GRACE / RIVER NEIGHBORHOOD PICNIC ... click to see photos

Thank You to the crews from Grace and River Church who teamed up to give us super picnics on June 23rd, July 14th and August 11th. We had good crowds and were able to meet some great new friends from the neighborhood.  The menus included grilled chicken, hot dogs, pasta salad, chips and cookies. An inflatable jumper kept the kids moving and live music was provided by the River Church.

VBS - GOD'S KIDS ARE AWESOME! ... click to see photos

Thank You to all the volunteers who helped with our 2010 Vacation Bible School! Thanks also to the Moms and Dads who entrusted us with their wonderful children! It was a lot of fun for kids and adults alike.  VBS began Sunday, August 8th and continued through Thursday, August 12th. We started each of the 5 days with a free family dinner at 5:30 pm and continued till 8:30 pm with music, Bible lessons, crafts and games.  Kids were welcome on any or all of the 5 days.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Thank you to the volunteers from Grace who worked on a new Habitat home in Chaska on August 18th! Good work for a good cause!

OPALS NEWS

Thanks to Malcolm and Bonnie for hosting the OPALS Summer potluck on Wednesday, July 21st!

COMMUNITY GARDEN ... click for more information

Grace is hosting a Free Community Garden on our property this summer.   Thank you to the congregation for sharing some of our great yard space in this meaningful way with our good neighbors!

SUNDAY MORNING EDUCATION HOUR

Children's Sunday School will resume in September after Rally Sunday.  Adult Bible study has concluded for the Summer.  A new 13 week study series entitled "Christianity and Islam" will begin Wednesday, September 15th at 6:00 PM.  Details are on the bulletin board in the narthex.

FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN SERVICE EVENTS

Thank you Grace volunteers who worked at FMSC. To date we have helped pack more than 90,000 meals since our first date in December; enough to feed more than 246 children for one year.  New dates: August 10, September 14, October 13, November 11, please mark your calendars!  The sign up sheets are up in the Narthex and the spots are limited so sign up as soon as possible!

FALL MARKETPLACE

The Marketplace will be held on November 6th this year.  Click on the link for more information! 

END OF YEAR PICNIC
We had our End of Year Potluck Picnic after the service on Sunday, June 6th.  Special thanks to Penny for organizing it! Thanks also to all who helped set-up/clean-up and all who brought your delicious creations!

GRACE CLEAN UP!

A BIG Thank You to everyone who helped with our Spring indoor/outdoor clean up on Saturday, May 22nd! 

SPRING FLOWER SALE

Thank you to Dianne for organizing the Spring Flower Sale ... and to all who helped with it and bought flowers!

MOTHER-CHILD LUNCHEON

Thank you to all who organized and came to the Mother-Child luncheon. The menu was Chicken Salad, muffins, fruit and dessert.  A special treat was the presentation by Helping Paws!  Click to see photos...

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT WITH SUPPER

Thank you to all who have helped out with this ministry.  Family Movie Night will resume in September.  Check back for updates!

LENT AND EASTER REVIEW ... click to see Easter photos

Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Wednesday Lenten Suppers, the Maundy Thursday OPALS lunch, and the Easter Breakfast such a great success!  More than 500 meals were served throughout Lent and Easter!  What an excellent use for an excellently renovated church kitchen! Thank you to the organizers, servers, and participants who helped to make these weekly events such a great success.  Nobody does food like Grace—Well done all!

VEAP

Grace is always accepting donations of non-perishable food items for  the Bloomington area food assistance program (VEAP).  If you would like to help feed hungry people right here in our own community, your grocery donations may be left in the wooden box in the narthex. VEAP is also starting to take donations for Back To School items such as backpacks and notebooks (entire list is in the church office).

ACOLYTE TRAINING

Acolyte training is open to older students who are interested in helping with specific tasks during the worship service.  Any interested students should speak with their parents and then with Pr. Steve.

CONFIRMATION CLASSES

Confirmation classes with Pr. Steve will resume in the fall.

MEMBERSHIP

Grace welcomes new members!  If you are interested in becoming a member of Grace Lutheran Church and working to build God's Kingdom in this community, please speak with Pr. Steve.