Church Calendar of events
Volunteer Schedule 2005
committee and group meeting times
 

Kick-Off Sunday
     Sunday School for all ages begins on Sunday, September 11 at 9:15 a.m. with the opening in the sanctuary.  At 9:30 we will go to our classes.
Please join the excitement and joy of learning more about our Lord and His Word to us.  Bring your friends along!!!
 

3rd Grader to Receive Bible
     On Sunday, September 11 Connor Johanson will be presented with a Bible during the church Worship Service at 10:45 a.m.  It is a tradition in
our church that 3rd graders be given their own Bible.
 

Discovery Club
     A new club will be starting this fall on Wednesday, September 21.  Join us at 5:00 p.m. for a family supper at church, followed by Discovery
Club from 5:30-6:45 p.m. for children and a Bible Study for adults.  Discovery Club is for children ages 4-11.  Nursery care will be available.
Classes will be over by 6:45, in time for adults choir practice at 7:00 p.m.

     Discovery Club includes singing, Bible study and Bible awards, scripture memory, skit hit, skill award and games.  This program is made for
churches our size and should fit our needs well for a midweek activity.

     Adults and children planning to attend Discovery Club and Bible Study, please sign up on the list in the Fellowship Hall.  This is necessary
for planning the supper meal.  Sign up by September l8.

Coming Attractions
     A church bike hike is being planned for Saturday, October 8 beginning at 9:30 a.m.  Please put this date on your calendars and plan to join
us!!  All ages are invited.  Details will follow in the October newsletter.
 

Fall Sunday School Teachers
   (September 11 - November 27)

Nursery (ages 0-2):  Janet Nustad
Ages 3-K:                   Tammy Engstler
Grades 1-5:                Mary Rennells
Grades 6-8:                 Kathy Weiner
Grades 9-12:              Kathy Rosendahl
Adults:                          Loel Gorden
Parenting:                    Cindy Burt
Opening:                       Pam Lica

If you would be interested in subbing, assisting a teacher, or teaching a class, please contact Kathy Rosendahl at 687-4601.  She will be more
than happy to hear from you !!!!!

CLERK'S CORNER
Jenny MacAskill, clerk of session
Some highlights from the last session meeting: Mary Lowery and
Mary Rennells were approved as Presbytery representatives; an
AA group will begin meeting here in September, our team members
have been as busy as ever; Mary Rennells and Doug Rosendahl
attended the August Presbytery meeting in Mauston; the new doors
should be coming within the next week; we have a new nursery
attendant, but are still looking for a supervisor; we are looking for a
choir director; a Pastor Discretionary fund will be established; CE is
planning several activities for all ages; and the session retreat will
be September 17th, each committee is supposed to have 3 goals
which will be discussed.  .
The committees have been busy planning activities for the fall,
please mark your calendars now so you don't miss them!
 

CONFIRMATION CLASS

* Class will begin October 5*, from 7-8 p.m. at Grace Church, usually the I"
and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
* The Group will meet with Pastor Al or Doug two times each month as a
group, using the curriculum "Professing Our Faith" and a book "the Study
Catechism."
* The confinnands will also meet with their mentor, a person from the church,
who will help them in studying and developing their faith as the confirmand
continues their faith journey.
* The confirmand will develop and write their statement of faith.
* Once a month, the confinnands and pastors will participate in an activity as
a group to help them on their faith journey.
* Our goal is a public confession of their faith on April 9, 2006 - Palm
Sunday.
* Letters will be sent to potential candidates the first week of September.
* See Pastor Al or Doug if you are interested in joining this class (if you have
not already signed up).
* Confirmands will choose their mentor from a pool of candidates who have
volunteered from the congregation.

We are looking for a pool of
candidates willing to serve as a
mentor for a confirniand student.
They will meet with the student
on a one-to-one basis once a
month, and share their faith. A
curriculum of topics will be
provided with a video(s) as well
as training with the pastors as to
what you will talk about with the
student. Please contact Al or
Doug if you are interested.

BOO-Book of Order

Forms of Government- Ordination,
Certification, and Commissioning
G-14.0206 Service of Ordination and
Installation
The service of ordination and installation
shall focus upon Christ and the joy and
responsibility of serving him through the
mission and ministry of the church, and shall
include a sermon appropriate to the
occasion. The minister presiding shall state
briefly the nature of the offices of elder and
deacon.
There are Constitutional Questions to
Officers and Constitutional Questions to
Congregation. This is not included here.

G-14.0209 Prayer and Laving of Hands
a.   The members of the church having answered these questions in the
affirmative, those to be ordained shall kneel, if able, for prayer and
the laying on of hands by the session. Those previously ordained
ordinarily shall stand, along with the congregation, if able, for the
prayers of installation. The session may invite other elders and
ministers of the Word and Sacrament to participate in the laying of
hands.
b.  The moderator shall say to those who have thus been ordained and
installed:
"You are now elders and deacons in the Church of Jesus Christ and
for this congregation. Whatever you do, in word or deed, do
everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through him. Amen.
c.   Then the members of the session, and others as may be appropriate,
shall welcome the newly ordained and installed, or newly installed,
elders and deacons into their fellowship in ministry.
d.   After the service, it is appropriate for the members of the
congregation to greet their elders and deacons, showing affection and
support.

 Habitat for Humanity
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Building on Faith: Putting God'
into Action October 3-8, 2005
 Chance/opportunity for you to volunteer to help
build a home in Minnesota City during the week of
October 3-8.
~ Sign up for a work crew or hospitality crew on the
mission bulletin board in the church hallway.
~ Work Crew: 2 shifts/day 8-12 (noon) and 5-8 p.m.
~ Hospitality - lunch and/or dinner prepare and serve
-Contact a member of the Team - Al, Candi or Doug
for more information or see the Mission Bulletin
Board.
~ This is the 26th home built in Winona.
~ A mission project moving from face to face, working
shoulder to shoulder

NOTES:
Presbyterian Women Coordinating team will meet on
Wednesday, September 7, at 1 p.m. to begin planning the
Holiday Fair to be held November 12, 2005

Fellowship and Evangelism Committee will meet at the church on Thursday, September 8, at 5; 30 p.m.
Did you mark your Calendars? Fellowship and Evangelism will be serving Sub sandwiches on Kick-Off Sunday
September 11,following the Worship Service.

Crop Walk

This year's Crop Walk will be held Sunday
October 9 beginning at 1:00 pm. It will start at
Central Lutheran Church, come to Grace and return
to Central. We will need people to volunteer to walk,
some to be willing to financially support the walkers
and some to be here to serve the refreshments to the
walkers. Refreshments will be supplied by Crop Walk.
Materials for the walkers will be available by
Sunday September 11. Please consider taking the
time to walk. We would like to have more walkers
this year than we have had before.
Monies collected for the Walk will go to Church
World Service to help those in need around the
world. There will be posters and information on the
Mission Bulletin Board to let you know about some
of their programs. One fourth of the money received
in Winona will come back to Volunteer Services for
their emergency food shelf.
The mascot for this year's program is a giraffe -
and its name is ImaniH We will have pictures and an
Imani giraffe on display. This could prove to be an
extra incentive for us this year.

 CIRCLES
Circle I will meet on Thursday, September 15, at 7 p.m.
at the home of Jane Dietrick, 1334 Crocus Circle, tel: 452-
5172.

Circle II will meet September 14, at 1:30 p.m. We will
be studying lesson 7 in the Horizon Magazine. Watch the
bulletin for the time and place.

Circle III will meet Tuesday, September 13, at 7 p.m. at church.

Dear Church Family

In the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 's Gospel (5:1-12), Jesus
really talks about going the "Extra Mile." Certainly, this is a very
important part of our Christian walk and experience. Let's consider
going the extra mile at Grace during this month of September. Here are
some potential goals/activities to work on in going the extra mils...
"Extra Mile" Goals for September:
___I will endeavor to the best of my capability to set aside each Sunday
Morning for Worship with my church family at GPC, not under a
sense of obligation/duty, but because God really desires my
fellowship and I need this time with God and other Christians. "Let us
not give up meeting together...but let •us encourage one another... "
(Hebrews 10:25)
___I will think and pray about someone in my sphere of influence
that I could invite to come with me to "check it out." "I am not ashamed of
the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation of everyone who
believes... " (Romans l:l6a)
___I will seriously think about coming on Wednesday evenings for
supper at 5 and Discovery Club/Adult Bible Study at 5:30.
Hey, it's just an eight-week commitment beginning September
2!5'!  It will give you a "spiritual mid-week pep up"! "And let us
consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good
deeds. " (Hebrews 10:24)

I will faithfully give of my resources back to the Lord. "...God
loves a cheerful giver. " (2 Corinthians 9:7b) Just think about what would happen
if we were all faithful in reaching these goals? Here's an illustration
to challenge our thinking called "Missing Workers";
A baseball pitcher went to the mound. He looked around and
asked, "Where's the center fielder?" Someone said, "Oh, he had
company and couldn't come today. Then he asked, "Where's the short
stop?" Someone else told him,"He's gone fishing. It was a pretty
day and he hadn't been fishing all month." Then the pitcher asked,
"Where's the second baseman?"
"Oh, he's at home, he was too tired to come today." The next day at
practice the center fielder asked, "How did the game go yesterday?"
He was told, "We lost 17 to nothing." Quickly came the reply
from the center fielder, "Boy, we need a new pitcher, don't we?" No,
they just needed everyone in the game!
Not so unlike the church, we need everyone to show up for the game.
Everyone's contribution is an important one. Please consider
going the "Extra Mile" this month! "Extra, Extra, do something about
it!"
For the team.. Al
 

Bring Us Your Hungry
O.K..  It may not be quite the same as the quote on the statue
of Liberty, but you get the idea. Due to the success of the
stewardship dinner last year, (Loel asked for seconds) the
committee has decided to have another stewardship dinner on
October 15 this year. Eating seems to be the one thing that
everybody in our church can agree upon. We like it and we do
it frequently.  It has become addictive for many of us.  The
party will start around 5:00 p.m. with appetizers and then have
a selection of homemade soups. As with last year, there won't
be any attempt to pressure anyone at the dinner for a gigantic
pledge, so you can come and eat and feel safe. The goal is to
have a great meal and enjoy each other's company. (I'm not
sure who has to sit next to Walt, but I'm sure we can get that
worked out and everybody else should have a good time.)
Gary Hayes,
Stewardship Drive Committee