July 2 na

News and Announcements Christ Lutheran Church Eagan

July 2, 2017

Verse of the Week: Romans 11:33

To God be the glory, great things He hath done, So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life gate that all may go in.

Oh, perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear His voice!

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!

Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.

CCLI Song No. 23426 Š Public Domain Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights Reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 426676

THANK YOU for the many cards, gifts, and well-wishes at the "retirement (again!)" coffee time last week. Thank you for the opportunities to continue to preach the Good News of Jesus the past seven years. It was also a privilege to visit with and share the Sacrament with CLC's homebound members. As I looked around last Sunday, I saw several people and was struck by the privilege I had to "go through the valley of the shadow of death" with your loved ones. That was a sacred privilege. God's blessings to all at CLC. -- Pastor Heggen.

THE OPEN DOOR FOOD PANTRY NEEDS OUR HELP NOW! Help our struggling neighbors!

Join the children attending Vacation Bible School (July 10-14) in bringing donations (monetary and items) to help this need!  

Door Offering – After church on Saturday July 8th and Sunday July 9th. Checks can be made out to the Open Door.

Food items - From Sunday, July 1st - Sunday July 16th,you can drop off any of the following items to a special area in the church Fellowship Hall: Peanut Butter Toilet Paper 16-48 oz. size bottles of Vegetable Oil

Cans of 100% Fruit Juice Cans of Tuna or Chicken

Thanks and Blessings!

Cottage Meetings at CLC As part of the Christ Lutheran Church Reconciliation Effort, the church will be providing Cottage Meetings. These meetings are to focus upon healing broken relationships, both our relationship with God and our relationship with others. These meeting allow members of the church to get to know each other better, talk and listen to each other and, if in a broken relationship, work toward reconciling with each other, and do a little dreaming together as we move toward a preferred future in the church. These meeting are best done in small groups of 10-12 people. For the sake of order and to stimulate open and honest discussions, Pastor Hahn and one or two Elders will be present. These meeting will take place on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month until August 27th at 10:30 am.

Please sign up for the date that best works with you. There are sheets on the red bulletin board in the narthex.

Summer Cottage Meetings, Sundays at 10:30am  July 9th & 23rd  August 13th & 27th

Portals of Prayer and other periodicals Don’t forget to pick up your daily devotional for July-September on the table in the narthex. It’s a great (and quick!) way to be in God’s Word and prayer throughout the summer.

Also, Lutherans for Life has a Summer edition of LifeDate available. Keep current on how you can keep this important ministry in your prayers.

And Ladies! A new copy of the Lutheran Women’s Quarterly and the MN South District Women on a Mission just arrived! Pick up your copies on the LWML table today!

New Preschool Director/Teacher!

Mrs. Wendy Ewald has accepted the position of Christ Lutheran’s Preschool Director/Teacher for the coming year. We thank the Lord for providing such a well-qualified person to work together with the members of Christ to reach out to those around us. Here is a note from her and information about her background:

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! My name is Wendy Ewald, and I have been in Lutheran Education for 37 years, alternating between classroom teaching and starting and directing early childhood centers for churches in the Twin Cities area. My three brothers and I grew up in Cottage Grove, MN. I graduated from Concordia St. Paul in 1979 with my Lutheran Educator’s Degree and a B.A. in Elementary Education. I began my career at St. John Lutheran in Berlin, WI teaching third grade. This is where I met and married my husband Richard, and where we had our first 2 children. After 4 years, I took a job teaching preschool at a local childcare center for 5 years. In 1989 I took a call to Golden Valley Lutheran to start and direct their early childhood center. In 2000 I took a call to Bethlehem Lutheran in St. Paul to expand their preschool to include full day childcare and school age, and two years later I took a call to Mt. Calvary to teach second grade. When Mt. Calvary closed in 2009, I took a call to King of Kings in Roseville to start, direct, and teach their preschool program. In 2015 I took a call to clean up and direct Open Arms Christian Early Childhood Center. I fulfilled my role there, and after 1 year I wanted to be back in the classroom, so I took a one-year call to teach first grade at Trinity Lutheran in Mpls. Now I am delighted to be at Christ Lutheran Church and Preschool! I love being in the classroom and watching the children grow and develop in all areas: spiritually, emotionally, socially, physically, and intellectually. There is no other occupation that excites me the way teaching does and I am so blessed to be able to follow my dreams.

My husband Richard and I live in Bloomington. We have 2 married daughters and one son.

Our oldest daughter, Christine, and her husband have blessed us with 2 grandchildren that we adore and love to spend time with! Our youngest daughter, Brittany, and her husband are expecting their first child on July 17th and we can’t wait to meet this new grandchild! Our son, Tim, is a nurse and works at the V.A. hospital. Besides spending time with our kids and grandkids, I also enjoy spending time with my husband, gardening, walking, and reading during my free time. I look forward to getting to know the children and families of Christ Lutheran Preschool and the members of Christ Lutheran Church and have been earnestly praying that God will use me to be a blessing this year. To Him be the glory!

Report on Macedonia Trip On August 6 during the fellowship hour after church, Hannah Hartog is going to report on her Habitat for Humanity trip to Macedonia this summer. Be sure to come and hear about her amazing experience!

Recognizing those Serving Our Country Every week in the Prayer Requests, we pray for those in the military and their families. Please take extra time to remember them as we celebrate our freedom and the great sacrifice many have made and continue to make on our behalf:  SGT Cody Klinksiek and SH Cole Klinksiek, (nephews of Julie Lefebvre),  SR Jennifer Adelmann (granddaughter of Mary Lou Adelmann),  Ajack Ajack (son of Adangy Gwoy)  Apilo Ojulu (son of Ariel Ojulu)  Jake Anderson, Kyle Anderson, and David Hernandez (grandsons of Dick and Joyce Swedean)

Extra Garden Produce Too many tomatoes, zucchini? The Open Door accepts fresh veggies and fruits!

You can drop off your fresh produce during open hours at the Pantry in Eagan. Call 651-600-9244 for more information, location, and hours.

Thanks for helping end hunger!

Our Gifts to the Lord June 24-25 General Fund June 19-23 Joyful Response Total

Attendance $3193.00 $ 510.00 $3703.00

Saturday, June 24 Sunday, June 25 Total

30 98 128