FLOWERS have been placed on the altar this morning to the glory of God by Judy Slingerland in loving memory of her parents, Ed & Helen Voege.

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1 June 17th, 2018 Father s Day ******************************************************************************************** CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH Church: , Fax , Vacancy Pastor: Pastor John Makey ( ) johnmakey@gmail.com Parish Assistant: Louise Gondosch ( ), parish.assistant@christlutheransc.ca Business Manager: Karen McCumber, business.manager@christlutheransc.ca Secretary: Pat Kimpel, secretary@christlutheransc.ca SOUL Ministry: Heather Simons, Trinda Renson, Gillian Leaver Church Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. 12 noon Facebook: BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please send to secretary@christlutheransc.ca. Deadline for submission is Thursday at 9 a.m. ******************************************************************************************** THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Prayer: Almighty and everlasting God, give us an increase of faith, hope, and love; and that we may obtain what You have promised, make us love what you have commanded; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. 9:00 a.m. - Contemporary Service (Musician: Mayumi Munoz) Hymns: I Lift My Eyes, Faith of Our Fathers, Here I Am Lord, The Battle Belongs to the Lord 10:00 a.m. Sunday School, CHAT, Coffee 11:00 a.m. DS3 Traditional (Musician: Mayumi Munoz) Hymns: 793, Faith of Our Fathers, 921 WELCOME GUESTS & VISITORS: Welcome to Christ Lutheran Church! If this is your first time with us please sign our Guest Registry in the back of the church by the double doors. May our gracious and loving Lord bless you as you worship Him. WE THANK OUR ASSISTANTS FOR TODAY S SERVICES: GREETERS: 11 a.m. Fran Porteous Lorraine Kaija ELDERS: 9 a.m: Dave Rapp COFFEE HOUR: 11 a.m. Glenn Pink Father s Day FLOWERS have been placed on the altar this morning to the glory of God by Judy Slingerland in loving memory of her parents, Ed & Helen Voege. TODAY we offer special prayers for all Fathers. May the Lord bless them and keep them. Special thanks to Rylan Betts for obtaining the nice bookmarks for them. Please Continue to keep Pastor Makey and Linda in your prayers as they faithfully continue to serve us in our vacancy. Lord, give us Your eyes to see how we can lighten each other s load. Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. Gal. 6:2 OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS go to the family and friends of Mr. Art Hamp of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Hamilton who suffered a heart attack on Tuesday, June 12 th. He was the father of Revs. Warren (Faith-Kitchener) and David (Concordia-Fonthill) Hamp. The gift of faith that sustained Art in his earthly life has now carried him into the everlasting arms of his Saviour and Lord.

2 DAILY SCRIPTURE MEDITATIONS: Monday: Mark 2: 1-12 Wed.: Mark 2: Friday: Rom. 5: 1-5 Tuesday: Judg. 10: 6-16 Thurs.: Rom. 4: 1-8 Sat.: 1 John 2: 1-6 EVENTS THIS WEEK: Today: 3:00 p.m. Latvians Service Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. Precious Moments (meet at Port Dalhousie carousel) 5:30 p.m. Mary Martha year-end pot-luck social at Mary & Tom Saxton s Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. SOUL Bingo-Sing-A-Long 7:15 p.m. Recovery Meeting Thursday 10:00 a.m. SOUL Crafts 7:30 p.m. No Band Practice Friday: 10:00 a.m. MAD Friday (SOUL) Next Sunday 9:00 a.m. Traditional Service at church with Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Worship and BBQ at Burgoyne Woods (see flyer) (at the church if it rains) PRECIOUS MOMENTS will meet this Tuesday, June 19, 9:45 AM at the Carousel at Port Dalhousie which will be our last gathering until September. LADIES OF THE CONGREGATION: Don t forget our year-end pot-luck social at Mary & Tom Saxton s, 28 Emerald Common, on Tuesday, June 19 th at 5:30 p.m. Try to car-pool! PICNIC NOTE: Please note If it rains NEXT SUNDAY, we will barbeque here at the church. SOUL YARD SALE WITH BBQ Saturday, June 30 th 9 a.m. to 12 noon We have a few things left to sell and rather than donate them we decided to sell what we could for SOUL and donate the rest. If you are interested in helping out that day, please talk to Heather or any of the SOUL staff or call the church office and leave a message. Thank you in advance The SOUL Team SUMMER TIME CHANGE: The summer schedule will begin Sunday, July 1st. We will have only one joint service at 10 a.m. There will be no Sunday School during the summer, but we will have Vacation Bible School for the week of July 23rd to July 27th. Please preregister now. Registration forms for both children and volunteers are located at the back of the church. We will go back to the regular service schedule of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. the first Sunday after Labour Day starting on September 9th with Sunday School resuming at 10 a.m. INSTALLATION INFO: Rev. John Rapp has accepted the call as pastor to Messiah Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Ontario. The Installation date is July 8, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Last Sunday Attendance: (June 10 th, 2018) 9 a.m a.m.- 49 Total: 114 ( ) Budget Weekly Need Last Sunday Year To Date + / (-) Current: 225, , , ,01767 (1,712.98) Missions 25, , (1,041.19) Property Improvement , A MEMORIAL DONATION has been given to SOUL Ministries in memory of Richard Cage by John & Louise Gondosch. FLOWERS: If you are interested in purchasing flowers to place on the altar for our Sunday Worship, please sign up in the Narthex and be sure to add, if you would like it to be in memory or thankfulness of someone special.

3 NEEDED: Sunday School Superintendent. Please contact Pastor, Louise, Lorraine or Sara for more details. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED...What it would be like to live in Bible times?...how did Daniel survive the lion s den?...how did the 3 friends live through the fire?...was God really with them?...is He with me? Find the answers to those questions and more at Vacation Bible School Monday, July 23 to Friday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Extended hours noon to 4 p.m. is available for children in grades 1 6 (pre-register only). Registration Forms available in the Narthex. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL NEEDS / SUPPLIES: Someone to make black slime (can be done ahead of time) IS IT YOU?? Is it you that God is calling? Is it you that can fill the need? Is it you that recognize the talents and skills God has graciously given to you? Is it you that can serve the Lord with gladness in our church family? Is it you that would like to work with a great group of people? Is it you that is interested in education? Is it you that is curious about what role you could fill? If so, please contact Pastor, Louise, Lorainne, Tom or Tim. SOUL***A REMINDER We still need Tetley Tea containers*** Also: We can use any old cards from any occasion for crafts. Thank you!! FROM PASTOR JEFF SWORDS: St. John Church, Angola NY is currently putting a mission team together to provide VBS for Kingfisher Lake, in remote N. Western ONT. We are looking for two or three additional members to join our team and would like to extend an invitation to the members of Christ Lutheran to join us in our efforts, to spread the Gospel to a remote area of Canada. The scheduled VBS would be the week of July 30th Aug. 3rd. Our goal is to arrive home safe and sound on the Aug. 6 th. Thank you for your consideration to join our mission efforts. Rev. Jeffrey Swords. Contact info: Home: or j.swords@hotmail.com LCC asks for Continued Prayers for Nicaragua... On May 29th, representatives from the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (ILSN) and Christian Mission Association in Nicaragua (AMCN), advised Lutheran Church Canada (LCC) that they no longer view it as safe to send mission teams and other representatives to Nicaragua, due to the escalating unrest and uncertainty. LCC President Rev. Timothy Teuscher is encouraging all congregations to keep the people of Nicaragua in their prayers. LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES INFORMATION: Please note that on July 29th, Rev. Timothy Teuscher, LCC President will be preaching the sermon! Lutheran Hour Ministries all info. LISTEN TO THE LUTHERAN HOUR, Sundays on CHAM 820 at 8:00 a.m. Next Sunday s topic (June 24th) Jesus, Don t You Care? (Mark 4: 38-41) Speaker: Rev. Dr.Ken Klaus After seeing one of the Saviour s miracles the disciples asked, Who is this Guy? After Pentecost, they knew Who Jesus was and why He had come. Even so, the world keeps coming up with wrong answers when they ask, Just Who is this Guy?

4 (Please note: If it rains we will barbeque here at the church.) Christ Lutheran Church PICNIC 2018 Sunday, June 24th at Burgoyne Woods, Section C Services: 9:00 a.m. at Church 11:00 a.m. at Burgoyne Woods Activities: Games, Fun and Action for all!! Food: Hamburgers, hotdogs and pop provided. ****Necessities to bring: Lawn Chairs, salad, dessert, utensils and plates.**** PLEASE COMPLETE FORM BELOW!!!!! If you plan to attend, we need the following info: HOT DOGS: HAMBURGERS: Number of people attending: (Please tear off this strip and place in envelope at the back of the church by Sunday, June 17th. Thank you!!)

5 COMING SOON Vacation Bible School Monday, July 23 Friday, July 27 9 a.m. to 12 noon ((Extended program 12 noon to 4 p.m. pre-registration only)) Registration forms at back of Church. **Please Register Today** God is Always with You!

6 Subject: The Crocheted Tablecloth" Beautiful Heartfelt Story: "The Crocheted Tablecloth" 'Makes you understand that things happen for a reason.' The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve. They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls, painting, etc, and on December 18 were ahead of schedule and just about finished. On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving rainstorm - hit the area and lasted for two days. On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church. His heart sank when he saw that the roof had leaked, causing a large area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high. The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, and not knowing what else to do but postpone the Christmas Eve service, headed home. On the way he noticed that a local business was having a flea market type sale for charity, so he stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful, handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross embroidered right in the center. It was just the right size to cover the hole in the front wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. By this time it had started to snow. An older woman running from the opposite direction was trying to catch the bus. She missed it. The pastor invited her to wait in the warm church for the next bus 45 minutes later. She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and it covered up the entire problem area. Then he noticed the woman walking down the center aisle. Her face was like a sheet. "Pastor," she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?" The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check the lower right corner to see if the initials 'EBG' were crocheted into it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria. The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor told how he had just gotten "The Tablecloth". The woman explained that before the war she and her husband were wellto-do people in Austria. (--continued next page)

7 When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave. Her husband was going to follow her the next week. He was captured, sent to prison and she never saw her husband or her home again. The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth; but she made the pastor keep it for the church. The pastor insisted on driving her home. That was the least he could do. She lived on the other side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn for the day for a housecleaning job. What a wonderful service they had on Christmas Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the spirit were great. At the end of the service, the pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door and many said that they would return. One older man, whom the pastor recognized from the neighborhood, continued to sit in one of the pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he wasn't leaving. The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on the front wall because it was identical to one that his wife had made years ago when they lived in Austria before the war and how could there be two tablecloths so much alike? He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and put in a prison. He never saw his wife or his home again in all the 35 years between. The pastor asked him if he would allow him to take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten Island and to the same house where the pastor had taken the woman three days earlier. He helped the man climb the three flights of stairs to the woman's apartment, knocked on the door and he saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever imagine. True story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid who says God does work in mysterious ways. I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today, to guide you and protect you as you go along your way. His love is always with you. His promises are true, and when we give Him all our cares we know He will see us through. So when the road you're traveling seems difficult at best, just remember I'm here praying and God will do the rest. When there is nothing left but God, that is when you will find out that God is all you need. 'The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of God stands forever.'