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Grace Lutheran Church 521 Providence Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23325 The Reverend Leslie D. Scanlon, Pastor Office (757) 420-4704 Cell (757) 598-3522 PastorLeslie@GraceLutheranChesapeake.org Regular Sunday Schedule 8:30 am Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion 9:45am Sunday School for children, youth, and adults 11:00 am Traditional Worship with Holy Communion www.GraceLutheranChesapeake.org Grace Preschool Offers Christian Preschool programs for 2, 3, & 4 year old children. Call 757-420-4720 for information www.GracePreschoolChesapeake.weebly.com

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Grace Lutheran Church A worshipping community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

October 2018 “Grace Greetings”

Mission Statement:

We are a community of believers in Christ called to be servants to all people.

“Jesus Freak—Feeding, Healing, Raising the Dead” This summer, I read a book with the above title by Sara Miles, whom you might know as

the author of “Take This Bread”—about her radical conversion to Christianity which started

with her randomly walking into a church one morning and taking communion for the first

time.

In “Jesus Freak,” Sara tells more stories of her ministry at her church’s food pantry. In

doing so, she highlights how her (and the other volunteers) serving food to those who don’t

have it is not the extent of what goes on there every week. There is so much more to their

ministry and others’ ministry to them.

The book is divided up into three main parts: Feeding, Healing, and Raising the Dead.

The whole of the book was an uplifting easy read, but I found myself struck most by the

Healing chapter. Here is some of what she says about prayer:

“And what I learned, among other things, is that prayer does not cure

tuberculosis or Down syndrome. Prayer does not cure mental illness. Prayer

can’t even cure a common cold.

And so, when theses things happen, we all rage and weep: What good is

prayer? Why did God do this to me? Why do I deserve cancer, when I’m a

nonsmoking vegetarian and practice positive thinking? Why did my mother

have a stroke, when she worked hard her whole life and never hurt anyone?

Why did my baby die? Why, as the people in the Gospel ask Jesus, is this man

blind? Is it his fault, or his parents’ fault? Who is being punished?

[Jesus] shrugs off our desire to establish supernatural cause and effect, to

scapegoat and assign blame for illness, to regulate human suffering by

formulas that will explain how the good people can be protected. ‘Neither this

man or his parents sinned,’ says Jesus, patiently. ‘He was born blind so the works

of God could be revealed in him.’

Jesus’ answer, I fear, is the answer to all the questions of our lives. Sickness, war,

falling in love, going to the grocery store: everything happens so that God’s

work might be revealed. But it’s up to us to pray—to keep our eyes open—if

we’re to discover what that means.

Prayer can’t cure. All prayer can do is heal, because healing comes

embedded in relationship, and prayer is one of the deepest forms of

relationship—with God and with other people. And through relationship, there

can be healing in the absence of a cure.” (p.85)

We all have the ability to pray, to create and maintain relationship, and therefore to

heal ourselves, others, and the world. Go and heal!

God Bless,

Pastor Leslie Scanlon

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Oct 4 7pm CATECHUCMENight Out

Oct 6 8am-2pm Flea Market

Oct 8 Food Pantry CLOSED

NO Bible Study

5:30pm Preschool Board Mtng

Oct 9 7pm Council Meeting

Oct 14 3pm Animal Blessing

Oct 15 NO Bible Study

Oct 15-17 Pastor at Ministerium

Oct 17 12:30pm Ladies Lunch

Oct 20 10am Sister Sisters

Oct 21 3pm Meet the Bishop

Oct 22 NO Bible Study

Oct 27 9am Altar Guild Meeting

Oct 28-Nov 11 Wellness Book Fair

CATECHUMENight Out

Thursday, October 4th at 7pm

at Kroger’s “bar” (1653 Sentinel Drive, Chesapeake)

Join us for some “pub theology” as we

discuss our favorite Bible Stories...be sure to

include your when you RSVP in the Narthex

or on Facebook.

Annual Fall Flea Market

Saturday, October 6th at 8am

(rain date: October 13th) • Rent a 10x10 spot ($10)

• Sign up to volunteer

• Donate items for the church table

• Donate items for the bake sale Contact Lorie Lancaster if you have any

questions or would like to get involved!

Ladies Lunch Out

Wednesday, Oct 17th at 12:30pm

at Smokey Bones (1405 Greenbrier Pkwy, 23320) Join the ladies of GLC for fellowship & food.

Please RSVP on the Facebook Event or sign

up in the Narthex by Noon on Monday, Oct

15th.

Sister Sisters

Saturday, October 20th at 10am Ladies of Grace, come join us Saturday,

October 20th from 10am to Noon for

fellowship, potluck and Bible Study. Our study

is "Discerning the Voice of God". New people

are always welcome! Any questions, call

Sandra Fraenkel 549-2724. Sign up on the

sheet in the Narthex.

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From the Council We bid farewell to Rick Pabst and Juanita

Urps at our September Council meeting,

accepting their resignations from Council as

they each move from Tidewater. While their

leadership and devotion to Christ’s work in

our community will certainly be missed, we

welcomed two new members to Council.

Per our constitution, Council elected Walt

Anderson and Bob Masters to fill the

vacancies through the end of the year.

Additionally, La Quita Opperman was

elected to serve as our Vice President, and

Kathie Rokitski was elected to serve as our

Secretary. When you next see Walt, Bob, La

Quita, and Kathie, please thank them for

their willingness to serve in these key

leadership roles!

We also reviewed nine potential welcoming

statements written and submitted by

Council members. We plan to review and

refine these draft welcome statements on

September 29 th, then survey the

congregation early in October on both the

welcoming statement and the possible RIC

designation. Are we loving and accepting

of ALL of God’s children? Are we willing to

make a public commitment, clear to

anyone who visits us or finds us on the web,

that a person’s race, sexual orientation,

gender identity, addiction, physical health,

mental health, imprisonment, or socio-

economic status will not exclude them from

Christ’s table at our church?

We continued our budget planning for 2019

in preparation for our Annual Meeting on

November 4th. We approved the use of the

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Pastor’s Compensation Fund (balance of

$64,171 as of July 31, 2018) to cover the un-

budgeted 2018 payroll fees (estimated as

$1,252 for 2018) and accounting service

fees (estimated as $2,830 for 2018), both of

which will be incorporated into our 2019

budget. Lastly, we approved the

continued use of our building by Joys of

Recovery (AA) for this program year.

May the peace of Christ be with you

always!

Rich Fraenkel

Forwarding Faith Update

Total Pledged ~ $7500

Total Raised by “Dunk Pastor or

President?” ~ $750

Thank you to all who contributed

and pledged! You can learn more,

pledge, or give online at

www.forwardingfaith.org

Luther Manor Oktoberfest Bazaar

Saturday, October 13th, 10am-3pm Luther Manor Auxiliary will hold their annual

Oktoberfest Bazaar at Luther Manor, 350

Malibu Drive, Virginia Beach. There will be

crafts for sale, a bake sale, 2 cake walks,

door prizes, a Silent Auction, Raffle items,

and a flea market, German Lunch ($8.50)

will be held at noon as well as hot dogs,

chips and sodas available for purchase in

the courtyard.

ACTS Course: Lutheran Confessions

October 20th & November 10th

Simulcast at Gloria Dei, Hampton

Visit www.vasynod.org/ministries/ACTS

for more information and to register.

Registration Dealine: Oct 5th

Fall Gathering of WELCA for Tidewater

& Peninsula Conferences

Saturday, November 3rd at 9:30am

at Emmanuel Lutheran Church (3900 Virginia Beach Blvd, 23452)

Theme: Let Us Encourage Bold Women—All

Anew

Cost: $8

Please bring a non-perishable food items for

the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

Sign-up on the bulletin board by Oct 21st.

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www.GracePreschoolChesapeake.weebly.com

From the Preschool

The preschool is full of young energy again. We welcomed our new families and our

returning ones. We are very blessed to be given the opportunity to teach your children.

I am very pleased to say that this year we have 36 children enrolled. We have two 3 year

old classes, one 4 year old class and one two year old class. All of the 3 and 4 year old

classes are full. We actually needed to hire an assistant! We are currently providing

employment to 4 teachers , an assistant as well as a director. We feel very blessed.

We still have space in the 2 year old class. So please, spread the word!!!

As you have probably noticed, we are working on introducing new programs that help

parents in the community. One of these programs is our Lunch Bunch. It takes place

Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12-1:30 and it gives parents a bit of extra time to finish a

few more items on their To- Do list.

Our fund raisers will also be a bit different this year. We will do a fundraiser at Y Not pizza at

5257 Providence Road, Virginia Beach 23464. It is about a 5 minute drive from church.

Please join us to have dinner with our staff, board members and Grace Preschool families.

The restaurant then gives us a percentage of the income received for the evening. As soon

as we get further information (working on getting the 24th of October confirmed) we will

post it online on our website as well as on Facebook. Please follow us closely.

Another fundraiser which will happen in December will be a parents’ night out. Further

information will be posted in the November newsletter, but volunteers are always welcome.

The month of October is filled with fun for our children. We will have a pumpkin patch in the

backyard, as well as a trunk or treat on October 31st at 9:00. If you would like to decorate

the trunk of your car or simple come to see our wonderful costumes, please do not hesitate.

We are happy to announce that three of our families are receiving financial aid through

the Lisa Marie Justice Scholarship. Please keep us in mind when you consider gifts and

memorials. Though your generosity you can make an impact on a young child's life.

If you have any questions or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Mihaela Guy

Preschool Director

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If you or loved ones are celebrating

significant events, let us rejoice with you &

announce to all in the Grace Greetings.

Please drop a note on the secretary’s desk

in the office to add any birthdays or anni-

versaries.

Oct 2 Joe Smith

Oct 3 Sharon Chamberlin

Oct 3 Mark Kohan

Oct 6 Rich Fraenkel

Oct 8 Millie Burns

Oct 12 Aimee Barnes

Oct 13 Kevin Barnes

Oct 13 Sammy Lancaster

Oct 16 Alicia Ahlgrim

Oct 20 Hunter Headings

Oct 22 Lynne Stapleton

Oct 24 David Pritchard

Oct 29 Kris Peterson

Oct 5 Mike & Vivian Hedden

Oct 11 Kevin & Aimee Barnes

Oct 19 Gary & Beverly Galles

We Pray for Our Members

We Pray for Our Friends

All who mourn

The Military & their Families

Our Food Pantry Clients

ELCA Missionaries

& Young Adults in Global Mission

Elaine Babb

Joe Babb

Aimee Barnes

Kyleen Calkins

Doc Dougherty

Diana Haberkorn

Rebecca Headings

Jan Howell

Jane Jennings

Lenora Jones

Barbara Kilian

Dawn Kilian

Shirley Kuykendall

Charlotte Maurer

Kimberly Moody

Barbara Moran

Earl Richards

RoseMary Sidam

Bethany Solomon

Susan Stillman

Pam Twiddy

Margaret Van Dyke

Lauren Atkinson

Bill Babb

Mary Babb

Katherine Barry

Suzanne Bergsten

Richard Bowell

Sarita Bowell

Tim Carrubba

Beverly Dornberger

Carol Edwards

Karen Flaherty

Annelise Garriott

Madison Garriott

Jenell Gordon

Luanne Graham

Bill Gulley

Eddie Haga

Sherry Hall

Janet Harris

Jim Harris

Rita Hayes

John Johnson

Patricia Jones

Michael Keaton

Alma Lacey

Kathy Lapinski

Murray Leffers

Brian Long

Andrew Lowe

Darrell Lowe

Debbie Merrill

Katie Milliner

Eugene Opperman

June Opperman

Samantha Page

Kay Parrish

Stephan Pleli

Tommy Reeck

Cathleen Robinson

Jim Rose

Linda Rose

Jeanlyn Sawyer

Mary Sawyer

Rick Sidam

Roy Simpson

Rufus Smith

Larry Sommerfeld

Annette Stamper

Patricia Stewart

Carl Young Urps

Malcolm Vaughan

Hank Via

Carol Jean Williams

Roy Wilson

Walter Wilson

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