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Board of Elders

Tom Coffman Bill Garth

Ron Gesquiere Bill Green

Wally Herman (Emeritus)

Paul Klosterman Terry Monicatti Bill Murakami Mike Ponke

Tom Richards Dan Sproat Rob Voss

Board of Trustees Kevin Dutcher

Walt Fouts Jim Glidden Joe Klomp Kirk Maas Paul Muller Ron Posey Don Powell Mike Silvey

Terry Upleger Paul Vandeberghe

Dave Vogt

Board of Education

Debi Dutcher Rick Obrecht

Renate Radford Carol Vandeberghe

Alicia Winget

Board of Stewardship

Dan Hogan Don Powell

Marcene Santacrose Nancy Szydlo

Gaye Vogt Lori Voss Rob Voss

Don Walker

Financial Secretary

Carolyn Smith

Member at Large

Bruce Fritsch

GRACE LUTHERAN FELLOWSHIP OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

2014 - 2015

CHURCH COUNCIL Bob Baril Chairman

Tom Richards Vice Chairman

Gaye Vogt Secretary

Kevin Hendricks Treasurer

Debi Dutcher Board of Education

Paul Klosterman Board of Elders

Bruce Fritsch Member at Large

WEEKLY GRACE NOTES Sunday, October 26, 2014

Prayer Before Worship Almighty God, gracious Lord, pour out your Holy Spirit on your faithful people. Keep them steadfast in your grace and truth, protect and comfort them in all temptations, defend them against all enemies of your Word, and bestow on the Church your saving peace; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives

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CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE:

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If you know someone who may have missed

church on Sunday, remind them that the

message can be heard on our web site.

Welcome to Grace

Reformation Sunday

God, you have reformed the church countless times. Reform my heart again today so I may live for you.

If this is the first time you are visiting with us:

Introduce yourself to Pastor Majeski, he would love to meet you. Join us for coffee in the Family Life Center before Bible Study. Please stop by the Welcome Center, we have a gift for you.

If we can help or assist you in anyway, please feel free to contact the church office at: 586-752-9800.

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Serving Today

Preacher:

Pastor Eric Majeski

Music Leader:

Gary Felts

Director of Student Ministries:

Sheree Patterson

Elders:

Ron Gesquiere Bill Garth

Ushers:

Mike Silvey, Captain Daniel Denolf David & Sandy Keown Joe & Bernie Klomp Craig Wuennecke

Reader:

Bill Garth Renate Radford

Welcome Center:

Richard & Karen Dutcher Joyce Stoegerer Lori Voss

Greeters:

Nancy Verscheure Terry & Michelle Upleger

Altar Guild:

Nancy Szydlo Chris Graber

Acolyte:

Ben Weber Audrey Fouts

PRAYERS FOR OUR GRACE FAMILY

Family of member Carl Hintz

Family of member Lorraine Bovee Marge Bernard Betty Mattice

Kyle Clark Angie Beecher

Dan Hogan Natalie Cameron Suzanne Uicker

PRAYERS FOR OUR

SHUT-INS

Nancy Wade Mary Bielawski Lou Valleskey

Devene Drexler Howard Schluessler

Don & Geri Foley Shirley Nieman

WE PRAY FOR

Our families at Grace Our Military

and their families Our Congregational Leaders

PRAYERS

FOR THOSE CONNECTED TO GRACE

Marcia Bolam Beverly Witt

Suzie Seymore Bonnie Barden

Jerry Silvey Jan deBeauclair Rainer Rauch

PRAYERS FOR

GRACE PRESCHOOL

Please pray for our students, teachers

and parents.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS

Daylight Savings Time ends on: Sunday, November 2

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Amazon Smile will give 5% back to Grace on qualified

purchases. Each quarter, the Amazon Smile Foundation

makes donations to eligible charitable organizations.

Donations will be made by electronic transfer approximately

45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Eligible

products will be marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation.”

on their product detail page. Go to: smile.amazon.com to

start shopping.

EMAIL PRAYER TREE

If you would like to be part of our email prayer tree, please contact

the church office with your email information. Thank you.

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October Birthdays

Katrina Boyd 10/26 Dawn Currie 10/26 Frieda Schluessler 10/27 Ryan Silye 10/27 Dennis Nieman 10/28 Tracy Kriss 10/29 James Maus 10/29 Emma Pussehl 10/29 Christopher Viaene 10/29 Joshua Felstow 10/30 Beckie Bergen 10/31 Amanda Felstow 10/31 Emily Felstow 10/31 Rachel Felstow 10/31 Jim Glidden 10/31

October Anniversaries

Dan & Donna Lince 10/27 Ron & Danielle Gesquiere 10/30 Robert & Carla Malcolm 10/30

November Birthdays

Gabriel Nuculovic 11/1 Tracy Lewis 11/2 Nicole Sawitzky 11/2 Sarah Summerfield 11/2 Tarah Summerfield 11/2 Kevin Dutcher 11/3 Duane Pretzer Jr. 11/3 Carson Huck 11/4 Tyler Klosterman 11/4 Carol Posey 11/4 Laurie Putman 11/5 Heidi Schluessler 11/5 Noah Rusk 11/6 Sandy Keown 11/7 Rebecca Klomp 11/7 Stephanie Binson 11/8 Lisa Galazka 11/8

Dale Goodloe Jr. 11/8 Henry Lewis 11/8 Stan Monroe 11/8 Elizabeth Bishop 11/10 Emma Bishop 11/10 Ashlynn Calka 11/10 Marianne Weiss 11/10 Patty Rappuhn 11/11 Mark Horn 11/12 Michael Santacrose 11/12 Caitlyn Sorensen 11/12 Chase Henderson 11/13 Connie Hintz 11/13 Sheree Patterson 11/13 Stirling Schluessler 11/13 Tom Kohn 11/14 Noelle Nuculovic 11/14 Seth Aguinaga 11/17 Todd Erfourth 11/17 Brandon Kasper 11/18 Rebecca Nieman 11/18 Emily Coffman 11/19 Rylan Dimitrie 11/19 Robert Horn 11/19 Dennis Peters Jr. 11/19 Gary Phillips 11/19 Brian Sorensen 11/19

November Anniversaries

Howard & Frieda Schluessler 11/2 Harry & Linda Wiedenmeyer 11/2 David & Sandy Keown 11/4 James & Diane Siedzik 11/4 Kevin & Michelle Mill 11/5 Kenneth & Brandi Brown 11/7 Terry & Sue Monicatti 11/7 Joe & Bernie Klomp 11/8 Patrick & Dawn Currie 11/10 Richard & Karen Dutcher 11/12 Tom & Jolene Coffman 11/17

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USHER MEETING RESCHEDULED

The Usher Soup Supper meeting has been rescheduled:

Thursday, November 6. We will begin in the Family Life Center for

dinner and fellowship at 6:00pm then proceed to the Sanctuary for the

meeting at 6:45pm. All Ushers, substitutes, and those interested in becoming

an usher are encouraged to attend. Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend:

Roger & Diane Beecher at: 583-752-0947 or email: modeltcouple@yahoo.com

ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY

All Saints’ Sunday is observed on Sunday, November 2. During that service we will recognize those who have departed over the last year. If you have a loved one from your immediate family who you would like mentioned, please contact the church office by: Wednesday, October 30. Thank you.

ANNUAL TRUNK & TREAT

Come and join us here at Grace for some candy

and fun on Wednesday, October 29 at 6:30pm for

our “Annual Trunk & Treat.” Bring your child to

participate or hand out candy from your trunk. It

is a fun time for all! Bring a Friend!

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SAMARITAN HOUSE Adopt - a - Bag

The Samaritan House is having their Adopt - a - Bag through

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Pick up a slip - shop - drop Drop your filled grocery bag off here

at Grace or at the Samaritan House (62324 Van Dyke Washington Twp.,)

Samaritan House hours: Tuesdays: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Wednesdays: 10:00am - 6:00pm Fridays: 10:00am - 4:00pm

LIFE LIGHT

Please note there will be no Life Light on

Tuesday, October 28. We will resume on

Tuesday, November 4 at 9:30am. Thank you!

The Feste Burg

“A Mighty Fortress,” the hymn written by Protestant reformer Martin Luther in 1529, is powerful in English but even better in its original German. Historian Michael Streich notes that Luther compares God not only to a fortress but to a completely secure stronghold, or Feste Burg. “A burg was a fortified town,” Streich says. “When invaders approached, the surrounding populace fled to the safety of the walls” — sometimes to layers of walls within walls. Luther’s hymn compares God to the most powerful of all burgs, with eternally unbreakable walls.

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THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY

Women’s Bible Study - 3:00pm - off campus

The women of the Old Testament are amazingly relevant to today’s

woman. We will see the cause and effect of their actions. Does the real stuff of life make our character strong or weak? These were

ordinary women, who were important to God and were recorded in his history book. We will study their limitations, choices they

made, their actions on behalf of others and their faith in God. We will also see how Satan still uses some of the same strategy today.

Please call Nancy MacLeod at: 586-752-8481 with any questions.

SUNDAY BIBLE STUDIES

Sunday Bible Studies begin at 9:45am.

God-Centered Worldview - How you look at the world matters!

Please join us in the Sanctuary as we open God’s Word and look at the world we

live in, our prayer is that this study will help you to be grounded in your faith and

gracious in your witness.

Out of Nothing: The Word, Creation and Faith -

Please join us in the Conference room as we ask the question: Was it billions of

grueling years or six very remarkable days?

TUESDAY BIBLE STUDIES

Men’s Bible Study - 6:30am here at Grace in the Conference room.

This study explores our vocation and how we, as children of God, have a place in God’s heavenly kingdom. We also have been given a new status here in God’s earthly kingdom. We will look at this dichotomy and how we balance our lives as Christians in a secular world.