

Please give generously in the weeks ahead. As June begins we have a noticeable gap between budgeted contributions and contributions received. June giving Grace Church’s fiscal year ends on June 30. Pastor Lyle Along with the gifts of talent and time, God has abundantly blessed this community of faith with financial resources. I’ll connect you to the right person at Grace to help get you involved. If you are interested in Come, Holy Spirit! these ministries or others, let me know. respond to the Spirit’s calling in our lives. May the Body of Christ at Grace ministries, and a multitude of others, are only possible when we continue to work together, moving as one as the Spirit leads us. happens when we each prayerfully seek the ride to someone who would otherwise Spirit’s wisdom and joyfully respond to be unable to attend worship. This homebound members or to provide a resources. Together, may have it in mind for you to bring we can accomplish so much to the glory of community of faith with financial Holy Communion to one of our God and for the sake of the gospel. God time, God has abundantly blessed this Lutheran Church and School. I give thanks to God daily that we have Perhaps God is calling you to serve on been called together in Christ at Grace Along with the gifts of talent and the Altar Guild or as an usher. How is God calling you to share this work and we will be making a gift beyond our pledge to help your gifts? There are so many ways to serve God at Grace and Grace end the fiscal year on solid financial footing. Erika and I join you in gifts in service to the gospel. Please prayerfully consider of us to make use of our how God is calling you to give to Grace.


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The summer is a good enter the final month of the fiscal year, God is calling each of us time to reflect on how to respond with generous giving to ensure that our many the Spirit is calling each ministries may continue to flourish. One Spirit, many gifts Continued from page 1 The Spirit has blessed Grace with so many Each Sunday as I stand before you, I look out and marvel at the gifts! multitude of gifts that the Holy Spirit has activated at Grace. I see hearts filled with God’s love for this world. I see varieties of activities, but it is the same God arms that carry meals to the hungry and who activates all of them in everyone” (1 Corinthians 12:4). I see “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the gifts, but the same Spirit.” eyes that are on the lookout to welcome the same Spirit and there are varieties of newcomer and ears that are ready to listen I Corinthians 12:4 services, but the same Lord and there are to the joys and concerns of friends. Paul writes, the chancel to hear about God’s love. I see children’s feet running forward to “Now there are varieties of into the body of Christ. The Spirit comes to prayer shawls that will bring comfort and continue the work of Jesus, drawing all of us hope. On Pentecost Sunday, we will hear once more of the coming of I look at the body of Christ each Sunday. One Spirit, many gifts in the body of Christ by Pastor Dave LyleĮaster Sunday, April 16, 2017.
