Senior Group

All are Welcome!!

Wednesday, OCTOBER 9, 2024 - Trip to the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN -- Marvel Comics and Kapow Toy Collection 

An art museum docent will lead us through the Marvel Comics and Kapow Collection of comics and toys from the l960's.   

PLEASE respond by return email if you are able to attend.  We will need a certain number in order for our group to be docent led. The deviation from our normal Thursday is due to the special exhibit expiration and docent availability. 

Meet at church back parking lot at 10:00 a.m. on October 9 so that we can carpool to the museum.  Tour will last about an hour or so.  We will then have lunch near the museum.    

Lastly, please include Sue Reinhold in our private prayer requests as she is currently hospitalized. 

Questions, please contact Beth Bigham 219 477 3937.

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF Truck packing day is 

Saturday, October 19 from 2 - 5pm.  The semi-trailer will be arriving around 2pm.  Whether you are able to assist with paperwork of ready to move boxes, we could use your assistance that afternoon.  Baked goods to share with our guests that will be bringing their boxes would be appreciated.  Sign up sheets are in the gathering area.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Becky Fry 219.241.6854.

October Altar Gifts

Holy Communion          Given to the Glory of God   

Altar Candles               Vickie & Gregg Copeland ~ In Celebration of our                                                                                                                            Grandchildren            

Eternal Lamp                 Marilyn McGawn ~ In Memory of Malcolm

Grief Support Group 

(Next meetings are October 9 and 23)

This support group is for those that have suffered a loss, and is open to anyone in the community. The group meets every other Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room (room 209) and is facilitated by Pastor Jane Aicher. If you or someone you know is interested in this group but are unavailable at this time, please contact the church office. 

Social Ministry Monthly Emphasis

October 2024        

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

Social Ministry Emphasis for October.  The focus this month is to provide volunteer time and monetary support for Lutheran World Relief  www.lwr.org and ELCA World Hunger/Disaster Response www.elca.org/hunger and www.elca.org/disaster

Lutheran World Relief is affirming God’s love for all people, working with Lutherans and partners around the world to end poverty, injustice, and human suffering.  LWR vision is to be empowered by God’s unconditional love in Jesus Christ, envisioning a world in which each person, every community and all generations live in justice, dignity, and peace.  Also, here is a volunteer opportunity in October: helping with the annual northern Indiana Lutheran congregations in-gathering collection day at CLC (Sat. afternoon Oct. 19) - loading a semi-truckload of items to be delivered to LWR for shipment overseas.  Many items come from CLC:  quilts and baby/fabric/personal/school kits.  If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Becky Fry or call the church office.

ELCA World Hunger/Disaster Response two hunger/disaster response programs (plus Lutheran World Relief) work closely together on world humanitarian issues, providing relief and hunger assistance, as well as providing opportunities for hunger education and advocacy activities.  79% of funds are used around the world, 12% in the U.S., and 9% for education and advocacy. 

Help achieve our goal of $2500 in October (over and above giving combined with CLC’s $1200 budgeted amount).  By achieving our goal CLC will help Luth. World Relief and ELCA Hunger/Disaster Relief continue mutual support and service activities that are crucial to effective ministry.  Use your weekly worship giving mailed in check to CLC and indicate “LWR/ELCA Hunger” 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.