News and Announcements Christ Lutheran Church Eagan
September 17, 2017
Verse of the Week:
Where charity and love prevail There God is ever found; Brought here together by Christ’s love By love are we thus bound. With grateful joy and holy fear His charity we learn; Let us with heart and mind and soul Now love Him in return. Forgive we now each other’s faults As we our faults confess, And let us love each other well In Christian holiness. Let strife among us be unknown; Let all contention cease; Be God’s the glory that we seek; Be ours His holy peace. Let us recall that in our midst Dwells Christ, His only Son; As members of His body joined We are in Him made one. For love excludes no race or clan That names the Savior’s name; His family embraces all Whose Father is the same. LSB 845; Text (sts. 1–6): © 1960 World Library Publications Used by permission. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
Help is just a phone call away! If you need the pastor at any time, just call the church. If no one answers the phone, you have options so that you can leave a message to any of the staff, and in an emergency, your call can go directly to Pastor Hahn’s cell phone. Be sure to put the church phone number on your cell phone or write it down near your home phone: 651-454-4091.
New! Intergenerational Sunday School! On September 17, we will begin a 5-week Bible Study that will include all ages. Since this year marks the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, the topic is:
"What You Do and Don't Know About Martin Luther and the Reformation" We will be joining together (adults and children) for a fun filled, light-hearted, entertaining, and yet educational time, focusing upon Martin Luther and the Reformation. The lesson titles include: 1) "The Stormy Monk" 2) "The Protesting Professor" 3) "Trouble, Trouble, Trouble" 4) "The Heretic's Trial" 5) “Luther's Legacy” You will learn something about Martin Luther and the Reformation that you have never heard before and have fun doing it.
LIFE Groups Starting Up Again in September You will be hearing more about the LIFE groups as to which groups meet where, when, the type of group (women, men and mixed), and their study for the fall soon. We invite anyone who wants to study God’s word, fellowship and pray with us, and serve an amazing Lord to join us. To God be the Glory!
POBLO International is in the process of establishing a 2nd International Friendship Center at Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Burnsville. They are looking for a few individuals that would be willing to attend one training seminar and then give one hour a week to help. This is an opportunity to show the love of Christ to someone who can use a smile and a welcome. There are flyers on the front table in the Narthex – please take one and consider this opportunity. We have some people already interested in helping – please join us! Any questions, please contact Pastor Hahn or Karra Hartog.
JOIN OUR CHOIR! Whether you’ve been in choir before or if you want to join this year, you are welcome to come Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm. We are practicing special music for Reformation.
CHECK OUT OUR LIBRARY! Our church library is in the back of the fellowship hall. We have quite an assortment of books; Christian Fiction books by Kingsbury, Coble, Snelling, Blackstock, Warren, Henderson, Peterson, Oke, and others are excellent books to read. Young adults who liked the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew may like to read Carolyn Keene’s The Dana Girls Mystery Stories. Lots of books for young children and preschoolers. Wondering about what that verse in the Bible means? We have commentaries on just about every book in the Bible. We also have devotional books for young children and adults that you can check out for the year. We have joke books, skit books, recipe books and a whole lot more. Come check us out! Due to building codes, the automatic doors at the entrance are programmed so that one has to close before the other one opens. Both doors will open after the button is pushed, but you will have to wait for the second one to open. Do not push the button between the doors except in case of emergency. Appropriate signage will soon be up to help with the use of the new doors.
Lutheran Hour Ministries offers FREE online courses and webinars! On August 1st, LHM launched online courses and webinars to help you reach out with the love and Good News of Jesus Christ in your everyday lives. To check out these free outreach resources, visit lhm.org/learn. You can always go back and study previous courses. Course titles include Spiritual Reflections, Sharing Your Faith Stories, and What is the
Gospel? – plus many more!
Pre-Retirement Workshop Registration-September 22, 2017 The Minnesota South District and Concordia Plan Services are offering a pre -retirement workshop to help you as you plan for that very important time in your life: RETIREMENT!. Start learning what you need to know about making plans for your futur e! Click HERE for more info. Please join us on Friday, September 22, 2017 beginning at 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at the District Office. Please register by September 1, 2017 by contacting Gae Ash at gae.ash@mnsdistrict.orgor 952-223-2156. Cost is $10 per person. Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
Our Gifts to the Lord Sept 9-10 General Fund Sept 4-8 Joyful Response Total
Attendance $3355.00 $ 350.00 $3705.00
Saturday, September 9 Sunday, September 10 Total
17 82 99
Same Portals of Prayer – New Delivery! Now available! From the Apple App Store or Google Play Audio - Listen to recordings of each day’s Bible readings, devotion, and prayer. Devotions + Prayers - Applicable, easy-to-read meditations and prayers. Over 2500 Devotions - Read seven years of Portals of Prayer devotions. Search, Save, and Share - Search past devotions by keyword, save your favorites, and share prayers.
How do you like the new LWML logo? We think it’s pretty great! Ladies – mark your calendars for the upcoming Fall LWML Rally, Saturday, October 28 at Rose of Sharon Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove. It will begin at 8:30 am with registration, program beginning at 9 am with a lunch served at noon. The speaker will be Pastor Chad Cziscke who serves as a chaplain ministering to the men and women in the Armed Services. The Gifts from the Heart will be monetary gifts to the LCMS Ministry to the Office of the Armed Forces. Registration cost TBA. Remember to pick up copies of the new Fall LWML Quarterly (lots of interesting articles for all women) and the new Women on a Mission newsletter which tells of what is going on in the District LWML.