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REMINDER: 

If you have submitted a prayer for the Prayer Requests List, please review your prayer and if an update is needed, contact Kathy Huddleston or Cher Funaiock so that the update can appear on next week's list. Thank you.

THERE IS A POCKET PRAYER SHAWL FOR YOU!

As you enter the church, you will see a basket of pocket prayer shawls lovingly made by the Faith Knitters. They would like everyone to have one, so please choose what you'd like!

Thank you, Faith Knitters!

THIS Sunday, June 30th, 4:00 p.m. there will be a Grateful Friends Concert- Voices of Summer at Grace Lutheran Church followed by a small reception. A free will offering will be taken to support ICO. See the flyer below for more details. See you there!

A Neighbor in Need

Carol, a retired nurse and widow, had a huge electric bill this winter due to her heat pump being broken and running on electric heat. She worked as a visiting angel into her 80’s, to supplement her social security, but due to a car accident wasn't able to work anymore.

ICO partnering with the Salvation Army and Catholic charities was able to pay half her bill and get her on an extended payment plan. Hopefully there will be a way to help her get a new heat pump as trying to pay down a huge power bill and get a new heat pump is impossible. 

Thank you, Grace Lutheran, for your support of ICO. 

To learn more about ICO or make a contribution please go to www.interfaithoutreach.com

A Glimpse of VBS 2024 in Pictures

The Tree of Life:

God's Promise of Salvation

This morning is the last day of VBS 2024. Here are some pictures of the fun activities and the wonderful leaders and children who were involved in sharing the joy of salvation through Jesus this week. God bless them all on their final day of VBS 2024 and beyond!

Bible Lesson Leaders ready to share the word of God

Pastor Pete greeting everyone at the door

Welcome and Information Table

The Youth of Grace would like to invite all VBS volunteers to a VBS After Party Picnic TODAY, June 28th.

• We will meet at Nags Head Town Park about 4:30 p.m.
• If you would like to, bring a simple picnic side dish to share.
• We will provide fried chicken. 
• See Christine to RSVP or for more information.

The Blanket Dedication Is Only A Few Weeks Away!

Grace's remaining 2024 Beach Food Pantry volunteer dates are: NEXT Friday, July 5th, August 2nd, September 13th, and November 1st. If there is a date that you would like to come and see what we do just let me know. We would love to have you!!!

Robin

Also, keep the bags coming!! Paper and plastic. It is a huge help in keeping the cost down and saving the Pantry dollars. 

May 28, 2024

Grace Lutheran Church By-the-Sea

ATTN: Alice Jaeger

4212 S. Croatan Hwy.

Nags head, NC 27959

Thank you from Pastor Rick

Dear Alice:

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus... the Christ!

What a blessing the people of Grace Lutheran By-the-Sea have become for the Massai Mission. Your recent gift of $1890 for this effort will provide funding for another evangelist to be trained. This is an enormous gift!

Training for each evangelist takes three years of study at Oldonyo Sambu, a small residential training center located in a rural setting on the A104, a paved road from Arusha to Namanga at the Kenyan border. The cost is $600 per year. Once selected, a candidate must be recommended by his local pastor, take a qualifying exam and have a positive interview with church leaders.

Once approved, he begins training at the facility in two-month courses. After each course he returns home for two months, providing him time to be with and provide for his family. Then the cycle repeats itself over a three-year period. Upon satisfactory completion of the course work, he is certified as an Evangelist and assigned a bush congregation, usually near his home.

The evangelists pretty much run the local church. A pastor may oversee as many as 30 small bush congregations, so he depends on the evangelists to do the grunt work in the local setting. When the pastor visits a bush church, which may only be once or twice a year, there will always be communion, weddings, baptisms and confirmations. It's a big deal when the pastor shows us. Training to be a pastor requires an additional four years of study at Mwika Theological School at a cost of $1 600 per year.

Since initiating this educational funding for faithful Maasai men, thirty men have been trained to be evangelists and nine have completed studies to become pastors. This is a huge boost to the Maasai community of faith. God is using these dedicated men to g row His Kingdom in traditional Maasailand where heretofore little effort had been made to spread the Gospel.

I was thrilled to receive the check for $1890 from Grace By-the-Sea. What a blessing this is for this simple effort to encourage the spread of God's Word among the Maasai of norther Tanzania. I am so humbled to have been directed by God to initiate this work in 2000 and to have been granted His sufficient grace to sustain it through these years. Your wonderful and very generous gift from Grace by the Sea makes it possible to continue.

Please convey my sincere thanks and appreciation to the members for this awesome gift!

In service to our Lord, Jesus ...

Pastor Rick Engel

Pastor Emeritus, Grace Lutheran Church and School

YOUTH CORNER

If you are a Teen or know of one that would like to come have fun with us each month, please let Christine know. We try to meet at least once a month.



If you have a heart for the youth and would like to help out, here are a few ways:

1. Share your talent or interest by teaching or even just showing us.

2. Provide a snack meal for one of our Meetings.

3. Be willing to host a Youth event in your yard, home, or local park, etc.

4. Pray for our Youth! This is a scary world full of obstacles and challenges, especially for our young people.

Sunday Servers Schedule

Thank you for serving!



This Month’s Altar Guild:

Lisa Ashburn & Tina Adderholdt

June 30th

Usher(s): Gary Funaiock

Reader: Gary Funaiock

Offering Counters: Gary Funaiock

The following opportunities and more come with regular participation in our Grace Lutheran Music Team!

• Improve your singing voice.
• Sing in harmony.
• Learn to play a rhythm instrument or the chimes.
• Participate in music selection for congregational singing during worship.

Individuals ages 10 and up: Reach out to Music Director Cathy Pescevich Kreplin today! cathy@ncmusicteachers.com 252-955-0706 Prior experience not needed.

Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays from 10 -11 a.m.

Chime and Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal: Thursdays at 9 a.m. 

Music Planning Meetings: The first Thursday of each month from 11 a.m.- 12 noon, directly after Choir Rehearsal.

Portals of Prayer devotional booklets are available. If you would like one brought to you, please contact the church office and we will see that you get it.

Zoom Bible Study is held on Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. Email Pastor Al to be added to the Zoom invitation. You will need to have Zoom activated on your computer. It is free!

Grace's "Faith Knitters" will not be meeting during June, July and August. They will resume meeting in September.

Midweek Bible Study is held on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. in the church hall. Bring your own lunch. Desserts will be provided.

Offerings can be mailed to:

Grace Lutheran Church By-The-Sea

P. O. Box 1356

Nags Head, NC 27959

You can put flowers on the altar to mark special occasions or to add your personal touch to our worship service by signing up on the calendar in the back of the Sanctuary. Even though Nags Head Florist has agreed to provide flowers at cost, prices are up for 2023 - $35 for standard arrangements and $50 for special requests. We will order a standard arrangement unless you indicate to Jay that you want a special arrangement. Please drop your donation in the basket and write on the envelope that the donation is for flowers.