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Grace Bible School Parent Newsletter

April 2017
Vacation Bible School Registration Kick-Off!
Sunday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 5, 2017
 
All children age 3 by June 12 and potty trained, through fifth grade are invited to attend VBS, June 12-16, 9:00 a.m. to 1 2-Noon.  
     
Registration begins on Sun., April 2 and Wed., April 5 . Every child who registers on these two days, will receive a fun gift! You can register and pay online at www.graceofav.org  under Connect  > Forms > Register for Vacation Bible School.  Paper forms will be available on the Welcome Center or can be printed from Gather > Children > Vacation Bible School. .
 
The fee for VBS will be $40 per child with a family maximum of $80. (Scholarships are available upon request.) The fee includes an iron-on T-shirt transfer for each child and a VBS music CD for each family!
 
Interested in helping out with this fun event? Contact Paula Ewald or Lois Williams at church.
Registration for 2017-18
Grace Bible School and Confirmation
Wednesday, April 5 and Sunday, April 9, 2017

To register and pay online go to our website,   www.graceofav.org. On the blue navigation bar, hover over Connect  > Forms > and click on either Register for  Grace Bible School or Register for Confirmation You can also print the forms from the website, Gather > Children > Grace Bible School or Confirmation, or pick up printed forms from the Welcome Center in the Atrium.
 
We do accept registrations through the program year; however, we ask that you complete and submit forms to the church office by Sunday, June 25, to give us the summer months to assign children to classes a nd recruit teachers. (Please indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice .)
 
The Parent Ministry portion of the registration form  must be completed. P lease prayerfully consider how you might volunteer your time next year!
Parent Time Out
Sat., April 8, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Parents, mark your calendar for the next Parent Time Out.

Drop the kids off in Friendship Hall and take the evening off to see a movie or do some shopping, etc.

Child care is open to infants through 10 year olds. Free-will donation. Fun for them! Fun for you! Watch for sign-up in the Narthex.

Only light snacks will be served. Please be sure to feed your children their evening meal at home before you drop them off at church.
Holy Week | Easter Schedule
  • Palm Sunday Service, April 9, 8:45 and 10:15 a.m.
  • Wed., April 12: No meal, worship, GBS or Confirmation
  • Maundy Thursday, April 13, 7:00 p.m.  (Nursery provided)  Fifth graders celebrate First Communion
  • Good Friday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.  (Nursery provided)
  • Easter Sunday, April 16, with Communion
    • Sunrise Service, 7:00 a.m.
    • Easter Festival Worship, 8:45 a.m.
    • Easter Festival Worship, 10:15 a.m.
    • Nursery provided for 8:45 and 10:15 services.
Grace Preschool Offers College Scholarship

A $300 scholarship will be given in honor of Neoma Isaak,  founder, teacher and director of Grace Preschool. The scholarship will be awarded this spring to an outstanding graduating high school senior who attended Grace Preschool and will be continuing his/her education at a college or university next fall. Applications are available at area high schools, or at Grace Preschool, 7800 West County Road 42, Apple Valley.

Application deadline is Friday, April 7, 2017.
Gifts for Graduates
Sun., April 30, 10:15 a.m.

Our graduating high school seniors will be recognized during the 10:15 a.m. service on Sun., April 30. In celebration of this milestone, each graduate who attends the service will receive a tied fleece blanket from our Grace family.

If you are able, we are asking for free-will monetary donations to purchase the material. Write your check out to Grace Lutheran with "Blanket" on the memo line and turn into the church office. (The youth staff will purchase the blanket kits, which cost approximately $20 each.)

The deadline for donations is Sunday, April 16. The blankets will be assembled by our Grace youth.
In This Issue

Ministry Quick Links

First Communion Celebration

Grace's fifth graders will celebrate their First Communion during the Maundy Thursday service at 7:00 p.m. on April 13.

We encourage families to invite baptismal sponsors to attend the service.

Minnesota Valley
Men's & Women's Chorale Concert

 

Thrs., April 27

Fri., April 28

Sat., April 29

 

7:30 p.m.

Grace Lutheran Church

Faith Formation
Cookie Sale
Sunday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 5

As you enter the church building on Sun., April 2 and Wed., April 5, you will enjoy the delicious smell of cookies baking.

Buy a package (or two) to help the Faith Formation Team further the faith development of Grace's children and families.
Grace Diner

The Grace Diner serves meals Weds., 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.. Suggested donation is $4; includes salad, fruit, dessert and beverage. Ages 5 and under are free. Please sign up in the Narthex by the Sunday before the meal.

. April 5: Lent Dinner Church

. April 12: No Meal

. April 19: Tator Tot Hotdish

. April 26: Pizza

. May 3: Sloppy Joes & Chips  (This is the last meal of this program year.)

 

Thank you! See you at the diner again in September.

Grace Bible School Offering

On VBS Kick-off Sunday, April 2, you will find Grace Bible School's new offering collection maze in the Narthex. Instead of the children bringing their offering in an envelope, they will bring their coins|bills and drop them in our new, fun Money Maze.