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News for the week of 10/3/2021
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Adult Faith Formation
9:20 a.m.
Thru November: "Celebrating God" Includes Exodus, 2 Samuel, Psalms, Mark, Acts, and Revelation with Dave Keammerer on Patio (weather permitting) or room 120
10/10: AMOS-A Mission of Service (led by Gail Mannington) - Sanctuary
Gail will talk about the Medical Mission trip to Esquipulas, Guatemala, March 11, 2022. How CLC has made a difference since March 2017, our experiences there and how Covid has changed how we will be God’s hands
during the pandemic in March 2022.
10/17: Lutheran World Relief project overview (led by Sandy Keammerer) - Sanctuary
10/24: Compass International (led by Tonia Frederick) - Sanctuary
10/31: Budget Forum (led by CLC Council) - Sanctuary
11/7: Sacred Ground (led by Kathy Sutherland) - Sanctuary
11/14: Costa Rica Trip (led by Lucia Otten) - Sanctuary
11/21: Sacred Ground (led by Kathy Sutherland) - Sanctuary
11/28: Thanksgiving weekend--no Faith Formation Hour
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Updates to our COVID
planning
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).
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With our return to having two services each Sunday, our Altar Guild members are in need of some additional help with the clean up of communion and altar ware after each service and especially after the
10:30 service on Sundays. This is a time commitment of perhaps 30 minutes, and our hope is that several people might sign up so your commitment might be once per month or less. If you’re able to help, please stop at the sacristy on the back wall of the sanctuary (between the sound booth and the main doors) and visit with those already serving to see what is involved.
Thanks so much for considering!
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Help is needed!!! CLC is again an ingathering site for Lutheran World Relief. Approximately 30 area churches donate quilts, personal care kits, baby care kits,
school kits and fabric kits to LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF. We need help loading boxes into the semi.
When: Saturday, October 30th
8:00-12:00
If you can help all morning or just a portion of that morning, it will be appreciated.
If you are able to help, please contact Irene Adams (iadams102@gmail.com
or 219-801-1585)
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ALL SAINTS DAY
We will be celebrating All Saints Day on
Sunday, November 7. We will honor those who have entered into eternal life and have their names listed in the bulletin. If you have any loved one, family or friend, that you would like
listed on the insert, please fill out a form located in the Gathering Area.
Congregational Forums
Sunday,
October 24 at 12:00 p.m.
in the
Sanctuary
Sunday,
October 31 at 9:20 a.m.
in the
Sanctuary
Congregational Annual Meeting
Sunday, November 14 @ 12:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting of the Congregation. Join us to elect our spiritual leaders
and approve our Ministry Plan for 2022-2023 in the Sanctuary.
CLC Social Ministry and Mission
October 2021
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The focus this month is to provide volunteer time and monetary support for Lutheran
World Relief www.lwr.org and ELCA World Hunger/Disaster Response www.elca.org/hunger and www.elca.org/disaster.
Lutheran World Relief is affirming God’s love for all people, working with Lutherans and partners around
the world to end poverty, injustice, and human suffering. LWR vision is to be empowered by God’s unconditional love in Jesus Christ, envisioning a world in which each person, every community and all generations live in justice, dignity, and peace. Also, here is a volunteer opportunity in October: helping with the annual northern Indiana Lutheran congregations ingathering collection day (Sat. morning Oct. 30) - loading a semi-truckload of items to be delivered to LWR for shipment
overseas. Many items come from CLC: quilts and baby/fabric/personal/school kits. If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Irene Adams at iadams102@gmail.com.
ELCA World Hunger/Disaster Response two hunger/disaster response programs (plus Lutheran World Relief)
work closely together on world humanitarian issues, providing relief and hunger assistance, as well as providing opportunities for hunger education and advocacy activities. 79% of funds are used around the world, 12% in the U.S., and 9% for education and advocacy.
Help achieve our goal of $2500 in October (over and above giving combined with CLC’s $1200 budgeted amount). By achieving our goal CLC will help Luth. World Relief and ELCA Hunger/Disaster Relief continue mutual support and service activities that are crucial to effective ministry. Use your weekly worship giving mailed in check to CLC and indicate “LWR/ELCA Hunger” 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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Men's Shelter Update
Men’s Shelter (and Resale Shop) at 2102 Calumet Ave, 219-548-3548 You can help feed our neighbors experiencing homelessness: New Creations Men’s Center continues to be home base for both single men and women between homes, providing daily meals and a space to be during the day. Overnight services will begin at area churches on October 15. Christ Lutheran will resume our hosting in April 2022.
In the meantime, you can help NC feed their guests. Lunch supplies can be
dropped off at the resale shop counter during hours of operation (usually 10-5). Requests include: Lunch meat, Fruit, Individual juice, Snack cakes, and Chips. Dinners are also appreciated; please call New Creations (219-548-3548) for more information about quantities and
scheduling of dinners. Information to follow soon on our scheduled night to feed the men. Meanwhile please pray for those in our community living in cars, tents and on the streets.
There is a basket inside door #3 for suggested food donations for Men's Shelter.
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Lectors and Ushers for 8:00 Worship Service and
All positions at 10:30
- Please contact Dave Keammerer at dnssk@frontier.com, if you are interested in becoming a Lector for the 8:00 service.
- Please contact Ramona Krueger at rak81@comcast.net if you are interested in becoming an Usher for 8:00 service.
Sign-up Genius for 10:30 service
Communion Assistants needed!
School Kits for Lutheran World Relief
Thanks to your generosity, our school kit collection for Lutheran World Relief is close to reaching its goal. We are overwhelmed with your contribution of pencils and erasers, and only
need the following supplies to complete 100 school kits:
70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, (LWR cannot use loose-leaf paper) – each school kit gets four
A 30-centimeter ruler, or one with 30 centimeters on one side and 12 inches on the other
Pencil sharpener
Blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)
Black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink) – each school kit gets five
A box of 16 or 24 crayons
There is a box in the Gathering Space for donations, or you can purchase from an Amazon wish list and choose to have the items delivered directly to the church. We will be collecting items
through mid-October. The link to the Amazon wish list can be found by searching Amazon lists for "CLC School Kit," or by clicking the link below.
Amazon CLC School Kit wish
list
A new school year is a great way to remind yourself and your children that we need to continue to love our neighbors, near and far. It helps us all remember that God’s love is
everywhere! Thank you for your support!
Sandy & Dave Keammerer are always collecting the following items for Lutheran World Relief (LWR). Please drop off at the church and put in white basket in Gathering Place and feel free to call the office if you have any questions.
BABY CARE KITS
All clothing items 6 months to 2T
(2) gowns or sleepers: long- or short-sleeved
(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: 4oz., bath-size, in original wrapping
(2) diaper pins: or large safety pins
3-ply baby yarn and flannel fabric in increments of .75 yards.
Please indicate if items given are laundered.
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
MEMBERS: Libby Lawson, Ron Goodaker, Margaret Johnson, Janet Scheuerman,
Herb Hofer, Connor Byrne, Deb Will, Joyce Spoljaric, Ed W. Seykowski, Becky, Tom Abbring,
Lois Popenhagen
FRIENDS AND FAMILY: Donald Reinhold (Tony's Father), Mary (Sister of Jen Bias), Brian, Karen & Barb (friends of Becky Bakalyar), Jenifer (daughter of Karl & Paige), Sandy Burnside, Linda Luckey (daughter of Marilyn Vankat); Sophie (friend of Jacquie Chevalier); Dave (SIL of Pastor Jane Aicher); Dennis (family of Kathy Stefans; Pastor Phyllis (friend of Phyllis Schroeder); Wayne Christner (stepdad of Tammy Hofer); Amanda (friend of Melissa Summerville).
HOSPICE CARE: Juanita (Mother of Linda Griffith); Victor (friend of Ramona);
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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