ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements for November 17, 2024

 Our mission is to share God’s love with each other, our community, and the world.      

This week at Grace

Sunday – 10 a.m. Worship
Tuesday – 7 p.m. Cong. Council (OW)
Wednesday – 9:30 a.m. Backpack packing       
                   6:30 p.m. Choir 
                   7:00 p.m.Worship Band                     
 Thursday –  6:15 p.m. Centering Prayer              

♦      We received word from our former Choir Director, Gretchen Burnett McGaffic that her son Jason (47) passed away from health issues aggravated by the PTSD he suffered from the Jan. 6 event in Washington DC. Jason served on the Washington DC police force, first on the bomb squad and lately as a K-9 officer. He is survived by his mother Gretchen (Dave) McGaffic, brother Jared Burnett, and 4 children, 3 sons and a daughter. Services will be held at Gainesville Methodist Church in Gainesville, VA, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. The service may be live-streamed. Burial will be at Quantico, VA. Gretchen’s address is: 3 N. Hardee Circle, Rockledge, FL 32955.

♦      November Service Project: Social Ministry Project for October will be Cops for Kids. Please bring an unwrapped gift for children under the age of 12.  We have many needy and at-risk children in Lakeland. This helps ensure that most of them have some Christmas cheer.

♦​      Please let the office know if you or anyone else of our family is in the hospital or desires a home visit from the pastor.

♦​      Hurricane Relief:  Both Lutheran Disaster Relief and Thrivent are collecting money for Hurricane relief.  Thrivent will match $1 for every $2 donated up to $500,000.  You can give to both of theseagencies directly, or if you give through the church and wish credit on your financial statement at the end of the year. Please indicate if the donation is to go to LDR or Thrivent on your envelope. ​

♦      Call Committee Update -- The Call Committee is in a more relaxed phase of our process work. If we haven’t scared potential candidates away with our hurricanes,  then I hope that’s a sign they are a brave bunch. We have finalized the work on our interview questions and have plans for a mock interview in the works. This won’t slow us down. When we get the call to interview someone we will be ready and excited!  And that’s where we are at.
Praying that everyone is safe and finally has their power back on.
God is good!!! 

♦       Prayer list: Rita Buckley, Mary Buschbacher, Mabel Carreira, Anna Mae Chinault, Doris Cirillo, June Clark, Barbara Cox, Ann Daffer, Julie Dunston, Sydney Easton, Carol Grzegorczyk, Anne Guilford, Judy Haer, Tom Haydock, Lydia Hodge, Brian Hosty, James & Grace Irish, Wil Krell, Amy Krell, Michael Lang, Bob & Jane Lemley, Scott Listy, Marie Maddox, Ron & Flo Mari, Mac McPeak, Monica Mencia, Tom & Leona Miller, Avery Monroe, Doris Muszynski, John Shamp, Tim Simpson, Betty Smith, Linda Springer, Jeff Tanner, Henry Tomlinson, Gary Venable, Mary Venable, Greg Wasserman, Helen & Ron Wettleson, and Max Wickham.

♦​      Friendship Pads:  All who are worshipping with us today, especially those who are visiting with us, are invited to sign the Friendship Pad that is at the center aisle end of the pew. Please list your phone number if you are visiting. We would like to be in touch with you and to welcome you to our gathering.  After you sign, please pass it down the pew and back.

 ♦​      Needed for Oscar J. Pope:  Chicken Ramen packs and 16 to 18 oz. Creamy Peanut butter. Other groceries are listed on the green list on the food closet door. Thank you for your support! 

♦​       P.  E. A. C. E.  There will be a meeting Monday November 18 at the Hurst Chapel AME, Winter Haven at 6:30.  The focus of the meeting will be Community Problems.  If you would like to be involved and need a ride contact Dan Stoller at 863-529-5385. 

 ♦   Worship Opportunities: 

       Sunday Morning Worship in-person and livestreamed at 10:00 a.m.     
       Online:  Website -    gracelakeland.com 
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♦    Contact Information:        Office Hours:  Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon.
                      Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
                      745 S. Ingraham Avenue, Lakeland, FL  33801
                      863-686-5585      www.gracelakeland.com

      Email addresses:    
                      Parish Administrator - Kandyn Mathes -- churchgracelakeland@gmail.com