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2023 Annual Cookie Walk  Thanks to some hard work and the skilled home-baking of an assortment of cookies and pies, the 2023 Cookie Walk was a huge success.  Earlybirds were already at the door by 8:15 and waited in the downstairs Fellowship Hall for the 9:00 opening.  After opening, the upstairs Social Hall was quickly packed with customers and the homebaked cookies were sold out by 10:00.   Customers left happy with an assortment of baked goods, items from vendors, and Christmas decorations from a White Elephant sale.

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Members, families, and friends enjoyed Oktoberfest in Grace Lutheran's Social Hall on Friday September 29, 2023.  The celebration included plenty of home-cooked German food, appropriate beverages, and dancing to a live band that performed German music, polkas, and a few familiar "Oldies." 
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Members and friends enjoyed Family Game Night on March 1, 2023.  The fun-filled event included a variety of Bingo games with prizes.  We had lots of winners and similar events are being planned for the future.

On Friday May 19, 2023, Grace Knitters gathered for the 16th Annual Baby Shower and present everything they had made during the year to the maternity department nurses of Shore Medical Center in Somers Point.  Tables lined the room, stacked with delicate pink, blue, yellow, green, and white caps, blankets, booties, and sweaters.   Grace Knitters, led by Bettie Cross and her friends, meet weekly at the church to knit and crochet beautiful baby caps, blankets, and other items, which they donate to Shore’s maternity department.  Members of the congregation contribute new clothes, diapers, and wipes for the mothers, as well.  


14th Annual Christmas Cookie Walk December 11, 2021
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September 12, 2021:  Reverend Althea Albright was officially installed as Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church.
New Jersey Synod Bishop Tracie Bartholomew and Church Council President Steve Gring presided over the installation.  The service was followed by a Hawaiian-style Luau Luncheon in Grace Lutheran's Social Hall.