News & Events
Semi-Annual Congregation Meeting
May 14, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
Please plan to attend our semi-annual Congregational meeting taking place this Sunday, May 20th after the 11:00am worship service. Items of business include electing new church council members and approving the Annual Report and the 2011 Audit Report.
NEW OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
May 14, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
+ESL – Messiah Korean Lutheran Church in Norcross is looking for people to teach English to Koreans. The classes meet on Thursday and/or Friday mornings over a 10 week period. You can choose the dates you are available. For more information, please talk to Pastor Jason Talsness.
BRAVES GAME IN JUNE
May 14, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
We invite you to join us for a fun night of baseball and fellowship as the Gwinnett Thrivent Chapter hosts a Gwinnett Braves game on Friday night, June 15th. The Gwinnett Braves play the Columbus Clippers. The tailgate begins @ 5:30 pm in the Gwinnett Braves parking lot. The game begins @ 7:05 pm. Ticket cost are $6. If you would like to come to the game, we need to receive your payment by Thursday, May 24th, in order to reserve our block of seats. Please make your check payable to Thrivent Financial. You may place your checks in the Offering plate or bring them in the the church office.
Prayer Vigil
May 14, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
Amazing Grace will be hosting a prayer vigil on Saturday, May 26. The sanctuary will be open throughout the day until 6:00pm for visitors to come for a time of meditation and/or prayer. There will be resources for prayer made available and a sign-in sheet. If you would be interested in helping host this event by covering for an hour or more, please contact David Trevino at 770) 979-9577 or @ ddtrevino@yahoo.com . A signup sheet is in the narthex with the hopes that the entire day will be covered in prayer. We are asking for volunteers to bring in small candles and votives to the church office prior to May 26. Your votives will be returned to you after the prayer vigil. We also have a box labeled Prayer Requests located on the large podium in the Narthex, for which you may enter your prayer requests for this day.
SANCTUARY SEATING & FLOORING – RESULTS OF THE SURVEY
May 13, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
The results of the survey were shared at a Town Hall meeting last Sunday. Here is a brief summary: When asked what the deciding factors that should be taken into account for seating, the top responses out of eight options were 1) Use of Space & Providing Flexibility 2) Comfort 3) & 4) a tie between Maximize seating capacity and Cost. On the question of type of seating, our community is evenly divided between pews and chairs. A large majority would like our sanctuary to have a center aisle. Thanks again to all those who participated in the survey. As together we further discern how the Holy Spirit is working among us in service to Christ’s mission to love and save the world, it is important that we listen to one another. Hard copies of the survey results are available in the narthex, but if you would like me to email you a digital copy on an excel sheet, just contact me, Pastor Jason. Also available is a list of comments and questions that were shared on the survey. If you have questions about the survey or the process, feel free to contact any of the following people who are on the sanctuary seating and flooring team: David Rager, chair. Deb and Dave Linke, Vern Rink, Bill McKenny, Mimi Layton, Elaine Schwartz, Tracie Crowe, or me, Pastor Jason Talsness.
FISH FRY IN AUGUST
May 11, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
Our annual fish fry will take place at Amazing Grace on Saturday night, August 18th. Stay tuned for the start time. This is always a very fun night of
fellowship. We will have lots of great fish for all. We will ask that everyone please bring a side dish to share. Please invite friends!
Lutheranism 101 Course
May 3, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
Who was Martin Luther? What happened to Lutheranism after Luther? Where did all these Lutherans come from? What are challenges to Lutheranism? At Lutheranism 101 in May, these questions will be addressed and a whole lot more. No need to have attended prior 101 classes, anyone can attend. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall @ 7:00 pm on Monday night May 7 and Monday night May 21.
Amazing Grace’s Yard Service
May 2, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
Amazing Grace’s long-time complimentary weekly yard service has now come to an end. We are asking members to volunteer to temporarily take over 
this yard service. There is now a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. We encourage multiple families to sign-up in two week intervals, to reduce the time spent on this labor of love for Amazing Grace.
Mission Trip Update
April 20, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
Great News, we have 18 signed up to go on the mission trip to Habitat for Humanity, West Virginia this June. We are excited to have so many joining us this year and know that our youth will be a blessing to those we serve. The good news is that we have 18, the bad news is we have 18! We are now looking at increased costs as we look into renting a 15 passenger van and need to provide more supplies. Please consider helping our youth to help others by donating to the effort. You can help by buying space on our 2 x 4’s, and/or sponsoring one of our kids. If you have questions about this trip, please contact Pastor Jason or Lee Bennett. The lessons that will be learned on this trip are about so much more than how to build houses.
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
April 2, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
We are planning to hold VBS during the 2nd or 3rd week of July this year. We are asking for someone (perhaps 2 people) to coordinate this event. If you would be interested in heading up VBS this year, please contact Debi Linke (Home: 770-638-9666 or Cell: 678-689-7571).
Purchase 2 x 4s for the Mission Trip to West Virginia
March 19, 2012 : Pastor Jason Talsness
Help the youth of Amazing Grace help others. Buy and personalize a 2 x 4 square for $25.00. Be a part of our effort to serve and be a blessing for a child of God that you do not even know. Please make checks payable to AGLC and mark Mission Trip on the comment line. Please mail your checks to the church office, 3305 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30044, or place your check in the offering plate on Wednesday evening or Sunday morning. Thank you for your support of this mission.
Last updated August 17, 2011
