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2610 Campbell Street, Valparaiso 46385

219-462-6660 + 219-462-2168 Fax

e-mail: clcvalpo@clcvalpo.org

website: www.clcvalpo.org

CLC STAFF Rev. Timothy Knauff, Jr. Senior Pastor pastortim@clcvalpo.org

Rev. Erica Gibson-Even Pastor pastorerica@clcvalpo.org

Rev. Jerry Castleman Pastor Emeritus

Brian Bartusch Director of Music Ministries brian.bartusch@clcvalpo.org

Jen Gottlieb Director, Little Lamb Preschool jen.gottlieb@clcvalpo.org

Milan Coburn Property Manager milan.coburn@clcvalpo.org

Clint Mullet Director of Youth Ministries clint.mullet@clcvalpo.org

Jenny Bias Parish Administrator jen.bias@clcvalpo.org

Heather Budnik Business Manager heather.budnik@clcvalpo.org

Juli Verkler Parish Nurse forever20154@att.net

2018 CHURCH COUNCIL OFFICERS PRESIDENT : Phil McGuire VICE PRESIDENT : Roy Summerville TREASURER : John Obermann SECRETARY : Janet Casbon

2018 COUNCIL MEMBERS CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: Brian Niksch CHRISTIAN GROWTH: Sue McPherson CHURCH PROPERTY: Marla Niksch HOSPITALITY & OUTREACH: Sara Long SOCIAL MINISTRY: Irene Adams STEWARDSHIP: Tim Sutherland WORSHIP & MUSIC: Dorothy Bass YOUTH: Erin Schmidgall LLP REP: Laura Venstrom YOUTH REP: Anthony Summerville

LWR/CLC Baby Care Kit Project 2019 Goal-500 Kits Completed 0 Project Leader-Sandy Keammerer JOIN US! Thrivent Financial is offering a unique opportunity to individuals who are not Thrivent members to become an associate member. For $19.95 a year a person as an associate member can apply for a Thrivent Action Team which enables that member to financial support our CLC kit projects. With added funding we could do even more for those in the world who need our help. SEE ME FOR AN APPLICATION FORM. The NUMBERS are in for 2018. THANK YOU CLC MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF CHRIST LUTHERAN NEAR AND FAR. Kits Completed-845 1. Soap-2 four ounce bars per kit-1,690 2. Diaper Pins-two per kit-1,690 3. Diapers-four per kit all sewn by CLC members and friends-3,380 4. Receiving blankets-two per kit-1,690-hundreds sewn by CLC members 5. Sleepers/Pants/Gowns-two per kit-1,690- hundreds of feet cut off by CLC members 6. Shirts/Onesies-two or three per kit-(hundreds cut off to make shirts by CLC members)-2,475 7. Towels-one per kit-845 8. Jackets-one per kit-845 9. Hats/Hoods-one per kit-845 10. Socks-two pair per kit-1,690 HELP IS NEEDED! November begins the new LWR calendar year. Need something to do this year? Come join this global outreach of service and mission. Be a sewer, buyer of new flannel and gently used baby items, tipster of sales, clearance, and reduced baby items used by the project, packer, Chicago transporter, truck loader, banana box supplier, financial benefactor, Thrivent Action Team giver, and prayer supporter. Any gently used towels, sleepers, onesies, gowns, jackets, hats, socks, pants and receiving blankets MUST BE LAUNDERED before being packed. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER ITEMS GIVEN ARE WASHED. ONLY ITEMS ON THE LWR LIST CAN BE USED. CHECK THE LIST CARDS IN THE WHITE BASKET OR LOOK AT OUR WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PUBLICATIONS FOR WHAT CAN

BE SENT. No newborn items are listed. With natural disasters happening more frequently, poverty areas of the world more pronounced than ever, and refugees escaping war, tyranny, drugs, and gangs, THE NEED IS GREAT! Lutheran World Relief and its partners are on the ground with help first in the most severe locations. December Needs are sleepers, hats, shirts, towels and jackets.

CL SENIORS & FRIENDS CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

DECEMBER 19, 2018

10:30 a.m. meet at CLC if you want to car pool to downtown Valparaiso

11:00 – Lunch at Chocolate Cafe, 57 South Franklin

1:00 – A Christmas Cabaret at Memorial Opera House

(near the corner of Franklin & Indiana Ave) . . .

Following our production of It's A Wonderful Life, we will be sure to open our arms to even the sourest of Scrooges to ring in

the festivities of the holidays. Be sure to join us for an afternoon featuring some of our favorite memories of the year

and a special visit from the North Pole!

Tickets are $10.00 Sign-up sheet in the East Link

Roma Schmidt has reserved tickets – please pay her.

For more information please contact Jeff Peiffer 219-707-5080 or jpeiffer1515@comcast.net

CLC Social Ministry and Mission December 2018

ELCA Mission Partners/Urban Partners Congregation Program December’s Social Ministry emphasis is to provide monetary support for Bethel Lutheran Church, a diverse, urban ELCA congregation in the Miller neighborhood of Gary, Indiana (http://bethelmiller.org and http://facebook.com/bethelmillerbeach). Bethel welcomed a new Pastor in September 2017, the Rev. Joy Heine, and Greg Bueltmann continues as Director of Music. Bethel means "house of God," and members believe strongly “that the God of Jesus Christ truly is present as they regularly gather in fellowship around his Word and sacraments.” CLC has partnered with Bethel over many years in multiple ways, and it is wonderful to continue our relationship with a sister congregation in the City of Gary. CLC began as an ALC mission congregation almost 50 years ago. The ELCA I-K Synod Mission Congregation program has refocused on the needs of some urban, rural, and diverse congregations. Examples of congregations in the Synod which CLC has supported in the past and that no longer need our support are Grace and Peace Lutheran in Evansville (IN) and Prince of Peace Lutheran in Russell Springs (KY). Our goal is to provide at least $2000 in funding (envelope giving + budgeted amount), which will help support the needs and ministries of Gary’s Bethel Lutheran Church within the Northwest Indiana Conference of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod. Use your weekly worship service envelope and indicate “Bethel Urban Ministry” on the line marked Social Ministry with the amount you wish to give in addition to your regular giving. Thank you for supporting monthly social ministry needs.

A Message from Pastor Tim

Two things happen every December: we move into the dark, and into the mad scramble to sell us as much as possible. The first is obvious, of course, as we creep toward our longest night, the winter solstice on the 21st. Every night grows a little longer, sunset earlier and sunrise later. But the dark can also be subtle: for our beloveds with a tendency toward depression, the increasing darkness can make it increasingly harder to avoid spiraling downward. For our beloveds who grieve the season can be one of sadness, mixed with or in place of joy. For our beloveds who feel alone, the ache of this season can be intense. For all of us, as we strive to be faithful in the midst of year-end mania, as we look for the beauty of Advent’s preparation and anticipation, hope and prayer, finding space for reflection can become harder and harder to find -- which is, itself, a darkness, a poverty.

At the same time we move into the mad scramble of sales flyers, Black Whateverdayitis, better-hurry-up-and-buy pressures of our businesses’ end-of-year desperation. This becomes the season to sell us as much as possible, from decorations for the season to gifts to give to... well, I’m not nearly clever enough to come with all the permutations on “sales-worthy” our panicky economy generates. That’s why decorations go out so early (“in case anyone is desperately looking for a Christmas ornament in September”) and why sales flyers get progressively more shrill as we draw near the end of the month. For us who want to experience Christmas as it really is -- the birth of Christ, the gift of God-with-us -- in the midst of a culture’s mania and pressure, it is frankly bewildering to negotiate such polar opposites. And exhausting!

So it is no coincidence, and no surprise, that our Stewardship team chose this month to remember God’s gifts of “Time, Talent, and Abilities.” That first gift seems like the most scarce gift of all this season, doesn’t it? Time. Oh, not that we don’t have plenty of voices hollering about it (usually saying things like “this many days left for shopping!”). But what we need is Time as a gift, a vehicle for experiencing the presence of God, time to dwell in God’s mercy and bask in his grace. This is the gift we maybe need most, time to dwell in God’s light, even here in our darkest month of the year.

In the midst of this busy and pressured season, our community offers moments of time: Wednesday evening Taize’ services to slow your breathing. A Longest Night service on the 21st to acknowledge that Christmas isn’t only joy -- it can also mean heartache, and grief, and depression. Sunday services with brothers and sisters who are also feeling the same conflict of mad scramble and desire for devotion. Christmas Eve services where we will once again hear the old, old story; light candles against the dark; and treasure the words of the angels.

My prayer is that you will receive the gift of time this season, time to dwell in God’s light and feel as loved as you are. Pause just for a second. Breathe just for a moment. Step into the dark, where the light blossoms. Experience God’s grace -- because that’s what December offers. Together, we are moving into the dark, where God’s light shines brightest.

-Pastor Tim

Youth Ministry Newsletter From Clint Mullet, Director of Youth Ministries

clint.mullet@clcvalpo.org

As we recover from Thanksgiving and prepare for Advent, the youth here at Christ Lutheran Church have been great examples of joy and hard work. We’ve completed three service projects for our church community, had some great discussions in youth group, and will be wrapping up our Silent Auction fundraiser soon! Service Projects

Bread Baking: Our Confirmation Class took time from their studies to bake pumpkin bread for senior, elderly, and shut-in members of Christ Lutheran Church. The confirmands also wrote holiday cards to go along with the bread loaves. CLC teens and their families delivered the bread loaves and cards as well! This good work helps remind these people that their church family loves them, cares for them, and they are known among us.

Leaf Raking: We raked 5 yards this year! The kids worked hard and had a great time! A special thank-you to them, their parents, and the volunteers who helped out when the work was tougher than expected!

College Care Packages: We have mailed our college care packages! We mailed 13 packages to former youth currently away in school. This past summer, the money raised from the Rummage Sale was designated for service projects. This decision was made by our high school youth! Portions of those funds were used to pay for mailing these packages. I am very proud of our high schoolers’ initiative and their passion!

In December: After spending the month of November focusing on our church family, we will be hopping back into the community for our December service opportunities. We will be volunteering with the Northwest Indiana Food Bank Distribution on December 8th. We will be volunteering at a fundraising event with the Humane Indiana Wildlife Rehab Center on December 15th. Silent Auction

Our Silent Auction for our Summer Missions Trip has been exciting so far! It’s always fun to watch bidding wars start up, see young children placing bids, and the small conversations that start at the tables between people in our church family! Most of all, it’s a joy to see the commitment and passion for our young people displayed through your participation! We have 90 items donated to the auction with bids on over 75% of the items. The auction will wrap up on December 9th! We are looking forward to the end result. Our high schoolers helped with set-up, made posters, and some have donated their own items/services to the auction. I am grateful for their help. Without it, the Silent Auction wouldn’t be the success it has been this year. Reminder for those who have bid: We are instituting a new rule this year for the Silent Auction. If you have the winning bid on a physical item, we will contact you on December 9th. You will have 24 hours from that contact to either pick up your item or make arrangements to pick it up. If we don’t hear from you after 24 hours, you forfeit the item! We will move on to the next highest bid!

News from your Council…. Our Indiana-Kentucky Synod and our denomination (the ELCA) have for many years

encouraged congregations to offer their pastors periodic sabbaticals: an extended period of time for study, personal growth and renewal without the demands of daily parish responsibilities. Last year, recognizing that we have missed the opportunity to offer this renewal in the past, our Council developed and approved a Christ Lutheran Church Sabbatical Policy and Procedure that offers our pastors sabbatical leave of 12 weeks after having continuously served the congregation for 6 years. Sabbatical proposals are to be developed by the pastor in conversation with council, congregation members, and fellow staff.

This year Pastor Tim worked with members and staff to propose a sabbatical focused on “Exploring the diversity of global Lutheran expression through music,” a chance to dive deep into his love for music, especially church music, and broaden his experience and knowledge. The Council approved his sabbatical for May 2019 through August 2019, and they authorized a team to work with him to develop a proposal for the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Program for Indiana Congregations, a competitive grant program that assists congregations in Indiana wishing to provide their pastors with sabbatical opportunities.

We have recently been informed that we have been awarded our grant! These resources will allow us to join Pastor Tim’s exploration of global Lutheran music by inviting speakers and musical groups, learning new hymns and songs, and more. It also allows us to provide Pastor Tim the opportunity to travel to “Bachfest” in Leipzig, Germany; to travel with his family to visit sites related to Bach and Martin Luther; and then to travel with his family and parents to Arusha, Tanzania to meet congregations, musicians, missionaries, and more.

This is a great honor for us as a congregation and an incredible opportunity for Pastor Tim and his family. There will be much more to share as plans develop, but for now please give a “Thanks be to God!” for this incredible blessing and opportunity!

An invitation to be a cheerful giver and help with the CLC Roof Project

At the Annual Meeting of Christ Lutheran on November 11, we learned that we need some extensive repairs to our church roof next year. CLC members were asked to make contributions to that roof project in addition to their weekly offering. Here are two somewhat painless ways you might be a cheerful giver in the next few months. First, if you have a greatly appreciated investment, you may be able to transfer all or a portion of that investment to CLC. Withdrawing funds can have negative tax consequences; however, making the withdrawal a charitable contribution can often be done tax free. Second, if you are over seventy years old and have an IRA, you have an annual Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) each year. You can have a portion of that RMD sent directly to CLC, and neither you nor CLC will be taxed. I think that some of us can quickly fund the CLC Roof Project, just as we raised the funds to purchase our new and beautiful pipe organ. Contributions from a group of our members can solve our roof repairs. If I can be of help to advise you on one of these two methods to contribute to the Roof Project, please feel free to contact me via phone, e-mail, or personal contact. 219/462-3636 edseykow@gmail.com. Ed W. Seykowski

Little Lamb Preschool News

Registration for 2019 - 2020 Begins in January Registration for the 2019-2020 school year at LLP begins Thursday, January 3rd at 9:00 AM. Registration is only available online at www.clcvalpo.org . If you have any questions, please contact Jen at the preschool (462-6660 or llp@clcvalpo.org). LLP will host an Open House on Sunday, January 27th from 2pm to 4pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the entire staff and view the classrooms. Please call Jen Gottlieb at 462-6660 ext.14 if you would like to schedule a tour or have any questions. We would love to have you become part of the LLP family!

Extended Day Program Little Lamb is rolling out a new and exciting program! We will begin our extended day this upcoming spring semester. Fifteen children, from our morning Pre-K and Young 5 classes, will extend their day until 1:30. During their extended time they will eat lunch, provided by Valparaiso Community Schools, and participate in classroom activities. Please pray for this new addition to our program.

Fall Service Projects LLP has had three service projects this fall. Our first one was collecting soap for Lutheran World Relief. LLP was able to collect and donate hundreds of bars of soap! Hilltop Childcare was our next service project. We collected boxes and boxes of much needed arts and crafts supplies! Hilltop was thrilled with all the donations! The final service project of the fall is our most popular. We worked in partnership with Housing Opportunities to assist families with Christmas gift-giving. We do this through an Angel Tree. The outpouring of generosity among our families is humbling. We are so blessed to have such wonderful families at LLP!

Fundraisers We would like to thank everyone who participated in our Scholastic Book Fair. We hope you enjoyed the fine quality of the books as well as completed some of your Christmas shopping. We sold approximately $3500.00 worth of books, of which LLP will receive 25%! A special thank you to Mallory Raab for her hard work in chairing this successful fundraiser. We would also like to thank everyone who participated in Thrivent Choice and recommended some of their Choice Dollars to LLP. If you own a Thrivent Insurance policy and qualify for Choice Dollars, please consider LLP as one of your choices. Recommendations are only good for one year, so please consider beginning the year 2019 choosing LLP as one of your choices. LLP Restaurant Night is coming Monday, December 17th at Chipotle. Please support Little lamb Preschool while eating a delicious dinner with your family! Please watch for the special flyer insert, in your church bulletin, as the time nears.

Scholarships We have had several families in need this year of partial scholarships towards tuition. A huge thank you to everyone who has either sponsored a child or gave towards our general scholarship need. We are very blessed to have such a thoughtful and supportive relationship with Christ Lutheran Church.

Chapel Time All of our stories during the month of December center on the Christmas Story. The five older classes also practice daily for the Christmas program they present for their parents later this month. Telling the beautiful Christmas Story and sharing those special songs are powerful ways to spread the good news of God’s love with our preschool families. Please continue to pray for the LLP ministry!

Christian Mission Statement - Little Lamb Preschool, in union with Christ

Lutheran Church, serves God by shepherding God’s children as we nurture the whole child in partnership with families.

Middle School / High School Newsletter

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December 8

th / NWI Food Bank Distribution / 8:00am – 1:30pm / CLC

All 6th – 12th graders are invited to help December 15

th / Humane Indiana Wildlife Rehab Center / 12:00pm – 3:30pm This fundraising event for the Wildlife Rehab Center will help raise money and awareness for the work these veterinarians do with Porter County’s wildlife. We will help supervise activities, maintain a fun atmosphere, lead Christmas carols, and meet some cool animals! Be sure to dress warm! December 19

th / Middle School Christmas Party / 6:00pm – 7:30pm All 6th – 8th graders are invited to our middle school Christmas party! We will be doing a White Elephant Gift Exchange! The cost of the event is one gift – a $5.00 value – wrapped and ready! We will have food, games, and the gift exchange! We will also attend Advent Worship at 7:00pm as part of this event. December 20

th / Circle Christmas Party / 6:00pm – 8:00pm The theme of this year’s party is Christmas Morning! We will have breakfast for dinner and everyone should come dressed in your Christmas morning best – pajamas, sweaters, ugly Christmas sweaters, comfy socks, and Santa hats! There will be contest for Best Dressed and Ugliest Christmas Sweater, as well as our White Elephant Gift Exchange! Please bring one gift – a $10.00 value – wrapped and ready!

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2019 Annual Budget: So, Where Do We Go from Here?

At our annual meeting on November 11, we passed an annual budget that includes cash needs of $928,970. That sounds like a really big and scary number. How can we possibly make this happen? Let’s break that down a little.

First, realize that for the most part, we already are making this happen! Our budget for 2018 is $744,991, and our annual mortgage was $175,992. In 2018, our mortgage was paid from a separate source of funds (Just Imagine). This campaign concludes at the end of the year, but the mortgage does not – so it will need to become part of the budget. When you add these two “buckets” together, our 2018 needs were $920,983. That’s pretty close to the number we need for 2019.

Second, how does this impact YOU? There are many ways that you can help make this happen. Continue giving the same amounts that you’ve been contributing to the operating

budget and Just Imagine – except the entire amount will now go to the operating budget. We still need the same amount of money, but now it’s all in one place. There will be no separate mortgage fund, building fund, or Just Imagine in 2019.

Consider an increase in your giving. Consider supporting a specific ministry (which we call direct ministry support). This

provides a more tangible way to see how your contributions are supporting our ministries. Some examples of specific needs are altar flowers, wine, and bread. Another example is our Shingles Vaccine project, which will fund much-needed repairs to our 20-year-old leaky roof.

Limit giving to restricted accounts. Other than social ministry, our greatest needs are reflected in our operating budget. This is where we need the funds.

Setup electronic giving, either through the link on our website or through the church business office. Electronic giving consumes fewer resources and gives us a more consistent cash flow.

Direct funds from other sources to Christ Lutheran: Thrivent members can direct their Thrivent Choice Dollars to Christ Lutheran. If you

need assistance, talk to Heather Budnik in the church business office; she’ll be happy to help!

Thrivent members can apply for Thrivent Action Team grants. Each grant is $250, and each member can apply for up to two grants annually. These grants can be used to support specific projects that may be part of the operating budget, such as VBS projects, Trivia Night expenses, and Rally Day picnics.

Amazon users can use smile.amazon.com and set Christ Lutheran Church as the beneficiary.

Continue to serve Christ Lutheran Church and our community through your gifts of your funds, your time, and your prayers.

LWR/CLC Fabric Kit Project 2019 Goal-150 Kits Completed-0 Project Leader-Sandy Keammerer

2018 NUMBERS ARE COMPLETED. THANKS TO ALL WHO PURCHASED FABRIC. Kits completed-160 1. 320 spools of thread-2 spools of 250-300 yards per kit-Thrivent funding purchased all the thread. 2. 960 yards of cotton/cotton blend fabric-6 yards per kit

All fabric must be NEW and can be all cotton or a cotton blend. Each kit must have 2 three yard lengths of material.

Be a Thrivent Action Team supporter or an associate member to apply for a $250 grant to be used to buy FABRIC. See me for associate Thrivent membership applications.

DECEMBER NEED IS lengths of three yards of material to be used in the sewing centers around the globe. Watch for sale and reduced fabric. All colors and designs can be used as long as there is nothing that refers to USA or would be considered offensive.

Together the members and friends of CLC purchased the following from ELCA Good Gifts:

4 Bibles 13 Chicks 2 Farming Field School for a woman 2 Food for 10 at a soup kitchen 2 Food for a refugee family for a week 1 Goat 12 Honeybees 6 Piglets 3 School fees for a girl 1 share in three fruit trees 1 share in a fish pond 1 share in a lamb 1 help to stock a health clinic 1 seeds for two families

All this together adds up to $1217.00 in gifts that will be used to help our brothers and sisters in communities all over the world. We pray for God’s added blessing to each gift sent in God’s name. Thank you!

Thank you also for your generous support of the other organizations who were represented at the fair. We were told that it had been a pleasure for them, too! If you would like to know more about the ways that these organizations encourage and support people all over the world, here are their names and web-links:

ELCA Good Gifts: https://community.elca.org/elcagoodgifts Grain of Rice Project: https://grainofriceproject.org/ Tree of Life Imports: http:// thetreeoflifeimports.com Mercy House Global: http://mercyhouseglobal.org/ Accessories for Hope: http://www.accessoriesforhope.org/ The Starfish Project: https://starfishproject.com/

Advent worship - in December it seems the world is whirling nonstop - Taize worship 7pm the first three Wednesday in December will be a chance to slow

down, listen, and pray.

Gentle music, candles, and silence are all medicine when life is dizzying!

Save the Date—Friday, December 21

Longest Night- the holidays can bring everything into sharper focus - the good stuff like family and gratitude, but also all of the struggles we carry. December 21 is the longest night of the year, and at 7pm our worship service will be a chance to honor our griefs this holiday season and to put them in the hands of Jesus, God With Us.

Please remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season! As a new tradition at CLC, we are taking up a collection for Christmas gifts for our CLC Staff. If you are interested in contributing, please either drop off your contribution to Jenny at the church office or place it in the offering plate with the designation “Staff Christmas Gift.” It is our intention to divide the funds evenly among all of our CLC staff. Christmas will be here before you know it; please have all contributions in by Sunday, December 17. The gifts will be presented at the Christmas Eve service. If you have any questions, please contact any Church Council Officer.

Faith Formation Opportunities Sunday 9:20 a.m.

Date / Location Gathering Place Fellowship Hall 120 Library

December 2 Blood Pressure Parish Nurse Juli Verkler

Our Love for God D. Keammerer

December 9 Hospitality & Outreach S. Long

Our Love for God D. Keammerer

December 16 Mercy Ships L. Venstrom

Our Love for God D. Keammerer

December 23 Christmas

Our Love for God D. Keammerer

December 30 New Year’s

Our Love for God D. Keammerer

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

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Christ Lutheran Church December 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Boy Scout Turkey Day 8:00 pm AA Meeting (GP)

2 First Sunday in Advent

LDA SUNDAY South Shore Band Rehearsal (S) 8:00 am Worship 9:20 am Faith Formation 10:30 am Worship 11:45 am Children's Bell Rehearsal (MR) 5:30 pm South Shore Rehearsal (S) 6:00 pm Circle

3 1:00 pm Grief Support Group (107) 6:00 pm Property (120) 7:00 pm Financial Advisory Committee (209) 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry Training (CH)

4 8:30 am Lutheran Braille Workers (CH) 12:30 pm Staff Meeting (GA) 1:00 pm Priscilla Circle (209) 7:00 pm Boy Scouts (AC) 7:00 pm The Spiritual Life Bible Study (209) 7:15 pm Women's Bible Study(120)

5 9:00 am Quilters (CH) 6:00 pm 'Tis A Gift Bible Study (120) 6:00 pm Adult Handbell Choir (MR) 6:00 pm Confirmation Class 7:00 pm Worship Service 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (S)

6 7:30 am VHS Choir Rehearsal (S) 5:00 pm MHS Choir Rehearsal (S) 6:30 pm Youth Board Meeting (209) 7:00 pm Girl Scouts (AC) 7:00 pm VHS & MHS Choral Concert

7 8 8:00 am NWI Food Distribution (AC,

CH) 4:00 pm South Shore Concert (S) 8:00 pm AA Meeting (GP)

9 Silent Auction Ends

8:00 am Worship 9:20 am Faith Formation 10:30 am Worship 11:45 am Children's Bell Rehearsal (MR) 12:00 pm Council Orientation (CH) 6:00 pm Circle

10 10:00 am LLP Christmas Program 1:30 pm LLP Christmas Program 6:00 pm VNA Choir Rehearsal (S) 6:30 pm Stephen Ministry Supervision (209) 7:00 pm Hospitality & Outreach (107) 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry Training (CH)

11 8:30 am Lutheran Braille Workers (CH) 1:00 pm Priscilla Circle (209) 6:30 pm VNA Tree of Remembrance (S, GA) 7:15 pm Women's Bible Study(120)

12 9:00 am Quilters (CH) 6:00 pm 'Tis A Gift Bible Study (120) 6:00 pm Confirmation Class 7:00 pm Worship Service

13 6:00 pm Adult Handbell Choir (MR) 6:45 pm Boy Scouts PLC (221) 7:00 pm Boy Scouts CMT (222) 7:00 pm Girl Scouts (AC) 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (S)

14 Newsletter Info Due 15 9:00 am Sunday School Christmas

Program Rehearsal (S) 8:00 pm AA Meeting (GP)

16 8:00 am Worship 9:20 am Faith Formation 10:30 am Worship 11:45 am Children's Bell Rehearsal (MR) 5:00 pm Sunday School Christmas Program

17 1:00 pm Grief Support Group (107) 5:00 pm LLP Fundraiser at Chipotle 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry Training (CH)

18 8:30 am Lutheran Braille Workers (CH) 9:00 am TGN Mail Crew (209) 10:30 am Staff Meeting(209) 1:00 pm Priscilla Circle (209) 7:00 pm Boy Scouts (AC) 7:00 pm The Spiritual Life Bible Study (209) 7:15 pm Women's Bible Study(120)

19 9:00 am Quilters (CH) 10:00 am Senior's Memorial Opera House 6:00 pm 'Tis A Gift Bible Study (120) 6:00 pm Confirmation Class 7:00 pm Christian Ed Meeting (107) 7:00 pm Worship Service

20 6:00 pm Adult Handbell Choir (MR) 6:00 pm Circle Christmas Party (CH, AC) 7:00 pm Our Carriage Support Group (107) 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (S)

21 6:00 pm Girl Scout Overnight

(AC) 7:00 pm Longest Night Service

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10:00 am Adult Choir Rehearsal (S) 8:00 pm AA Meeting (GP)

23 No Sunday School

8:00 am Worship 9:20 am Faith Formation 10:30 am Worship

24 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Worship 7:00 pm Christmas Eve Worship 10:00 pm Christmas Eve Worship

25 Merry Christmas 26 27 28 29 8:00 pm AA Meeting (GP)

30 First Sunday after Christmas

No Sunday School 8:00 am Worship 9:20 am Faith Formation 10:30 am Worship

31 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry Training (CH)

Revised 11.27.2018