Bishop Gonia to Visit this Sunday, January 13th
Be sure to come to Happy Hour (9:30am) this Sunday. Rocky Mountain Synod Bishop Jim Gonia is visiting
Grace to present a program on "Claiming Our Gifts," in which he shares an exciting vision of our life as
ELCA Lutherans.
Bishop Jim Gonia was elected to a six-year term on April 28, 2012, at the Rocky Mountain Synod’s annual assembly in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was installed on September 23, 2012. Bishop Gonia was re-elected at the 2018 Synod Assembly May 3 for a second six-year term.
He served as a missionary in Madagascar from 1988 to 1998. From 1998 to 2009 he was called as the associate pastor of Atonement Lutheran Church in Denver. Prior to his election as bishop, he served the ELCA’s churchwide ministries as Global Mission Area Program Director for West Africa, Tanzania and Madagascar. In this position Bishop Gonia was responsible for overseeing the ELCA’s programs and relationships with Lutheran church bodies and partners in nine African countries.
Bishop Gonia received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., in 1982; a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Northwestern Seminary (now Luther Seminary) in 1988; and a Master of Theology degree in Islamic studies at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., in 1997.
His wife, Kim, is an ordained pastor in the ELCA serving Risen Lord Lutheran Church in Conifer, Colorado. They have three children, all graduates of Lutheran universities: Caroline, Mallory, and Peter.
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Feel free to join any activity! Mark your interest on the Welcome/Action sheet in the weekly Grace Notes for any event in blue. Events in green have information below.
- Register for a Wellness Package through Life Line Screening, which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening, from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All 5 screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. There are 3 ways to register for this event; to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call toll-free 1-888-653-6441, visit http://lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle, or text the word CIRCLE to 797979.
- The Red Hat Divas is open to all women over the age of 55. They will be going to the Texas Roadhouse at 595 S. 8th Street on January 11th at 1:00pm. Please contact Roxana Shultz at 719-632-6895 if you plan to attend.
- The sign-up sheet for assisting with hosting our Family Promise Families the week of January 13th through the 20th is located on the board in the narthex. Please add your name to help.
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Mobile Food Pantries - January 18th
Care and Share Food Bank will be hosting a free distribution for all neighbors in need at 2605 Preamble Point, southeast of the Sonic Drive-In.
The distribution day is January 18 from 3:00pm until 6:00pm.
Fresh and frozen foods along with staple items will be distributed drive-through style. Please stay in your vehicle. Volunteers and staff will load items directly into vehicles.
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Westside Community Center (WCC) Food Pantry
Grace Lutheran serves the WCC pantry 4 months of the year. During 2018, the neighbors received food, toiletries and pet food for 1,506 people. They received food for 3 meals a day for 4 days, which equates to 18,072 meals given.
The other churches that serve the WCC pantry are Christ the King Lutheran and Gateway Presbyterian.
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About Grace
Office phone: 719-634-2478
Office fax: 719-633-0786
After-hours emergency phone: 719-445-6510
Grace Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As a partner with both local and national church organizations, we participate in many important ministries. Our partners include:
Rocky Mountain Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp
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