November 2, 2025
WELCOME! Thank you for joining us today in worship, we look forward to having you come again.
Please sign the registration books that are in the pews, and pass them to the next person. I
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FELLOWSHIP TIME Please join us in the Hillmer Center following the service today for fellowship time. Following fellowship we will have Bible Study and some interesting discussions.
ROOF REPLACEMENT This was about $23,000. The roof has been replaced, the bill has been paid. We did get most of the money from members, but we are needing $2,300 to pay back the Endowment Board. If you would like to contribute to this, write roof replacement on your check and it will be put in the correct spot.
DO YOU NEED INFORMATION ON MEDICARE COSTS? Open Enrollment is October 15th to December 7th. Call for an appointment 319-272-7857. They would be happy to answer questions or to help you enroll. MercyOne SHIIP Office 2055 Kimball Ave. Suite 320. Medicare plans can change coverage every year. Ensure your plan meets your needs and is the most affordable. Schedule your appointment with a SHIIP-SMP volunteer counselor today.
TRINITY AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WATERLOO is now accepting applications for a part-time church secretary for three days a week, four hours per day. Looking for an individual who is an organized, self-starter with basic church computer and office skills, such as answering the phone, managing correspondence, preparing bulletins, and maintaining records. Starting wage will be $12.50. Deadline to apply is November 10, 2025. Please mail your resume to: Church Board President, Trinity American Lutheran Church, 605 West Fourth St. Waterloo, IA 50702
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICE The Annual Meeting of Lutheran Family Service will take place on Monday, December 8th at the Lutheran Family Service Ministry Center in Fort Dodge, 230 9th Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 beginning at 1:00 p.m. As part of the official business of the annual meeting, there will be a review of the ministry plan. We will also be electing LFS board members who will begin their term January 1, 2026. Your participation in the election is extremely helpful to our process. You can vote online through Survey Monkey by clicking on this link or by copying and pasting this link into your internet browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HLV5RTK Voting ends Friday, December 5th.
FROM THE BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP How quickly time flies! Here we are again into our annual holiday planning. And once again the Stewardship Board is asking for your assistance. If you know of a person or family in our congregation who is less fortunate or whom we should remember this Christmas with gift cards – please submit those names to the church office no later than Dec. 7th. Along with the request for names, we also request gift cards from Walmart/Target/Hy Vee/Fareway/Aldi’s/Casey’s or Quick Star or dollars with which the bard can purchase gift cards to be distributed. Donations can be left in the church office also by December 7th. We thank you for your generosity in Sharing the true Christmas Spirit.
A LIFE QUOTE “We know that there will always be changes in laws and politics, and we can only change that as best as we can. The comfort that we do know is that the Father does not change like shifting shadows. In today’s world, changes are swift and inevitable, but our faith and trust in our unchanging God are the comforts that sustain us!” Diane Albers, President of Lutherans For Life – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • lutheransforlife.org
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BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES Someone somewhere counted, so now we know that on average, a child smiles about four hundred times each day. Smiling - and a happy heart - are known to bring health benefits including decreased stress hormones in your bloodstream and lower blood pressure. Smile often this week and enjoy the many benefits! “A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.” Proverbs 15:13 Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org (515.573.3138 and LFSiowa.org)
MEMORY VERSE CHALLENGE - This week the verse 2 Timothy 2:13
If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.
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 54; Year 2 is page 113; Year 3 is page 172;
Valley Lutheran School will be hosting a Veterans' Day celebration on Tuesday, November 11 at 2:00 P.M. Our theme this year is “Service to Our Nation.” We will be having our annual slide show presentation for those who have served or are currently serving in a branch of the military. If you have a picture in the slideshow and would like it to remain, please email Mr. Holtzman and let him know. If you would like to add a picture to the slideshow, send a picture with the military branch, rank, years of service, and the relationship to the Valley student or our ministry to chad.holtzman@vlscrusaders.org or drop it off at Valley Lutheran School in the office by Monday, November 3. This event is open to the public. Please join us on Tuesday, the 11th at 2:00 P.M. to celebrate our Veterans!
GRACE FOOD PANTRY
Anyone wishing to donate to the Grace Food Pantry, these are the top items needed:
Top Needs are in bold
canned fruit, peanut butter, hamburger helper, canned soups, Mac n Cheese, Pancake mix, syrup, dry cereal, stick butter, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti noodles, crackers, rice, 32 oz. juice, ramen noodles, body lotion, body wash,
all purpose cleaner (no bleach).
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 either the church office or one of the following people: Nancy McHone or Judy DePaepe. Anyone interested in helping with the food pantry please contact the office or the people listed.
VALLEY LUTHERAN UPDATE
* There will be a Parent-teacher ministry meeting on Nov. 3rd @ 5:30 at Valley in Mr. Tanney's room. This is a new group we are launching. Parents, grandparents, and Supporters of Valley are all welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Pahlkotter.
* Our Veterans' Day Program is scheduled for Nov 11th @ 2 pm. All are invited!
* J.O.Y.- Just Older Youth is on Nov. 18th from 1-3 pm here at Valley.
* End of Year Giving Campaign- Have you heard about our Pie Extravaganza? November 18th, from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Valley, come and drive through our circle drive and pick up a FREE piece of pumpkin or apple pie for each person in your family as our thank you for supporting the ministry at Valley. If you'd like to contribute to our Crusader Fund, you can donate any amount either in person or online at VLS.org.
* Delegate Meeting- Valley Lutheran Delegates, you should have received a postcard informing you of the meeting on Nov. 9th @ 2 pm in the Music room.
* Thanksgiving Chapel Service- Join us for our Special Chapel service on Nov 21st at 2:30, led by Rev. Henry Pahlkotter.
Matthew 5:6 – “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” You only hunger and thirst for what you don’t have. Jesus has come to fill us up with righteousness — His own righteousness. He is the self-giving Lord whose sacrifice inspires us to be givers, too.
The following events have been planned for this week.
TODAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary
9:30 a.m. Voter’s Meeting Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Bible Study/ Sunday School Hillmer Center/Upstairs
MONDAY:
6:00 p.m. Exercise Library
7:00 p.m. Board Meetings Hillmer Center +
WEDNESDAY:
8:30 a.m. Sewing Ladies Rm !7
5:15 p.m. Choir Practice Music Rm
THURSDAY:
9:30 a.m. Ladies Bible Study Hillmer Center
6:00 p.m. Exercise Library
NEXT SUNDAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship / Holy Comm. Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Bible Study/Sunday School Hillmer Center/Upstairs
Check the next Grace Greetings for our activities.
ONLINE GIVING We now have the option of online giving available on our website: www.gracewaterloo.org You will enter a secure site and can setup weekly or one time gifts to your regular giving or to special funds like the building repair fund. Giving can be setup with either a credit card or your bank account. You can create an account that will remember your information for future use. This is a very secure site so you can setup giving with confidence that your information will be safe. You can also setup giving using an app on a cell phone. Justsearch for Vanco in your App Store. Using this you will need to create an account with your information to allow the app to communicate with Vanco.