Ministries
| The Worship Ministries: Altar Guild is coordinated by Ann Berry and is open to all. Choir,directed by Pat Terry, practices twice a week and is open to all members of the congregation. Chalicists serve on a rotating basis and are certified by the diocese. Lectors serve on a rotating basis after a basic orientation. Acolytes serve on a rotating basis after a basic orientation. Open to both youth and adults. Worship Committee meets on a regular basis to plan the liturgy. Lay Eucharistic Ministers share the Eucharist celebration with home-bound members of the congregation. They are certified by the diocese. The Vestry is the eight member church council that oversees our finances and property. Members act as greeters and ring the bell on Sunday. Current vestry: Rob Vollkommer (Senior Warden), Dave Mikelson (Junior Warden), Maren Coates, Steve Dowe, Cathie Elsbree, Bill Grosshans, Robert Marsh, and Carol Most(Vestry Members). Jim Berry is the Treasurer for the Parish. The Search Committee has been appointed by the Vestry: Richard Babcock, Steve Dowe, Bill Folz, Charlotte Kennedy, Bonnielynn Kreiser, Mary Lou Smith and Charlotte Stryker. Christian Formation and Education Ministries For Children: The Nursery is open at 10:15 every Sunday with a permanent,trained caregiver, Debbie Houy, for children up to age five. Children of visitors are welcome. The Worship Center is conducted during the school year to provide Christian education for young children ages five to twelve. They meet with Teresa Hannaman during the Sunday Eucharist at the Parish House and come over to the church for communion. For Adults: Woman’s Study Group gathers for discussion of a biblical topic at the parish house on Wednesdays starting at 9:30 am. Open to all An informal Wednesday Morning Group meets every Wednesday morning after the 7:30 am Eucharist at a local cafe (check the events listings for the current location.) Grace Galena EfM group has students in the Second and Third year, but is currently "on hold". The four-year course of study, Education for Ministry, promises lively discussion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and Contemporary Thought. Central to gathering in community is Theological Reflection – where “God talk” meets everyday life, and where students discover their ministry in the world. While the course of study is four years long, students need only commit to one year at a time. If interested, please contact the office for more information. Contemplative Prayer Group meets in the chapel at 9:00 am on Friday for an hour of contemplative prayer. The Arts Council is described in the Arts Council section of this website. The Servants Through Prayer pray in an intentional way for individuals on the Grace Prayer List and meet on a quarterly basis. The prayer group is open to anyone in the congregation. The group discusses the ministry of praying for others, their own prayer lives and concerns and how to foster this ministry in the congregation. This group is also given “confidential prayer requests” and keeps such requests in the strictest secrecy. There is a Request for Prayers notebook in the narthex/entry to the church. Several AA Groups which meet in our Parish House - Monday at 10:00, Tuesday at 7:00 and on Wednesday at noon. An Al-Anon group meets at the same time as the Tuesday night AA group but in a different location in the building. Outreach: Grace Church regularly gives donations of Food and paper items to the Galena Food Pantry that is open from 1-4 each Thursday at the Galena State Bank. We have supported Heifer International as a Christmas project since 2002. During Advent, donations are made in honor of friends and family as Christmas gifts. Checks are made out to Grace Church and Lynn Giles has gift cards reading "The gift of a (insert selected animal)has been given through Heifer International in your honor by ______. May this gift bring you joy as it brings hope to a hungry family." Members are active in volunteering at the Clothes Closet, a clothing outreach of the United Churches of Galena. |
  
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