregational singing won’t be part of these gatherings.
Communion
1. The Pastor describes process for distribution of communion
2. After the Words of Institution and the Lord’s Prayer, the presiding pastor will bring the
communion trays to the two communion tables placed at the foot of the steps on the
pulpit/ramp side of the nave.
3. Standing in the outside aisles, Ushers will welcome household groups forward for
communion starting with the front pews, alternating sides, being careful to keep
people spaced 6 feet apart throughout the entire process.
4. Hand sanitizer will be available before communion.
5. Bread will be available for people to pick up on a communion table. The bread will be
in the form of small cubes in plastic communion cups safely spaced on trays.
6. Wine/grape juice will be available on a table next to the bread table in plastic cups,
also safely separated on trays
7. Communion Assistant will say the words for distribution 6 feet behind the
communion tables.
8. People commune outside the ramp exit, receiving a blessing from the pastor on the
steps of the east stairwell as they leave.
9. There will be a place for empty cups in the hallway outside the ramp exit.
10. Communion Assistant will move empty bread and wine trays aside.
11. The Ushers, Communion Assistants, Organist, and Pastor will commune last.
12. There will be no Communion pew delivery during these gatherings.
If you have any questions about these gatherings please contact one of the pastors at any
time.
Pastors Larry and Julie
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CONFIRMATION SMALL GCONFIRMATION SMALL GROUP GUIDES:ROUP GUIDES:
We are in need of one adult male and one adult female members of Grace to serve as
confirmation small group guides this year. The small group guide will be assigned to work with a maximum of five confirmation students (always the same students) in a designated room observing social distancing and
the wearing of face masks. There will be NO large group interaction. Guide responsibilities include assisting students in their small group during confirmation classes, encouraging youth to complete assignments and serving as Christian role
models. Time commitment: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, October through April. There is no outside preparation required. Please contact Pastor Julie ([email protected] or
432-0308) for further information
Faith and Family
Time!
Faith and Family Time! resources that were
not picked up by Friday, September 11 will be mailed home.
● There are resources for each grade level for September 13, 20, and 27. ● Offering Envelopes will still be available in the Lobby for pick-up.
● Bibles Left Behind and Bibles for our new Three Year Olds are also in the Lobby!
● Faith and Family Time! resources for the month of October will be available in
the Lobby again starting Monday, September 28. ● They will also be available Wednesday evening, September 30 starting at 4:30
p.m. in case weekday business hours are not convenient for you to stop by church. ● On Thursday, September 17, recordings of the Bible Story for September 20
and another message from Pastor Julie will be e-mailed to families in the weekly Sunday School e-mail.
If you don’t receive the e-mail or if you have trouble using the recordings or if you have
helpful suggestions for how to improve Faith and Family Time! please let Pastor
Larry know any time.
May your Faith and Family Time! be a blessing to you this week!
Pastor Larry
Coffee at the time of COVID –
In an effort to continue to support small farmers in various parts of the
world so that they may receive a living wage for their work, we would like to continue selling fairly traded coffee, tea and chocolate to members and friends of Grace.
Simply call or email the church office 432-0308 (Monday through Fri-day, 8 am -4:30 pm) and your order will be taken. It will be ready for
pick-up the following day (8 am -4:30 pm). Come to the lobby door, ring the bell to gain entrance and you will find your packaged order on the table. Just leave your payment - check or cash (exact amount, please) in the box on the table and you are
on your way! Please note there is no “curbside” pick-up on evenings or weekends unless special arrangements have been made.
Below is a list of products we have available:
Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Products
Organic Coffee 12 oz. Drip Grind
Organic Colombian $7.00
Organic Breakfast Blend $7.00 Organic Ethiopian $7.00 Organic French Roast $7.00
Organic Sisters Blend (16 oz.) $8.25 Flavored Coffees 12 oz. Drip Grind
French Vanilla $7.25 Toffee Caramel $7.25
Decaffeinated Coffees 12 oz. Drip Grind Organic DECAF Full City Roast $8.00
Organic DECAF French Roast $8.00 Fairly Traded Organic Teas 20 bags each box
Organic Black Tea $3.25 Organic Chai Tea $3.25
Organic Green Tea $3.25 Organic Green Mint Tea $3.25 Organic Decaf English Breakfast Tea $3.25
Organic Jasmine Green Tea $3.25 Organic Rooibus Chai Tea $3.25
Organic Fairly Traded Cocoa Hot Chocolate 12 oz. can $5.50
Baking Cocoa 8 oz. can $5.50 Chocolate Bars 2.8 ounces
Equal Exchange 88% Extreme Dark Chocolate $2.50 Equal Exchange 71% Very Dark Chocolate $2.50
Equal Exchange 43% Milk Chocolate $2.50
Thank you for your continuing support of this ministry!
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Preparation for Preparation for
Worship this Worship this
WeekendWeekend
Sunday, Sept. 20
16th Sunday after Pentecost:
Readings: Jonah 3:10--4:11, Psalm 145:1-8, Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16
Preacher: Pastor Dick Schmeling
Worship Music: Katie Lange
Please join us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. on 1400 AM WDUZ for our worship broadcast
NEW beginning this week:
The 8:00 a.m. radio worship service
will now be live-streamed on You Tube. Links to our YouTube worship
recording are found on Facebook and
our Website (https://gracegb.org/online worship) beginning after about
10:00 am Sunday morning. Bulletins for our services can be
helpful and can be found on our
website at https://gracegb.org/online worship.
MYSTERY monthly
Book club
For September, we are reading The Black Tower by P.D. James, one of the Adam Dalgliesh series. Just recovered from a grave illness,
Commander Adam Dalgliesh receives a call for advice from the elderly chaplain at Toynton Grange, an isolated nursing home on the coast of England. But by the time Dalgliesh arrives, Father
Baddeley has mysteriously died, as has one of his patients -- and it wasn’t Covid 19! Note: there is also a film version that was shown on PBS back in the 80s if you can find it!
Sunday, September 20th at 6 p.m,
Pr. Rebecca’s House, 532 S Van Buren St.
For further info, contact Pr. Rebecca ([email protected]; text/call 920-819-5482)
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HELP WANTED!HELP WANTED!
Volunteer AV Tech
We could still use 2
more volunteers to learn the new AV system for live-
streaming worship and for adding enhanced video capabilities to
worship.
Starting now:
● Training is available beginning with set-up procedures at 7:15 a.m. any Sunday.
● The time commitment: 7:15 – 9:30 a.m. on a substitute basis or on a schedule
agreed to among volunteers. ● Job Description: set-up for video input
and streaming, operating camera(s),
switching between video feeds, linking You Tube to Facebook and website, etc.
Contact Pastor Larry at
[email protected] if you can help with this important ministry.
SUNDAY ADULT STUDY
Please join us for a conversation about
Muhammad, Jesus, and the Spirit of Islam
The Rub el Hizbis used to
facilitate recitation of the Quran Ichthys, “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior,"
affirmed the belief of early Christians in the twofold
nature of Jesus Christ being both fully human and fully
Join Us at 9:15 a.m. on ZOOM
Sunday, September 20
Topic: Spirit of Islam
Time: Sep 20, 2020 09:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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“CHRIST IN “CHRIST IN
OUR HOME”OUR HOME” Christ in our
Home daily devotional books for the
months of October/November/
December are now available.
Please contact the church office: 432-0308 and we will send one to you.
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GOD’S BLESSINGS TO GOD’S BLESSINGS TO
THOSE OF YOU WITH THOSE OF YOU WITH
ANNIVERSARIES OR ANNIVERSARIES OR
BIRTHDAYS DURING THE BIRTHDAYS DURING THE
WEEK OF SEPT. 20WEEK OF SEPT. 20--2626
ANNIVERSARIES Kathryn & Peter Andrews Wayne & Barbara Baye Matt & Jenny DeClerc
Chris & Bobbie Fredericks Bryan & Kasey Neumann
Dave & Linda Rabe Jim & Judy Taylor
BIRTHDAYS David Brunette Steven Brunette Becky Davidson Holly Gajeski Tru Hubbard Susan Kartheiser Debra LaHaye Jean Lotter Karly Miller Joseph Muehrcke Joy Mueller Marsha Schroeder Paul Schumacher Preston Thompson Alexa Zimmerman Bea Van Rossum
WEEKLY CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2020
Sunday, Sept. 20
8:00 am - Worship (radio broadcast and live streaming for YouTube)
9:15 am - Sunday Adult Study (Zoom) 9:15 am - Virtual Sunday School
Monday, Sept. 21 6:30 pm - Altar Guild Training
Tuesday, Sept. 22
10:00 am - Usher Training 1:00 - 3:00 pm - Food Pantry
6:30 pm - Council Meeting (Zoom)
Wednesday, Sept. 23
6:30 pm - Usher Training 7:30 pm - Confirmation Small Group Guides
(Zoom)
Thursday, Sept. 24 10:00 am - Altar Guild Training
6:30 pm - Back to Normal (Zoom)
Friday, Sept. 25
9:00 - 11:00 am - Food Pantry
Saturday, Sept. 26
1:00 pm - Jaxon Ambrosius Baptism
A FUNERAL SERVICE WAS HELD: A FUNERAL SERVICE WAS HELD:
on Friday, September 11 for Leon Hebel.
Please keep Leon’s family in your prayers during this difficult time.
The permission form can be found on our
website www.gracegb.org or call the Church Office, 432-0308 and we can mail
one to you.
WELCOME WELCOME ASHTON WELLS ASHTON WELLS
ARROZALARROZAL
Baptized on Saturday was
Ashton Wells Arrozal son of Ray & Maggie Arrozal. Ashton’s
Sponsors are Kate & Travis Reidell.
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GREEN BAY, WI PERMIT No. 353
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 321 S. MADISON ST.
GREEN BAY, WI 54301 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Staff: Pastor Larry Lange Res. Phone: 920-455-0511 [email protected]
Pastor Julie Wrubbel-Lange Res. Phone: 920-455-0511 [email protected]
Visitation Minister: Pastor Rebecca Proefrock Phone: 920-819-5482 [email protected]
Organist: Denise Zenko
Parish Administrator: Sharon Haapala, [email protected]
Parish Secretary: Ann Zehms, [email protected]
Maintenance Supervisor: Dean Ahrens, [email protected]
Choir Director: John Kopp
Rev. Dick Schmeling: [email protected]
Sunday School, Kathy Poels: [email protected]
Due to the current restrictions on the size of gatherings, please refer to the newsletter
calendar for our scheduled events or
contact the church office.
Our 8:00 a.m. Sunday worship service is broadcast on radio 1400 AM WDUZ.
NEW: Our 8:00 a.m. service is also live-streamed on You Tube.
● Starting at about 10:00 a.m. each Sunday, links to recordings of our services are found on Facebook Grace Lutheran Church Green Bay) and our website (www.gracegb.org) under Online Worship. Click the image for the service you wish to view.
● The link for the bulletin can be found to the right of the video frame.
ACCESS TO GRACE
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 321 S. Madison St., Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: 920 432-0308 www.gracegb.org [email protected] “Grace Lutheran Church Green Bay”