Adult Formation Hour

9:20 a.m. 

10/16

Deepening our Welcome with Fred Niedner - Sanctuary

God's Exceptional Choice with Dave Keammerer - Room 120

Sunday School Parent Coffee Klatch - Room 119

10/23

Congregational Forum - Sanctuary

God's Exceptional Choice with Dave Keammerer - Room 120

Sunday School Parent Coffee Klatch - Room 119

10/30

Congregational Forum - Sanctuary

God's Exceptional Choice with Dave Keammerer - Room 120

Sunday School Parent Coffee Klatch - Room 119

Congregational Forums

Sunday, October 23 at 9:20 a.m. 

in the Sanctuary

Sunday, October 30 at 9:20 a.m. 

in the Sanctuary

Congregational Annual Meeting

Sunday, November 13 @ 9:20 a.m.

in the Sanctuary 

Annual Meeting of the Congregation. Join us to elect our spiritual leaders and approve our Ministry Plan for 2023-2024 in the Sanctuary.

Silent Auction 

Our annual Silent Auction fundraiser will run from 

October 23^rd to November 20^th of this year

• The auction will be located in the East Link Hallway
• If you would like to donate, please consider any of the following:
  • Services (Babysitting, pet sitting, leaf raking, etc)
  • Baked Goods (to be delivered after auction)
  • Handmade Items
  • Gift Baskets
  • Gently used or like-new items 
• Item drop off can be made between now and October 27^th at the church office. Please include a dollar value and suggested bid with your item(s)!
  • This year, we will not be adding items to the auction once it has begun! Be sure to drop off your donations by October 27^th!
• Contact Clint Mullet at clint.mullet@clcvalpo.org if you have questions!

Attention All Youth of the Congregation

You have an opportunity once again to be a part of the CLC Youth Orchestra for our 4:00 pm worship service on Christmas Eve. 

Music for this service will be available for pick-up starting November 6^th; please see Mr. Bartusch in the Music Room after the 8:00 am or 10:30 am service. You’ll also have an opportunity to participate in a few small ensembles or even present a musical solo – just let me know if you are interested.

A mass rehearsal for this ensemble is (tentatively) scheduled for Saturday, December 17^th, at 10:00 am in the sanctuary.

Hope you can join us to celebrate the Christmas season!

LWR Ingathering

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! The Lutheran World Relief trailer will be here Saturday, October 29, and there is much work to be done.  As in past years the loading will begin at 8:00 a.m. and wrap up by noon.  

We are looking for bakers to make tasty treats for the workers and neighboring churches who will be delivering their own boxes.  Most of all, we could use help moving boxes!  If you are able to assist, please sign-up in the gathering area or reach out to Becky Fry, 219.241.6854 or justplainbecky@gmail.com.

Costa Rica

The Christ Lutheran Church Multigenerational Vision trip to Costa Rica is a go for 2023!  Join the team to learn about Christian responses to climate change and refugees in a mutual way with an intentional Christian community in Costa Rica - Casa Adobe.  The team will also visit a rural area to learn about coffee and pineapple production, and finish the visit with time at the beach.  The dates have been set for June 24- July 1, 2023.  The trip is open to families and individuals ages 12-99.  Registration will close November 30, 2022, and monthly team meetings will begin in January, 2023.  Team coordination by Lutheran Deaconess Kat Peters, M.Ed, M.A. in Rural Development. Costa Rica coordination by Lutheran Deaconess Heidi Michelsen, Director of The Praxis Center, Valparaiso University’s Costa Rica Study Center.

The AMOS team of nurses and a speech pathologist is leaving November 4, 2022 for Guatemala to provide medical care/clinics to the people in remote mountains villages surrounding Esquipulas. It is with much gratitude that we thank CLC and our congregation for your kind generosity and continued support as we prepare for this mission. 

This is a list of the medications we need, bold means high volumes needed, underlined means we run out quickly.

The following ointments: Neosporin, Hydrocortisone, Anti-itch cream, triple antibiotic, Diaper Rash, antifungals, muscle rub, Benadryl. Vitamins: Adult and Children Chewable (NO GUMMIES PLEASE, they melt) Children’s Pain and Fever medications, cough syrups, Flu relief. (We run out each time) Infant Pain and Fever medications. (We run out each time). Benadryl, Tums/Antacid meds, Anti-diarrhea meds, Daytime and Nighttime multi-symptom meds, any NSAIDS (Ibuprofen, Aleve, Naprosyn, Motrin, Advil, Baby Aspirin 81mg) Acetominophen/Tylenol, Pepcid, Omeprazole, Zantac, Baby Aspirin, Urinary health meds, Prenatal vitamins.

We are so thankful for the bags and baby hats so lovingly made by some of the talented people at CLC. Thank you again for making this mission work possible, we can only do it with the support of our community.

Mission Moment with Grace Safrin

The gift and blessing of being asked to serve the Lord

Mission Moment with Kathy Stefans

The blessing of regular, disciplined giving - and how automating our gifts helps us grow in faith

Mission Moment with Lisa Owen

The blessing of "First Fruits Giving" and how it shapes us

Mission Moment with Dr. Phil McGuire

The blessing of Black Forest Cake

QUILTS FOR LWR

Although we make these quilts to give away to those in need if you see one in the sanctuary that you would like to purchase, the quilters are requesting a donation of $50, which will be used for shipping the quilts overseas.

Of course if you are not interested in purchasing a quilt but would like to make a donation for shipping please do so.  Make the check out to Christ Lutheran  and in the memo section fill in “LWR Shipping”

Thank you for helping show God’s Love.

Do you ever feel like you need to “get away”? After a hiatus because of the pandemic, it’s feeling like time to offer another all-church retreat. This would offer time for reflection, fellowship, study, worship, and rejuvenation. Does that sound like something you would be interested in? Maybe you can help! We’re looking for several people who would like to be part of the planning committee. If that’s you, please contact Pastor Erica at pastorerica@clcvalpo.org or Kathy Stefans at Kathy.stefans@gmail.com 

LWR School Kits

Thanks to your generosity, you have provided all of the supplies that we need for 100 Lutheran World Relief School Kits to serve God’s people throughout the world. 

The Sunday School youth will help assemble and pack the kits on October 23^rd, and we will be ready for the ingathering on the 29^th!   Thank you again for your support for this important ministry.

ALL SAINTS DAY

We will be celebrating All Saints Day on Sunday, November 6.  We will honor those who have entered into eternal life and have their names listed in the bulletin.  If you have any loved ones, family or friend, that you would like listed on the insert, please fill out a form located in the Gathering Area or call the church office (219.462.6660).

Do You Know Where Your Next Meal Is Coming From?

You probably do, but there are approximately 100,000 of your NWI neighbors who do not! But YOU can help alleviate this problem.

Event: Carsten Falkenberg Memorial Meal Pack Team is partnering with Pack Away Hunger to pack 100,000 meals; 90% of the meals will be distributed to food pantries in NWI and the remaining 10% sent abroad.

When: Saturday, November 19, 2022; two shifts: 9:00 – 11:30 AM - & 12:30 – 3:00 PM.

Where: Crown Point High School Cafeteria, 1500 Main Street in Crown Point.

Registration:  To participate in the Packing Event go to packawayhunger.org click on “Get Involved” and choose “Join a Public Pack” OR go to https://www.bit.ly/crownpoint2022

Donate: In order to pack 100,000 meals, $30,000 needs to be raised. You may donate to this worthy tax-deductible cause as follows:

1.          Send a check to Pack Away Hunger, P.O. Box 37, Greenwood, IN 46142 with     NW Indiana Event on the memo line, or
2.         Send a check to Georgia Falkenberg, 6811 East 125^th Avenue, Crown Point IN  46307 or
3.         Donate at https://www.bit.ly/crownpoint2022

This is a fun and worthwhile event, great for family participation, great for youth groups! And it helps your NWI neighbors in need!

October 2022

As you do it for the least of these, you do it for Christ.  (Matthew 25:40)

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.  Most recently Disaster Response funds have been provided to aid with recovery from the Kentucky flooding disaster.

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.

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-570

Current Kits Packed-670

LWR Fabric Kit Project

2022 Goal-150

Current Kits Packed-120

Items Needed-cotton or cotton blend fabric in 3 yard lengths

Personal Care Kits

Current Kits Packed - 720

 
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