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Today’s Service December 18, 2016
Acolyte: Christopher Picerno
Communion Assistants: Jim and Joyce Moore
Advent Reader: Fred Boettcher
Greeter: Fred and Marlitt Boettcher
Altar Guild: Sue Underwood
Activities This Week
Sunday Cantata
December 18
9:00am
9:00am
9:30am
10:00am
Choir
Coffee/Fellowship
Gift Shop
Christmas Cantata
Monday December 19
Tuesday December 20 9:30am
Quilting
Wednesday December 21 10:00am Chapel
Thursday December 22 10:00am Bible Study
Friday December 23 School Closed
Saturday Christmas Eve December 24
4:00pm
7:30pm
Christmas Eve Service
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Sunday Christmas Day
December 25 10:00am Worship Service
Monday December 26 Church Office & School Closed
Announcements Grace Lutheran Church Happenings
Please sign up to dedicate Flowers or Worship Elements (Holy Communion, Candles, Bul-letins, Sanctuary Light) to the Glory of God in memory or hon-or of loved ones. The book is in the entryway of the church.
The Costs are: Flowers…………...….....$25 Worship Elements…....$25
Altar Flowers and Worship Elements today are given
to the glory of God as a Thank You to
Glenda Cunard from your Choir & Bell Choir
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We are collecting “Christmas Dinner” items for Grace Lutheran Church families that may need help with their holiday dinner. All extra food items will be used to help other families in need of emergency food supplies.
Items Needed:
Canned Goods - vegetables, sweet potatoes, pumpkin (for pies), cranberry sauce, gravies,
fruits
Boxed Goods - stuffing mix, brown sugar (for sweet potatoes), instant potatoes
Also local supermarket Gift Cards Are Always Welcome! for fresh foods (turkey, pota-
toes, onions, etc.)
If you would like to give a monetary donation, please make your check out to Grace Lutheran Church and indicate
“Social Ministry.”
Social Club January 6th
11:00 am Meet at the church to plan
the year’s luncheons.
11:30 am Meet for lunch at Ruby Tuesdays
A1A at Belair Plaza
Please add your name to the Sign up sheet
in the church lobby.
Please come join us!
THANK YOU
Thanks to the 36 volunteers who spent
Saturday, December 3rd decorating
the church.
Everything looks magnificent and all of the
“finishing touches” were just right.
As always, the two trees in the front of the church
are covered in chrismons that members have made
over the years and it is a longstanding tradition at
Grace to feature them for all to see. We also have
a shadow box at the rear of the sanctuary display-
ing samples of the chrismons.
Thank you to all of our
hardworking and very talented
volunteers!
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Mary Buckwalter
Diana Dinell
Agnes Elliott
Larry Fischer
Phil Isom
Sandy Lort
Dot McNary
Loren Moody
Margaret Moody
Jim Moore
Marlene Mye
George Paul
Jean Robinson
Butch & Debra Secunda
Aisha Wallick
Please Remember in Your Prayers
In Retirement Centers:
Florence Bugden (Riviera)
In Hospital/Rehabilitation:
Dot McNary (Indigo Manor Rm 1202)
In Nursing Home/Long Term Care:
George Paul (Oceanview Nursing)
Grace Members:
Attendance
Last Sunday:
116
Call to Worship
The call to worship is signaled by the
ringing of the bells 7 times. Please be
seated and be quiet so everyone can
hear the bells ring 3 times to announce
the beginning of the service.
Be silent & be still
in the presence of the Lord
Dave Brown (friend of Scott & Fran Burdick)
Todd Coffin (son of Betty Myer)
Angie Conner (friend of Randy & May Johnson)
John Cotner (brother of Carolyn (Cotner) Gerard
Karen Cunnings (sister of Norma Weaver)
Vicki Darden (niece of Joyce Northridge)
Carmine Decrosta (friend of Kay Paciello)
Jan Earnhardt (Earnhardt family member)
Steve Elliott (nephew of Dot McNary)
Jim Hill (Friend of Sandy Hostettler)
Brittany Kolar (Office Grace Lutheran)
Martin Ludecke (brother of Pat Hubert)
Daniel Mahaffey (son of Bob & Carol Mahaffey)
John McDowell (friend of Betty Myer)
Patti McGovern (Kay Paciello’s daughter)
Phyllis Melick (friend of Betty Myer)
John Mott (friend of Steve Johnson)
Young Paciello (daughter-in-law of Kay Paciello)
Zachary Paciello (grandson of Kay Paciello)
Tom & Rose Popyack (parents of Deb Secunda)
Nena Quino (mother of Aisha Wallick)
Lois Reiter (former member of Grace)
Erin Robinson (granddaughter of Jean Robinson)
Robert Schneider (husband of Shannon Schneider)
Howard Sparber (husband of Barbra Sparber-Barnes)
David Strange (friend of Norma Weaver)
Ruth Streater (sister-in-law of Sandy Hostettler)
Beverly Taylor (friend of Ann Jacoby)
Shirley Tyler (niece of Dot McNary)
Frank Wells (brother of Patricia Stratton)
John Wisberger (friend of Betty Myer)
Kristin Young (niece of Pat Hubert)
Prayer List - Relatives & Friends:
THANK YOU We had a wonderful response to
our bake sale. The bakers gave us
so many desserts to pick from, and the buyers were
extravagant in their purchases. The bake sale is
used to help church members who may encounter
an unexpected emergency. Thanks again for your
support!
The Social Ministry Committee
Christmas
Church
Services
Christmas Eve and
Candlelight Services 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Christmas Day
Worship 10:00 a.m.
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December Birthdays 2 Amanda Rodermond
3 Bernadine Roalkvam
7 Bonnie Krajc
8 Agnes Elliot
8 Kim Van Horn
12 Kaitlin Blum
15 Laraine Isom
18 Kay Paciello
23 Carole Hedges
27 Edward Mikulski
January Birthdays
1 Carol MacLeod
5 Florence Bugden
5 Dorothy Jean Robinson
5 Carol Reck
8 Scott Burdick
11 Theodore MacLoed
12 Orville Fulkerson
12 Jessy Crabb
15 Patricia Westbrock
21 Judi Bacon
24 Elaine Corfman
26 Dick Nagel
January Birthdays (continued) 26 Walter Secunda
28 Anastasia Johnson
December Anniversaries 14 Dr. & Mrs. Gary Buckwalter
20 Tom & Gail Starling
January Anniversaries 7 Paul & Elizabeth Graeler
9 Judi Bacon & Ed Mikulski
15 Rocco & Tammy Picerno
16 Mr. & Mrs. Les Prairie
25 Mr. & Mrs. David Liddle
SUNDAY SCHOOL
There will be no Sunday School
today, December 18th, December
25th, and January 1st. Sunday
School will resume January 8th.
2017 Offering Envelopes
Please pickup your
2017 Offering Envelopes,
which are located on the table in the
lobby. They are in alphabetical order.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION….....
Our Church Office will be closed Monday, De-cember 26th and Monday, January 2nd.
Noah’s Ark Preschool will be closed Friday through Monday, December 23-26th and Mon-day January 2nd.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Christmas Eve
Service 4:00 pm
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service 7:30 pm
Christmas Day
Worship Service 10:00 am
New Year’s Day
Worship Service 10:00 am
One Star, One Night, One Child
“When a Child Is Born”
We would like to thank Grace Choir and
Bell Choir for bringing the Christmas
message to us in song today.
A special thanks also to our guest singers
from Stetson University and Myah Hoffman
from Seabreeze High School for sharing
their talents with us.
We are privileged to have Corine Keifer, ac-
companist, and Michael Koch, percussion-
ist, joining us today.
Thanks also to our readers, coordinators,
and soundboard manager. It certainly took
a lot of dedication and hard work.
A special thank you to Glenda Cunard,
Cantor, who wrote and directed this special
service.