NOVEMBER 2014
Christ Lutheran Church • Highlands Ranch, CO • Gathering † Gifting † Sending
King Soopers
Scrip Update
We have sold 5 King Soopers cards in the past few weeks so we have ordered more! If you do your grocery shopping at King Soopers, please consider purchasing one of these $25 cards and reloading it when you shop. CLC receives $250+ every month when we have $5,000 in reloads. We have received a check every month for the last 2 years, and would like to see this trend continue! You may either reload your card at the Customer Service Center, or simply hand it to the cashier prior to checking out with your groceries. You may put as much, or as little, on the card as you wish, and then swipe the card to pay for the groceries. This is an easy way to support CLC and our many programs.
Christmas Shopping with Scrip With the Christmas holidays approaching, please keep in mind that Scrip gift cards make wonderful Christmas gifts! We even have holiday gift card holders available for 25 cents! Order forms are available in the narthex, and you may pay by check or credit card. Orders take only 1 week or less to process. Darlene Dethlefs or Alison Jones are generally available to sell on-hand cards between the Sunday services. Or, please contact Sallie Burns in the church office or at sburns@clchr.org.
Small Denomination Scrip Cards Available! Beginning November 1, small denomination Scrip cards will be available. The list includes Amazon ($10), AMC Theaters ($10), Barnes & Noble ($5), Target ($10), Panera ($5), Starbucks ($5) and Walmart ($10). These cards make great teacher gifts or stocking stuffers. They are available for a limited time only, so place your orders soon! You can write the name and quantity of cards you need on our order forms in the narthex. Happy shopping!
Thanks for your support!
STAFF: Rev. Tom Shelly, Sr. Pastor pstrfstr@clchr.org Rev. DJ Dent, Associate Pastor pastordent@clchr.org Dianne Yoss Interim Director Outreach & Equipping outreach@clchr.org Debbie Freeman Interim Office Staff for Outreach & Equipping dfreeman@clchr.org Gary Knutson Director of Youth & Family gknutson@clchr.org Deb Morgans Director of Preschool dmorgans@clchr.org Mary Behnke Administrative Manager mbehnke@clchr.org Sallie Burns Financial Secretary sburns@clchr.org Linda Holcombe Director of Music lindaholcombe64@gmail.com Nicholas Koltay Administrative Assistant nkoltay@clchr.org Carrie Mallery Principal Pianist Larry Scalfari Pianist Barbara Pierson Director Nursery Ministry Barbara.Pierson@comcast.net Meliha & Predrag Vajzovic Custodians
CHURCH COUNCIL: Adrian Hafner backyardkids@hotmail.com Bret Sumner bretsumner@hotmail.com John Ringkob jer@dascoinc.com John Riley johnriley05@comcast.net Lesley Cantrell we4cantrells@mac.com Erika Alpern eajteach@yahoo.com Karen Rucker kkosty@excite.com Steve Schaeberle Schaeberle1@comcast.net Bob Weber B14169k@comcast.net All articles, photos and notices for the next issue of CrossWord are due by the 15th of the month. Send to mbehnke@clchr.org. Editor reserves the right to edit for content and space.
Pastor Tom’s Message
November! I Am Thankful for My Church Family! November is seen by many as a time of Thanksgiving and Family gathering. The colors of fall are all around us signaling a change in season and climate. But for some it is the beginning of the holiday season which brings a sadness of loss of family or never having much of a family at all. The need to be connected runs deep within all our spirits. At home I recently came across a picture of my father’s family. He came from a home with 10 brothers and sisters. So when we had a family picnic that included spouses, children and grandchildren it was quite a large gathering. Of my father’s brothers and sisters (my aunts and uncles) very few are left. While they will forever remain my aunts and uncles, still they are gone to the last family reunion. As a pastor and having lost father, mother and other family members at an early age, I have always considered the congregation of the church as family, my family. As Jesus said pointing to his disciples, “Here is my mother and my brothers!” I would also in this group include certain long time, life time friends, colleagues and mentors and teachers. You may wonder by what measure I am using an understanding of what I mean by family. On the wall of my office I have a very old (and cheap!) plaque with the following priceless words below that I think exemplifies what is meant by family from single parent homes to congregations and everything in between. God Made Us A Family! We need one another We love one another We forgive one another We work together We play together We worship together Together we use God’s Word Together we grow in Christ Together we love all people Together we serve our God Together we hope for Heaven These are our hopes and ideals Help us to attain them, O God Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Are You Thankful for Your “Family?” Do you see your connectedness at church as part of your “Family?” I hope so! See YOU in Worship + Many Blessings + Pastor Tom +
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Pastor DJ’s Message This month’s question is:
“Which Bible Translation is the Best?”
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I think it impossible to answer this question without its supplemental counterpart: best for what? Bibles are used for all sorts of purposes and some serve certain purposes better than others. We should always be aware that each translation is trying to accomplish something, and thus has its own bias. There is no perfect translation of a text for several reasons, but most significantly that we do not have any of the original documents we are translating from and that there is no way to move from one language to the next without missing something. What we have are copies, and those from centuries after things would have likely been written. Regardless, there are several recommendations I have for specific purposes. When it’s time for Bible study – I turn to my trusty NRSV. I should say at this point that the RSV technically does a better job with a word for word translation. However, the NRSV tries to bridge some cultural gaps that the RSV leaves intact(like how groups of men and women were addressed – culturally in New Testament times they would’ve been referred to as if they were all males). It’s my staple for this purpose though because of the scholars they gathered together to create the translation. When it’s time for devotions I actually have two recommendations, one for accuracy and one for creativity. I think the NIV, with its emphasis on moving ideas and phrases from the Greek into English is good and certainly easier to read than the NRSV or other such translations, thus making it good for devotions which are similar to the traditional text. I also rather enjoy Eugene Peterson’s “The Message” although you will be hard pressed to recognize familiar passages as they have been significantly altered from what you remember. It does however recreate scripture as a story quite well and the new words will hit you in a new way. Despite my lack of frequent use of the King James Version, I think it does serve a critical purpose. To me, it has an eloquence that does not occur elsewhere. It is antiquated, and that is its charm and use. It holds on to a style of English that has fallen out of use and in that sense preserves tradition. I wish when they made the New King James Version that they would’ve included more modern research and discoveries and preserved the language, but from what I can see they did not, and chose to dump the language and preserve the storyline of its construction. Those are my official recommendations, although you can easily find yourself surrounded by dozens and dozens of translations that will achieve the most important thing: engaging God’s Word. Next month’s question: a multi-parter involving angels! Peace, Pastor DJ
Outreach News THANK YOU for your support and patience with the Outreach Team, Debbie Freeman and Dianne Yoss, while we are learning the ropes. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions, comments, suggestions… whatever. We are here to serve YOU!
November 8
All are welcome to attend the Salute to the Military Concert that will be held in the sanctuary at approximately 7:00pm. Dessert will be served after the concert. Please RSVP to Kathy Pfalzgraff at 720-331-9097.
November 9
The last Bonfils Blood Drive for 2014 will be Sunday, November 9th from 8:30am-12:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be sign-up sheets sent around during all services prior to that date. Before you sign up, however, please make sure you are eligible to donate. For more information, please contact Dianne Yoss at outreach@clchr.org
November 13
Due date for Lutheran Family Services Thanksgiving Baskets. Today, more than 20 million refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons are living with a very uncertain future. LFS Refugee Program is dedicated to helping these vulnerable individuals and families rebuild their lives by equipping them to achieve self-sufficiency within their first year in the United States and fostering integration into their new communities.
Many of these refugee clients from African and South East Asian countries are unfamiliar with “traditional” American Thanksgiving meal. However, they would appreciate the opportunity to have a celebratory meal.
Here is the list of alternative groceries: Rice (jasmine or basmati), dried kidney or black beans, regular spaghetti noodles, cans of pasta sauce, corn meal, green or black tea bags, olive or canola oil (plastic bottle), salt, sugar, and a $25 gift card to H-Mart (a multi-cultural grocery store located at 2751 S Parker Rd, Aurora). CLC is committed to filling 75 of these cultural Thanksgiving food bags. Please return the completed bags by November 13th. If you are able to donate an entire bag, a portion of a bag, or make a monetary donation, please sign the response sheet or respond to Dianne Yoss at outreach@clchr.org. NOTE: You do NOT have to go H-Mart if it is not convenient. Simply write a check to CLC or provide cash and place in an envelope marked for LFS Thanksgiving bags, and Dianne will get the gift cards. THANKS!
November 15 CLC SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK
Saturday, November 15th at 6:00pm We will be sending sign-up sheets around during the services looking for donations of food and beverages, as well as volunteers to help set-up and clean-up. Your participation in both the dinner and the meeting are encouraged and greatly appreciated!
Outreach News
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HEADS UP ON THE HOLIDAYS! December 12
Due date for Operation Pueblo De Dios. As you might know, our Senior High Youth Group visited Pueblo De Dios Lutheran Church in Compton, CA about five years ago and will be returning once again next summer. The children of this underprivileged congregation made such an impact on our youth that we have partnered with them to make their Christmas special. We are asking for donations of “filled shoe boxes.” Begin by determining whether your gift will be for a girl or boy and label the box with the age and gender of the child. The first ingredient to pack is prayer (1 John 5:14). You can fill the box with a variety of gifts such as: crafts, school supplies, toys, hygiene items, candy, etc. Please do not include used or damaged items, chocolate or food, war-related items, liquids or lotions, medications or vitamins, breakable items, or aerosol cans. Also, please enclose a check for $7, made payable to CLC, to help cover shipping and other costs that are associated with this. Place the envelope on top of the gift items in your shoe box, so that it is clearly visible. If you don’t have a shoe box, no worries, just drop off your items at the office. For questions or more information, contact Dianne Yoss at outreach@clchr.org
December 4
Due date for Adopt a family from Harrington for Christmas. It’s hard to believe that in just over a month, we will be delivering Christmas gifts and baskets of food to Harrington Elementary School. There will be a tree in the Narthex starting November 14th with the names of families and gifts that they wish to have. Please pick a family and then make a note on the list below the tree if you will be doing food, gifts, food/gifts, if you are buying the food, or if CLC will be buying it for you. Please bring all completed baskets to CLC by Thursday, December 5th, and place them in the Fellowship Hall. If you would like the church to buy the food and gift card, so that Thrivent will match, please place a check marked “Christmas Basket” and the family number in the offering plate to pay for the Christmas dinner. You will be responsible for purchasing one of the gifts listed for each member of the family. We will be putting the CLC purchased food baskets together on Thursday, December 4th at 10:00 am. If you are interested in putting the food baskets together or delivering the Christmas baskets on Saturday morning, please contact Dianne Yoss at outreach@clchr.org. We will be leaving CLC on Saturday, December 7th at 9:00AM to deliver the baskets to Harrington.
Advent/Christmas Decorating We will be decorating the church on Tuesday, December 2nd at 9:00 am. We will be hanging garland and wreaths in the Fellowship Hall, Narthex, and Sanctuary, as well as putting up and decorating the Christmas Trees. There will be more information provided in the bulletin in mid-November.
Poinsettias
CLC will once again be giving you the opportunity to purchase poinsettias for the altar on Christmas Eve in honor or memory of a very special person. They will be the same price as last year, $16. There will be more details to follow in mid-November.
Pie Social
HAPPY THANKSGIVING From the Preschool
A time to be thankful enjoying friends and family! As the holiday season approaches, we are reminded that we need to take time to tell God how thankful we are for the amazing things he provides to us everyday! Our preschool is amazing and we are so thankful for our families, the congregation, the teaching staff and all those who pray and support us everyday. Our Chapel theme this month is, “Jesus Feeds the 5000.� We will also enjoy our storyteller and music time with Ms. Linda. We will also host our annual Thanksgiving Feast for families the week before Thanksgiving just to give a taste of the wonderful holiday meal we share! We continue to count our blessings and wish everyone a healthy holiday season! Ms. Deb and Ms. Blair
Our annual to end world hunger "Pie Social" is Tuesday Nov 25th following the Thanksgiving service. If you need a pie for Thanksgiving this is the place you want to be. We will have pie together and then our auction will begin. Please come support the Sr. High help end hunger.
Happy Birthday Chris Hegele 1-Nov Mona Housman 1-Nov Tim Radtke 1-Nov Katie Stanek 1-Nov Susan Boggs 2-Nov Vincent Gullia 2-Nov Matthew Montini 2-Nov Jessie Sloan 2-Nov Skylar Vernell 2-Nov Pamela Wolken 2-Nov Kristen Behnke 3-Nov Mike Cartwright 3-Nov Rebecca Rockwell 3-Nov Meliha Vajzovic 3-Nov Hunter Beukelman 4-Nov Michele Butler 4-Nov Larry Jewett 4-Nov Wayne Lesser 4-Nov Landon Patz 4-Nov Barbara Triebel 4-Nov Marc Viergutz 4-Nov Kristen DeBeer 5-Nov Haley Kolseth 5-Nov Maria Lauer 5-Nov Brendan McCulloch 5-Nov Madeline Pontius 5-Nov Debbi Tronrud 5-Nov Dodie Van Dewerker 5-Nov Ben Lepper 6-Nov
Katie D'Agostino 7-Nov Deanna Evens 7-Nov Troy Nedved 7-Nov Ryan Tesch 7-Nov Dianne Yoss 7-Nov James Beffel 8-Nov Wyatt Sumner 8-Nov Emily Triebel 8-Nov Joanne Holter 9-Nov Ron Rickard 9-Nov Lillian Swenson 9-Nov Dave Avra 10-Nov Kristi Boettcher 10-Nov Chris Morales 10-Nov Tommy Skelton 10-Nov Susan Bellipanni 11-Nov Sophia Dorr 11-Nov Amy Lee 11-Nov Tyler Pontius 11-Nov Paul E. Schauer 11-Nov Julie Seter 11-Nov Jackson Yvars 11-Nov Elizabeth Beem 12-Nov Scott Gereaux 12-Nov Hanne Schauer 12-Nov Mitch Veeder 12-Nov Catherine Green 13-Nov Molly Stevens 13-Nov Cheryl Tiedgen 13-Nov
Natalie Triebel 13-Nov Caeley Valenti 13-Nov Laura Van Steyn 13-Nov Andrew Brown 14-Nov Kate Fix 14-Nov Nathan Grant 14-Nov Pamela Liley 14-Nov Lindsay Morgans 14-Nov Mark Rocha 14-Nov Chris Schaeberle 14-Nov Barb Wisler 14-Nov Justin Dilges 15-Nov Jaelyn Garcia 15-Nov Jim Peterson 15-Nov Mike Edmunds 16-Nov Delores Forge 16-Nov Greg Gunther 16-Nov Michelle Hegre 16-Nov Jeff Martinez 16-Nov Olivia May 16-Nov Jonathan May 16-Nov Scott Morton 16-Nov Steve Hoemann 17-Nov Alisonm Jones 17-Nov Addison Martin 17-Nov Christopher Schauer 17-Nov Kim Stark 17-Nov Aaron Waggoner 17-Nov Chris Yvars 17-Nov
Linda Coe 18-Nov Jack DeBeer 18-Nov Andrea Ridenour 18-Nov Tony Torrez 18-Nov Justin Bigelow 19-Nov Carter Cingrani 19-Nov Diana Heutmaker 19-Nov Julie Romney 19-Nov Karen Meyer 20-Nov Samantha Morgans 20-Nov Mike Sullivan 20-Nov Kathleen Wagner 20-Nov Taylor Christensen 21-Nov Jonie Friend 21-Nov Dennis Gray 21-Nov Bryan Harant 21-Nov Evan Hunchar 21-Nov Amanda Stark 21-Nov Greg Whitney 21-Nov Allie Clowes 22-Nov Bruce Dorr 22-Nov Claudia Fix 22-Nov Kayla Bailey 23-Nov Christine Kleen 23-Nov Maria Martinez 23-Nov Linda Schneider 23-Nov Kelsey Veeder 23-Nov Margaret Williams 23-Nov Kathy Bates 24-Nov
Ryan Haller 24-Nov Michelle McClurg 24-Nov Camille Thoennes 24-Nov Jodi Childs 25-Nov Zachary Fellows 25-Nov Marissa McCullor 25-Nov Jeani Ringkob 25-Nov Tom Aalto 26-Nov Janet Herman 26-Nov Allory Seeger 26-Nov Steph Cembalisty 27-Nov Nick Elhard 27-Nov Peter Marxhausen 27-Nov Philip Voelker 27-Nov Ted Burg 28-Nov Deb Morgans 28-Nov Grace Dent 29-Nov Sydney Friend 29-Nov Vance Meyer 29-Nov Tony Archuleta 30-Nov Russell Friedenthal30-Nov Ayden Garcia 30-Nov Irma Johnson 30-Nov Christi Johnson 30-Nov Andrew Kirk 30-Nov
Book Sale Update
1st Communion Class
Thank you to all who supported the CLC Women's Book Club annual book sale. We raised over $330 from book sales, which will be donated to the CLC Scholarship Fund. The Book Club appreciates your support!
1st Communion classes start Nov 23rd and Nov 30th. Must attend both classes. A parent must accompany the child. Classes run from 12:15 to 2:45 each Sunday and lunch will be provided. Contact Gary at gknutson@clchr.org to register.
NOVEMBER SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY 1
8:15a Parenting Class 9a Chicks w/Sticks 5p Preschool Parent's Night Out 5p Worship/CC
All Saint's Day 2 6:30a Men's Breakfast DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Group 8a Worship/CC 8:15a Preschool 9:30a Worship/SS 7p Boy Scouts 11a Worship/CC 7p Personnel Mtg. 12:15p CLC KidsRock! 7p AA Meeting
3 8:15a Preschool
11a Preschool Chapel 11:15a Staff Mtg. 5p Crossroads Band 6:15p Praise Team 7p Blaze-Sr. High 8p mops set-up
8th Grade Retreat 9 6:30a Men's Breakfast 10 Group 8a BAPTISM - Ringkob 8:15a Preschool 8a Worship/CC 9:30a Mission Quilters 8:30a Bonfils Blood Drive 6p Boy Scouts Venture Crew 9:30a Worship/SS 7p Boy Scouts 11a Worship/CC 7p Legacy & Endowment Mtg. 12:15p CLC KidsRock! 3:30p Dynamite youth group 7p AA Meeting
7:30a Scarf Sale 8a Worship/CC 9:30a Worship/SS 11a Worship/CC 12p Morgans event 12:15p CLC KidsRock! 7p AA Meeting
16 6:30a Men's Breakfast
Thanksgiving Baskets 23 7:30a Scarf Sale 8a Worship/CC 9:30a Worship/SS 11a Worship/CC 12:15p 1st Communion class 12:15p CLC KidsRock! 7p AA Meeting
8a Worship/CC 30 9:30a Worship/SS 11a Worship/CC 12:15p 1st Communion class 7p AA Meeting
Group 8:15a Preschool 8:30a Thanksgiving Feast Preschool 7p Boy Scouts
9a MOPS Mtg 11a Preschool Chapel 2p Preschool Chapel 4:30p CLC KidsRock! 5:30p Carillon Ringers 7p Confirmation Learning Event
8:15a Preschool 11 9:15a Preschool music time with Linda 11:15a Staff Mtg. 1p Planning details for Christmas 5p Crossroads Band 6:15p Praise Team 7p Blaze-Sr. High 7p Council Mtg.
17 8:15a Preschool
6:30a Men's Breakfast 24 Group 8:15a Preschool 9:30a Mission Quilters 6p Boy Scouts Venture Crew 7p Boy Scouts
4 8:15a Preschool
8:30a Thanksgiving Feast Preschool 11:15a Staff Mtg. 1p Visiting Nurse Assoc. 5p Crossroads Band 6:15p Praise Team 7p Blaze-Sr. High 8p mops set-up
5 8:15a Preschool
6 8th Grade Retreat 9a Adult University 8:15a Preschool 4:30p Douglas County Singers 9a Rejoice Circle 6:30p Cub Scout Den Mtg. 7p Celebration Choir
8:15a Preschool 12 9:45a Preschool music with Linda 10a MOPS Steering 4:30p CLC KidsRock! 5:30p Carillon Ringers 6p Brownie Troop Mtg. 7p Confirmation Small Group
18 8:15a Preschool
9a MOPS Mtg 4:30p CLC KidsRock! 5:30p Carillon Ringers 7p Confirmation Learning Event
Pie Social after Service 25 8:15a No Preschool 8:15a Preschool 11:15a Staff Mtg. 6:30p Thanksgiving Service 7p Blaze-Sr. High
8:15a Preschool 13 8:15a Preschool 12p OWLS Luncheon 9a Adult University 4:30p Douglas County Singers 7p Celebration Choir 7p Cub Scout Leader Mtg
7 8th Grade Retreat
5p Worship/CC 6p Veteran's Dinner 7p Veterans Benefit Concert
8
14 4:30p Scarf Sale
15
5p Worship/CC 6:15p Semi-Annual Mtg.
19 Thanksgiving Baskets
20 Thanksgiving Baskets
21 Thanksgiving Baskets
22
26 OFFICE CLOSED
27 OFFICE CLOSED
28 5p Worship/CC
29
8:15a Preschool 9a Adult University 4:30p Douglas County Singers 7p Celebration Choir
THANKSGIVING DAY 8:15a No Preschool
8:15a Preschool 9a Rejoice Circle
8:15a No Preschool
7a General Maintenance 4:30p Scarf Sale 5p Worship/CC
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There’s a place for you! Outreach Ministries
Fair Trade Coffee Project ELCA World Hunger The Gathering Place Grant Avenue Street Reach Habitat for Humanity Harrington Elementary Lutheran Family Services Adult Mission Trips Outreach Uganda Urban Peak (MOPS) Mothers of Preschoolers
Music
Celebration Choir Crossroads Worship Band Confirmation Choir Jubilation Choir Joy Choir Carillon Ringers
Preschool
Caring Connection
Individual Care Team Confidential Prayer Tree Card Ministry New-Mother Ministry Prayer Shawl Knitters Chefs for Christ Pastoral Care and Counseling Chicks with Sticks Mission Quilters
Youth & Family Ministries
Sunday School Dynamite Youth Group (4th, 5th, 6th graders) Blaze (High School Youth) Sr. High Mission Trip Confirmation (7th & 8th graders) First Communion classes First Bible classes Baptism classes Family Nights