On December 10, 2024, Grace purchased and delivered 448 pounds of food to ACTS. Year-end total is 5,972 pounds.  Thank you for your continued donations. Remember to bring in plastic grocery bags as these items are needed to carry food items home. Trial sizes are always needed and welcomed. All items can be left in the new BROWN WOVEN BASKETS in the church hallway. Contact Debbie Willemann if you have any questions.

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The Social Ministry Board would like to thank everyone who donated coats during our coat drive in October and November.  A total of 50 coats (3 children, 32 ladies, and 15 men’s coats) were collected and given to our sister congregation, Concordia Lutheran Church, for their community outreach program.  Many other clothing items for men and women were also donated and delivered with the coats. Pastor John McElvain from Concordia sincerely wishes to thank Grace for their generous donations to Concordia.  Grace Members opened their hearts and showed God’s love to the community around them.

On October 29th, 10 new winter coats for preschools were delivered to Officer Gomes at Fred Lynn Middle School. The Prince William County Police Department was sponsoring the coat drive for Head-Start programs in the County. Officer Gomes was extremely grateful to Grace for their donations.

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Sunday, December 1, 2024, will be the last day that the Social Ministry Board will be collecting winter coats as well as light jackets, and sweatshirts for Concordia Lutheran Church’s clothing ministry. Please donate your gently used outerwear in all sizes for men, women and children.  Please look for the collection box in the church hallway.  If you have any questions contact Debbie Willemann 

Life First asked their community partners to help provide homemade baby blankets for their patients in their Manassas and Woodbridge clinics.   Grace delivered 38 baby blankets (8 quilted and 30 crocheted) to Life First on Monday, September 16th. The Grace Quilting Group meets every Monday morning from 9-12 noon to create lap robes and baby blankets for different organizations in Prince William County. Please come and join us. If you have any questions about the Quilting Group please contact Darlene Roth.

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On Thursday, September 21, 2023 Grace provided boy’s gym shorts and deodorant for students at Fred Lynn who wanted to participate in after-school activities. Also donated were 50 pairs of black Bombas socks as well as personal hygiene items that were given to Grace free of charge from e3kids International, a non-profit headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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Thank you to the Grace Members who came to the Lakeridge Fellowship House on December 2nd for tree decorating, sing-a-long, and party for the 4th floor residents.  Residents and Grace Members enjoyed their time in singing Christmas carols and eating scrumptious goodies.  It was truly a heart-warming afternoon for one and all.

Thank you to everyone who has been bringing in trial sizes for ACTS. The Hunger Prevention Center is in constant need of trial sizes for their clients. When you are traveling, please continue to bring home the trial sizes of soap, shampoo, etc. that your hotel may be offering and you are not using.  These items can be used all year long. Place any trial sizes you have in the blue bins in the hallway marked for ACTS.  Please contact Debbie Willemann if you have any questions.

If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Willeman.

Eighteen (18) lap robes from the Grace Quilting Group were delivered to this care center on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 to be
distributed to the patients receiving treatment. We pray that the quilts will boost the spirits of the patients. The Quilting Group will continue to make and donate lap robes to the Hematology Oncology Care of Northern Virginia as often as possible.

The Grace Quilters have been busy making baby quilts for Sentara Hospital Labor and Delivery. During the week of May 20th, 12 quilted baby blankets, 30 crocheted baby blankets and 6 baby hats, made by members of the quilting group, will be delivered to Sentara Hospital. Each blanket has a label sewn on it that says "Handmade by Grace Lutheran Church Quilters." The staff in Labor and Delivery are very thankful for our donations. Many newborns are blessed by the gift they receive from Grace. 

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Occasionally, a member of Grace will come across a special need.  It might be a school child with no jacket or without decent shoes to keep him warm in the winter.  It might be an elderly person with a bare cupboard.  In any case, we have a solution.  It's the Good Samaritan Fund.  We don't keep money in this "fund" until there is a need for it.  However, we have a list of people who would like to be notified, when there is such a need.  These people are not called upon often, but they are ready to help when needed.  They are generally asked to contribute $10 to $25, and then we purchase what is needed.  We never give away money, just the necessary items. If you are not on our list, and would like to be included, please notify Sherry Morse or Debbie Willemann.  We would love to add your name to our list. 

If you would like to be on the list of people for the Good Samaritan Program, please contact Debbie or Sherry.

Grace Lutheran Piecemakers will resume on Monday, 9 September at 9AM in the Multipurpose Room. We’d love to have you join us for fun and fellowship. Don’t know how to quilt? NO PROBLEM! We can teach you and there are many jobs that don’t require sewing. The Grace Lutheran Quilters make baby quilts and crocheted blankets for First Life and Sentara Hospital, lap quilts for Southern Virginia Hematology Associates and full size quilts for Grace’s graduating Seniors.

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The Grace Quilters presented quilts to our graduating high school seniors on May 5, 2024 before the service. The graduating seniors were Ava Buer, Ally Haeske, Gabe Mortenson, Lily Potter, Alex Rayo and Caroline White. Congratulations to each of you on your outstanding achievement. 

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