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During the isolation period, Grace's staff are all still working diligently from home to make sure you have resources to continue your discipleship journey.
Our costs have not diminished, so your contribution matters now more than ever.
You can make offerings to Grace through online contributions via PayPal or your credit card, by mailing a check, or by setting up payments through your bank website. Click here for more information. Thank you!!
Resources for you to use at home
Click on the category to find sermon videos, liturgies, articles, coloring pages, and music to nurture your faith at home.
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Faith Formation/Study
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Faith Formation for YoutH
Sunday School at 10:15 Wednesday Night Confirmation
Begins September 18, 7:00-8:30, at Faith Lutheran Church. Sunday Morning Confirmation
Currently, we're joining with the Adult Forum in the Fellowship Room at 10:15, where Pastor Melody is leading an all-ages conversation about Small Catechism stuff like Justification, The Cross, Saints & Sinners, and Law & Gospel. Faith Formation for AdultS
Sunday Morning Adult Forum
Meets at 10:15 in the Fellowship Room March 16 - No Class. Monday Night Bible Study
Meets Monday evenings at 7:00 on the lower level. Currently studying the Letter to the Hebrews. You can jump in at any time! FaithTalk
Meets the second Thursday of the month from 10-11:15 am. Unless we cancel due to COVID-a9, on April 9 (Maundy Thursday) we'll take a look at the Triduum, the three services (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Resurrection of Our Lord) that make up the core of Christian faith during Holy Week. |
Worship
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Worship Schedule
Sunday mornings at 9:00. Communion is offered each week. Faith Formation for all Ages follows at 10:15am Wednesdays at 12:30. Full Communion service, with lessons and sermon from the previous Sunday. Wednesdays in Lent. Following a simple soup supper at 6:00, we'll gather for Holden Evening Prayer. This year's Reflection Theme is The Path of Prayer, the Discipline of Discernment. Coffee Hour
Grab some coffee and a treat after worship, and meet some new or old friends. Join the Adult Forum, or relax on the couches in the Narthex with friends. Wednesday Mid-day worship
Every Wednesday at 12:30 in the sanctuary. Worship service with communion in the sanctuary. Lessons and sermon will be from the previous Sunday. Everyone is welcome! Travelling?
You can find an ELCA congregation at www.elca.org/ FindACongregation. You may search by city, state, or zip code Hear a sermon
Here's our sermon archive. You can listen online, or download an MP3. Choir & Music
Like to sing? All are all welcome in the choir, older kids too. Quality leadership with Bradford Thompson. NEW MUSIC OPPORTUNITY!! Generations Choir Fun new opportunity for all ages, including our youngest members, to learn and rehearse one new song and present it on the following Sunday during the 9am service. Songs chosen will appeal to all ages, sometimes with instruments, snapping and clapping of hands. Join us for a potluck dinner at 6:00 pm, with rehearsal from 6:45-7:15 pm. Upcoming dates: Wednesday, Feb. 19 rehearsal, singing in worship on Sunday, Feb. 23. Wednesday, April 15 rehearsal, singing in worship on Sunday, April 19. Wednesday, July 15 rehearsal, singing in worship Sunday, July 19. Wednesday, August 12 rehearsal, singing in worship Sunday, August 16. Wednesday, September 16 rehearsal, singing in worship Sunday, September 20. Wednesday, October 21, singing in worship Sunday, October 25. Wednesday, November 18 rehearsal, singing in worship Sunday, November 22. Wednesday, December 16 - COCOA AND CAROLS! Singing in worship Sunday, December 20. Play an instrument? We welcome ensembles, solos, and offers of accompaniment! We're open to almost everything: guitar, piano, penny whistle, shruti box, steel tongue drum--you bring it and we'll find a place for you to play it! |
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Fellowship
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Faith and Friendship
Third Wednesday at 11:15 in the narthex. Our senior members gather for luncheon and a program or activity--always combined with great conversation and good laughs. Friends and visitors are always welcome! Grace Foodies
We gather at a local restaurant for a relaxed evening out and a chance to meet new friends. February gathering and location to be announced soon--check back for updates. Plus, there's free childcare! (You can drop off kids for childcare at Grace at 5:45; please pick them up by 8:15.) Women of Grace
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Service Opportunities
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circle of care
Offering rides, preparing a meal, or simply writing a note of encouragement--it's the simple things that keep us connected and remind us of God's love. Click here to offer help. Click here to RECEIVE help. Community Quilters
1st & 3rd Wednesdays from 9-11:15, downstairs in the Gathering Room. No sewing or quilting experience necessary! Join us for fellowship and a sense of purpose as we create simple quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Quilts go to women, men and children who have been forced to flee their homes around the world--whether from war, famine or natural disaster. Come to work, or just for the company. If you have old sheets, blankets, or fabric pieces you'd like to donate, you can bring those too. Food Pantry
The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry has been located in our church for almost 40 years, and now serves over 750,000 pounds of fresh, nutritions food to 32,000 individuals annually. Find out more about volunteer opportunities, and how your dollars can help, at GlenEllynFoodPantry.org. Pill Bottle Ministry
Prescription pill bottles often can't be recycled. So we collect them, remove the labels, wash and air-dry them, and provide them to a service that uses them as packing material to protect used medical equipment being shipped to clinics in developing countries. When they arrive, they can be used to dispense medications--which otherwise might go out wrapped only in a fold of paper. Interested in helping out? Contact the church office and we'll put you in touch with Mark, our project coordinator. (This project also qualifies for Community Service hours.) Wooly Knitters
Meets Tuesdays from 1:00-3:00 upstairs in the Great Room. A friendly group of about 20 women who gather to knit or crochet hats, scarves, mittens, afghans, or sweaters for people in need. To date, the group has donated over 9000 items to organizations such as PADS, Ronald McDonald House, food pantries, homeless shelters, shelters for survivors of abuse, etc. Visitors and donations of yarn are both very welcome! |
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