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This Church changes lives!
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News for the week of 4/4/2021
CLC Social Ministry and
Mission
April 2021
Housing
Opportunities
Each month the Social Ministry highlights a special giving opportunity. April’s emphasis is
providing monetary and voluntary support for Housing Opportunities www.hoi.help (2001 Calumet Ave., Valpo).
· With the extraordinary support from donors and the dedicated work of staff, Housing Opportunities serves many clients each year. Because of supporters, H.O. in 2020 during the Pandemic housed 591 adults and 296 children and help save hundreds of homes from foreclosure. 187 housing units were operated by H.O. H.O. has helped 166 people in the community
that are experiencing street homelessness, including this past winter (and through April) a Warming Shelter for single women and single men - that CLC has helped staff on Saturday evenings. Thousands of hours of case management are provided to clients each year. Also, H.O. has a resource center for vulnerable folks to shower, wash clothes, use pantry etc.
· Right now, dozens of people in our community have no place to live—including adults who go to work every day and kids who go to school. Some of H.O. clients are professionals with college degrees who have hit hard times. Some clients are not able to work due to crisis or disability. 1 in 3 is a child. Housing challenges can affect people of any gender, age, or
socioeconomic status. H.O. believes a safe, secure home is the foundation of growth and independence—the first step on the road to self-sufficiency.
· Food Pantry and other Donations. See https://hoi.help/pantry plus see “Additional Opportunities (H.O.)” below.
· Help achieve our goal of $2500 in April (over and above giving combined with CLC’s budgeted amount of $1200). Use your weekly worship giving envelope mailed with check to CLC and indicate “H.O.” or contribute through PushPay on the CLC website https://clcvalpo.org via the “Give” button and choose Monthly Social Ministry Emphasis. Thank you to members for supporting
monthly social ministry emphases.
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Family Activities
Sunday School
Sunday School remains online through the Spring - while vaccinations are becoming more available, we don’t anticipate being able to recruit all the volunteers we’d need to lead Sunday School safely. Watch your email for links - some weeks we’re on Zoom, and others are recorded/live-streamed.
Vacation Bible School
We’re hopeful that by June we’ll be able to gather more freely - but likely we still won’t be back to normal. This year we are
planning an all-ages family VBS in the CLC “backyard,” some evenings during the week of June 13. We’ll have a good time together and think about the ways God calls us to take care of one another and our world!
CLC Softball Team
Hello All, church league softball is quickly approaching. If you would like to participate, please contact me. It is a great way to meet people from other churches and have great
comradery. We play softball one night a week (tuesdays) at the old fairgrounds fields in Valpo. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on the field. If you have any questions please let me know. Call/text/email me bboedeker77@gmail.com, 219-617-0032.
All Thrivent Financial Members!
Do you have any Thrivent Choice Dollars that have not been directed to the charity of our choice? If you do not direct them by the end of the calendar year, they go back to Thrivent!
There are two ways of directing Choice Dollars to Christ Lutheran Church:
Computer: Go to the Thrivent Financial web site ( www.Thrivent.com) and direct the Choice Dollars on-line.
Phone: Call Thrivent Financial at 1-800-847-4836. When prompted by the electronic answering system, say “Thrivent Choice.” Follow the remaining prompts, and a representative will come on the line to assist you. You will need your Thrivent membership ID number and will need to answer some other personal questions to verify that you are the Thrivent member who is on the line.
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Christ Lutheran has an email list of people who would like to be contacted when a meal schedule has been made for folks after the death of a loved one, after surgery or during illness, or after the birth of a baby. Just since COVID hit, we have provided 9 meal schedules for people. If you would like to be added to this list, please send a note to amyknauff@gmail.com. You will only be notified when there is a current schedule. There is no obligation. Also, if you or someone you know is in need of meals, please contact Amy Knauff or one of the pastors.
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COVID Vaccination Update
Hoosiers 30 and older can get a head-start on making an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine a couple of days before the shot is available to all Indiana residents 16 and older.
The Indiana Department of Health announced it lowered the minimum vaccine eligibility age to 30 from 40 Monday to give the 840,000 Hoosiers between those ages more time to select an appointment that works with their schedules.
Appointments to receive the free vaccine must be made online at ourshot.in.gov, or by calling 211.
If you need any help registering or calling to sign-up for your vaccination, please call the the church office.
Sandy & Dave Keammerer are always collecting the following items for Lutheran World Relief (LWR). Please drop off at the church.
BABY CARE KITS
All clothing items newborn to age 2
(2) gowns or sleepers: long- or short-sleeved (no feet)
(2) t-shirts: lightweight cotton
(1) jacket/sweater/sweatshirt: with hood, or include a baby cap
(2) pairs of socks
(2) receiving blankets: medium-weight cotton or flannel, or crocheted, or knitted with lightweight yarn, up to 52" square
(4) cloth diapers: flat fold preferred
(1) hand towel: dark color recommended
(2) gentle soap bars: 4-5 oz., bath-size, in original wrapping
(2) diaper pins: or large safety pins
3-ply baby yarn and flannel fabric in increments of .75 yards.
FABRIC KITS
(2) spools of thread (250-300 yards)
(2) pieces of cotton/cotton blend fabric (3 yards)
PERSONAL CARE KITS
New and in original packaging
(1) bath towel: lightweight, dark color preferred (between 20' x 40" and 27" x 52")
(1) toothbrush: adult size/NO TOOTHPASTE PLEASE
(1) nail clipper
(2) bars of soap
(1) STURDY comb
PRAYERS
GRIEF: Family of Jackie Bengston. Jackie died 3/31.
MEMBERS: Coltan (grandson of Tony/Sue Reinhold), Gary Brugh, Jean Albers, Connor Byrne, Deb Will, Joyce Spoljaric, Sue McPherson, Andy Hornyak.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY: Calla (family of Linda Hazelton), Russell Prough (Father of Jennifer Prough), Juanita (Mother of Linda Griffith), Harry & Georgia (Uncle & Aunt of Karen Harper), Stuart (Gail Mannington), Joe (Neighbor of Gail Mannington), Evelyn (Aunt of Brian & Mark Bartusch), Roxann Shutske (friend of Linda Hazelton).
Military: Justine, Joe and all of those serving in the military, especially in the time of a pandemic.
For all those affected and infected by COVID
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