NOVEMBER 2017
Christ Lutheran Church • Highlands Ranch, CO • Gathering † Gifting † Sending
Meeting Announcement for the Entire Congregation On Saturday, November 18th at 6:15pm, Christ Lutheran Church will have its next SemiAnnual congregational meeting in the church’s Fellowship Hall. This meeting’s primary purpose is to introduce, review and pass the congregation’s budget for 2018 in support of God’s mission for the sake of the gospel at CLC. Advance copies of the meeting agenda and budget will be available in the Fellowship Hall beginning November 6th. There will be a potluck dinner on the 18th beginning at 6:00pm. All members and friends of the congregation are encouraged to attend, and all confirmed members of the congregation in attendance are welcome to vote.
THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS DESIGNATION DEADLINE Calling all CLC Thrivent Members! March 31, 2018 is the final date to designate your Thrivent CHOICE Program Dollars that you received in 2017. As of October 1st, only 37 members have designated their CHOICE Dollars, compared to 44 members last year at this time, out of a possible 116 CLC members that could make CHOICE dollar designations. That's just 33%! It would be great to complete these designations by January 1st, well before the deadline, and get these designations in the calendar year 2017! Use 'em (hopefully for CLC) or lose 'em on 3/31/18. It's simple! Please go to www.Thrivent.com to doublecheck your online Thrivent account to determine if you have CHOICE Program dollars to designate and follow the easy procedure to complete your designation. OR if you are not set up online, you can call 1-800-847-4836 and select "Thrivent Choice" when prompted and talk to a Thrivent representative about your CHOICE Program dollars. Whether or not you choose to designate CHOICE dollars to Christ Lutheran, please use the dollars you've received! If you have any questions feel free to contact Steve Strom, Thrivent Congregational Advocate at CLC at sstrom58@gmail.com. THANKS!
As we celebrate our veterans this month, please join our CLC Military Ministry as they support National Wreaths Across America Day on December 16th this year. Wreaths Across America is an organization dedicated to placing wreaths on individual veterans’ graves in over 1200 locations throughout the US. The organization began in 1992 placing wreaths on graves in the oldest part of Arlington that first year. Since then, the project has added more national cemeteries. You can sponsor a wreath at a specific cemetery, such as Fort Logan, for $15 each, or even volunteer with or donate to a local fundraising group. Please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org for more information.
Invite a Friend Holidays are a good time to invite friends! Special services and events are held in the church throughout November and December. This is an easy and great time to invite others to CLC! Start thinking, praying and planning about who you will invite this holiday season!
Thanksgiving Worship & Pie Social Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Worship on Tuesday, November 21st at 6:30pm! Our annual “Pie Social and Auction” immediately follows the Thanksgiving service. If you need a pie for Thanksgiving, this is the place you want to be! If you would like to bake a pie to be auctioned off, please bring it to the church by 5pm on Tuesday the 21st. Please come and support the Sr. High Youth. Thank you!