CONNECTIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
Here are some ways we stay connected at Grace:
GRACE STAFF ARE AVAILABLE
Staff work both in-building and off-site hours. In the case of a pastoral care emergency, contact Pastors Amber Ingalsbe and Justin Lind-Ayres through the church: call 612-331-8125 and choose the “pastoral care emergency” option (no. 5) and follow prompts to connect directly to a pastor, or leave a message at the church by choosing the “staff directory” option (no. 2) and then the extension. In addition, messages left on the church voicemail system are checked regularly.
EMAILS
We provide these regular communications:
- “Letterbox” weekly announcements emailed on Wednesdays
- Worship information and the bulletin emailed on Saturdays at 5 pm
- Faith Formation programming information for families of children and youth emailed on Thursdays
- “The Grace Messenger” newsletter emailed and/or mailed monthly (subscriber’s choice)
- Occasional emails with specialized information as necessary or appropriate
- Devotionals during Advent and Lent emailed daily through the season
Contact info@graceattheu.org to subscribe to the kinds of communications you’d like to receive.
WEBSITE & YOUTUBE
We work to keep our website current and post all of our worship services on Grace’s YouTube channel.
FACEBOOK
We manage one Facebook page (Grace University Lutheran Church) for sharing community-wide information from the leadership.
GIVING
We are thankful for your gifts that support our shared ministry. You may place donations by cash or check in the offering basket on Sundays, mail in your contribution, or visit our online giving page on the website—https://graceattheu.org/giving-online/
SERVING IN WORSHIP
We invite you to participate in leading worship, serving behind the scenes, and providing hospitality. We provide guidance, training, and partnership! The coordinators for these roles:
- Singers & Instrumentalists — Chad Winterfeldt, cwinterf@gustavus.edu & Becky Sun, becky.w.sun@gmail.com
- Ushers — Kristi Anderson-Hermann, kristi.anderson.hermann@gmail.com
- Communion Preparers — Karen Van Norman, karenvn1268@gmail.com
- Lesson Readers — Karen Van Norman, karenvn1268@gmail.com
- Assisting Ministers — Pastor Amber Ingalsbe, pastoramber@graceattheu.org
- Live Stream Operators — Quentin Winterfeldt, qmwinterf@gmail.com
- Coffee Hour Hosts — John Garver, flydoughboy69@yahoo.com
- Baking Communion Bread — Jill Abenth, info@graceattheu.org
- Recruiters — Some of these volunteers will want to hand their recruiting position over to others eventually, so if you are someone who would like to contact people to volunteer (holding the role for a “term” determined in advance), please reach out to Jill Abenth, info@graceattheu.org
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
RESPOND TO HUNGER AND COMMUNITY CHALLENGES, HERE AND ABROAD — OR SEEK RESOURCES FOR YOU
These are trusted local and international non-profit organizations known to Grace that meet the needs of people where they are with compassion, wisdom, and dignity. Visit a website to learn how to volunteer, participate, support, or locate resources:
Community Emergency Service: https://cesmn.org
Calvary Lutheran Church (food shelf): https://www.clchurch.org/food-shelf
Southeast Seniors (Mpls): https://www.seseniors.org/home
Eastside Meals on Wheels: http://www.eastsidemeals.org
Lutheran Disaster Response: elca.org/disaster
Lutheran World Relief: lwr.org
Lutheran World Federation: lutheranworld.org
Global Refuge: https://www.globalrefuge.org/
