CLC Social Ministry and Mission
March 2026
Our emphasis is providing support for the Lutheran Diaconal Association www.thelda.org. Below is a message
to CLC from LDA:
“Since 1919, the Lutheran Diaconal Association has formed people for
ministries of service. In the early years we trained women primarily as nurses serving in missions and institutions of the church. Our ministries have changed throughout the last 105 years. Today we serve in congregations, in institutions and wherever God’s people are.
A deaconess or deacon is someone one who serves. Jesus washed his disciples’ feet and instructed them to do the same for others. Sometimes deaconesses and deacons do actual foot-washing like Jesus did; but more widely, they serve Christ by walking with those the
world easily forgets; the marginalized, the poor, the powerless, the sick.
People who
reach out to others in this way—with care and compassion in a hurting world—are practicing diaconal service, as all the baptized are called to do. Some of them desire to do this as a professional in ministry and enter a more formal training and formation process to become deaconesses and deacons. Since the earliest days of the church men and women have been set apart to do intentional servant ministry.
Deaconess/deacon ministry has come to mean many things: it means serving others on bended knee, and from positions of leadership. It means entering the hurt parts of
society and carrying the light and love of Christ in service to others. It means telling the story of God’s love and helping others to hear God in their own story. It means welcoming the stranger in our midst.
Stories of ministry abound (pick up a copy of a LDA newsletters at CLC throughout the year). We are nurses, lawyers, engineers, musicians, social workers, chaplains, parish deaconesses, teachers, campus chaplains, missionaries, professors and so much more.
We are so grateful for our partnership with Christ Lutheran Church. Your congregation has made a huge difference in our ministry. Your prayer support and
financial support are invaluable and help the LDA thrive and reach out to God’s people. Thank you! For more info www.theLDA.org We would love to talk with you! see Deaconesses
Diana Iltzsche, Karen Hernes, or Kristin Lewis.”
Help achieve our goal of $2500 in March (over and above giving combined with CLC’s $1200 budgeted amount). By achieving our goal CLC will help Luth. Diaconal Assoc. continue mutual support and service activities that are crucial to effective ministry. Use your weekly worship giving mailed in check to CLC and indicate “LDA” 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 social ministry emphasis.
