A Renaissance Community of Faith

Grace Lutheran Church

Always Responding, Always Reforming, Always Remembering

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This Week at Grace

Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday March 14. Please remember to turn your clocks AHEAD 1 hour on Saturday night, March 13.

Monday 3/8
5:00 PM Administration (Financial Group) Meeting (Lounge)
7:30 PM Bell Choir Rehearsal (Nave)

Wednesday 3/10
10:00 AM Quilters (Quilting Room)
6:00 PM Midweek Lenten Gathering (Noble Road Presbyterian Church)

Thursday 3/11
7:00 AM Grace Men’s Group (Lounge)
6:00 PM Administration Team Meeting (Conference Room)
7:15 PM Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Saturday 3/13
9:00 AM HIS (Lounge)

Sunday 3/14
Daylight Savings Time Begins (turn clocks ahead 1 hour)
Fourth Sunday of Lent
9:00 AM Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Nave)
10:00 AM ELW Setting IV (Nave)
11:15 AM Cafe Fellowship
11:15 AM Picture Taking
11:30 AM Adult Education

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Looking Ahead

Sunday, March 14
Daylight Savings Time Begins
11:15 AM Picture Taking with the Lincolns
Easter Flowers: March 14 and 21st, members and friends of Grace are encouraged to purchase flowers to decorate the sanctuary Easter morning, April 4 as we celebrate the victory of life over death, made possible through the resurrection and life of our Lord, Jesus the Christ. Flowers may be purchased in honor of, or in memory of, family, friends or other special people or events. Flowers not taken after worship April 4 (please see sign-up sheet) will remain as they are able for the Easter Season and then planted around the church yard. Flower options and costs (all 6 inch pots): Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips, are $5 each; Lilies are $5.75; and, Hydrangeas are $10. Thank you for bringing vibrant and fragrant life to our worship experience.

Wednesday, March 17
6:00 PM Midweek Lenten Gathering at Hope Lutheran Church

Wednesday, March 24
6:00 PM Passover Seder and Tour at Fairmount Temple (reservations are closed). The Temple is located on the north side of Fairmount east of Green Road.
6:00 PM Midweek Lenten Gathering at Bethlehem Lutheran Church

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Mission

Dear Partners in Christ:
Thank you for all the support you have given us as we fulfill a dream that we've shared for years. Please know we carry you all with us as we journey to Lesotho. We ask for continued prayers that God will open our eyes to see and witness, our minds to learn, our hearts to love, and our hands to serve.
Shalom, Bev & Paul

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Identity

Easter Flowers: March 14 and 21, members and friends of Grace are encouraged to purchase flowers to decorate the sanctuary Easter morning, April 4 as we celebrate the victory of life over death, made possible through the resurrection and life of our Lord, Jesus the Christ. Flowers may be purchased in honor of, or in memory of, family, friends or other special people or events. Flowers not taken after worship April 4 (please see sign-up sheet) will remain as they are able for the Easter Season and then planted around the church yard. Flower options and costs (all 6 inch pots): Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips, are $5 each; Lilies are $5.75; and, Hydrangeas are $10. Thank you for bringing vibrant and fragrant life to our worship experience.

During the fellowship time for the remaining Sundays of Lent, on display in the fellowship hall will be Grace's newly acquired "formal" worship aids: a) a Sacring or Sanctus bell and b) a Thurible or "censer." Both items/worship aids, will be dedicated during Sunday worship, March 14. We have introduced the aids during worship February 28 and March 7. Please review the printed material about them provided for you at the display in the fellowship hall.
As we look to enhance the drama of both the formal and informal worship experiences, the church has the wealth of history to tap. These two worship aids, used extensively through history, are currently targeted to heighten our senses and drama of our worship on our "high church" festivals.

During Lent, Bethlehem, Grace and Hope will continue the tradition of joining together for Ash Wednesday and the five Wednesdays of Lent to eat, learn and worship together. This year Noble Road Prebyterian will join with us. Our Wednesday time will be 6 p.m. for soup with a catechism review to follow. Then we will conclude the evening with worship. The schedule is as follows:
March 10, 6:00 p.m., Noble Road Presbyterian, The Lord's Prayer
March 17 , 6:00 p.m., Hope Lutheran, Baptism
March 24, 6:00 p.m., Tour, Fairmount Temple, 7:00 p.m. Interfaith Seder or
6:00 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran, Holy Communion

Adult Education at Grace will resume with "The Old Testament", a 24 session DVD format taught by Amy Jill Levine, professor at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. The 30-minute DVD lecture will be followed by a 45-minute discussion period during a "Stone Soup" lunch. The pot of stock will be on the stove in the main kitchen prior to the worship service. You are invited to add an ingredient. The soup we make is what we eat during the discussion period.
These 24 lectures are oriented toward historical context and literary import, but do not avoid raising issues of religious concern. The goal is to provide richer insights into the literature that forms our bedrock.
Come! If you cannot attend a session arrangements can be made to view the DVD. Reading the texts listed will enhance appreciation for the material. No sessions on Palm Sunday, Easter, and congregational meeting Sundays.
March 14, Lecture Six: The Jacob Saga. Genesis 25-36
March 21, Lecture Seven: Folklore, Analysis and Type Scenes. Genesis 25-36 con't.
March 27, Palm Sunday. No session
April 4, Easter. No session
April 11, Lecture Eight: Moses and Exodus. Exodus 1-15
April 18, Lecture Nine: The God of Israel. Exodus 1-15
April 25, Lecture Ten: Covenant and Law, Part I. Exodus19-40 and Leviticus, Deuteronomy.
May 2, Lecture Eleven: Covenant and Law, Part II. Exodus 20-35, Leviticus
May 9, Lecture Twelve: The "Conquest". Deuteronomy 20-21, 27-31. Book of Joshua.
May 16, congregational mtg. No session
May 23, Lecture Thirteen. The Book of Judges, Part I. Judges 1-8.

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Administration

John and Linda Lincoln will be taking pictures of Grace members, friends and families on Sunday March 14th after the 10:00 a.m. service so that we can update the picture board in the Chapel. Please mark these dates on your calendar so that we can add your picture or update the picture taken a few years ago.

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Invitations

Organist Cameron Carpenter will appear live on Thursday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Fairview Park. Tickets, which cost $35-$45, may be ordered by calling the church at 440-331-2405. You can see Cameron Carpenter on YouTube.

Have a great night of fun at a dance at Noble Road Presbyterian Church on Saturday, March 13 from 6 - 10 p.m. DJ John Kanka will call all types of dancing, including line dancing. Refreshments will be served. Adults - $5.00 ($3 with food items for the Heights Emergency Food Center) and children $1.00. Tickets will be sold at the door. Contact 216-372-0660 for more information.

Heritage High School Guitar Ensemble: Students from Heritage High School (VA) will be presenting a concert of ensemble and solo repertoire that spansthe Renaissance through the 21st century. The concert will be a part of the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society Concert here at Grace on Sunday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m.

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry will host the Annual Evening of Faith & Friendship on Friday, March 19 at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave. from 6:00-10:00 p.m. Program and awards will start at 7:45 p.m. 2010 award recepients are Linda Proffitt, Jan Rollen and Janice Synder. Individual Patron level is $60/ticket. RSVP by March 1. Call Jessica at 216.658.8422 for more info.

Western Reserve Chorale presents the Cherubini Requiem in c minor, Sunday March 21, at 7:00 p.m. here at Grace. The concert is free and a reception will follow. For more information call 216-791-0061

The Department of Classics at CASE will hold a Vergil Week - "Heroic Landscapes" from Monday March 29 - Saturday April 3. Key events are Dr. Timothy Wutrich's presentation "Performing the Aeneid in Latin and English" (Monday March 29 at 4:30 p.m.); the presentation by Sarah Ruden (Wednesday March 30 at 4:00 p.m.); and the day-long reading of Vergil's Aeneid (Thursday Arpil 1 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.). Not only is Ruden a talented translator, but also because she is the recent author of the book "Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time," She is also a Quaker, a former volunteer in South Africa, and a native Ohioan! There are also contests in Latin recitation and art creation for students and a footrace (for the general public.) For more information contact Dr. Timothy Wutrich at 216-368-6026.

Attention Senior Homeowners! Home Repair Resource Center is now offering some special benefits for Cleveland Heights homeowners age 62 and older:

• $1500 Grant towards the cost of replacing a roof or furnace (income guidelines apply). This grant must be used with one of HRRC's loan programs that offer 0% interest and the ability to defer half of the cost.
  
• Special classes for all homeowners on correcting violations, protecting yourself when contracting, and other topics of interest.

Contact Allison at 216-381-6100 for more information.

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