October 2016 Light & Life Christ Lutheran Church Newsletter Rev. Katherine Rood Our Mission Statement: As members of Christ Lutheran we gather in worship, grow in God’s Word, serve in Jesus name. Christ Lutheran Church 1820 Knight Ave. N. Glencoe, Mn. 55336 Office: 320-864-4549 Email: offi[email protected]Non profit organizaon U.S. Postage Paid Permit # 14 Glencoe, Mn. 55336 Address Service Requested Christ Lutheran Church Staff Pastor, Rev. Katherine Rood, office 864-5077 Chrisan Ed. Coord., Susie Chrisanson, 864-3099 Secretary, Kathy Remus, office 864-4549 Custodians, Mark & Cindy Robertson
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October 2016 Light & Life
Christ Lutheran Church Newsletter Rev. Katherine Rood
Our Mission Statement: As members of Christ Lutheran we gather in worship, grow in God’s Word, serve in Jesus name.
Christ Lutheran Church Staff Pastor, Rev. Katherine Rood, office 864-5077
Christian Ed. Coord., Susie Christianson, 864-3099
Secretary, Kathy Remus, office 864-4549
Custodians, Mark & Cindy Robertson
Abundant Table Community
Meal
The Abundant Table Community
Meal is FREE and open to every-
one-families and children, elder-
ly and all seeking fellowship or in
need of a helping hand.
When: October 5th (the first
Wednesday of every Month)
Where: Christ Lutheran Church
Basement Fellowship Hall, 1820
Knight Avenue, Glencoe, MN
55336.
Serving: Swedish Meatballs,
Mashed Potatoes, Squash and
Beans, Grape and Apple Salad,
Abundant Table Bread, and
Pumpkin Bars.
Time: Doors open at 4:30 PM for
Fellowship; Meal served at 5:00
PM.
Notification: Let us know to
prepare for you by calling Christ
Lutheran Church at 320-864-
4549.
Remember there is a place for
YOU at our Abundant Table.
September Abundant
Table
At the September 7th
Abundant Table
Meal, we served 64 guests. We
served: BBQ Chicken, Chips, Cal-
ico Beans, Fresh Fruit, and Apple
Crisp Dessert.
We appreciate our Christ Luther-
an servers, setup helpers and
those cleaning up this month:
Rosie Nelson, Gloria Gustafson,
Linda Simonson, Nita Enderson,
Jim Carlson, Melba Carlson, Nan-
cy Dolezal, Duane McDougall,
Judy Peterson, Kathy Marsh and
LeAnn Jaster.
Also, Thanks to Jeanne Pagel,
Linda Simonson, Fran Huwe,
Nancy Dolezal, Jodi Braband,
LeAnn Jaster and Kathy Marsh
who donated Apple Crisp Des-
sert for our meal.
Thanks to Wally Rannow and
Rodger Jenneke for helping set-
up for the meal.
We also want to thank our faith-
ful cleanup helpers Kevin and
Peggy Menning and family.
With serving our many guests,
many jump in to help and we
may not have gotten your name-
but we thank you.
Finally, we also thank the Abun-
dant Table Ministry Team –
LaMane Mueller, Cheryl McDou-
gall, Mary Jo Schimelpfenig,
Dianne VonBerge, Kevin and
Peggy Menning and Barb
Jenneke.
We cannot do this ministry with-
out the faithful help of so many.
God Bless you and God Bless our
Abundant Table.
Just a reminder! CLC has a TEAF
fund (temporary emergency assis-
tance fund). We have chosen the
last Sunday of each month to col-
lect donations to this fund, but of
course donations at any time are
welcome. Please remember this
Mission in your givings! Sewing Members Wanted!!!
On 12/17/16 the area churches are doing a “Living Nativity” in Glencoe. Chris Davis is in need of help in sewing costumes for this. If interested please call Chris at 612-418-6981 Thank You!
All of you coffee drinkers at CLC! Just a reminder that we do have Fair Trade coffee for sale in the coffee hutch in the narthex! There is ground coffee and cof-fee beans. The prices are marked on the bags. Something new are Keurig cups of the Breakfast Blend coffee. Check it out! There is a locked money box attached to the hutch for your payment on the coffee!
On Sunday, October 30th, 2016
at 9 am, we have 14 students
preparing for the Rite of Affirma-
tion of Holy Baptism. Please
join us as these students take
the next step of their faith jour-
ney. All are Welcome!
THANK YOU TO: To: Vicky Harris, Peg Hatlestad, Chris Starr, Twyla Kirke-by for their music ministry.
To Dennis Davis for the Acolyte training of the 5th grad-ers. To the Ushers , Acolytes, Lectors, Cantors, Head Ushers, Communion Servers who enhanced our worship life in the month of September.
To our digital projection and sound ministers: Dave Mellesmoen , Susie Christianson , Scott Kuehn, Izzy Eli-as, Grace Kosek, Lily Kirchoff in the month of Septem-ber. To Twyla Kirkeby , Louise Carlson, Melba Carlson for their assistance with the Grand Meadows & LTC Wor-ship services in September. To Carla Kuehn for serving on Kitchen Guild in the month of September.
To Melba Carlson & Joanne Chrast for the upkeep of the flowers and plants in church. To Susie Christianson for her digital worship design, preparation of the televised service and Renee Hansch for announcement preparation. To Christian Ed. Team, Brad & Bonnie Hahn, Fred & Mary Stoltenburg, Suzann Adams, Marv & Fran Huwe , Tiffany Simonson for providing refreshments in the month of September. To the Wednesday night worship assistants To Dennis & Chris Davis for the new video camera and system. To Becky Olmstead, Mindy Lemke, Bonnie Fimon for serving on the Altar Guild in September. To all members who have served and are currently serv-ing in the armed forces on behalf of America and free-dom for all.
To all the members who volunteered to help teach Sun-day School, to be a guides for the Confirmation youth and also those who are helping out with Grace Unlim-ited. To Marlys & Rollie Rehmann & Jeanne Pagel for help-ing to assemble the Light & Life newsletter for Septem-ber. To the To If you know of anyone who should have been included please contact the church office. *********************************************
The Glencoe Caregiver Support & Discussion
Group will be held at Christ Lutheran on
Thursday, October 13th , at 10:30 am.
This event is sponsored by
Lutheran Social Service.
Please attend if you are a caregiver to a loved
one.
You don’t have to do it alone.
Join the conversation!
ON GIVING
The Key Question You are called to be a disciple. A disciple's pri-mary relationship is not with the congregation but with Jesus. The congregation is the means through which we grow in faith and proclaim the good news. Giving is an important part of being in a relationship with Jesus. How we steward the finances that God has entrusted to us will have a huge impact on our discipleship. Financial stew-ardship has the potential to be either a roadblock to discipleship or a catalyst to a growing disciple-ship. The questions you ask shape the way you think about money and possessions. Let's imagine two people sitting in church on Sunday morning. A commitment card regard-ing their financial support of the congregation is in each of their hands. Sue is sitting there thinking, "How much of my money does the church need this year? How do I feel about how things are going at church these days? Times are tight, so can I really spare any more?" Next to Sue, Joe is thinking, "God has blessed me in so many ways. How do I feel God is calling me to respond to those blessings?" Sue's focus is on the need of the church to receive. Joe's focus is on the need of the giv-er to give. Sue is giving as a member, thinking first about the need of the institution. Joe is giv-ing as a disciple, thinking first about God's pres-ence in his life and God's call to him to respond to that presence. What questions are you asking as you think about what you will give? Our goal is to help you grow in your rela-tionship with Jesus through the use of the time, talent and money God has entrusted to you.
The question we invite you to consider is, "How is God calling you to respond to God's presence in your life?" [Ask, Thank, Tell] by Charles Lane, Augsburg, 2006
Adult Education is on Sundays @ 10:10 am The Study is called “Half Truths” by Adam Hamilton Come and join in this interesting Bible Study! The schedule will look like this: Oct. 2nd – No Adult Ed
Oct. 9th – Session 2
Oct. 16th – No Adult Ed (Stewardship Celebration)
Oct. 23rd – Session 3
Oct. 30th – No Adult Ed (Confirmation Sunday)
Nov. 6th – Session 4
Nov. 13th – No Adult Ed (Mission Fair)
Nov. 20th – Session 5
JUST A REMINDER! DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME HAPPENS ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th . WE FALL BACK 1 HR. IN TIME!
Time to clean out the closets! In Oc-
tober we will be holding another cloth-
ing drive to raise funds for our Africa
Partnership with the Vryheid Circuit.
We will accept clean clothing, shoes,
purses, hats, belts, bedding and any
type of material. All items must be
placed in a medium plastic garbage
bags with drawstrings. The bags can
be placed under the stairwell in the
basement.
All Refreshments Ministers!! A sugges-tion was made when you are assigned to do coffee on a Sunday, if you wish, invite anoth-er family to help out with serving and bringing treats. Should you receive a call from one of our families to help out, please give it a try. It really is a good time to meet others and also learn and share in this ministry of the church. Note: If you add another family to help serve, please let the church office know so their name can be added to the bulletin also.
Altar Guild needs you! Do you like to work be-hind the scenes? Then altar guild is for you! It's not a difficult job and only requires 1 month (or even part of a month), can be guys, gals, couples, maybe even a family! We will work with you on a schedule that will work. Please let Bonnie Hahn (320-864-3431) or Melba Carlson (320-864-5216) know if you are interested.
Radio Devotions! Pr. Katherine will again be doing KDUZ Daily De-votions on Oct. 3-Oct. 7th. KDUZ is on 1260 am. The Devotions begin at 8:45 am. Start you day
with a devotion!
Welcome & Greet the new members that have joined our Christ Lutheran Church family in Sep-tember!
Matt, Kim, Brody, Carter, Aiden Ruschmeier; San-dra Brenhaug; Jerad, Valerie, Cade, William, Eli Huepenbecker; Katryna Servin & Chris Bosma, Jas-per , Harley Bosma; Nathan, Stephanie, Macey Wilkens, and Betty Elliot.
We have their pictures in the narthex for you to view .
December ____________________________________________________
Coordinating Team 2016 Projects
Check the WELCA Booklet for our 2016 events & projects which we build around our Mission Statement:
As Sisters in Christ,
Our Mission is achieved by action in:
Caring for our Church
Growing in our Faith
Supporting our Community
This year we will be calling all CLC women to help with our projects and events. If you are interested in helping with any of our projects at any time, please contact a member of the Coordinating Team. We would love to have you help us achieve our Mission. WELCA is open to all our Church women of all ages!
October 13th at the Church, from 4:45-5:45. All CLC wom-
en are welcome.
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Bold Women’s Sunday was February 28th
We hope you will be inspired to act boldly all
year long! “Let’s Find our Bold!!”
Whether you live out your bold story of faith in the workplace, family or community, your faith compels you to make a difference in the lives of others. Our ability to act boldly is rooted in our baptism and is continually ena-bled, empowered and supported by God’s grace. Bold Women: Take risks on account of the gospel
Help with projects that assist women in our community and our world
Grow their faith
Upcoming Events!
Save the Date! The 2
nd Annual CLC Women’s Fall Gathering is
scheduled for November 19th
, 2016.
Our guest speaker is Patty Kark. We are excited about her message of “Extreme Makeover – Need a Faith Lift?” She will share her inspiring mes-sage and music with us. The day starts at 8:30 with coffee and treats and we’ll serve a delicious lunch about noon. So call your sisters, daughters, moms, granddaughters, and girl friends for scheduling this special event. We recommend the attendees be 9th grade or above. We’ll again be selling tickets - watch for more information as the date gets closer.
Project Updates
The following “Is Faith Caught or Taught?” was shared with her Congregation by Pastor Paula Geister-Jones regarding our CLC Bold Woman Joyce Geister. Paula shared this with our Coordination Team and we wanted to share it with you.
“This past weekend my family (Scott, Matt, Sophie, Luke and I) were in Glencoe, MN for the 9:00AM worship at Christ Lutheran, my home congregation. We were there because my mother was being honored as their first BOLD Woman of Faith. At the end of worship, during the an-nouncements, Nita Enderson got up and listed off all ways my mom had been involved in the congregation for over 50 years……..(her involvement was listed)
My 20 year old daughter Sophie’s comment was “Wow!” That was a long list!” Luke’s comment was, “Well, now you have something to live up to.” I was glad the children were there to share their grandmother’s day and to hear her sto-ry. The message came through loud and clear, my mother’s faith was important to her and serving her Lord was a prior-ity in her life. I definitely knew why I made my career choice. As , another Sunday school year begins and we get back to confirmation and God Games and the fall children’s musical and everything else, I want us all to be reminded that faith is as much caught as taught. WE listen to what our parents and grandparents and adults in our lives say, but we watch what they do and sometimes what they do speaks louder than their words. We have a wonderful con-gregation. It is full of kind and loving and generous people. Just do what you have always done and “Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works – words and actions – that glorify your Father in heaven.”
Sunday School: Sunday School is off to a great start! This year’s lessons begin at the very beginning of the Bi-ble with the story of Creation. The 1st rotation will continue on Sundays, October 2nd and 9th.
There will be NO Sunday school on Stewardship Sunday, October 16th but PLEASE plan to have your whole family join us for our Stewardship celebration after Worship. You won’t want to
miss a minute of the fun! There will be NO Sunday School on Sundays, October 23rd and 30th , MEA weekend and Confirmation/Reformation Sun-day. The 2nd rotation, Jesus is Born, will begin on Sunday, November 6th @ 10:10am. Please make sure to register your SS student(s) for the 2016-2017 SS year online @ www.christluth.com or fill out a reg-istration form which can be found on the CE bulletin board outside of Susie’s office. ALL Sunday School students must have a current registration form filled out for the 2016-2017 Sunday School year. The finalized 2015-2016 Sunday School schedule and updated Sunday School announcements can always be found on the website @ www.christluth.com/sunday-school.
GRACE Unlimited: Grace Unlimited is off to a great start. We have 31 students who are a part of our
Wednesday after school program this year. Becky Peterson and Rosie Nelson will
be assisting this year along with volunteers Jim & Melba Carlson.
The students delivered the Prayer/Care Packages that we assembled on Rally Sun-
day to all the residents of LTC and Grand Meadows during our first gathering of
Grace Unlimited.
All themes and activities for this year’s Grace Unlimited will be about SOUL: Sharing Our Unique Life.
REMINDER: There will be NO GRACE UNLIMITED on Wednesday, October 19th because of the MEA/school
break.
GRACE Unlimited is for students in 2nd – 6th grade and will be held Wednesday afternoons beginning on September
14th – May 3rd, 2016 from 3:15pm – 5pm. Registration forms and detailed program information are available on our
website @ www.christluth.com/grace-unlimited and on the bulletin board outside of Susie’s office.
Confirmation: Wednesday, October 5th
7th – 10th Grade Regular Classes @ 5:30pm
Wednesday, October 12th
7th – 10th Grade Regular Classes @ 5:30pm
Sat., Oct. 15th – Sun., Oct. 16th
Act 2Day 4 Tomorrow
Wednesday, October 19th
NO Confirmation Classes – MEA
Wednesday, October 26th
7th – 9th Grade Regular Classes @ 5:30pm
10th Grade – Confirmation Pictures @ 6:00pm
Confirmation Practice following 7pm Worship Service
10th Grade Confirmation Reviews will take place on Saturday, October 8th from 8:00am – 12:00pm and
Sunday, October 9th from 1:00pm – 4:00pm.
God’s work. Our hands. T-Shirts: There are still a few God’s Work. Our Hands. t-shirts available for purchase. T-Shirts are $8/each. Make sure to get your t-shirt before they are gone. The t-shirts can be worn for all CLC service project and is a great way to show CLC’s presence in the community as our hands participate in God’s work.
