Holy Communion at 8:30 and 11am


Prayer of the Day
Benevolent, merciful God: When we are empty, fill us. When we are weak in faith, strengthen us. When we are cold in love, warm us, that with fervor we may love our neighbors and serve them for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Scripture readings
2 Kings 5:1-3, 2 Kings 5:7-15c
Psalm 111
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-21

Sermon
"It Is Right to Give Our Thanks"
Luke 17:11-21
“What do you say?” Like many other parents, I ask my children this question to remind them to say, “thank you.” The practice of good manners, like the habit of eating the broccoli on their plate, does not come naturally to children. While we may learn societal norms and develop good manners, gratitude doesn’t come easily for the rest of us, either. It is tempting, therefore, to read today’s story as a moral tale. Jesus has done good things, so what do we say? But this leads us down the path of turning the gospel into a new law. Of course we should say thank you to God, but that’s not the point. The point is that we, like the ten lepers, were as good as dead. And Christ, for no reason but grace, called us back into life. Life lived in Christ doesn’t mean that we should say thank you; it means that we can’t help but run back to him, fall at his feet, and give him our lives. It’s not just the right thing to do; it’s the only response that makes sense.

Hymns

In our prayers we remember the Lithuanian Lutheran Church in Diaspora. 

Education hour at 9:45am

Sunday School,  Pre-Confirmation, and  Confirmation students meet in their regular classrooms. Teen Talk meets in the Youth Room.
2019-20 Sunday School, Pre-Confirmation and Confirmation schedule.

"The Epic of Creation"
Grace Wolf Chase
Adler Planetarium star formation expert Grace Wolf Chase returns with an update on "The Epic of Creation: The Birth of Star, Planets, and Possibly Life Beyond Earth." Learn about the births of planets, the prospects for extraterrestrial life, how you can participate in exciting research without going back to school, and how people of faith might think about this amazing universe. Wolf Chase is an Affiliated Faculty member of the Lutheran Zygon Center for Religion and Science, Vice President of the Center for Advanced Studies in Religion and Science, and an advisor for Science for Seminaries, an initiative of the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Schedule for Adult Ed in October

The Sunday morning Bible study group meets in the conference room. 

The Grace Church Library is open and staffed on Sundays from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Look for books related to Adult Ed topics as well as many other subjects. The library is also open for self-service during the week.