Grace Notes April 2013

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Grace NotesGrace Notes T H E N E W S L E T T E R O F G R A C E L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

Dear Members and Friends,

The Lord Is Risen! This ancient Easter greeng sll brings joy all of these centuries since

mid Disciples sll unsure of what it all meant rst oered it.

Sin has been trampled underfoot through Jesus sacrice on the cross. Oh it is denitely

sll around and we are somemes the ones responsible for it, but it no longer has the

power to keep us from the love of God.

In Christ Jesus our sins have been forgiven and we can come before him, confess our guilt

and know that God welcomes us.

Death also has been conquered through Jesus resurrecon and as forgiven sinners it is

promised to all who belong to Christ through our bapsm in the name of the Father and of

the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

We have been set free to live the Easter life. Remember to return each Sunday to give God

thanks and praise.

The Lord is Risen Indeed,

Pastor David Almleaf


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Altar Flowers April & May

April 7 - David Gaugler

April 14 - William Fensken

April 21 - Nancy & Karl Blanchard

April 28 - Anna Butez

May 5 - Barbara Frederick

Marlene & George Slingerland

May 12 - Maryland Warner

May 19 - Nancy Blanchard

May 26 - OPEN

Altar flowers are $33.00 unless you share a Sunday then they

would be $16.50 each vase. If you wish to place a special ar-

rangement in the Sanctuary the cost would be whatever you

would like to spend. Nancy Blanchard (762-4234) and Linda

Bumpus (725-1927) are the Altar Flower coordinators.

Counters for March & April

04/07 - Nancy Demarest, Ron & Jackie Hollenbeck

04/14 - Darleen Gaugler, Charlotte Petersen, Bonnie


04/28 - Nancy Blanchard, Greta Davis, Bonnie

05/05 - Nancy Blanchard, Greta Davis, Bonnie




Prayers of the Church

Please notify the church office when your prayers have been

answered so your prayer concern can be removed from the list

that Pastor raises up to God on Sunday morning. Thank you.

Bread Bakers March & April

April 7 - Helen Schreivogl

April 28 - Audrey Rulison

May 5 - Cindy WalshMay 19 - Peggy Niforos

May 26 - Linda Morley

Please find someone to replaceyou if you cannot bake breadthe Sunday you are scheduledand whenever possible, tell thechurch secretary so the bulletin can reflect the change.

Thank you, Peggy Niforos

(I) - Intinction Sunday (R) - Rail Sunday

April 7 (R) - Don Phelps

April 14 (I) - Peggy Niforos

April 21 (I) - Nancy Demarest

April 28 (R) - Kathy VanValkenburgh

May 5 (R) - Carol Hennessey

May 12 (I) - Joan Longfritz

May 19 (R) - Bonnie Olendorf

May 26 (R) - Marion Pellegrino

Please find someone to replace you if you cannot make the Sun-day you are scheduled and whenever possible, tell Bonnie so that

the bulletin can reflect the change.

Peg Niforos, Altar Guild Coordinator

Prayer Chain MinistryIf you know of anyone in need of daily prayers for the healing of

body, mind or soul, please call Bobbi Nigro (725-6781) or NancyDemarest (725-8704). If requesting in person, please submit thename(s) in writing and add your name at the bottom. To furtherassist, please reconnect with that member of the Prayer Chainwithin 2 weeks to verify the condition of the person(s) receiving

prayer. All requests are held in confidence unless otherwise desig-nated. Thank you.


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Invited to the Lords table as they received

their frst communion in March were:

Noah J Clo

Carlee Nicole Fiorillo

Kaylee Marie Fiorillo

Mia Elizabeth Marin

Faith Amber-

Marie McCoy

Amelia Christine Petersen

Saturday April 20th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. wewill meet here at the church for a spring clean up

day. If you are able to come and would like to help

clean up the yard, please bring your rake, broom

etc. If you would like to help inside please bring a

pail, cleaning cloths (paper towels), Windex, etc.

At 1 p.m. we will have a hot dog roast. If you could

bring a dish to pass or chips that would be appreci-

ated. The hot dogs, rolls, and beverages will be

supplied.

Air Condioner

Update

The air conditioning is being installed as well as theelectrical work being completed. You may notice theunits in the sanctuary and air vents in the ceilings ofthe offices, library, fellowship hall and kitchen.Several fund raisers are being planned to help raisemoney for the air conditioning.The cost to do the air conditioning is $28,500. and

electric for it $3,260. a total of $31,760. To date wehave received $4,601.85 towards the air conditioningand $3,806.25 for the electric leaving a balance of$23,351.90. If you wish to contribute to this projectyou may place your donation in the offering plate ordrop it off in the church office. Be sure to mark theenvelope that its for the air conditioning.

Immediately following worship on Sunday April 28th we

will be having a covered dish luncheon to help raise

money for our air conditioning. The cost will be $5 per

adult or $10 per family. Come and enjoy delicious food

and great fellowship. If you have any questions or

would like to know what others are bringing, please see

Joan Longfritz or Linda Ferenz.

Annual Youth Group Garage Sale

Friday May 3rd & Saturday May 4th

Heres your chance to search your attics, garages, and cellars for

items you dont use or need. Donations of clean usable items can be

dropped off at the church up until Wednesday May 1st. There will also

be a bake sale and donations of baked goods are greatly appreciated.


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At Home:

Eleanor AchzetEileen Spawn

Florence SandnerRuth Seiler

Helene Keach

Nathan Littauer

Nursing Home:Donna Mae Batty

Ruth BrownellPineview Commons:

Shirley Snyder

Wells House:Geraldine Moldt

Willing Helpers:Lorraine Muller

Dona Frey

Sco Bumpus

Brandon Caldwell

Tony Clemente

Brad Coody

John Ferrara

Kevin Funk

Zachary Goot

Jordan Keeling

Lance Corporal Corey Lincoln

Denise & Jacob Lockwood

Thomas Szumowski

And for our enemies

Remember Our Shut-Ins

Marianne Jones

Ella Congdon

Sue McGraan

Tina Aldonis

Raymond Rulison

Kevin Kane

Chrisne Hahn

Holly Cook

Becky Kamminski

Marion Pellegrino

Michael Everest

Ginny Cameron

Anna King

Vicki James

Genee Chapman

Rick Hennessey

Anna Butez

Donald Wright

Grandsta Family

Sara Vesteese

Don DAmour

Charloe Palmeri

All those who have served and for all thosewho are now serving in the armed forces, especially:

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Prayer Concerns

Please pray for NOAH, the food pantries of Johnstown

& Gloversville and for those in need of them.

Please pray for those who are out of work and searching for jobs.


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Food Pantry shelves are bare........

This has been an extremely hard year on the food pantries of Johnstown

and Gloversville. Any and all donaons would be greatly appreciated.

Please bring your non-perishable food items to the church and place them

in the narthex. If you would rather and are able, you can give a monetary

donaon.

Make your checks out to Grace Lutheran Church and be sure to mark the

envelope Food Pantry. We will divide any monetary donaons between

the Johnstown and Gloversville food pantries.

The Youth Group iscontinuing to collectold and used cellphones. There is a

box in the narthexwhere you can leave

them.

Relay for Life 2013May 31 @ 6pm to June 1 @ 7am

Park Terrace School in Gloversville

Graces Team is Prayin For A Cure

To Join our Team please see Alison Martin or register online

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/graceprayinforacure

DO YOU HAVE RETURNABLEBOTTLES AND CANSthat are clogging up space

in your home?Do you hate the thought oftaking them to the store toreturn?If so, just bring them tochurch and leave them inthe box next to the side entrance. Someone fromthe Youth Group will return them to help defraythe cost of their trip to Detroit in July 2015.Thanks for supporting them!

Thank you to our organist Darlene Pollak, the choirs, and

our bell ringers for all the hard work that went into making

the Palm Sunday and Easter services extra festive this year.


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Grace NotesA Note From Susan...

Dear Friends at Grace Lutheran Church,

March 25, 2013:

I hope that you have had a wonderful Easter and that the blessings of our risen Lord has brought renewedhope of springtime in its rebirth of new life. Seems like the north had a "real" Adirondack winter compared

to last year's lack of snow. April showers came early for us in south central Kentucky as March brought

with it some torrential downpours. The ponds and rivers here are filled to the brim and muddy waters from

the erosion of the banks. But it's nice to have early flowers along with the showers. We have 10 extralambs to our flock, but unfortunately lost a couple of mothers. We're not sure, but it seems that each of

these ewes, after birthing triplets and spending a good part of the winter nursing, were not strong enough

and their lambs took the life out of them. They may have needed extra nutrients, or maybe their immune

system was affected. It was sad, especially for Steven, who has been such a good shepherd and was verydisappointed having lost 2 of his best. We are thankful though to be able to continue their lineage with

their offspring. There are 3 more mothers, 6 female and 4 male lambs, the ram and a castrated male. We

also have 3 pigs and then our dogs and cats. We have a large variety of birds at the feeder including severalCardinals, the Kentucky state bird. We also have had at least 30 ducks on our pond and some hawks, her-

ons and cranes fly by. There are deer grazing in the fields too.

We enjoy the outdoors and our spacious home, but our family continues to be challenged by the symptoms

of William and Leah's cystic fibrosis related to their lungs and liver disease. Their attendance at school

fluctuates along with their health. There is the everyday regime of breathing treatments, pills, insulin-nowboth children are having CF related diabetes, Leah's nighttime feeding and the frequent trips to Cincinnati

Children's Hospital. We still are very satisfied with the health care they are receiving and are thankful to

have several specialists familiar with the best treatments for their CF related conditions. Leah will have

another endoscopy on April 9th to check for any more esophageal varices that could develop from the liver

disease. She and I will go on the 5th and stay until at least the day after the procedure, which requires anes-thesia and possible banding to prevent engorged veins, if there are any, from bleeding. Please pray that the

procedure goes smoothly and for the children's comfort and success in responding to the treatments . We'recertainly wracking the miles onto the Voyager so please also pray for safe and uneventful traveling.

We are thankful to have found Thomas Ridge Christian Church, a little country church with a big heart, as

our place of worship which sustains our spiritual and emotional needs. Through members there, links havebeen added to the prayer chain for our family. The church has also been an outlet for people needing some

handyman work from Steven and they also bless me with some compensation for the music program that

I've been leading there. The minister, Brother Hershel Lawhorn, feeds us abundantly through his Biblebased approach to teaching God's message to the multitudes. Our home has a Bible in almost every room

and we, as a family refer to our Bible as our daily guide to dealing with life's challenges.

We wish you all the best in the love of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Best wishes-HAPPY EASTER!!

Susan and the Gleeman Family, 1825 Riffe Creek Road, Dunnville, KY 42528, 606-787-6045,

[email protected]@windstream.net
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Mary Bailey is the child that Grace sponsors throughChild Fund International. The cost of this sponsor-ship is $21 per month. If you would like to contribute

toward this fund please place your contribution in theoffering plate marked Mary Bailey


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1 - George Slingerland Jr.

Crystal Mitchell Kneeland

Robert VanSlyke

2 - Sara Stortecky

James McGrattan

3 - Vickie Edick

4 - Kathleen Van Valkenburgh

Lorraine Seiler

Ian Chamberlaine

Melissa Baker

5 - Thomas Bradt

Elizabeth Coppernoll

6 - Tiffany Smith

7 - Ruth Seiler

Sandy Jackson

Karriann Ruggiero

Jeremy Bradt

Sherry Warner

Jamie Bradt

Dylan Miller

8 - Stephen Craig

9 - Helga Fensken

Kimberly Hohler

11 - Milton Dorn

Cody Brown

Chris Rohrs

Rhyleigh Bills

12 - Nikki Hathaway

Grady Shea

Robert Warner

Raymond Peck

13 - Haley Claes

14 - Donald Wicksell

15 - Robert Walters

Patrick Paxton

William Fensken

16 - Heather Ruf

17 - Ed Hill

Theodore (TJ) Bradt

Erica Elzenbeck

Karen Williams

19 - Toni Hubley

Kimberly Baird

Betty Younglove

21 - Joyce Robbins

Mary Alice Gaudens

Wendy Hollenbeck

22 - Ross Snell

23 - Kimmie Sutton

Matt Flint

24 - Sandra Goderie

Tyler Unislawski

Justin Unislawski

Jaye Evangelista

25 - Louis Blanchard

Timothy Snell Jr.

Casey Van Valkenburgh

27 - Christine Petersen

Anna Butez

Jessica Robbins

Barbara Rhodes

29 - John Healy

April Birthdays


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1 - Richard Van Slyke

Ed Congdon

Garrett Bobowski

John Darling Jr.

Ada Mrazz

2 - Emily Frasier

Carisa Miller

3- James Hing

Rebecca Pianelli

4 - Don Dygert5 - Nicholas Ligon

6 - Katherine Van Alstyne

7 - Jennifer Wainwright

Esther Weaver

Robert Spawn

Thomas Fraker Jr.

8 - Rodney Nielsen

9 Lauryn Pianelli

10 - Stacey Morley

Heather WolenikCheryl Van Alstyne

11 - Cynthia Clo

Linda Bumpus

Phyllis Wright

12 - Happy Mothers Day

Stephanie Haskin

13 - Allison Claire Gregory

14 - Margaret Hastings

Erik Johnson

Paul StemmlerSarah Mraz

15 - Kathlena Rose Berecka

Don Phelps

Rebecca Ferry

16 - Kristie Sammons

17 - Shirley Frederick

Audrey Rulison

18 - Mary Phelps

Barry Schuyler, Sr.

19 - Charlene Brothers

Carol Preston

20 - Carol Paxton

Spencer Lord

21 - Trisha Bobowski

Karl BlanchardLarry Preston

Tabetha Angus

22 - Betty Harrington

James Wallace

Charlotte Petersen

Jeannine Schwartz

Cheryl Walsh

23 - Joshua Brown

Archie Baird

Lawrence SnyderJennifer Edick Herringshaw

24 - Taz Taylor

Ronald McClain

Michael Russo

25 - Carly Brown

26 - Daniel Miller

27 - Barbara Cline

Bonnie Flint Frederick

John Harrington

28 - Linda AmbergerMonica DiScioscia

Carlee Fiorillo

29 - Mary Winne

30 - Matthew Van Slyke

31 - Joshua Harvey Fountain

Caitlin Taylor Dingman

May Birthdays


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