 On Easter morning please help us decorate the cross in the parking lot with flowers in celebration of the victory of Christ rising from the grave. Please bring fresh flowers and add them to the cross before worship.
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 Bring your Lenten coins. During Lent members have been counting their blessings and putting coins in a bank for hunger relief. Please bring your coins this Sunday, Easter, and we'll send your gifts to ELCA World Hunger. If you wish to contribute a check, please make it out to Abiding Grace and note "Hunger relief" in the memo line.
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 Want to become a member of Abiding Grace? We will be receiving new members during worship on Sunday, April 10. To become a member, please complete the membership form available in kiosk at church or online. Give your completed form to Pastor Nick or Sally Hart, place it in the offering plate, or email it to the church office.
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 Upcoming Adult Sunday School class. Beginning on Sunday, April 3, all members are invited to a new adult Sunday School class. John Tesch will be leading a class using a study guide published by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota entitled "My Neighbor is Muslim — Exploring the Muslim Faith." The class will run throughout April and into May.
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 Second annual chili cook-off. Abiding Grace's second annual chili cook-off will be Sunday, April 10, after church. The chili can have beans and or meat. A sign up sheet will be available for those who would like to compete. The congregation will judge the chili and pick the winner.
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 Grace Café. Jesse Grimmer and Laura Hopkins have been hosting gourmet dinners in their home to benefit our youth ministries. The next dinner will be Saturday, April 2. April's menu will be vegetarian. The suggested donation is $50 per person with all proceeds supporting our youth. Sign up at church or contact Taylor.
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 "Clean the Church" morning. Friday, April 1, at 9:00 a.m. is the monthly cleaning of the floors in the worship center—no fooling! It goes quickly if enough people come. If you can help, please stop by.
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 Briarwood news. The April issue of The Vine, the newsletter of the Briarwood Retreat Center, is available online. Read about the upcoming brunch on April 3 and all other things that are happening!
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 Keep in prayer. Please keep the following people in your prayers: Kate, Esther, Mike, Linda, Don, Becky, Curtis Piper, Holly, Nate, DeWees Keller, Caitlyn, Bill Perkins, Sam, Ami, Pete, Maryjo, Tom, Mark, Henry, Ron, Sarah and Jim, Linda, Graysen, Newt, MaryAnn, Blaine, Reta, Lauri, Emma, Ron, Kay Dave, Jeff, Bruce, Lori, and the Saeger family. |
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Holy Week and Easter Sunday. There will be two weekday services this week, Holy Week: Maundy Thursday worship with Holy Communion and Good Friday worship. Both services begin at 7:00 p.m. Come celebrate the resurrection of our Lord at Abiding Grace on this Sunday! Easter Sunrise worship will be at 7:30 a.m. and Easter Festival Worship will be at 10:30. ALL are welcome!
