December 17, 2023
Poinsettia Deadline is Today!
● You are invited to purchase and dedicate a poinsettia (or
two, or more!) to beautify our chancel on Christmas Eve.
Dedication slips are included in today’s bulletin. Please fill
one out, add the remittance, and place it in the offering plate
TODAY! A dedication page will be included in the bulletins at
both services on December 24. Thank you! You may take your
poinsettia home with you after the 9:00 PM service that day.
Silent Auction
● Grace member John Kollmeyer will be holding a Silent
Auction of his woodcraft pieces. All proceeds will be donated
to Naomi’s Heart Mission. These items are available for bids
on Sunday mornings, as well as on Wednesday evenings,
throughout Advent. Please look for these and bid generously.
Advent Bible Study
● We will be having Advent Bible Study on Tuesday,
December 19 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. All are
welcome and encouraged to attend.
Advent Supper and Service
● This Wednesday, December 20, we will gather for Supper at
6:00 PM to be followed by Worship at 7:00 PM. The menu this
week is Comfort Food.
A sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.
Please indicate there what you can bring and join us as we
look forward to Christmas.
Christmas Cookie Exchange
● We will be hosting a Cookie Exchange before worship
(9:30 AM) next Sunday, December 24th. Please bring at least
two dozen cookies if you would like to participate in the fun!
Christmas Eve Services
● Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year. Our customary
Worship Service will be held at 10:00 AM that morning with a
traditional Christmas Eve Service at 9:00 PM. Please celebrate
with us as we welcome the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord!
Grace Family Tree
● Did you know that Grace Lutheran has a family tree? We
do! Our family tree is in the form of a Christmas tree located
in the Fellowship Hall. If you haven’t already done so, you are
invited to bring an ornament to add to the tree! Please mark
your name on it so that we can remember you as part of our
family of faith here at Grace and fully appreciate the beauty of
our family tree!
Disciples in Service
● There are printed copies of the newest Disciples in Service
spreadsheet available for you to take home today; they are
located on the greeter’s table in the Fellowship Hall. These
new schedules run through February 2024.