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“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one.
Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully
until she finds it?” (Luke 15:8)
I lost my class ring the other day. From the first moment I realized it was missing, there was no other thought on my mind other than finding that ring. I looked and looked and looked, but I could not find it. I went back and retraced all my steps, but could not find it. I even went back and looked in places I had already looked, just to make sure I had not missed it, but could not find it. Although I kept meeting failure, I was not going to give up until I found that ring.
That must have been the same way the woman who lost one of her coins felt. She lit a lamp, so she would have light, and proceeded to clean the house from top to bottom. I am sure she, like me, looked in every nook, cranny, and hiding place in that entire house un-til she found that coin.
The way the woman looked for her lost coin (and the way I looked for my ring) is a meta-phor for how God seeks out the lost. It is not a passive waiting, hoping that something will happen. Rather, it is an active going out and looking for what is lost. It is looking in the unexpected places, and the familiar places that we have looked at before.
And that is the way we are to be too. We are not to be just sitting back, waiting for peo-ple to show up and join us. We—like God, like the woman, like me looking for my ring—must go out and search for those who are lost. Look in the new places. Look in the old places. Look until the lost is found.
Pastor Eric
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MISSION STATEMENT
God’s purpose for Grace Lu-theran Church is:
Welcome to Grace, Welcome the Message.
Principle Values:
Jesus is Lord Everyone is welcome.
All serve in different ways. Seek and share the
message. God’s love is life
changing.
Ladies of Grace Activities for August: Notes from Jan Underly We hope that you will join us in our meetings and Bible Study. There is a new Bi-ble Study written by a different person each month. There will be no Companion Bible, nor a leaders guide. It will all be found in ‘The Gather’. This magazine is found in most of our homes. It promises to be easier to understand. We will do health kits again. The kits go to agencies here in Cameron County. We did 83 kits last year, how about 100 this year!!!! If you are unable to shop, you can give us the monies and we will shop for you. We all go to lunch together Thursday after the business meeting. If you don’t drive we will gladly give you a ride. The lunch schedule for the rest of the year is: August 13th— Applebees September 10th— Olive Garden October 8th— Lonnie’s November 12th— Big John’s December 12th— Is the Christmas Party Our big fund raiser is the rummage sale which will be held December 5th. We use those funds for giving to needy individuals. We are accepting used or new items. We need workers to help the week of November 20th until December 4th. We will need men to help set up, particularly on Saturday and also to help thru the week.
Jim Werth 1
Evie McCann 10
Mike Lute 10
Gary and Charlene
Albertson
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Butch Palmer 23
Barbara Lomelino 24
Karen Villarreal 27
Edwin Brown 29
George and Flora
Gunderson
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If we missed anyone PLEASE contact the
office.
Lord, take me where you want me to go; Let me meet who you want
me to meet; Tell me what you want me to say,
and keep me out of your way.
Notes from the Office:
There will be no council meeting this month. School supplies will be handed out to Upbring on August 9th at 3 pm. Updates for the September Newsletter are due August 24th. Flowers for August 2 are from Jim and Judy Werth. Presented by Loretta Snyder. Cost for flowers are about $20.00 a week. Valley Morning Star left a thank you letter for Grace’s participa-tion in the Newspaper in Education Program. Our condolences to Carlson family as Dale Carlson passed away July 16th. His wife Barbara was in the hospital but is now home.
ANNUAL SCHOOL SUPPLY
DRIVE
LOOSE LEAF PAPER—
WIDE/ COLLEGE RULE
SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS 70 CT
BACK PACKS
CRAYONS 24 CT
MARKERS
COLORED PENCILS
#2 PENCILS
PENS—— BLUE/
BLACK/ RED
CHILD SAFETY SCISSORS
RULERS
PLEASE BRING SUPPLIES TO
CHURCH PARISH HALL. SUPPLIES
WILL BE GIVEN TO UPBRING(LSS)
AUG. 9TH 2015 3 PM. HERE AT GRACE
LUTHERAN
God’s Work, Our Hands
Date: September 13, 2015 We will be collecting the following
items for La Posada
WASH CLOTHS
DEODERANT
COMBS
BRUSHES
TOOTH PASTE
TOOTH BRUSHES ADULTS AND CHILDRENS
SHAMPOO/ CONDITIONER (MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND INFANT)
BODY WASH (MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND INFANT)
There will be a box for donations at the parish hall.
GRACE LUTHERAN WILL HOST WORSHIP AND A LUNCHEON FOR LA POSADA STAFF AND IMMIGRANTS SEEKING SHELTER THERE.
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Irene Dear 423.3164 Sarah Kennedy 455.5623 Marvel Devine 428.5846 Edna Gross 423.0890 Elaine Krueger 428.2895
Barbara Lomelino Cell 357-1490 Jeana Lute Cell 402-720-9431 Phyllis McKee 425.5776 Sherry Brooks 797-2615
(W) Indicates our Winter Texans. When they return north, call the next one on the list.
PRAYER CHAIN 2015
Congregation members: Eleanor Reinhold, Marlene Pegg, Philip Rislove, Irene
Dear, Sherry Brooks.
Family members: Harriet Matz, Diane Frei, Connie Dawe, Mary Ellen
Benefield, Elmer Kleinschmidt, Billie Smith, Mason Lomelino, Judy
Cucchiarella, Patricia Mitchell, Daurice Russel, Joe & Adella Fitzparick,
Duanne Oppegaard.
Congregation friends: Cristina Noble, Marilyn Buckman, Joe Fendt, Alexander
Pierce, Jamie Eskew, Morty Eskew, Chris Eskew, Joel VanStechelman,
Rodney Genereau, Lawana Featherly, Richard Deitrick, Steve
Schluender, Mary June Sinnema, Vern Alt, Julie Scott, Molly Martinez,
Betty Border, Christian Dominguez, Tyra Pederson, Becky Carter,
Jason McGinnis, Bob Weaver, Larry Williams.
Those who serve: Joshua Underly, Jordan Underly, Edwardo Mujica,
Jacqueline Salazar
MEN’S BREAKFAST
8:00 AM on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday’s at Tila’s. All men
invited.
BREAKFAST FOR ALL
8:00 AM on the 1st, 3rd, 5th
Wednesday’s at Lonnie’s Down
Home. Everyone invited.
PANTRY NEEDS
Rice
Flour
Veg. Oil
Canned Chilies
Masa Harina
Juice
Bath Soap/ Body Wash
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Interim Pastor—Eric Petty
1001 E Jackson
Harlingen TX 78550
Pastor—254.627.0371
Office: 956.423.0314
E-mail:
Grace
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A U G U S T s e r v i c e s c h e d u l e We’re on the Web
http://www.gelelca.org
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Deadline for the September
Newsletter is Monday August
24h, 2015 Please get all infor-
mation to the church office.
the Office mailbox, or Pastor
Eric.
THANKS The September Newsletter will be ready by email Friday Au-gust 28th and in the Narthex Sunday August 30th.
AUGUST 2 AUGUST 9 AUGUST 16 AUGUST 23 AUGUST 30
Ushers Frank & Phyllis Frank & Phyllis Frank & Phyllis Frank & Phyllis Frank & Phyllis
Assis-
tant Bonnie Morton Bonnie Morton Bonnie Morton Bonnie Morton Bonnie Morton
Lector Erica Gray Erica Gray
Acolyte Poulos Youth Poulos Youth Poulos Youth Poulos Youth Poulos Youth
Altar
Guild Marvel Devine Marvel Devine Marvel Devine Marvel Devine Marvel Devine
Albertson, Charlene Secretary 956.472.0127
956.472.0123
Galloway, Jim Vice President 956.873.0566
Lomelino, Floyd 956.357.1490
Lomelino, Barb 956.357.1490
Morton, Bonnie President 956.622.4401
956.245.4104
Palmer, Butch Treasurer 956.245.2021
Palmer, Skippy 956.245.9319
Sommerfeldt, Frank 956.425.5776
