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This Church changes lives!
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News for the week of February 25, 2024
Mid-Week Lenten Dinners @ 5:30 p.m. March 6 (Sanctuary Choir: Soup, Salad, Bread) March 13 (March 13– CLC Deaconess
Crew: Chili) March 20 (Mardi Gras Crew: Jambalaya) Mid-Week Lenten Services March 6, 13, 20 7:00 p.m.
Donations of candy and treats to put in eggs are
needed. Please drop your donations off at the CLC office. Thank you!
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For Children and Families - Mark Your
Calendars! Third Grade Bible
Basics Every year, our Third Graders and families meet to learn about the Bible - Why do we read it? How does God's love come to us through the Bible? Where did it all come from, anyway? This year's Third Grade Bible Basics classes will meet on Sundays during the Formation Hour - March 3 and March 10. Email Pastor Erica (pastorerica@clcvalpo.org) with any questions, or to let us know you'll be attending! Communion Conversations CLC children and
families are invited to our annual Communion Conversations on Saturday, March 9, from 9-10:30am. Our practice at CLC is to welcome children to God's table whenever families discern that they are ready to receive - and then to make an opportunity available to learn more, together! If your child is ready to begin receiving communion, or if they are already receiving communion and are ready to learn more, please join us! Email Pastor Erica (pastorerica@clcvalpo.org) with any questions, or to let us know you'll be attending! Our All-Ages Easter Vigil is the highlight of the year! This year at 4pm on March 30, we will celebrate this ancient tradition while having a lot of fun along the way, using all 5 senses (plus our sense of humor) to walk through the family stories of God’s people and celebrate the Resurrection - and then break our Lenten “fasts”
with s’mores. One of the best parts is always a collection of family storytellers for our Bible Stories - you can sign up at the following link, and contact me (pastorerica@clcvalpo.org) for any help with ideas or questions! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C49A4A92FA5FE3-47492298-easter Easter Sunday Egg Hunt, March 31 after 10:30 service Times are approximate, depending on when worship wraps up: 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) We will have some plastic bags, but you may want to bring your own collecting container. Emptied eggs will be collected back afterwards
to be recycled for next year.
Join the continuing series in the Faith Formation hour!
Join us during the weeks of Lent for the study of The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby. This book and
video series introduces us to the roots of racial injustice in the American church. The six sessions at CLC will take us on an historical, sociological, and religious journey from the American colonial period right through the Black Lives Matter movement and charts a path forward to replace established patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, immediate action. The author, Jemar Tisby (BA, University of Notre Dame; MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary), is President of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, where he writes about race, religion, politics, and culture. He is also cohost of the Pass the Mic podcast and is studying for a PhD in History at the University of Mississippi with a focus on race religion, and social movements in the twentieth century. We meet at 9:20am in the Church Hall (big room next to the kitchen). Remaining dates for the series are March 3rd, March
17th, March 24th, and April 14th. It is not necessary for you to
purchase the book or study guide, but if you would like to purchase the book, click here. If you would like to purchase the study guide (which includes a personal study guide for reflection between sessions – a possibility for your Lenten devotional time) click here. Questions?? Contact Kathy Sutherland (ksutherland54@yahoo.com) or Patrice Weil (psherriweil@gmail.com )
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Workday/Spring Clean Up with our partner congregation Bethel Lutheran! Date: Saturday, March 16th Time: 9 – 2 (including lunch) Sign-up in the Gathering Space Our partner congregation, Bethel Lutheran Church in Gary/Miller is celebrating their 150th anniversary this year. To prepare for all the festivities (including a visit from the Bishop), we will join Bethel for a Work Day to spruce up the church! Most of the tasks are cleaning tasks – so anyone can join in. If you’d like to carpool or need a ride to Miller/Gary, meet at the church at 8:15am. Questions? Contact Irene Adams or Kathy Sutherland
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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 Creation Men’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 13, 2024. 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 through the summer.
Gabriel’s Horn in South Haven/Portage is a Shelter for Homeless Women and Children. The short term shelter provides a safe, temporary shelter, food, linens, and basic supplies at no cost. Services include an aftercare program, arts & crafts classes, counseling, case management, and transportation. The Shelter helps lives rebuild, return to independence, and find dignity - through providing shelter, education,
counseling, and referrals to community connections. Help achieve our goal of $2500 in February (over and above giving combined with CLC’s budgeted amount of
$1200). By achieving our goal CLC will help New Creation and Gabriel’s Horn continue to thrive. Use your weekly worship giving envelope with check to CLC and indicate “New Creation” or “Gabriel’s Horn” or contribute through Subsplash on the CLC website https://clcvalpo.org via the “Give” button. Thank you to members for supporting monthly social ministry emphases.
Attention All Thrivent Financial
Members! 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, 2024. 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 the electronic answering system, say “Thrivent Choice.” Follow the remaining prompts, and a representative will come on the line to assist you. You will need your Thrivent membership ID number and will need to answer some other personal questions to verify that you are the Thrivent member
who is on the line.
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