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Grace Notes

July 2016

Grace Lutheran Church


Email: gracebandera@sbcglobal.net
Office: 830-796-3091

Fax: 830-796-3092

Pastor Sam Radoman- home: 830-796-4693/ cell 830-688-0664


Facebook Page: Grace Lutheran Church of Bandera
Website: www.gracebandera.org
Office Hours: M-F from 9 am to 1 pm

Table of Contents
Grace Notes is published monthly by Grace Lutheran Church. 451 Hwy 173 N. / PO Box 1226,
Bandera TX 78003. Send address changes and newsletter items to gracebandera@bcglobal.net or
(830) 796-3091. Office hours : M-F 9-1

Table of Contents & Announcements


Page 2
Noahs Ark & VBS
Page 3
50 Jubilee
Council Contacts & Announcements
Page 5
Treasurers Report
Page 6
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Page 7
Presidents Message
Page 8
Spring Craft Fair
Page 10
Pastor Sams Message
Page 11
Devotional
Just for Fun: Puzzle
Page 14
50th Jubilee Celebration Invitation
Page 15
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JUBILEE COOKBOOK
Most of us here at Grace have enjoyed a few delicious Pot Lucks over the years.
As part of our Jubilee Year Celebration the Women of Grace are creating a
cookbook. We plan to have the cookbook ready for purchase by Thanksgiving. They
will make great Christmas gifts. There is a sheet on the bulletin board in the
narthex where you can sign-up for pre-orders for the cookbooks We do not have
an exact price yet, but they shouldnt be more than $15 each. For any questions
call 210-394-3423.

Projectionists are needed for Sunday services. If you are interested in doing the projection
for the service please see Belinda Bostain, Pastor Sam, or Cathy in the office. If you are

unable to fulfill your duty on the date assigned please get your own replacement or speak
with the following people: Teresa Huegele is in charge of getting the acolytes each month,
Pastor Sam takes care of the Cantors for the service, and Dick Shafer takes care of the rest
of the worship assistants and puts together the chart.

News from Noahs Ark

The Ark is soaring with adventure. Our themes for July are
Summer Fun, Ocean life, and the Circus is coming to the
Ark. We have chapel every Thursday morning at 9 am
where we learn Bible songs and stories about Jesus. Our
scripture for the month is Make a joyful noise, to God all
the EarthPsalm 100. Come watch our bike parade on
June 30th at 10 am and on July 29th at 3 pm Ms. Annas
preschool class will perform in their circus.

We had a hopping good time at Cave Quest VBS! We had 40


children attend the week long VBS we held June 6 10th. A Big thank you to
all our volunteers who helped make it a success, and to those of you who
brought much needed supplies so we could make snacks and decorate. A

really big thanks to Patti Garza for heading it all up! We know you spent
many days and hours getting it all decorated and ready to go.

So we could follow the

(light) into the world.

This year has gone by fast. We had lots of fun with on Fathers Day with our
ugly tie contest and reception. This month we will have our 50th Anniversary
Celebration: Jubilee Reunion. All past and present pastors and members are
invited to Sunday worship and a nice dinner following from 1-3. We are
sending out invitations to all our old pastors. If you know of former members
to whom we can send an invitation, please let the church office or Pastor
Sam know their information. Looking ahead we will have a Back to School
party on August 28th and we will also bless the kids backpacks following the
service. I hope you will join us for all these events.

Anniversary Jubilee Celebrations


Calendar of Events
July 24th50th Anniversary Celebration Jubilee Reunion: We will have a reunion of all
past and present pastors and members on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 3:00 pm at the 1856
Steak House & Tavern, 702 State Hwy 16 South, Bandera Texas. Dinner and music for an
evening to remember. Please RSVP by July 15th, $10.00 donation per person. Contact Bel
830-796-4044 or Cathy (in the church office) for ticket information. $15 donation will be
accepted at the door. Cash Bar.

August 28thBack to School Party: Fun day with games, hot dogs, and homemade ice
cream after church

September 17thMexican Fiesta 4-6 pm


October 8thOktoberfest 9 am-3 pm
November 12thDutch Oven Cook of
December 10thChristmas Party

President: Jerry Neuenschwander


830-796-3577

neuhome3577@hillcois.net

Vice President: Marge Muniz

munizmarge@gmail.com

830-

796-3557
Secretary: Ken Felten

4608432@sbcglobal.net

830-796-

3509
Financial Secretary: Marge Muniz

munizmarge@gmail.com

830-

buettner_4@yahoo.com

830-

796-3557
Treasurer: Dina Buettner
796-1363
Christian Ed:

Patti Garza

garzapatti63@gmaill.com

830-

tmhuegele@hotmail.com

210-

688-9688
Facilities:

Martin Huegele

286-4512
Fellowship:

Teresa Huegele

tmhuegele@hotmail.com

210-286-4514
Evangelism/Outreach: Brick Gibson

gibson.brick@gmail.com

830-

460-0396
Worship/Music: Erlene Dexter
830-796-5225

dexter.michael54@yahoo.com

Your council president and fellow


church member, Jerry Neuenschwander, is asking
those of you who wish to be a part of his email list to please send him
a quick note or test to: neuhome3577@hillcois.net. He has several
email addresses that are undeliverable so this will enable him to
update his address book. Also, if your email has changed please let
the church office know too at: gracebandera.net. Thanks!

Join us for Bible Study on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 pm in the


Dickens Wing. Bring a snack to share if youd like as we learn what
God has to tell us about Numbers. See Pastor Sam for more
information.

May 2016
(5 Weeks 5/1, 5/8, 5/22, 5/29))
General Budget Overview

Approved Budget for 2016 is $100,000


Thank you for your continued support of Gods work at Grace. Below are the figures for the
May offerings. As you will see we are continuing to exceed our budget needs. We pray that
we continue to exceed this budget through our offerings to do the Lords work in our
community.
Monthly Budget NEEDS

$ 8,333.33

General Offering for month


Monthly Excess
Monthly Budget vs. Actual
Year to date Budget vs. Actual
Cumulative Excess
10,270.67

May Budget Goal by Week

$ 11,800.75
3,467.42
42%
25%
$

Yearly Budget Goal

5000
4459
4500
4000
3500
Budget Goal $100,000
Weekly Goal $1,923
2923
3000
2395
2500
2000
1325
1500
Amt Received
699
1000
500
0
5/1
5/8
5/15
5/22
5/29
160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

YTD Goal

YTD Actual

60000

40000

20000

Stewardship

16,667
As of
Feb 29th

22,071

The goal of our stewardship ministry is to help Gods


people grow in our relationship with Jesus through the use of the time,
talents, and finances God has entrusted to us. We have faith that through
our offerings and ministries at Grace we will continue to be stewards of our

gifts to the Lord.


Thank you for being faithful stewards to His work.
In His Name,

Marge Muniz

1
03

Keller Jackson
Pat Moehring
Norma Rosentritt

07

Marlene Pape

09

Martin Huegele

10

Douglas Babbitt

13

Tammy Morrow

11

Brett James

14

Ryan Garza

15

Brian Bates, Sr

16

Maverick Jones

18

Dennis Cummings

21

Chris Elkins

22

Brick Gibson

29

Deja Morrow

30 Jerry & Susan Neuenschwander

Presidents Message
July, 2016
It would seem, for the most part, that the rain is over for a while and
the sun is out and HOT!!! The countryside is really beautiful and green. The
school year is over and the youth of our church are enjoying their summer
break.

We have finished Vacation Bible School and need to express our

gratitude to Patti Garza and all the helpers who led our youth. It was a great
success.
We are a little behind in some of our duties to Grace. It is my fault, but
we now have a nominating committee in place. There are several members
on our council that, according to our by-laws, have fulfilled their allotted time
in service to Grace. We need others to step forward to fill those positions.
Each position has a job description which usually includes a committee to
accomplish its duties. If you are asked to serve as a member of council, it is
my prayer that you will consider it an honor that members of Grace hold you
in such esteem that they would like to follow your leadership.
The members of the nominating committee are: Teresa Huegele, Linda
James and Roger Schrank. I know each member of the committee realizes
the importance of their job. I know they are praying for Gods guidance as
they search for new people to place in nomination for church council. If you
are approached, I sincerely hope you will ask Gods guidance for your place

of service and for His will to be done through your life for the good of Grace
Lutheran and His ministry.
Our membership is small and there is a place for everyone on oneor
more of the committees that form part of the working efforts of each council
position. The more involvement from everyone the easier each task will be
and each aspect will be accomplished more efficiently. I know everyone will
want do their part for the good of Grace. Weve come so far in such a short
time. We need to build on that momentum and continue to grow in Gods
grace.
Its summertime. I hope each of you has plans to enjoy this time with
family and friends. With the warmer weather, you will want to stay hydrated
and cool. With that thought in mind, remember that Grace Lutheran Church
is a cool place to be each Sunday. Youll like it. God will be pleased to see
you there in His house. And God will shower His blessing upon you.
I pray you will be active in sharing your faith, so that you will fully
understand every blessing we have in Christ. Philemon 1:6
Im eager to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be
encouraged by yours. In this way, each of us will be a blessing to
the other. Romans 1:12
In Gods Grace,
Jerry Neuenschwander
P.S. I try to send out messages pertaining to Grace. If you would
like to be included on the email list, please send a little test page
to: neuhome3577@hillcois.net and I will be happy to include you.

Spring Craft Fair News

The Craft Fair held on May 14th as a part of our 50th Jubilee celebration was
a big success. We had lots of vendors and wonderful pie. Thanks to all who
helped set up, clean up, and or otherwise assisted in making the craft fair a
huge triumph for our church and community.

Some old facets of Worship are being revived. We again


have acolytes and Worship assistance for each worship service. If
anyone would like to be a Worship assistant please let me know.
It is not necessary to intone the Kyrie, I will do that, but I could
use help with the rest of the service.
New things will be added to Worship. We will have a healing
service as part of our worship every third month. It will be held
on the third Sunday. The next healing service will be on the 21st
of August. If you are having issues either mentally, physically or
spiritually you are welcome to take part in the healing part of the
service.
We are also doing a contemporary service on a trial basis. The
first service will be 27 June. We will see how it is received.
Well, things seem to be going well with the church, our
celebration activities are moving right along, the VBS went very
well. God is doing God's work in this church though the Holy

Spirit. Summer is upon us and during this time the church sees a
decrease in the number of people attending and finances. I pray
that you all have a wonderful summer, but don't forget the church
and God's work that continues to be the mission of the church all
year long.
Your Friend In Christ

Pastor Sam

Devotional
What would you do if you won the lottery?

Researchers posed that question to 2,500 adults and among the top responses were:

Purchase an RV.
Have a personal hairdresser. {In the RV?}
Hire a chauffeur. {For the RV?}
Yes, maam. Thankfully there were a few more altruistic answers sprinkled in as well.
But it seems humans have a fondness for spending money on themselves. And very
large vehicles.
The tendency to use any kind of freedom were given on our own desires isnt
new. The Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Galatia:
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But
dont use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your
freedom to serve one another in love. Galatians 5: 13 NIV
As we celebrate freedom on the 4th of July, the last phrase in that verse keeps
repeating in my mind and heart: Use your freedom to serve one another in love.
We have a lot of freedom in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship.
Freedom to do what we believe leads to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And

those freedoms werent won in a lottery. They were bought with the blood of soldiers.
And the freedom Paul spoke of was bought with the blood of our Savior.
Because were human, its easy to be selfish with our freedom. So we speak words that
tear others down. We worship false idols of fame and pleasure. We pursue whatever we
think will make us feel betterand heaven help the person who gets in our way.
So maybe today its time to pause and remember the highest, best freedom.
Love.
Lets give the gift of strong words and only speak words that make souls stronger. Lets
worship the God who gave everything for us. Lets stop our pursuits and take time to
serve the least of these.
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if
any comfort from His love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any
tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being likeminded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value
others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you
to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:1-4
Thats what true freedom looks like. You wont find it in a snarky Facebook post. Or
in the rant of a religious leader tearing others to shreds. It wont be at the table with
gossip. Because the irony is: when we stop loving, we give up our freedom. We become
entangled in our own words and hatred until we cant breathe, cant see, cant even
drive our own RV.
Yes, July 4th is a time to celebrate an important event in history. But lets also think
about what real freedom means for us right here, right now. We dont need to win the
lottery to send out a little more love into the world, like a firework lighting up the dark
--Holley Gerth is cofounder of (in)courage as well as a best-selling author of several books,
wife to Mark, and a follower of Jesus,

Join us on Sunday, July 24, 2016 as we


celebrate our 50th Golden Jubilee. The day
begins with worship at 10:45 am with Bishop
Tiamenn, followed by an open house and
refreshments. We will then enjoy dinner and
music at the 1856 Tavern located at 702
State Hwy 16 S, Bandera, TX at 3 pm. We
are asking for a $10 per person donation to
cover the cost of the meal. Your ticket will
give you a chance to win a $50 gift
certificate for any Bricks restaurant: Bricks
on the River, 1856 Tavern, or Sids BBQ.
Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, July 15th. Contact
Bel Alvarado at 830-796-4044, Susan Henry
at 210-355-4146, Teresa Huegele at 210286-4514 or Cathy at the church office 830796-3091. Tickets at the door will be $15 per
person. Cash bar.

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