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AUGUST 2013 ISSUE 01 Pstor John 02 Around Church 04 Christ s Community & Connections 05 Birthdys Anniversries 06 Just for Kids 07 Serving Schedule PASTOR JOHN Der Friends in Christ, I herd gret quote or dy. It ws from Robin Roberts, one of T.V. hosts of Good Morning Americ. As mny of you might know she hs fced life thretening illness not once, but on two occsions. In fcing her helth scres she hung onto something tht her mor hd shred with her. She sid, When fer comes knocking let fith open door. PASTOR JOHN STENNFELD Pstor, Christ Lurn Church Wht gret line, nd so doctrinlly sound too. I her folks so often tlk bout ir fers, nd nothing cn overcome those fers quite like fith. Fith is wht inspired Abrhm nd Moses nd Dvid nd Elijh nd ll of those Biblicl personlities to do gret nd courgeous nd mzing things y did. Fith in God nd in His love nd His strength is how we overcome crippling effects of fer. And thus whenever fer comes knocking t door of your life, re is no better wy to confront it nd overcome it thn with fith. Hve fith filled, ferless month, Pstor John MEN S BIBLE STUDY On August 6th, first Tuesdy of month, we will be continuing Bible study entitled, Who m I? Wht m I doing here? Plese join us, in clssrooms 7 & 8 of our eduction building t 7:30 PM. EUNICE GUILD The Eunice Guild nd Quilt Group will not meet in June, July, or August. Wtch bulletins in lte summer for informtion on meetings resuming in erly fll.. THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY AN ADVANCE NO- TICE - The Thursdy Morning Bible Clss will resume second week in September. This yer, insted of studying Book of Bible, Pstor Ziehr will offer survey course which will include entire Bible. The study will be clled New Beginnings: God s Cretive Word in Action, with im to trce golden thred of God s promises/ctions throughout Bible. The clss will begin on September 12. Pln to ttend. FEED MY LAMBS UPDATE The sck lunch progrm hnded out 48 lunches 1
UNDAROUND AROUND ARO church during month of June. We continue to hnd out fresh sndwiches on lst Thursdy of ech month (this month s dte will be August 29h.) Our progrm is lwys in need of supplies, so plese consider donting nonperishble, sck lunch items (such s chips, grnol brs, fruit cups, AROUND AROUND AROUND pudding cups, jello cups, nd penut butter/tun/ Vienn susge individul pckges), clothing, nd personl hygiene items (like rzors & shving crem). Plese contct church office with ny questions regrding Feed My Lmbs progrm. VOTER S MEETING Plese join us following lte service on August 25th for pot luck nd voter s meeting. The more dishes tht re brought to pot luck, merrier! Visul Arts Cmp Week One Should you hve ny questions, do not hesitte to cll church office. Reminders for Voter s Meeting nd pot luck will be run few weeks prior in Sundy nnouncement sheets. LUTHERAN MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER HUSBANDS & WIVES - ENRICH YOUR RELA- TIONSHIP on Lurn Mrrige Encounter Weekend! You ll strengn your reltionship s communiction muscles during this specil Weekend held August 2-4 in Richrdson, TX. For more informtion or to pply online, visit GodLovesMrrige.org, or contct Roger & Christine Willims t lmedfw@gmil. com or 972-530-1218. Weekends fill fst - don t miss out!throughout dy. 2
CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATE We re currently verifying ddress nd emil informtion for our monthly newsletter, nd our church records. At your convenience, plese cll, visit, or emil Aln t church office to confirm your informtion nd to verify your preferred method of receiving monthly newsletter. Cll (512) 442-5844 or emil Aln@christustin.org FRAN ROSS UPDATE Frn is temporrily shut-in while recovering t The Summit for next few months. Visitors re welcome to come by: The Summit of Westlke Hills 1034 Liberty Hill Dr. #3323 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 584-9984 LCMS Ntionl Youth Gring Visul Arts Cmp Week 1 AGING GRATEFULLY SEMINAR Hope Lurn Church, with ir new Deconess Shron Tegue, is working to rech out with God s love to older dults in our community. They re offering seminr on Fridy, August 2, Aging Grtefully, to ll seniors nd those hve loved ones who re seniors. The seminr will look t different spects of ging: how we cn keep bodies nd minds God gve us ctive, helth issues, community resources, nd tips for cregivers. Plese see posters on bord between Clssrooms 1 & 2 for more informtion. SARAH ZIESCHANG S SENIOR VIOLIN RECITAL will be held t Blckerby Violin shop in Recitl Hll on Sturdy, August 3rd t 6:00pm. The loction is 1111 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757. She will be ccompnied by her bror, Zchry Zieschng, nd will ply pieces by Kreisler, Hndel, nd Jen Bptiste Accoly. Dontions will be ccepted to benefit LCMS Disster Relief. 3
Rlly Dy One of highlights historiclly on clendr t Christ for over 65 yers hppens next month lredy. As Pstor John preched bout yer go on Rlly Dy, se festivities renew us in fith nd remind us of how much we re loved by God. As community of God s children, we will come toger for worship nd fellowship on Sundy, September 8 to recommit ourselves in our love for Lord nd ech or nd to renew our efforts in our common mission of connecting people to Jesus through relevnt eduction. The delights of Rlly Dy - good mel nd mny gmes - develop deeper friendships with our brors nd sisters in Christ nd deepen our devotion to growing s Christins nd s community. Pln to mke dy of it - to worship nd et toger, nd to sty round for n fternoon of ctivities for ll ges. If you re willing to volunteer for spects of mel nd gmes, plese sign up on spredsheet in nrx. Rlly Dy mrks trnsition towrd children nd youth moving up to next clss of Kingdom Quest nd Youth Bible Study. On Sundy, September 15. Plese contct Jordn or ny of Christin Eduction committee to help. JORDAN BOESSLING Minister of Cretive Communictions & Community Connections Kingdom Quest Clling ll new nd returning volunteers for Kingdom Quest nd Youth Bible Study nd those who would like to lern more bout se ministries. On Wednesdy, August 21 from 6:30-8:00 pm t Christ, we ll meet to rlly toger nd get redy for nor exciting yer of connecting children nd youth to Jesus through multisensory lessons nd Bible studies. Pizz nd drinks will be provided. Let s love children nd youth nd led m to know, love, nd follow Jesus. Mission Sttement Videos The mission of Christ Lurn Church is to connect people to Jesus through inspirtionl worship, loving service, cring fellowship, nd relevnt eduction so tht y my know, nd grow in, his love. Over next number of months we re going to put toger some promotionl videos to highlight ech of se four res of congregtion s mission. In preprtion for Rlly Dy we will begin by looking t eduction component of ministry here t Christ. Plese contct Jordn if you would like to nd be willing to shre story of some wy tht God hs blessed or guided you (or your fmily) through one of Christ Lurn s mny eduction progrms Sundy School, Bible Clss, VBS, Kingdom Quest, Smll Group Studies, etc. Your prticiption in this project will contribute to its success. Service Projects On Sturdy, August 3 from 10-12 m, we will directly impct mssive problem of electronic wste by demnufcturing computers t Goodwill Greenworks for recycle nd resell. On Sturdy, August 17 from 9 m - 12 noon, we will sort nd pck dontions t food bnk for distribution to hungry centrl Texns. On Sturdy, August 24 from 8 m - 12 noon, we will build wheelchir rmp nd freedom for homebound with Texs Rmp Project. On Sturdy, September 28, we will sort nd lbel books t BookSpring nd lunch children who don t hve ccess to books or red regulrly into world of reding. Plese contct Jordn for detils on volunteer tsks, ge requirements, nd loction, nd to sign up to serve. ReBook Bck-to- School Drive From Sundys, August 4-25, people of Christ cn give gift of reding nd lerning by donting new nd gently-used children s books tht BookSpring will give to fmilies in clinics, schools, nd homes. Through our support of BookSpring s ReBook progrm, we will help towrd ir mission tht every child in Austin rrive s t Kindergrten with crucil skills y ll need to lern to red nd succeed t school. Plese bring books to bin in nrx on Sundy mornings in August. Vction Bible School August 25 is our finl Sundy of Vction Bible School for summer. During finl hlf of July, we re tking look t The Book from summit of mountin (Golgth, lso known s Clvry) of gretest Bible story nd historicl event of ll time. In August, we ll stnd with our Risen Lord nd His disciples on mountin of His Ascension nd study how we cn go forth in fith nd Go Tell It on Mountin tht He is our Lord! (Con t on Pge 5) 4
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Fred Frieling 8/3 Scott Mitchell 8/5 Bill & Dunnh Ashmore 8/11/19730 Bob Wiley Bob & Jen Wiley 8/11/19790 Sr Clvo 8/13 Sherri Shdrock John & Pchlin Stennfeld 8/13/19890 Michel & Cindy Zieschng 8/15/19870 Le Montoy 8/16 Nncy Rsh Frnk & Joyce Veloz 8/16/19680 Mrk Ziehr 8/16 Hrold & Shirley Hoes 8/18/19620 Mick Ziehr 8/18 LVerne Lrson-Crow 8/19 Belind Reveles 8/19 Trcy Ristow 8/19 Albert & Jne Crrion, Jr. 8/20/19880 Rebecc Arms 8/24 Richrd & Connie Ziehr 8/25/19570 Kevin Crig 8/28 LeMorris Glbreth 8/29 Mehkiy Btts 8/30 (Con t from Pge 4) We ll tke brek on Sundy, September 1, for Lbor Dy Weekend. Visul Arts Cmp Thnk you to ll who did something to mke two Visul Arts Cmp sessions success. The cmpers brought gret ttitude bout visul rts to progrm nd brought home plethor of rtwork showing plenty of progress. From folks who publicized progrm, put up porch steps t Workshop, provided mgzines, nd pryed for prticipnts, to those who scrificed ir time nd shred ir tlents during week to ffirm nd serve young rtists, thnk you! Becuse of you, Visul Arts Cmp is becoming one of signture wys we t Christ connect to our community nd cretively communicte Christ s love. This month s newsletter fetures photos from week 1 CREATE session of rt cmp. The August newsletter, re will be photos from week 2 EXPRESS session, nd n ccount of week s rt ctivites in pinting, sculpting, nd drwing. Scripture About Service This is how we know wht love is: Jesus Christ lid down his life for us. And we ought to ly down our lives for or brors... Der children, let us not love with words or tongue but with ctions nd in truth. 1 John 3:16, 18. For ske of Gospel, this month we hve severl opportunities (Sturdy service projects nd book collection drive) to show compssion nd chrity, nd to communicte God s grce to ors. Mke we hve n open hert lso to outlets (fmily, work/school, nd neighborhood) God gives us for loving service in our everydy lives. Medi Just reminder tht we oftentke photos, nd t times video, of ministry events to put up round Church on screen on Sundys nd to post to Web tht publicize worship, service, fellowship, nd eduction life of Christ Lurn. Generl Plese contct Jordn with questions bout ny of se nnouncements. Be sure to check out Sundy Mornings Christin Eduction s well s Community Connections bulletin bords for more informtion on wht s hppening in se ministries. 5
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Serving in August 2013 8:15 10:45 Elders Sonny Mitchell Tommie Crig Usher Cpt. Freddie Richter TBD August 4th Flowers: Given in honor of Hrold & Shirley Hoes Anniversry Tellers: TBD Communion Guild: 8:15 m Acolyte: Ben Schre Lector: Clyton Pillck 10:45 m Acolyte: Seth Werchn Lector: Aln Werchn August 18th Flowers: Given in honor of Betty Shw by her children Tellers: P. Hmil/J. Wiley Communion Guild: Alexnder s 8:15 m Acolyte: Chndler Mitchell Lector: Mrk Herber 10:45 m Acolyte: Mich Stennfeld Lector: Phil Etter August 11th Flowers: Given in honor of Bob & Jen Wiley s Anniversry Tellers: A. Werchn/P. Mitchell Communion Guild: Rebecc A. & Sndr 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Lucille Herrer 10:45 m Acolyte: Smuel Chpmn Lector: Rebecc Arms August 25th Flowers: Given by Dorothy Trugott in memory of Alden; Given in honor of Ziehr s Anniversry Tellers: P. Hmil/J. Wiley Communion Guild: Wiley s 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Chrles Knetzky 10:45 m Acolyte: Jeremy Fulkner Lector: MryLou Moore If you cnnot serve s scheduled, it is YOUR responsibility to find replcement. If you know schedule chnge before 9:00 m on Thursdy of week you re scheduled, plese contct church office (442-5844) to inform secretry of chnge for Sundy bulletin. If problem rises on Sundy morning, plese cll office nd leve messge.