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Christ Lutheran Church 300 East Monroe StreetAustin, Texas 78704-2427Telephone: 512.442.5844email: office@christaustin.org

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PASTOR JOHNDear Friends,

In Paul’s second letter to his young protege’ Timothy we read Paul’s charge to Timothy: “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”

In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision on gay marriage, and in

regards to the positive response to this decision on the part of many indi-vidual Christians, pastors, and churches, it appears as if that time of which Paul spoke is now.

Paul would go on to say to Timothy: “But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of

your ministry.”

And so too these words apply to us. We as a church need to “keep our head” and to continue on our mission of loving and serving all people, and of making disciples of all people by baptizing them and teaching them God’s word. We need to “endure hardship” with faith, hope, and great patience, rec-ognizing that our Savior Jesus has already overcome the world and that he has gone into heaven to prepare a place for us. We need to “do the work of an evangelist,” which means that we are to share the good news of Jesus with a lost and hurting world. And finally we need to “discharge all the duties of our ministry,” which means that we are to both

love and rebuke - to teach, to encourage, to forgive, to correct, to admonish, to serve, to edify, to disciple - the people whom God has entrusted to our care.

I pray that I as a pastor and that we as a congrega-tion may remain faithful to God and His word as we reach out to save and serve the lost and as we seek to disciple the saved.

God Bless,Pastor John VOTER’S MEETING

Mark your calendars for the next Voter’s meeting! It will be held on Sunday, August 23rd. Keep watching the announcements for the time and more specific details.

PastOr JOHN steNNFeLdPastor, christ Lutheran church

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PuMPkINS!YES – They are coming sometime the week of Oc-tober 13th-16th and we are needing to prepare for them. Thank You to all those who expressed an interest and those who signed up to help

with a fall pumpkin patch at Christ.

Ways to serveAdvertising CommitteeDecorating CommitteeSales StaffUnloadingWeekend Programs (more to be announced)If you already know where you would like to volunteer let Deborah Bynum (cell 361-548-9620) or Jordan know.

This will be a fun adventure and a way to serve our com-munity.

R & R GROuP RELAXED & RETIRED--but always “Rarin’ to Go”!!

The R&R Group has no plans during August. On September 3rd we will have a tour of Concordia High School – both the current site and their future location. Free Lunch is included. Their bus will pick us up at church at 10:30 am, and bring us back around 2:00 pm. Bus seating is lim-ited to 24 – let’s fill it up! Richard & Connie will be the hosts.

THuRSDAY MORNING BIBLE STuDY

The Thursday Bible Class will resume at 10:00 am on September 10. Under the leadership of Rev. Richard Ziehr we will tackle the Book of Isaiah, with the challenge of covering 66 chapters in 24 weeks.

St. Jerome wrote of Isaiah, “He should be called an

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evangelist rather than a prophet because he de-scribes all the mysteries of Christ and the Church so clearly that you think he is composing a history of what has already happened rather than prophesying about what is to come.” Sound interesting? Plan to

attend.

Consort, and Advanced Quilting.

HOW TO REGISTER

Tuition for LLI courses is just $20 per course. To register watch for the fall, 2015 LLI catalog to appear on their website at www.lliaustin.org on August 8, or go to your nearest Austin-area library after August 8 for a copy. Make check to Lifetime Learn-ing Institute, complete and sign the registration form and mail both to the office, 7703 N. Lamar, Suite 131, Austin TX 78752.

Classes may fill quickly.

fEED MY LAMBS uPDATE The sack lunch program handed out 35 lunches during the month of July We continue to make fresh sandwiches on the last Thursday of each month (this month’s date is Thursday, August 27th.)

Please contact the church office with any questions.

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Meetings will again resume in September. Watch the announcement sheets and future newsletter for more information, and have a blessed summer!

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Starting in September, Christ Lutheran Church will host three classes for LLI: Gardening for Birds and Butterflies, Consort Recorder & Advanced

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Pumpkin PatchThank you people of

Christ for signing up to support a Fall Pumpkin Patch at Christ and to serve the community in this way. Thanks to Debo-rah Bynum for stepping up to serve as the coordina-tor for our first ever Fall Pumpkin Patch.

Rally DayOn Sunday, September

13th, we will rally together at Christ for Rally Day Worship and to celebrate

(Experience Thailand, Bible Adventures, Thai Games, and Thai Treats) and support through offer-ings and prayers the work of the Thailand Children’s Mission. Every other Sunday, the youth are rotating between study-ing The Story and serving and sharing God’s love by helping with drama and games for VBS. In August, activities at Thailand Trek will review Bible verses from Days 1-4 and remind all of John 3:16 and God’s eternal love for the world.

Visual Arts CampThank you to Michelle

Bennight, Deborah By-num, Ben Ristow, Tracy Ristow, Micah Stennfeld, and Micka Ziehr for volunteering during Week 1 CREATE Visual Arts Camp to lead and assist with 2D & 3D art projects, creative snacks, art appre-ciation, and outdoor time. A special thanks to Jesse Bennight and Thrivent Financial for connect-ing us to being the first Thrivent Action Team at Christ, to live generously by providing an art camp for our community. Thank you people of Christ for your helps and prayers and support to make art camp possible and successful, and we look forward to Week 2 EXPRESS July 27-31.

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will go toward the Build-ing Improvement Fund. Starting Sunday, August 2, please consider signing up to bring something for Rally Day and/or to help with an activity for this wonderful fellowship event for our whole congrega-tion, including to help sell meal tickets after services starting Sunday, August 9.

Kingdom QuestIf you are willing to

volunteer again or for the first time with Kingdom Quest and The Story Youth Bible Study in 2015-2016 as shepherds/teach-ers, puppeteers, and with

special projects, or wish to find out more about our Sunday morning ministry, we’d love for you to be a part of our annual volunteer interest meeting on Wednesday, August 19 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Christ. Pizza will be provided. There will be an activity for children and youth who attend with their parents.

Thailand TrekDuring the first two

months of the sum-mer, the children (age 3-Grade 5) have taken a trip around Thailand on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am to experience a flavor of the coun-try of Thailand and Christianity there. The children sing songs and spend time at stations

the beginning of a new Christian Education year. Tickets for the BBQ meal will be $8 for adults and $4 for children 5-12 years old. Funds raised from this year’s Rally Day

JORDAN BOESSLING Minister of Creative Communica-tions & Community Connections

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Fred Frieling, Jr. 8/3a Dexter Juszczak 8/6a Bill & Duannah Ashmore 8/11/19730 Bob & Jean Wiley 8/11/19790 Bob Wiley 8/11a Sara Calvo 8/13a Sherri Shadrock 8/13a Pastor John & Pachalin Stennfeld 8/13/19890 Michael & Cindy Zieschang 8/15/19870 Leah Nicole Montoya 8/16a Frank & Joyce Veloz 8/16/19680 Mark Ziehr 8/16a

Harold & Shirley Hoes 8/18/19620 Micka Ziehr 8/18a LaVerne Larson-Crow 8/19a Belinda Reveles 8/19a Tracy Ristow 8/19a Albert & Jane Carrion, Jr. 8/20/19880 Dana Magruder 8/24a Richard & Connie Ziehr 8/25/19570 Kevin Craig 8/28a LeMorris Galbreath 8/29a Mehkiya Batts 8/31a

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Youth Room & Nursery

The next phase of repainting of the Youth Room at Christ will be a wall that reflects our Church’s Lutheran iden-tity and the Catechism, namely Luther’s Rose, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Word and Sacrament. The Nursery is also being repainted, starting with a mural that tells the story of the days of Creation us-ing numbers, and followed by another about Noah’s Ark using the letters of the alphabet.

Caring FellowshipWe are producing our

fourth and final Mission Statement for Worship and the Web. It will feature the Caring Fel-lowship

at Christ that happens around services, studies on Sundays, weekday studies, servant, & social activities throughout the week. If you have something you’d like to share about how being a part of our family at Christ has helped foster and grow Christian faith and friendships in your life, please speak with Jordan.

Men’s Bible StudyOur Men’s Bible Study

at Christ will tentatively begin again for the fall and spring on Tuesday, September 8th at 7:30 pm. The Men of Christ meet monthly on the first Tuesday at the Christ’s Workshop from Septem-ber - May for discussion and discipleship. Stay tuned for more informa-tion from Tim Ristow regarding topic and outline

for the 2015-2016 Men’s Bible Study.

MediaJust a reminder that we

often take photos, and at times, video, of ministry events to put up around Church on the screen on Sundays and to post to the web that publicizes the worship, service, fellow-ship, and education life of Christ Lutheran.

GeneralPlease contact Jordan

with questions about any of these announcements. Be sure to check out the Sunday Mornings Chris-tian Education as well as Community Connections bulletin boards for more information on what’s happening in these min-istries.

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Serving in August 2015 8:15 10:45Elders Sonny Mitchell Tommie CraigUsher Capt. Freddie Richter TBD

August 2ndFlowers: Given by Donn & Phyllis Trautner

Tellers: A. Werchan/P. MitchellCommunion Guild:

8:15 am Acolyte: Lector: Charles Kanetzky 10:45 am Acolyte: Adam Werchan Lector: Alan Werchan

August 9thAltar Flowers: Given by Harold Hoes

Tellers: P. Hamil/J. WileyCommunion Guild: J & B Juszczak

8:15 am Acolyte: Lector: Clayton Pillack 10:45 am Acolyte: Aaron McInvale Lector: Phil Etter

August 16thFlowers: Given in honor of Betty Shaw by her

childrenTellers: P. Hamil/J. Wiley

Communion Guild: Alexander 8:15 am Acolyte: Lector: Lucille Herrera 10:45 am Acolyte: Micah Stennfeld Lector: Norma Nanyes

August 23rdFlowers: Given in honor of Richard & Connie

Ziehr‘s Wedding AnniversaryTellers: P. Bost/M. Moore

Communion Guild: Harrison 8:15 am Acolyte: Lector: Mark Herber 10:45 am Acolyte: Jeremy Faulkner Lector: MaryLou Moore

August 30thFlowers: Given by Mary Karotikin in honor of my

children, Jennifer & WesleyTellers: P. Bost/M. Moore

Communion Guild 8:15am L. GalbreathCommunion Guild 10:45am Deb & Doug Bynum

8:15 am Acolyte: Ben Schaare Lector: Bill Ashmore 10:45 am Acolyte: Lauren Chapman Lector: Jane Carrion

If you cannot serve as scheduled, it is YOUR responsibility to find a replacement. If you know a schedule change before 9:00 am on Thursday of the week you’re scheduled, please contact the church office (442-5844) to inform the secretary of the change for the Sunday bulletin. If a problem arises on Sunday morning, please call the office and leave a message.