Jesus: The Greatest Story: Bible Study with Cheryl Slack ~ Church Hall
Jesus Calls Us ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer
Lenten Dinners at CLC!!!
During Lent, you are invited to join in Lenten dinners at 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays at CLC, before each 7:30 p.m. evening service. Please sign up for each meal in
advance in the East Link so that the cooks know how many to expect, and consider bringing a dessert to share. A free-will offering will be collected at each meal. Come and join in the fellowship!
Dinner schedule
March 29 - Youth ~
Breakfast
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.
25% of the sales will be deposited into the team’s trip fund.
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 847-612-3025kathy.stefans@gmail.com
Remember to Update Your Contribution in Subsplash
A
big THANK YOU to all who participated in our stewardship campaign!If you have changed the amount of
your offering, please remember to update your contribution inSubsplash.The church office cannot do this for
you.The instructions listed below will guide you through the process:
1.Go to our website:www.clcvalpo.org.Under the “Give” menu, select “Give Now.”This will take you to the church’s mail giving page.
2.In the top right corner of that page, you’ll see an icon that looks like the head and shoulders of a person.Click that, and then click sign in.You will be prompted to sign into your account using email, Facebook, of Apple.Choose the option that you originally used to setup your account (for most people, that will be email).
·Email:Log in with your email address as your user ID and your password.If you have forgotten your password, click on “Forgot Password,” and a link to reset it will be sent to your email.
·Facebook and Apple:You will be automatically
signed in by your device.
3.Click the person icon at the top right of the screen, then click “Recurring Gifts.”You should see your current setup displayed on the
screen.Click the arrow to the right of the displayed gift.This will open a window that allows you to make any changes to your
current setup.
4.When you are finished, be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom and click the large purple button that says “Save and Update Gift.”
You’re all set!If you have any problems with the steps listed above, please contact Heather Budnik in the church office.She’ll be happy to help!
Our annual Easter Egg hunt will be Sunday, April 9th after the 10:30
service.
Donations of candy and treats to put in eggs are needed. Please drop your donations off at the CLC office by Sunday, April 2.
LWR Update
On March 6, we took 85 boxes containing baby care kits, personal care kits and quilts to a gathering site in Elgin, Illinois. Those boxes
along with others that were received throughout that week were taken to Maryland for transport to Turkey and Ukraine. We are changing lives around the globe!Thank you, Becky Fry
"Growing Faith" Sunday, March 19
Over the past three weeks we'veheard powerful storiesof how Christ Lutheran Church grows faith. In case you missed one, or want to hear them again, we have recordings on our website:
Please watch your U.S. mail for a letter
from the congregation! It contains your invitation to be part of our "Growing Faith" Sunday, this weekend, March 19. In it you'll find a letter with invitation, a "Growing Faith" brochure, and a Statement of Intent. You can see and fill these out online, or use the paper copies and mail them to the church or bring them on Sunday. As part of our worship we will return our Statements as an act of gratitude and worship for God's abundant blessings. And don't worry,
if you mailed or filled it out online, you will still be part of our ingathering celebration!
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
Do you have any Thrivent Choice
Dollars that have not been directed to the charity of our choice?
Minimum and maximum Choice Dollars Designations
Eligible clients will be designated a minimum of 25 Choice Dollars and a maximum of 5,000 Choice Dollars per eligibility period (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31).
Choice Dollars designated during the calendar year can be directed until March 31, 2023.
There are two ways of
directing Choice Dollars to Christ Lutheran Church:
Computer: Go to the Thrivent Financial web site (www.Thrivent.com) and direct the Choice Dollars on-line.
Phone: Call Thrivent Financial at 1-800-847-4836. When prompted by theelectronic answeringsystem, say “Thrivent Choice.” Follow the
remainingprompts, and a representative will come on
the line to assist you. You will needyour
Thrivent membership ID number and will need to answer some other personalquestions to verify that you are the Thrivent member who is on the line.
Lenten and Holy Week Services
Lenten Dinners: Wednesday, March 29 @ 6:00 p.m.
Lenten Mid-Week Services:Wednesday, March
29 @ 7:30 p.m.
Maundy Thursday (April 6) - 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday (April 7) - 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Candlelight prayer around the cross.
All-ages Easter Vigil on Saturday (April 8) - 4:00 p.m. We keep the ancient tradition, in a family-friendly way.
Gather around the fire to hear the stories of God's saving love through the ages, remember the gift of Baptism, hear the Easter story as we gather around Christ's table.
Easter Sunday - 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. with Easter Egg Hunt at 12:00. Festival worship to celebrate the Resurrection! Come celebrate the risen Christ.
Easter Egg Hunt
12:00– Pre-k & K (near the Memorial Garden)
12:10– 1st– 4th grade (out in the field)
12:15- 5th-8th grade (in the woods)
ANNUAL YOUTH BAKE SALE
The Youth are excited about the annual Easter Bake Sale here at Christ Lutheran! TheGathering Area will be filled with a wide variety of goodies for you.The free-will donations raised from this bake sale will go towards youth special programs.Thank you!
CLC Social Ministry and Mission
As you do it for the least of these, you do it
for Christ.(Matthew 25:40)
Each month the Social Ministry highlights a special giving opportunity pertaining to hunger, homelessness/housing, or mission.March’s specific emphasis provides monetary/volunteer support for the Valpo New Creation Men’s
Shelter/Resale Shopnewcreationempowers.org + facebook.com/newcreationresaleshop
New Creation (2102 N. Calumet Ave.) was created several years ago as a center for homeless men in Valpo and Porter County.The Men's Center currently offers supportive services for homeless men year-round during daytime hours and overnights at area churches. The Resale Shop is always in need of donated furniture and appliances, household and office supplies, laundry essentials and toiletries, and cleaning supplies and paper goods.
New CreationMen’s Center helps educate the community on the problem of homelessness in Porter County and on the challenges faced by clients, with the goal to create self-sufficiency.For numerous years now, from April to October, CLC members have
assisted the Men’s Shelter program in several ways i.e., hosting men overnight at CLC on Saturdays (Apr.-Oct.), preparing/serving meals (dinner and breakfast), and taking time to sit and talk with the men who are taking advantage of Shelter services.Along with six other churches (one each night),
CLC
is planning to resume the overnight program with New Creation on Saturday evening, April 15,
2023.Please see various announcements in March about how CLC folks can volunteer for time slots and/or and bring meals on Saturdays beginning soon and continuing over the summer.
Help
achieve our goal of $2500 in March (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 “New Creation” or “Men’s Shelter” 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.
Additional 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 in between homes, providing daily meals and a space to be during the day (overnight shelter also resumed at area churches in fall 2021). You can help feed their guests at their daytime Center. Lunch supplies can be dropped off at the resale shop counter during open hours (usually 10-5). Needed items include:
lunch meat, fruit, individual juice, snack cakes, and chips. Call 219-548-3548 for more information.There is a basket inside door #3 for food donations.
Housing Opportunitieshttps://hoi.help/pantry 2001 Calumet Ave., 219-548-2800.Food Pantry Needs:Peanut butter, Jelly, Spaghetti sauce (in jars), Tuna, Canned Chicken, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo.Non-Pantry Needs:New Pillows, Twin size sheets (can be used – no stains).One click donating! on Amazon wish list – items shipped directly to the shelter!www.hoi.help/pantry or drop off items in lobby at 2001 Calumet Ave.
Immanuel Food Pantryhttps://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.
Join the Costa Rica mission team for a traditional
Costa Rican breakfast!
Sunday, April 23rd, between services, at 9:30 a.m.
This is a freewill donation fundraiser to support the mission to bring back new knowledge and inspiration about refugee life and environmental stewardship.
¡Buen provecho!
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.
Livestream Tech and Light/Sound Tech
Making sure that our members who are joining our worship service from home is an important job.We are looking for more help with running the livestream computer/camera at the 10:30 service.
We are also looking for more help with the lights and sound during both services.
Please call the church office if you are interested and we can get you connected to one of our techs for training.Thank you!!
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 - 325
April Needs: 4 oz. dial of soap (not the yellow bars)
ATTENTION: Baby Kits and Fabric Projects
Valparaiso, Portage, and LaPorte Walmart stores will no longer be carrying flannel and cotton fabric by the yard. They will carry precut amounts of fabric only starting with one yard. Our only source of bolt fabric will be JoAnn’s in Merrillville.
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 - 48
April needs: 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 - 285
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
April needs: CASH. Any cash contributed by Easter Sunday will be matched by Dave.
LWR QUILTERS
2023 Goal:500
Quilts Made: 140
CANS FOR CARING KEEP those aluminum cans coming to the red Ford truck in the parking lot or to the white basket under the
back shelf in the Gathering area. No amount of cans is too little. All donations add up. All money derived from the cans will go to Lutheran World Relief.
Weekly Prayers
Prayers for Ukraine, communities recovering from violence
Turkey and Syria
Hospice:
Julia & family (Chrisiana McLean/Faith Noel
Lani (friend of Gail Mannington)
Long-term/ongoing:
Baby Gabriel (great nephew of Linda Griffith)
Bruce Malchow
Wanda Rodgers
Nabil Maytan, 10-yr.-old son of a former music prof. (Violinist) at VU. Pastor
Pastor Phyllis Kersten
Malcolm
Tim (friend of Erin Crill)
Wayne (Joel Koch’s
dad)
Fawn
Pattie
Joyce
Vicke
John (partner of Kirsten
Reinhold)
Irene Umbach
Ken Watson
Mark Ring (friend of Bill and Diana Iltzsche)
Bob (brother of Lanie Steinwart)
3/20
Katie
Sirko
Brenda Novell (friend of Jessica Peters)
Dogs and Cats (Elyn Lewis)
Arts and crafts (Elyn Lewis)
Faye Thompson (work friend of Bill Lieske)
Tom Rusch (BIL of Bill Lieske)
Marge (Grandmother of Ashley White)
Kristen (friend of Angela Wehner and Lisa Swayne)
Bruce (brother of Holly Knauff
Bella (friend of Olivia Magiera)
Mr. Conrad (Friend of Anna Stewart)
Jeff Varner and Ella Mae Eggers (family of Lynette Eggers)
Katrina (mother of CLC friend David Rojas
Martinez)
