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1 Westerville, Ohio The Voice of grace August 2012 Evangelical Lutheran Church Sunday School Rally Day - August 26 - Rally Day - August 26 - Rally Day Plans for Rally Day have not been finalized at this time, but we do know that it is on August 26. We can also say that it will include spending time getting to know one another through games and activities. Rally day is a good time for children to dress more casually. Parents, please watch for upcoming information through the Sunday bulletins and the website. An extensive look at the upcoming Sunday School Program for will be featured in the September VOICE. August 26 Call Committee Begins Process of Calling Associate Lisa Kuhar Selected as Chair As was reported several times over the past month, representatives from the Mutual Ministry Team and from the Personnel Committee engaged Church Council in a very thoughtful and well organized dialog. We Lisa Kuhar, Call Committee Chair discussed the vision and mission statements of Grace and how we can continue to be faithful to those statements. These two ministries proposed that the best way to move our mission forward to implement some of the goals of the strategic planning sessions last year is to begin the process of calling an associate pastor. Church Council agreed and unanimously voted to proceed with the call process. On Monday July 16th the call committee, which consists of: Lisa Kuhar-Chair, Sue Monroe, Erin Bopp, Molly Oakleaf, Amy Quinn, John Hicks, Larry Beckwith, and Tom Seamon met with Pastor Suzanne Dillahunt, assistant to the Bishop of the Southern Ohio Synod. Pastor Dillahunt outlined the process of calling an associate pastor to Grace. We have filled out the Synod required congregational profile, and the position is now posted on the Southern Ohio Synod website. It has been two years since we have had an associate pastor at Grace and all involved believe this step is important to support our many ministries. An associate pastor will facilitate, instruct and advocate for our ministries, especially for our Youth and Family ministry and other teaching ministries. An associate pastor will also allow Pastor Will to focus on his role of leading Grace. I am confident each of you share in our excitement about the more than 60 ministries we are blessed to enjoy and support within and beyond Grace. I invite you to pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we proceed to call an Associate Pastor to be with us in the mission that God entrusts into our hands. With you in service, Bill Kulju, Council President

2 My Time To Look Up Over my years as a pastor I stood by many a hospital bed to pray, encourage, support, read Scripture and take the presence of Christ to the one in bed. It is both a privilege and humbling experience to be with a patient who is very ill and with family members who wait. There are many kinds of illness but today I am remembering those first open heart surgeries back in the 1970 s. The small county hospital in Northern Michigan where I was pastoring at the time was not equipped for such a surgery. Patients had to be transported down state to Saginaw or Petoskey where doctors had been trained for this radical new operation at the Cleveland Clinic. Then, days in the hospital s Intensive Care Unit followed. Recuperation was a long process. For me, the thing about hospital visits was that I was the one standing by the sick bed looking down. I would say things like, Be patient. Follow the doctor s orders. Remember that Jesus is with you. The church has you in our prayers. After a word from Scripture and prayer I was on my way. Then, walking through the hospital corridors to the lobby and on to the parking lot I would get in the car and move on with the day s agenda. I was always empathetic and at the same time was free to move on alternating between work and leisure, rest and activity, church and family responsibilities. It is a different thing to be the one looking down at the person in bed. To be honest thoughts went through my mind. I hope I never have to be on a respirator. I hope I never have to be tethered to life support mechanisms. Thank God I enjoy good health! Now, that has changed. On June 8, 2012 I suddenly experienced shortness of breath. I went to the hospital emergency room. Tests began. The symptoms worsened. There was no diagnosis. It was scary! Then, on June 12, it was discovered that the mitral valve in my heart had ruptured and had to be repaired...quickly! My lungs were filled with fluid. The order was surgery...now! From that point I remember nothing for the next couple of days. My kids came into town. Pastors visited. My brother drove to Columbus. My wife stood by. I remember nothing. It was later that the surgeon said to me, You were one I am convinced that the prayers of many have helped. The cards, some with words of Scripture, some with encouraging thoughts, some with hand-written notes, some that are funny and make me laugh have been so helpful. -Pastor Walston sick puppy. It was later that family members informed me how those days played out. It brought tears to my eyes. Then it dawned on me. Now I m the one in the bed. I m the one looking up while doctors and nurses and technicians and family members and pastors look down at me. Now I, Mr. Independent, am dependent on others. I want to get out of bed and return to the person I was before June 8, but I can t. Now I am the one hearing the words I had said so often to others. Just be patient. Give yourself time to heal. Do what the doctor tells you. Don t be in a hurry to go home. Now prayers were being said for me. Now I m the one having to have blood drawn at 4:00a.m. and a blood pressure cuff squeezing my arm every hour and wires stuck to my chest. Now I m the one reaching for the teddy bear when I have to cough Pastor Richard Walston because it hurts. Now I m the one taking pills and eating food that doesn t taste the way it used to. Now I am the one on my back looking up from the bed instead of the one looking down from the position I have long held. But... I am learning that looking up is a good thing. What the doctors say and what friends and family tell me appears to be coming true. You will get better. You are getting better. I ll admit in these last few days I can feel it. I am convinced that the prayers of many have helped. The cards, some with words of Scripture, some with encouraging thoughts, some with hand-written notes, some that are funny and make me laugh have been so helpful. Phone calls and visits have come from family and friends and lots of support, lots of support from Pastor Will and the Grace family in Westerville. Thank you. Thank you! I know that many of you have known serious illness. You have been the one looking up from a bed. You know, as do I, what that feels like. But may we, in all circumstances, always look up as did the Psalmist when he wrote, I lift my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the Lord... Pastor Walston The VOICE of Grace August Page 2

3 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 100 E. Schrock Road, Westerville, OH PH: (614) Web: Rev. William A. Hartfelder, Senior Pastor VM 11 Rev. Richard O. Walston, Visitation Pastor Cell (614) Dr. Karen Eckenroth, Music Ministries VM 10 Linda Hoch, Organist Kathy Snead, Office Administrator VM 18 Marjie Penn, Receptionist/Secretary Paul Hotchkiss, Custodian Jack Pfeifer, Property Manager Jocelyn Shuman, Preschool Director; VM 14 M.O.G. Annual Golf Outing The Men of Grace Golf Outing will be held on Saturday, August 18th at Arrowhead Lakes Golf Course in Galena. The outing will begin at 8:30 a.m. with breakfast at Paneera on N. State Street (Giant Eagle shopping center). We will tee off at 10:00 a.m. The format will be a 4 person scramble so golfers of all skill levels are welcome. Green fees are $18.50 for 9 holes. A sign-up sheet is at the Welcome Center. If you have questions see Kevin Thuman or Jeff Brenning. Katharine Circle will resume Bible Study Meetings the first Tuesday in September. Katharine Circle will resume Bible Study Meetings the first Tuesday in September. Make plans to attend. Ruth Circle And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you: for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge,i will lodge: your people shall be my people, and your God my God. -Ruth 1:16 (AKJV) The Ruth Circle will meet again on September 10, 2012 and will be studying Couples of the Old Testament, Lesson #7 David and Abigail. This circle meets in Garden Room # 1 at 1 p.m., on the second Monday of each month. Coffee and light refreshments are served. An offering is taken and is applied to various ministries. For more information contact Joyce Strung at Katharine Circle resumes Bible study meetings in September. Make plans now to come join us! Seraphina Sisters The Fiery Ones of Grace Fall Schedule includes: August 10: Host - Lori Wilson, Devotion - Erin Bopp, Theme - Back to School-school supplies for WARM. Sept. 14: Host - Angela Hughes, Devotion - Kristi George Oct. 12: Host - Kristi George, Devotion - Connie Brenning Ladies are invited to me at cbrenning@att.net to get Yahoo group info to obtain details on these events. Grace is on FACEBOOK. Check it out. Click like. Write on the Grace wall, or add some pictures or an event to the Grace calendar. Stay up-to-date on the ministries of Grace. Log on to Grace Sermons Are Now Available on itunes You may now download past sermons as a podcast from Apple s itunes store! Search for Grace Evangelical Lutheran Westerville and you will find the podcasts. The sermons are also available on the website. The VOICE of Grace August Page 3

4 The AMAZING Women of GRACE The Background - Sometime in the late 1960 s - no one seems to really know the exact date - Grace began a ministry to provide a monthly meal to the residents of Faith Mission in Columbus. The meal was prepared by a group of Grace women and delivered to the Mission location on Long Street and served there by several Grace men and women. Some of the Grace folks involved at that time were Darolyn Hanley, Roberta Bertelsen, Millie Becker, Peggy and Dick Retherford, Cathy Burroughs and John Smith. At that time the Long St. location served the men in one room and the women and families in another. They also had an inebriated unit in the same building that required the volunteers to make plates and deliver. Today s Mission - Today, under the operation of Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio, Faith Mission has services and programs offered at the following Columbus locations:* Nancy s Place-325 E. Long St. serves women daily Faith Mission on 8th Avenue -599 E. 8th Avenue, serves up to 110 men each night. The Faith Mission Resource Center at 315 E. Long St. where clients are given assistance in finding employment, learning computer skills and resume writing. The Clinic at Faith Mission, also 315 E. Long St., provides medical, dental and vision care to homeless persons The men s shelter -151 N. Sixth Street serves 110 each night (up to 134 during winter overflow months). Triple Delight - The men s shelter is where this story of our Amazing Women of Grace begins. Twelve times a year, beginning at 11:00 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month, 15 to 20 women gather in the Grace kitchen and begin cleaning and dicing 40 lbs. of potatoes, slicing 30 lbs of hams and turkey hams, and spreading butter and garlic on 15 loaves of Italian bread. They combine the potatoes, hams and 4 large cans of green beans (ergo Triple Delight - an old camp recipe) into 4 roasters, and by 12:15 they are cleaning up and getting ready to go to lunch. This activity follows the Women s 10:00 a.m. Bible Study. The rest of the food, 4 large cans of apple sauce, the bread, paper products and loads of cookies, are packed up ready for pickup at 5:30 p.m. by those volunteers who deliver and serve the food to the 100 to 150 men at the men s shelter at 151 N. Sixth St. (Note: Triple Delight has always been the Faith Mission meal except the summer months for several years when the young people of Grace prepared and served sloppy joes.) During our renovation, the women traveled to Living Word Church in Galena and prepared Triple Delight there. The Faith Mission Meal preparation takes place the second Wednesday of every month. It is one of the numerous ways that Grace serves our Lord through community outreach. Reaching out with the love of Jesus to serve our community The Wreck - You may remember the train wreck and fire early Wednesday morning, July 11th. The Faith Mission at 599 E. 8th Ave. had to be evacuated. As the Grace women were getting ready to prepare the meal at 10:00 a.m. Kathy Snead received a call from the mission downtown explaining the evacuation and that those men were being sent to the downtown site. (Interestingly, the women had decided a week earlier that they would begin preparing the mission meal at 10 a.m. instead of 11 a.m. because they planned lunch at Bun s in Delaware) The evacuation meant that instead of the 100 to 150 that usually eat at the shelter, there would be 200 to 300 men to feed. The Action - Undetered, the Amazing Women of Grace bought more food, unpacked three more roasters, and went to work as usual. There was a brief discussion as to whether an easier meal should be considered. Brief because Triple Delight is what they do, and do so well. Without delay or complaint, the extra meals were prepared and packed. By the usual time, 12:15, they were off to Bun s. The Result - The men of the mission, plus about 100 more from the 8th Ave location enjoyed the meal prepared by the women of Grace. It took an extra vehicle to deliver the meal, which Larry Cepek gladly provided, and it took a little longer to serve. But thanks to our dedicated selfless women, all s well that ends well. Our Amazing women of Grace are just that - AMAZ- ING! Heartfelt thanks - expressed numerous times to us by the staff and men of Faith Mission - goes to everyone of you. You are very much appreciated. These Faith Mission Faithful include Kitchen Krew Head Roberta Bertelsen, Jeanice Alexander, Patti Barb, Eloise Collier, Phyllis Drakulich, Joanne Figge, Rachel Gangestad, Carolyn Gibboney, Nancy Kleberg, Verna Kreachbaum, Rosemarie Litzinger, Juanita Martin, Jill Morrison, Barb Moser, Tricia Patterson, Linda Reasoner, Linda Seamon, Grace Sima, Joyce Strung, Karen Vann and Arlene Warbritton. The volunteers who regularly deliver and serve the meal are: Patti Barb, Larry Cepek, Phil Gross, Dave Patterson and Tom Seamon. The Tom Hensley family and Paul Hotchkiss fill in when needed. If you are interested in further information on Faith Mission log on to *FAITH MISSION YEAR SERVICE TOTALS (7/2010-7/ 2011) Total meals served (breakfast, lunch and dinner) 326,294 Nights of emergency shelter 112,051 Total number of people served at Resource Centers 1,248 Total number of people served at the clinic 4,163 The VOICE of Grace August Page 4

5 August s First Fruits Shopping List Honor the Lord with your substance and the first fruits of all your produce. (Proverbs 3:9) August s Grocery List: q Canned chicken, chili, and hash; Boxed Raisins; Potato sides (any kind), and Spaghetti Sauce (canned preferred) q Hygiene Product: shampoo and crème rinse q IMMEDIATE NEEDS: Canned tomato products (especially puree, crushed, whole); Canned fruits (any kind); juices; toilet paper; diapers (sizes 5 and 6); tissues; face soap; deodorant; tooth brushes and tooth paste. CHECK ALL ITEMS FOR EXPIRATION DATES Be aware of the 10 for 10 items in your grocery ads during the month. As school will be starting soon, check the Dollar Stores for hygiene products so that we may give the children a clean start as they return to school. All items are important. Right now, items that W.A.R.M. is well stocked with are: green beans, corn, all soups, mac & cheese and canned pastas. Keep the hotel /motel travel items coming in. These are combined with repackaged rolls of toilet paper for distribution to W.A.R.M. s clients. REMINDER: W.A.R.M. is accepting fresh produce from your gardens. PLEASE take these items directly to W.A.R.M. at 175 A East Broadway, Westerville. Our grocery carts can ONLY accommodate non-perishable items. CONTRIBUTIONS may be made at any time. Checks should be made out to Grace Lutheran Church, notation to WARM. To volunteer for a First Fruits Sunday at the service of your choice, contact Jill Morrison at vjuly 1 totalsv Food/Hygiene = pounds Monetary = $ 490 Totals to date in 2012 Food/Hygiene = 2,158.2 pounds Monetary = $ 2,917 All of our congregation s efforts in this ministry are helping W.A.R.M. to provide a Hand Up not a Hand Out. On behalf of all of the people who will benefit from Grace s outreach ministry to W.A.R.M., Thank You! NEXT FIRST FRUITS: August 5 and then September 2 Please contact Jill Morrison if you have questions or would like to volunteer on a First Fruits Sunday at one service. Remember the General Mills Box Top$ The Central Ohio Women s Auziliary of Lutheran Social Services continues to accept Cancelled Stamps and Campbell Company labels: LSS is collecting the BOX TOP$ rectangle on the top of General Mills products. These are redeemable for 10 cents apiece for Oesterlen Services for Youth. Place these along with cancelled stamps and UPS bar codes from Campbell Company Labels in our grocery carts. One in the Spirit Preschool Vacation Bible School (VBS) and LOMO Day Camp began on Monday, July 23. The Preschool VBS operated each morning from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. LOMO -for children who are entering 1st grade through 7th grade operated all day from 9 to 3 p.m. The program, a joint effort between Grace and St. Paul Lutheran was held at Grace this year. The September Voice will carry a complete story of One in the Spirit Week. The VOICE of Grace August Page 5

6 Celebrations August Anniversaries 8/01 Matt & Angela Hughes 8/02 Tim & Bonnie Hannum 8/03 Lyle & Meg Barkhymer Stephen & Suzanne Kile 8/04 Jacob & Maren Traeger 8/05 Tom & Sandy Yanichko 8/09 Les & Rosie Mohler 8/11 John & Nancy Kleberg 8/12 Dan & Jill Morrison 8/12 Stephen & Susan Miller 8/13 Jerry & Lisa Bachus 8/14 Jeff & Kathy Reedy 8/15 Mohammed & Pam Finy Matt & Laura Warren 8/16 Jerry & Kathy Bobb Jeff & Connie Brenning 8/19 Chuck & Maruja Paule Bill & Kathy Snead Kevin & Laurie Thuman Nate & Christine Heilmann 8/20 David & Lisa Bale 8/21 Rudy and Dorothy Kolberg 8/22 Larry & Marge Cepek David & Carol Prim David & Jean Shugert Bruce & Ginny Heimrich 8/25 Court & Robin Lease 8/27 Danny & Christina Drakulich Frank & Kathleen Petitt 8/28 Kurt & Megan Hartfelder Vaughn & Regina Place 8/29 Rod & Barb Rice 8/30 Ken & Sandy Krumm Will & Julie Hartfelder Matt & Shannon Beckwith 8/31 Jeff & Cynthia Myers Brandon & Bethany Nickoli Thank You - Pastor Bengson and Pastor Fisher A u g u s t B i r t h d a y s 8/01 Daniel George 8/03 Jack Staley 8/04 Jonathan Dove 8/05 Rosemarie Litzinger Dana Sellke Sharon Miller Michayla Brenning 8/06 Amy Heckler Alexis Riedel 8/08 Lisa McMahon 8/09 Ginnie Rhodebeck Brandi Tanler 8/10 Mark Spangler Jaime Russell 8/11 Juanita Martin 8/12 Andrew Whitacre 8/13 Lona Loy Robert Goodfleisch Jeffrey Moore Bruce Heimrich Madison Banks 8/14 Scott Warbritton 8/15 Bonnie Dyke Tami Adcock Taylor Hinder 8/16 Connie Reynolds Jennifer Bale 8/17 Helen Barb Kay Ellinger Christopher Hoch Madison Althoff 8/18 Susan Ross Laurie Thuman Katie Giumenti 8/19 Carol Prim David Yourkvitch Kimberly Haynes 8/19 Kirsten Hicks 8/20 Blake Byrns 8/21 Melinda Bame-Comstock Colleen Miller 8/22 Gregory Brown Jessica Stakely 8/23 Carol Isbell Scott Cooper Robert Plemel 8/24 Paul Hotchkiss Michael Braatz 8/25 Cheryl Bush Jeffery Myers Zachary Haynes 8/26 Carol Scholl Stephen Himes Cynthia Britton Kurt Hartfelder 8/27 Rachel Goodman Patricia Adcock Doug Hotchkiss 8/29 Ingrid Springer Ron Hoch Cindy Tinkham Tom Rothmann 8/30 Virginia Cowgill Frances Quast John Workman 8/31 Charles Washburn Joanne Jenny Joined in Marriage Matt Smith & Whitney Klear July 14, 2012 Our thanks to Pastor Glen Bengson and Pastor Martha Fisher for serving as presiding preacher during Pastor Hartfelders absence. It was an honor and pleasure to worship with you. Thanks also to our own Fred Pfanz for serving as Assisting Miniser during those times. Pastor Bengson was with us on July 1st and July 8th. Pastor Fisher served on July 15th. The VOICE of Grace August Page 6

7 Approval of June 2012 meeting minutes: Upon consideration of the minutes from the June 2012 meeting, Glen Alexander moved to accept, seconded by Charles Roll. Motion passed. Ministry updates: No new ministry updates at this time. Other Business before council ELCA/NALC/CORE update: Pastor Will There are no new updates as Pastor Will has been on vacation. Call Committee: Bill Kulju reported to council that there will be a Call Committee meeting with Pastor Suzanne Dillahunt, Assistant to the Bishop, on Monday July, 16th. Budget requests: Bill introduced and reviews with council the Estimate of Spending Procedures document designed to establish a more accurate church spending policy. Parking lot bids: Bill reviewed with council parking lot repair bids ranging from $4450 to $8900. This is the portion of the parking lot located in front of the dumpster where concrete and asphalt sections have been breaking down over the past several years. Reading discussion: All Bill coordinated a council discussion regarding the book Homosexuality and the Bible Two Views where all council members provided their opinions and takeaways. This topic concerns the ELCA s decision at the 2009 Churchwide Assembly to ordain persons in publicly accountable life-long monogamous same gender relationships (PALMS). Council has been in on-going discussions regarding this issue in past meetings and was the main topic of discussion during the recent Council Retreat held last April. Required Reports Monthly Report: Pastor Will Statistical Report: Pastor Will Pastor Will is on vacation so no monthly report. July 2012 Grace Council Meeting Highlights Paul Grant, Council Secretary Church Ministry fund balance at the end of June 2012 is $18,155. Total receipts for the month were $35,243 and total disbursements were $29,371 for a net increase of $5,872. Mission & Ministry support to the Southern Ohio Synod year-to-date was $4,810, along with support to Lutheran Social Services of $1,030. For 2012 we have pledged $10,000 to Southern Ohio Synod and $2,000 to Lutheran Social Services. Bond Payments began in February 2012 in accordance with the Required Redemption Schedule. Our total debt is $2,850,000. Principal payments due in 2012 total $40,000. Our total obligation for 2012, including principal and interest, is estimated to be $86,896. Current principal balance is $2,830,000. Living in Grace campaign ended in June Total pledges were $629,625. Receipts through June were $575,480. We have collected 91.4% of total pledges. Total expenses in June were $10,412, leaving a balance of $488,792. Growing People of Faith campaign began in June Total pledges were $573,332. Receipts through June were $45,139. We have collected 7.9% of total pledges. There were no expenses in June. Cash Reserves through May 31, 2012 are $76,056. Three designated funds make up this balance, the 2011 Excess Church Ministry Fund $9,981, the Organ Fund $64,245 and the Facilities Emergency Reserve Fund $1,830. Net cash reserves (cash reserves plus the Church Ministry balance) total $94,211. Per the finance sub-committee recommendations, cash reserves of the church should not fall below 10% of the projected annual revenues as established during the annual operating budget process and approved by the congregation. For 2012 that amount is set at $48,423 (10% of total budgeted income of $484,225). Budget Comparison for 2012 reflects a positive amount of $18,395. This is calculated by using June Y.T.D. actual income and expenses compared to the actual budget. Approval of required reports Angela Hughes made a motion to accept the required reports, seconded by Vanessa Stewart. Motion Treasurer s Report Charles Roll reviewed the June 2012 financial report. passed. The VOICE of Grace August Page 7

8 2012 Church Council President... Bill Kulju Ph: (614) Vice President... Julie Abrams Ph: (614) Secretary...Paul Grant Ph: (614) Treasurer...Charlie Roll Ph: (614) Senior Pastor...Will Hartfelder Ph. (614) Members at Large: Glen Alexander Ph: (740) Dan George Ph: (614) Angela Hughes Ph: (614) Vanessa Stewart Ph. (614) Concert Series The Singing Buckeyes Kick off This Years A Joyful Noise! Concert Series on September 9th A Joyful Noise! opens its fourth season on September 9th at 7:30 p.m. Back for a return engagement, the Singing Buckeyes Barbershop Chorus will be the opening concert. Inspired by the success of previous years concerts and request from local musicians who fell in love with our beautiful Worship space, the concert series offers a variety of musical styles to both the Grace Lutheran family and the wider community supporting the spirit of our mission to Reach out with the love of Jesus. Buddy Camp Swim Day! The Singing Buckeyes are a men s Barbershop Chorus based in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus, Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society and its performing chorus, The Singing Buckeyes, have been in existence since their chartering in The chapter formed from the Columbus Capitol Chapter, which is still in existence. Ten A Joyful Noise! Concerts are scheduled for this season. The next three after The Singing Buckeyes are: Seven-seven campers have been enjoying Nationwide Children s Hospital Summer Buddy Camp being held at Grace. This is the third year in a row that Sunday, October 7, :30 p.m. Grace has hosted the event. This years camp began on EOS Duo: June 18th and ends on August 10th. Beginning at 9 Kim Goodman, flute and Karl Wohlwend, guitar a.m. children between the ages of 3 and 10 from Nationwide s Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders interact with typically developing children in a fun, safe The Otterbein University String Orchestra Sunday, November 4, :30 p.m. and structured atmosphere. It is designed to enhance Jim Bates, conductor the children s self esteem, increase their social awareness and encourage friendship among all the children. December 9, :30 p.m. The children are at Grace from 9 to noon. The Scioto Brass Holiday Concert Grace Property Manager Jack Pfeifer (with a little help from church secretary Marjie Penn) sent the Chris Hoch, conductor A reception in our Gathering Space above picture of Buddy Camp Swim Day on July 13. will follow each event. Buddy Camp takes a break the week of July 23rd thru the 27th while Vacation Bible School and the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of Ohio (LOMO) Camp is A Joyful Noise! concerts. There is no admission charge for held at Grace. A free will offering will be taken. The VOICE of Grace August Page 8