|
|
This Church changes lives! |
News for the week of October 5, 2025
Adult Forum Series: Great Cloud of Witnesses: Stories of Faith and Resilience Location: Fellowship Hall October 12 Anna Stewart and Sam Graber will lead us in the first two sessions of the series Great Cloud of Witnesses: Stories of Faith and Resilience. Anna and Sam discuss the importance of listening to the stories of those from the margins who have much to teach about faith and resilience. Sam Graber is the Associate Professor of Humanities and Literature in Christ College at Valparaiso University. His field of study is nineteenth-century literature and culture, the
American Civil War, transatlantic studies, memory studies, and religion. Anna Stewart is the Director of the Institute for Leadership and Service, in the Division of Calling and Spiritual Life at Valparaiso University. Through this role, she has the privilege of working with an amazing team – including CLC’s own Kat Peters and Kristin Lewis – to help develop and collaborate on programming around reflective vocational exploration and discerning the ways we are called to lead and
serve.
ANNUAL MEETING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Our congregation will meet Sunday November 9, 2025 at 9:20am in the Sanctuary for our Annual Meeting, gathering for prayer, conversation, and discussion. Join us as we hear stories of the impact of our year in ministry, thank
our Council leadership, and elect our leaders for the coming year. Copies of our Annual
Report will be available soon in the Gathering Space. Questions can be directed to
Angela Wehner, Council President, or Pastor Tim. See you November 9!
All are welcome to attend We Make Indiana housing update and next steps
on October 28th 6:30-8:00 at Christ Lutheran Church. In the last month, over 115 neighbors joined us for 7 housing forums—sharing stories, exploring how zoning shapes our communities, and asking: Who gets to live here?
On Tuesday, Oct. 28th we're coming together to reflect on what we’ve learned, hear updates on zoning reform in Valparaiso, and take the next step: exploring a statewide housing campaign by meeting with our state legislators this fall. Let’s turn momentum
into action. Please join us!
Getting to Know CLC Curious how God changes lives in and with this congregation? Join us to for our “Getting to
Know CLC” series as we explore Christ Lutheran's ministry, history, and teaching. We'll gather for a 3-week series during the Formation Hour on Sundays (9:20am-10:20) October 19 and 26 in the
Sanctuary, followed by an opportunity to formally stand with the congregation, confess our faith together, and declare that "Yes! God has something for me here." Register for our series via the link below. New Member Welcome on Sunday, November 9. https://clcvalpo.churchcenter.com/groups/seasonal-classes/getting-to-know-clc-fall-2025
October Altar Gifts Holy Communion
Marilyn McGawn ~ In Memory of Malcolm Altar Candles Given to the Glory of God Eternal Lamp Cheryl Watson ~ In Memory of Ken
Silent Auction for Quilt on Display in the Gathering
Place Donated by the Quilters and the proceeds will go towards shipping expenses for the Lutheran World Relief
ITEM: 88” Square Quilt VALUE: $350 DONATED BY: Quilting Ladies As of 10/2 the current bid is at $350
ALL SAINTS DAY We will be celebrating All Saints Day on Sunday, November 2. We will honor those who have entered into eternal life (deceased since October 2024) and have their names listed in the bulletin. If you have any loved one, family or friend, that you would like listed on the insert, please fill out a form located in the Gathering Area.
South Shore Brass Band presents
a ‘Side-By-Side Concert’ Sunday, November 2 at 5 pm Christ Lutheran Church 2610 Campbell
St. Valpo, IN Adults $10 ~ Seniors $8 ~ Students $5 ~ Preschool Free
The CLC Youth will be holding a silent auction November 2-23. If you have any objects or services you can offer to the auction, please drop them off during the month of October to the youth office (in the hallway by the mailboxes). Please mark the item with your name, valued amount, and suggested minimum bid. Questions can be directed to Amy Knauff, 219-242-7448 or amyknauff@gmail.com.
CIRCLE Dinner Providers Needed
Meals are needed for the high school youth group. Circle meets every Sunday from 6-8pm, with a meal
to start at 6:00. Would you be willing to cook a meal and share it with the kids? You would be cooking for about 15 people and are welcome to stay for fellowship. If you are interested, please sign up here or scan the QR
code:
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 October 15th, and 29th.
October 2025 CLC Mission Endowment Fund Corner “Give it your all.” You’ve probably heard that from a coach, mentor or loved one sometime in your life. But when it comes to planning your estate, you don’t have to take an all-or-nothing approach. You may have many people and causes you love—and wonder how you can possibly take care of them all
after you’re gone. Here’s the solution: Harness the power of percentages and divide your “estate pie” so everyone and everything you care about gets a slice. Here’s how: 1. Take inventory of your estate. It’s likely larger than you think. Assets such as real estate, life
insurance, and investment and retirement accounts can quickly add up. 2. Determine which people and causes you’d like to benefit and in what percentages. You can provide for loved ones and still make a big difference with 10%, 5%—even 1%.
You don’t need a fortune to make an impact. 3. Create or update your will or update your beneficiaries to align with your percentages. Contact your estate planning attorney or use an online planning tool for your will. Adding
or changing beneficiaries for accounts such as IRAs or life insurance is as simple as filling out a paper or online form. One more advantage of giving percentages of your estate: Your gift automatically adjusts in proportion to the size of your estate. That means that each beneficiary’s share will remain aligned with your intentions no matter what. We’re Here for You Scan our QR code to contact your regional
ELCA gift planner for a no-obligation discussion about creating a legacy that will share God’s grace and the love of Christ for years to come.
Lutheran World Relief School Kits Thank you! Thanks to your generosity, we have exceeded our goal! You have provided all the supplies that we need for 140 Lutheran World Relief School Kits to serve God’s people throughout the
world. The Sunday School youth assembled and packed the kits during class last Sunday, and we are ready for the ingathering on October 18th. Thank you again for your support for this important ministry.
CLC Social Ministry and Mission 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. 18, 2-5pm) - 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 at justplainbecky@gmail.com 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 https://clcvalpo.org via the “Give” button and choose Monthly Social Ministry
Emphasis. Thank you to members for supporting monthly social ministry emphases.
Life Line Screening at CLC!! We have great news! Christ Lutheran Church will be hosting a Life Line Screening event on Monday,
October 13, 2025. Life Line Screening is the premier provider of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk screenings
since 1993. Life Line Screening is extending a discounted offer to all Christ Lutheran members which will identify your risk level for the following diseases:
1. Carotid Artery Disease
2. Peripheral Arterial Disease
3. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
4. Atrial Fibrillation
Click here www.llsa.social/habc or call 800-324-9458 to schedule your appointment! A simple screening can be worth a lifetime.
Senior Group Outing October 23, 2025 @ 9:30 a.m.: Porter County Airport celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, and Kyle Kuebler, its airport director, will have a well prepared and thorough presentation regarding the airport's history, as well as other interesting facts pertaining to this county gem. Mr. Kuebler was hired
as the Porter County Airport Director in 1991, is a Kouts resident, as well as serving as a Kouts volunteer firefighter and certified fire fighter for the Porter County Regional Airport, in additional to other certifications. Please join us to hear more about our airport!!! Questions: Beth Bigham, 847 323 2512.
|
|
|
|
QUILTS Quilts Completed: 323 BABY CARE KIT PROJECT
2025 Goal-50O completed in June
Kits completed-670
October needs are boy and girl pants, jackets, sleepers, shirts, tops, and 4 ounce bars of white Dial soap.
INTERESTING FACT-Since 20O9 and not including 2025, Christ Lutheran has assembled 9,997 LWR Baby Care Kits.
FABRIC KIT PROJECT
2025 Goal-150
Kits completed-136
October needs are 3 yard lengths of cotton fabric in solid and print patterns.
PERSONAL CARE KIT PROJECT
Kits
complete—846
October need is cash to buy needed items in bulk. Buying in bulk allows us to make our funds purchase more items. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.
LWR ALUMINUM CAN PROJECT
Keep those CANS coming! Ask family and friends to save their aluminum cans. Together, we can bring in many
CANS. NOTE: PLEASE WHEN COLLECTING AND DONATING CANS PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE TRASH. THE LWR ALUMINUM CAN PROJECT IS FOR CANS ONLY. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
