Adult Forum Series:  Great Cloud of Witnesses:     

Stories of Faith & Resilience: 

Love your Enemies with Rev. Toby Darrah

October 26

We will listen to and discuss Rev. Toby Darrah’s sermon on Loving Your Enemies.  Rev. Darrah is the Curate at St Clare’s Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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 26 and November 2 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

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 church hall.  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. (209). The group serves adults who have experienced a loss of a spouse, parent, child, friend, or neighbor. 

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 29; November 12 and 26; December 10 and 31; 

January 14, 2026

All persons experiencing grief are welcome to attend.  

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.

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.