Check Out Grace Lutheran Royersford Worship/Events Calendar & Our Current Events Below
We are worshipping in person and we would love for you to join us, but if you if you can’t be here in person, our worship services are available online, our services & info. about worship can be found on the “Worship” tab.  Our services can also be found on our Facebook page or YouTube channel.

     

   Click here for a link to our monthly facilities/events calendar  

 
 

Rise Against Hunger Fundraiser at Handel’s Ice Cream – 3/21/24, 1-9pm. 

Spread the word! The flyer has to be shown (hardcopy or from a pic on phone) and we will get 20% of the proceeds for RAH on that date and time.

Flyers are available at the 6th Ave. entrance or in the Narthex.

 

Mark Your Calendar Now to Join Us for Holy Week & Easter Worship!

Holy Week:

Palm Sunday – Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem with palms, hallelujahs & great fanfare

Maundy Thursday at 7pm  – Jesus’ great gift of His presence at the Table, even in the face of betrayal & stripping of the altar

Good Friday Service of Tenebrae at 7pm (diminishing lights) after each Scripture reading the room gets darker & darker until only the solitary light of Christ remains.

Easter Day –   6:30 am Sunrise Service (outside) with Holy Communion

8:15 am Traditional Worship with Holy Communion

10:30 am Non-traditional Worship with Holy Communion

 

Sundays of Lent – the theme for this season is CROSSING OVER.  With Grace in the midst of significant transition we felt it would be helpful to visit Scripture stories about crossing over (Jesus being driven into the wilderness, Joshua crossing the Jordan River, prophet moving from Elijah to Elisha, Paul ship wrecked, Moses crossing the Red Sea, Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey). 

EACH WEDNESDAY we will post a video meditation following the same Crossing Over theme. There will be NO midweek in-person gatherings.

 

Easter Egg Hunt – Join us Sunday, March 24th at 9:30am in the social hall for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! We will have an Easter Story told by our middle and high school youth to start. Ages 2 – 2nd grade will hunt for eggs and our 3rd – 12th graders will have a scavenger hunt that will take them around the church for their eggs!

 

Upcoming Community Outreach Event

 

Perkiomen Watershed Stream Cleanup 4/13 

The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy is dedicated to serving the people and communities of the Perkiomen Watershed by conserving and protecting land and water resources through commitment to and leadership in environmental education, watershed stewardship, and conservation programs.

    Every year they facilitate the largest waterway cleanup on the east coast. Danielle Lau is a site leader for a Royersford location  Below is the info on this year’s cleanup:

When: April 13, 9am-12pm Location: Spring-Ford 7th Grade Center;                  833 S Lewis Rd #2, Royersford

Park in the lot to the left-side as you enter the school.  Lots of ground to cover so split up!  Collect trash throughout the campus, pay attention to the wooded area behind the school & the area next to 422.  Pile trash in the parking area.  Ages 3 & up. 

 

Youth News!!

Box City – 6th – 12th graders are invited to participate in Box City, an annual event to raise  awareness (and money) for homelessness. Registration cost is $20. We encourage you to fundraise at least $100 for Beacon of Hope in Pottstown. Sat., April 6th from 3pm – Sun., April 7th at 12pm at Advent Lutheran Church in Harleysville. Registration forms can be found in the confirmation classroom! You will need to provide your own box to sleep in.

 

AGAPE is in town! Join our synod (Southeastern PA Synod) in welcoming Agape, a Christian Rap artist, and Joe Davis, a spoken word poet on Sunday, April 14th at 4pm! Together, these two create amazing music and art as well as do anti-racism work. Tickets are $25 a person and will go towards the synod Youth Scholarship fund! Located at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansdale!

 

Strunk Fund Applications are now open! Seniors in high school and college students (who have been confirmed) are invited to apply for this scholarship. Deadline is May 31st. See the office or Kelsey for more details on how to apply.

 
 

Rise Against Hunger Registration & Fundraiser

 Sign-ups will begin for our April 27th packing event on Tuesday, March 12th and will be open through Friday, April 12th. A link has been sent out via email for the registration page. Check your spam folder or contact Deacon Allison if you need assistance. If you are unable to register via the portal, please let Deacon Allison know and she will register you. You will need an email address in order to register.

 

Rise Against Hunger Fundraiser – Help Grace raise $1500 for Rise Against hunger by contributing to the jars on the window in the back of the church or at the 6th Ave. entrance . When we hit our goal of $1500, staff will host a Feast of Fools worship! Let’s be generous and Rise Against Hunger! We will collect until Sunday, April 14th. 

 

On the First Sunday of each month, Deacon Allison or Pastor Wayne will lead an adult faith formation discussion in the  between services, with a different topic each month. We’ll meet in the Parlor (L05), at 9:15am.  Join us!

The Adult Forum on April 7th will be titled “Seven Resurrection Stories.”  Pastor Wayne will lead this session.

 

Bible Study groups meet on Monday evening at 7:00pm via Zoom and Thursday mornings at 10:00am in the parlor (room L05).  We are continuing our look at the Letter to the Ephesians through the end of April, and then will move to a study of Colossians. Let Deacon Allison know if you’d like a link to the Monday Zoom.

 

 

 
 

Adult Service Project!  Adults, are you interested in building homes for those who have lost theirs due to natural disasters in Tennessee? Alongside St. James Lutheran church in Limerick, Grace would like to take a team in the spring to help Appalachia Service Project with new build projects in Tennessee. If you are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to Kelsey or call the church office!

 
Assisted Listening System Now Available for Services:  Have trouble hearing during services? Please reach out to an Usher when you arrive if you’d like to use an assisted listening device. We have 2 models: a loop around the neck that works directly with most hearing aids; and an over-the-ear speaker. Each has personal volume control.
 

It takes a lot of people to make worship & ministry happen!  Where are you being called to serve?  There are many ways you can help; you’re here on Sunday mornings anyway.  Call or email the church office to see how you can help by being a trustee one month per year or helping with tech, altar guild, counting, reading, singing, Sunday school, children’s chat, communion & more!  Instruction provided  & most positions are on a rotating schedule once every 4 –8 weeks.

Calling All Counters……we are in need of 2-4 volunteers to help assist in counting money from the weekly collection.  This task typically takes less than an hour following the late service.  You will be asked to help in a 5-6 week rotating schedule so looking at 10-11 times each year.  Following Covid we lost several teams and would really appreciate the help to lessen the burden on all.  Please contact Phyllis at the church office  with your desire to help.  Thank You!
 
 
Wanted, Altar Teams – We’re looking for 5-6 volunteers to join our Altar Teams. The goal is to add another volunteer to each of the 6 teams. This will add much needed flexibility which will help to cover  vacations, absences & holidays.  The tasks are easy, the commitment  minimal, but the final results are pretty rewarding.   If you’re interested, please contact Joy Fraunfelter or the church office.
 
 
Trustee Volunteers Needed for 2024 – Trustees arrive early to open and come by after Sunday services to lock up the church.  We have 10 volunteers now, serving “one month” each year, in rotation.  We would like to complete our group with at least 2-4 more volunteers, so ‘no repeats’ and to replace some that are retiring.  Training is provided.  The only requirement is a working alarm clock!  See our Property Manager, Steve or call the Church Office at 610-948-3684.