NOVEMBER 2017 issue 11 Grace Gatherings

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NOVEM BER 2017 volume XVI • issue 11

Grace Gatherings

Though October 31st marked the 500

th Anniversary of the Reformation,

we continue to celebrate and commemorate this special time in history. Events happening in November through December 1

st include:

Ekaterina Lomperis — Reforming Our Life in the Body: Martin Luther on Eating, Healing, and Marriage TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 7:00 PM Ekaterina Lomperis is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago Divinity School and Fellow at the Martin Marty Institute for Advanced Study of Religion. OSU C&E Auditorium in the LaSells Stewart Center. Refreshments follow presentation; Free.

Luther the film FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 7:00 PM Dr. Chris Stehr, moderator; OSU Milam Auditorium. Free.

OSU Symphony Orchestra MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 7:30 PM Our Judeo-Romano-Christian Heritage, includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5, Reformation, Dr. Marlan Carlson, director; Austin Auditorium, LaSells Stewart Center. Tickets required — students free with ticket.

Luther: An Idea that Changed the World (film) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 7:00 PM Introduced by Jodi Mammenga, Thrivent Financial. First Baptist Church, corner of 10th and Monroe Ave., Corvallis. Light refreshments provided. Free.

Welcome

Reformation@500 Whoever you are, Whatever your past, However you live, Whomev-

er you love – You are welcome here.

We believe that God loves us without regard for our race or cul-ture, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gen-der expression, relationship status, physical or mental health, life cir-cumstance or socio-economic situ-ation. Therefore, we extend that same grace-filled love to you. The work of welcome is hard; the way of love is always a work in pro-cess. But we’re committed to the biblical call of reconciliation and to change what we need to, both per-sonally and as a community, so that we – all of us together – be-come a living sign of God’s extrava-gant grace. In Christ’s name, all are welcome here. We are honored by your presence and by your participation in helping us make this vision of welcome a reality for all people. Walking with Grace

Please pray for the women of Grace Lutheran and Our Savior Lutheran of Lebanon as they attend the Women’s Retreat at Rockaway Beach the weekend of November 3-5. The members of these two congregations will converge at the Pacific for a time of rest and rejuvenation (and an extra hour of sleep!) as they discuss the unconditional Grace of God.

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Prayers

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Thanks:

Dear Grace Lutheran, On behalf of all of us who help with the school garden at Garfield, we so appreciate all the help we received by your work group! It will benefit the children of Garfield for years to come, and we couldn’t have built the greenhouse without you! With gratitude, (parents and volunteers at Garfield)

Dear Grace ministry team, Thanks so much for coming together to share your ministry & movement alongside the new visions for ministry @ Camp Lutherwood. We value your continued partnership in conversation and work together! Peace, (Camp Lutherwood Staff)

Illnesses and Other Concerns:

Eli Allen, and his parents Robbie and Melissa, after he was hit by a car

Gary Baklund, brother of Judy Grindahl, for health and healing

For all those affected by the recent rash of wildfires, including Pr. Dan and Molly Hallgrimson’s son, John, and his family

Continued healing of Pr. Netsie’s eye

Marilyn Walsh and family

Jim Parr-Phillipson, for recovery after knee surgery

Maxine King, for recovery after eye surgery

Sarah Christensen, for a successful kidney transplant

For all those affected by recent hurricanes Birth:

Bridget Lee Palmgren, born on Friday, October 27th, to Allie and Jeff Death:

Janet Johnson, mother of Cathryn Johnson, a friend of Grace

Ron Walsh, longtime member of Grace

Helen Hummer Please pray for those not included on this list, by request or accidental omission. Pray for those who are infirm and/or secluded.

This prayer list is a

compilation of the

prayer requests we

have received at

Grace from Sept 21

to Oct 20. For a more

timely update to the

prayers, send your

email address to

prayers@grace

97330.org, and ask to

be part of the prayer

list.

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work or watch or weep, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suf-fering, comfort the afflicted, shield the joyous, and all for your love’s sake. Amen.

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Apt. 207

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Pastor’s Page

Reformation@501: Looking Ahead October 31, 2017 marked the 500

th Anniversary of the Reformation because of the day

we have chosen to associate with the beginning of the Reformation, October 31, 1517. It was on that day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the castle church, All Saints’ Church, in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. (Have you seen Sharon Rosenkoetter’s pictures of this very door and church? If not, check out the Wittenberg Photo Exhibit in Ronnenkamp Hall while it is still up.) If we use this accounting for the beginning of the Reformation this means that November 1, 2017, All Saints’ Day, begins the first day of the 501

st year after the Reformation.

While it’s helpful to have a starting point we have learned already through our Refor-mation@500 series that the ideas which changed the church and society during the 16

th

century began long before 1517 and continued from that point on. Be sure and take in the rest of the events of the series taking place this month through December 1

st. See

the article elsewhere in this newsletter for a listing of those events. Also, did you know that the two Crepe Myrtle trees planted in the Church Parking Lot in October were donated, with the assistance of matching funds from Grace Foundation, by our youth because of their participation in the Luthergarten Project? Our middle and high school youth along with youth from Luther House teamed up last Spring to donate a tree to be planted in the Luthergarten in Wittenberg. A corresponding tree, a Cascara tree, was then planted in the back yard of Luther House. And now, two more trees have been planted here at Grace. The tree at Luther House has a stone marker explaining its signif-icance as a Luthergarten tree and one of the trees in our parking lot will eventually have a similar marker. This Luthergarten Project was begun as a tangible way to commemorate the 500

th Anniversary of the Reformation

by designating the planting of 500 trees at three different locations in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Churches from all over the world and from all denominations are invited to sponsor one of these 500 trees and then plant a corre-sponding tree (or in our case trees) in their own locations. The trees in Wittenberg marked by the individual church community who donated them reflect places all over the world touched by the Reformation. For those who visit Wittenberg now and in the years to come this will be a witness to a global and vibrant church which even Martin Luther would have had a difficult time imagining. Likewise, the corresponding 500+ trees planted in many and var-ious nations throughout the world will root us in a movement that continues to move us today to bring the life and light of the gospel to renew us as individuals; us as the one, holy, catholic church; and us as citizens of this one world we share with people of every nation, race and creed. Martin Luther is attributed as saying, “Even if I knew that the world would end tomorrow, I would still plant my apple tree today.” As Christians we are a people of hope up to and through the very end. A tree is a sign of hope and is why the community of Corvallis gathered at the Islamic Center in February of 2011 to plant a peace tree following the bombing of the center several months before that. It’s been reassuring to see that tree grow and flourish as one drives down Kings Street. Now, there will be two more trees to watch grow, flourish and bloom as one drives down Kings. May they bring hope to this congregation, this community and this world. In hope for the future springing from the past and present, Pastor Netsie *The picture insert shows the location of our Corvallis tree in the Wittenberg New Town Hall Luthergarten. It’s tree #386. If look-ing at this picture in color it is the darker red dot of the two red dots. For more information go to the Luthergarten website: www.luthergarten.de Click the British flag at the top to get the English version, then again on the left, the “List of All Trees” tab and type Corvallis in the search box. It will bring up all the details about our tree including the link to the location.

Pastor Netsie Griffith

Contact Information Cell: 541.223.3455

Email: [email protected]

Pastor Netsie’s Days Off

Thursday & Friday

Pastor Wendell Hendershott

Contact Information Cell: 541.223.3503

Email: wendell@grace

97330.org

Pastor Wendell’s Days Off

Tuesday & Friday

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Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study


Nov 9th 2nd Thursday's

Women's Luncheon at

Taco Vino @ 11:45am

Nov 28th

4th Tuesday’s Women’s

Luncheon at New Morning

Bakery @ 11:45am

Please note: We will meet every Tuesday in November except on Tues-day, November 21

st prior to Thanksgiving. We gather at 1:00 p.m. in the

Fireside Room and conclude at 2:30 p.m. If it’s not possible for you to be with us for the whole time, you are welcome to join us later or to leave ear-lier. New members are always welcome. During the Tuesdays of November we will be looking at the “Journey to Jerusalem” portion of Matthew’s gospel. We will then follow Jesus, as he makes his triumphal entry, contends with religious leaders in the Temple and gives the 5

th and final discourse recorded in Matthew’s gospel referred

to as the “Eschatological Discourse.” Eschatology is a theological term

Pastor Wendell’s Class By Heart: Conversations with Martin Luther’s Small Catechism

Pastor Wendell, with Donna King’s help, has found some new material on Luther’s Small Catechism. By Heart is material that reviews the five chief parts of his catechism, just in time for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. The Congregational Council heard that our Presiding Bishop is encouraging each congregation to take a new look at the Small Catechism on this 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. So this is one of the opportunities you will have to delve into this enchiridion of our faith. The five chief parts are The Ten Commandments, The Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, Holy Baptism with Confession, and Holy Communion. Each month we will look at a different part as we cover the whole catechism.

Because there are a number of offerings for adults this autumn, the Sunday of the class may vary from month to month, but we hope to have plenty of notice to let you know when these will be. Look for the first Class October 8 in Ronnenkamp Hall. If you would Like the Book: You may order the book By Heart: Conversations with Martin Luther’s Small catechism by calling or texting Pastor Wendell at: 541-223-3503.

Sunday Adult Bible Study with Frank & Sue The quarter comes to a close with four sessions drawn from Numbers, 1 Samuel, Jeremiah, Hebrews, and 1 Corinthians. They examine the components of the covenant God makes with the priest Phinehas and the divine promise to Israel through the prophet Jeremiah. The unconditional divine promises are to maintain a perpetual priesthood, forgive the unfaithful, and establish a new covenant with Israel. God seals this covenant of pure grace through Christ as mediator and by writing the law in the hearts of God’s people.

Lesson 10 Nov. 5 Faithful God, Unfaithful People Num 25.10-13; Sam 2.30-36

Lesson 11 Nov. 12 Promise of a New Covenant Jeremiah 31.27-34

Lesson 12 Nov. 19 Mediator of the New Covenant Heb 12.14-15, 18-19

Lesson 13 Nov. 26 Remembering the Covenant 1 Corinthians 11.23-34



All Saints Sunday — November 5

Each year on all Saints Sunday we remember in our prayers those who have died since the last All Saints Day. This year that would include all those who have died since November 1, 2016. If you would like to remember a friend or family member who has died in the past year, please contact Carol in the church office at [email protected] or 541.757.1600 prior to Friday, November 3.

Thanksgiving Baskets — November 12

Grace has a practice of providing Thanksgiving Baskets for families in need during the Thanksgiving Holiday. Here’s how we’ll be planning them this year — On November 12 we will have a shorter worship service with a sermon, then plan for the baskets at the close of worship. We will form groups to put together dinner baskets for others in the community. This will make it possible for those who might not have adequate financial resources to have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. So, be sure to be in worship that day to get in a group. If you have to miss, however, you may also contact the church office to be add-ed to a group. Phone: 541-757-1600 or email [email protected].

Give Thanks — November 22 @ 7 pm With grateful hearts we will gather on the evening before Thanksgiving for worship. Our service will be the Eucharist, the Great Thanksgiving. Our Thanksgiving Eve worship is an important dimension of our Thanksgiving Holiday here at Grace. The pie we serve afterward is a reminder of our delight in the goodness of God’s blessings. (see below)

Pass the Pie Fellowship — November 22 After the 7 pm Thanksgiving Worship

Fireside Room Bring your favorite pie—home baked or store-bought—to share with family, friends & guests. Deliver the pies to the Fireside Room kitchen Wednesday afternoon; or just before the Thanksgiv-ing service. No need to sign up. Pies will be cut, served and ready to eat with delicious hot coffee (decaf) in celebration of our delight in our generous God.




Advent Services

We hope you will participate in the Sundays of our 2017 Stewardship Emphasis to learn more about the min-istry and mission of Grace Lutheran Church. Again our Theme is:

Growing, Reaching And Caring for Everyone This comprehensive look at how we use our Time, Talents and Treasures. Through our Sunday video presentations, we have been lifting up the many areas of ministry here at Grace Congregation. If these min-istries are to continue, those who are able must really consider the possibility of increasing our monetary contributions for 2018. As prices increase, so also the cost of doing ministry goes up as well. Our Stewardship emphasis will continue through the first part of November. Commitment Sunday will be No-vember 5. If you have questions about this year’s budget you are welcome to call or email Hal Brauner: 541-753-0023, or [email protected] Because there is no Stewardship Potluck this year, you will be told of the results of our stewardship in Sunday worship.

Our Stewardship Emphasis is in Full Swing

Advent arrives later than usual this year. The first Sunday in Advent is over a month away, on December 3, and our first Wednesday Advent service isn’t until December 6 (St. Nicholas’ Day). All this will likely make Christmas seem to come early. As in recent years, a soup supper will precede each worship service at 6:00 pm. There will soon be a sign up in the entryway if you would like to make soup or make other contributions to our evening repast, one Wednesday. We will use Holden Evening Prayer for our Wednesday worship. We have had many requests that we use this setting of Vespers. The paring of the music and the poetry of this service lend themselves well to the December ambience of the Advent holidays. These prayers are sung, for the most part, and with many of us now familiar with the music, we sing it quite well. If it is new to you, the confident singing of those around you will help you learn it fairly quickly. It uses not only the format that is found in our Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnal, but also the pattern which evolved though the prayer practices of the early church. It is a delightful matching of the ancient texts of the Vespers service (evening prayer) with gentle music conceived in a winter setting deep in the wilderness of Washington’s Cascade Mountains. It was composed for Holden Village, a Lutheran Retreat Center, in the mountains northwest of Lake Chelan, in the winter of 1985-86. As soon as Evening Prayer ends, the Chancel Choir will rehearse, at approximately 7:30. Advent Schedule: Wednesday Nights 6:00 Soup Supper 7:00 Holden Evening Prayer 7:30 Choir (or when Evening Prayer is completed)

Partners in Faith The next Partners in Faith event is on Friday, November 10. The evening will begin with a potluck dinner at 6:00 pm in the Fireside Room. Bring a dish to share and your own place setting(s). This month features a rousing game of Bunko at 7 pm. There will be prizes! Call Sue Musil for info at 541.745.5511.




Grace Personnel

Pastor Netsie Griffith &

Pastor Wendell Hendershott

Director of Discipling Ministries - Donna King

Director of Music Ministries - Br. Christopher Buckley

Organist/Pianist - Sunghee Kim

Custodian - Sam McKay

Nursery - Nate Olsen

Office Administrator - Carol Terr ill

Office Assistant - Jody Parker

Bookkeeper - Robin Comfor to

Prayer Chain - Cathy Mueller & Bruce Stephens

Facebook Administrator - Rebekah Hadlock

If you would like a visitation or to schedule an appointment with a member of the ministerial staff, please call the office at 541.757.1600. You are welcome to leave a message on the answering machine at any hour.

Visit our Grace web page at: www.grace97330.org

Teams & Committees Property Committee - Ron Larson, 541.752.0754

Communications Committee Mary Ann Brenan, 541.230.1696

Sunday Hospitality Dayle Christensen, 541.752.6233

Events Hospitality Molly Hallgrimson, 541.753.8581

Christian Education Team Deaconess Donna King, 541.757.6636

Altar Guild - Linda Samuels, 541.929.4222

Worship & Music Committee Michael Beachley, 541.754.5501

Finance Committee - Hal Brauner, 541.753.0023

Personnel Committee - Nancy Strohlein, 541.926.5747

Hospital Visitation Team - Jim Wernz, 541.929.6794

Healing Prayer Team - Sue Davis, 541.924.2922

Mission Groups - Bob Saathoff, 541.929.3045

Stewardship Committee

Dave Lundahl, 541.757.1358

Hope & Wholeness Counseling Dr. Julie Evans, Ph.D., Clinical Director 541.753.9217

Campus Ministry at Luther House Mike Ostrom, Pastor, 541.753.5213

Volunteer Interfaith Caregivers Norma Moody, 541.754.2555

Maya Stock 11/03

Bob Saathoff 11/04

Courtney Shaff 11/04

Ellie Carson 11/04

Marilyn Bervin 11/08

Anna Upenieks 11/09

Beverly Raze 11/09

Jesse Byers 11/09

Sue Kingsley 11/09

Ulo Kiigemagi 11/10

Isaac Hadlock 11/11

Anne Schroeder 11/12

Evelyn Vega 11/12

Cara Raze 11/13

Molly Hallgrimson 11/14

Kyle Levien 11/18

Michael Hellberg 11/18

Van Volk 11/18

Becky Strandberg 11/19

Erin Radniecki 11/19

Michael Trujillo 11/19

Trevor Gourley 11/20

Joyce Gourley 11/25

Maud Corl 11/26

Mark Klopsch 11/27

Sandy Beachley 11/28

Wayne Wahrmund 11/28

Ardelle Merritt 11/30

Jo Anne Hellberg 11/30


Camp Lutherwood News Summer 2018 is on its way! Registration opens on December 1. Visit Camp Lutherwood ’s website at https://lutherwodoregon.org to download the summer schedule and start planning! Middle School Lock-In at the Oregon Coast! November 10-11th, 6 pm—3 pm, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Coos Bay. $45 per camper, and 1st adult per group stays free. Thank you to all that attended the annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 1st. It was a fun afternoon of food, beverage, live and silent auc-tions, games, and celebration! It’s not too early to start planning your Church auction basket for next year. We appreciate your support!


Globaliers

2017-2018 First Thursday of Each Month

Fireside Room @ 7pm

This looks to be a promising year for Grace’s Global Book Club. All are welcome for one, several, or all of the discussion sessions. Participants are encouraged to read the book before the discussion, but those who are interested in the title may come and listen in as well.

11-2 The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henríquez Led by Mary Ann Matzke

“Suspenseful, wry and immediate, rich in spirit and humanity, The Book of Unknown Americans is a work of rare force and originality.”

12-7 Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus, David Quammen Led by Sharon Rosenkoetter

1-4-18 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, J.D. Vance Led by Ardis Koester

2-1 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou Led by Pastor Wendell

3-1 The Sympathizer: A Novel, Viet Thanh Nguyen Led by Carol Erickson

4-5 Turn Right at Machu Pichu, Mark Adams Led by Carol Warloe

5-3 Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, Katherine Boo Led by Juan Guzman

6-7 The Girl Who Wrote in Silk, Kelli Estes Led by Darlene Leklem

9-6 From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey, Pascal Khoo Thwe

10-4 When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, Le Ly Hayslip with Jay Wurts


Luther House News


Holden Evening Prayer begins on November 1st, and will continue on Wednesday nights from 8—8:30 pm. This quiet, candlelight liturgy is a wonderful way to slow down, pray, dream dreams, drink of the Spirit, and imagine a world of peace. Join us! Fall Football Parking Once again Luther House is hosting game-day parking for every home football game – November 18. For $10 you get a really fine place to park within walking distance of Reser Stadium. If you park with us four times, the fifth time is free. And you get the joy of helping support Lutheran Campus Ministry at OSU. Spread the word. Parking is limited. First come, first served. Go Beavs! Lutherfest 2018 — February 25 The Luther House Beer and Cheese Pairing benefit celebrates 90+ years of continuous ministry on the OSU campus. Save the date and plan to join us at the Boulder Falls Center, Lebanon. Detailed information, includ-ing how to purchase tickets, will be available soon. Stay tuned!

Turn your clocks back

before you go to bed

on

Saturday, November 4th

Grace Center It is a pleasure to hear about Grace Center field trips, but the Center serves a wider variety of all participants, many of whom may have memory prob-lems or disabilities requiring specialized help. In day- to-day programs Grace Center has found that participants needn’t be separated; they socialize well in activities like the visiting musicians who entertain them all; if they don’t re-member friends’ names the words of old time, or new songs, come back in dynamic sing-alongs. To recognize participants who need personalized help, the Center has a “floater” called their Participant Specialist who hovers around activities to note individuals who aren’t coping with art work or cooking or gardening programs with the rest. The specialist joins this participant to guide him or her with personal attention. When I’ve visited the Center there is an atmosphere of love and acceptance with everyone. One Center room, called the MSE room, has a remarkable way of calming and soothing individuals who may have experienced Traumatic Brain Injury in the past, or Post Traumatic Stress or depression. Co-director Tera explained “The MSE room is designed to deliver stimuli to various senses, using lighting effects, color, music or scents.” Individuals diagnosed with dementia may be in the MSE room for 15 to 30 minutes and it decreases their tendency to wander for up to four hours … even on returning home. In this way the Center makes sure each participant is served their needed treatments and they are comfort-ed. - Betty McCauley



Interfaith Potluck Sunday, November 19, 2017

5:00-7:00 pm

Hosted by the St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Shop

St. Mary’s Church — Upper Social Hall

501 NW 25th St., Corvallis, OR 97330

Please invite your congregations and friends. Vegetarian potluck to accommodate dietary preferences

Bring labels to indicate gluten or dairy-free if possible If it's easy, bring your own plate/cup/silverware. We also have some, and will have paper plates if needed.

Let us create and strengthen friendships between our congregations. Let us be the peace and love we wish to see in the world.

FMI: UUFC Church office 541.752.5218

Ronnenkamp Hall

Thanks to Ron Larson for making the tracks in Ronnenkamp Hall that allow Grace to display rotating art. The plan is to have frequent shows of work by Grace artists The displays are planned to be 6 weeks in duration. Please tell the pastors if you wish to post your art. Ron Larson improved on the display tracks that are commercially available and made them at a fraction of the cost of the others. The tracks allow the showing of pictures or photos or quilts posted via thumbtacks in a cork strip or the hanging of framed art from special hooks. We really appreciate this addition to our efforts to worship the Creator. On display in Ronnenkamp Hall through Dec. 1 is a showing of 30 photographs of Lutherstadt Wittenberg by photographer Sharon Rosenkoetter. Husband Larry helped immensely with the matting and framing. The photographs were taken this past April during the four hours that the Rosenkoetters spent in Witten-berg. Germany is widely celebrating the Reformation for both its religious and secular significance. In ad-dition to the theological innovations -- salvation by grace alone, Scriptures as the source -- the Refor-mation was a major influence on the development of the German nation with a common language from a host of smaller principalities. "We could have enjoyed a week in this fascinating town," said Sharon. "So many of the buildings and artifacts from Luther's period have been carefully preserved, lovingly restored, and clearly explained. The photos displayed at Grace aren't extraordinary, but I decided to share them because they provide another way for viewers to understand and celebrate the reformers' contributions during the 500th anniversary of the Reformation."



As promised in the Sunday bulletin, here’s the list of those providing transportation: Thanks to our wonderful, dedicated Grace on the Move Drivers, who provide and/or coordinate rides to worship and Bible Study for those in need of transportation: Ron & Kay Larson, Marna Renshaw, Wayne & Carolyn Kradjan, Dar-lene & Jim Leklem, Anne & Tom Orwick, Debbie Kuehn, Judy Winkler, Norma Moody. (if you provide this service and your name is not here, please let the church office know, 541.757.1600) As promised in the Sunday bulletin, here’s the list of our Sunday Musicians: All are grateful to the many members dedicated to bringing the gift of music to our Sunday worship services. Our Di-rector of Music Ministries, Christopher Buckley, lends expertise and dedication to provide us with joyful music. Sunghee Kim, accompanies the choir and plays organ for our early worship service. We are also grateful for the many volunteers who provide special music from time to time. In addition we want to recognize those who provide music Sunday in and Sunday out: Chancel Choir: Sue Davis, Carol Erickson, Netsie Griffith, Ardis Koester, Jaya Lapham, Norma Moody,

Anne Orwick, Sue Speulda, Ellen Swanson Topness, Donna Wernz, Sandie Williams, Glenn Chaffin, Mason Cooper, Steven Evans-Renteria, Wendell Hendershott, Jerry Koester, Marshall Hill-Tanquist, Noel Vineyard, Jim Wernz

Grace Alive!: Michael Beachley, Wendell Hendershott, Tom Kiersky, Dave Lundahl, Angie Kingsley

President: Bob Keith

Vice President: Ardis Koester

Secretary: Shelly Lundahl

Treasurer: Hal Brauner

Financial Secretary: Mary Stephens

Council Members: Shelley Chamberlin Pr. Netsie Griffith

Pr. Wendell Hendershott Rebekah Hadlock

Dick Junge Jaya Lapham

Sue Musil Lew Nelson

Sharon Rosenkoetter Jim Wernz

Church Council

Church Council minutes are always available in the church office for you to read. You are also welcome to attend Council meetings — the November meeting will be held on Monday the 13th at 6:45 pm here at Grace. Minutes from that gather-ing will be included in the December newsletter.

Our office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on

Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24.


Postage

Grace Lutheran Church Corner of Kings & Harrison 435 NW 21st Street Corvallis, OR 97330 541.757.1600 www.grace97330.org

Confirmation Day

29 October 2017

11 am Worship – 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Grace Lutheran Church

Gabrielle Bilotta

Aaron Davis

Christina Lundahl Michael Gallagher Katherine Olsen Mikaila Saathoff

Stir up in us the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding,

the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord,

the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever. Amen

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