Pointe of Grace Lutheran Church ~ Mukilteo, Washington ~ 425-263-8730 ~ www.pointeofgrace.org

January 28, 2018

Grace Notes

Sunday, Jan. 28

EPIPHANY SEASON 4

Worship 9:30 AM with

Holy Communion;

synod bishop’s Minis-

try Moment, then Fel-

lowship with discus-

sion; Godly Play work

session for children.

Mondays

S. TORGERSON

staffs office 1-4 PM.

Tuesdays

POG WALKERS,

parking lot at 8 AM

(also Fridays).

C. NOLLETTE staffs

office 10 AM—2 PM.

Wednesdays

WOMEN’S BIBLE

STUDY 10 AM-12.

Study of Holy Spirit.

BOOKCLUB Feb. 21

at 12; Louisiana Long-shot by Jana Deleon.

MUKILTEO TEEN

LOUNGE 2-5 PM.

MINISTRY COM-

MITTEE next meets Feb. 7 at 6:30 PM.

Thursdays

COMMUNION

BREAD BAKING Feb.

22 at 10 AM, lunch

provided.

C. NOLLETTE staffs

office 10 AM—2 PM.

SPACE FOR GRACE

pray weekly 1:30 PM.

Sunday, Feb. 4

EPIPHANY SEASON 5

Worship 9:30 AM with

Holy Communion;

then Fellowship, Godly

Play for children, adult

forum.

Sunday, Feb. 11

TRANSFIGURATION

“Fat Feast” (Mardi

Gras) fellowship hour.

Bishop to be

at Grace this

week, Jan. 28

CALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS are applauded at the congregation meeting that elected

them Jan. 21. Flanked by President Bill Rankin (far left) and interim Pastor Red

Burchfield (far right), the people charged with seeking the next lead pastor for Trinity Lutheran Church are (left to right) Jennie Untener, Todd Caughey, Julia Rankin, Sue Carlson, Lori Schmidt, Mike Schultz, and April Zepeda. Not pictured: Pete Johnson. Jennie and Todd are from Pointe of Grace. Photo John Beck

Bishop Kirby Until of the Northwest Washington Synod ELCA will join Pointe of Grace at worship on Sunday, Jan. 28, and give the Ministry Moment at the end. He wants to share decisions he has made about Pointe of Grace’s future development. Coffee hour after worship will provide an opportunity for follow-up dialogue with the bishop.

Trinity Lutheran Church—comprised of Trinity-Lynnwood and Pointe of Grace-Mukilteo—affirmed Pointe of Grace’s Letter of Intent to become a stand-alone congregation of the ELCA last Sunday at a special congregation meeting. Trinity’s interim Pastor Red Burchfield forwarded the decision to Bishop Unti, who found time to come immediately to Pointe of Grace to share his plan.

The bishop also has indicated that the Director for Evangelical Mission, Pastor Jerry Buss, will take the lead in guiding Pointe of Grace’s next steps.

HANDYPERSON Susan Torgerson, Monday’s

volunteer staff, fixed

the women’s restroom

sink. She’s done many

projects, including

replacing light fixtures

inside the front doors.

LIGHT SAVINGS Byron Johnson from the Trinity

facilities board replaced

fluorescent tubes at

Pointe of Grace and in

our preschool with

energy-saving LED bulbs.

A COLOR COPIER, generously donated,

came to Pointe of Grace

in Byron Johnson’s van

with help from Ron

Evans (left) and David Seymour (right).

Pointe of Grace Lutheran Church

5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd.

Mukilteo, WA 98275

Church phone 425-263-8730 is forwarded to Pastor John Beck.

Pastor John Beck 503-998-2331, john@trinitylutheranchurch.com

Pastor Joan Beck 503-804-3384, joan@trinitylutheranchurch.com

Volunteer office hours M 1–4 PM and T & Th 10 AM–2 PM.

Pastor’s office hours this week only Wed. and Thurs., 1-3 PM.

DON’T YOU LOVE IT when Rungfa Yanni makes fresh egg rolls for

refreshments after worship? Last

week, she made a lot for Noah

Roper’s first birthday party on

Saturday and then many more

for the crowd on Sunday

morning. She’s pictured here

(left) with Mary Roper (center) and Lanny Parish (right).

The church gets ready to cele-brate Christ’s resurrection during the five-and-a-half weeks (40 days) before Easter that we call Lent. Lent begins Feb. 14 this year (Ash Wednesday). Jesus’ disciples often make intentional commitments to pray, moderate their habits (fast), and serve the poor (give alms) during Lent. We also come together for mutual support through worship, study, sharing, and/or soup suppers.

What would help you grow in your faith during Lent, and when would you like to do it? We are thinking Thursday afternoons and/or evenings, because that is the one free day in our building when we wouldn’t have to kick anyone else out to make room for our activities.

Do you want soup suppers? Holden Evening Prayer? Bible study or another topic? What topic? Taught by a pastor? After-noon sessions or evenings?

Pastor Joan is going to moderate the adult forum next Sunday morning, Feb. 4, at about 11:15 AM, to settle some of our plans. If you can’t come then, please offer your thoughts and sugges-tions via phone (503-804-3384) or email (joan@trinitylutheran church.com). Thank you.

Ready for

spring soul-

cleaning?

Jennie Untener (call committee member, assisting minister in the sound booth, airplane mechanic) writes: “I am working to be a foster parent through the Lutheran Community Services Refugee Fostering Program. I am fairly close to being licensed; I just have a few items left to get before my final home visit. If you happen to have any of the items below and are looking to hand them on, I would love to give them a new home.” List: • 1 bunk bed set, or 2 single

beds (with or without mattresses)

• Twin sheets and bedding • 5 lb. fire extinguisher, rating

2ABC • 3-story fire ladder • Hangers Jennie is thankful that Pointe of Grace and Harbour Pointe Christian Preschool folks have already supplied her with two dressers and some sheets! She can be reached at 612-616-6322 or jennieuntener@hotmail.com.

Action Item ♥

IN CHICAGO on Jan. 14, Pastors Joan (far right) and John facilitated a “Celebration of Life” for their friend, Pastor Jim Galuhn (center, next to his wife, Prof. Kadi Billman).

(Above) Rungfa Yanni, Karen Evans, and Marcia Black enjoyed the women’s potluck and game night Jan. 13. Photo Shelley Franz

(Below) Dianne Herivel leads the children in song at the beginning of the Godly Play hour. Photo Shelley Franz