July 12 2015

Ministers: Members of Grace Pastor ....................................... Michael J. Mattil Secretary ........................................ Elaine Botka Organist ..........................................Cheryl Mattil

Mission Grace exists to strengthen people in their relationship with Jesus Christ and to empower them to share Jesus with others.

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2015 We’re glad you’re here! 

Please fill out a Family Registration Card with your Prayer Requests. Pass cards to the center aisle so the ushers can collect them.  Children are welcome in the worship service.

They are invited to the front for a children’s message in the Blended service.  A nursery is provided for children 3 and under during the Sunday School and the Blended Service. The ushers will assist you in finding the nursery.

This Week at Grace Today 7/12 8:00 a Traditional Worship with Communion 9:15 a Sunday School/Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship with Communion Wednesday 7/15 1:00 p Quilters Next Sunday 7/19 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School/Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship

Serving in July 8:00 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Worship

Altar Care: Mower:

Elder: David Bentley Elders: Blake Bray Josh Velten Ushers: Bryan Hantsche Gary Miller Mollie Schulz Nick Pappas

Worship Opening Hymn LSB895 Now Thank We All Our God Invocation Confession & Absolution Entrance Hymn Salutation Prayer of the Day Amos 7:7-15 Gradual Ephesians 1:3-14 Verse Gospel Lesson Mark 6:14-29 Nicene Creed Children’s Message (Late Service) Sermon Hymn LSB524 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds Sermon Amos 7:7-15 Yours or God’s Offertory Offering Offering Hymn LSB805 Prayer of the Church Preface Holy, Holy, Holy Lord’s Prayer Words of Institution Peace of the Lord Lamb of God (P. 198) Distribution Song of Simeon (P. 199) Closing Hymn LSB923 Almighty Father, Bless the Word

On August 8 we will have our "cutting party" for Sole Hope. There will be opportunities for you to help cut up the jeans and milk jugs we've been collecting to help provide footwear for orphans in Uganda. We will start at 9:00 a.m. and work into the afternoon. You can come for any portion of the day you wish. We have a enough milk jugs. Please continue to bring used blue jeans. (If you would like to help with some of the advance work, contact Pastor or Lindel.

Community Pancake Breakfast Pastor applied for and received a Thrivent Action Team grant and will use this to host a Community Pancake Breakfast on August 15, starting at 8 a.m. This will be FREE and open to the public. We hope this will be the first of many so that we can get to know more people in our community. If you would like to help prepare and serve this meal, please speak to Pastor.

Mowers are needed! The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall! We have the equipment we just need the manpower. Thanks to those who have already signed up. However, there are still lots of opportunities for others to serve. If you would be willing to take a turn, please sign up today!

VBS is Monday, July 27— Friday, July 31. Are you ready for VBS? We sure are! Register your kids online today! Child Registration forms are also available at the Welcome Center, please return them to the church office.

We are still looking for volunteers to help out as well. Visit glcdenison.org or contact Elaine Botka, April Gilbert, or Jeana Parsons .

In the Narthex are blue sheets listing items to be donated. Please bring these items and put them in children’s ministry office along with the blue sheet.

Be sure to designate if items are donated or borrowed. Food items will be on green paper, and will need to be brought to the kitchen by July 26.

Please pray for our Vacation Bible School, as we put the final preparations together and for the children that they may be blessed

by God’s Word.

We have a SMALL number of dedicated volunteers that run our PowerPoint presentations that project the service onto the screen during our worship services. We are looking for some others who will help out.

There is an ivory colored sign up sheet on the bulletin board next to the mailboxes. Please Mission of Christ Network Jon and Dora Braun will be sharing with us in both services and Bible Class Sunday, July 26.

Beginning in August Jon will begin serving at Sztehlo Gabor Lutheran School in Budapest Hungary where he will touch the lives of hundreds at this school.

Thank you Paul Schroeder for filling in at the pulpit and Jane Bronstad at the organ, while Pastor and Cheryl are on vacation.

Thought about ELECTRONIC GIVING? You can set up direct deposits of your offerings to the church account at NO COST TO YOU. It is a very convenient and secure way to support the ministry of our congregation. If you want more information or would like to set this up, contact the church office.