Weekly Announcements of Grace Lutheran Church
A warm welcome to every one of you in Jesus’ name!
Visitors, please sign our guest book, giving your full address.
May the good news of God’s love fill your life with light and
peace and joy!
Grace Lutheran Church and Preschool
1407 W. 5th Street
Storm Lake, Iowa 50588
Office: 732-5005; email: [email protected]
website: www.gracestormlake.org
Pastor Bradley W. Ketcham, 515-205-3845
Pastor Pedro Lopez, Hispanic Pastor, 571-606-7600
IN OUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK
++ Save, O Lord, all those who have none to pray for them, save, too, all those who will not pray
++ For Carolyn Schultz, Ron Dierenfield, Rylan Green, Jon Jensen
++ For Alyssa Hamre and Patrick Ryherd who were married at Grace Saturday afternoon
++ For this year’s Catechism class – Ellie, Aliyah, Chase, Jaxson, Kolten
++ For the work of Christ in the Hispanic community
++ For those who faithfully serve in all branches of the military and law enforcement
++ For those who are unchurched or lost in the darkness of unbelief
++ For God to provide a spirit of reconciliation and peace for this nation
++ For Shara Osiro/Kenya
++ For those celebrating birthdays this week at Grace:
Cassidy Boom, Larry Schultz
THIS WEEK AT GRACE – November 16th – 23rd, 2025
SUNDAY 8 AM, Bible Class
9 AM, Divine Worship/Holy Communion
10:15 AM, Sunday School
TUESDAY – 5:30 PM, Deborah Circle
WEDNESDAY – 9 AM, Ladies Bible Study
5:45 – 7 PM, Midweek
THURSDAY – 10 AM, Methodist Manor
5:30 PM, Elder’s Meeting
SATURDAY – 5 PM, Divine Worship/Holy Communion
SUNDAY – 8 AM, Bible Class
9 AM, Divine Worship/Holy Communion
10:15 AM, Sunday School
HOLIDAY SERVICES –
Thanksgiving Eve – 7 PM at Grace
Thanksgiving Day – 9 AM at St. John, Galva
All Wednesday Advent Services will be held at St. John, SL this year at 12:30 PM and 7 PM
Christmas Eve Service and Children’s Program – 5 PM at Grace
Christmas Day Service – 8 AM at St. John, Galva and 10 AM at Grace
LWML NO WALK COOKIE WALK – The No Walk Cookie Walk begins this year on November 15 and runs through December 15. Monetary donations will be collected during this time and the proceeds will be given to various groups in need during the holiday season. Checks should be made out to Circles of Grace with Cookie Walk in the memo. Checks can be mailed to Sandy Martin, 1768 580th St, Storm Lake, put in her church mailbox, or dropped in the offering plate. Thank you for supporting this mission.
CHRISTMAS DECORATING AT CHURCH – Deborah Circle is again inviting church members to help decorate for Christmas on Saturday, November 29th. We hope it will again be a fun night of fellowship, starting with decorating the church for Christmas, a shorten church service, and a potluck meal. Deborah Circle ladies will
divide up around the church to lead in the different tasks for decorating. There are maybe 6 or 7 different tasks and the Deborah Circle ladies will have a sheet of instructions to follow. Sort of like small groups working on separate jobs. And if you’ve just come for the fellowship that’s okay too.
Along with helping us, the Elders and Trustees will hang the garland and large Chrismon ornaments from the sanctuary walls, plus set up the outside nativity.
The main dish for the meal will be provided, but if you are able and willing, bring a salad, dessert or Christmas treat to share. Please come and join us….hope to see you on Saturday, November 29th.
PANCAKE SUPPER – St. John, SL is hosting a Pancake Supper on November 16 from 5 – 7 PM. Tickets are $6, Children 5 and under – Free. They will be serving Pancakes, Sausages, Applesauce, and Beverages. Proceeds will be given to The Swaddling Clothes Program at St. John.
COMMUNING WITH PASTOR – Tuesday at Methodist Manor – Ron and Ellen Dierenfield; Thursday at Methodist Manor and Otsego Place – Doris Schmidt, Nancy Wellington, Ruth Borcherding, Janice Otto, Ruth Gatwick, and Jim Schaeffer; Norma Johnson, Judy Kecham, and Lloyd Boettcher.
Greetings from Camp Okoboji! After 10 years of faithful and joy-filled service, our wonderful Reservationist, Joy Wolfram, has announced her retirement on December 31, 2025. We are deeply grateful for her dedication, her caring spirit, and the way she has made every guest feel welcome at Camp Okoboji. As we celebrate Joy and wish her well in this next chapter, we invite you to join us in a Retirement Card Shower in her honor. Please consider sending Joy a card or note of appreciation to: Camp Okoboji, Attn: Joy Wolfram, 1531 Edgewood Dr.
Milford, IA 51351
Your kind words and memories will mean so much to her as she reflects on her time at Camp Okoboji and prepares for retirement.
DECEMBER 1 AND 2 WILL BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE CAMP OKOBOJI IN YOUR GIVING PLANS! Camp Okoboji is blessed to announce our Giving Tuesday Campaign will be a Matching Fundraiser! On December 1 and 2, your donation – cash, check, or credit card – will be matched, $1 for every $2 raised up to $10,000! Gifts marked “Giving Tuesday” or “Matching Campaign” but received on days other than December 1 and 2 will be acceptable to be included for the match. To learn more, please contact the Camp Office at (712) 337-3325. Make your gift at campokoboji.org.
MARY AND MARTHA CHRISTMAS PARTY – The Mary and Martha Christmas party will be held December 9th at King’s Point at 5:30 PM. All ladies are welcome to attend.
CHRISTMAS CAROLING AND POTLUCK – Join us December 14th for a joyful day of fellowship and music! We will gather for a soup potluck at 11:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall – bring your favorite soup to share After lunch we will head out together for Christmas caroling at the nursing homes, spreading cheer and the love of Christ to our neighbors. All are welcome – come enjoy warm soup, warm hearts, and a wonderful time of singing!
ADOPT-A-FAMILY – This year we will once again participate in our Adopt-A-Family Christmas Outreach. While we do not yet know which family we will be supporting (we will share their wish list in the bulletin as soon as it becomes available) you can give cash or check donations now. Both are welcome and can be given directly to Taylor DeMey and will go directly toward helping the family. Once the wish list is published, any purchased items may be dropped off in the Narthex, just like last year. Thank you for helping us bless a family in need this Christmas season!
OFFERINGS
Needed to meet Budget – $4866
November 9 – $1802
ATTENDANCE
November 9 – 66