Pentecost Sunday This Week at Christ...
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May 29, 2015
This Week at Christ Lutheran
Sunday, May 31 8:30 AM Worship (FCC) 10:00 AM Education Hour/SS 1 PM All VBS staff mtg. 8:00 PM Channel 6 mini- series... “A.D. The Bible Continues”
Tuesday, June 1 9—Noon Vacation Bible School
Tuesday, June 2 6:41 AM Men praying for revival (Dr. Keith’s office) 9—Noon Vacation Bible School 6:30 PM House of Prayer 7:00 PM Bible Study on AD TV miniseries
Wednesday, June 3 9—Noon Vacation Bible School Thursday, June 4 9—Noon Vacation Bible School 6:30 PM Communication mtg. 6:30 PM Finance & Steward- ship Comm. (FCC)
Friday, June 5 9—Noon Vacation Bible School Saturday, June 6 9 AM Christmas in July mtg
Pastor Mark
Degner
Sunday’s Focus:
There are certain things in life
that are undeniable! When
Saul encountered the living
Lord Jesus on the road to Da-
mascus, it was a life-altering
experience. The resurrection of
Jesus was undeniable! Since we
have encountered the Lord, we
share the same conviction
about Christ.
5/31/15 READINGS
Acts 9:1-22
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-17
5/31/15
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS Greeters: Curt & Vicki Barr
Reader: Curt Barr Ushers: Eloise Hiemke
Taylen Davis
5/31/15 Coffee Hostess:
Kris Coffey
5/29/15 Cleaning: Team #2 6/5/15 Cleaning: Team #3
Pentecost
Sunday
5-31-2015
8:30 AM
Sermon Series “A.D. The Bible Continues” is the
name of the series of messages
Pastor Mark is delivering on Sun-
day mornings. Each message cor-
responds to the previous episode
of “A.D.” viewed on television. In-
vite your unchurched friends and
neighbors to view the miniseries
with you, come to the Tuesday
study and attend worship on Sun-
day.
May 31st ~ A.D. The Bible Contin
ues ~ WOWT, 8:00 p.m.
June 1-5 ~ Vacation Bible School
at FCC
June 7-12 ~ Confirmation Camp at
Ingham Okoboji
July 17 ~ Christmas in July at
Lions Park
October 16-18 ~ Rachel’s Vine
yard Retreat at St. Benedict’s,
Schuyler, NE
Sunday, May 24
attendance = 58
Trinity Worship Sunday is a celebration of the
Holy Trinity, God in three per-
son, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Enter His gates with thanksgiv-
ing and His courts with praise.
Come to worship on Sunday!
Great Outreach Opportunity
The NBC miniseries “A.D. The Bi-
ble Continues” provides each of us
a great chance to reach others
who do not know Jesus. There are
three expressions of this series:
1) the episodes that air on
WOWT each Sunday night; 2) our
Tuesday night Bible study; 3) our
Sunday morning teaching series.
Pray that the Holy Spirit will
draw many to Jesus as Savior.
Then invite others.
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Why You Should Regularly Attend our House of Prayer!
Why pray? Charles Finney wrote,
“Nothing tends more to cement the
hearts of Christians than praying
together. Never do they love one
another so well as when they wit-
ness the outpouring of each other’s
hearts in prayer.” ~ Charles Finney.
Come together, church! Stand
with us in corporate prayer. We
need to pray for the power of the
Holy Spirit to be the church He
has called us to be. Come to
House of Prayer ~ this Tuesday
~ 6:30 p.m. (before worship) at
FCC.
What’s Missional?
A missional church imitates what
God has done in Jesus Christ ~ He
sent His Son into the world. To be
missional means to be sent out; we
do not expect people to come to us.
We go to them. We are all mission-
aries sent into a non-Christian cul-
ture. Every follower is to be an
agent of God’s kingdom, and every
Jesus follower is to carry the mis-
sion of God into every arena of
life. We are to live on purpose -
with Christian intention every
day. Ready, set, go!
Missional Idea
Do a summer BBQ. Invite a few of
your friends to help. Invite your
neighbors and begin to get to know
those whom you have not met.
When they ask you why you are do-
ing this, tell them it’s about being a
Jesus follower.
Giving Away Your Crosses?
We have done so well with our
cross ministry, giving away al-
most 2,500. An additional 500
crosses have been blessed and
are available for you to give to
those that the Lord has ap-
pointed. Grab some at the Christ
Lutheran table. Give away your
crosses and bless others in Je-
sus’ name. Then, tell us what
happened. What’s your story?
Tell it!
Jesus Follower Quotes
“Your life is God’s gift to you.
What you do with your life is your
gift back to God.”
“May your life preach more loudly
than your lips.”
Prayer Quotes “The measure of our prayer is the
measure of our power.”
- Andrew Murray
“Dear Lord, I need You. I am tired of
doing things my way. Help me to do
things Your way. Take my weakness
and give me Your strength. Give me
Your Spirit that I may trust, love,
and serve You with my whole heart,
mind and strength. Amen.”
Tuesday
Bible Study
7:00 p.m.
“A.D. The Bible
Continues” is
the title of our Bible study on
Tuesday evenings. We meet
each week to discuss the pre-
ceding episode of A.D. Watch
Episode 9 on Sunday, Channel
6 WOWT from 8-9 p.m. This
study of Acts will build your
knowledge of the Word and
encourage you to live bold, ac-
tion-oriented lives like the first
followers of Jesus. Don’t miss
any of this! Lesson 9 is “,” Tues-
day, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at FCC.
“A.D. The Bible Continues” Episode 9 on Sunday
Be sure to watch (or DVR) Epi-
sode 9 of the dramatic miniser-
ies titled, “A.D. The Bible Con-
tinues,” Sunday, May 31, 8:00
p.m. on NBC, WOWT, Channel
6. You can also view it on
nbc.com or youtube.com. In
this Sunday’s episode, Saul re-
turns to Jerusalem, after
preaching in Damascus nearly
cost him his life. There he
meets with Peter and the disci-
ples. They eventually agree to
welcome him into the church
with much reluctance and only
after Barnabas persuades them
to trust him. (Acts 9:20-27).
Confirmation Camp
Pray for Mysti, Andrew and
Bryan who will be attending
Confirmation Camp at Lake
Okoboji the week of June 7th.
Pray also for Crystal Vogt and
Pastor who will attend.
Missional Retreat Outcomes
“The church has left the build-
ing!” On May 2nd, our church met
at the Blair Hospital for our
leadership retreat. Six service
projects were proposed and ac-
cepted by our people who at-
tended: 1) Rebuilding Washing-
ton County, 2) A Meal and a
Movie, 3) Mobile Meals, 4) Shut-
in Ministry, 5) Parents’ Date
Night, and 6) Disaster Relief
Team. If you are willing to vol-
unteer or have any questions
about these missional projects,
contact Todd Trimpe
( c h a i r m a n ) a t
402.689.8890; or Bob Coffey
( pr e si den t) a t r cof -
f e y 2 5 0 @ a o l . c o m o r
402.253.1381. Please help!
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June
Birthday
Blessings
May 31 Kaela Barr
Jun. 4 Richard Petersen
Jun. 5 Jeannine Jones
Jun. 6 Cindy Picton
Jun. 12 Pastor Mark
Jun. 13 Bryan Camenzind
Jun. 15 Helga Hanson
Jun. 18 Karen Camenzind
Jun. 21 Megan Schmidt
Jun. 25 Brayden Mammen
If you know of anyone omitted from this list,
please email Jody [email protected]
to update the church records.
Adult Information Class
Anyone interested in discover-
ing more about Christ Lutheran
Church and the LCMC is invited
to participate in an informa-
tional class, Sunday mornings,
10:00 a.m., in the church office.
Pastor Mark will be the pri-
mary facilitator with other CLC
leaders assisting. Participation
in the class does not obligate
one to join our church, but may
lead to church membership at
Christ. Who do you know who
could be blessed by this class?
Invite your friends and
neighbors.
We Remember Fallen Officer
K e r r i e O r o z c o
Pray for Kerrie’s family, friends
and fellow officers. Officer Orozco
is survived by her husband Hector
Orozco and two stepchildren,
Natalie and Santiago. Kerrie gave
birth to Olivia Ruth on February
17, 2015. Olivia Ruth was deliv-
ered early and was expected to
come home from the hospital on
May 21st…the day after Officer
Orozco was killed in the line of
duty.
Fremont Health is offering a grief
support group for adults in
June. The group will meet for three
consecutive Thursday afternoons
(June 4th, 11th and 18th)
from 1:00PM - 3:00PM on the third
floor of Fremont Health’s Health
Park Plaza and is open to anyone
dealing with the loss of a loved one -
whether that is a spouse, parent,
child or friend. This group is suppor-
tive and educational in nature and is
designed for anyone 18 or
older. There is no charge to attend
and refreshments will be provided.
VBS Next Week!
Our Vacation Bible School will
take place June 1-5. “Everest -
Conquering Challenges with
God’s Might Power” is our
theme. We are cooperating with
FCC on this ministry. Can you
help? Please contact Cindy Pic-
ton or Sarah Trimpe to volun-
teer. Please support this out-
reach to children and families.
Christmas in July
Christ Lutheran Church is ob-
serving the third annual Christ-
mas in July on July 17th, from
6:00-8:30 p.m. at Lions Park. We
are inviting other churches,
groups and ministries in Blair to
collaborate with us for the bene-
fit of Joseph’s Coat and the
Washington County Food Bank.
We need your help! Contact
Linda Degner to volunteer. Our
next planning meeting is Satur-
day, June 6th at 9 AM. Please
come!
Storm Chasers Game
2015 Lutheran Night tickets are
still available for the Monday,
June 8th game between the
Omaha Storm Chasers and the
Colorado Springs Sky Sox. It will be
the 4th annual Lutheran Night at
Werner Park. Contact Judi Peder-
sen as soon as possible for your $6
tickets.
Nepal Earthquake
A second earthquake struck Nepal
on May 12 causing additional inju-
ries and damage to areas just be-
ginning recovery from the earth-
quake that struck the country on
April 25. More than 24,000 people
have been killed or injured and
that number may continue to rise.
You can help. One organization
you may choose to support in
Nepali relief efforts is Lutheran
World Relief. You may give online
at the following site: http://
lwr.org/ or send your donation to
Lutheran World Relief, 700 Light
Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21230. 100% of your gift will be
used to support efforts to respond
to the devastation from the earth-
quake.
T h a n k Y o u
LaDonna Bucy wrote this week, “I
want to thank God for being with
me through all this. Then, thanks
to all the family, Pastor Mark and
all of Christ Lutheran for your
calls, prayers, visits and cards. I
have learned a lot – like to worry
less & give it all to God. I know
without a doubt it is my Father’s
will to heal me & I have confident
assurance that He desires my heal-
ing more than I do. We walk hand
& hand each day. So now thanks to
everyone for so many prayers &
the prayer shawl. Keep those
prayers going! Trusting God for
ALL! In Christ’s love, LaDonna”