From the Pastor... It s Time to Rally!

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1 Christ Lutheran Church Worship Sunday Morning Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. on September 4 At 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. beginning September 11 Education Sunday Morning beginning September 11-9:15 a.m. for All Ages: Children 3 & up Meet upsiairs in their classrooms Junior High Youth: Rooms 214 & 216 Adults Fellowship Hall Nursery Nursery is available for children who are infants through 4 years of age during Sunday morning worship and the Sunday School hour. Office Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m office@clcah.org From the Pastor... It s Time to Rally! Through God s Grace All are welcome as we joyfully, Receive to Give Learn to Serve and Worship to Grow. September December I don t know about you, but I love the smell of newly sharpened pencils, the sound of staples going into a bulletin board, and the feel of a freshly printed syllabus in my hands, laying out the guide for a semester s worth of learning. Ok, so I ll admit it... I m obviously a nerd or I had a mother who was a teacher... or both. But in all seriousness, part of what makes a fresh syllabus so delightful is that it is full of promise. It signals a new start. No points have been lost. No mistakes have been made. A new syllabus hearkens to our potential, helping us to imagine that the sky is the limit. This seems to me not too far off from our Lutheran understanding of grace. Through our sins, we have all fallen short. We all have faced disappointments, but time and again God forgives us and reclaims us and tells us to start over or to pick ourselves up and keep going. Of course, theologically speaking, we don t have to wait for the start of the school year for this to happen. It can happen in each and every moment of each and every day. That s how expansive God s grace is. But we can also take comfort in the rhythms of the year and the rhyme they provide our lives. The relaxation of summer has ended, but I can t help but be excited to get back in the swing of things, knowing that doing so means we are tapping into a bright future of unlimited potential thanks to the unconditional love of God. Our fall schedule at Christ Lutheran is full of things to get excited about, too. Look for education opportunities, music ministries, small group launches, and more! You can read about it in this issue of The Proclaimer, and it all kicks off on Sunday, September 11. Rally Day Fun for All Ages To kick it all off, we invite you to join us for a special Rally Day Sunday on September 11. We are back to two services that Sunday at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. We ll have fun and intriguing learning for our children, youth, and adults from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. as Sunday School begins for the year, a special Children's Time during 10:30 a.m. worship, and our annual Rally Day Church Picnic in the Courtyard and Fellowship Hall for all ages, beginning around 11:45 a.m. Please bring a friend to join in the festivities. Traditional Church Picnic At the picnic, our resident party planner, Elizabeth Diggs, is planning a feast of delicious food and treats. Games and activities for children will abound, and we have invited (Continued on the top of page 2)

2 Groups Angelicus Choir Every Wednesday beginning September 21 5:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Book Club First Tuesday 6:45 p.m. - Location TBA Conversational Spanish 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.-crossway Dominos Group First Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Fellowship Hall First Thursday Lunch First Thursday 12:00 p.m. - Fellowship Hall Gloria Choir Every Wednesday beginning September 21 6:15 p.m. - Sanctuary Healing Prayer Tuesday - 10:00 a.m. Rode Prayer Chapel Hope Circle Thursday, September 8 9:30 a.m. - Primrose House Joseph s Sons First Monday 6:30 p.m. - Location TBA Lydia Circle Second Tuesday 6:30 p.m. - Primrose House Men s Breakfast Second Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - Bill Miller BBQ Quilters Every Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - Primrose House Sanctuary Choir Every Wednesday 7:15 p.m. - Sanctuary Other groups meet during the year. For information, please contact our church office or visit our website www:clcah.org. Pastor (continued from page 1) our local fire fighters, first responders, and police to join us to honor them for their service. Desserts, Desserts, Desserts! We hope you ll bring a favorite sweet to add to our desserts for the day. You can bake your favorite pies, cakes, cookies, you name it! Please bring your desserts before 11:15 a.m. on Rally Day. Volunteers Needed If you d like to help out in any capacity, contact Elizabeth Diggs or the Church Office. There is a sign-up sheet in the CrossWay if you d like to sign up on a Sunday morning. -Pastor Leslie From the Council President... I want to start by saying thank you to the members of our congregation for supporting me in my new role as the president of our congregation. It is a post that I definitely do not take lightly, and I will do my best to live up to the trust that everyone has put in me to serve in this capacity. Many of you have reached out to me directly to thank me and offer your support and congratulations, which I appreciate. Lastly, I want to thank Brad Wheeless for his service during the past four years as president and for his help in getting me ready for this transition. He provided great leadership and created support systems to set us up for the future needs of the church. I take the reins with a good system in place. Christ Lutheran Church is a strong church with longstanding traditions but also with the ability to adapt to our changing world. I have been witness to some of these major changes and processes at Christ Lutheran. The last time I served as a council member, within a couple of months of being elected, a major announcement was made: Pastor Steve Rode decided to seek a new role in his life and for the first time in 27 years, Christ Lutheran was about to embark on a search for a new senior pastor. Having grown up in a large Lutheran church in Lincoln, Nebraska, I experienced a couple of changes in pastoral leadership, and so I knew well what we were about to experience. As most of us know, our search process lasted for roughly two years while we operated with an interim pastor who definitely served us well, but also put our congregation in a situation where we all took a much stronger participation and leadership role both in the everyday church functions and in the outreach and liturgical areas. Through that search process, this traditional congregation selected and called a woman pastor who was all of 32 years of age. We have reaped the benefit of that selection as Pastor Leslie has been instrumental in helping us grow and refocus us in ways to be relevant to our congregation and in our outreach to our community and attractiveness to new members. So why the quick history lesson? First because just like last time I served on this council, we had a pastor resign when Pastor Marie decided to return to graduate school. One of the decisions we must consider is whether we need to add a second pastor to our staff or if there are other methods we can use to support Pastor Leslie in her work. For now the direction Pastor Leslie has proposed, and we, as a Parish Council, are supporting, is to see how we function as a single pastor church. This approach means that each of us needs to (Continued on the top of page 3) Page 2

3 President (continued from page 2) see what we can do to support our congregation, just as we did when we were operating under our interim pastor. Clearly Pastor Leslie will serve as our spiritual leader, but allowing her to focus on those tasks means we may need to take on more of the administrative roles that our pastors also perform. There are no specific tasks that have been set out as yet, but if you are approached about giving more of your time and efforts to help us run our church efficiently, I hope you will seriously consider what is asked of you. The other initial big issue we will be considering in the next few months is the church constitution. A Constitutional Team has been in place for several months and has reviewed the model constitution that the ELCA crafted and disseminated to all churches for consideration and adoption. The team has nearly finished its recommendations on the constitution draft that will be presented to our congregation for consideration and possible adoption. For those of you who are not aware, in my day job I am an attorney who provides legal counsel to school districts all over the state. In that role, I spend time with school boards and help them with policies that govern how they operate. I was not part of the Constitution Team; however, I have reviewed the draft constitution that has been developed. I also am familiar with our current constitution and bylaws because they were the only documents we had to guide us when Pastor Steve retired, and we needed to start a search. So with all that said, here is my take on the new constitution: yeah!! The new constitution clearly was created by a bunch of attorneys within the ELCA, and there are provisions within it that deal directly with how a local church must act to separate itself from the ELCA. I do not believe those steps are unnecessarily cumbersome, and I believe they protect the integrity of the ELCA as well as our local congregation. What much of the new constitution provides though are parameters for how a congregation should generally function and how we are to proceed when a pastoral call becomes necessary. Having gone through that process under the old constitution, these provisions are absolutely a step in the right direction to help a congregation deal with what is already a highly stressful process. The Constitution Committee and the Parish Council (if adopted moving forward it will be called the Congregational Council) will be presenting the final draft of the proposed constitution for congregational review and possible adoption in the next months. I do endorse the adoption of the new constitution to comply with the ELCA s expectations as well as provide our church a document that aids our functions as well. Hope Bible Study Group Hope Bible Study Group will meet on Thursday, September 8th at 9:30am in the Primrose House. Pastor Leslie will be our Bible Study leader and Frances Ware is the hostess. Births Member News Addie Grace, daughter of Kevin & Blythe Boeck born on July 30. Proud grandparents are Bobby & Blossom Stobb. Loxley Pearl, daughter of Adam & Nicole (Kurtti) Rempfer on August 13. Proud great grandpa is Don Kurtti. Sympathy to: Simmie Smith on the death of her brother, Clinton Hartmann, on August 1. Please Join us for the installation of Parish Council members on September 11 at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to our fall session. -Frances Ware Page 3

4 Small Group Ministry Sunday! It s time for another year of wonderful fellowship and ministry in the form of all the amazing small groups we have at Christ Lutheran! On Sunday, September 18, we will celebrate the small groups within our faith community all of which seek to care, pray, engage, and serve for the sake of growing together spiritually to become a dwelling place for God. Our NEW small group ministry brochure will be unveiled on Sunday, September 18, and all members of Christ Lutheran will be encouraged to consider where they might want to be involved. Our small groups range in focus, including: Bible studies, service groups, worship-oriented groups, fellowship, and special interest groups. The brochure also highlights our many wonderful music ministries in which members are invited to participate. We currently have almost 50 groups, but if there is something you re interested in that you can t find, please chat with Pastor Leslie about starting up a new group. To get in the Small Group Ministries brochure, please talk to Pastor Leslie by Sunday, September 4. Also, for small group leaders: please consider signing up to have a booth (part of a table) in the CrossWay throughout the morning of Sunday, September 18, to introduce yourself to potential new members and tell them more about your group. To sign up for booth space, Pastor Leslie or call the church office by Monday, September 4. Faith University: Sunday Mornings September How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian This intriguing title of John Dominic Crossan s latest book hints at the tension we often find when delving into scripture: how can the God of love we confess sometimes seem to promote and justify violence throughout the Bible? How do we reconcile the events of Revelation with Jesus call to nonviolence? How do we legitimately pray for a world of peace when our scriptures contain scenes of death and destruction that haunt us? Join Pastor Leslie for what promises to be a lively conversation around the ultimate question: is God violent? Here s a glimpse of the complete fall schedule for Faith University: Sunday Mornings: September 11, 18, 25: How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian with Pastor Leslie October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Dr. Carl Hughes of Texas Lutheran returns to Faith U with a class on Galatians November 6: All Saints Intergenerational Activity November 13: Stewardship Sunday Service Event November 20, December 4 & 11: Dr. Dan Long returns to Faith U teaching on African-American Spirituals December 18: Christmas Cookie Exchange Note: Faith University Night School will be on break until the spring semester. Page 4

5 Parenting Preschoolers Faithfully Parenting Preschoolers Faithfully is back! All parents of preschoolers are invited to join Pastor Leslie and Day School Director, Marilyn Hamilton, once a month during the school year for a time of fellowship and learning. The hope of Parenting Preschoolers Faithfully is to provide a space where parents can nurture their own faith as a way to better enable them to nurture their child s faith. This fall we will meet mostly on the second Tuesdays of each month at 9:15 a.m. (or after Day School chapel) in the Parlor. Our study this year will be based on Lisa J. Miller s, The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving. Our dates for fall: Tuesday, September 13 Tuesday, October 11 Tuesday, November 15 Tuesday, December 13 Sunday School for Parents Kicks Off on Rally Day! Beginning Sunday, September 11, at 9:15 a.m., we invite all our parents to head over to Primrose House after dropping off your youngsters at Sunday School. There you will find a cozy and welcoming space and time for conversation with one another. Conversations range from current events in our personal lives to current events in the news, but always with a particular focus on what it s like to be a parent in today s world and how we can best mentor our children. This year, Sunday School for Parents will be led by its faithful participants. There are still slots available to lead. If you would like to sign up to lead a month or even one Sunday, please talk to Pastor Leslie. Please note, nursery is also provided during the education hour for children not old enough for Sunday School. Lucy Circle Returneth! Lucy Circle begins a new semester on Sunday, September 18 at 9:15 a.m. in the Parlor. We invite CLC women and visitors to join us for this informal reading/discussion/fellowship group. Our reading selections are from Contemporary Latin American Short Stories, edited by Pat McNees. We will begin with the first story, Midnight Mass by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. The book is available at amazon.com. We look forward to starting a new semester and seeing familiar and new faces. -Jan Norris Page 5

6 Youth & Children Noah's Ark: VBS 2016! We certainly had a full ark this year as we welcomed over 100 children to CLC for Vacation Bible School the week of August 1. We had vibrant openings and closings, Bible studies for all ages, delicious snacks, and of course, beloved gaga ball. To keep up with all those youngsters, we enlisted the help of over 20 volunteers to guide our day. We are incredibly grateful for their time and dedication to make this an amazing week. We couldn't make VBS happen without our volunteers. Thanks to all of them, and a huge thank you to Elizabeth Diggs for turning CLC into Noah's Ark. It was beautiful, complete with a rainbow-strewn hallway, a plank walkway into the sanctuary, and a gigantic ark! The children and volunteers also collected an offering for Lifestraws, learning how the children in Africa need clean water in their communities and how we can help. Each morning during celebration time, we collected money for this important ministry impacting the children of Africa. For every $10.00 collected, a person in Africa is given a Lifestraw, which gives them the ability to produce clean water for an entire year. The children collected a total of $ for Lifestraws! We also collected socks for Blood and Fire Ministries, which were handed out at the shoe fair for inner city children on Saturday, August 13. We collected 200 pairs of socks the week of VBS! Way to go guys! We hope to see all our friends again next year! Confirmation Class: (6 th through 8 th grade) Through our Confirmation program, we seek to encourage, inspire, and nurture students as they experience God's baptismal promises, grow in their faith and understanding, and discover what it means to be God's people in the world today. We will tackle the stuff that defines our religion, such as the Bible, theology, and the Small Catechism. Most importantly, we learn about the grace and love of God. On four select Wednesday evenings (6:00-8:00 p.m.) throughout the year, we spend time in a large group hearing interactive presentations by Pastor Leslie that cover the upcoming topics for the next several weeks. The remainder of our time together happens on Sunday mornings (9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.), where students gather in small groups led by Lori Harris and Jeff Jowers to talk more in-depth about the topics covered in large group and how they might apply this learning to their lives. Our first Wednesday large group of the year will be September 7 and will also serve as our required ORIENTATION for the year. We invite all parents and students (6 th -8 th grade) to arrive at Fellowship Hall for orientation at 5:30 p.m., followed by our first large group class, which will run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pizza will be provided for all at 5:30 p.m. On Sunday mornings, students will meet in their classrooms (rooms #214 & 216), located upstairs. The first required Sunday School Confirmation class will be on Rally Day, September 11! We can't wait to see you for an exciting year! Page 6

7 Sunday School starts on Sunday, September 11! Youth & Children Preschool and elementary will start their morning every Sunday in their Sunday School classrooms starting at 9:15 a.m. Preschool children will be using the Godly Play curriculum and the elementary children will be using the Holy Moly! curriculum from Spark. What is Godly Play? Children have an innate sense of the presence of God. The Godly Play approach helps them to explore their faith through story, to gain religious language, and to enhance their spiritual experience though wonder and play. Based on Montessori principles and developed using a spiral curriculum, the Godly Play method serves children through early, middle, and late childhood and beyond. Come join us on Sunday mornings in the Godly Play room (3 year olds through kindergarten)! What is Holy Moly!? The Holy Moly! curriculum develops a biblical imagination that lasts a lifetime. With a combination of animated video, creative activities, and age-appropriate learning, Holy Moly! brings the Bible to life! Every lesson follows a four-part sequence: Discover, Relate, Connect, and Create. Each week, kids watch an animated Bible Story video, discuss the story, read the story for themselves, and try a creative activity to finish up the morning. Sunday School classrooms for preschool and elementary children are located on the 2nd floor. Classes will be divided into three different age groups: 3 year olds though kinder, 1 st and 2 nd grade, and 3 rd through 5 th grade. Sunday School Schedule for Ages 3 through 5 th grade: 9:15 a.m.: Children arrive to their classrooms and begin class (Please don t be late!). 10:15 a.m.: Parents pick up their children from their classrooms. Stepping Stone for our 3-Year-Old Children Entering Sunday School Sunday, September 11, during the 10:30 a.m. Worship Service. At Christ Lutheran, we welcome 3-year-old children to begin a new stage of their faith development by beginning Sunday School. To honor this big step in their lives, we will welcome these children and their families to come forward for a blessing during the 10:30 a.m. worship service on September 11. At this time, each child will be given a Spark Story Bible as a way to enter into their faith journey in the classroom on Sunday mornings and at home with their families. Page 7

8 Youth & Children Acolyte Schedule for September Thank you to our confirmation students for assisting in worship during the summer. Please note that on Sunday, September 11, we will start back to our normal worship schedule, with the Acolytes assisting at the 10:30 a.m. service. Sunday, September 4: William Hall Sunday, September 11: Dustin Bendele Sunday, September 18: Ana Becvar Sunday, September 25: Sophia Jowers (A sign-up sheet for Acolytes from October through December will be at the Confirmation Orientation on September 7.) Senior High - The Light! The Light-Living In God's House Together The world can be a dark place. Be a light. Matthew 5:11 Light's Mission Statement (written by the youth!): Through our youth ministry we gain confidence, grow together in our relationships with God and with one another, accepting everyone for who they are. We become involved in our community and grow in our knowledge of the outside world, and we learn how to communicate God's grace and good news with others. The Senior High youth will meet the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at the Jowers home from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We will have a Bible study, eat dinner, play games, and have time for fellowship. Our first meeting will be Sunday, October 2, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Jowers house. Don't forget: dinner will be provided! Christmas Pageant We know it s early to begin thinking about the Christmas pageant, but the holidays will be here before we know it! This year, we are expanding our Christmas pageant to include pre-school through 8 th grade, and this year s pageant will be based on Room for Christmas by Mark Burrows. The pageant will be held on Sunday, December 18, during the 10:30 a.m. worship service (note this change from last year). Children who would like solo or speaking parts will be asked to participate in some additional rehearsal time outside of our traditional Sunday mornings. Parts will be handed out along with a music CD on Sunday, November 6, to learn the songs. Below is the rehearsal schedule so you can put the dates on your calendar now. More information to come, but call Pastor Leslie with any questions. Sunday Rehearsals (9:15 a.m.) - Nov. 20, Dec. 4 & 11 (required for ALL children participating) Wednesday Rehearsals (5:30 to 7:00 p.m.) - Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14 (for children with speaking parts/solos) Saturday Final Dress Rehearsal (9:30 a.m.) - December 17 (required for ALL children participating) Sunday Christmas Pageant (10:30 a.m.) - December 18 Page 8

9 Wednesday Night Children s & Middle School Programming Here s the schedule: 5:30 p.m. Angelicus Choir (K-4 th ) 5:30 p.m. The Outlet (5 th -8 th ) 6:15 p.m. Gloria Choir (5 th -8 th ) 6:15 p.m. The Spark (K-4 th ) Read more about each of these groups below. Please note that registration for these ministries will take place at a REQUIRED orientation for parents and children/youth on September 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. There you will be able to register for any and all of these ministry groups, learn more about our plans for the year, receive a schedule for the fall semester, review expectations of behavior for our students, and participate in a time of fellowship together as we share a meal to kick off the year, meet new people, and tell stories about our summers. Rehearsals/ youth groups begin their regular schedule on Wednesday, September 21. Gloria & Angelicus Choirs: We meet in the Sanctuary under the direction of Karli Anderson, who is pursuing graduate studies in choral conducting at UTSA and loves teaching our children to sing. You can read more about Karli on our website. Sharon Wiedemann is our faithful accompanist. Together they lead our youngest members in creating beautiful sound for worship. The children and youth learn introits, hymns, anthems, and benedictions, all in the cathedral style. Rehearsals are fast paced and energetic. The children look forward to their role of participation in worship once a month, and they form friendships and memories that last a lifetime. Gloria & Angelicus Choirs will sing in worship at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on October 16, November 13, and December 11. The Spark: Kindergarten through 4th grade. We will meet right after Angelicus Choir upstairs in the elementary Sunday School classroom from 6:15-7:00 p.m. We will hear a story from the Bible and have lots of fun activities planned each Wednesday night. You won't want to miss out on this fun time of fellowship with your friends! The Outlet: 5th through 8th grade. We will meet upstairs in the Fellowship Room (the old senior high classroom) from 5:30 p.m. -6:15 p.m. We will have group conversations centered around the Bible and followed by games and other fun activities. This is a super fun class, so you won't want to miss it! This group is encouraged to then attend Gloria Choir rehearsal immediately following The Outlet! Page 9

10 Youth & Children Important Fall Dates for Children & Youth (parents, consider cutting this out and sticking it on the fridge) Wednesday, September 7 5:30 p.m. Confirmation orientation and kick-off Sunday, September 11 RALLY DAY with 9:15 a.m. Sunday School kick-off and all-church picnic at noon Sunday, September 11 Entering Sunday School Stepping Stone for 3 year olds Wednesday, September 14 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Children/Youth Programming Orientation/Dinner Sunday, October 2 10:30 a.m. Children honor endangered species in worship for St. Francis Day Sunday, October 9 9:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Bring a friend to Sunday School and Worship Sunday, October 16 10:30 a.m. Gloria & Angelicus Choirs sing in worship Wednesday, October 26 5:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat (all regular programming canceled for the night) Sunday, November 13 9:15 a.m. All-ages service project for Stewardship Sunday Sunday, November 13 10:30 a.m. Gloria & Angelicus Choirs sing in worship Friday through Sunday, November Middle School gathering at Camp Chrysalis Sunday, December 4 3:00 p.m. Advent Festival Sunday, December 11 10:30 a.m. Gloria & Angelicus Choirs sing in worship; noon, decorate the church Saturday, December 17 9:30 a.m. Final dress rehearsal for Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 18 10:30 a.m. Christmas Pageant Spanish Class: Quiere Ud. Hablar Español? Elizabeth Chavers, who has taught Spanish for many years, leads this Small Group Ministry for CLC members and visitors who want to improve their Spanish speaking skills. The class is friendly and always welcomes new members. Most of us speak or read or understand at least a little Spanish, so you ll be most comfortable if you ve studied Spanish somewhere sometime before even if it was many years ago in school. Living in a bilingual city, you ll find that Spanish is more familiar than you might imagine, even if you ve forgotten more than you remember. If you re curious or even if you re a teensy bit afraid we hope you ll give us a try. Elizabeth will start us off with some basic Spanish 101 skills to benefit all levels. Unless otherwise noted, we meet on the second and fourth Tuesday every month in the CrossWay from 7-8 p.m. If you need your courage bolstered, or if you want more information, call Elizabeth at See you on September 13 & 27! - Jan Norris Page 10

11 Praises to: All volunteers who participated in any way to make Vacation Bible School a meaningful and fun week for the children. All who attended the Stockholders Banquet and to all the youth who prepared food and shared their experiences working with Project Homecoming in New Orleans. All who taught the summer series classes: God s Great Earth following worship in July and August. Thanks for all the effort and preparation to present each session. Summer Class Series Instructors Page 11

12 Our H4H Family Thanks to CLC folks who donated school supplies, clothing and gift cards so Brenda could get her little ones ready for the new year. The three older children are excited about starting in a new school and we re excited for them! If you d like to include them in your prayers for a healthy, successful year with new friends, they d be most grateful. Brenda has not yet been able to take her CNA certification exam, but we are urging her to do so and sending prayers her way for success. All who lead or belong to a Small Group Ministry are invited to consider initiating a service project that would benefit Brenda and her family. Perhaps you could host a small birthday party for one of her children and get to know the family better. Or invite them to an upcoming social/service/educational event that s family-friendly. Or gather gently-used children s clothes and shoes to keep the kiddos looking spiffy for school. How about planning a meal for Brenda, complete with simple, healthy recipes and the ingredients to prepare the meal? Your imagination s the limit! Thanks, as always, for your support of this ministry. Poverty is relentless, but Brenda is determined to overcome it and we re determined to help her. - Jan Norris New Member Sunday: September 25 On September 25, at 10:30 a.m. worship we will receive new members followed by a reception at 11:30 a.m. in the CrossWay. If you are interested in becoming a member of our CLC family, please talk to Pastor Leslie. Page 12

13 Thank You Gathering for Worship Helpers, Ushers, and Money Counters November 3 Hey worship helpers, ushers, and money counters! You are dedicated groups and you deserve a HUGE thank you for all your effort and participation! It s time to let you all know how much we appreciate your service with a PARTY! All worship helpers and ushers are invited to join together in a time of thanksgiving for all you do to make worship run smoothly and be so meaningful. We also invite all money counters who faithfully arrive each Monday morning to count the offerings from Sunday services. Please join us in Fellowship Hall on November 3 rd from 5:30 7:30 p.m. for appetizers, beverages, and a time to say thank you for your service to these ministries. You will receive an invitation but please save the date now! TLU Vespers MacArthur Park Lutheran Church would like to invite members of your congregation to join us in attending the TLU Vesper Service on Saturday, Dec. 3. Here is what people will need to know: 1. The event is Saturday, Dec. 3, A 55 passenger charter bus will leave the parking lot of Mac Park at 5 p.m. so it is good to be there by 4:45 p.m. We will return to Mac Park by 10 p.m. 3. Dinner will be served buffet style at the Hein Dining Hall on the TLU campus. Usually, it has been in the faculty dining room. The meal has always been very nice. 4. A fee of thirty dollars per person covers the bus and the dinner. Attendees will be asked to bring one canned food item to be donated to the St. Pius X Food Pantry. 5. Tickets to the vespers will be provided. Attendees will be given a ticket when they get on the bus. The tickets are free, but they are in the form of an envelope so that people can donate to the TLU music program if they wish. The vespers begin at 7:30 p.m. Seats are not reserved. 6. Reservations and advance payment is required. Reservations can be made with Debbie Kennedy at MacArthur Park Lutheran Church, Payment can be made by mail to MacArthur Park Lutheran Church, 2903 Nacogdoches Rd., San Antonio, TX, The deadline to make your reservation and pay is Friday, Nov. 25. Staff The Rev. Leslie Price Pastor Carrie Jowers Director of Faith Formation Marilyn Hamilton Director of Day School Becky Richard Office Manager/Accountant Linda Sulser Administrative Assistant Dr. Dan Long Director of Music Ministry Bill Ross Organist Karli Anderson Youth Choir Director Sharon Wiedemann Youth Choir Accompanist Clara Tenorio Church Keeper Sam Tenorio Custodian Ryan Loyd Sound Tech Sandy Roe Nursery Attendant Parish Council Robb Decker, President Joe Diana, Vice Pres. Sharon Wiedemann, Treasurer Blossom Stobb, Secretary Sarah Loyd, Trustee Chris Fidao, Trustee Carolyn Dufelmeier, Trustee Pastor Leslie Price Page 13

14 Christ Lutheran Church 6720 Broadway San Antonio, Texas ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Organization US Postage Paid Permit #325 San Antonio, TX RALLY DAY HELP! Rally Day is here and we need more hands to help with the prep/set up and take down. It is always fun, and you may learn some cooking secrets from our Rally Day Head Chef, Elizabeth Diggs! There is a sign-up sheet in the CrossWay. Please help if you can! CALLING ALL BAKERS! We invite all who love to bake to whip up a dessert for Rally Day. You can drop off your sweet treat the day before Rally Day or bring it that morning. Any dessert you decide to bake pie, cookies, cake...is greatly appreciated!