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Board of Elders Tom Coffman

Bill Garth Ron Gesquiere

Bill Green Wally Herman

(Emeritus) Paul Klosterman Terry Monicatti Bill Murakami Mike Ponke

Tom Richards Dan Sproat Rob Voss

Board of Trustees Kevin Dutcher

Walt Fouts Joe Klomp Kirk Maas Paul Muller Ron Posey Don Powell Mike Silvey

Terry Upleger Paul Vandeberghe

Dave Vogt

Board of Education

Debi Dutcher Rick Obrecht

Carol Vandeberghe Alicia Winget

Board of Stewardship

Dan Hogan Don Powell

Marcene Santacrose Nancy Szydlo

Gaye Vogt Lori Voss Rob Voss

Don Walker

Financial Secretary

Carolyn Smith

Member at Large

Bruce Fritsch

GRACE LUTHERAN FELLOWSHIP OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

2014 - 2015

CHURCH COUNCIL

Bob Baril Chairman

Tom Richards Vice Chairman

Paul Klosterman Board of Elders

Kevin Dutcher

Board of Trustees

Gaye Vogt Secretary and

Board of Stewardship

Kevin Hendricks Treasurer

Debi Dutcher Board of Education

Bruce Fritsch

Member at Large

WEEKLY GRACE NOTES Sunday, November 8, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday of Pentecost

Prayer before Worship O Lord, we pray that the visitation of your grace may so cleanse our thoughts and

minds that your Son Jesus, when he shall come, may find in us a fit dwelling

place; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy

Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

Welcome to Grace If you are visiting for the first time: Please introduce yourself to Pastor Majeski, he would love to meet you. Please feel free to contact the church office for any information: 586-752-9800 or

email: office@graceromeo.com Please stop by the Welcome Center, we have a gift waiting just for you.

LARGE-PRINT

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GRACE NOTES AND

WORSHIP FOLDERS

ARE AVAILABLE.

PLEASE SEE AN USHER.

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Pastor and Pastoral Assist

Pastor: Pastor Majeski Vicar: Mike Phillips Director of Student Ministry and Deacon: Gus Aguinaga Elders:

Bill Murakami Rob Voss Terry Monicatti Tom Coffman

Music Leader: Gary Felts

Serving Today Ushers:

Harry Wiedenmeyer, Captain Linda Wiedenmeyer Roger & Diane Beecher Kevin Hendricks Wally Hermann John Riske Rob Voss

Reader: Kevin Hendricks Wally Hermann

Welcome Center Gaye Vogt Renate Radford Nancy Szydlo

Greeters: Mike & Chris Phillips Shirley Trott Carolyn Smith

Altar Guild: Joyce Stoegerer

Acolyte: Faith Silvey Dylan Sawitzky

PRAYERS FOR OUR GRACE FAMILY

Ralph deBleauclair Carol Hankey Emma Muller

Carly Baier Kyle Clark

Natalie Cameron

PRAYERS FOR OUR SHUT-INS

Betty Mattice Nancy Wade Mary Bielawski Lou Valleskey

Devene Drexler Howard Schluessler

Don & Geri Foley Shirley Nieman Frances Stenvig

WE PRAY FOR

Our families at Grace Our Military

and their families Our Congregational Leaders

Stephen Ministers

PRAYERS FOR THOSE CONNECTED TO GRACE

Bonnie Barden Jerry Silvey

Rainer Rauch Shereen Martus Katherine Davis

Julie Vogt Terry Verscheure

Ed Kiefivk John Kourey

PRAYERS FOR

GRACE PRESCHOOL

Please pray for our students, teachers

and parents.

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November Birthdays

Stephanie Binson 11/08 Lisa Galazka 11/08 Dale Goodloe Jr. 11/08 Henry Lewis 11/08 Stan Monroe 11/08 Elizabeth Bishop 11/10 Emma Bishop 11/10 Ashlynn Calka 11/10 Marianne Weiss 11/10 Patricia Rappuhn 11/11 Mark Horn 11/12 Michael Santacrose 11/12 Caitlyn Sorensen 11/12 Chase Henderson 11/13 Connie Hintz 11/13 Sheree Patterson 11/13 Stirling Schluessler 11/13 Thomas Kohn 11/14 Noelle Nuculovic 11/14 Seth Aguinaga 11/17 Todd Erfourth 11/17 Brandon Kasper 11/18 Rebecca Nieman 11/18

Emily Coffman 11/19 Rylan Dimitrie 11/19 Robert Horn 11/19 Dennis Peters, Jr. 11/19 Gary Phillips 11/19 Brian Sorensen 11/19 Kirk Maas 11/20 Charles McCoy 11/20 Ava Ries 11/20 Jeff Thomas 11/20 Lou Valleskey 11/20 Matthew Rusk 11/21 Tom Richards 11/23 Kathleen Walker 11/23 Brian Lightcap 11/24 Marilyn Bohm 11/26 Delilah Coffman 11/26 Peggy Brown 11/28 Jason Steinbrink 11/28 Karen Current 11/29 Steven Fritz Jr. 11/29 Jacob King 11/29 Scott Ries 11/30 Kayla Wisenbaugh 11/30

November Anniversaries

Joe & Bernie Klomp 11/08 Patrick & Dawn Currie 11/10 Richard & Karen Dutcher 11/12 Tom & Jolene Coffman 11/17 William & Abigail Ann Jacobson 11/22 Gary & Martha Phillips 11/24 Russell & Carol Phillips 11/25

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Mary Bielawski Heartland of Bloomfield

2975 North Adams Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Birthday: January 7

Ralph deBleauclair

Please send all cards to Ralph’s home address;

they will be forwarded to His family.

Birthday: March 15

Devene Drexler Yale Medilodge 90 Jean Street Yale, MI 48097 Birthday: June 19

Don & Geri Foley 55299 Ester Dr. Utica, MI 48087

Don’s birthday: May 10 Geri’s birthday: April 20

Minnie Haska 28787 Thirty Mile Road

Lenox, MI 48050

Birthday: February 26

Betty Mattice Sanctuary at Bellbrook

875 West Avon, Apt. 233 Rochester, MI 48307

Birthday: March 31

Shirley Nieman Village Rehabilitation & Care

22600 W. Main Street Armada, MI 48005

Birthday: June 30

Howard Schluessler 7969 Hollow Corners

Almont, MI 48003 Birthday: June 27

Frances Stenvig 254 East St. Clair

Romeo, MI 48065 Birthday: February 25

Lou Valleskey

Sunrise Senior Living 46471 Hayes, #102

SHUT-IN OUTREACH Please help us to let our Shut-ins know they are prayed for and loved. Send a card or, if time permits, stop by and visit. Thank you in advance for expressing Christ’s love. Below are their addresses and birth dates.

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FALL SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY

The Conference room Bible Study is starting the second part of the two-part series

called: “The Challenge of Islam” from Lutheran Hour Ministries. The second portion

of this study is describe as follows:

“Understanding Muslims means understanding what they believe. In The

Challenge of Islam (Part Two): Defending the Christian Faith, Islamic

assumptions about Christianity, the three phases of jihad, and talking points

for sharing our Christian hope with Muslims, make this Bible Study relevant-and

timely.”

Place: Conference Room

Time: 9:45am

Facilitator: Kevin Hendricks

The Sanctuary Bible Study is titled: “The Meaning of Marriage”

This six week study draws a profound portrait of marriage that neither idealizes

nor rejects the institution but points us to the relationship between God

and man. The result is a vision for marriage that is refreshingly frank and

unsentimental - yet hopeful, beautiful, and relevant for thoughtful believers

and non-believers alike.

The six sessions are:

Service: Marriage Isn’t about You

Covenant: Created to Make Promises

Roles: Loving through Mutual Submission

Singleness: Strengthening the Spiritual Family

Sex: The Act of Covenant Renewal

Hope: Seeing the Great Horizon

Place: Sanctuary

Time: 9:45am

Facilitator: Pastor Majeski & Vicar Mike Phillips

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WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY

The Women’s Bible Study meets on: Thursdays at 3:00pm

Please contact Nancy MacLeod at 586-752-8481

For location information.

TUESDAY MORNING MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

The Tuesday morning Men’s Bible Study meets at the church at 6:30am. Come and join us as we explore God’s Word in the Book of Daniel. All are welcome.

TUESDAY MORNING LIFE LIGHT BIBLE STUDY

The Acts of the Apostles, the Acts of the Holy Spirit, the establishment of the Christian Church as something distinct - not a sect of Judaism - all these make up the Book of Acts which will be the focus of LifeLight Bible study this fall. Although set in the first century A.D., this book is alive and relevant to everyday life in the 21st century. Whether you are new to the study of scripture, a veteran, or somewhere in between, we invite you to participate as together we grow closer to our Lord Jesus. We meet at the church at 9:30am Tuesday mornings.

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COMPASSION PREGNANCY VOLUNTEER

If you have ever thought about becoming a volunteer at Compassion Pregnancy Center, winter training dates are as follows:

Orientation and Basic Training (choose one): Monday, January 25 from 10:00 - 11:00am or 6:00 - 7:00pm

Extended Training

(for Ultrasound Nurses, Receptionists, Peer Counselors and Board Members): February 8, 9 & 10 from 9:00am - 12:00pm or 6:00 - 7:00pm

If you have any questions or would like to register,

please call Linda Neeper, Training Coordinator at: 586-783-2229 or info@compassionpregnancy.org

November 29: “Fear & Uncertainty”

- Luke 21:25-36

December 6: “Repentance”

- Luke 3:1-6

December 13: “Doubt & Criticism” - Luke 7:18-28 (29-35)

December 20:

“The Unexpected” - Luke 1:39-45 (46-56)

ADVENT 2015 Sunday Series

Your Christmas is about to get complicated! Advent is here not to simplify anything for you but to invite you to think and pray a little more deeply, not to organize the season until it’s easy. Come and Worship this Advent.

It’s a season of hope for all the complexities of life.

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Grace Women’s

Christmas Trip to Historic Trinity

Join the Grace Women as they take a

trip to Historic Trinity on:

Saturday, December 12

meeting at Grace at 9:00am.

This is a pre-registration event.

Registrations can be found

at the Welcome Center

with further detail regarding the trip.

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Estate Planning Toolbox

What are some of the tools I need to complete my estate plan? How do I get started in this process? Our plan has been in place for years, what extra directions might I want to add? Does my will or trust still do what I want it to do? Why would I want to include a Christian Preamble with my documents? What happens to my stuff, if all my direct heirs are gone? I want to leave a legacy to my family besides just an inheritance. What are some ways I can impact them? Are there ways to make a plan that supports my family and still leaves a gift to the ministries that mean the most to me? How can I encourage my kids to be charitably minded? God has been very good to me, what are ways I can honor Him in my estate plan? Can I really generate a monthly income for my loved ones, which includes a gift to my church? Please join us on Sunday, November 15, at 9:45 AM, when Bill Burmeister from Michigan Church Extension Fund will provide some tools to complete your will or living trust, answer questions and suggest some ideas to enhance your current plan. CEF makes Bill available without cost to the church or charge to any of the members of Michigan District congregations.

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NEW CHURCH DIRECTORY

A new Church Directory is in the works. Cathedral Directories will be publishing our

directory and is looking for advertisers in support of this publication. If you

would be interested in advertising your business or would like more information,

please contact Cathy Hunley at Cathedral Directories, at: 586-545-1415 ext. 110

or contact the church office at: office@graceromeo.com or 586-752-9800.

ALTAR GUILD MEETINGS

All ladies are encouraged and welcomed to join us

for the Altar Guild Meetings scheduled on the second

Wednesday of every month at 10:00am here at

Grace. Please call Joyce Stoegerer at: 586-336-1943

with any questions.

THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP

Join us on:

Wednesday, November 25 at 7:00pm

for our Thanksgiving Eve Worship

Join us in the Family Life Center immediately after Worship

for pie and fellowship. Please bring a pie to share.

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GRIEF INFORMATION CLASS

The Grief Information Classes have begun. There are two dates

still available:

November 10 and 17, from 7:00 - 9:00pm

This class is for persons who are grieving a significant loss

through death. Individuals wanting information about the grieving

process, (family members, helpers, friends, etc.), are welcome to

attend as well.

Classes are led by Cheryl Spaulding, MorningStar Ministries.

RETREATS FOR WOMEN Come Let Us Return to the Lord Day Retreats

“Be Still and Know that I am God” is the title of our Women’s Day retreat on:

Monday, November 16, 2015 and/or Monday, December 14, 2015

from: 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Cost: $40.00 this includes a Continental breakfast and lunch.

Private rooms available for an additional: $15.00

Retreats are held on the peaceful grounds of the Capuchin Retreat Center

in Washington Twp.,

Directed Day-Retreats are led by Cheryl Spaulding, Morning Star Ministries.

Join us for one or both day-retreats as we prepare our hearts for the Advent

of our King!