June Altar Gifts

Holy Communion        Michael & Lois Felten ~ In Celebration of our 28th Wedding                                                                                              Anniversary

Altar Candles               Michael & Lois Felten ~ In Memory of Robert Bauer

Eternal Lamp               Vicky White ~ In Celebration of my Grandchildren’s birthdays

                                       Marilyn McGawn ~ In Memory of Malcolm

Update on Senior Meeting

First, please note the change for this month's meeting due to Bible School.  We will meet on Thursday, June 20, at 9:30 a.m.  Our Bioswale Buddies will present on their on their ongoing project in our CLC backyard. 

We will have a breakfast buffet.  Please respond to Beth Bigham (jbigham51@comcast.net or 219 477 3937), advising if you are able to attend and what contribution will be added to our breakfast buffet.  Thank you! 

Our July meeting will be on the normal Thursday--July 25, 2024.  We will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Brauer Museum of Art on Valparaiso University's campus for an hour long tour by Jonathan Canning.  

Social Ministry Monthly Emphasis

June 2024

As you do it for the least of these, you do it for Christ.  (Matthew 25:40)

Social Ministry Emphases for June.  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.