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Because of you, this Church changes lives!
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Worship & more at Christ Lutheran
Sunday online and in-person worship, midweek outdoor worship,
resources for children and families
Services for Sunday
September 5, 2021
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Livestream worship at 9:00 a.m.
In-person worship at 10:30 a.m.
COVID Procedure Update: Porter County is again seeing a resurgence in infection (positivity) rates and cases, with the spread of the Delta variant of particular concern. As a result of these developments, we are again modifying our in-person worship protocols:
- We strongly recommend wearing masks for those who are fully vaccinated.
- For those who are not yet vaccinated, masks are required while in the building, for their own and others' protection.
- We continue our other, on-going COVID precautions (distancing, limiting contact, limiting singing).
For Children and Families
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Upcoming Worship Schedule
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Starting September 12 (next week!)
Our church program year begins! Starting next week we
are returning to our normal schedule:
8:00am In-person
worship
9:20am Faith Formation
Hour
10:30am Hybrid, in-person and online
worship
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We’re excited to begin Sunday School next week, during our regular Formation Hour schedule (9:20-10:20am). We're praising God for the chance to return to seeing one another in person and building the relationships that will nurture our faith as we grow! Our CLC health policies expect all who have not
received a Covid-19 vaccine to wear masks, which will include our children. Teachers will be masked as well.
Register Here: https://clcvalpo.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/902272
Your registration will help us to plan, to prepare our teachers and our Sunday School spaces. Thank you!
(Children who will be 3-year-old by August 1, through those entering
4th Grade, are welcome to register for Sunday School. 5th-8th grades are invited to join Fusion, our Middle School Youth program, which also meets at 9:20 on Sunday mornings.)
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While we keep ourselves
separate to steward each others' health, we are including Holy Communion during our livestream on Sundays. Our goal is to experience Communion together, even while apart; immediate, not something available as a recording that someone might use later; organic, not something prepackaged or purchased; safe and accessible, so people don't need to travel/have contact with others to pick things up. Please note: extraordinary times like these require us to
depart from our usual practices. We all eagerly look forward to the time when we can leave these extraordinary measures behind and return to safely gathering in person on Sundays, as is our norm.
Here's what you need to prepare in advance: Before Sunday's service, choose a plate and cup that you will use for Communion in your space. Find some bread (whatever kind works for you; even a cracker can do in a pinch) and, if you have it, grape juice or wine. Note that if you don't have grape juice or wine, that's perfectly OK; our theology teaches that receiving Christ in one element (i.e. just bread or just wine) is more than sufficient! You can leave an empty cup ready as a sign of
that overabundance of blessing. We also recommend having a candle handy, which you can light throughout the Sunday service, if that is safe for you, to help create a worshipful space.
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