APRIL 2014
Christ Lutheran Church • Highlands Ranch, CO • Gathering † Gifting † Sending
Expenses, Special Funds and Special Projects CLC financially like everyone else is seeing our expenses grow and for now out pace our income for our General Fund. Meanwhile we are getting Special Projects done because of past special funds we have received by generous donors. One of the best ways to help on our General Fund expenses is to sign up for Electronic Giving. Electronic Giving gives us a much more steady income rather than the peaks (Easter and Christmas) and valleys (Summer). Of course special gifts for the General Fund are welcomed too. The Special Projects through Special Funds are things like rerouting a sewer line from the basement that has been a problem over the years including freezing in winter, closing the pre-school. We will soon try to address the carpet in the hallways leading to the Youth Room and Offices as well as in the SonRise Room and Nursery. Hopefully we will be able to repair outside stucco damaged from wood peckers and paint the exterior of the buildings. There are more but I will save them for another time!
FIRST IMPRESSIONS It's that time of year again to start thinking about CLC's beautiful landscaping.
There is a diagram with all the plots you can adopt. Some of them have been adopted already so please check the sign-up sheet in Debby's office for availability. The duties include weeding, pruning, planting and dead-heading. This is a wonderful way to keep our church looking great!!!
10/14/1985 to 10/14/2015 Did you know in just a little bit more than a year, Christ Lutheran Church will be celebrating 30 years in Highlands Ranch? That’s right, our 30th Anniversary will be here before you know it. How should we mark it? How should we celebrate it? Interested in exploring those questions? Have comments or ideas? Want to help? Please call or email me at 303 791-0803 or pstrfstr@clchr.org and we will try and set a date to meet together as soon as possible.
Harrington Elementary
CARNIVAL
Saturday May 10th, 2014 • 11am-1pm Harrington is an inner-city Denver school that Christ Lutheran has adopted. Each year, CLC hosts a carnival at the school (located at 36th and York), typically on the first or second Saturday in May. The carnival features games and a bounce castle. The carnival is free to all students and their families. There is also a food booth serving brats and hot dogs, soda, chips, candy and pickles that is free to everyone in the school. Donations of hot dogs, brats, soda, small bags of chips, pickles and candy bars are being accepted for the food booth. Donations of booth prizes are also being collected. If you are interested in giving a cash donations to offset the $2000 we spend on games and prices that would be greatly appreciated. Volunteers to help run the carnival may sign-up on the response sheet. Working this event makes a great service project for individuals, families, small groups, and confirmation groups. If you are going to work please arrive no later than 10:00 am.