Posts by lars
New Member Orientation
Interested in becoming a member of Lord of Grace? Interested in learning about Lord of Grace and the Lutheran Church? New member orientation is Saturday, March 3rd from 10am to 3pm in the fellowship hall. Topics will include… Lord of Grace Church, it’s history, mission and vision Lutheranism and Martin Luther The Evangelical Lutheran Church [...]
Continue reading...Are All Really Welcome?
This is actually my newsletter article for February 2012. I had some requests for it, so I thought I’d post it here for easy access. From Pastor Lars Recently I’ve been thinking about the use the phrase “all are welcome” on church publicity materials and web sites. We do it, as does pretty much every [...]
Continue reading...A Night of Worship and Praise
A NIGHT OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE – Saturday February18, 6:00pm Come join the Lord of Grace Praise Band in the sanctuary for praise music, followed by desert in the fellowship hall.
Continue reading...Free Parenting Class
Join Dottie Poczulp, MSC, NCC, a nationally certified counselor,for a series of parenting classes at Lord of Grace, free of charge, open to the church and the community. Dottie is a Christian Counselor with an emphasis on families, couples, and marriage and has done these classes at several other churches before, with success. The topics, [...]
Continue reading...Scout Sunday
SCOUT SUNDAY Sunday, February 5 is Scout Sunday… A day to recognize all current and former Cub and Boy Scouts and Scout Leaders in our church. It is also a day for remembering to live out part of the Cub Scout Promise “… to do my duty to God and my country…”. Please join the [...]
Continue reading...Water for Africa Project
WATER! (WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED) Ron Paul How do you announce a life giving project that will be fun and rewarding in just a few paragraphs? You get to the point in a hurry! Beginning Feb 26 to April 8, Lord of Grace, in conjunction with Lutheran World Relief, will sponsor a fund raising [...]
Continue reading...1 Corinthians – Epiphany Sermon Series
Sundays in Epiphany we’ll be doing an abbreviated walk-through of some passages from Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth. Written to a church struggling with what it means to be a Christian, and how we live and relate to each other and the world, this series will delve into some of the hot [...]
Continue reading...Well Project
This spring, during Lent, Lord of Grace will be holding a special campaign for clean water in Africa and the third world. It started with a sermon I gave last May about social responsibility and the common good. In it I basically laid out an argument that we are our neighbor’s keeper, based on Acts [...]
Continue reading...Faith-Science Forum
On February 19 our adult forum at 9:30 will have a discussion of an important topic for Christians, the relationships of religious faith and science. It will be led by George Murphy, a Lutheran pastor with a doctorate in physics. He has long been active in science-religion dialogue, and is a member of the ELCA’s [...]
Continue reading...Forum on After-School Program
For the past year a team of volunteers has been researching the feasibility of doing an after-school program at Lord of Grace. Everything from logistics to costs to mission have been discussed and explored. This was a goal of the church during our visioning process, so everyone is invited to join us for a forum [...]
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