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This Church changes lives!
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News for the week of May 29, 2022
What? Strategic Planning Forum
When? June 12th at 9:00
AM
Where? Church
Hall
Why? To contribute to the process of
discerning the future direction of our congregation
Over the season of Lent during our Sunday worship, our congregation responded to surveys around five key values our council identified as the core to who we are at CLC. The five values are Ministry Across Generations, Worship and Music, Service/Social Ministry, Welcome and Community, and Growing Deeper. The Strategic Planning Team
has gathered the results of the Lenten surveys and we would like to share those results with the congregation. We will thus be holding a forum on June 12th at 9:00 AM in the Church Hall. We invite all members of the congregation to attend, regardless of whether they participated in the Lenten surveys. In addition to sharing the results, we will also be asking attendees to respond to the survey results and dream along with the Strategic
Planning Team of the council as we discern how to “Live Bold” into the ministry God is calling us to. This forum is your opportunity to contribute to setting the future direction of our congregation. The feedback provided will be incorporated into the strategic plan that guides our council and congregation.
Thank you!!
"Wow. Thank you to everyone who came to the recital May 1 - I wasn’t expecting that kind of turnout, and certainly not that kind of support. I’ll do my best to make a return on your
investment both at LSM and outside. Many LSM performances are free and open to the public, and I’ll continue to play in church. Feel free to listen! Thank you again and again. - Daniel Gibson-Even"
Lutheran Summer Music is held at Valparaiso University June 26-July 24. All events are free and many concerts, recitals, and worship services are open to the public, in-person and/or
via live-stream. More information at https://www.lsmacademy.org/
Book Club at CLC
When: Every 4th Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.
Where: Christ Lutheran Church - Room 107
Contact: Susan Rodeck @ carlsonshome@msn.com and call or
text 317-435-1876.
The next book is The Au Pair by Emma Rous. It is available now and located in the box in the East Link coat room.
CLC Social Ministry and Mission
June 2022
As you do it for the least of these, you do it for Christ. (Matthew 25:40)
Social Ministry Emphases for June. Each month the Social Ministry highlights a special giving opportunity. June’s emphasis is providing support
for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana http://www.foodbanknwi.org and Project Neighbors https://projectneighbors.org or https://www.facebook.com/ProjectNeighbors.
The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana’s (FBNI) mission is “to provide food for hungry people in NW Indiana through a network of charities increasing public
awareness and advocating solutions for the issues involved with hunger and acting as an info &referral source to the community”. FBNI is based in Merrillville and is affiliated with and meets the guidelines of Feeding America www.feedingamerica.org and distributes over 2 million pounds of goods/year through 90 network charities in NW Indiana.
Project Neighbors (454 College Ave.) is a Not-for-Profit organization in Valpo. By addressing issues of race, class and poverty, Project Neighbors’ goal is to build healthy families and neighborhoods, where diversity of all kinds is welcomed and cherished. Project Neighbors’ accomplishments in Valparaiso include affordable housing at Caroline's Place and Neighbor's Place and Respite House, childcare and preschool at Hilltop House, community health centers in HealthLinc, and the region's only low-power, all-volunteer community radio station, WVLP, among other
“risks-turned-rewards.”
Help achieve our goal of $2500 in June (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 “FBNWI/PN” 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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Other Opportunities
Northwest Indiana Lutheran Food and Supply Pantries
Donations.
- Men’s Shelter (and Resale Shop) https://newcreationresaleshop.com 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.
In the meantime, you can help NCMS 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.
There is a basket inside door #3 for food donations for Housing Opportunities.
- Immanuel Food Pantry https://immanuelvalpo.org/food-pantry 1700 Monticello – drive up drop off items. Donations can be dropped at Immanuel, best done Tuesdays and Thursdays
1-3 pm, at entrance between church and school. Contributions especially appreciated now are holiday food items such as gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, cake and cookie mixes. Also, cooking oil, salad dressing, ketchup, mustard, olives, pickles.
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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.
LWR Baby Care Kit Project
2022 Goal-500
Current Kits Packed-485
Items Needed- Sleepers (with or without feet), 4 oz. soap & Onesies
LWR Fabric Kit Project
2022 Goal-150
Current Kits Packed-72
Items Needed-cotton or cotton blend fabric in 3 yard lengths
Personal Care Kits
Current Kits Packed - 375
Items Needed - Cash, so Dave can buy in bulk, tooth brushes and 4 oz. bars of soap
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
(1) nail clipper
(2) bars of soap (4 oz.)
(1) Sturdy comb
PRAYERS
Prayers for the country/citizens of Ukraine
Families in Uvalde, Texas with the loss of their children and teacher
Hospice:
- Clarence Moss (father of Barb Lieske), strokes, has moved into assisted living
- Donald Reinhold
- Bill Parker
Long-term/ongoing:
- Wayne (Joel Koch’s dad)
- Fawn
- Connie Hughes
- Nicole (friend of Paige Reichardt)
- Pat & Lee Betz
- Pattie
- Ian
- Jack Bigham, numerous medical issues due to MD
- Connor Byrne
- Collin (cousin of Clint Mullet)
- Deb (Will)
- Janet Scheuerman
- Joyce
- Larry Leatz
- Phyllis Kersten (Phyllis Schroeder)
- Dr. Bert Urbytes (former member, waiting for liver transplant)
5/31
- Roger (family to the Stefans)
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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