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News for the week of April 16, 2023
Adult Formation Hour
Options 9:20 a.m. April 23, 2023 Costa Rica Breakfast Fundraiser ~ Church Hall Jesus Calls Us ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer When does Jesus call? Where does Jesus call us? How do we answer? Sunday School Parent Coffee Klatch ~ Room 119 April 30, 2023 Jesus: The Greatest Story: Bible Study with Cheryl Slack ~ Church Hall Engage. Surprise. Transform. Journey through the Gospels in this exploration of the life and ministry of Jesus. Jesus Calls Us ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer Sunday School Parent Coffee Klatch ~ Room 119
Pastor Tim's 10-year Celebration ~ Gathering
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EXCITING OPPORTUNITY! CLC will hold the annual plant sale on Saturday, May 6 9 a.m.—1:00 p.m. A wide variety of plants will be available, such as hanging baskets, planters, and landscaping plants. There are plants that thrive in direct sunlight, shade or a mixture of sun and shade. Look for the poster and pre-order forms available in the Gathering Place on Sunday, April 23 and 30th. You may also purchase them on the day of the sale! Thank you for supporting this ministry and helping to beautify our home!
Pampered Chef Fundraiser for the Costa Rica Mission/Learning Trip You can support our congregation’s team by stocking your kitchen with high-quality kitchen tools
through this Pampered Chef fundraiser hosted by Becky Fry until 4/28/23. 25% of the sales will be deposited into the team’s trip fund. Shop through this link and share the link with friends and family. www.pamperedchef.com/party/beckyfry0318 Orders are direct-shipped to each guest and can be shipped anywhere in the U.S. That means you can share this link
with anyone and their order will support the fundraiser! If you have questions or prefer not to shop online, contact our consultant and she’ll be happy to help you: Kathy Stefans 847-612-3025 kathy.stefans@gmail.com
Name tags are back! The name tags have been updated with our new logo. They are located in your mailbox until we can find a new display or update our old one. We will be having a decorating day in the near future so you can make your name tag unique. If you do not have a name tag or mailbox please let Jen Bias know. Wearing your nametag is a small but mighty thing we can all do FOR OTHERS which we all benefit from. Thank you!!
10 YEARS!! It's hard to believe that Pastor Tim has been at CLC for 10 years! We invite you to celebrate this occasion between services on Sunday, April 30.
Music Notes The Worship & the Arts Committee will proudly be hosting a series of organ concerts during the 2023 church year in celebration of the 5th anniversary of our beautiful sanctuary organ. The first performance will be
on Sunday, May 7th, when we will welcome Dr. Sunghee
Kim, the Director of Chapel and University Organist at Valparaiso University. This concert begins at 4:00 pm and is open to the public, with a reception immediately following. Come celebrate the gift of music at Christ Lutheran Church!
Practicing Hospitality What a blessing this beautiful Christ Lutheran Church building is. And one of the ways we are blessed through it — and can be a blessing — is by “having company.” Every Saturday night for six months, beginning April 15th, we will
be having dinner and overnight guests— yes, we will be hosting the men’s shelter program again. Welcoming these men for dinner and offering them a safe place
to sleep over the past 10+ years has given many of us a chance to understand better how homelessness can happen, and how alike we all are— all people who need God’s guidance and grace. How can you be a part of this ministry? Bring a meal Buy groceries for our shelter pantry Do a load of laundry Spend 4 hours
drinking coffee and answering emails while the men sleep Exercise your
organizational skills as part of the scheduling team Pray for our
guests and volunteers If you have questions, contact: Lisa Owen (219-477-9240; jlo46383@msn.com) Diana Iltzsche (219-628-0950; diltzsche@hotmail.com) Tim Sutherland (219-309-4413; sutherla@iun.edu) Tony Reinhold (219-241-0914; tonyrein@aol.com)
CLC Social Ministry and Mission April 2023 • 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 fiscal year 2022 served
1,192 people across all programs. Thousands of hours of housing advocacy are provided to clients each year. Also, H.O. has a resource center for vulnerable folks to shower, wash clothes, use pantry etc. • We’ve been through a lot these past few years and while some difficulties are behind us, the return to any sense of normalcy does not provide a sense of relief for our neighbors
struggling with homelessness and housing insecurity. Today, there are 129 households in our community who do not have secure homes or a warm place to sleep at night, who are having to choose between paying the bills and putting food on the table. • Food Pantry donations are welcomed! *Please see Facebook and www.hoi.help for updates needs • 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 SubSplash 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.
Graduations Each June we acknowledge those members and friends of our congregation who have graduated from High School, College, Technical and/or Advanced Degree Programs during the past year (summer 2022 - summer 2023). Please add your name to the list in the East link so we may recognize your accomplishments or email the office: jen.bias@clcvalpo.org Retirements Similarly, if you have retired during the past year (summer 2022 - summer 2023) please sign on the list in the East Link so we may recognize your years of service and dedication or email the office: jen.bias@clcvalpo.org.
The AMOS TEAM is on the move again. NOVEMBER 2023 Needles, yarn and things like that, could you help us make a baby hat. New to this world a babe is born, breezy and cold. Let’s keep him warm. Off to Guatemala in
November will be, training the midwives, thanks, CLC. AMOS and our ladies, hand-in-hand, making a difference, together we stand.
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 Kit Project 2023 Goal-500 Items collected - 410 May Needs: Baby Care Kits: Hats and shirts 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 Kit Project 2023 Goal-150 Items collected - 64 May Needs: Fabric: 3 yard lengths of cotton fabric
FABRIC KITS
(2) spools of thread (250-300 yards)
(2) pieces of cotton/cotton blend fabric (3 yards)
Personal Care Kits Item collected - 360
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
Thank you to all who contributed to the personal care kit project during Lent. With your help we received almost $800 to help those
in need. Your contribution was very important and highly appreciated. It will be put to a good use. Remember the need goes on the year around, any help you can give is very important. LWR QUILTERS 2023 Goal: 500 Quilts Made: 170 CAN
NEWS
Can you help? Do you ever drink from an aluminum
CAN? Then you CAN help! Save those aluminum CANS for LWR. Put CANS by the red Ford truck or by the white basket in the Gathering Area. No CAN donation is too small.
Weekly Prayers Grief: - Family of Marge (grandmother of Ashley White), died 4/11
- Family of Larry Garrett (Sue McPherson's cousin's husband)
Hospice: - Julia & family
- Bob
- Pattie
- Frances Thomas
Long-term/ongoing: - Katrina
Martinez
- Jimee Armstrong, starting brain cancer treatment
- Baby Gabriel
- Wanda Rodgers
- Pastor Phyllis Kersten
- Malcolm and Marilyn
- Bob
- Tim
- Wayne
- Fawn
- Pattie
- Joyce
- Vicke
- John
- Bruce Malchow
- Mark Ring
4/2 - Pam Lewis
- Mike
- Dianna
- Crystal
- Alexis
- Clifford
- Jim Kish
- Rachel
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