On the third Sunday of every month, our members go through their pockets and purses for spare change, empty the coin jar from the kitchen counter, and clean the loose change off the dresser in anticipation of Grace Lutheran's popular "Joy-full Noise Offering." Our ushers take a few extra minutes before our regular offering to collect this special offering of coin donations in two large metal coffee cans. This special offering is given to various charities each month to help make a difference and bring joy to peoples' lives. The resulting noise of coins filling the metal cans is truly "Joy-full" and our ushers enjoy shaking the cans as we fill them up. It's amazing how a little bit of loose change from everyone adds up!
Joy-full Noise Offerings 2025
January 5, 2025 Beacon Animal Rescue $108.25
February 2, 2025 Atlantic City Rescue Mission $129.56
Organizations that our Joy-full Noise Offerings have helped support include:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Covenant House (Atlantic City)
Funny Farm Animal Rescue, Mays Landing, NJ
Grace Place Ecumenical Food Pantry
Humane Society of Atlantic County
Lutheran Association of Missionaries & Pilots
Seamen's Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey