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News for the week of August 24, 2025
Please welcome Bishop Tim Graham on his visit to Christ Lutheran Church on Sunday, September 7. Bishop
Graham will be preaching during the service and you can learn more about him during Faith Formation Hour in the Church Hall.
Updates from the Hospitality team: - Welcome to all who are visiting us. Please sign the visitor book in the welcome center. We are glad you are worshiping with us!
- Members: please wear name tags for easy introductions. If you don’t have one please contact the church
office.
- If you enjoy baking, feeding others, or eating, please sign up at the Welcome Center to bring treats for the time between services. Also feel free to contact and let me know you are interested (Sally Ecklund-Baker, s.ecklundbaker@gmail.com or
219-508-1619)
- We could use a few extra folks on the Hospitality and outreach committee- if you like meeting new people, welcoming, feeding, etc. Please reach out to Sally Ecklund-Baker.
August Altar Gifts Holy Communion Sara & Jeremy Long ~ In Memory of Fred and Edna
Eickemeyer (Grandparents) Altar Candles Karen Boedeker ~ In Memory of Jim Boedeker Eternal Lamp Vicky Krall ~ Celebrating my birthday!!
Christ Lutheran Church offers a Grief Support Group every other week on Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11 am in the Conference Room. (please add room #). The group serves adults who have experienced a loss of a spouse,
parent, child, friend, or neighbor. Current grief group members state these benefits of attending: ~it's a confidential and "safe" place to talk about your journey of grief of the loss of your loved one ~It lets you know that you are not alone as you meet others who understand
what you are going through ~we share memories, tears and even laughs ~some days you can just listen to others rather than speaking Come when you can. Coffee and Kleenex available. The group is facilitated by Cheryl
Slack, a Stephen Minister. You may contact her at 219-241-0677 or one of the pastors if you have any questions. Upcoming dates are September 3rd and 17th, October 1st, 15th, and 29th.
Lutheran World Relief School Kits Thank you for your continued support for school kits for Lutheran World Relief. The following items are still needed for each school kit: ONE – 30-cm ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other (we need 44). ONE – pair of blunt scissors (we need 47). FIVE – black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink) (we need 87). ONE – pencil sharpener (we need
78). We currently have enough notebooks, crayons, pencils and erasers. Dollar General has a pair of scissors for $1, and rulers two for $1.
If you know of other deals, let me know at kathyjopage@gmail.com and I will pass them along. There is a basket in the Gathering Space for donations, or you can purchase from Amazon or Target and choose to have the items delivered directly to the church. Thank you for your generous support! SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS: ASSEMBLING SCHOOL KITS ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, DURING FORMATION HOUR.
It's Bread Breakers Time! Bread Breakers are short term supper groups of 8-10 people that meet from
October-May. Groups are formed as either "adult only" or "family" groups and meet about every 4-6 weeks for food and fellowship. Sign ups will be taken until September 21st. You do not have to be a member of CLC to sign up. Groups will meet each other for the first time at our kick off pot-luck lunch on Sunday, September 28th after the 10:30 service. (So mark your calendars!) We look forward to having you! Please scan the QR code to sign up for a group!
CLC Social Ministry and Mission August 2025 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) www.globalrefuge.org “We stand with newcomers” 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) https://www.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 (#129) and is involved in making Braille books of the Bible for the blind. Volunteers’ work every Tuesday in CLC’s Fellowship Hall. Monthly emphases gifts go towards
national LBW activities and to help with supplies for CLC’s Work Center. Help achieve
our goal of $1500 in August. Use your weekly worship giving envelope mailed with check to CLC and indicate “Global Ref./LBW” 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.
Little Lamb Preschool Fall
Registration LLP is looking forward
to welcoming 142 students this August. Little Lamb Preschool has openings for the 2025-2026 school year in our Young 5 PM class [Monday-Friday 12:30-3:00 PM (Your child must have turned 4 by June 2025 to enroll in this class)], our Pre K PM Class [Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:15-2:45 PM (Your child must have turned 4 by August 1, 2025, to enroll in this class)] and our Beginner 3 PM Class [Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:30-3:00 PM (Your child must have turned 3 by February, 2025, to enroll in
this class)]. Please contact Jen with any questions or interest. 219-462-6660 #14 or LLP@CLCValpo.org You may also look on our website for more class information. clcvalpo.org. Classes begin soon!
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QUILTS Quilts Completed: 276 BABY CARE KIT PROJECT
2025 GOAL-500
KITS COMPLETED - 520
AUGUST NEEDS - 4 ounce bars of gentle white Dial soap, sleepers with/ without feet, flannel fabric for diapers.
Flannel fabric pieces can be stitched together for receiving blankets. FABRIC KIT PROJECT
2025 GOAL - 150
KITS
COMPLETED - 104
AUGUST NEEDS - Cotton fabric in 3 yard lengths.
The project can use smaller or larger amounts of cotton/cotton blends for receiving blankets.
Donations of flannel and cotton fabric from former sewers and quilters would be greatly appreciated. PERSONAL CARE KITS
KITS COMPLETED - 834
AUGUST NEED - Any contribution will be helpful. ALUMINUM CAN PROJECT
2025 GOAL-$250
CANS SOLD: January-$60.00/April-$60.00/August 140 pounds = $70. Keep those cans COMING. They do add up.
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