August Altar Gifts

Holy Communion       Given to the Glory of God  

Altar Candles               Sara & Jeremy Long ~ In Memory of Dean Long (Jeremy's Dad)

Eternal Lamp               Given to the Glory of God

Senior Group Outing

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Meet at Rosatti's in Cedar Lake for lunch followed by a tour of the Cedar Lake Historical Society 

Noon:  Lunch at Rosatti's Pizza, 13125 Lake Shore Drive, Cedar Lake, IN 

(219-267-8700) 

2:00 PM:  Cedar Lake Historical Society tour, 7408 Constitution Ave, 

Cedar Lake, IN 46303 

NOTES:    Some may like to carpool from the church.  Please RSVP to me if you will be attending this event so carpooling may be arranged if needed.  My husband and I can carpool with those near our side of town (south of Rte 30).  Rosatti's parking will be fine; however, although the historical society has parking and is handicapped accessible, only THREE handicapped spaces are provided at that facility.   

Your Love is Needed in Sunday School!

Your love – your kindness – your faith – your time. These are the best gifts you can give! Our young folks come to Sunday School each week ready to meet Jesus, to learn about God’s love and faithfulness, and that happens as they get to know YOU! We are looking for caring adults to join our team-teaching groups. 

Leaders for each group are part of a rotating team that allows for lots of flexibility in scheduling. Our Youth Helpers are amazing! The curriculum is anchored in the Good News and makes preparation easy.
The gift of relationships with faithful caring adults is so crucial to our kids – and the gift of relationships with faithful, curious, joyful kids is so lifegiving for us adults!

So please pray about joining us – contact Pr. Erica (pastorerica@clcvalpo.org) or the church office with interest or questions.

CLC Youth

"If you are like me and love to cook, there is a wonderful opportunity to help provide dinners for our high school group, Circle! Every Sunday from 6-8pm, our high schoolers meet for a time of community, conversation, and faith formation. Part of this time together includes a meal in which we can be together in fellowship. This has been a long-time tradition at Circle, because we know the beautiful ways in which a shared meal deepens the relationships between our youth! If you are interested in providing a meal for Circle, please sign-up using the SignUpGenius. Our high schoolers love connecting with the individuals who help provide dinners for Circle and it is just one of the many ways we grow and nurture our relationships with all here at CLC!"

Link for Circle Dinner Sign-Ups:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A5AE2DABF9CE9-50660746-circle

"Popcorn Fest is around the corner and there are plenty of ways to be involved! On September 7th, Christ Lutheran will have its annual booth set-up in which we will be selling brats and hotdogs! Each year, this fundraiser helps provide funds for our youth ministries, and this year, the funds raised from Popcorn Fest will go towards scholarships and funding for youth ministry trips, mission trips, and faith formation events! 

The ELCA Youth Gathering is only one of the many events that shapes and transforms the faith lives of our youth. The opportunity to gather with 16,000 other Lutherans is such a unique experience and it is thanks to the fundraising of our church that our youth were able to attend the one in New Orleans this past summer! 

If you are interested in helping volunteer with the Popcorn Festival this year, please consider signing up at the sign-ups out in the Gathering Space. There are opportunities to help donate items needed for the booth (such as ketchup, sodas, chips, etc.), opportunities to help pre-cook the brats we will be grilling, and to volunteer at the booth the day of Popcorn Fest. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kaitlyn Jedrzejowski, Director of Youth Ministries. Thank you for all the ways you support our youth!

Social Ministry Monthly Emphasis

August 2024

Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves.  Protect the rights of all who are helpless.

(Proverbs 31:8)

Global Refuge (formerly Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) globalrefuge.org has a vision that all migrants and refugees are protected, embraced, and empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities.  Global Refuge’ mission is witness to God’s love for all people, standing with and advocating for migrants and refugees, transforming communities through ministries of service and justice.  For over 80 years, Global Refuge has been a champion for migrants and refugees from around the globe. A legacy of courageous and compassionate service has made a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who have sought safety and hope in America’s communities. Global Refuge history reflects American Lutherans’ and others deep immigrant roots and passionate commitment to welcoming newcomers, especially those who are most in need. In partnership with community-based legal and social service providers nationwide, Global Refuge has helped over 500,000 migrants and refugees rebuild their lives in America.

Lutheran Braille Workers (LBW) lbwinc.org has existed since 1943 to show the love of God to people with visual disabilities and to bring them into a growing relationship with God.  LBW does this by engaging some 5,000 volunteers in over 115 production centers, lbwloveworks.org throughout the United States.  Volunteers joyfully produce approximately 250,000 volumes a year of Braille and specialized Large Print Bibles and Christian literature.  CLC is one of these Work Centers and is involved in making Braille books of the Bible for the blind, for more information please contact Paige Reichardt. Monthly emphases gifts go towards national LBW activities and to help with supplies for CLC’s Work Center.

Help achieve our goal of $2500 in August (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 “Global Ref./LBW” or contribute through Subsplash on the CLC website clcvalpo.org via the “Give” button and choose Monthly Social Ministry Emphasis.  Thank you to members for supporting monthly social ministry emphases.

Lutheran World Relief

School Kits

We are still collecting supplies for the School Kits for Lutheran World Relief, which are an important lifeline for learners all around the world.  As your children will soon begin the new school year, think about choosing supplies for others.  We will be collecting items through early-October, and the children will assemble the kits during one of their Sunday School hours.  The boxes of school kits will be loaded onto a truck in mid-October and shipped to a warehouse for distribution to places where they are needed around the world. 

Each kit containing the following: 

FOUR – 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, approximately 8” x 10 ½” 

ONE – 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other.

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.

ONE – pencil sharpener.

Gathering supplies with your children 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!  There is a basket in the Gathering Space for donations, or you can purchase from Amazon and choose to have the items delivered directly to the church.  Thank you for your support!

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