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Wednesday Connections, May 9, 2018
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Last Sunday was Confirmation Sunday. Bishop Erik Gronberg helped confirm Alyssa, Caleb, Daniel, Peter, Rebecca and Ryan (Lanie was sick). We rejoice with them in their lives of baptism!
Celebrate all the Women of Abiding Grace with a 10:00 a.m. brunch this Saturday, May 12. Our Annual Mother's Day Brunch doesn't stop at celebrating moms—although they certainly deserve it. We choose to celebrate all our women: daughters, sisters, aunts, nieces, mothers, step-moms, grandmothers, etc. If you're a gal, that means we want to celebrate you and hope you'll join us at Abiding Grace for brunch.
Couples Shower for Taylor Skoglund and Josh Perkins. All adults are invited to celebrate the upcoming marriage of our Director of Youth Ministries Taylor to Josh at a couples shower (there will be a children and youth shower for Taylor this summer). The couples shower will be Sunday, May 20, 2:00 p.m. at the home of Jim and Martha Looft (1030 Diamond Blvd, Southlake). Members should have received an Evite email on which you can RSVP. If you did not receive the Evite, RSVP to Martha at shower@abidinggracedfw.org by Monday, May 14. Taylor and Josh are registered at https://www.blueprintregistry.com/registry/TaylorandJosh09.02.18
Stewardship campaign. Time and Talent forms for 2018 are being collected. Each member (including children) is asked to fill one out indicating how you wish to serve in the upcoming year. Please fill out a new form since there are many changes including selecting worship service(s) at which to serve. You can fill the form out online right now at http://go.abidinggracedfw.org/t+t Also, if you were unable to submit your pledge card this past Sunday, you will have the ability to do so for the next several weeks.
Feed Our Kids is a program of GRACE which provides lunches for area children who qualify for free or reduced lunches at school and depend on GRACE for lunches in the summer. This year Abiding Grace will again serve two weeks: June 4-8, led by Lori and Madison Anderson and Pete Etheredge, and June 18-22, led by Lori and Madison Anderson and the Kruzel family. Members can help by preparing and serving lunches and providing donations in the form of baked goods or grocery gift cards. There is a sign-up sheet now available at the Outreach kiosk. For more information, please see Lori Anderson, Pete Etheredge, or Jo Kruzel.
2018 Great Day of Service. Thanks to our organizers, Chip and Terri Sakakeeny, to all the project leaders, and to all volunteers for a wonderful eighth annual Great Day of Service! 
MCCC forwarded a thank-you note to the yard-work team from Saturday's Great Day of Service:

To the all of those at Care Corps and Abiding Grace, my husband and I wish to thank you for the hard work and donating your time to helping us.

We knew our yard needed help. We did not realize how bad it was until we saw the amount of debris that was collected. We never thought we would be in a position to need help with the yard. That was always my husband’s labor of love. Thank you for doing what he can no longer do.

Our daughter Debra conveyed how kind everyone was, and how all had a smile on their face.

We are enjoying the contents of the Gift Bag and the beautiful plant! Jay went right for one of his favorite things, popcorn! Alzheimer's has not erased that.

Thank you and God Bless to Mid Cities Care Corps and Abiding Grace Lutheran Church.

James and Cynthia


Below are pictures from some of the projects from the 2018 Great Day of Service.
Keep in prayer. Please keep the following people in your prayers: Samantha, Ron, Sandy, Debbie, Alan, Jerry, LaRue, Gary, Pam, Lorraine, Berniece, Buddy, Darla, Piper family, Mishoe family, Wagner/Meinen families, Brenda and Kelly, Joan, Virginia, Lara and Gabe, Sean, Gae, Peters family, Adam, Bria, Troy, Jett, Jillian, Melva, Corbin, and Julie.
This Week and Next

Wednesday, May 9
5:45p Via de Cristo/Emmaus
6:00p Handbell choir rehearsal
6:45p Orchestra rehearsal
7:30p Choir rehearsal

Thursday, May 10
10:00a Women in Stitches

Saturday, May 12
10:00a Mother's Day Brunch

Sunday, May 13
8:30a Worship with nursery
9:15a Sunday School for all ages
9:30a Finance Committee
10:30a Worship with nursery
11:45a Fellowship Committee
Café Italia Sunday, Ira E Woods

Monday, May 14
7:00p Church Council meeting

Tuesday, May 15
7:00p Bible Study with Pr. Nick

Wednesday, May 16
5:45p Via de Cristo/Emmaus
6:00p Handbell choir rehearsal
6:45p Orchestra rehearsal
7:30p Choir rehearsal

Sunday, May 20
Pentecost
8:30a Worship with nursery
9:15a Last day of Sunday School
10:30a Worship with nursery
11:45a Outreach Committee
Church Master Calendar
Save the Date

Monday-Friday, June 4-8
10:30a Feed Our Kids

Monday-Friday, June 18-22
10:30a Feed Our Kids

Sunday, June 24
Congregational Meeting
Past Week's Videos
 
See last Sunday's videos on our YouTube channel
We celebrated the baptism of Izzy last Sunday!
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Copyright © 2018 Abiding Grace Lutheran Church, All rights reserved.

Sunday worship with nursery: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Sunday school for all ages: 9:15 a.m.

Rev. Nick Billardello, Pastor
Taylor Skoglund, Director of Family Ministries
Vanessa Crixell, Director of Choral Ministries and Office Manager
James Crixell, Director of Instrumental Ministries
Roger Burnell, Organist and Accompanist
Church office (M-Th, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.): 817-601-7128

Our address is (see map)
Abiding Grace Lutheran Church
1060 E Highland Street
Southlake, TX 76092

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