OCTOBER 2014

Christ Lutheran Church • Highlands Ranch, CO • Gathering † Gifting † Sending

We have reloadable King Soopers Scrip cards in stock, and would like to order 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. Thanks for your support!

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALSAs autumn arrives, people in various places may notice something odd... a procession of animals, everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and even horses, are led to churches for a special ceremony called the Blessing of Pets. This custom is conducted in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures. Today there are over 62 million pets in the U.S. which attests to the continuing a�ection we have for our furry, feathered or �nned friends. Pets are true companions. The bond between people and their pets is like no other relationship because the communication between fellow creatures is at its most basic with humans and animals. No wonder people enjoy the opportunity to take their animal companions to church for a special blessing once a year. Church is

the place where the bond of creation is celebrated. Christ Lutheran will celebrate the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 12th at 12:30 p.m. in the grassy area near the main doors. Bring all of your pets for a blessing and a treat. All are encouraged and welcome! Please join us. Please sign the response sheet to let us know you are coming!

Sunday School at CLCThis year’s Sunday school began on September 7 with a celebration of learning and fun for 96 children ages 3-6th grade and 17 teachers/helpers. Our new Sunday school director is Allyson Evans. Allyson is in charge of ordering learning materials, preparing the weekly lessons with the craft team, leading Sunday school service/

volunteer opportunities and gathering volunteers to teach and help in classes.

We hope you have heard it is “easy” to teach Sunday school at CLC. The lessons and crafts are prepared for you. You can read the lesson during the week on-line to famil-iarize yourself with the Bible story. The BEST part of teaching Sunday school is spend-ing time with children! Sharing your faith as you build relationships is one of the best reasons to volunteer.

Welcome Allyson! We look forward to seeing many of you involved in Sunday school this year!

Erika Alpern, Council Member

News From the PreschoolHello and welcome to the fall season at the preschool! We have such a busy month planned with two Chapel visits; “Jesus Heals” and “The Good Samaritan.” Our Storyteller will visit and we will start Music time with Ms. Linda, CLC’s Music Director. Dads can come and play one Saturday on ourSuperdad Saturday! Also, our yearly and exciting Butterbraid fundraiser begins on the 9th and ends on the 22nd. We will

have order forms upstairs for the congregation to order and we so appreciate the support we have received over the years. They are good to have on hand for the holiday season! The children will have a Halloween parade and party at the end of the month. They look so adorable in their costumes!

We wish everyone a colorful fall season!

Ms. Deb and Ms. Blair

SCRIP UPDATE

STAFF:Rev. Tom Shelly, Sr. Pastor

pstrfstr@clchr.orgRev. DJ Dent, Associate Pastor

pastordent@clchr.orgDianne Yoss

Interim Director Outreach & Equippingoutreach@clchr.org

Debbie FreemanInterim Office Staff for Outreach & Equipping

dfreeman@clchr.orgGary Knutson

Director of Youth & Familygknutson@clchr.org

Deb MorgansDirector of Preschooldmorgans@clchr.org

Mary BehnkeAdministrative Manager

mbehnke@clchr.orgSallie Burns

Financial Secretarysburns@clchr.orgLinda HolcombeDirector of Music

lindaholcombe64@gmail.comNicholas Koltay

Administrative Assistantnkoltay@clchr.org

Carrie MalleryPrincipal Pianist

Larry ScalfariPianist

Barbara PiersonDirector Nursery Ministry

Barbara.Pierson@comcast.netMeliha & Predrag Vajzovic

Custodians

CHURCH COUNCIL:Adrian Hafner

backyardkids@hotmail.comBret Sumner

bretsumner@hotmail.comJohn Ringkob

jer@dascoinc.comJohn Riley

johnriley05@comcast.netLesley Cantrell

we4cantrells@mac.comErika Alpern

eajteach@yahoo.comKaren Rucker

kkosty@excite.comSteve Schaeberle

Schaeberle1@comcast.netBob Weber

B14169k@comcast.netAll articles, photos and notices for the next issueof CrossWord are due by the 15th of the month.

Send to mbehnke@clchr.org. Editor reserves theright to edit for content and space.

Pastor Tom’s Message

October! Oktoberfest!October is the month of the seasons beginning to change. A lot of people love fall and all its colors, celebrations and decorations.

Oktoberfest is meant to be a fun time of friendship and food not because it is about harvest but rather originally was a community

celebration of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. Oktoberfest is a 16 day festival in Germany sometimes starting in September.

Around CLC October and Oktoberfest have been a wonderful time of fun and family.

Recently while on vacation in Arizona I visited one of my “family” members, a High School “brother.” Since then, in a short amount of time this “brother” has died. I am privileged to have been asked to lead his Memorial Service the weekend of Oktober-fest which means I will miss the party here but I am hoping everyone understands the reason for my absence. (First time in 8 years!) I will miss my CLC Oktoberfest family celebration. I know the spirit of togetherness will still be present and reaching out to everyone in attendance and even far away.

One could easily get the impression from the Gospels that Jesus celebrated similar events, the Wedding of Cana being the most obvious. The Gospels convince us that Jesus spoke to both the celebrations of life as well as the hardships. One does not preclude the other. October for me is a more spiritual one than others seem to be. I think that might be because of its changes, opportunities and re�ections of what has been and what is coming and yet still be.

How about you? What does October conjure up for you? Memories or Anticipations?

Carpet Shortcomings! It is hard NOT to notice the wearing out of our carpet in the Sonrise Room, Youth Room and especially hallway to the bathrooms and O�ce Complex! The carpet in the o�ce Complex unfortunately is heading the same direction!

Someone else noticed and made a generous donation to purchase the new carpet (approximately $10,000!). To install of this carpet we are using some previous contributions but may be short as much as $7,000! (The new carpet will be the same as the preschool downstairs just installed.)

So we are looking for more donors! Any amount will help and be greatly appreci-ated. We will keep you posted on funds received and expended, and date(s) of installation.

Thank you in advance!

See YOU in Worship + Many Blessings + Pastor Tom +

OKTOBERFESTSaturday, October 4th, 6:00pm

“Prost mein Bruder” or in English: “Cheers my Brother!”Oktoberfest is Saturday, Oct 4 from 6 – 9 pm…ish. And what exactly is it? Well, history tells us it originated as a festival to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Germany’s Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. But what does it mean to us here at CLC? It means FELLOWSHIP, FUN, and FUNDRAISING. The more we have, the more we can give. More importantly, it is an important part of our CLC culture for many reasons which are why your participation is encour-aged and greatly appreciated. You can participate in a variety of ways including:

Donate a Theme BasketSome of the baskets last year and/or possibilities include: children’s books, chocolate, a football party, wine, movies, sports, car supplies, date night, spa day, winter warmth, dinner and a movie and many more. If you are interested in donating a basket or just a portion of one, please sign the response sheet at Church. If you can, please bring all of the materials to the Church O�ce as soon as possible.

NEW THIS YEARWe are selling 2 types of ra�e tickets. “Red” tickets are $1 each or 12 for $10. ”Pink” tickets are $2 each or 6 for $10. “Pink” tickets are for baskets that have a greater value.

Donate FoodWe are in need of the following: brats, pork tenderloin, potato salad, beans and all the �xings. Please invite all your friends to this great evening! Please sign the response sheet or event clipboard.

Sign up to work the eventWe need help with set up, clean up, serving food and bever-ages, helping with the basket drawing, etc.! Please sign the response sheet or event clipboard.

ATTEND and invite Friends!Food, dancing, beer & wine, and fun for all!! Advanced admission tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children. At the door tickets cost $12 for adults and $6 for children. NOTE: Each admission includes: 1 white meal ticket, 2 yellow drink tickets and 2 “red” ra�e tickets.

Please contact Dianne Yoss at outreach@clchr.org or Debbie Freeman at dfreeman@clchr.org with any questions about donating or volunteering. Thank you!

Participate, Celebrate, Appreciate!

Pastor DJ’s MessageThis month’s question is: “Who is a person in the Bible most people don’t know (like Jason)?”

Last year after the Bible Bowl, the youth of the church stumped me with the question, “Who welcomed St. Paul to Thessalonica?” Now I will always know the answer is Jason, who actually is a venerated saint in the Roman Catholic Church but amazingly had not made it onto my radar. So in that spirit, this month I will lift up another who has given much but does not get much recognition.

One that is near and dear to my heart is actually the namesake of my son, Caleb. While a popular name today, most probably don’t know of Caleb’s story in scripture because he is overshadowed by a much more popular character, Joshua.

When the Israelites prepared to enter into Canaan to take possession of it they sent twelve spies, one from each tribe, to take stock of the land and the people in it. Caleb was the spy sent from the tribe of Issachar. All twelve were in agreement that the land �owed with milk and honey. The down side, the spies reported, was that the people of the land were of great size and they were like grasshoppers in comparison. Caleb quieted all the people and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it” (Numbers 13:30, NRSV). Joshua and Caleb were the only two who o�ered the opinion that God wouldn’t tell them to take the land unless he would bless them to do so. Caleb would later be gifted great land because of his faithfulness to God.

The reason Caleb is an important character to me is because of his vision of what could be. As Friederich Nietzsche quipped, “He who has a why can endure any how.” Once you are dedicated to a cause, you can over-come any speed bump associated with it. Thus, Caleb, though little known, is an incredibly important character in the Bible for sharing a vision and following through in spite of what looks like a shaky road ahead.

Thanks for the question, next month we’ll discuss “What is the correct translation?”

Peace,Pastor DJ

SUPPLIES FOR THE KITCHENOktoberfest is coming and we are in great need of forks, napkins, paper towels, big sturdy paper plates, little plates, little cups for lemonade, big red (solo) cups for drinks, zip lock bags all sizes, large trash bags 33 gallon, napkins, stem less plastic wine glasses and aluminum foil. Please leave any donations in the kitchen on the counter.

All kids in Kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to participate in our annual CLC KidsRock! Children’s Christmas Musical! All middle and high school students are also welcome to be Assistant Directors/ Actors, Stage Crew, and Tech Crew. Our musical this year is called “Breaking News: Baby Born In Bethle-hem,” and has lots of great songs and speaking parts of all sizes.

If you plan to be involved in the musical, you can sign up on the clipboard located at the Sunday School Sign-In Table, or email Linda Holcombe, CLC Director of Music, at lholcombe@clchr.org. Scripts and CD’s will be available for you to pick up on or after Sunday, October 12th in the CLC O�ce or from Linda. It is recommended that if you plan to try out for the Main Roles you should plan to pick up a script and CD in advance. No tryouts are necessary for any other roles other than Main Characters.

Happy BirthdayCindy Chavez 1-OctJack Mahalik 1-OctChuck McGavern 1-OctRylie Mundell 1-OctPaul Betthauser 2-OctNathan Marxhausen 2-OctLynn Prescott 2-OctKenny Jensen 3-OctGreg Kleen 3-OctLinda Pace 3-OctBarbara Pierson 3-OctAnnie Roth 3-OctPriscilla Raddatz 4-OctTim Stohs 4-OctMcKenzie Subart 4-OctChris Dull 5-OctDelilah June Fisbeck 5-OctBrittany Harner 5-OctAlex Hinz 5-OctJulia Hegele 6-OctScott Lichty 6-OctMaddy McCullor 6-OctSteve Mitchell 6-OctBryan Warren 6-Oct

Richard Dethlefs 7-OctAl Kravitz 7-OctTessa Polodna 7-OctGavin Rocha 7-OctBrodie Dilges 8-OctNicholas Koltay 8-OctCourtney Wilson 8-OctDonald Perko 9-OctJenny Radtke 9-OctMichelle Schultz 9-OctChad Freitag 10-OctGary Knutson 10-OctMarilyn Kolseth 10-OctAmy Pierce 10-OctDick Swanson 10-OctChase Bigelow 11-OctHailey Johnson 11-OctThomas Kinsella 11-OctDan Kramer 11-OctMike Lee 11-OctTravis Saxton 11-OctBarb Bremer 12-OctSharon Burbank 12-OctRusty Porter�eld 12-OctMegan Silverman 12-Oct

Mike Morton 13-OctKati Polodna 13-OctCurt Rowe 13-OctDarin Weitzel 13-OctJoanne Edmunds 14-OctCyndi Perry 14-OctBarbara Voelker 14-OctDon Alpern 15-OctCheryl Beck 15-OctSteven Gutsch 15-OctJessica Lytle 15-OctKelly O'Hearn 15-OctMichael Porter 15-OctTressa Stohs 15-OctMario Flores 16-OctMichael Hansen 16-OctJack Connolly 17-OctJoseph DiGrappa 17-OctReece Evans 17-OctBruce Klein 17-OctLindsay Ross 17-OctMikayla Devin 18-OctJon Hegre 18-OctGail Lasater 18-OctJoyce Woody 18-Oct

Lillianna Flores 19-OctDan Menck 19-OctMark Bauer 20-OctChad Liley 20-OctJackson Lindemann 20-OctBarb Sande 20-OctWarren Arnold 21-OctAudrey Larsen 21-OctSteve Heutmaker 22-OctDean Macko 23-OctLeah Ringkob 23-OctJe� Snauwaert 23-OctColin Brown 24-OctTaylor Holter 24-OctCarlos Martinez 24-OctMadison Riley 24-OctMcKenna Riley 24-OctKathy Bigelow 25-OctJosh Garcia 25-OctJohn Heiner 25-OctErik Johnson 25-OctReilly McGavern 25-OctNicole Moses 25-OctBob Mulverhill 25-OctCarter Parks 25-Oct

Madison Bachelder 26-OctSallie Burns 26-OctSarah Fisbeck 26-OctEric Hemenway 26-OctLinda Nix 26-OctZach Sorenson 26-OctLesley Cantrell 27-OctNadia Carroll 27-OctSam Hughes 27-OctLara Rockwell 27-OctDarrell Woody 27-OctAnthony Dimercurio 28-OctConrad Freeman 28-OctCharlie Larsen 28-OctJason Gray 29-OctKatie Lyneis 29-OctZachary Tiedgen 29-OctSusan Carroll 30-OctBrooke Libner 30-OctSergio Mena Casa 31-OctCarol O'Hearn 31-OctKyoko Okada 31-Oct

CLC KidsRock! Christmas Musical: “Breaking News! Baby Born In Bethlehem” Tryouts for Main Roles (Sanctuary): Please pick ONE day to tryout, either 10/19 or 10/22Sunday, October 19th from 12:15-1:30pmWednesday, October 22nd from 4:15-5pm

Christmas Musical Rehearsals Sunday Option (Sanctuary):Sundays October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 23 @ 12:15-1pmSunday, December 7 @ 12:15-2pm (Required Extended Rehearsal)Saturday, December 13 @ 8:30-11am (Required Final Dress Rehearsal)

Christmas Musical Rehearsals Wednesday Option (Sanctuary):Wednesdays November 5, 12, 19; December 3 @ 4:30-5pm Sunday, December 7 @ 12:15-2pm (Required Extended Rehearsal)Saturday, December 13 @ 8:30-11am (Required Final Dress Rehearsal)

You may come to all Sunday and Wednesday rehearsals if you’d like to do that... you’ll just get lots of practice and make the musical even better!

Performances: Sunday, December 14th @ 9:30 and 11am Worship

Please contact Linda Holcombe, Director of Music, if you have questions or need information: lholcombe@clchr.org

or call 303-791-0803 ext. 104. We hope you can join usfor a fantastically fun CLC KidsRock! Christmas Musical!

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

9a No Preschool - Inservice12p OWLS Luncheon

8:15a Preschool10a MOPS Steering11a Preschool Storyteller2p Preschool Storyteller5:30p Carillon Ringers6p Brownie Troop Mtg.

8:15a Preschool4:30p Douglas County Singers7p Celebration Choir7p Cub Scout Leader Mtg

8:15a Preschool5:30p Preschool Parent's Night Out

New Member's Rec'dOKTOBERFEST9a Preschool Superdad Saturday5p Worship/CC

3 48:15a Preschool9a MOPS Mtg11a Preschool Chapel2p Preschool Chapel5:30p Carillon Ringers

8:15a Preschool12p Sports Club Preschool1p Preschool PAT Meeting4:30p Douglas County Singers6:30p Cub Scout Den Mtg.7p Celebration Choir

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New Member's Rec'd8a Worship/CC9:30a Worship/SS11a Worship/CC12:30p Pet Blessing7p AA Meeting

6:30a Men's Breakfast Group8:15a Preschool7p Boy Scouts

8:15a Preschool11a Preschool Storyteller11:15a Staff Mtg.1p Christmas Planning Mtg.6:15p Praise Team

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OCTOBER

Book SaleMission Moment -Military Min.8a Worship/CC9:30a Worship/SS11a Worship/CC12:15p 1st Bible Class7p AA Meeting

6:30a Men's Breakfast Group8:15a No Preschool Fall Break9:30a Mission Quilters6p Boy Scouts Venture Crew7p Boy Scouts

8:15a No Preschool Fall Break11:15a Staff Mtg.6:15p Praise Team

8:15a No Preschool Fall Break5:30p Carillon Ringers

8:15a No Preschool Fall Break7p Celebration Choir

8:15a Preschool11a Preschool Chapel11:15a Staff Mtg.1p Visiting Nurse Assoc.6:15p Praise Team8p mops set-up

8:15a Preschool9a MOPS Mtg11a Preschool Chapel2p Preschool Chapel4:15p CLC KidsRock! Christmas Musical TryOuts5:30p Carillon Ringers

8:15a Preschool5:30p Preschool Parents Night Out

8:15a Preschool4:30p Douglas County Singers6p Cub Scout Mtg.7p Celebration Choir

8:15a No Preschool Fall Break

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Book Sale8a Worship/CC9:30a 9:30 Worship/SS11a Worship/CC12:15p 1st Bible Class12:15p CLC KidsRock! Christmas Musical Tryouts7p AA Meeting

19 6:30a Men's Breakfast Group8:15a Preschool7p Boy Scouts

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Reformation Sunday8a Worship/CC9:30a Worship/SS11a Worship/CC12:15p Baptism Class12:15p CLC KidsRock!7p AA Meeting

26 6:30a Men's Breakfast Group8:15a Preschool9:30a Mission Quilters6p Boy Scouts Venture Crew7p Boy Scouts

27 8:15a Preschool9:15a Preschool Music Time with Linda11:15a Staff Mtg.6:15p Praise Team

8:15a Preschool9:15a Preschool music time with Linda2p Preschool music time with Linda5:30p Carillon Ringers

8:15a Preschool4:30p Douglas County Singers7p Celebration Choir

8:15a Preschool28 29 31

21 22 23 24 5p Worship/CC6p Halloween Party

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Book SaleMission Moment -Military Min.9a Chicks w/Sticks5p Worship/CC

Book Sale5p Worship/CC

This is a great time to clean out your great summer reads and replace them with some fantastic fall and winter �nds. This is the perfect time to pick up that special gift for Christmas, locate that English class read or add to your collection of a favorite author.

If you have books to donate please contact Susan Carroll 303-791-4323 or deliver them to CLC BEFORE our set up date of Friday October 10th.

We need volunteers for Saturday Services as well as Sundays.

ANNUAL CLCUSED BOOK SALE

October 11/12 and 18/19

CLC is in need of AssistingMinisters, Readers and Greeters

for various 5:00pm, 8:00am, 9:30am and 11:00am services. Please sign the Response Sheet, if are able to serve the Church and become one of these very important Leaders in our Worship Services. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Debbie Freeman at dfreeman@clchr.org.

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Save the Date/Save Your Books!

RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERSCLC will be receiving New Members during next week services, October 4th & 5th. Please take the opportunity to introduce yourselves and welcome them to our shared ministry!

8997 S. BroadwayHighlands Ranch, CO 80129Change Service Requested

There’s a place for you!Outreach MinistriesFair Trade Co�ee ProjectELCA World HungerThe Gathering PlaceGrant Avenue Street ReachHabitat for HumanityHarrington ElementaryLutheran Family ServicesAdult Mission TripsOutreach UgandaUrban Peak(MOPS) Mothers of Preschoolers

MusicCelebration Choir Crossroads Worship BandCon�rmation ChoirJubilation ChoirJoy ChoirCarillon Ringers

Preschool

Followers of Jesus Christ

Caring ConnectionIndividual Care TeamCon�dential Prayer TreeCard MinistryNew-Mother MinistryPrayer Shawl KnittersChefs for ChristPastoral Care and CounselingChicks with SticksMission Quilters

Youth & Family MinistriesSunday SchoolDynamite Youth Group (4th, 5th, 6th graders)Blaze (High School Youth)Sr. High Mission TripCon�rmation (7th & 8th graders)First Communion classesFirst Bible classesBaptism classesFamily Nights