GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

(Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS May 12, 2013

THE ALTAR FLOWERS The Altar Flowers are given today to the glory of God and the beautification of His House by Verna and Shirley Rieve in memory of their father Mr. Fred Rieve and in thanksgiving to the Lord for His many blessings. THOSE WHO SERVE Pastor: Vicar: Director of Parish Music: Secretary: Early Childhood Center Director: Acolyte: (8:15) Cantor: (8:15) Communion Assistant: (8:15) Ushers: (8:15) Greeter: Altar Guild: Acolyte: Cantor: Ushers: Greeters: Altar Guild: Coffee Hosts: Altar Guild: (8:15) (8:15) (10:45) (10:45) (10:45) (10:45) (10:45) (Wed. evening) Rev. James C. Walter David Witte Nathan Beethe Pat Funk Colleen Moorman Ethan Andrews Paul Walter Frank Royster Bill Allaben, Bobby Bemberg Tim Loyd, Ed Mahnken Sally McNabb Janet Killough Lauren Faulkner Suzanne Lambert Rudy Bischof, Jeremy Hammond Ken Ross, Richard Sanders Scott and Catherine Manchester Jack, Anna Kate and Sydney Beverly Sanders The Junkans Family Suzanne Raddle and Wilma Richter

THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

PRAYER UPON ENTERING CHURCH
Risen and ascended Lord Jesus Christ, You are seated at Gods right hand interceding for me. You promise that You will come again to judge the living and the dead and take me to the place that You have prepared for me, even as You have entrusted to Your Church the message of reconciliation. Grant that I serve as a witness to Your resurrection, even as I share that through You I was reconciled to the Father and given the hope of eternal life with you. I pray this in Your holy name. Amen

WELCOME
Alleluia, Christ Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! We continue to celebrate Easter on this Seventh Sunday of Easter and we rejoice in the Lords Ascension where He has gone ahead of us to prepare a place for us for eternity. Welcome to everyone gathered here this day to be strengthened in Your faith through the proclamation of the Gospel. Each Sunday throughout the year is a celebration of the resurrection of our Lord. We invite you to come and worship with us again. We ask that everyone fill out an attendance registration card found at each pew and return it to an Usher as the Offering is collected. Children are welcome in our Service and will be invited to come forward for a Childrens Message. Parents may accompany them if they wish. We have a nursery facility for infants and toddlers located downstairs for anyone who has need. Restrooms are also downstairs in this building or across the bridge on this floor level before entering the fellowship hall. If you have any questions please ask one of our greeters or ushers. If you need more information about Grace Lutheran Church please speak with our Pastor.

HOLY COMMUNION
Holy Communion will be celebrated in the 8:15 Service today. In this sacrament we receive Christs very body and blood for the forgiveness of sins. Those who are not members of Grace are asked to speak with our Pastor before partaking of this sacrament so that the unity of faith might be established. Thank you for honoring this request.

AS WE GATHER
Jesus had finished the words of His last commission to His disciples. He had entrusted to them the preaching of the Gospel to all nations. But while they were still looking at Him in anxious expectation, desiring to hear more of His words of comfort and strength, He was lifted up before them. He was in the act of blessing them with uplifted hands when He was taken from them. The blessing He gave to them He continues to give to His Church through their witness. Along the way, someone has shared this Good News witness with us so that as we gather in this place as His Church we receive His comforting blessing of sins forgiven for Jesus sake through the hearing of His Word, through the Absolution given, and the Sacrament of the Altar received. As the disciples gathered waiting to receive power from on high they selected Matthias to be a witness of the resurrection. We represent a long line of those witnesses who through word and deed are called to share the love of Jesus.

NEXT WEEKS READINGS The appointed readings for next Sunday, May 19th, The Day of Pentecost, are: The Old Testament Reading: Genesis 11:1-9, The Second Reading: Acts 2:1-21, and The Gospel Reading: John 14:23-31.
Grace Lutheran Church P. O. Box 250769, Little Rock, AR 72225 www.gracelutheranlr.org Telephone Number: 501-663-3631

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THE ORDER OF DIVINE SERVICE for THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Holy Gospel
P C The Holy Gospel according to Luke, the twenty-fourth chapter. Glory to You, O Lord.

Luke 24:44-53

Pre-Service Music Lighting of the Chancel Candles Prelude Ringing of the Church Bell

On Christ's Ascension I Now Build - Jacob B. Weber

A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing - John Behnke

Then he said to them, These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.

Opening Hymn: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

LSB 493 sts. 1-4

P C

This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to You, O Christ.

Ascension Observance
Stand The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

Hymn: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

LSB 493 sts. 5-6

Confession and Absolution

Matthew 28:19b; [18:20]

Invocation
P C

Exhortation
P C

1 John 1:89

In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Collect
P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Almighty God, as Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, ascended into the heavens, so may we also ascend in heart and mind and continually dwell there with Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen

Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.

Confession of Sins
P C Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen

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Absolution (8:15)
P

John 20:1923

Kyrie

Mark 10:47

Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
John 1:12; Philippians 1:6

Declaration of Grace (10:45)

P

In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for His sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ He gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

Service of the Word

Introit
P Hear my cry, O God, C listen to my prayer; P for you have been my refuge, C a strong tower against the enemy. P For you, O God, have heard my vows; C you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. P Prolong the life of the king; C may his years endure to all generations! P May he be enthroned forever before God; C appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him! P So will I ever sing praises to your name, C as I perform my vows day after day. C Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen P Hear my cry, O God, C listen to my prayer;
Ps. 61:3, 58; antiphon: Ps. 61:1

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Salutation and Collect of the Day

This Is the Feast

Revelation 5:1213; 19:59

Let us pray. O King of glory, Lord of hosts, uplifted in triumph far above all heavens, leave us not without consolation but send us the Spirit of truth whom You promised from the Father; for You live and reign with Him and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Sit

First Reading
P C This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Acts 1:1226

Gradual

adapt. from Matt. 28:7; Heb. 2:7; Ps. 8:6

Christ has risen | from the dead.* [God the Father] has crowned him with glory and | honor, He has given him dominion over the works | of his hands;* he has put all things un- | der his feet.

Epistle
P C This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Revelation 22:16, 1220

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Stand

Sermon A Witness to His Resurrection

Rom. 6:9; John 14:18 Stand

Acts 1:1226

Alleluia and Verse

P Alleluia. We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Alleluia.

Nicene Creed (8:15)

C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life T of the world to come. Amen

Holy Gospel
P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the seventeenth chapter.

John 17:2026

The reading of the Holy Gospel. P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Sit

Children's Message Sermon Hymn: By All Your Saints in Warfare LSB 517 sts. 1, 13, 3

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Apostles' Creed (10:45)

C I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life T everlasting. Amen

Offering
Stand

By All Your Saints in Warfare - Carl Schalk

Offertory

Psalm 116:12-13, 17-19

Prayer of the Church

P Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.

Each petition ends with the following: P C Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.

The prayers conclude with the following: P C Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

10:45 Service continues on page 18

Sit

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Service of the Sacrament (8:15)

Preface
2 Timothy 4:22; [Colossians 3:1]; [Psalm 136]

Sanctus

Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 21:9

Prayer of Thanksgiving
P Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross. Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Matthew 26:2628; Mark 14:2224 Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:2325

Proper Preface
P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who after His resurrection appeared openly to all His disciples and in their sight was taken up into heaven that He might make us partakers of His divine life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

The Words of Our Lord

P

Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me. In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.

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Proclamation of Christ
P C P

1 Corinthians 11:26; Revelation 22:20

Agnus Dei

John 1:29

As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lords death until He comes. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

Lord's Prayer
C Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen

Matthew 6:913

Sit

Distribution Communion Instructions: The Pastor invites the communicants, those who are able, to kneel and then distributes the host which may be received into the hand or the mouth. The Elder distributes the individual cups. The communicants are asked to hold their cups until the Pastor says, Take and drink. Hymn: Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord Hymn: On Christ's Ascension I Now Build Hymn: The Day of Resurrection
John 20:19 Stand

LSB 637 LSB 492 LSB 478

Pax Domini

Thank the Lord

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Service Concludes (10:45)

Lord's Prayer
P C Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen
Matthew 6:913

Post-Communion Collect
P Let us pray. Gracious God, our heavenly Father, You have given us a foretaste of the feast to come in the Holy Supper of Your Son's body and blood. Keep us firm in the true faith throughout our days of pilgrimage that, on the day of His coming, we may, together with all Your saints, celebrate the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom which has no end; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Closing Collect
P Blessed Lord, You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. Grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them that, by patience and comfort of Your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

Benediction

Numbers 6:2426

Benediction
P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift His countenance upon you and T give you peace. Amen

Closing Hymn: This Joyful Eastertide Postlude Closing Hymn: This Joyful Eastertide Postlude T T T LSB 482
This Joyful Eastertide - John Leavitt
Acknowledgments

LSB 482
This Joyful Eastertide - John Leavitt

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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THIS WEEK AT GRACE SUNDAY: 8:15 a.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion Coffee and Fellowship in the Parlor 9:45 a.m. Sunday School downstairs in Parker Hall 9:45 a.m. Junior and Senior High classes downstairs in the church 9:45 a.m. Pastor Walters Bible Class upstairs in Parker Hall 10:45 a.m. Divine Service MON - FRI: 7:30 a.m. Early Childhood Development Center MONDAY: 5:00 p.m. 8th Grade Confirmation 7:00 p.m. Board of Elders TUESDAY: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday Morning Bible Class 6:00 p.m. Board of Evangelism 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir WEDNESDAY: 6:30 a.m. Mens Bible Class at St. Vincents 7:00 p.m. Mid-Week Service w/ Confirmation Questions & Answers THURSDAY: 5:30 p.m. ACTS Dinner and Meeting in Parker Hall 7:00 p.m. LWML Evening Guild in the Parlor FRIDAY: 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir Party SATURDAY: 9:30 a.m. Rehearsal for Confirmation in the Sanctuary 6:00 p.m. Lutheran Night at Dickey Stephens Park NEXT SUNDAY: 9:30 a.m. Confirmation Pictures in the Sanctuary 10:45 a.m. Rite of Confirmation TODAYS SUNDAY SCHOOL lesson taught the children that at Pentecost, God sent the Holy Spirit to His Church (Acts 2:121). Now, through Word and Sacrament, God gives us His Holy Spirit to create and sustain saving faith in Jesus. Ask the children to tell you about what happened at Pentecost. Ask them when they received the Holy Spirit (in Baptism). Review the Third Article of the catechism in your family discussions. PASTOR WALTERS CLASS meets on Sunday morning at 9:45 a.m. upstairs in Parker Hall. Pastor Walter continues a study of The Augsburg Confession and Its Apology The Lutheran Confessions Series. Come and review what we believe, teach and confess as Lutheran Christians. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES for children ages 3 years through 6th grade meet in the lower level of the Family Life Center. JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES meet in their classrooms downstairs in the church. - 19 -

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND GODS BLESSINGS TO: May 12 Heather and Travis Starr, Sheila and Robert Wilimzig May 13 Jan and Robert Grant, Tiffany and Richard Warriner May 15 Emily and Carter Stein May 16 Judy and Dennis Fastenau May 18 Carmen and Drew Stewart HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GODS BLESSINGS TO: May 12 David Witte May 13 Christian Johnston, Richard Sanders May 14 Ross Holzhauer, Lauren Keppel, Sean Moorman May 15 Rachel Allen, Annabelle Conrad May 16 Jonathan Cline, Allie Ray, Emily Stein May 18 Robert Grant REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Grant Geuther is recovering following surgery. Bill Jones has returned home from the hospital. Susan Mahnken is recovering following foot surgery. Tim Allaben continues his recovery at home. Travis Starr is recovering at home following surgery. Richard Sanders continues his recovery following a heart procedure. Jeannie Worlund continues her recovery following heart surgery. Verna Rieve continues her rehab at Briarwood Nursing and Rehab. Janet Pulliam continues her recovery at home. Jeanette Keehn continues receiving care at home. Sherry Bischof continues her recovery and treatments. LAST WEEKS STEWARDSHIP Attendance: Sunday 5/5: 186 (8:15 93 and 10:45 93). Mid-Week Service 5/8: 8. Offerings: Sunday 5/5: $12,515.00. Mid-Week Service 4/245/1: $90.00. Memorials: $560.00. Building Fund: $610.00. Fan into Flame: $325.00. National Youth Gathering: $220.00. Seminary Scholarship Fund: $25.00. CONFIRMATION Four of our young people will publicly confess their faith in Jesus Christ by the Rite of Confirmation next Sunday, Pentecost Sunday, May 19th, in the 10:45 Worship Service. Their Question and Answer Service will be this Wednesday, May 15th, at 7:00 p.m. Our confirmands are Perryn Grant Andrews, Matthew Richard McIntyre, Bradley Eugene Stillman, and Andrew Thomas Warren. - 20 -

THANK YOU Robert Nichols has spent many hours working to install a security system for our Family Life Center and Early Childhood Center. He has spent many evenings and Saturdays working here at Grace to make this possible. When you see Robert, please thank him for all he has done. He and Carole are truly a blessing for our Grace Family. CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Eldon Schulz who was recently presented with The Drs. Joanna J. & Robert W. Seibert Award for displaying outstanding teamwork at Arkansas Childrens Hospital. Eldon was recognized for making significant and continuous contributions in pediatric healthcare and especially at Arkansas Childrens Hospital. This award is meant to reflect the meaning of teamwork. Congratulations, Eldon!! ACTS MEETING - On Thursday evening, May 16th at 5:30 p.m. join us for a barbeque supper and meeting to discuss an expenditure of ACTS monies. Please let Sammye Sue Harrill or Carole Nichols know that you plan to attend. 8th GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS will meet on Monday at 5:00 p.m. in the Parlor. BOARD OF ELDERS will meet on Monday evening, May 13th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parlor. Carter Stein is the director. BOARD OF EVANGELISM will meet on Tuesday evening, May 14th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Parlor. Pat Funk is the director. LWML EVENING GUILD - Thursday, May 16th, at 7:00 p.m. will be our last Evening Guild meeting for the summer AND THE WHITE ELEPHANT SALE!!! We still have not had the "White Elephant Sale!" At our last meeting only 6 people were there, so we just ate and talked and laughed...had a great time!!! You should have all kinds of things saved up for the sale by now. Hope to see everyone for the very last meeting for the summer. It will be a fun meeting!!!! Contact Judy Rivers for more information. GRACE ANNUAL FLOAT TRIP The Grace Annual Float Trip, is Saturday, June 8th. Meet at the Highway 14 Bridge at 8:45 a.m. for departure at 9:00 a.m. The cost is $40.00 per canoe plus $3 per person for transport. Camping sites at Buffalo Point Campground can now be reserved by calling 1-877-444-6777 to reserve. No lunch will be served on the river, but we plan to stop at Spring Creek. Contact Tim Loyd at 8516457, 352-4908 or timpaul59@att.net. A sign-up sheet is on the board by the Parlor. A GRACO PACK IN PLAY was found in the church office this past Monday morning with no note or directions on where it needs to go. If you placed it here, please call the church office and let us know what to do with it. We have several projects that are collecting items so we dont want it to get misdirected. Thank you! - 21 -

ITEMS NEEDED Last week we received a call from a person who we have helped in the past with food and who now needs items for her newborn baby boy. She needs newborn diapers, wipes, onesies, receiving blankets, and used baby bed. We have bought a car seat and have received some diapers and wipes and a few onesies and blankets. We still need a bed. If you can help with these items, please drop them by the church office. MEMORIALS IN MEMORY OF MR. FRANK GUTIERREZ TO THE GRACE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND By Evelyn Chotkowski Mrs. B. J. Franklin Jeff and Ginny Ralston TO THE GRACE BUILDING FUND By Ron and Russlynn Krueger TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND By Rudy and Sherry Bischof Bette Bogart Robert and Carole Nichols TO THE SEMINARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND By John and Emma Jane Ohnemus IN MEMORY OF MRS. BETTY WYMA TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND By Bette Bogart TO THE GRACE BUILDING FUND By Robert and Wilma Richter IN MEMORY OF MRS. ELLA THAXTON TO THE GRACE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND By Maxine Biggers TO THE GRACE BUILDING FUND By Allen and Dorris Deislinger TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND By Robert and Carole Nichols IN MEMORY OF MRS. JUANITA MEADOWS Mother of Sheila Drago TO THE SEMINARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND By Rudy and Sherry Bischof - 22 -

IN MEMORY OF MR. RALPH WARBY Husband of Nancy Brown Warby, TO THE GRACE BUILDING FUND mother of Crissy Beethe By Allen and Dorris Deislinger IN MEMORY OF MRS. PATSY WOODROW Sister of Bette Bogart TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND By Robert and Carole Nichols IN MEMORY OF MR. YOUNG ORSBURN Father of Cecillia Gelzine and TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND grandfather of Jennifer Morrison By Robert and Carole Nichols IN MEMORY OF MS. DENISE HIGGINS Niece of Russlynn Krueger TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND By Bette Bogart Robert and Carole Nichols

Who's ready to

Tell It On The Mountain?

That's the theme for this years Vacation Bible School to be held June 16th20th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. We are currently looking for volunteers ready to share God's rock-solid Word with pre-school and school aged children. We need storytellers, musicians, site leaders, kitchen help, small group leaders, registration assistants, and many more. There is truly something for everyone. Look for the sign-up sheet in the breezeway or contact Ame Andrews or Gina Junkans to let us know of your interest. Volunteer training will be held in May.

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