Adult Formation Hour Options

9:20 a.m.

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

       When does Jesus call? 

       Where does Jesus call us? 

       How do we answer?

Sunday School Parent Coffee Klatch ~ Room 119

Pastor Tim's 10-year Celebration ~ Gathering Place

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.

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 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/costarica0401

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!!

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)

Book Club 

Our next book will be The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin.  This book will be available in the box after our meeting next Tuesday 4/25.  The next book club meeting will be May 23 @ 7:00 p.m. in room 107. 

• 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 

On May 21 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  - 435

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:  180

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: Prayers for the family of Pattie Bohacik

Hospice:

• Julia & family 
• Bob
• Frances Thomas

Long-term/ongoing:

• Katrina Martinez
• Jimee Armstrong
• Baby Gabriel
• Wanda Rodgers
• Pastor Phyllis Kersten
• Malcolm
• Bob 
• Tim 
• Wayne 
• Fawn
• Joyce 
• John 
• Bruce Malchow
• Mark Ring 

4/23

• Larry Leatz
• Duane Thormalen
• Kathi T.
• Diane Nelson
• Barb Lieske
• Candice 
• Avis Tracht
• Mike Mageria
• Larry Garrett
• Pam Lewis
• Mike 
• Dianna
• Crystal
• Alexis 
• Clifford 
• Jim Kish 
• Rachel
• Brenda
• Faye
• Tom
• Kristen