“I want to extend an invitation to our Open

House and Carnival at Harbour Pointe Chris-

tian Preschool on Thursday, Nov. 2,” says

our preschool’s director, Kim Kusilek. “The

event includes our Basket Raffle fund raiser

that supports our KidFit program and we

celebrate by inviting families to come check

out what we have been doing so far in our

classroom and enjoy our carnival games.”

Pointe of Grace members can also help with

the carnival games (“super easy like ‘pick up

a duck’,” says Kim). ♥Action Item! Text or

call Kim ASAP to volunteer, 425-422-0613.

You’re invited to our preschool open house

Pointe of Grace Lutheran Church ~ Mukilteo, Washington ~ 425-263-8730 ~ www.pointeofgrace.org

October 29, 2017

Grace Notes

This Week

Reformation Sunday WORSHIP WITH HO-

LY COMMUNION 9:30 AM in worship room, followed by FELLOWSHIP; then GODLY PLAY Sunday School 11 AM, music room & classroom. ADULT FORUM 11 AM, new series with Dr. Paul Ingram. REFORMATION 500TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS: Joint Lutheran-Catholic service 3 PM at St. James Cathedral; con-certs 7 PM at Our Sav-ior’s Lutheran, Everett, and Trinity, Lynnwood.

Tuesday & Friday POG WALKERS 8 AM, parking lot.

Wednesday WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY 10 AM, fellow-ship hall. MUKILTEO YOUTH LOUNGE 2-5 PM, fel-lowship hall & more. MINISTRY COMMIT-

TEE 7 PM, meeting rm.

Thursday SPACE FOR GRACE Meditation & Prayer, 1:30 PM, meeting rm. PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE & CARNIVAL 5:30-7 PM, preschool.

Saturday SYNOD LISTENING EVENT related to fund-ing God’s work 9:30-11:30 AM at Advent Lutheran, Mill Creek.

OUR PRESCHOOL ON A FIELD TRIP to the teaching garden and

native growth areas.

Dan Jensen, our native

growth advocate, points

out that we can be

proud to use these

areas to filter storm

water runoff before it

enters Puget Sound.

Ways to celebrate the Reformation Oct. 29

♥ Go to our preschool’s open house Thurs-

day, Nov. 2, between 5:30-7 PM. Help with a

carnival game! Text or call Kim ASAP to vol-

unteer, 425-422-0613.

♥ Discover new learnings related to funding

God’s work Saturday, Nov. 4, 9:30-11:30 AM

in Mill Creek at a Synod workshop. Contact

Pastor John or Joan to RSVP.

♥ Bring photos or other small mementos of

your dear loved ones who have died for the

special memorial table during worship on All

Saints Sunday, Nov. 5.

♥ Help plan the interfaith Thanksgiving Eve

worship service for Wednesday, Nov. 22,

with Pastor Joan and Muslim neighbors. Con-

tact Pastor Joan to get involved.

Climate change has economic and political

causes that place the entire planet in immi-

nent danger! But Dr. Paul Ingram, retired

history of religions professor at Pacific Lu-

theran University and Pointe of Grace mem-

ber, has a powerful hope for resistance.

In socially engaged dialogue with a variety of

religious Ways (including ,Jewish, Christian,

Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, and Daoist), Paul

thinks we can place compassionate justice in

community at the heart of our economic

practices. He will explore these ideas with

participants in his Sunday morning series

starting at 11 AM today and continuing

through November. Paul will make copies of

his related book, You Have Been Told What Is

Good (2016), available at the class.

♥ Action Items New adult ed class

Pointe of Grace Lutheran Church 5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd.

Mukilteo, WA 98275

A lot of people took part in

Pointe of Grace community

meetings two weeks ago, shar-

ing their answers and questions

about where God might be

leading this congregation. Thank

you for raising your voices!

Transition Team members Joyce

Lashua and Carol Loges are

compiling the varied comments

into a report.

With Carol’s and Joyce’s work

in mind, the ministry committee

meets Wednesday this week to

deliberate about next steps. The

ministry committee members at

their retreat Oct. 14 appeared

unanimous in wanting to ex-

plore what it would mean to

stand on our own as a congre-

gation. What are models for

doing that alone or in partner-

ship? What areas of life together

would need to be strengthened

or initiated to support that kind

of identity?

♥Action Items!

♥ If you haven’t already, submit

your answers to the community

meeting questions (“Pointe of

Grace is… Pointe of Grace is

not… What is God inviting Pointe

of Grace to be, do, or change?”

etc.) by email this week. Contact

suelyntorg@comcast.net.

♥ Pray for the Holy Spirit to

lead us in the ways that will

best help us grow as a faith

community reflecting Christ’s

love in, with, and to our area.

Church phone 425-263-8730 is forwarded to Pastor John Beck Pastor John Beck 503-998-2331, john@trinitylutheranchurch.com Pastor Joan Beck 503-804-3384, joan@trinitylutheranchurch.com Church building is staffed by volunteers on T & Th 10 AM–2 PM and on W from 1–4 PM. A pastor is in the office M-Th 1-3 PM if at all possible.

LEFT: NEIGHBORS IN NEED. Rolf Olsoy and Bill Franz

get sausages ready. A

Pointe of Grace team

prepared and served

more than 160 meals

yesterday at Trinity.

BELOW: LADIES OF GRACE. Kathleen Hanson, Patty

Roberts, and Shelley

Franz enjoy the game

Catch Phrase after the

potluck last Saturday

evening.

LEFT: TIME WITH THE CHILDREN. It is

delightful

to have

such dear

children in

worship—

and in

Godly Play

Sunday

School.

Discernment

work continues