This summer's series is called "Unsung Heroes". stay connected with our journey no matter what.

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1 SUMMER 2018 Summer is upon us. The heat, the change of pace, and the traveling. PLUS...don t forget about the annual summer preaching series that invites us all to journey together through different parts of God's Word. This summer's series is called "Unsung Heroes". We know the names of many biblical heroes - Moses, Abraham, and Jesus - to name a few. But there are many more who help show us the ways of God. So this Summer we're invited to explore just some of those unsung heroes. Some will be familiar and some won't. But all hold lessons for us on true Christ-like heroism and ways to live as God calls us. Join the journey each Sunday in worship as you re able, knowing that summer often involves family vacations and weekend getaways. But you can still stay connected with our journey no matter what. How? Each Sunday both at worship as a handout as well as through a weekly , you ll receive the readings for the subsequent week. Take those readings on as a summer discipline and blessing to your life, digging into the story in advance each week as you re able. Is this required for you to enjoy and understand worship each Sunday? No. But know it will enrich and enliven your experience and bring it to a new level. PLUS...Interested in extending and deepening the conversation even further? Get connected with CCLC Plugged-In, an on-line discussion board to explore God's Word and dig in deeper. Plugged-In will be paralleling its conversation with our weekly readings this summer. Click here to get involved! SPECIAL SUMMER EDITION Don t miss all sorts of exciting opportunities this summer beyond Sunday mornings! There truly is something for EVERYONE as we journey together this summer, growing as a community whether we are near or far. Here are some of the highlights... REEL Discussions a special movie night series NEW this summer (p.3) Global Leadership Summit August 9-10, you may not be too late for the early-bird rate (p.3) Vacation Bible School Shipwrecked VBS this summer, July 29 Aug 2 (p.4) Adults in Action this Summer gatherings for adults all summer long (p.4) Summer Worship don t forget that worship in the summer begins at 9:30 a.m., June 3-Sept 9

2 We give glory and thanks to God for the calling and ministry of two longtime pastors who have had lasting impact on the past, present, and future of Christ Community Lutheran Church Pastor Bill Groennert Retired UCC & ELCA Pastor Founding Pastor of Christ Community Celebrating His 50th Anniversary of Ordination Sunday, June 3rd Zion UCC in Addieville, IL 10 a.m. Worship & Luncheon to follow Pastor Fred Wehrenberg Retired UCC Pastor Long-time Friend of & Frequent Preacher at CCLC Celebrating His 60th Anniversary of Ordination Sunday, June 24th St. Paul UCC in Columbia 9:00 a.m. Worship & Reception to follow Brand New Garden Tool Shed Part of the Awesome Garden Crew (Mark Hendershot, Cail Furkin, Bev Wolff) The new crop is all but in for As a result, fresh, healthy produce like tomatoes, squash, lettuce, cucumbers, and so much more will be given to local food pantries and allow those with little means, to eat healthy and with dignity. Last year, over 21,000 pounds was grown and given away to those in need. Church Council Leadership Paul Albers Debbie Amato Bob Bauer Kevin Blechle masseyman55@yahoo.com debbieamato@hotmail.com rgbauer1@hotmail.com blechlek@gmail.com Lisa Donovan Mark Haubein Russ Miers Heather Speckhard lisadonovan6@gmail.com mhaubein@vijon.com rmiers62704@hotmail.com speck@htc.net These are people of the church just like you - people who have families and jobs and lives outside of this place. As members of council they are committed to giving their all to serve God s mission in this church and represent you all. If you have thoughts, questions, or concerns, they would love to hear from you directly and get to know you more. Feel free to reach out to them personally as you re able. Remember there are also monthly Fireside Chats with Council. It s an informal chance to visit with a couple members of council and occurs every month or so.

3 Take a break from the heat this summer and join in a special offering of togetherness and conversation and learning, sponsored by our Faith Formation Team. On the second Wednesday of each month, a different feature film will be shown with a discussion to follow. Films reflect our real life in some shape or form, so within this popular form of entertainment lay lessons to be learned and embraced. Come at 6:30 pm and bring a snack to share! Child care will be provided. June 13 Simon Birch A young boy with stunted growth believes God has a great purpose for him. July 11 Mom s Night Out A hardworking mom just needs a night out, but discovers much more. Aug 8 Coco An animated feature for the whole family to enjoy! August 9-10 Register SOON! $109 by 6/21 $139 after Think the Summit isn t for you? Consider the following... I m not a leader... We ALL have a part to play to LEAD people closer to Christ. Translation God calls ALL of us to be leaders. Therefore, we ALL have something to gain by attending. I can t afford to go There is clearly a cost to this event, but as a site partner you re able to attend at a significantly reduced rate $109 versus the full rate of $249! Scholarships are also available. Just speak to Pastor Jared privately. I don t have the time This event certainly asks something of your time...2 days...work days for many. Think of this event as an investment in yourself. It is the kind of thing that can bless you 100 fold of what you put into it your spiritual life, your personal life, your professional life. Register soon! See you at the summit! Summer Mission Challenge Part I Are you up to the challenge? Mission and Outreach wants your gently used items and challenges each family to bring 5 full black trash bags to us during the first two weeks of June. We will donate them to Savers, who gives money by weight if we meet a minimum number of pounds. Soft goods should be in the trash bags and hard goods in boxes. A detailed list of what is accepted can be found on our bulletin board. All funds raised will go to help our annual missions this fall. Summer Mission Challenge Part II We are once again encouraging each family to participate in a Summer of Serving! We want to see every family in our congregation find a service project to work on together this summer. It can be as simple as cleaning out parts of your home and donating unneeded items, or as challenging as serving a meal as a family for Cosgrove Soup Kitchen one Saturday morning; wherever and however the Holy Spirit leads your family. We are not defining family, or dictating what the chosen mission project should be. However, we do ask that after the mission is completed, your family fills out a short and simple card that we will provide, and then post on our bulletin board. The card can be anonymous if you prefer. As we give our thanks to God, let us remember what it says in 1 Peter 4:10 : As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God s varied grace: We are excited to see where this challenge takes our congregation families! Summer Mission Challenge Part III This summer, keep an eye on our bulletin board! Vacation Bible School will have an exciting mission to help folks in Puerto Rico, and it s never too early to start collecting school supplies for needy children to use this fall!

4 Vacation Bible School 2018 The theme for our Vacation Bible School this year is Shipwrecked Rescued by Jesus. We hope that each and every member of this congregation as well as their friends, family, and neighbors will be able to join us each evening from 6:15-8:30 pm July 29th-August 2nd. We will celebrate our week during worship on Sunday, August 5th. Be ready for music, games, crafts, stories, skits, and fun to learn about God and his purpose for each of our lives! Remember EVERYONE is needed to make this a fantastic VBS Volunteers are needed to help in all areas of VBS out front & behind the scenes. Craft supplies and food donations are needed (a list will be up later this summer) Check out the display board at church for these and other needs or contact the VBS Team to get involved or with any questions...it s quite a crew: Tina Blechle, Suzanne Castleman, Lisa Donovan, Rhonda Eugea, Lauren Gilbert, Ryan Kriesch, Jaime Miers, Lynn Pelker, Nathan Rau, Julie Reichert, Heather Speckhard, or Emily Velnosky. DATES TO REMEMBER: June: Register on Sundays to guarantee your spot!! We ll even start to hear some of the music in store for us this summer and the excitement will build!! July 29 to Aug 2: SHIPWRECKED VBS WEEK This is it!! The main event!! Each night begins at 6:15pm with a meal for participants, followed by the adventure of a lifetime. Each evening ends with a energized closing at 8:15, and parents, grandparents, and friends are invited to join us! It s a nightly celebration of God s love you won t want to miss! Aug 5: Finale Sunday! Everyone will share in music, God Sightings, and Bible lessons from VBS. Stay tuned for more info regarding this conclusion to another incredible VBS at Christ Community!! Don t miss the amazing time we ll have at VBS this summer register now!!! All you Top of the Hillers of a certain age! We continue to meet throughout the summer, so mark these events on your calendar and plan to join! NO meeting on Sunday, June 3rd. Tuesday, June 5th let s play HORSE HOOKY at Fairmount Park Race Track in Collinsville, IL. Begins at 1pm. Meet at church at 12:15 to carpool. Watch for sign up at Welcome Center. July 1st finds us at the large pavilion in City Park after church. Pot Luck and outdoor fun. Main course will be provided. Watch for sign up at Welcome Center. Group 133 Men s Group June 16th Saturday Breakfast at CCLC, 8:30a July 21st BBQ at Rau s August 19th 7 p.m. at Bully s The SSALT of Christ Community SSALT ladies meet monthly this summer All women of CCLC are always invited June 10, 7:30pm at Karen Walker s July 8 at 7:30pm at TBA In addition, take advantage of the free weekly workouts this summer in Metter Park, ladies! They re every Wednesday evening at 7pm all of June and July. Exercise is always more fun with friends!

5 EPIC Thursdays this Summer Each month this summer look for an EPIC chance for youth, 6th grade-12th grade to join together for an EPIC good time devoted to service, learning, worship & of course, lots of fun! Check out the June and July dates below. Special Family Event: PJs & Pancakes A brand new event just for families is coming June 23rd. Roll out of bed, keep the jammies on, and head to church for some breakfast and opportunities to have fun together as a family. Families of all shapes and sizes are welcome! Leadership Lab This is a great opportunity for high school youth and adults alike to spend a week honing their leadership skills. This event takes place at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Please speak with Ryan if you would like to attend this amazing week of learning, leadership, and new friendships! SUMMER CALENDAR June 3 June 10:45 a.m. Houston Trip Meeting for Parents & 9 a.m.-2 p.m. E.P.I.C. Event A time of Service, Worship, Fellowship for all 6-12 graders June 10:45 a.m. Past, Present, Future SS Teachers meeting after 12:30 p.m. Amplify Youth Group gathers at church (outgoing p.m. Ignite Youth Group gathers at church (outgoing 6-8 graders) June 17 Father s Day June 9:00 a.m. to Noon PJs & Pancakes: A Children & Family Event June 10:45 a.m. Amplify Youth Group gather at 6:00 p.m. The Rock V. Ignite Field Game Night June 26-July 2 ELCA National Youth Gathering in Houston July 6:00 p.m. All Youth Water Wars details to follow July 9 a.m.-3 p.m. E.P.I.C. Event A time of Service, Worship, Fellowship for all 6-12 graders July Leadership Lab for youth entering 9th grade and above July 29-August 2 Vacation Bible School

6 1 Kellan Bandy 4 Eric Druley 5 Beverly Wolff 7 Ellen Emmerich 12 Susan Bockwoldt 12 Jerry DeBonis 13 Kevin Blechle 14 Linda Verharst 19 Adam Embick 21 Vickie Stone Gabriel Abram Jenna Chaudhry Samuel Gilbert Carly Vogt Don Divers Beverly Schoentag 29 Tina Blechle 30 Danielle Renaud 30 Matt Blind 2 Will Denny 3 Jameson Miers 4 Jessica Wheatley 7 Lily McConachie 8 Luke Haubein 9 Karen Walker 12 Mason Embick 13 Ryan Gilbert 13 Emily Velnosky 14 Jeff Maschholff 16 Jack Schoentag 20 Chris Schoentag 20 Leland Lourwood 20 Sophie Weber 23 Jill Newman 23 Lucy Weber 24 Archer Bense 25 Scott Verseman 25 Keith Georger 26 Paul Albers 27 Jaime Miers 30 Christine Bolen Summer is here and with it our annual Summer Worship Schedule!! Spanning from June 3rd all the way until Rally Sunday in September, Sunday morning worship will begin at 9:30 a.m. (an hour earlier). You re invited, as always, to arrive a bit earlier to enjoy refreshments and fellowship from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Renew your spirit in worship as we journey together this summer (see the cover page regarding this summer s series), and then go out and enjoy the extra hour in your day to relax, refresh, and reenergize your body and your mind. Finally, remember that Sunday School is now in recess until Rally Sunday as well. Worship and learning in God s name never ends...it just takes on different forms in the summer. Congregational Offerings We give thanks to God for all who generously support the mission and ministry of Christ Community. We can t do God s work without your support! Budgeted Year-to-date Offering Target $64,430 Actual Year-to-date Offerings $62, Grayson Lourwood Amounts as of end of April Grow in God s Word for Your Life Every Week Dig into God s Word each Week this Summer Week of June 3rd (Second Sunday of Pentecost) Week of July 1st (Sixth Sunday of Pentecost) Week of June 10th (Third Sunday of Pentecost) Week of July 8th (Seventh Sunday of Pentecost) Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Psalm 81:1-10; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 Lamentations 3:22-33; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 Week of June 17th (Fourth Sunday of Pentecost) Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:1-4; Week of June 24th (Fifth Sunday of Pentecost) Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 Week of July 15th (Eighth Sunday of Pentecost) Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 Week of July 22nd (Ninth Sunday of Pentecost) Jeremiah 23:1-; Psalm 23; Ephesians 3:11-22; Mark 6:30-56 Week of July 29th (Tenth Sunday of Pentecost) 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-18; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Join in on Sunday Morning Learning Hour in Summer Recess 9 a.m. Fellowship Time 9:30 a.m. Worship Dive in Deeper Faith in God isn t just about showing up on Sunday mornings. God has given us amazing gifts to help, serve, love, and reach beyond ourselves! Join a ministry team or volunteer in a myriad of ways. Make your faith come alive!! Talk to Pastor Jared today about how!!

7 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE 10:30a-Houston Mtg 11:45a-Fireside Chat 10 10:45a-SS Teachers 12:30p-Amplify Youth :15p-Top of the Hill 7:00p-Worship Team :00p-Security Team a-2p EPIC 10a-CCC Worship 2:30p-Hilltop Bd. 8 9 Central/Southern Illinois Synod Assembly :30a-Group 133 Breakfast 6p-Ignite Youth Walker s 6p-Finance Team 7p-Church Council 6:30p-Movie Night Simon Birch :45a-Amplify Youth p-Family Event: PJs & Pancakes p-Rock v. Ignite Games National Gathering in Houston Group Returns Sunday, July 1st JULY 1 11:45 Fireside Chat Independence Day Offices & Programs Closed 5 10a-CCC Worship Walker s :30p-Movie Night Moms Night Out a-2p EPIC p-All Youth Water Wars Group 133 BBQ Leadership Lab Augustana College, Rock Island, IL AUG a-CCC Worship 3 4 VBS Shipwrecked 6:15 8:30pm July 29 Aug 2

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