The Church that Sings and Serves
What's Happening At Grace
Worship Service is at 10:30 am
Tune in to the Facebook page this Sunday morning at 10:30 to read, sing, and pray with Pastor Christin, Loretta Cetkovic and others.
We welcome any prayer requests for our Sunday livestreams, please submit via Facebook or email before Sunday morning.
Tithing during the quarantine: As you are able, please continue to mail in your tithes and offerings. Here is how to do online giving: In your internet browser type in: www.gracelutheranlansing.org Choose Grace Lutheran Church home. When the church website appears, look at the tabs across the top and choose "Giving" tab. Below the picture click on the blue box that says "Online Giving". The next page is for your giving. You can create a profile to make giving quicker in the future (you will need to sign in each time) or you can fill out without creating a profile. Once you have submitted, you are finished. If you prefer, you can make your donation a recurring one. Any questions call Karla Chamberlain at 517-749-4979.
Next Sunday, October 25 is Reformation Sunday and also the Installation of Pastor Christin. Bishop Satterlee will be presiding at an outdoor service here at Grace. It will be a Service of the Word (no communion). Even if it's cold, Bishop and Pastor Christin will make it work and everyone can stay warm in their cars. :)
Prayer for the week: October 18
Sovereign God, raise your throne in our hearts. Created by you, let us live in your image; created for you, let us act for your glory; redeemed by you, let us give you what is yours, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen
Lift Every Voice and Sing – ELW 841
Lift every voice and sing
till earth and heaven ring,
ring with the harmonies of liberty;
let our rejoicing rise
high as the list’ning skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod,
bitter the chast’ning rod,
felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
yet with a steady beat,
have not our weary feet
come to the place for which our parents sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
we have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
out from the gloomy past,
till now we stand at last
where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
thou who hast brought us thus far on the way;
thou who hast by thy might
led us into the light,
keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee,
lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee;
shadowed beneath thy hand,
may we forever stand.
true to our God,
true to our native land.
Vision Statement
Our vision is to be faithful servants, living by God's Word and supporting others to do so while extending to all the teachings of Jesus Christ by reaching out to neighbors and strangers, seeking justice while constantly striving for and supporting diversity in our congregation.
American and Swedish church leaders sign joint climate justice pledge Church leaders and ecumenical organizations join tens of thousands in marching through the streets of New York City in a Climate Strike on 20 September, demanding climate justice now. Photo: Simon Chambers/ACT 26 September 2019 The Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Church of Sweden have signed a joint pledge related to climate justice. The message urges action on the unprecedented negative effects of climate change. “As we observe the Season of Creation, we renew the call for our churches to work together for the sake of Earth and to build collaborations wherever possible, both with other communities of faith and with diverse agents in our civil society,” the text reads. “Now is the time for science, politics, business, culture and religion - everything that is an expression of human dignity - to address together this critical issue for our time.” The church leaders acknowledged they have been slow to recognize the urgency of this crisis. “We have turned away from our own roles in environmental degradation, clinging as we could to lifestyles of unsustainable waste and overuse even as others suffer from lack of necessities,” continues the message. “Moreover, majority cultures have ignored the insights of indigenous siblings among us who are too often deeply affected by climate change, even as they bear spiritual practices and wisdom that can help the people of God to walk a more sustainable - and more loving - course.” The church leaders pledged to advocate for national and international policies and regulations that enable transitions to carbon neutral, resilient societies. “We will pursue education and advocacy efforts that attend to the most vulnerable, whose needs must be put ahead of the more privileged,” concludes the message. “We will raise awareness in our churches by promoting the use of education, worship and action resources available locally, regionally, nationally and globally.”
Getting to Grace
Location
528 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, Michigan 48915
(517) 372-5830
Pastor Christin Fawcett
Church Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Monday through Friday
gracelut@sbcglobal.net
Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Our fully accessible building is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., one block south of West Saginaw, just northwest of the State Capitol, Museum, and Library.
528 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, Michigan 48915
(517) 372-5830
Pastor Christin Fawcett
Church Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Monday through Friday
gracelut@sbcglobal.net
Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Our fully accessible building is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., one block south of West Saginaw, just northwest of the State Capitol, Museum, and Library.
