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Church is a Team Sport



I am a “play-offs” sports fan.  In other words, there are so many sports events during the year on television that I tend to focus my attention on teams only during the play-offs.  I enjoyed “March Madness” with the college basketball championships and now the NBA play-offs really has me hooked!

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April 10, 2013



Dear Friend in Christ,

This Sunday we will have ONE WORSHIP CELEBRATION at 10:00 am followed by our “Spring Fling” Church Potluck in the Social Hall at 11:30 am.  We even have a Bounce House coming for the children.  Please put this great day of worship and fellowship on your calendar!

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March 24



We are entering a very exciting week here at Christ Lutheran Church as we count down the days until our celebration of Easter Sunday.  I would encourage you however to NOT WAIT UNTIL EASTER SUNDAY to celebrate this great story of God’s love for us.  Holy Week will be filled with worship experiences that tell the story that leads up ...

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March 17



Dear Friends in Christ,
 
Wear GREEN this Sunday.  We will commemorate St. Patrick’s Day by remembering his contribution to the Christian Church. 
 
We will look at the six styles of evangelism in the Bible as we pinpoint   the category into which St. Patrick would fall and also what we as a faith community are
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March 10, 2013



Dear Friends in Christ,
 
Remember to set your clocks FORWARD one hour tonight so you won't be late to Christ THIS Sunday!!!

Sunday is the kick-off of Daylight Savings Time.

We also continue the “Walking with Jesus” Sunday morning series.  Tomorrow we will focus on Peter.  He was the disciple who couldn’t get it
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Children's Book of Advent



Dear Friend in Christ,
 
Who is our neighbor?  Remember that question posed by the religious teacher who came to Jesus?  The answer of Jesus led to our mission statement posted on the Social Hall – “Love God.  Love People” – which comes directly from the parable of the Good Samaritan.  In other
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'Bridges of Grace' November Series



Dear Friends in Christ,
 
Our message series for November is “Bridges of Grace — Making Peace with Your Past."  All of us our recovering from something in our life and trying to live each day renewed in our baptism.  This will be an important series filled with hope and healing.
 
We will begin our series
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Trunk-or-Treat!



Dear Friends at Christ Lutheran Church,

Once again it is time for our Annual Trunk-or-Treat event! This year the time will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, October 28, which will allow us to run a more efficient Youth and Children’s Event. There will be Bounce Houses, food, fun, lots of trunks and this year the Cake Walk will operate every

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October Updates



Dear Friend in Christ,

This Sunday we continue our series: “Happiness is Serious Business!” The message will be – “The Greatness Principle of Jesus.” I’ll give you a hint ahead of time but don’t let that stop you from worshipping with us … When we serve others … When we bless others &hellip
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Moving Forward in Mission and Ministry



Last week on Rally Day, we kicked off the Fall Season of programming with an inspirational Sunday of worship along with some great food and fun at the Rally Day Festival after the second worship service.

This week, we begin Sunday School at 9:15 am for all ages. The younger children will be in the All Christ Kids’ Building. The adults will
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Rally Day -- September 16, 2012



We’ve got a very busy weekend and I hope you can join us at either of our worship times – 8:00 or 10:00 am – followed by a Festival in the Social Hall at 11:15 am! This is Rally Day weekend and we will be “rallying” for the Fall season of programming here at Christ Lutheran Church. Here are some of the highlights:

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Getting Ready for September!



Dear Friend in Christ,

This has been another good week as we have updated and expanded our monthly newsletter and then gathered eight servants from our Office Support Team on Thursday to put it together. The first Sunday of the month (that is this weekend), instead of the “Christ Weekly” insert we will be handing out to all
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Mission and Ministry at CLC



Dear Friend in Christ,

I hope you have had the opportunity to watch some of the London Olympics. I am always inspired to see athletes do what they love to do on the international stage. Then, it takes my breath away realizing that all of the passion they have put into their sport is on the line for a brief moment in the Olympic games. And, after
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Summer 2012



This summer we will be going on an adventuresome journey as we study and talk about the work of the Holy Spirit in the first century church which is detailed in the Book of Acts. Along the way we will discover some “accidentally/on-purpose” principles for how God grows churches and how God wants to see the continued forward momentum of ...

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Getting Ready for our 50th Anniversary!



I met with Bruce Holloway this week as we talked about his plans to begin taking an oral history from disciples here at CLC to put together the story of our faith community for our 50th anniversary which we will celebrate in 2013. We want to remember the past and launch ourselves with purpose into the 21st century with mission and ministry! Bruce ...

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