E-News

Curious About the Farmers Market? Have an Idea to Share? | Attend the first planning meeting of the second season of the Farmers Market (runs from April-October)

Sunday February 9th at 11:30 AM in the kitchen

Sponsored by Grace's Racial Reconciliation Group. (You do not have to be a member of the Group to attend.) Questions? Contact Barbara Silvernail.

The Lutheran Chruch- Missouri Synod's Disaster Response Ministry | responds to immediate and long-term needs following natural and man-made disasters. Recently a group of Grace members went to Camp Linn Haven (Linville, NC) and were able to view the current state of the camp, meet with former Grace Pastor Bryan Chestnutt and volunteers working to restore the site. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) to provide assistance in various capacities at Camp Linn Haven and/or other disaster sites, training is available at Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest on Saturday, March 22, 2025. There are limited spots for the March 22 training session. To learn more about LERT, sign up for training or other ways you can support, please visit www.lcms-lert.org

Sunday Morning Discussion Group |New Topic: Documentary entitled Religions of the World. (Narrated by Ben Kingsley and produced by the BBC) Continues this Sunday at 9 AM in the Duke Lutherans Center instead of the resource room. Our session this Sunday will be on Eastern Orthodox and Catholicism. Questions? Contact Geoff Heintzelman at (919)452-6307 or grheintzelman@gmail.com.

Taste of Our Holidays | Beth El Synagogue in Durham invites you to enjoy a taste of our culinary traditions, with symbolic and delicious foods that reflect the heart of our celebrations. 

Together, we will explore the traditions and meaning of these stories that give these holidays their deep significance. 

This celebration creates a space for shared learning, connection, and joy. We would be honored to host you and to build bridges of understanding and friendship between our communities.

Camp Linn Haven is Working Hard to Recover from Hurricane Helene | The SED is organizing a crowd-funding campaign to benefit Camp Linn Haven titled “Loving Camp Linn Haven to New Life in 2025.” To support these efforts go to www.camplinnhaven.org, and scroll to the bottom of the home page to donate. Under the Donate link, there is a Volunteer link which opens a Sign-up Genius which lists the skills needed along with dates and times. The sign-up dates run from 1/25/25 - 5/17/25.

SED Men’s Gathering | A retreat for all men throughout the Southeastern District! Join us March 14-16 for the first all-Men’s District Gathering at Camp Cheerio in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. Experience a weekend full of 5 amazing meals, optional fun activities, amazing views, and more. Most importantly we will gather together in Word. Registration closes Feb. 23 and costs $300. For more info and to register click here!

Duke Lutherans Sunday Meal Sign Up - Thank you for all of the delicious meals you provided for the Duke Lutherans last year. This is such a concrete way to love and care for the students. Slots are still available. If you’d like to sign-up for a date this semester, click here.

2/6-2/8 - No events planned

2/9- See Sunday listing above

2/10- 11:30 AM - Brown Bag Bible Study

2/11 - 4 PM - Growing thru Grief

2/12 - 10 AM - LWML Quilters

12 Noon - Midday Prayer Service with Holy Communion

6:30 PM - Choir Rehearsal

Click here for the church calendar.

- Important Dates February -

-Serving Opportunities-

• Walltown Neighborhood Food Ministries - Sign up to shop, bag, distribute food.

-From the Church Office-

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February Birthdays, Baptism Birthdays and Anniversaries