Bulletin Board
July 14, 2024
WELCOME! We praise God for giving us the ability to worship in fellowship today! Please remember that if you wish to social distance there is room, if you want or need to wear a mask we will support you.
Please sign the registration books that are in the pews, please pass them to the next person. If you are worshipping from home and watching on Facebook please leave a comment (even if it is just Hi), it would be appreciated.
BRINGING HOLY COMMUNION TO YOU If you would prefer to have Holy Communion brought to you in the pew on the weeks it is served – please let the elder/ushers know prior to the service. We would not want to miss you!
FELLOWSHIP TIME Please join us in the Hillmer Center following the service today and enjoy a sweet treat and coffee or juice. Following the fellowship time we will have the adult Bible Class. We will be studying Revelations and all the scary stuff. Next week Lauren Dawson will talk to us about her upcoming missionary work in Tunisia Africa.
50TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE FOR AL AND BARB GREGERSEN Barb and Al Gregersen are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday July 20th with a “cake and coffee” reception from 2-4 p.m. in the Hillmer Center here at church. Please come and share in the celebration. The couple requests no gifts.
GRACE GREETINGS DEADLINE Sorry for the short notice, articles for the August Grace Greetings are due by Tuesday July 16. You can submit your articles by email to officeadmin@gracewaterloo.org or leave a hard copy in the office.
LOVE INC. ANNOUNCEMENT This is the second year we will be having a school supply store for neighbors in the Cedar Valley. This year it will be held at Trinity Bible Church, Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd at Candeo Church. Registration is June 28 – July 26.
We plan to join with parents of over 100 children to help provide school supplies for the 2024-2025 school year. Parents will purchase a backpack at the event for $10 and then the kids will be able to use the provided school supply lists to travel through the store.
As you can imagine it takes a lot of hands to make this store work. We especially need your help with collecting school supplies. If you wish to help, check the bulletin boards (in either the narthex or the office hallway) for more information.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Lutheran Layman’s League from Iowa East District and Iowa West District are having a booth at the Iowa State Fair. Iowa East District is covering the even numbered days, August 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, and 16th. The shifts are 9am to noon, noon to 3pm, 3pm to 6pm and 6pm to 8pm. You will be given free admission to the fair the day you work. Please contact Dick Hoelz at rahoelz@imonmail.com or call (319) 363-1214. Your support is greatly needed and appreciated.
GRIEF SUPPORT IS BEING OFFERED Immanuel Lutheran Church will be hosting GriefShare starting August 26, 2024. GriefShare is a 13-week, Christ-centered program for those on grief journeys- dealing with deaths of family members or friends. Your loss may have been recent, or it may have been years ago. Many have attended our groups and have found how helpful it has been for them to be with others who are also hurting.
For more information or to register, go to GriefShare.org or GriefShare.org/findagroup
ALTERNATIVE PREGNANCY CENTER PICNIC On Tuesday July 30th there will be a free community picnic at Bynes Park from 4-6 pm. There will be food, inflatables, games and fellowship. Bring your family and friends to a fun event.
A LIFE QUOTE “Know that you too have been called to serve on behalf of life at such a time as this. God continually equips you, and you will be in awe of what He is able to do in and through you. The best part is He had it planned in the beginning (Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:16; Ephesians 2:10). May you be blessed as you continue to serve life in His image!” Jordan Killinger iBulletin Board
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Lutheran Layman’s League from Iowa East District and Iowa West District are having a booth at the Iowa State Fair. Iowa East District is covering the even numbered days, August 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, and 16th. The shifts are 9am to noon, noon to 3pm, 3pm to 6pm and 6pm to 8pm. You will be given free admission to the fair the day you work. Please contact Dick Hoelz at rahoelz@imonmail.com or call (319) 363-1214. Your support is greatly needed and appreciated.
BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES Humility is hard to come by during a difficult conversation - especially when you’re sure you are right and your husband (or wife, or child, or parent, or co-worker, or pastor…) is wrong. Here are three simple but powerful words to remember that will help when conflict comes in any relationship: I am sorry. “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org (515.573.3138 and LFSiowa.org)
MEMORY VERSE CHALLENGE - This week the verse is:
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
CATECHESIS – This week for those using the Catechism Study Guide you should be on the following page number according to what year you are doing.
Year 1 is page 41 Year 2 is page 100; Year 3 is page 159;
GRACE FOOD PANTRY
Anyone wishing to donate to the Grace Food Pantry, these are the top items needed:
Toothbrush, tooth paste, Dental Floss, Chapstick, kleenex, shampoo/conditioner, body wash, dish soap, cleaning liquids, laundry soap, razors, deodorant and lotions. Pancake mix, syrup, canned fruit and stick butter.
We can always use money too. The committee would like to thank all those who have given generously to the Grace Food Pantry!
Anyone needing assistance with the Grace Food Pantry please contact the church office. Anyone interested in helping with the food pantry please contact the office.
Also we are in need of empty egg cartons that are for a dozen eggs.
VALLEY LUTHERAN UPDATE
These are the hours for Valley Lutheran School-- Summer Office Hours in June and July are Monday – Thursday from 9-1. They will be closed on July 4th to celebrate Independence Day!
Valley Lutheran Crusader Classic is Saturday September 14th this year at the Waverly Municipal Gollf Course starting at 8:30 am. Registration deadline is Friday September 6th. Get your group together and join in the fun. More information is on the bulletin board in the office hallway. Volunteers are also needed if you have any time to help.
Valley Lutheran is in need of Substitutes for the 2024-25 school year. Come in for an application and bring in your license to substitute. We are a school that is Christ Centered.
Check out the Bulletin Board in the hallway for the pictures of the renovations and instructions on which door to use. Please send prayers that everything will go as planned.
A REMINDER: Members wishing to contribute to the recent loan for roofing and air conditioning may do so by marking the memo line on your check for the Properties Repair Loan and leaving your donation in the offering plate or office. All donations to the cause will be directly applied to the loan. Thank you for your generous heart.
Romans 6:22 – “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.” The fruits of faith in Christ are the good works of a faithful Christian life. We have received grace upon grace in the free forgiveness of our sins, and so we are now free to go forth and bear fruit in serving our neighbor in the home, the church and society.
The Schedule this Week:
The following events have been planned for this week.
TODAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Bible Hour Hillmer Center
MONDAY:
6:00 p.m. Exercise Library
TUESDAY:
4:00 p.m. Nomination Committee Kitchen
WEDNESDAY:
8:30 a.m. Sewing Circle Rm 17
THURSDAY:
9:30 a.m. Ladies Bible Study Hillmer Center
6:00 p.m. Exercise Library
FRIDAY:
6:00 p.m. Youth Activity @Palmers Family Fun Center
SATURDAY:
2:00 p.m. Open House for Gregersen’s 50th Hillmer Center
NEXT SUNDAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Comm. Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Bible Hour Hillmer Center
Youth News
Friday July 19 from 6 – 8 pm we are planning to go to Palmers Family Fun Center on Airline Hwy. Check the Grace Greetings for more information.