Grace Lutheran Church “Connecting People to Christ“
ANNOUNCEMENTS July 2, 2017
THIS WEEK AT GRACE Sunday Worship Service 10AM Bible Study Class 8:45 - 9:45AM
Pastor Mark E. Heuser Sun 2
Tues 4
MITES Sunday! Share your spare change to help LWML missions. Church Office & Childcare CLOSED for the Holiday!
Please have a SAFE & FUN 4th of July!
CONTACT INFORMATION Church Office: 360 892-7850 www.gracevancouver.org
Pastor Mark E. Heuser
[email protected] Adm Assist: Debra M. Tiede
[email protected] Grace Childcare: 360 254-0663 Director: Judy Scriven www.gracelutheranpreschool.net
[email protected] Graceful Living Activity Center "A place to thrive"
ATTENTION! All Grace Lutheran Church members Please mark your calendars for our next Annual Voter’s Meeting: Sunday, July 23, 2017, 11:15 AM
Director: Cathy Golik Office: 360 253-8697
[email protected] Grace Lutheran Church 9900 SE Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98664 (next to Shorty’s Nursery)
SUNSHINE GANG SUMMER EVENTS! Clark County Historical Museum & Esther Short Park for Lunch Wednesday, July 19, 10:30AM Car pool to Museum which opens at 11AM. By 1PM carpool to Esther Short Park for Brown Bag Lunch (bring from home). Return to church by 2:30PM. See Event table in Narthex to signup to reserve your seat today! Six to Sunset Concert Series at Esther Short Park-Two Concerts Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Thursday, July 20, 4:30PM Patrick Lamb, Thursday, August 10, 4:30PM Carpool to park, bring lawn chairs and food for dinner or buy from Vendor at park. Return to church by 8:30PM. See Event table in the Narthex to signup to reserve your seat today! Hawaiian Festival at Esther Short Park, Saturday, July 29, 10-7 Hula Dancers, Polynesian singers, raffles, kids activities, arts and crafts, food vendors, a outdoor festival considered the third largest annual event at Esther Short Park! Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the tropical festivities, all FREE! Those interested in going contact the church office to arrange a carpool. Multnomah Falls Site-Seeing Outing, Wednesday, Aug 16, 9AM Let’s take a scenic drive to the falls! Walk around, sit on a bench and eat ice cream while enjoying the refreshing atmosphere and taking in the beauty of the cascading falls. After an hour or more of photo taking and souvenir shopping, we’ll continue our journey along the Historic Scenic Hwy, stop at a park and have our brown bag lunch (food from home). More information later in July. Let’s Try a New Restaurant: Warehouse 23, September 2017 Located at 100 Columbia (old location of the Quay) on the waterfront, Warehouse 23 offers NW cuisine and stunning views of the Columbia River. (Owners same as Beaches). We could go for lunch before or after a movie, or eat and walk along the river. More Information In August. 2
Happy Birthday!
HUGS Party Coming Soon! Wednesday, July 19th 1:00- 3:00 pm at the Friendship Center
Items needed the most for donation are women's socks and underwear (all sizes), shampoo, toothbrushes, and deodorant. Bring your donations to church and put in the container marked HUGS located in the Narthex by Sunday, July 16th!
Tom Dowdy
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Cathy Woods
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Scripture Readings for: 7/9 Please take a few minutes during the week to read these scriptures to prepare for Sunday’s Service. First Reading: Zech. 9:9-12 Epistle: Rom. 7:14-25a Gospel: Matt. 11:25-30 ~ Pastor Mark
Worship Offerings 2017 Year to Date as of May 2017 Budget Actual Received Over/(Short)
Current Month June 2017
$64,666.00
Budget
$11,325.00
$57,686.00
Actual Received as of: June 18, 2017
$8,683.00
($6,980.00)
Funds needed for this month’s budget
($2,642.00) 3