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ISSUE #307

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The Tidings

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Congregation Meeting Sunday, January 26,

following the 2nd service (approximately 11:30 AM).

The agenda of the meeting shall include election of Nominating and Audit Committee members

and adoption of the 2014 Church Budget.

January 12 at the home of Duane and Dorothy Rayburn….247 Chestnut St

Meet n Eat at 6:00 to 6:30, then visit and start a study of The Pastrix.

Will wind up by 7:30.

—The Rayburn's will provide food this time and will decide how we will do this in the future.

All are welcome! Please respond to CLC office if you plan to come so we

know how many to prepare for... or contact the Rayburn's at—

drayburn2_houston1@comcast.net or 297-4651

Love to see you there.

Make your resolution to give Tiki a try. Don White and Betty Massey will be defending their scores when we meet Thurs-day, January 2 at 6:30 pm. Bring a snack to share. Invite your friends and neighbors. All are welcome!

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God’s peace,

Pastor Paul Geisler

From the Pastor, to my Partners, . . .

A very caring member of our congregation once warned our kids, in a very kind way, that they would often find themselves subjects of my sermons and other illustra-tions. With that disclaimer and all apologies up front, here goes another of those times:

Brydon and Johanna offered a beautiful rendition of “Gesu Bambino” with trombone and flute on Christmas Eve at the 7:00 p.m. worship service, but they both quickly declined to play it again the next Sunday at church in Fort Worth, as we visited Susan’s family. They said, “We don’t know anybody there.” Actually, they were born there; they worship at with that congregation at least once every year; their grandparents attend there regularly; and many of the people there have lovingly watched them grow from birth to their teen ages. They play their horns under various pressure situations, including concerts, marching contests, and region band auditions. Yet playing in front of a “strange” church seemed overly daunting to them.

I do not mean to criticize them at all, but simply to highlight a general fact that we often forget. Participating in a different or unfamiliar congregation can raise a person’s anxiety level more than many other seemingly more threatening situa-tions.

Take some time to remember how you felt when you first attended a new con-gregation’s worship time. Did you venture alone? Did a friend or family member invite you, or even go with you? Had you been to that church for other activities at an prior time? Were you already acquainted with the pastor? Or some of the members?

We have a greater mission than simply to be here for wandering Lutherans looking for a Lutheran church. We do a very good job of welcoming those who come and including them in our community of Christ. We can take the next step now, and begin inviting others to join us in this exciting and inspiring bunch of wor-shiping, learning, and serving Christians.

We might also consider an invitation a little stronger than some have offered: “You wouldn’t want to come to my church sometime, would you?” In the first chapter of the Gospel of John, when a couple of John’s dis-ciples ask Jesus where he was staying, he replies, “Come and see.” A little later, Nathaniel wonders about any one note-worthy coming from Nazareth, and Philip also replies, “Come and see.”

We share our excitement about Christ in our lives, and about the relationships we form in our congrega-tion, and about the many opportunities to reach out to and serve our community. And people wonder – what of significance happens at the Pumpkin Church? We reply simply, “Come and see.”

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Worship & Music Notes

The daylight hours are still short, but the Light of the World is always with us.

We celebrate Jesus as the Light of the World during this Epiphany season.

January 5 – Epiphany of Our Lord (We will use the Epiphany service although we’re a day

early). Epiphany means “manifestation” and on this day we celebrate the revelation of Christ

to the Gentiles—to ALL nations! God’s grace and mercy are given to us in word and sacra-

ment—an epiphany of His love! What better New Year’s resolution could we have than to be

dedicated to worshiping and serving! It’s a new year, a new “AHA! Moment!”

January 12 – Baptism of Our Lord From the time John leaped in Elizabeth’s womb, he knew

he was the one to prepare the way for the One who was coming. And when John baptized

Jesus, the heavens opened and God spoke. God speaks to us in our baptism and we know we

are His children, through the gift of the Holy Spirit! Be blessed to be a blessing!

January 19 – John testifies to the One who is the Lamb of God. John’s words and witness

called others to follow Jesus, whose sandals John felt unworthy to loosen. The words of this

gospel reading reveal a lot, as God revealed to John that Jesus was the one who would bap-

tize with the Holy Spirit. “I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.” That’s a pretty

clear revelation!

January 26 – Fishers of men is an old camp song that we love to hear. It speaks of God equip-

ping us to do His mission. Though the fishermen Jesus called to follow him certainly weren’t

the most learned of folks in the territory, Jesus saw in them the qualities He was looking for.

We are all equipped with gifts for Christ’s mission. What do you think are yours?

We go from “Come and see” to “Go and do!” as we live our lives in the Light of Christ, as the

hands of Christ. May God bless us and send us to use our gifts as we begin 2014!

Thank You!

To any and all who participated in Advent mid-week services, to those who prepared, served,

and cleaned up after our Christmas dinner, to those who lifted their voices in song, spread

the feast of Communion on the altar, to those who corralled the cherubs and turned them

into angels, shepherds, and Christmas-story stars! Making worship and fellowship memora-

ble was a precious gift that you shared!

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1 Harry Janke 12 Naomi Perez

2 Susan Geisler 16 Connie Spangenberg

3 Irv Humes 17 Rachel Marks

8 Jeanette Dodson 19 Sue Rieschick

9 Viola Watson 24 Freddie Brown

10 Curtis Wetherell 27 Pat Brannon

11 Mary Dettloff 29 Brianna Morris

12 Elizabeth Lydic- 30 Madeline Bone

Bread for Life Study Group

We will meet again beginning January 8th, 2013.

Wednesday’s, 1:30pm – 2:30pm in the church library. We discuss the readings for the upcom-

ing Sunday. Copies of the appropriate Daily Discipleship are usually on the library table. If

you’d like a study copy in advance, go to the ELCA website and type “Daily Discipleship” in the

search. There is no leader, no test, nothing but great fellowship and discussion—and a bit of

chocolate.

We discuss the readings for the upcoming Sunday. Copies of the appropriate Daily Discipleship

are usually on the library table. Join us on our journey and let’s read and study together. If you’d

like a study copy in advance, go to the ELCA website and type “Daily Discipleship” in the search

Linda Arntsen Verlene Heady Brinly Pirtle Betty Thomas

Marian Arntsen Dennis Jones Steve Ray Bradley Thomas

Kevin Autry Dean Hagedorn Duane Rayburn Dora Updike

Taylor Bedrich Betty Keith Sue Rieschick Clara Veatch

Karrii Billiard’s

Father

David Krieg Doris Schwank George Warren’s

Brother

Alison Blevins Dorothy Krug Kim Shelton Viola Watson

Patricia Bradburn Paul Lydic Ken Smith Westerfield Family

Evelyn Cano Steve Miller Dennis Smith Ruth Wetherell

Ed Cousins Robert Newton Connie Spangenburg Pauline Zabel

Property monthly meeting is

Jan. 14 at 6:30 PM. Tuesdays

instead of Mondays for 2014. New committee members

always welcome!

Latino Ministry Planning

Team-

Meets at 6:00 PM at the Saavedra

Home on January 7th! The

Savvedra’s have a new address so

be sure and check with them

where to go.

Lord’s Work Income Net Expenses Budget

November $15,134.23 $16,166.08 $17,166.08

Year to Date $174,396.94 $183,914.58 $188,822.92

Building Loan for November

Received $4,699.00

Payment $5,300.00 Balance $415,596.50

December Avg A3endance...62

YTD Avg. Worship A3endance…75

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Important Info Concerning Items being Stored at CLC!Important Info Concerning Items being Stored at CLC!Important Info Concerning Items being Stored at CLC!Important Info Concerning Items being Stored at CLC!

Anything stored at the church for use at a later time needs to be contained (in/how/what ever seems appropriate) and labeled so that others will not move it or pitch it without notifying a contact person.

Please complete a label and place it on the item(s). Labels may be picked up on the counter in the church office.

Item used for:________________________

Contact person:______________________

Property is planning a work day(s) beginning in March and would like to see this project completed prior. As everyone knows, work days mean cleaning up and we don't want to disrupt anyone's upcoming plans. Please let Linda McCrery or Don White know if you have questions.

Thank You to CLC for the Christ-mas Staff Gifts! God’s generous and loving spirit is continually shown through this congregation.

Our hearts are touched and ex-ceedingly blessed...

Pastor Paul Geisler, Rachel Wood, Elizabeth Floyd

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Influence! A meaningful Lenten experience for youth, college students, baptized leaders and professional leaders influenced by the cross, bearing hope to the world.

For students, adults, pastors, church leaders, and anyone who wants to ponder the question: “So what does it mean to be marked with the cross of Christ forever?”

This is a day set aside during Lent to wonder about the influence of the cross in our lives and our own call to bear that influence on the world. What does it mean to influence?

Speaker – Nadia Bolz-Weber is the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, an ELCA mission church in Denver, Colorado. She’s a leading voice in the emerging church movement and her writing can be found The Christian Century and Jim Wallis’ God’s Politics blog. She is also the author of Salvation on the Small Screen? 24 Hours of Christian Television and the Sarcastic Lutheran blog. Her theology memoir, Pastrix: the Cranky, Beau-tiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint came out in September of 2013.

Cost – $60 Adults (includes lunch); $35 Students (includes lunch)

20% discount for any group of 5 from one congregation or family

Registration deadline is March 7, 2014 or until space is filled.

Contact Pastor Paul for more information.

“Unforgettable, hilarious, insightful, self-effacing, ironic, and Lutheran – not words that go together every day. Pierced and tattooed, theologically deep, a mom, a fire-and-Pentecost progressive preacher, a stand-up comic … also an unlikely list of descriptors. A gifted writer, a liturgical acro-bat, an honest and outspoken sinner-saint, the person you should invite to your next event where you need a deep, engaging, and surprising speaker – I could only be talking about Nadia Bolz-Weber.”

- Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity.

AGENDA

9:00 Registration

9:30 Opening Prayer

10:00 Keynote

12:00 Lunch in Affinity Groups

1:00 Keynote

2:00 Closing Prayer

2:30 Depart

NAMI Family-to-Family is an educational course for family, caregivers and friends of individu-als living with mental illness. What You Should Expect Meets for 12 session, 2.5 hours each, free of cost. Designed for loved ones (over age 18) of individu-

als living with mental illness. Taught by trained family members of individuals living with mental illness. Provides critical information and strategies related to caregiving. Incorporates presenta-tions, discussion and exercises .

Why You Should Attend A toolkit of information Up-to-date information about a range of mental illnesses, including co-occurring mental illnesses and

substance use disorders. Impact of mental illness on the brain. Current research on treatments including medication, side effects and evidence-based therapies.

Training in preparedness and emotional resiliency Skills related to managing crises, solving problems and communicating effectively. Strategies for self-

care including management of stress and emotional overload. Guidance on locating appropriate local supports and services.

A community Perhaps most importantly, as a participant you can gain comfort in knowing you are not alone. Re-covery is a journey and there is hope for all families and individuals dealing with a mental illness. The in-person group experience of NAMI Family-to-Family provides the opportunity for mutual support and positive impact. You can experience compassion and reinforcement from people who relate to your experiences. Through your participation, you have the opportunity to help others grow. Local Class Information: Dates February 3 – April 21, 2014 Every Monday from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Location Christ Lutheran Church 89 Plantation Dr. Lake Jackson, TX 77566 Facilitators/Teachers Andrea Hazlitt and Linda McCrery Register at: Reservations are required/ space is limited. Call NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) Gulf Coast at 409-944-4328 to register or for further information.

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Work for Peace - Thursday, December 12, 2013

Many in the US and around the world often say, “We work for peace.” What does that mean? HOW do we do it?

We are in advent, a season of preparation and hope. We commemorate Jesus’ first coming and his life-saving gift. At the same time, we look forward to his second coming which will eliminate hate, greed, evil, and de-structive actions of some people against others.

As I write a neighbor is playing Christmas carols, reminding me of the season. (Yes, I know it’s not Christmas yet, but here, like in the States, December means Christmas carols – too bad we don’t have more Advent car-ols!) Yet, I don’t feel joy or hope. The news out of the Central African Republic goes from bad to worse to ab-solutely horrible.

1200 people are crammed into St. Timothy’s concession in Bangui. (That the Evangelical Lutheran church near the airport.) Thousands are taking refuge on runways at the airport. Then, I hear that the people of Bohong have been attached again. Many in other towns also face death or displacement.

Yes, neighboring countries have sent troops and now the French have sent more to help calm the situation, but, on Day 3, two young French soldiers (ages 22 and 23) were killed while trying to disarm someone. A mer-chant here in Garoua Boulai said, “What can you expect? Why would a Muslim Seleka give up his weapon when there are a group of Christians nearby waiting to kill him as soon as the French leave?” OK. I under-stand, but is killing the answer???

We all want to live. Of course. But vengeance doesn’t bring back loved ones; it only makes someone else want to take revenge on us because of our actions.

I am thinking a lot about Nelson Mandela as his life is celebrated at the time of his death. He worked for peace and reconciliation. I am thinking of the women in Liberia as portrayed in Gina Reticker and Abigail Dis-ney’s wonderful film, “Praying the Devil Back to Hell.” Leymah Gbowee organized the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace getting thousands of Christian and Muslim women to meet in the fish market (and later at peace talks) to sing and pray for peace. One woman started it and many others joined her.

The massacre of Christians and Muslims in CAR is horrendous. It is WRONG! It runs counter to the basic tenets of both religions. These people DO NOT represent Christ or Mohamad or God. But they have the weapons. The Seleka are fomenting hate, discord, and greed. They are needlessly killing, looting, and pro-voking a reign of terror. I can understand those who have said “enough,” and want to strike back. I under-stand, but they are now killing, and looting, and provoking a reign of terror.

When will it stop? Who will stand up and, in the tradition of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and Leymah Gbowee, say enough – at the same time refusing to enter into the violent reprisals?

Susan Smith, one of the missionaries that we support, serves in the

Central African Republic. You can follow her weekly blog posts at

http://susan-car.blogspot.com.

Susan Smith cont…

In the past week the news from CAR has been horrendous – again – yet worse than before. Over 400 killed in sectarian violence in Bangui. Tens of thousands displaced. Now I hear that Bohong (village in the north-western part of the country where the Evangelical Lutheran Church of CAR has a hospital) that was virtually destroyed in August was attached again yesterday morning. Many Seleka troops were headed that way – to quell the self-defense group. More slaughter and destruction?

People tell me that I am brave to be working in Garoua Boulai. Brave? To be in a peaceful town? Yes, people here are affected. There is virtually no commerce with CAR which greatly impacts people’s liveli-hoods. I was talking to a trucker (visiting in his brother’s shop) who reported that he drives one of several trucks with food assistance for Bouar that is stuck in GB because there is not escort to get them safely to their destination – he can’t work and much needed food can’t be delivered. Many Central African refugees have flooded town. But my life and work continue. I am safe and comfortable in my “luxurious” house.

I know there are many small things we do, day-to-day, that promote peace in our lives, those of our neighbors, and in our cities and countries. Somehow that doesn’t seem like enough, but I here are some actions I am determined to continue, I:

· greet everyone as I walk down the street – women, men, children, Christian, Muslim.

· try to greet them in their own language – as a courtesy, even if I can’t say more than hello.

· talk to people in town to get to know them and learn about their lives in cultures – esp. those who are different than I am. (Well, OK, that means most everyone here!)

· focus on doing my work the best that I am able – while trying to see people as individuals who have more similar to me than different.

· call my co-workers and friends in CAR regularly so we can work, but also so they know they are not alone. (OK, that’s hard right now because the telephone network around Baboua is currently down and needs repairmen/supplies from Bangui – who knows when that will happen…)

· Offer hospitality to all who come to my house.

· feed those I work with whenever possible and offering meat or fish – not just because it is a sign of respect for guests here, but also because I know that many can’t afford the cost of meat right now.

· communicate with family, friends, and supporters – to feel connected to you all while a world away and to keep you informed about what is happening for me.

All of these actions are ways for me to show God’s love to others. He has blessed me immensely; I am grateful and need to pass that love on to others.

So, pray for peace – and send me examples ways you are working for peace where you are. May-

be I can try some of those.

If we all pray at the same time and all work to defeat hate and greed at the same time, we CAN and MUST affect change.

(p.s. no pictures with this blog – if you need to see pictures, watch the news or check the internet; imag-es of war and destruction abound.)

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Susan Smith cont…

Christmas Break - Monday, December 30, 2013

What are you doing for Christmas break? You know, the time just before

Christmas until just after New Year’s? I find that I am falling into old habits. After all, as a teacher for many years, I have had time “off” from about December 22 until Janu-ary 3. Here, the official church calendar says December 20 through January 6 are vacation days this year. But, as when I was a teacher, I have a long “to do” list to work through during the break! Here’s a sample (not necessarily in order of importance) – and my pro-gress to date.

Visit with friends and family. For me the Christmas season is a time to reconnect and spend time together. In Garoua Boulai I visited various friends during the days before Christmas. On Christmas Day (reminiscent of last year’s evacuation travel on 12/25!) I drove to N’gaoundéré so I can visit with friends here. I have talked to family members through Skype and continue to be in contact with Central African friends by phone. I am enjoy-ing the intentional connections that sometimes get lost in other work at oth-er times.

Rest! I can’t say that my job is strenuous, but it is emotionally diffi-cult at times because of the hardships faced by most Central Afri-cans. Vicarious stress?!? So, coming to N’gaoundéré was to take me a step away. I have had more time to walk and read, but am still in contact with friends in CAR and Garoua Boulai, so real-ly the vicarious stress is only lessened. I am still glad to have the break. (Once again, the program won't let me put the pictures where I want, but you get the idea...)

Screen Door. One of my goals for December was to have a screen door made for the front door of “my” guest house in Garoua Boulai. In Gbaya culture, one judges if a person is home and/or available to visit by looking for an open door. I never kept my door open because unwanted insects would come in – and maybe unwanted people/animals! I now have a beautiful wooden screen door that I can lock so people can know I am available, I can get a very nice cross breeze, and unwanted “guests” stay out! The door was installed during the second half of De-cember – so maybe that wasn’t really a goal for Christmas break, but it feels like a great Christmas present! Everyone who comes to the house comments on what a great new door I have.

Celebrate Jesus’ birth. Services here (either Christmas Eve or Christ-mas Day, depending on the church) include confirmations and bap-tisms. I went to the French service in GB on Christmas Eve. I don’t have an exact count, but between 50 and 75 young people were con-firmed. There were also MANY baptisms! Long service. Since I learned that the churches I was considering attending in N’gaoun-déré had confirmations and baptisms on Christmas Day, I decided not to attend those long services. I did go to church here yesterday and really enjoyed the music from 5 different choirs.

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Susan Smith cont...

Car Maintenance. Since I am in the town with the ECLA car mechanic, I am taking advantage to have some maintenance work done on the car. Plus, as I drove here, the belt that runs the fan for ventilation and AC broke, so it needs to be replaced. The mechanic will also try to identify why the gas gauge fluc-tuations between ½ full and empty. It gave me a scare as I was driving here to see I had very little fuel left! I knew I couldn’t have used that much. I wasn’t worried because the pick-up has two tanks and I can easily switch to the second, but… Then 10 minutes later I had more than ½ a tank again. Denis, the mechanic says some wires are touching somewhere they shouldn’t (or something) and that he will explore the problem today.

Haircut. I have been trimming my own hair which works OK – after all, people here have very different hair and are less likely to be able to tell if I have a great haircut! On the other hand, I know that lengths have been uneven. I took advantage of being near Jackie Griffin (another ELCA missionary) who has experi-ence cutting hair. She has evened things out and I am good to go for a while now – and then to go back to doing it again myself!

Visit to the Dentist. For several years, I have had a spot between two teeth that would occasionally catch food. My dentist in Pittsburgh said things were fine. So, when the same spot started catching food more often, I just started flossing more often and did nothing else. But, Christmas break is a time to get doctors’/dentist’s appointments! I know, my schedule with this job is much more flexible than when I worked for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, but the dentist is in N’gaoundéré, not Garoua Boulai. So, De-cember 26, I went to the Dental Clinic of the Protestant Hospital. The system is that you show up; no appointment necessary. It does mean that you wait. So, I waited an hour to go into the office; then 20 minutes before an assistant looked in my mouth; then another 15 minutes to see the dentist. It turns out I had a cavity! I guess I should have come sooner, but no harm done. The dentist filled it and I have no more problems! I can say that the office looked like most dentists’ offices in the US except equipment is older, though modern, and dental chairs are separated by partitions instead of in separate little rooms. I can also say that I dislike the sound of a dentist’s drill as much here as I did in Pittsburgh! Visit, note-book to record my history, and filling all for about $30.

Work. Being an educator, I have always used Christmas break to get caught up and then work ahead. This year is no exception. So far, I have updated my financial records and, over the next few days, hope to get things set up for the new year. I have made some copies for Christian Ed. (Copies in Baboua are 100 cfa – about 20 cents each. In GB they are 25 cfa each – about 5 cents each and in N’gaoundéré they are 15 cfa each. Well worth making the copies here since I am here anyway!) I can get most of what I need in GB, but there are some things – like a book store – that don’t exist there but do in N’gaoundéré. Two people asked me to find an English/French dictionary and another asked for a

daily devotions book. I found all those. In the process, I also found a Gbaya/French dictionary! These are as rare as hen’s teeth, so I snapped it up. Now I can better work on my Gbaya – another goal for break, although I haven’t started yet… (Maybe when I finish this blog entry…) I will be continuing to teach at the Bible School in GB for the second term that starts January 6 so I want to take time to plan the syl-labus for next term and work on the first couple of lessons. Maybe tomorrow…

Celebrate the coming 2014. I will celebrate New Year’s Eve with friends here and continue to pray that 2014 bring more peace throughout the world, and especially in the Central African Republic.

In all, Christmas break this year is following its usual pattern for me. More time to relax and visit, but lots of time to get caught up on various tasks.

I hope your break (even if the one you have/had is short) was restful and productive (however you de-fine that for yourself). May 2014 bring you all the best. Pray and work for peace.

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January 5 January 12

8:00 10:30 8:00 10:30

Acolytes Jeff Sims Riley Matteck

Readers Louise Humes Kaarri Billiard Dave McCrery Jean Warren

Ushers Gene Reynolds Sharon Reynolds

Robert Drake George Warren

Paul Romine Leota Romine

Floyd Ellington Don White

Greeters Sissy Waldrop Louise Drake Mark Jessop Sharon White

Ppt Tech Dave McCrery Jean Warren Shane Pirtle Brydon Geisler Musician Sandy Naill Sandy Naill Linda Pirtle Linda Pirtle

M Counters Dave McCrery/Jean Warren Floyd Ellington/Don White

January 19 January 26

8:00 10:30 8:00 10:30

Acolytes Maddie Bone Eli Matteck

Readers Steve Gluck Linda McCrery Paul Romine Marv Dettloff

Ushers Dave Naill Sandy Naill

Donna Tetlow Jose Saavedra

Pat Northam Patty Northam

Duane Rayburn George Warren

Greeters Margaret Janke Julie Saavedra Agnes Harris Daniel Wand Sandra Wand

Ppt Tech Dave McCrery Carrie Baker Steve Gluck Byrdon Geisler Musician Linda Pirtle Linda Pirtle Mary Morgan Mary Morgan

M Counters Marv Dettloff/Linda McCrery Mary Morgan/Marv Dettloff

CLC Members Re-located in 2013:

-Kevin and Jenna Skov moved to

Kansas

-Dan and Myra McDonald moved

to the pacific Northwest

-Robert Newton

4345 N US Hwy 87

Brady TX 76826

-Nate Thomas & Kathy Christman

5309 Brindlewood Drive

Plainfield IL 60586

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

8:00 & 10:30 AM Worship Sunday School 9:15 AM

7 PM-Boy Scouts

1 1:30 PM Bread for Life 4:30 PM Confirmation Class 6:30 PM Adult Choir

2

6:30 PM Tiki

3 4

5

8:00 & 10:30 AM Worship Sunday School 9:15 AM Food Pantry Offer-ing 6-8 PM—CLC Sports Night

6 7 PM-Boy Scouts

7

6 PM-Hispanic Ministry Plan-ning Team meets at home of The Saa-vedras’s

8 1:30 PM Bread for Life 4:30 PM Confirmation Class 6:30 PM Adult Choir

9

10

11

12 8:00 & 10:30 AM Worship Sunday School 9:15 AM 6 PM- Rayburn’s Home Group

13

7 PM-Boy Scouts

14 6:30 PM-Property Com-mittee

7 PM-Finance Committee

15 1:30 PM Bread for Life 4:30 PM Confirmation Class 6:30 PM Adult Choir

16

7 PM Church Council Meeting

17 18

19 8:00 & 10:30 AM Worship Sunday School 9:15 AM

20

7 PM-Boy Scouts

21

22

1:30 PM Bread for Life 4:30 PM Confirmation Class 6:30 PM Adult Choir

23

24

25

26 8:00 & 10:30 AM Worship Sunday School 9:15 AM Congregational Meeting

27 7 PM-Boy Scouts

28 29 1:30 PM Bread for Life 4:30 PM Confirmation Class 6:30 PM Adult Choir

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CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

86 Plantation Drive/ P.O. Box 948

Lake Jackson, TX 77566

THE TIDINGS is published monthly by

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 86 PLANTATION DRIVE, P.O. BOX 948

LAKE JACKSON, TX 77566-0948

Pastor…..Pastor Paul Geisler, Jr…... clcpastorlj@sbcglobal.net

Secretary…..Rachel Wood….. clcoffice@sbcglobal.net

Office Hours…..Mon.-Fri…..8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Phone….979-297-2013

Fax…..979-297-7868

Web Site…..www.christlutheran-lj.org

Ministers…..The People of Christ

Missionaries

• Dr Susan Smith…..Serving in Central African Republic

• Pastor Horacio Castillo…..Serving in Guatemala

• Stephen Deal…..Serving in Central America

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Worship Schedule

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM