National Day of Thanksgiving November 22nd
Invite your family and friends to join us for Thanksgiving Day worship, 10:15 A.M. Here at Christ Lutheran Church. Thanksgiving Altar Decoration: We will decorate the chancel following worship Sunday Nov. 18th in preparation for Thanksgiving Day. Potted mums and other Fall flowers would be appreciated. Also bring items for the cornucopia: nuts, gourds, Indian corn, corn stocks, and garden produce. Speak with Lenora or Carlene for more information.
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Evening Advent Worship services are scheduled for Wednesday evenings December 5,12, and 19, at 7:00 P.M. Make the 2001 Holiday season truly memorable and meaningful by preparing your heart through these special times of worship and meditation.
Christ Lutheran Holiday Calendar
- November 22: 10:15 AM Thanksgiving Worship
- November 30: Annual Women’s Guild Christmas Party.
- December 5: 7:00 PM Advent Vespers service
- December 9: (Sunday Afternoon) Christmas Caroling.
- December 12: 7:00 PM Advent Vespers
- December 15: Christmas for Kids
- December 16:(After church) potluck and church decorating.
- December 19: 7:00 PM Advent Vespers
- December 24: 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Worship
- December 25: 10:15 AM Christmas Day Holy Communion.
- December 31: 7:00 PM New Year’s Eve Holy Communion.
Women’s Guild Annual Christmas Party
This year’s party will be hosted at the parsonage by Hannah Anderson, 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. All women of the congregation are welcome, and this is a good time to bring along a friend. Ladies with daughters should also bring them. The ladies from Living Word congregation in Petaluma have also been invited. Plan to bring a “holiday goodie” to share with the group. See Carlene Seghezzi for more information.
Christmas for Kids
Mom’s Day Out
Saturday December 15th
1:00-4:00 PM
Leave the kids at church on Saturday Dec. 15th from 1:00 through 4:00 PM while you get some Christmas shopping done. Christmas crafts, songs, and story-hour…… just for kids!
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No Wednesday Evening Bible study this week Nov 21!
Synod, Circuit News
Excerpts from President G. Orvick’s Nov. 15 Newsletter
Dear Co-workers:
What a lovely day for the 15th of November! It's a lovely day in God's Kingdom also where the peace and joy of the forgiveness of sins shines like the sun. The weather in the church militant may be a little cloudy, but God can turn the clouds into sunshine.
As I look around I am overwhelmed by all the work that the pastors , teachers, boards and committees are doing. Evangelism seminars are being conducted, new sites for home missions are being explored, a World Mission Conference was just completed in Lima, Peru, and Bethany College and Seminary are hard at work teaching God's young people and preparing future pastors.
Some of our pastors have accepted calls to new locations. Rev. Joseph Abrahamson has accepted the call to the Oklee,MN, parish and will be installed on Dec. 2nd. Rev. Aaron Hamilton has accepted the call to West Jordan, Utah and will be installed on Dec. 9th. Rev. Greg Sahlstrom is holding the call to a new mission start in Claremont, Florida.
The Board of Trustees of our synod is concerned about our budget shortage. At the end of October we were $94,201.65 short of our budgetary needs. At its August meeting the Board passed the following resolution: "RESOLVED, that all categories of the 2002 budget be cut by 10% (including the Schwan Program funds)." The
boards of the synod will need to re-examine their budgets in light of this resolution. The Stewardship Board distributed envelopes and asked all to gather a special offering to help catch up.
George Orvick (President of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
The full text of President Orvick’s Newsletter is available from the pastor.
