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From Senior Pastor Saïd Ailabouni
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Grace Lutheran Church of La Grange, Illinois is a growing congregation. In fact, sometimes it feels like our rate of growth could be faster than is manageable.
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Lent is approaching and we are busy preparing for the season of reflection and fasting. As a part of my internship, I am working on a ministry project for the season of Lent. I will be preaching a series of sermons during the midweek Wednesday services on the theme of “Fasting from Stuff,” describing our ever-growing need to redirect our focus away from the stuff that takes over our lives and instead focus on Christ and faithful living. There will be a “Fasting from Stuff” Lent
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Prayer Service for Peace in Middle East – Feb 15
On Monday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m., a Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East will be held at Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 909 East Main Street in Barrington.
Following the service, there will be a unique opportunity to see and hear a presentation entitled "Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories & Photos".
Anna Baltzer, Jewish American Columbia graduate, former Fulbright scholar, granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, and award-winning lecturer, author, and supporter of Palestinian rights will give her acclaimed presentation on the Middle East conflict with photographs and stories from documenting human rights abuses and supporting nonviolent resistance in the West Bank.
Ms. Baltzer’s talk covers checkpoints, the Wall, Israeli activism, censorship, nonviolent resistance, and other topics commonly unheard in the US. Her advocacy efforts have led to more than 100 appearances on television and lectures presented at more than 300 universities, schools, churches, mosques, and synagogues around the world. She is also the author of a book entitled Witness in Palestine: a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.
This service is held on the 15th of each month as part of an ecumenical effort in the U.S. and the world to pray daily until a just and lasting peace comes to all citizens of the Middle East. It includes reading from the Bible, music, prayers, and sharing of timely information. To learn more, call 847-381-0243 or visit http://www.elca.org/Our-Faith-In-Action/Justice/Peace-Not-Walls.aspx.Caring
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,“If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.” –1 Corinthians 12:26
Almost two weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The outpouring of gifts from members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to ELCA Disaster Response has enabled a swift response on behalf of this church.
Thank you for your generous financial support which now totals more than $1.6 million. Thousands of other gifts are still being counted.
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