January, 2022 - Grace Lutheran Church
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Grace Lutheran Church
is a caring community
of disciples, proclaiming
the good news of
Jesus Christ.
January, 2022
“See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north, and gather them from the farthest parts of the
earth, among them the blind and the lame, those with child and those in labor, together; a great company,
they shall return here.” The words of Jeremiah lead us into our year of reading the Gospel of Luke. Luke
and Jeremiah show us our God, the God of Israel and the God of Jesus, a God who cares for broken
people. They are the sisters and brothers our Father is gathering home to Himself. The beautiful secret is
that we are all wounded. We aren’t alone. That’s part of who we are, right? When we wake up to the
healing we need… and to the healing our Father touches us with in His Son Jesus… we wake up to
salvation. We begin our journey home to our God, Father and Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
As the New Year begins, our Wednesday evening Bible Study resumes on Zoom at 7pm. Make it part of
your New Year and your spiritual life. Or think about joining us for daily prayer on Monday evenings as
well as Wednesday and Friday mornings. There is also the chance to study Lutheran theology and other
aspects of our faith and spiritual life during our Friday Faith Conversations at 1230pm via Zoom. Sundays
before worship we chat over coffee and the issues of our day at 10am in the Fellowship Hall. And there is
much more. Keep an eye on the calendar.
Want to dig deeper into your faith life and help create the future of Grace? Join the Faithful Innovations
team. We will meet three times with others around the Synod… all from the comfort of your home on
Zoom. Faithful Innovations will teach us to think and dream of new ways to be the Church. We will meet
only three times: January, March and May. See what Faithful Innovations is all about and change the future
of our faith community. (More information is available at https://nglsynod.org/faithful-innovations/.)
“For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body – Jews or Greeks, slaves or free – and we were all
made to drink of one Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)
In July 2022, kids from across the country will gather in Minneapolis for the ELCA Boundless Youth
Gathering. We are hoping to send our Confirmation class. Your support for them is needed. Keep us all
in your prayers and consider making a gift to the church to help send our youth to Minneapolis. Thank
you deeply for thinking of our kids and their faith and our future.
A new Church year has begun and that means we have our Annual Congregational Meeting coming up.
We will meet Sunday, January 16th after worship in the sanctuary. If you are unable to be there in person,
you can join us on Zoom. Please be there, if your schedule permits. It is so very important that we hear
everyone’s voices at these meetings. This year we have only a few items. Our focus will be approval of the budget and the election of two new Council members. Our church has done well keeping COVID from coming into our sanctuary and spreading. The pandemic is changing, but we will still maintain our attention. If you have cold or flu symptoms, please stay home until you have recovered. Give yourself some time to recover. For people who wish to social distance in worship, we suggest you sit on the West side of the sanctuary. Also, if you feel more comfortable with masks, please wear them. It is perfectly fine to protect yourself as you believe is needed. We will continue to monitor the numbers for our area and adapt as necessary. My sermons are posted online at www.gracesouthrange.com/sermons/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/cavalerima. If you want a copy of the service and the sermon, let Katie know and she will add you to our mailing list. Do you have dreams for our church? Have you had an idea you wish you could try out on our congregation? Talk to me. Grace is your church. Let’s make it what you need it to be. As always, I am here for you. Catch me on Zoom, call me at home or shoot me an email. We will get through this together… I look forward to talking with you. Be good to each other. Call each other. We are family. With faith and hope and love, Pastor Micah
Kiitos Paljon Notes from
the office
Thank you, Emily Raffaelli! Your musical talents
make our worship service extra special. Would you like to
start receiving a
weekly devotion
from the church
office on Mondays?
Birthdays Please send Katie
your name and email
Jarod Burkovich 3 Cameron Raffaelli 3 address.
Lauri Kneebone 7 Marianne Bohjanen 12 Newsletter items are
Brooke Tormala 11 Tina Puska 25 due in the office the
Roseanne Poisson 26 Isaac Jeannotte 29 last week of the
month.
Please save your
Econo receipts and
Anniversaries return them to a box
in the library. Grace
receives 1% of the
Gary and Emily Raffaelli total receipts.
January 1st
If we do not have
your birthday or
anniversary, please
let us know.
Weekly Activities at Grace ANNUAL MEETING
Mondays Dear members of Grace;
*Prayer Service 5:00pm*
Wednesdays ~ This is to inform you that our annual
Prayer Service 10:00am congregational meeting has been
Cup of Grace at 10:15am scheduled for Sunday, January 16th,
Bible Study at 11:00am after worship. In case of inclement
*Bible Study at 7:00pm* weather, it will be held the following
Thursdays ~ Sunday, January 23rd. Please plan to
Games at Grace 12:30pm attend either by Zoom or in person,
Fridays ~ whichever is more comfortable for
*Prayer Service at 9:00am* you.
*Friday Conversation at 12:30pm*
(* By Zoom *) May God's peace be with you.
Chris DeForge
Council President
December Council Highlights
❖ We will give the tenants at the parsonage until
January 31st to get their pre-qualification letter to us. January
❖ We will need help from others who are willing to Worship Text
learn how to use Zoom to help with worship. Micah
and Katie will teach them.
Sunday, January 2
John 1:1-18
God with us; the
incarnation of the Word.
Christmas Greetings from
Sunday, January 9
Janet Kokko Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Tom and Cheryl Stimac The baptism of Jesus
with the descent of
Chris Davis the Holy Spirit.
Bridgers family
Cavaleri family Sunday, January 16
Karl and Carolyn Rundman John 2:1-11
The wedding at Cana.
Chris and Marianne Bohjanen
Jean Baillod Sunday, January 23
Joe and Chris DeForge Luke 4:14-21
Sharon Maki Jesus reads from the scroll
of the prophet Isaiah.
Bill and Denise Hendrickson
Roseanne Poisson Sunday, January 30
Chris Parsons Luke 4:21-30
Jesus says a prophet is not
accepted in his
hometown.
Befrienders
Our Befrienders ministry is a group of church folk who
want to be there for people when they need someone next
to them. Whether it is sitting at home and having coffee
or being with someone for an hour in the hospital, our
Befrienders are there. We will also gather once a month to
pray together and support each other in our ministry.
Contact Pastor Micah or Katie for more information
or to join us in this loving and fulfilling group.
Faithful Innovations
Grace Lutheran Council is looking for 4 to 7 members
to join us in 3 Faithful Innovations training sessions next year. These will be held by
Zoom and in person. Please see Pastor Micah or Katie for more information.
Themes and Dates
January 22nd ~ “Tracing God’s Movement in our Lives and Neighborhoods”
March 5th ~ “Learning by Doing: Using Action Learning to Discover God’s Leading”
May 21st ~ “Sharing our Learning: Intentional Reflections on Our Actions”
Worship Servants for January 2022
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30
Ushers Paul Tom
Bridgers Stimac
Counters Jean Cheryl Bill Joe Jean
Katie Marianne Denise Chris Janet
Communion Tom and
Cheryl Stimac
Reader Janet
Kokko
Lutheran Dictionary
by: Walter Lieder
Concordia Publishing House
Saint Louis, Missouri
Elder: In the Lutheran Church, one of body of laymen (board of elders, or vestry)
elected to assist the pastor in the performance of his official duties. Same as deacon (1
Tim, 3:8-13).
Jubilate: From Latin, “Rejoice.” The third Sunday after Easter, so called the first word
of the Introit for that day.
Thank you for supplying Poinsettias
From LCW Looking for members
From Gloria in memory of to bake a cake for the
Ryan and all those who we lost this past year. first Sunday of the
From Chris and Joe DeForge in memory of month for birthday
Roy and Lila Lystila and Joe and Theresa DeForge. and anniversary
From Don and Sally Rule in memory of fellowship. Please see
Roxanne, MaryAnn and Robert Raffaelli. Katie if interested.
Sharon Maki in memory of
Sonny Maki and loved ones.
From Janet Kokko, Bill and Mary Davis in memory of
Jacob and Irene Kokko, Mary Erbetta and Liz Kro.
Tim and Evelyn Lawless in memory of
Vinny Kaster and Lynda Lawless
Our Hearts to Their Homes
Jean Simila at HCMC
Lynn Neal at HCMC
Susan Koskela at home
Helen Sirvio at the Bluffs
Gert Somero at the Bluffs
Delores Paavola at home
Gladys McCormick at HCMC
Jan Mikkola at the Bluffs
Grace Lutheran Congregational Contact Information
Grace Lutheran Council
Volunteer Coordinators
Acolytes/Bell Ringers Katie Bridgers 482-2011 Micah Cavaleri 281-9558
Altar Duty Chris Davis 482-5567 Chris DeForge 482-8068
Communion Chris DeForge 482-8068 President
Counters Marianne Bohjanen 482-8459
Janet Kokko 482-2368
Funeral Servers Chris Davis 482-5567 Vice President
Readers Cheryl Stimac 281-7909
Heather Aro 482-0341
Fellowship
Secretary
Ushers Katie Bridgers 482-2011
Greeters Chris Davis 482-5567 Jean Baillod 482-3240
Gardening Janet Kokko 482-2368 Bill Hendrickson 370-9690
Katie Bridgers 482-2011
Building & Grounds Maintenance Laurie Aho 482-0817
Tom Stimac 281-7910 Joe DeForge 482-8068 Treasurer
Tom Savola 281-5494 Katie Bridgers 482-2011
Jesus speaks...
Walk in the Light with Me, and you
will reflect Me to the watching world.
Sundays
In order to meet
Sunday our monthly Grace
School expenses, we Lutheran is a
10:00am need to take in member
Discussion & $6,810.00. of the
Coffee with Evangelical
Pastor Micah November giving Lutheran
10:00am was $7,811.00 Church
Choir in America.
10:15am We have various
options for you
Worship with to continue
Pastor Micah your giving.
11:00am
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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11:00am Worship 10:00 Prayer The Bluffs 9:00am
12:00pm Birthday 10:15am Coffee Worship Prayer
and Anniversary 5:00pm 11:00am Bible Study 12:30pm
Fellowship Prayer 1:00pm Quilting 12:30pm Conversation
7:00pm Bible Study Games
at Gace
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10:00am
Sunday School 10:00 Prayer
10:00am Discussion 10:15am Coffee 12:30pm 9:00am
10:15am Choir 5:00pm 6:30pm 11:00am Games Prayer
11:00am Worship Prayer Council Bible Study at Gace 12:30pm
12:00pm Fellowship Meeting 4:00 Confirmation Conversation
Worship & Music 7:00pm Bible Study
Meeting
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10:00am
Sunday School 10:00 Prayer 12:30pm
10:00am Discussion 10:15am Coffee Games 9:00am
10:15am Choir 5:00pm 11:00am at Gace Prayer
11:00am Worship Prayer Bible Study 12:30pm
12:00pm Annual 1:00pm Quilting 2:00pm Conversation
meeting with potluck 4:00 Confirmation Canal View
fellowship to follow 7:00pm Bible Study Worship
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10:00am
Sunday School 10:00 Prayer
10:00am Discussion 5:00pm 10:15am Coffee 12:30pm 9:00am
10:15am Choir Prayer 7:00pm 11:00am Games Prayer
11:00am Worship Befrienders Bible Study at Gace 12:30pm
12:00pm Fellowship 4:00 Confirmation Conversation
7:00pm Bible Study
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Sunday School
10:00am Discussion 5:00pm
10:15am Choir Prayer
11:00am Worship with
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