Bulletin Board
July 27, 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. 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 for fellowship time. There will be donuts, drinks and whatever else we can find. After fellowship we will have Bible Study, we are continuing in Ephesians with another long sentence.
ROOF RELACEMENT This is going to be about $23,000. The roof has been replaced and now we are waiting for the bill. Members have contributed $11,500 towards the project so far. If you would like to contribute to this, write roof replacement on your check and it will be put in the correct spot.
EGG CARTONS We are once again collecting egg cartons for a friend who needs them. Please leave them in the office and thank you for your help.
TRANSPORTATION NEEDED a former member is back in the area and would like to start coming to church here. She lives off of University by Alabar Hills area. Contact the office for more information.
LOVE INC. BACK TO SCHOOL STORES Help us Stock the Stores. Join our host churches in stocking their stores in serving over 200 students with their upcoming supply lists for the school year. There is a wish list on Amazon Supply List if you want to order and have it dropped off by August 1 and 2. Or you can go shopping and deliver the supplies to the office of Love Inc. on Rainbow Dr., Candeo Church, Crossroads Church or Trinity Bible Church by August 1-2.
SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP TIME The youth are going to give up the donut duty to other boards and organizations that would like to raise money for different things. Starting in August you can pick a month or two to be in charge of fellowship time. Denise will be around to help when and if you need it. You make the decision on what you would like to serve. Let the office know if these is something you would like to do.
RELEASE AND REMEMBER Join us at the annual Release and Remember honoring your loved ones while helping us raise money for Cedar Valley Hospice’s programs and services. It is Sunday September 7 from 1-3 pm at the Riverloop Amphitheatre on Commercial St. There will be live music, family-friendly activities, a picnic lunch, the release of 1,000 monarch butterflies. You can dedicate a butterfly to someone special for $30, enter the raffle to open a butterfly box for $10 or get a t-shirt for $20. Please submit all information by August 22 to be included on the display for everyone to see. Check the bulletin board in the narthex for more information.
A LIFE QUOTE “There is no joy like the joy of welcoming another child into your life. You will marvel anew at how perfectly formed your little one is and over how quickly you will fall head over heels in love with him. You will be enchanted with every tiny aspect of her appearance. The color of her hair, the shape of her nose, and the winsomeness of her smile will occasion endless happy debates about from which side of the family (yours, of course) she got that adorable trait.” Steve Mosher, Population Research Institute, author of “Ten Great Reasons to Have Another Child” – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • lutheransforlife.org
“Hurting from abortion? Word of Hope can help. word-of-hope.org; 888.217.8679.”
BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES Whether it’s your growing awareness of the number of hours in your day tinged with anxiety or depression, or a gnawing feeling in your gut about the distance you’re feeling from your spouse, know that you don’t have to wait for a crisis to seek support. It’s often easier to prevent a problem from growing worse than to recover from one in full bloom. Pay attention to your mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational health. Talk to your pastor, a trusted Christian friend, or an LFS counselor, and remember (as the tee shirt says): It’s okay to have Jesus and a therapist, too! Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org
(515.573.3138 and LFSiowa.org)
MEMORY VERSE CHALLENGE - This week the verse
Deuteronomy 6:6–7
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
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 40; Year 2 is page 99; Year 3 is page 158;
GRACE FOOD PANTRY
Anyone wishing to donate to the Grace Food Pantry, these are the top items needed:
Top Needs
Mac n Cheese, Pancake mix, syrup, dry cereal, stick butter, spaghetti noodles, crackers, rice, canned fruit, peanut butter and 32 oz. juice, ramen noodles, hamburger helper, spaghetti sauce, 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
Valley is searching for a volunteer, a registered Nurse or LPN, to check over immunizations and record keeping to be sure we are in compliance with the state. If you are interested, please call the School and ask for Sharron.
We have TWO before/aftercare positions available. Those interested can contact Mr. Tanney at lucas.tanney@vlscrusaders.org
2025 Crusader Golf Classic, Sept 12, 2025! Registration is open! $100/person or $400/team. Register online or by paper registration available in the school office. Questions call Shaylene at 309-830-2538.
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/valleylutheranschools/event/golfclassic2025/
We are still accepting students for the 2025-2026 school year.
Matthew 5:23 – “So if you are offering your gift at the altar. . .” Jesus connects our generosity toward God’s Kingdom to our love and forgiveness toward our brethren in the Kingdom. Both grow out of God’s love toward us. We forgive as we have been forgiven, and we give as we have been given to. All our growth in sanctification is growing into our Heavenly Father’s own actions through thankful imitation.
The Schedule this Week:
The following events have been planned for this week.
TODAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Comm.
Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship
Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Study
Upstairs/Hillmer Center
MONDAY:
9:00 a.m. Greeting Stuffers
Kitchen
6:00 p.m. Exercise
Library
7:00 p.m. Hannah’s Meet
Kitchen
WEDNESDAY:
8:30 a.m. Sewing Ladies
Rm !7
THURSDAY:
6:00 p.m. Exercise
Library
SATURDAY:
8:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast/Bible Study
Kitchen
NEXT SUNDAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship
Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship
Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Study
Upstairs/Hillmer Center
Youth News
Check the next Grace Greetings on what our activity in August will be.
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. Just search 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.