The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Proverbs 8:22-31
Psalm - 8
Second Reading - Romans 5:1-5
Gospel Lesson -   John 16:12-15
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
                       “No Place for God?”        

Music
Prelude - Ron Kenreich, Organ
“Adagio in C Minor” arr. Miriam Reveley
“Sortie Toccata” arr. Theodore Dubois

Entrance Hymn - "Holy, Holy, Holy"
        
Hymn of the Day - "Holy God, We Praise Your Name"

Musical Offering  - Grace Bell Ringersl Choir
“Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God”
    arr. by Martha Lynn Thompson
       
Recessional Hymn - "All Glory Be to God on High"

Postlude -  Ron Kenreich, Organ
   “Allegro”- William Boyce

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The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Genesis 11:1-9​
Psalm - 104: 24-35
Second Reading - Acts 2:1-21 
Gospel Lesson -   John 14:23-31    
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
                       “Stir Up In Us!”        
​          
Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart" - arr. Joe Utterback
"O Day Full of Grace" - Michael Burkhardt

Entrance Hymn - "O Holy Spirit Enter In"
        
Hymn of the Day - "Spirit of God"

Musical Offering  - Grace Singers Chancel Choir
                                   Maria Laderman - Flute
"Come Now, Spirit of God" - Tina English/ Joseph M. Martin
       
Recessional Hymn - "O Day Full of Grace" 

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
   "Look, Oh, Look, the Sight Is Glorious" - arr. Wayne L. Wold​​​​​​

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The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Acts 1:1-11​
Psalm - 133
Second Reading - Ephesians 1:15-23 
Gospel Lesson -   Luke 24:44-53    
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
                       “Where is Jesus?”        
​          
Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"Prelude on Hyfrydol" - arr. Emma Lou Diemer
"O Christ Our Hope" - arr. Paul Manz

Entrance Hymn - "Look, the Sight is Glorious”
        
Hymn of the Day -“O Christ Our Hope” 

Musical Offering  - Grace Singers Chancel Choir
      "It Is Well with My Soul" - arr. John Ness Beck
       
Recessional Hymn - “Alleluia, Sing to Jesus!” 

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
   "Look, Oh, Look, the Sight Is Glorious" - arr. Wayne L. Wold​​​​​​

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The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Acts 16:9-15​
Psalm - 67
Second Reading - Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 
Gospel Lesson -   John 16:23-33   
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
                       “Speaking Plainly?”        
​          
Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"Assurance" - arr. John Ness Beck/ Janet Linker
"Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty" - arr. Edward Broughton

Entrance Hymn - "Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty"
        
Hymn of the Day -"Blessed Assurance" 

Musical Offering  - Martha Crist and Linda Hoch - Piano Duet​ ​   
      "My Life Flows On in Endless Song" - arr. John Carter
       
Recessional Hymn - "Spread the Reign of God the Lord" 

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
    "Toccata Pontificale" - Gordon Young​​​​​

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I.      “The Lord’s Prayer”                                    Eunjin Sul
           (Malotte – 1935)                                         - soprano

II.“The Lord is My Light“                              Combined Choirs
           (Courtney – 1999)                                                                         

III.“At the Cross”                                              Combined Choirs
           (McDonald -2024)

IV.“What Love is This”                                    Combined Choirs
           (Dengler 2017)

V.“For God So Loved the World “               Combined Choirs
           (Martin – 2005)

VI.“For the Beauty of the Earth”                 Aaron Schwartz
                                                                                  - violin

VII.“God of Grace and God of Glory “          Linda Hoch
            (Raney - 2021)                                           - organ
                                                                                Jeff Daubenmire
                                                                                  - piano

​VIII.“The Gift of Love”                                      Combined Choirs
           (Hopson - 1972)

IX.“It is Well with My Soul”                      Combined Choirs
           (Ness Beck – 1981)

X.“Assurance”                                                Combined Choirs
           (Ness Beck – 1980)

XI.    “Fairest Lord Jesus”                                   Aaron Schwartz
                                                                                  - violin      

XII.  “Great is Thy Faithfulness”                       Jeff  Daubenmire &
           (Larson - 2017)                                         Marcus Bode  Duet

XIII.“The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)”  Combined Choirs
           (Goodall – 1994)

XIV.“For the Beauty of the Earth”                  Combined Choirs
           (Rutter – 1980)

XV.“When in Our Music God is Glorified”  Combined Choirs
           (Ziegenhals – 1989)                                  w/ instrumentation

Our Directors
Dr. Helen Kang has dedicated her life to choral music, nurturing her passion from an early age and refining her talents through higher education.  Her journey has been shaped not only by academic pursuits, but also by a deep commitment to enriching church services through choral artistry.  She has taught music at the collegiate level across various institutions, and served as an associate conductor for the World Vision Korean
Children’s Choir.  Now she serves as choir director at Grace Lutheran Church.  

Jeff Daubenmire holds degrees in music education and
educational administration from Ohio University.   A
classically trained pianist, Jeff has played professionally
for nearly three decades, performing as featured soloist
or collaborative accompanist in a variety nation wide
events.  Jeff has been involved in church music from
age 12, and has served as in several churches as organist
or Director of Music.  Formerly Executive Vice President
of Hocking College, Jeff is now retired and currently
serves as Director of Music at Powell United Methodist
Church.

Eunjin Sul is a distinguished soprano known for her expressive
artistry and captivating performances.  She earned her Master
of Arts in voice from Jeonbuk National University In South Korea,
and has portrayed leading roles in Mozart’s operas.  Beyond the
stage, she has shared her love of music by serving churches across
Korea, China and the United States.  Since settling in Ohio in 2022,
she continues to enrich the region’s musical community.  

Linda Hoch has been the organist/pianist at Grace since August
of 2001.  She graduated magna cum laude from Capital University
earlier that year with bachelor degrees in both chemistry and
organ performance, and served as organist for Sunday morning
chapel services.  Linda then earned her Doctor of Pharmacy
degree at The Ohio State University, graduating cum laude in 2007. Linda is married to Dr. Christopher Hoch (whom she met at Grace) and has two children:  Benjamin (Benny) and Margaret (Maggie). 

Our violinist, Aaron Schwartz, serves as Concertmaster of Opera Project Columbus and Assistant Concertmaster of the Lacrosse Symphony Orchestra in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.  Aaron creates chamber music arrangements and performs them regularly as both a founding member of the KASA Quartet and a performing artist with the Caroga Lake Music Festival in New York.  As a teacher, he is an associated faculty member of the Chamber Music Connection in Worthington, Ohio, where he coaches chamber music and improvisation. Aaron received a Bachelor of Music  in Violin Performance and an Advanced Musical Studies Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University under the tutelage of Andres Cardenas, and currently plays  with a French-Canadian bow crafted by Richard Compartino on loan from Deborah Price.    

​The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Acts 11:1-18​
Psalm - 150
Second Reading -   Revelation 21:1-7
Gospel Lesson -   John 16:12-22   
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
                       “Why, Why, Why?”
                      

Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"If You But Trust in God to Guide You" - arr. Johann Christian Kellner
"In Thee Is Gladness" - arr. Theodore Beck

Entrance Hymn - "Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing"
        
Hymn of the Day - "If You But Trust in God to Guide You" 

Musical Offering  -  Linda Hoch, Organ​   
      "Beautiful Savior" - arr. John Leavitt 
       
Recessional Hymn - "In Thee Is Gladness"

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
    Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing" - arr. Jonathan Reuss​​​​​​

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The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Acts 20:17-35​
Psalm - 23
Second Reading -   Revelation 7:9-17 
Gospel Lesson -   John 10:22-30   
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
                       “A Mixed Message!”
                      

Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us" - arr. Dale Wood
"The King of Love My Shepherd Is" - arr. Robert A. Hobby 

Entrance Hymn - "The Day of Resurrection!"
        
Hymn of the Day - "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" 

Musical Offering  -  Grace Singers Chancel Choir​   
    "The Lord is My Shepherd" - arr. Howard Goodall 
       
Recessional Hymn - "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us"

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
    "The Day of Resurrection" - arr. Barbara Harbach​​​​​

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The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Acts 9:1-22​
Psalm - 30
Second Reading -  Revelation 5: 8-14 
Gospel Lesson -  John 21:1-19   
Message - The Rev. Dr. David M. Wendel
          “Holy Havoc!”​
                      

Music
Prelude - David Banas,  Organ
"Hyfrydol"- arr. Wilbur Held

Entrance Hymn - "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus"​
        
Hymn of the Day - "Thine is the Glory" 

Musical Offering  -  Grace Singers Chancel Choir  
    "For the Beauty of the Earth" - arr. John Rutter 
       
Recessional Hymn - "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"

Postlude -  David Banas,  Organ
    "Praise to the Lord" - arr. Gordon Young

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The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -  Acts 5:12-20​
Psalm - 148
Second Reading -  Revelation 1:4-18 
Gospel Lesson -  Luke 20:9-20   
Message - Molly King,  Commissioned Lay Minister
                      

Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"Partita on O Sons and Daughters" - arr. Wilbur Held

Entrance Hymn - "O Sons and Daughters of the King" (v. 1-4)​
        
Hymn of the Day - "We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight" 

Musical Offering  -  Larry Seifert - Piano  
    "Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise" - arr. Larry Seifert 
       
Recessional Hymn - "O Songs and Daughters of the King" (v.5-9)

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
    "Festival March on Maccabaeus" - arr. A. D. Miller​ ​​​​

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The Rev. Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading -   Isaiah 65:17-25​
Psalm - 118: 1-2, 15-24
Second Reading -   1 Corinthians 15:19-26
Gospel Lesson -  Luke 24:1-12   
Message - The Rev. Dr. David M. Wendel
                     “Be Glad and Rejoice Forever!”

Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds" - arr. Christopher Hoch   
       Brass Quintet and Piano
"Hosanna, Loud Hosanna" - arr. Dan Boone
      Brass Quintet and Organ 

Entrance Hymn - "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today"​
        
Hymn of the Day - "The Strife is O'er"  

Musical Offering  -  Grace Singers Chancel Choir and Brass Quintet
         "Alleluia, Christ Is Alive!" - arr. Joel Raney
       
Recessional Hymn - "Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!"

Postlude -  Brass Quintet and Organ​
    "The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done" - arr. Christina Harmon ​​​​

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