Please join Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield to generously offer your financial support to the Souper Bowl of Caring, taking place Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The event is in support the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts; donations of non-perishable food items are also welcome and will go to support the Parish Cupboard.
Read the full post to learn more about the event. Continue reading
Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield invites congregation members and the public to join its School of Lay Ministry during their table talks on Sunday, January 22, 2012, as the kickoff for the Mission Education Series starts with special talk by the Springfield Rescue Mission.
Staff from the Springfield Rescue Mission will be here at 10:45 a.m. to talk about what it does in the greater Springfield area. Weather permitting, it will be followed by a tour of the Springfield Rescue Missions facilities on Bliss St. For carpooling reasons, please sign up in Jung Hall for this event and indicate if you would need a ride or if you are available to take people to the tour.
Please see Ryan Lynch, Carol Goulet or Karen Blanchard if you have any questions.
Sunday, January 22, 2012, Third Sunday after Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, January 22, 2012
1st Lesson: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm: 62:5-12
2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Gospel: Mark 1:14-20
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
10:45 am – Table Talk Series
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Monday, January 23, 2012
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00-Noon – Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – New Bible Study Series
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer, prayer meeting
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion
7:15-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
Friday, January 27, 2012
7:00-10:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer youth service and fellowship
Saturday, January 28, 2012
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
8:00-9:00 pm – Al-Anon
Sunday, January 29, 2012, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, January 29, 2012
1st Lesson: Deuteronomy 1,8:15-20 Psalm: 111
2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Bishop Margaret Payne
Members of Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield and all Western Massachusetts ELCA churches are invited to attend the special New England Synod conference meeting to discuss the election of a new bishop. Bishop Margaret Payne will retire Aug. 31, 2012, after serving 12 years as bishop of the New England Synod.
The meeting will take place Saturday, Feb. 4, 2011, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Springfield, starting at 9:00 a.m. This is one of several regional meetings taking place in January and February as the second step in the process of electing of a new bishop for the New England Synod. Continue reading
Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield is pleased to welcome the Rev. William M. (Bill) White as its Interim Pastor. Pastor White has nearly three decades of pastoral experience serving God and the people and churches of the ELCA in Vermont and Connecticut.
Pastor White will be leading Wednesday evening and Sunday morning worship services starting this week, and will be available for pastoral care needs.
To learn more about Pastor White, check out his full bio on Pastor White’s page.
Rev. Alice Kerr Laird
Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield is pleased to welcome the Rev. Alice Kerr Laird this Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, as a special guest. Laird will conduct the Sunday morning worship service, which begins at 9:30 a.m.
As an Associate to the Bishop of the New England Synod of the ELCA, Pastor Laird specializes in congregational care efforts for Central, Southeast and Western Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Her other duties include serving as executive for administration synod stewardship specialist, Synod Assembly committee, Healing the Wounds, and liaison to interim pastors.
In the video below (or click “continue reading”), watch Pastor Laird’s sermon during the Feb. 5, 2011, ordination ceremony for the Rev. Steven Wilco, which took place at Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield. Continue reading
Sunday, January 15, 2012, Second Sunday After Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, January 15, 2012
1st Lesson: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20] Psalm: 139:1-6, 13-18
2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Gospel: John 1:43-51
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Monday, January 16, 2012
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00am-Noon – Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – New Bible Study Series
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer, prayer meeting
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion
7:15-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
Friday, January 20, 2012
7:00-10:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer youth service and fellowship
Saturday, January 21, 2012
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
8:00-9:00 pm – Al-Anon
Sunday, January 22, 2012, Third Sunday After Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, January 22, 2012
1st Lesson: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm: 62:5-12
2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Gospel: Mark 1:14-20
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
10:45 am – Table Talk Series
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Sunday, January 8, 2012, Baptism of Our Lord
Readings for Sunday, January 8, 2012
1st Lesson: Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm: 29
2nd Lesson: Acts 19:1-7 Gospel: Mark 1:4-11
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service
11:00 am – Brunch in honor of Pastor Harman’s Ministry at Grace
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Monday, January 9, 2012
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00am-Noon – Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – New Bible Study Series
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer, prayer meeting
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion
7:15-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
Friday, January 13, 2012
7:00-10:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer youth service and fellowship
Saturday, January 14, 2012
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
8:00-9:00 pm – Al-Anon
Sunday, January 15, 2012, Second Sunday after Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, January 8, 2012
1st Lesson: Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm: 29
2nd Lesson: Acts 19:1-7 Gospel: Mark 1:4-11
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service
11:00 am – Brunch in honor of Pastor Harman’s Ministry at Grace
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Sunday, January 1, 2012, First Sunday of Christmas
Readings for Sunday, January 1, 2012
1st Lesson: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm: 148
2nd Lesson: Galatians 4:4-7 Gospel: Luke 2:22-40
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Monday, January 2, 2012
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
9:00-10:00 am – Bible Study
10:00-Noon – Needler’s
6:00-7:30 pm – New Bible Study Series
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer, prayer meeting
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
6:00 pm – Service with Holy Communion
7:15-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
Thursday, January 5, 2012
6:30 pm – Council Meeting
Friday, January 6, 2012
7:00-10:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer youth service and fellowship
Saturday, January 7, 2012
7:00-9:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
8:00-9:00 pm – Al-Anon
Sunday, January 8, 2012, Baptism of Our Lord
Readings for Sunday, January 8, 2012
1st Lesson: Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm: 29
2nd Lesson: Acts 19:1-7 Gospel: Mark 1:4-11
8:45 am – Choir Rehearsal in Fellowship Hall
9:30 am – Worship Service, Sunday School
11:00 am – Brunch in honor of Pastor Harman’s Ministry at Grace
Noon-3:00 pm – Slavic House of Prayer Worship Service
6:00-8:00 pm – AA Meeting
Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield will have two Christmas Eve candlelight worship services Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, highlighting the Nativity of Our Lord. One service will take place at 6:00 p.m. and another will take place at 11:00 p.m. There will not be a Christmas Day worship service Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011.
