Apr 16 News and Announcements

News and Announcements Christ Lutheran Church Eagan

April 16, 2017

Verse of the Week: Matthew 28:6

Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing! Now is the triumph of our King!

To all the world glad news we bring: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

The Lord of life is ris’n this day; Bring flow’rs of song to strew His way; Let all the world rejoice and say: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Praise we in songs of victory That love, that life which cannot die, And sing with hearts uplifted high: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Your name we bless, O risen Lord, And sing today with one accord The life laid down, the life restored: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

LSB 475; Text (sts. 1–4): © 1958, renewed 1986 Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, number 100012578.; admin. Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, number 100012578. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

Preschool Envelope Fundraiser is going on right now! Envelopes are available on the desk in the narthex. Please take an envelope with a number of your choosing. Return the envelope with that amount of money inside any time between now and May 26. This is the preschool's only fundraiser and provides money to update the toys, furniture, and provide extending activities through in-house field trips. Thank you for your continuing support!

Mission Trip to Macedonia!

Hannah Hartog is taking another trip with Habitat for Humanity – this time to Macedonia with 24 other team members to build apartment complexes in Veles. She will be there June 9-17.

Hannah is covering most of the expenses herself (including her airfare and other trip costs), but she still needs $425. Any amount donated would be very much appreciated. You can either write a check to Hannah Hartog or donate the money at her fundraising page: https://share.habitat.org/hannah-hartog-gvt17703.

Also, keep Hannah in your prayers as she prepares for her trip. We look forward to her sharing about it after she returns!

Don’t forget to pick up the latest Portals of Prayer on the table in the narthex! These short devotions and suggested Bible readings make it easy to have daily devotions, either alone or with your family. Don’t miss this great opportunity.

There will be a Constitution Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 18 at 7 pm.

Anyone is welcome to attend the meeting.

The Red Cross Blood Drive will be Tuesday, May 9, from 12-6pm. If you are able to give blood, this is such an important way to help others who need it so badly. Please consider doing this and encourage others as well!

Stephen Ministry Introductory Workshop Saturday, April 22nd at Woodbury Lutheran Church from 9am - 1pm Pastors want to provide care to everyone who needs it but they can't do it alone. Equipping laypeople to minister to hurting people is a highly effective and biblical way to ensure that those in need of Christ-centered care receive it. Christ at work in and through gifted, trained lay caregivers, that's the Stephen Ministry vision! Stephen Ministers are ready to come alongside you or your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or relatives and provide comfort and support for as long as needed.

This workshop is a half-day event that will show how to make that vision a reality. Those who attend will gain hands-on ministry skills through a sample of Stephen Minister training, deepen your vision for care and outreach, and learn how to bring the life-changing benefits of Stephen Ministry to our congregation.

There are three sessions: 1) Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief; 2) An Introduction to Stephen Ministry; 3) How to Care in a Distinctively Christian Way. This would be a wonderful ministry to begin at CLC! If you are interested in a care ministry and would like to find out more about it then consider attending this workshop. Please contact Pastor Hahn TODAY if you will be attending.

How Jesus Fulfilled the Spring Feasts of Israel Faith Lutheran Church, Minneapolis (3430 E 51st St), has the privilege of hosting speaker Trevor Rubenstein of Chosen People Ministries as he leads a presentation: How Jesus Fulfilled the Spring Feasts of Israel. The free presentation will provide a Jewish perspective into Jesus' activities around the Passover celebration. Taking place just three days after Easter, Wednesday, April 19th, at 7:00 p.m. the presentation on Jewish feasts couldn't be more timely. Please join us and bring a friend. A love offering to provide ongoing support for Chosen People Ministries will be received.

Contact Information: For more information, contact Faith Lutheran Church at felc@q.com or by calling the church office at 612-729-5463.

A More Excellent Way 2017 Christus Chorus Home Tour Concert Friday, April 21, 7:30 pm Concordia University, St. Paul Free and Open to the public. Graebner Memorial Chapel, 1259 Carroll Avenue, St. Paul

Concert of Sacred Music Wednesday, April 26, 7:00 pm St. James Lutheran Church 460 W. Annapolis St. West St. Paul

The church choirs of the SE Suburban Circuit of the MN South District LCMS will present a Concert of Sacred Music and Scripture on April 26. The program will feature church choirs and their pastor and will also include congregational singing. A mass choir will sing a new arrangement of Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. A reception will follow. Everyone is well. Please invite family and friends!

Have you noticed the beautiful PRAYER SHAWLS in the Narthex? This ministry is vital to our congregation, and our Pastors receive many thank you’s from those who receive them. The Human Care Board would like to know who has crocheted or knitted in the past, who is still making shawls, or who would like to crochet or knit these Prayer Shawls. Please contact Eileen Gregory, Joyce Swedean, Dale Vogt, or Rhoda (in the office) and let us now. Thanks to everyone who crochets and knits!

LWML The April LWML event is the SE Suburban Zone Spring Rally on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran, 600 Walnut St., Farmington. The speaker will be Rev. Richard Rensch, formerly a cantor and professor at the Fort Wayne Seminary. The theme is “Singing the Faith” in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Reformation. Rev. Rensch will share this celebration with us through Word and Song. The day begins with registration at 8:30 am and will end with lunch at Noon.

The registration fee is $6.00. Everyone who attends should bring a donation for our “Gifts from the Heart.” These donations will be given to The Dwelling Place in Columbia Heights which provides shelter for women and children. There is a list of what is needed on the LWML bulletin board in the narthex, as well as a partial list below. If you plan on attending please sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway outside the Fellowship Hall by Sunday, April 16th.

It will be a wonderful experience for all, so we hope to see a good turnout from CLC. Basic Needs for The Dwelling Place:

(place on or under the LWML table in the narthex)

Paper towels Large garbage bags (13 gal) Laundry detergent Cleaning and disinfectant wipes Body Wash Baby wipes Baby diapers (sizes 3, 4, and 5) Disinfectant spray Ziploc bags- all sizes

deodorant (not travel size) lotion (not travel size) lotion (not travel size) hand sanitizer hair brushes/combs Kleenex/tissues sponges/scrubbies for kitchen or cleaning all-purpose cleaner light bulbs (LED preferred; 60 watt; indoor ceiling flood lights – 40 or 60 watt)

Trinity Lutheran Church in Farmington is having their Spring Fair on Saturday, April 29th from 5:00-7:00 pm. There will be hot roast beef sandwiches, kids’ carnival, bake sale, country store, and country music by The Country Three. More information is on the poster in the narthex.

S.A.G.E.S., the Older Adult Ministry of the MN South District, is having their gathering May 1-2 at the Best Western in Mankato. Special guest speaker will be Dr. Rich Bimler, author of “Joyfully Aging” and many other inspirational books and materials. This will be a great event you won’t want to miss! See the posters in the narthex for more information or talk to Dick or Joyce Swedean.

Our Gifts to the Lord April 8/9 General Fund April 3-7 Joyful Response

Attendance $2880.50 $ 660.00 $3540.50

Wednesday, April 5 Saturday April 8, 5:00pm Sunday, April 9, 9:00pm

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