This Week at Grace:  September 27 - October 3, 2025

The altar flowers are given to the Glory of God. 

The Bulletins & Mailings are given to the Glory of God.

We hold in prayer especially this week….

Shirley Davis, Carole Orendorf, Ed & Elaine Klemmer, Richard Slabonik, Joe Mussari, Mary Mensah, Amy Vogel, Judi Fenicle, Helen Titzel, Dave Rowland, Alice M., Dean Jury, the friends and family of Richard Uber and the friends & family of Ed Hurst.

We hold in prayer the recently departed….

Richard Uber and Ed Hurst. 

Blessing of the Quilts

The Blessing of the Quilts will take place during worship on Sunday, September 28.  These quilts will be donated to Lutheran World Relief (LWR) for their Ingathering Appeal.  The quilts are sewn and donated by Grace’s Quilting Ministry.  Grace is also collecting monetary donations for LWR shipping fund to help defray the cost of shipping these quilts overseas.  The cost to ship one quilt overseas has gone up from $3 per quilt to $3.50.  If you would like to contribute to the shipping please give your donations to the church by either writing the dollar amount next to OTHER on an envelope and listing Quilting Shipping Fund under comments or you can pay online at www.gracecamphill.org under the Give tab.

Pub Theology Group 2

Pub Theology Group 2 will meet at 6:30pm on Tuesday, September 30 at The Grateful Goat (1300 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill).  For more information regarding Pub Theology contact Pastor Chad at pastorchad@gracecamphill.org or 717-737-0439x10.

Trunk or Treat

We are looking for trunks or tables and members to pass out candy during Grace’s Trunk or Treat in the parking lot on Thursday, October 30 from 6-8pm. Please sign up in the parking lot hallway or by contacting the church office by Monday, October 13.

Braver Angels

Representatives from the Braver Angel’s Lower Susquehanna Alliance will host a Common Ground Workshop on Immigration at Grace on Saturday, October 11 from 9am – 2pm.  There are two ways to join a Common Ground Workshop:  As  a Participant (limited to 8-12) or as an Observer.  During registration you can sign up as a participant and a representative from Braver Angels will contact you to let you know if you have been selected.   Register with the QR code or on the website at https://www.gracecamphill.org/events.

Travel to Greece: October 17-24, 2026

Travel with Pastor Chad and Pastor Evan to Greece and follow in the footsteps of St. Paul, October 17-24, 2026. One of our first stops will be Phillippi (Acts 16) where God opened the heart of Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She and her household were the first Christian converts on European soil. Later we will visit Roman-era crypt thought to be the sight where Paul and Silas were imprisoned and miraculously freed by an earthquake. Contact Pastor Chad (pastorchad@gracecamphill.org) or Pastor Evan (pastorevan47@gmail.com or 717-497-3742) for more information about the tour.

Welcome to Our Church Cards

If you are visiting with us today, please take a moment to complete one of the “Welcome to Our Church” cards found in both narthexes and in the library. We’d love to hear from you.

Special Benevolence Offering

The Special Benevolence for September is Harrisburg Food Pantry. To contribute, please list your dollar amount next to Special Offering Ministry on the contribution envelopes or use the online giving page on the website at https://www.gracecamphill.org/give .

Good News from Grace articles are due by 12noon on the 15th of the month for the next month’s newsletter. Grace Notes information is due by 12noon on Tuesdays. Email to ddeppen@gracecamphill.org

September 27 & 28, 2025
Amos 6:1a “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion.”
The Book of Amos is a warning to God’s people who have been given great material wealth. As Jesus Himself mentions, material blessing can turn into temptations – chiefly the temptation to think of ourselves as self-sufficient and independent. What does Amos suggest as a way to combat this temptation? First, faith in the Lord and dependence upon Him! And if our faith is right, we will want to follow the rest of Amos’ instruction – to bless the poor with our alms and to make sure the Lord’s House is properly cared for. In other words, we are called to align our actions with God’s priorities and put others ahead of ourselves.