Apr 9 News and Announcements

News and Announcements Christ Lutheran Church Eagan

April 9, 2017

Verse of the Week: John 12:13

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of Your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed, blessed, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

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Special services and events at Christ Lutheran during Holy Week and Easter: Easter Cantata – Saturday, April 8 – 5:00 pm Palm Sunday breakfast – Sunday, April 9 – 10:00 am Holy Thursday Service – Thursday, April 13 – 7:00 pm Good Friday Service – Friday, April 14 – 7:00 pm Easter Services – Sunday, April 16 – 9:00 am

Easter Cantata This Saturday, April 8, at 5:00 pm.

The CLC choir will be presenting "Behold the Lamb!" – a musical and narrative journey that underscores the significant price that Jesus paid for our salvation. It recalls Israel's release from Egyptian bondage with the Passover Lamb, a foretelling of God's divine plan to provide the Holy Lamb as the ultimate sacrifice for our spiritual freedom. The despair of Christ's crucifixion eventually gives way to joy in a triumphant celebration of His resurrection!

The Worship Board is hosting an Ice Cream Social after The Easter Cantata this Saturday, April 8.

Be sure to stay and enjoy the treats and the fellowship!

Don’t miss the

Palm Sunday Breakfast after church on April 9 – THIS SUNDAY! Menu will be scrambled eggs, cheesy hash brown bake, mini muffins, fruit coffee, milk and juice.

Suggested donation for the meal is $5.00 per person.

Breakfast is hosted by the elders and a fundraiser for the youth summer mission trip.

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.

Online Easter Egg Hunt from Lutheran Hour Ministries Join us for our first-ever interactive Easter egg hunt! During Holy Week, this online game will go through the Easter story through virtual resurrection eggs. You can join in the fun and share with others!

Each day during Holy Week you will receive an email linking you to a specific landing page on LHM’s website. There will be an Easter egg hidden somewhere on that page! You can click on the egg to see part of the Resurrection story with a shareable image. You can eve share the Easter egg hunt with others through email or social media so they can participate as well! This activity will be fun for all ages!

At the end of the week, everyone who participates will be able to unlock a special Easter resource from Lutheran Hour Ministries. This resource will be a great companion piece as you celebrate Easter and the Resurrection.

Click on this link to sign up today:

https://www.lhm.org/easter/hunt.asp

Preschool Envelope Fundraiser begins today, April 9. 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!

ATTENTION: Anyone placing money in the safe should label what it is for. Please do not

put loose cash in the safe that cannot be identified!

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 by April 17. 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!

GREAT NEWS! The Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) announced that the LWML 2015-2017 Mission Goal of $2 million was met and surpassed. Quoting National President Patti Ross: "Praise and Thanksgiving to God! Through Mite Box offerings and generous responses to our Lord's blessings, LWML will be able to fund all 19 grants chosen at the 2015 Des Moines Convention. In humble adoration and with praise to our faithful God, we dedicate these dollars to Him for the work of missionaries and ministries around the world who work to spread the saving message of Christ's love and forgiveness."

The final amount raised will be known in a few weeks. Thanks to CLC LWML members and congregation members who have faithfully contributed Mites which fund our District and National mission projects.

The Human Care Board is discontinuing collection of old shoes. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this worthy project.

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

Anyone is welcome to attend the meeting.

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 no later than Easter Sunday if you will be attending.

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!

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.

Our Gifts to the Lord April 1/2 General Fund Mar 27-31 Joyful Response

Attendance $5196.50 $ 570.00 $5766.50

Wednesday, March 29 Saturday April 1, 5:00pm Sunday, April 2, 9:00pm Total (weekend)

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