President's Message -
There will be much activity here at Lord of Grace in August!
First, we have said our Farewell to Pastor Jim Dew who has so faithfully shared the Good News with us since June 15th. We now are sharing our own talents by having services let by Lord of Grace members for the first two Sundays. William Willcoxson will be providing the sermon on August 3rd and Cindy Stein will be preaching on Sunday, August 10th. Both have served before and have given us a spirit filled message. We thank them for taking on this task.
Sunday, August 17th is the first Sunday our intentional interim pastor, Pastor Randy Winsand, will be with us as our pastor. He will be with us until the transition/call team makes a recommendation to the congregation to call a new permanent pastor. That day is also out LOG's Got Talent Showcase. This is your opportunity to share your hobbies, collections or what-have-you with not only our congregation, but our new interim pastor. What a fun way for him to learn about us!!! The Showcase will be between services (so be sure to come early) and time will be available to set up your display either on Saturday between 10 and noon or Sunday morning after 7:30am.
You definitely will want to come early on Sunday, August 24th. A Meet & Greet for Pastor Randy is being planned with a continental breakfast. If you would like to assist with decorations or food, please talk to me or Jan Carollo.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns about the transition process or any other issues, please don't hesitate to ask me or any other Council member. If we don't have the answer, we'll do our best to find out for you.
Last but not least, PLEASE BE SURE TO START WEARING YOUR NAME TAGS!! If you don't have one, or you need a replacement for any reason, please leave a note for Karen. It will be especially helpful for Pastor Randy as he navigates his way through these first several months.
On behalf of the Council, I want to say Thank You to each and every one of you for your willingness to help and most of all, for your patience during this period of transition.
Betsy Boorse,
LOG Council President