Grace Evangelical Lutheran offers a snack time at the beginning of the Sunday school and Bible classes each week. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the addition for people to bring in snacks. There are two spaces for each week, on the sign-up sheet, as we need about 4 dozen items each week between the children and adults. Also, with regard to those who sign-up to bring treats for the adults on Sundays, we would like to ask you to be responsible for cleaning up after the fellowship time, if possible. If you can't stay, would you please ask someone to do it for you. The coffee will be made before each church service, but clean-up after will be the responsibility of those that serve. Thank you from the Grace Ladies' Aid.

Greetings!
The Ladies' Aid have purchased greeting cards through Northwestern Publishing House to be used by the congregation to encourage our friends and family in Christian love. The cards have Bible verses and are for several occasions. 
Please make a 50¢ donation for each card you take. 
Surplus donations will go to home and world mission projects. Cards were purchased to support WELS ministry efforts.    

We are forming a banner committee to work on some new banners for the church. Our first focus will be a special banner for the church's 65th Anniversary. Please tell Barbara Van Haaften if you are interested in helping.

Julie Lund
President
Grace Ladies’ Aid /LWMS

Here is a short video on the LWMS website.

Lutheran Women's Missionary Society (LWMS) - Website Tour from WELS Streams on Vimeo.

The Lutheran Women's Missionary Society held its Fall 2009 Rally at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, WELS, in West Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, October 3rd. Barbara Van Haaften, Rose Marie Neumann, Pastor Neumann and Julie Lund attended from Grace Lutheran Church.

The Rally opened at 9:30 AM with a fellowship coffee time, then an opening devotion and bible study led by Pastor Aaron Schultz of Beautiful Savior.

At 10:30 AM,  Pastor Andrew Fix from Lincoln Heights Lutheran spoke about his Sudanese Mission Trip which involved a trip to the continent of Sudan, Africa. Following the presentation, lunch was served, followed by a social time and visiting the displays.

The business meeting was held at 1:00 PM and the day ended with a closing devotion.  Mite box missions were gathered, along with a free will offering for the speaker and for the circuit working fund.