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News for the week of July 16, 2023
Worship Services Sunday 8:00 a.m. in-person 10:30 a.m. in-person and livestream Summer Outside Worship Service Thursday evening at 7:30
p.m. ************** Adult Formation Hour Options 9:20 a.m. July 23, 2023 The Righteous Reign of God ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer Deepening Our Welcome ~ Church Hall: Discussion of issues facing our transgender siblings July 30, 2023 The Righteous Reign of God ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer
Men's shelter assistance needed "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few...." Our church has served as an overnight shelter for homeless men in Porter County for over ten years. This program is in danger and we need your help. We are briefly pausing this program so that we can plan and regroup. One of the things we need greatly is more volunteers to serve as overnight supervision, each shift is 4.5 hours. You are there to make sure the
men are comfortable and safe. Most of the time it is very quiet. Bring a book to read, movie to watch, work to do, etc. We will train you on what you need to know and pair you up with someone that has done it before. If you have done it before but not recently, we need you too. Sign up for sessions is below. If you have questions reach out to Diana Iltzsche, Benjamin Crill, Lisa Owen, or Tony Reinhold.
Thank you for your support of this amazing ministry! Shelter Overnight Shifts
CLC Social Ministry and Mission July 2023 Each month the Social Ministry highlights a special
giving opportunity with July’s emphases to provide monetary support for 1- ELCA’s Global Missions’ Selian Lutheran Hospital in Tanzania Africa and 2- AMOS, “A Mission of Service” in Guatemala/Honduras. Selian Hospital, in Arusha, Tanzania http://selianlh.or.tz (founded by Mark and Linda Jacobson) continues to thrive under local African leadership. CLC is designated as an ELCA missionary partner congregation and continues to support Selian in their ministry of “providing competent and compassionate medical care, promotion of community health programs and proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” ELCA’s Global Mission nurtures the ELCA’s world engagement through the theology and practice of accompaniment by walking together with our global companions. Our work together has a multi-faceted approach to mission, from sending missionaries and personnel, to offering grants and
scholarships designed to strengthen global church leadership and to support the ministries of companions. https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Global-Mission. An AMOS https://www.facebook.com/amissionofservice ministry team, including CLC’s Gail Mannington (Board member and Treasurer), regularly undertakes Medical Mission trips to Esquipulas, Guatemala. On each trip AMOS provides medical clinics,
speech pathology services and education to remote mountain villages surrounding Esquipulas and Copan, Honduras where residents have limited/no access to medical care. During each trip the team sees and treats hundreds of patients in five clinic days, and the needs are voluminous. AMOS raises funds to purchase the prescription medications, ointments, vitamins to provide to this population and also collects over-the-counter medications for the mission team to take with them (CLC members have
donated hundreds of pounds of over-the-counter medical items). Help achieve our goal of $2500 in July (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
“Selian/AMOS” 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.
Senior Group Gathering Our senior group will be having its first outing on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at church at noon. Weather permitting, we will meet a the outdoor picnic area (patio) and will grill brats and hot dogs. If weather does not permit, we will meet in
the Fellowship Hall and grill outside anyway. The meat, buns and drinks will be provided. Please respond by Sunday, July 23 to Sue Reinhold (219.286.0784) or Beth Bigham (219. 477.3937)
advising if you will be able to attend and whether you will be providing a salad or dessert. Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone.
New Opportunities for Summer Adult Forum at 9:20 a.m. in the Church
Hall July
23: Transgender Issues in the News - come learn about issues facing our siblings in the transgender community. August 6: Listening Post - come share your thoughts and questions about the Welcome Statement and about the work of the Deepening Our Welcome Team. Bring your coffee and join us for discussion and learning together!
CLC book club will change to meeting on the FIRST Tuesday of the month beginning in August (August 1)! We will NOT be meeting July 25th. If interested in joining please contact Susan at 317-435-1876 or carlsonshome@msn.com
Summer Book Group Continues! Thursdays in July: July 20th and 27th at 6:00pm in
the Church Hall Join us for a continuing discussion of the book One Coin Found: How God’s Love Stretches to the Margins by Emmy Kegler. Bring your own dinner and we’ll eat together as we discuss the book, ending our time together in enough time to participate in Thursday Evening Outside Worship at 7:30pm. Chapters to read: 7/20 Chapters 5-7 7/27 Chapters 8-10 If you’re planning to join the group, or if you have questions about what to read for the next session, just reach out to one of the group leaders: Sue McPherson (suemcpherson626@hotmail.com, 219.771.4328) or Edie Eickemeyer (eeickemeyer@gmail.com, 219.242.7184) The book is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or at the bookstore of your choice. If you need help purchasing the book, please contact the church office. About the book: Emmy Kegler, an ordained ELCA pastor, has a complicated relationship with the Bible. As a queer woman who grew up in both conservative Evangelical and
progressive Protestant churches, she knows too well how Scripture can be used to wound and exclude. And yet, the stories of Scripture continue to captivate and inspire her - both as a person of faith and as a pastor to a congregation. So she set out to fall in love with the Bible, wrestling with the stories inside, where she met a God who continues to seek us out - appearing again and again as a voice, a presence, and a promise. We’re looking forward to seeing you at 6 pm on Thursday, July 20th!
LWR School Kits School supplies are in the stores! I found some great prices at
Walmart on supplies for our school kits for Lutheran World Relief: Notebooks are 35 cents
each. Crayons are 50 cents a box. Pens are $1.27 for
ten. Pencils are $3.97 for 24. Scissors are $1.58
each. Our goal this year is to collect enough supplies for 100 kits, each kit containing the
following: FOUR – 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, approximately 8” x 10 ½”
(LWR cannot use loose-leaf paper). ONE – 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other (two for $1 at Dollar General). ONE – pair of blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well). FIVE – black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink). ONE – box of 16 or 24 crayons. ONE – 2.5" eraser. FIVE – unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers. There is a basket in the Gathering Space for donations, or you can purchase from an Amazon wish list and choose to have the items delivered directly to the church. There are a variety of suggestions on the list, with some items in bulk; you may be able to find cheaper items as the inventory changes. The link to the Amazon wish list can be found by searching Amazon lists
for "CLC School Kit," or by clicking the link below. Amazon CLC School Kit wish list If you find any great deals on supplies, please let me know at kathyjopage@gmail.com and I will share with others. We will be collecting through mid-October. Gathering supplies with your children as they begin a new school year is a great way to remind yourself and them that we need to continue to love our
neighbors, near and far. It helps us all remember that God’s love is everywhere! Thank you for your support!
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 - 625 JULY NEEDS: Hats, Jackets, and shirts sizes 6 months to 2T 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 - 144 JULY NEEDS: Three yards of cotton fabric
FABRIC KITS
(2) spools of thread (250-300 yards)
(2) pieces of cotton/cotton blend fabric (3 yards)
Check out stores for clearance, mark downs, reduced, and summer sales
for cotton fabric and baby clothing. Resale and retail shops will soon be changing their stores from summer to the fall and winter seasons.
Personal Care Kits Item collected - 585
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
ALUMINUM CAN PROJECT 5/12/2023 - $58.00 10 towels/10 yards of flannel purchased 7/13/2023 - $40.00 CANS CAN help our BUYING POWER NO DONATION is too small. White Basket/Red Truck are places to place CANS. LWR QUILTERS 2023 Goal: 500 Quilts Made: 238
Weekly Prayer Prayers for all the men and women that serve our country in the armed forces (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force) Hospice: - Julia & family
- Bob
- Frances Martinez
Long-term/ongoing: - John
- Thomas
- Edith
- Kelly
- Charlie Schlesinger, II
- Letty Chona
- Katrina Martinez
- Jimee Armstrong,
- Baby Gabriel
- Wanda Rodgers
- Pastor Phyllis Kersten
- Bob
- Tim
- Wayne
- Fawn
- Joyce
- John
- Bruce Malchow
- Mark Ring
- Mike Mageria
7/9 - Jim
- Janet
- Aunt Verna
- Matthew
- Allie
- Linda and Linda
- Cindy
- Tom
- Sue
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