Monthly Archives: April 2010

This Week at Grace, May 2, 2010

Sunday, May 2, 2010, Fifth Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00am-Noon - Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion

Saturday, May 8, 2010
8:00-9:00 pm – Al-Anon

Sunday, May 9, 2010, Sixth Sunday of Easter (Mother’s Day)
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

This Week at Grace, April 25, 2010

Sunday, April 25, 2010, Fourth Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
11:00 am – Book Club – “Waiting” by Ha Jin
12Noon – Agawam Registration for Crop Walk; Walk – 1:00 pm
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00 am – Noon – Needler’s
4:30 pm – Confirmation Class
6:00-7:30 pm – Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion
7:00 pm – Youth Worship Experience – West Springfield Teen Center

Saturday, May 1, 2010
800-9:00 pm – Al-Anon

Sunday, May 2, 2010, Fifth Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

Updated: Deals and discounts at Vendor Showcase this Saturday

This Satudray, April 24, 2010, Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield will hold it’s annual Vendors Showcase at the Mittineague Congregational Church, 1840 Westfield St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Some of the vendors represented will include: Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Avon, What a Find Jewelry, The Nic Nac Shak, Mia Bella Candles, Yoli Blast Caps, Owens Corning, The Proud Peacock, Silpada Jewelry Thirty-One Gifts, It’s a Girl Thing, Blessings Jewelry, Jafra, Beauty by Jennique, items from Fair Trade and many more.
 
There will also be authentic handbags and accessories and high quality clothing including Columbia, Champion, Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, Apples and Oranges, and Adidas in sizes from infant, and teens extra small to 4XL at greatly reduced prices.
 
A light lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks and desserts will be on sale starting at 11 a.m..  For more information about any of these vendors or to get their product, please stop in and check us out.

This Week at Grace, April 18, 2010

Sunday, April 18, 2010, Third Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00am-Noon - Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion

Saturday, April 24, 2010
8:00-9:00 pm – Al-Anon

Sunday, April 25, 2010, Fourth Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
11:00 am – Book Discussion “Waiting” by Ha Jin
12Noon – Registration for Crop Walk in Agawam
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

Smith College student to talk of life in Tanzania, Uganda

Visit Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield this Sunday to hear tales about life in the African countries of Tanzania and Uganda.

All are welcome to hear Julie Olson, a Smith College Student who spent hear junior year abroad in Africa, discuss African life immediately following 9:30 a.m. worship (approximately 10:30 a.m.). In the fall of 2008, Olson studied at the University of Dar Es Salaam, in the capital of Tanzania, and in the spring of 2009 she studied in Uganda.

Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield sponsors the education of students in Arusha, Tanzania through the Mission of Hope program.

One more volunteer needed for April’s ‘Operation Sonshine’

Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield is looking for one more volunteer to participate in April’s Operation Sonshine event this Saturday, April 17, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The opportunity involves delivering and serving meals to the hungry at the Springfield Rescue Mission.

For more information or to sign up, email Victoria.

This Week at Grace, April 11, 2010

Sunday, April 11, 2010, Second Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00 am – Noon – Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion

Saturday, April 17, 2010
10:00-2:00 pm – Springfield Rescue Mission, Operation Sonshine
8:00-9:00 pm  – Al-Anon

Sunday, April 18, 2010, Third Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

April women’s bible study program

Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield will continue to hold its year-long women’s bible study program during the month of April. The group meets Tuesday’s from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the church, each week discussing a different female character from the bible.

Below are this month’s featured subjects:
April 6: Deborah
April 13: Jael
April 20: Delilah
April 27: Naomi

This Week at Grace, April 4, 2010

Sunday, April 4, 2010, Easter Sunday
6:15 am – Sunrise Service at Holyoke Soldier’s Home by the flagpole
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00am – Noon – Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion

Thursday, April 8, 2010
6:30 pm – Council Meeting in Jung Hall

Saturday, April 10, 2010
8:00-9:00 pm – Al-Anon

Sunday, April 11, 2010, Second Sunday of Easter
8:45 am – Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
6:00-7:30 pm – Study in Basic Lutheranism
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting