Adult Formation Hour Options

9:20 a.m.

June 11, 2023

The Righteous Reign of God ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer

Sabbatical Reflection - How getting out of our comfort zone shapes our faith ~ Sanctuary 

with Kat Peters 

June 18, 2023

The Righteous Reign of God ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer

Costa Rica Trip Forum ~ What's It All About? ~ Sanctuary with Diana Iltzsche

June 25, 2023

The Righteous Reign of God ~ Room 120 with Dave Keammerer

Introducing a New Liturgy from "All Creation Sings" ~ Sanctuary with Brian Bartusch

A note from Deepening our Welcome

Thank you for the incredible response to our Exploratory Survey!  We received 186 responses which is a significant portion of our weekly worship attendance.  We received overwhelming support and encouragement, as well as thoughtful suggestions, questions and concerns.  We are reading every response, gathering questions and concerns, praying over revisions, and planning further conversations.  Watch for opportunities for discussion and learning we will be offering this summer and fall, based on your responses.  Thank you for your participation and feedback!

Update from our "Growing Faith" emphasis

Our display in the Gathering Area shows the current results of our Growing Faith emphasis: our target was an increase of $1,303 per week.  Current results (more come in every week!) indicate a projected weekly increase of $1,659.15.  We are so grateful for the households who indicated they are able to maintain their giving from last year (28%) and those who indicated an increase in their giving (65%).  We are thankful for the families who indicated they need to reduce their giving but are continuing to support our mission and ministry (2%).  Our participation rate (57% of our regularly-giving households returned a Statement of Intent) is quite high, and we are grateful.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

CLC Social Ministry and Mission

June 2023

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.  June’s emphasis is providing support for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana http://www.foodbanknwi.org  and Project Neighbors https://projectneighbors.org or https://www.facebook.com/ProjectNeighbors. 

The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana’s (FBNI) mission is “to provide food for hungry people in NW Indiana through a network of charities increasing public awareness and advocating solutions for the issues involved with hunger and acting as an info &referral source to the community”.  FBNI is based in Merrillville and is affiliated with and meets the guidelines of Feeding America www.feedingamerica.org and distributes over 2 million pounds of goods/year through 90 network charities in NW Indiana.

Project Neighbors (454 College Ave.) is a Not-for-Profit organization in Valpo. By addressing issues of race, class and poverty, Project Neighbors’ goal is to build healthy families and neighborhoods, where diversity of all kinds is welcomed and cherished.  Project Neighbors’ accomplishments in Valparaiso include affordable housing at Caroline's Place and Neighbor's Place and Respite House, childcare and preschool at Hilltop House, community health centers in HealthLinc, and the region's only low-power, all-volunteer community radio station, WVLP, among other “risks-turned-rewards.”

Help achieve our goal of $2500 in June (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 “FBNWI/PN” 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.

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 Kits - 2023 CLC Goal of 500 Reached on June 5, 2023. 

Current kits total-520. 

Lutheran World Relief indicates the need for LWR kits is great due to continuing natural disasters, poverty, and displacement of individuals. 

Thanks to all who have contributed to LWR kits in any way. LWR 2023 year for Christ Lutheran ends on October 28. That is the day the truck arrives in our parking lot to pickup donations from our church and surrounding ⛪ for LWR. We will continue to assemble kits for this year until the pickup time. 

Baby Care Kit Project

2023 Goal-500

Items collected - 520

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 - 96

FABRIC KITS
(2) spools of thread (250-300 yards)
(2) pieces of cotton/cotton blend fabric (3 yards)
 

Personal Care Kits

Item collected  - 495

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

Cans for Cash-$58.80—this money received was able to purchase: 

Personal Care Kits-10 towels

Baby Care Kits-10 yards of flannel

LWR QUILTERS 

2023 Goal:  500

Quilts Made:  235                                                                                                              

Weekly Prayer

Prayers for all the men and women that serve our country in the armed forces (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force)

Grief:  Kathi T. (friend of Linda Hazelton)

Hospice:

• Julia & family 
• Frances Martinez
• Bob

Long-term/ongoing

• Charlie Schlesinger II
• Kelly
• 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

6/4

• Wilma
• Andrew McPherson

5/21

• Olga Koch
• Mack
• Krista
• Tim
• Pat

4/23

• Duane
• Diane Nelson