This is the November news for Grace Lutheran Church.

We will have a Thanksgiving Day Worship service on Thursday, November 26 at 10 AM. Please note that the Thanksgiving Day offering will be given to Committee on Relief. Information can be found on the primary WELS website via this link to Committee on Relief.

Ladies Aid, which normally meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM, will be Wednesday, November 4th, at 6:30 PM.

The Pioneers will have a roller skating party on Sunday, November 22, from 2 to 4 PM. Everyone is welcome to join us.

The youth group meets on the 3rd Sunday evening of each month, for fun and fellowship. Our next meeting will be on Sunday, November 15. The youth group wishes to thank Andrew and Linda Hynick and family for hosting the hayride and campfire in October. If any family would like to host a youth activity, please talk to Brian or Darci Crile. Also, the youth are looking for a good used sofa and charis for the basement where they have their weekly, Sunday School study. If you have something please talk with the Criles.

Grace Lutheran will be hosting a book fair and displaying numerous books and publications from our synod's Northwestern Publishing House. You will be able to order books for personal use or as gifts. The display will begin on Sunday, November 22 and conclude on Sunday, November 29th.

We invite everyone to join in a congregational card shower for Marion Burnham as she celebrates her birthday on November 20. Marion is at the Oakwood Nursing Home in Albia. Here address is:

Marion Burnhma

Oakwood Nursing & Rehab Center - Room #51

200 16th Ave E

Albia, Iowa 52531

Lastly, we still have many dishes, pans, casseroles, etc., in our kitchen. There are left over from when a dish or dessert was brought for a funeral or potluck. Please stop by the kitchen and see if any are yours.