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Lenten Soup Suppers and Midweek Services: Join us for Wednesdays in Lent for Soup Supper at 6:00 PM followed by Services at 7:00 PM. Help is needed to provide soup, salad, bread or dessert and to help with set-up/clean-up. Sign up in the entryway.
Forum, Sunday, TODAY, 9:00 AM: Understanding the Housing Situation with Vito Gallo (Housing Part 1); March 3: St. John’s Visiting Professor; March 10: A Faithful Foundation for Discussing Housing (Housing Part 2); March 17: Where Do We Go from Here? (Housing Part 3).
Children’s Choir TODAY at 9:30 AM and Faith Formation at 10:00 AM. All children are welcome. Contact Christopher Harlow-Jennings or Deacon Walker for more information.
Duo Organists Concert, TODAY at 4:00 PM: Christopher & Brian Harlow-Jennings will present a concert for four hands, two pipe organs, and piano with music by Calvin Hampton, Francis Jackson, and Charles Callahan. A light reception will follow. Please invite friends and neighbors!
St. John’s Visiting Professor, March 2-3: We will gather at 7:00 PM on Saturday, March 2 at the Semlers (30 Myrtle Ave. Summit). Please bring a dish to share. Sign up in the entryway. On Sunday, March 3, Pastor Rivera will be our guest preacher and lead the adult forum, “Lutheran Identity and Commitments in an Ecumenical Context.”
Property Day, March 16 at 9:00 AM: It is time to spruce up the church before Easter and make some small repairs to the building. There will be jobs for all skill levels and abilities. Sign up in the entryway or in the weekly email. Questions? Contact Jane Bowman (908) 447-8865.
Soup for a Cause, through March 17: We will be selling homemade soups and breads between Sunday services during Lent. All proceeds will go toward the St. Stephan’s-Grace Community’s outreach programs in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark. If you are interested in making soup or bread for the sale contact Jane Bowman.
Cereal Collection: We are collecting boxed cereal for Loaves and Fishes. Can we collect 200 boxes? More? Collection ends March 17.
Shampoo Collection: We have set a goal to collect 100 bottles each of shampoo and conditioner for GRACE by March 17.
Easter Decorations: To have your dedications or memorials included in the Easter bulletins, you must sign up or contact the church office by March 17.
Time to think about Summer Camp: See the weekly email to register for Cross Roads many available options for grades 2–8, Middle School, and High School age youth.