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July 1, 2010 Grace Lutheran Church 6931 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) 899-1700 contactus@GraceHB.org WORSHIP TIMES:Worship - Sunday 8:30 am, 10:30 am; Wednesday 11 am Children's Sunday School - 10:30 am (summer schedule) Middle School [6th-8th Grade] - Sunday 10:30 am High School [9th-12th Grade] - Tuesday 6:00 pm Adult Bible Study Classes - Sunday 10:15 am
Pastor Chris' ELCA Update
 My fellow brothers and sisters in Christ,
A month ago at our annual congregational meeting and barbeque I presented the vision for Grace for the upcoming year. I strongly encourage every member and friend of Grace to take the time to listen to that message. Part of this presentation included outlining our next steps as part of the ELCA. What I shared that afternoon was recorded. In addition to the audio file, here is a brief summary of my presentation regarding our next steps with the ELCA. Click here to read Pastor Chris' entire ECLA update letter.
Summer Reading 2010
 If you'd like to understand the future vision for Grace as well as be a part of the ongoing conversation, please add these three books to your summer reading list. Each of these books addresses a crucial dimension of the challenge that lies before us.
" Who Stole My Church?" by Gordon MacDonald offers insight into what it means to be a multi-generational church in a changing world. If you're wrestling with some of the recent changes made at Grace--this is a MUST read!
" The Hole in Our Gospel" by Richard Stearns broadens and challenges our typical understanding of what it means to share the Gospel in word and deed both in our community and across the globe. Whether you're satisfied, dissatisfied or indifferent about efforts in missions and evangelism, this book is a blueprint of how things must and will change at Grace.
" UnChristian" by David Kinniman and Gabe Lyons puts a face and a story on the two generations that we most need to reach but that are also the most hostile and resistant not to Jesus or to faith but to the church. If every church is truly one generation away from extinction, we need to understand and respond to the perceptions and criticisms of those who will be coming after us. Is it possible that as the church we have taken our eyes off Jesus and that is why the upcoming generations cannot perceive Christ in the church? I challenge each of you to answer this question after reading this book!
Read these books. Listen to our recent discussions online. Talk to your family, friends and neighbors about them. Be informed. These books will be the basis of further small group conversations that we will be having at Grace. Visit our SUMMER READING 2010 page for more info and to hear MP3 audio from past book discussions.
 VBS is July 12-16, 2010.
Registration happening now! Sundays on the patio or weekdays in the church or school office.This summer, bring your kids and their friends to SonQuest Rainforest - an experience of discovery they will never forget! Based on five key Bible verses that will change a child's life - including John 3:16 - SonQuest Rainforest transports young minds into a rainforest environment where they will explore and encounter Jesus in everyday life.
Questions? Contact the Grace Office [714-899-1700]. CRAFT MATERIAL DONATIONS NEEDED:Please help by dropping off some of these items to the school, church or Sunday school offices. - Paper towel tubes
- Toilet Paper Tubes
- Different colored tissues
- Multi-colored sharpies packets
- Foam paint brushes
- Different colored tissue paper (green, yellow, orange)
- Brown construction paper
- Yellow construction paper
- Glue sticks
- Bottles of glue
- Brown yarn
- (50) Blue solo cups (plastic and blue only)
- Fiber fill or batting for the sock monkeys
 Need Help With Your Clutter?Wednesday, July 14, 12:30, Hope Hall
Come worship at our W.O.W. (worship on wednesday) service at 11 AM and then join us for lunch in Hope Hall at noon.
We have invited Penny Lambright of Clutter Cleaners to speak on living a clutter-free life. Penny is a professional organizer, was featured on a segment of Dateline NBC and has been dubbed a "Clutterologist."
If you are not a regular attendee of our WOW Lunch,
please RSVP by calling 714-899-1692.
Grace School Summer Sports Camps
 Summer sports camps are designed to help athletes prepare for the upcoming competitive sports seasons. Fundamentals of each sport and game situations will be taught and reviewed. Camps open to all in grades 4-8, so invite your friends to join us this summer.
[Monday - Thursday, 10am-2pm]
BOYS BASKETBALL - July 12-15 - $50 GIRLS BASKETBALL - July 19-22 - $50 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - August 9-11 - $40 BOYS FLAG FOOTBALL - August 23-26 - $50
Contact Grace Lutheran School [714-899-1600].
Do You Owe More On Your Home Than Its Worth?
 Wednesday, July 21 and 28, 7 PM at Grace
If you owe more on your home than it is worth or know someone who does, you are highly encouraged to attend one of these informative meetings. There will be local Distressed Property Experts giving a short presentation, and a CPA and Real Estate Attorney present to answer all your questions.
Some of the things you will learn include the 9 ways to avoid foreclosure, foreclosure timelines, and current available government programs. The goal is to empower members of our community with knowledge and information that will help you make informed decisions in this extremely volatile area. Invite neighbors and friends.
S.H.I.P. (Self-Help Interfaith Program) is Coming!
July 31 - August 21 at Grace
 This well established ministry provides housing, meals and fellowship to homeless men and women in Orange County while they develop life skills and hunt for jobs. Sign-ups are on the Grace Patio for anyone called to provide family-style dinners, night/weekend supervision or administrative support. Individuals, families and especially Life Groups are strongly encouraged to find one way to support this worthwhile ministry that has been impacting lives for years. Contact Lori Brunner [714-841-2797 or loribrunner@verizon.net] Click here to learn more about SHIP.
Ways To Pray For Others At Grace
 God responds to prayer with power and love, often going beyond what has been asked or even hoped. He invites us to intercede and pray for others.
Email Susie if you wish to receive the daily email prayer chain that includes requests from within Grace community. You may also submit prayer requests online and they will be included in our daily Prayer Chain that is emailed to our prayer warriors daily.
Many families with loved ones in critical care are now using websites to keep family and friends informed. A current Grace member, John Knox, was recently diagnosed with cancer. Read their blog updates and join in the prayers for his healing.
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 JOHN 5:15
Dealing With Grief? There Is Hope.
 Pastor Howell Foster leads a grief group at Grace that is a safe place for grieving people. Just last week a man showed up whose wife died less than a month ago and left him with 4 teenagers. Others lost loved ones to illness. God is moving in our midst and bringing healing. Two weeks ago we baptized a member of our group and she said "it was the most wonderful day of my life." In the last 5 years more than 100 people have walked through grief through the support of this group.
The grief group will be meeting again on Thursdays beginning in September.
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