Grace Lutheran Church 521 Providence Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23325 The Reverend Leslie D. Scanlon, Pastor Office (757) 420-4704 Cell (757) 598-3522 pastorleslie@gracelutheranchesapeake.org Summer Sunday Worship Hours Holy Communion Weekly 8:30 am Contemporary Worship 10:00 am Traditional Worship Call 420-4704 for directions www.gracelutheranchesapeake.org Grace Lutheran Day School offers Christian Preschool programs for 2 1/2, 3, and 4 year old children. Call 757-420-4720 for information www.gracelutheranchesapeake.org/preschool.html

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Grace Lutheran Church A worshipping community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

www.GraceLutheranChesapeake.org

June 2016 “Grace Greetings”

Mission Statement:

We are a community of believers in Christ called to be servants to all people.

To the churches of Galatia... For six Sundays (starting May 29), we will hear sections of Paul’s letter to the Galatians

in worship, so I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you a little background

information about Galatians.

Galatians was written around 50-55 C.E. by Paul to a community that included both

Jews and non-Jews. This letter starts similarly to Paul’s other letters, but lacks one important

aspect of the normal Pauline opening—the Thanksgiving. Romans 1:8 reads: “I thank my

God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed through the world.”

First Corinthians 1:4 reads: “I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of

God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.” But there is no thanksgiving in Galatians;

instead, Paul quickly begins attacking those who have preached contrary to the gospel

that he himself preached to them and those who have strayed to that contrary gospel. The

big issue in the letter to the Galatians is “justification by faith through faith”—a good

Lutheran topic, which is why Martin Luther called it “My Katie” (in honor of his wife).

Others came to the young churches in Galatia and suggested that they must follow

Jewish law in order to be saved, but Paul maintains that there is NOTHING we must do in

order to gain eternal life.

“We know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith

in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might

be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no

one will be justified by the works of the law.” (Galatians 2:16)

Believing differently, Paul says, is “[submitting] to a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1).

I understand Paul’s passion, some of you have seen me get riled about the

same thing in sermons and Bible studies. I, like Paul, get quite passionate when

people say that there is more that they or someone else must do in order to earn

God’s grace. By definition, grace is unmerited! However, the old creature in us likes

to be in control, since it is so hard to trust that God truly has us. BUT GOD DOES!!!

I encourage you at some point this month to read the whole letter to the

Galatians (it is only 6 chapters) and hear Paul preaching to you as we read pieces of

it read in worship and HOPEFULLY you hear the true gospel to which Paul refers in the

preaching as well.

But just in case…hear it again now…for good

measure…GOD LOVES YOU…no matter what!

God Bless,

Pastor Leslie

Upcoming Events June 1 6:30pm Potluck

7:00pm Acts Bible Study June 3-6 Pastor Leslie on vacation

June 5 11:30am Brunch @

Huddle House

June 7 7:00pm Rally Day

Planning Meeting

June 8 6:30pm Potluck

7:00pm Acts Bible Study June 10-12 Virginia Synod Assembly

June 11 8-10am Men’s Group

June 13 6:30pm Preschool Board

Picnic @ Ruthie’s

June 14 7:00pm Council Meeting

June 15 12:30pm Ladies Lunch Out

@ Olive Garden

6:30pm Potluck

7:00pm Acts Bible Study

June 17 6:40pm Tides Game June 19 Father’s Day

June 19-24 Confirmation Camp

June 22 6:30pm Potluck

7:00pm Acts Bible Study

June 25 9:00am VBS Decoration

Creation June 26-July 1 Kairos

June 29 6:30pm Potluck

7:00pm Acts Bible Study

Brunch at Huddle House

June 5th at 11:30am On the first Sunday of the month (June

5th) a group of GLCers will gather for

brunch at Huddle House in Greenbrier

(473 Kempsville Rd.) after the late service

(about 11:30am). All are welcome to join

us! Please RSVP by the Friday before (June

3rd) to the Facebook Event by responding

"going", texting Bethany (757 572-3533) or

e m a i l i n g B e t h a n y S o l o m o n

(postabl@gmail.com) with your name and

the number of people attending.

Contemporary Choir Practice

SUMMER HIATUS Rehearsal for the contemporary choir will

not occur over the summer, but will resume

in September.

Brown Bag Bible Study

SUMMER HIATUS There will be no Brown Bag Bible Study on

Monday, May 30 or any of the Mondays in

June and July. Bible Study will resume on

Monday, August 1st.

Out of the Office Jody will be out of the office June 13-17th.

Various times throughout the summer, Pastor

Leslie will be out of the office for vacation

and church work. If you need to meet/talk

with her, please call the office or her cell

phone (757-598-3522) to set up an

appointment. When she is out of town,

there will be someone on call for pastoral

emergencies, and the pastor on call can be

contacted through Rick Pabst (757-650-

1654).

June 3-6—Vacation

June 10-12—Virginia Synod Assembly

June 19 (after worship)-24—Confirmation

Camp

June 26 (after worship)-July 1—Kairos

July 7-13—Vacation

July 14-16—Power in the Spirit

Rally Day Planning Meeting

Tuesday, June 7th @ 7pm Come be part of the comprehensive

planning effort to make this year’s Rally Day

better than ever! We will talk about worship,

fellowship, education, evangelism,

stewardship, and more! All are welcome!

We Pray for Our Friends

The Military & their Families

Our Food Pantry Clients

Barbara

Baby Jameson

Connie Anderson

Charles Armontrout

Candie Arnold

Bill & Mary Babb

Vickie Brannon

Gabrielle Brewer

The BoWell Family

Kamdin Cassel

Mr. Choffel

Bob Dyer

Corinne Edwards

Sonja Floyd

Heather Franco

Adaline Galles

Madison Garriott

Meredith Garriott

Jenell Gordon

Eva Mary Grampp

Eddie Haga

Jackson Hoffer

Donna Hower

James Hunt

MaryLou Jesus

John Johnson

Kristy Kline

Wendell Lacy

Andrew Lowe

Laura Miller

Katie Milliner

Josephine Mirabelle

Robert Bruce Moore

Kendra Noss

Samantha Page

Charle Reeck

Tommy Reeck

Kathy Richards

Baylor Saylor

Inger Schaller

Ben Shepherd

Lauren Shepherd

Karen Shields

Kraig Siegel

Mildred Simpkins

John Simpkins

Larry Sommerfeld Fr. Seraphim

Stephens

Sandra Thomas

Stephen Tiller

Shannon Vellines

Carol Jean Williams

Sallie Wilson

Amy Wohlbold

Diana Zech

Victor Zech

Celebrations

Happy Birthday! June 6 Monique Schroeder

June 7 Andy Graham

June 7 Gary Headings

June 10 Galilee Grace Neubauer

June 13 Ruth Miles

June 14 Jane Jennings

June 14 Chuck Graham

June 17 Ray Miles

June 22 Hugh Dougherty

June 24 Mike Stapleton

June 26 LeeAnne Mallory

Happy Wedding Anniversary! June 1 Stephen & Juanita Urps

June 6 David & Mandy Cooper

June 15 John & Pam Twiddy

June 15 Ray & Ruth Miles

June 21 Thomas & Mary Washington

June 27 Mike & Peggy Barry

If you or loved ones are celebrating

significant events; graduation, employment,

marriage, anniversary, and/or births, let us

rejoice with you &announce to all in the

Grace Greetings. Please drop a note on the

secretary’s desk in the office to add any

birthdays or anniversaries

Prayer List

We Pray for Our Members

Mike Archbell

Elaine Babb

Joe Babb

The Barnes family

Emery Braa

Andrew Branchanski

Jane Cooley

Doc Dougherty

Mildred Enga

Barbara Fuhrman

Gary Galles

Chuck Graham, Sr.

Vivian Hedden

Anita Helton

Jan Howell

Jane Jennings

Lenora Jones

Betty Keefer

Barbara Kilian

Dawn Kilian

Mark Kohan

Jim & Frankie Lunde

Ruthie Miles

Andrew Petrie

The Earl & Debbie

Richards

RoseMary Sidam

Margaret Van Dyke

Changes in Worship

By Jennifer Scherman You may have noticed that have started

using a more simplified bulletin in both

services. There are many reasons for this,

some being: It’s more cost effective, both

for Grace and the environment, as we do

not use as much paper as we normally

would. It’s also important to use the

resources we already have in the church,

for example, our pew bibles and the ELWs.

Most of our service is printed straight from

the ELWs, so why not just use the physical

books? Also, you may have noticed that

on a monthly basis, we make small

changes to the service, mostly in our

creed, prayers, and some songs. We make

these changes to keep the services from

being redundant, too simple, with very

little-to-no meaning. We tend to recite

prayers from memory and not think about

what they mean. Changing up the service

format, prayers, and creeds and songs,

allows us to pay more attention to what

we say. So I encourage you, this summer,

to pick up the ELW during the service and

take a glance. I challenge you to look at

the Gospel and hear it in a new and

different way.

Hymn Lotto Throughout the summer at the late

service, we will picking our sending hymn

via the hymn lotto. List a favorite hymn of

yours (in the ELW) on the green slip in your

bulletin each week, turn it in during the

Offering, and hold your breath to see if

your suggestion is picked!

From the President

Summer is just about here and we have

shifted our service times to the summer

hours, 8:30 and 10:00AM.

As school wraps up and vacations begin

please remember we still have many things

going at church and we always have need

for extra hands. Our nursery program is off

to a good start with a growing population

of children showing up at each service, but

we still need volunteers. Please take the

time to sign up to help. I know many of you

may feel you have already raised children

or done your turn, but this is about reaching

out and helping young parents to find a

church where their children can grow with

Christ. Call it Evangelism, Stewardship or

Fellowship if you like, but it boils down to

helping a member of our family here at

Grace.

The grass is growing and THANKS to all who

have signed up to help with the lawn

mowing. There are still weekends left to sign

up for. If you want to volunteer but are

unsure, see myself or Gary Galles for details.

Finally, as we move into the summer

months, remember Grace has many things

going on and it is not just about Sunday

mornings. Stay in touch! We try to keep

our website (http://

www.gracelutheranchesapeake.org/) and

Facebook page current. If you have any

other ideas or want to get something

started, please step forward and talk with

me, Pastor, or any Council member.

Grow with Grace and be with Christ,

Rick Pabst

Ladies Lunch Out

Wednesday, June 15 @ 12:30pm Location: Olive Garden (1631 Ring Road)

Please RSVP on Facebook or to Junita Urps

by Monday, June 13th.

Summer Worship Hours Starting Memorial Day Weekend (Sunday,

May 29th) we will be worshipping on our

summer schedule (8:30am—contemporary

& 10am—traditional). We will take a hiatus

from Sunday School during the summer

months. We will continue with this schedule

through Labor Day weekend (Sunday,

September 4th ). We will resume our regular

worship schedule (8:30am & 11am) on

Rally Day—Sunday, September 11th.

GLC Logo Contest Have a design idea for GLC mugs? If so,

please draw it and put it in Mary Zech-

Washington's mailbox in the church office.

Drawings will be accepted until June 15,

2016. The church council will narrow all

entries down to 3 drawings then the

congregation will vote on the winning

logo.

Ocean Breeze Waterpark Our Annual Ocean Breeze Waterpark

outing will be on August 6th. Tickets are $20

each for everyone over 3 years old. We

need at least 15 people to get the group

rate! Sign up on the bulletin board in the

narthex or RSVP to the Facebook event.

The signup and payment deadline is July

9th. See Shelley Simpkins with questions or

call the office at 420-4704.

Surf Shack VBS

August 1st-5th from 6:00pm-8:30pm Children age 3 through rising 6th graders are

invited to catch the wave of God’s amazing

love. Register online & sign up to volunteer:

h t t p : / / 2 0 1 6 . c o k e s b u r y v b s . c o m /

gracelutheranchesapeakevirginia

VBS Decoration Creation Events All are invited to help create decorations to

turn Grace into a beach paradise for VBS.

We will create decoration on Saturday, June 25th at 9am, Saturday, July 16th at 9am, and

Saturday, July 25th at 12:15pm (following

Sister Sisters!). We are currently looking for

large pieces of cardboard, very large

appliance boxes (refrigerator or stove), large

cardboard tubes (really big to make palm

trees), blue and white paint (any kind, any

shade), raffia/grass skirts, bamboo stakes or

poles, bamboo/woven mats or placemats,

hundreds of brown paper lunch bags, and

wood grain contact paper. Check your

garages and sheds! Call Jody in the office at

420-4704 with questions, to schedule a drop

off, or to volunteer.

Children’s Book Ministry A book collection for children 0-9 years is in

progress at Grace Lutheran Church

Donate books of varied types:

-In all subject areas

-To read, to practice, to color

-Religious, secular, songs, poetry, old

and new, for adults to read to

children

You can donate a book/ books yourself,

but also, please ask your neighbors, friends,

and family. Your help is urgently needed!

Donations can be dropped off on the small

bookcase in Fellowship Hall

For more information, please contact a

member of the book ministry team:

*Leonora Jones *Peggy Barry

*Jane Jennings *Shelley Simpkins

*Juanita Urps *Mary Washington

*Ruth Miles *Jane Cooley

Remember! Books are a good source for

child development.

Thank you for your support and God Bless!

Class of 2016—Congratulations Grads

Michael Ahlgrim, son of Mike & Cathy

Ahlgrim, graduated from Virginia Military

Institute on May 16, 2016 with a major in

military history and concentrations in

literature and writing. He made rank every

year and served as a Cadet Lieutenant.

Michael was commissioned as a 2nd

Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corp on May

15th. He will begin basic school at

Quantico in October. Ooh Rah!

Meredith Katelyn Garriott, daughter of

Suzanne Bergsten and Richard Garriott,

granddaughter of Chuck and Gayle

Graham, is graduating with honors from

Grassfield High School on June 15, 2016

with a GPA of 3.9.

Meredith is a member of the National Honor

Society. She attended the National Young

Leadership Conference in Washington, DC

and the Global Young Leadership

Conference in Europe. Her accomplishments

include writing and performing in a One Act

Play that won first place in the Regional,

District, and State competitions. She is a

member of the Forensic Club and placed

first in Children’s Story Telling.

She has devoted many volunteer hours to

the Chesapeake Library and Grace

Lutheran Vacation Bible School. She will

attend Hollins University in Roanoke, VA on

scholarship and plans to study International

Affairs, Political Science, and foreign

languages. After graduation, the Peace

Corps is a possibility.

Bryan Graham graduated Summa Cum

Laude from ODU on May 7, 2016. He finished

with a GPA of 3.90, and is a member of

Golden Key. He is currently working as a

scribe for Emergency Physicians of Tidewater

in many of Sentara's ER's. Bryan is pursuing a

career as a Physician’s Assistant at EVMS.

Bryan is the son of Chuck and Susan

Graham and grandson of Chuck and Gayle

Graham.

Young Adult Group Mark your calendars! Join the young adults

on Friday, June 17th for a night of baseball

at Harbor Park. The group will meet at

6:40pm for the 7:05pm game v. the Durham

Bulls. More information to come!

From the Preschool

Between the dark and the daylight

When the night is beginning to lower,

Comes a pause in the day’s occupations,

That is known as the Children’s Hour.

Excerpt from The Children’s Hour –

a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807-1882

Many thanks to those of you who continue

to direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars to the

preschool. We are most grateful and your

gift benefits families in need of financial

assistance.

Thanks also to Emery Braa whose

generosity has assisted a family this past

year with tuition.

We are now accepting applications for

employment to hopefully fill two teacher

vacancies. Forms are available in the

church office.

Please continue to pray that God bestow

upon us every good blessing.

See you at Vacation Bible School!

Anita Stephens, Director

The preschool needs large Cool Whip tubs

(16oz or larger), large Country Crock tubs

(45oz.) or old fashioned cylindrical coffee

cans. Drop your donations on the

secretary’s desk.

Power in the Spirit

July 14-16 at Roanoke College Join Pastor Leslie and her mother (Greta

Bates) for this inspirational conference for

everyone who wishes to explore God’s call

to service through joyous worship, Bible

study, keynote addresses, workshops, and

fellowship. In addition, all congregational

leaders will find Power in the Spirit especially

nurturing and challenging as they consider

their mission and ministry.

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It is like 3 days of “summer church camp for

grown-ups”!

Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp

Confirmation Camp—June 19-24 Even though most of our current

Confirmation students will be confirmed, all

youth grades 7 & 8 are encouraged to

attend! Please let Pastor Leslie know ASAP if

you plan to attend. Financial help is

available upon request!

CFLC also offers many other summer camp

opportunities for children from 1st-12th

grade, and counselors in training.

Register online:

http://www.carolinefurnace.org/

Junior High Servant Event

July 24-29 at Good Shepherd LC, VB At the Water’s Edge is a week-long servant

event for youth who have just completed

the 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, and their adult

advisors. We spend the week together

experiencing the Christian life through

worship, fellowship, fun and service. And

of course, being in Virginia Beach, we also

spend some time at the water’s edge.

The all-inclusive cost for the week is $110.00

per person (includes meals, tools and

supplies, any evening activities, and a T-

shirt).

Grace will cover the cost, so you do NOT

need to pay during the registration

process, but if you are able to reimburse

the "Youth" fund any or all of the cost,

please do so.

Register online ASAP!

...space is limited!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-the-

waters-edge-junior-high-servant-event-

2016-tickets-20298748102

The Longest Day—Charity Bingo

June 21 at 6:30 Doors open at 5:30pm

At VFW Post 4809

5728 Bartee St., Norfolk

benefits the Alzheimer's Association

20 games of Bingo:

Children under 12—$10

Tickets—$20

$15 per ticket is donated directly to the

Alzheimer’s Association

Questions: Brenda Conway (757-512-4309)

Serve the City

Chesapeake

June 20-25, 2016

Each June, Serve

t h e C i t y

Chesapeake brings

together hundreds

of volunteers with

C i ty Of f ic ia l s ,

churches, civic

organizations, and businesses that work

together to serve our community through

improvement projects, community events,

and other activities designed to meet needs

within the city. VOLUNTEER ~ DONATE ~ SERVE

Go to www.servethecitychesapeake.net to

learn more, donate, and volunteer.

A variety of skills are needed:

Carpentry, Roofing, Masonry, Plumbing

Appliance, Electrical, Window repair

Auto maintenance

Lawn care & mower repair

Lock repair

Painting

House cleaning

Computers (hardware & software)

Sports, Tutoring, Reading

Eligibility requirements for project requests to

be completed by Serve the City:

You must own your own home and live in

it.

If the work request is greater than $250 in

material cost or needs a permit, City

involvement will be required, and it is

subject to funding availability.

You will be asked if you can afford to

purchase any or all of the materials

needed to complete the project.

If able, you must help complete the

project.

Questions: 757-647-6249 or wanda.russell@heartofcompassionpartnerships.com

Affirmation of Baptism ~ Sunday, May 15, 2016

Congratulations Grant, Hunter, Brittany, & Dani!!!

Date Time Assisting Minister Greeters Ushers

Jun 5

8:30am Jeanie Wright Mike & Vivian Hedden -

10:00am John Twiddy Jackie Ange Marlene Hubert

& Sharon Chamberlin

Jun 12

8:30am Ellen Pabst Hugh & Debbie

Dougherty -

10:00am Rich Fraenkel Monique Schroeder David & Joaquina

Pritchard

Jun 19

8:30am Nancy Springsteen Simpkins -

10:00am David Pritchard Rick & Ellen Pabst Ray & Ruth Miles

Jun 26

8:30am Mike Hedden -

10:00am Mary Washington Ray & Ruth Miles Sandra Fraenkel &

Carmen Fraenkel

Counters throughout June: Beverly Galles and Marlene Hubert

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