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Volume 18, Issue 3 CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH The Clarion The Clarion Mission Statement: Christ Lutheran Church exists to “...continue to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with members, community & the world”. Volume 18, Issue 3 March 1, 2015 “But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22 The youth group will be having a "lock-in" Friday, March 6 th ,to kick off the 2015 youth activities. The group will meet at the church at 6:30 P.M. , then go to Main Event for dinner and bowling. They'll return to church afterwards for games, movies and fellowship. Parents will pick up kids at 9:00 A.M., Saturday morning. Contact Jack or Rebecca Meeks at: 577-9268, if you are interested in attending or have questions regarding the event. The cost will be covered by the church. Kids are encouraged to come! Dear Friends in Christ, As some of you know, the Sunday morning adult Bible class is studying the book of James. As we read through it, it is becoming more and more clear to me that the above verse is a great summary, not only of the book of James, but of our life to- gether as the Body of Christ. Just as it is important, even essential, to hear and accept the Word of God, it is equally essential to apply His Word in our everyday lives. Perhaps the question you are thinking of, as I often do, is what does that look like. I believe that they are at least two good pictures of what doing the Word looks like. The first is one that we, as Lutherans, are typically very good at. God’s Word not only explains what baptism and the Lord’s Supper are, but, in fact, God’s Word DOES baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The benefit of a baptism, life and salvation, come from the promise and power in God’s Word. The bene- fit of the Lord’s Supper, forgiveness of sins and salvation, come from the promise and power in God’s Word. When we hear God’s Word and receive the Sacraments, God is doing His Word to and for us. One could say that this is loving the Lord God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. The second is what the Holy Spirit is acting in us for, and what we need to be in prayer and making an effort for, and that is loving our neighbor as ourselves. It looks like healthy communication among members of our congregation, using the principles of love, forgiveness, and grace in the different places God has us every day, and working together as a congregation for the good of the Kingdom, just to name a few. This one seems harder to come by, but in fact, is promised by God as well with His Spirit of Unity. Please join me in praying for our church body to glorify God in the way that we live out the salva- tion that He has granted to us. It will surely be a blessed and wonderful journey! Yours in Christ, Pastor Grunklee
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Volume 18, Issue 3
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCHCHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
The ClarionThe Clarion
Mission Statement: Christ Lutheran Church exists to
“...continue to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with
members, community & the world”.
Volume 18, Issue 3
March 1, 2015
“But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22
The youth group will be having a "lock-in" Friday, March 6th
,to kick off
the 2015 youth activities. The group will meet at the church at 6:30
P.M. , then go to Main Event for dinner and bowling. They'll return to
church afterwards for games, movies and fellowship. Parents will pick
up kids at 9:00 A.M., Saturday morning. Contact Jack or Rebecca
Meeks at: 577-9268, if you are interested in attending or have questions regarding the event.
The cost will be covered by the church. Kids are encouraged to come!
Dear Friends in Christ,
As some of you know, the Sunday morning adult Bible class is studying the book of
James. As we read through it, it is becoming more and more clear to me that the
above verse is a great summary, not only of the book of James, but of our life to-
gether as the Body of Christ.
Just as it is important, even essential, to hear and accept the Word of God, it is equally essential to
apply His Word in our everyday lives. Perhaps the question you are thinking of, as I often do, is what does
that look like. I believe that they are at least two good pictures of what doing the Word looks like.
The first is one that we, as Lutherans, are typically very good at. God’s Word not only explains
what baptism and the Lord’s Supper are, but, in fact, God’s Word DOES baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
The benefit of a baptism, life and salvation, come from the promise and power in God’s Word. The bene-
fit of the Lord’s Supper, forgiveness of sins and salvation, come from the promise and power in God’s
Word. When we hear God’s Word and receive the Sacraments, God is doing His Word to and for us.
One could say that this is loving the Lord God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
The second is what the Holy Spirit is acting in us for, and what we need to be in prayer and making
an effort for, and that is loving our neighbor as ourselves. It looks like healthy communication among
members of our congregation, using the principles of love, forgiveness, and grace in the different places
God has us every day, and working together as a congregation for the good of the Kingdom, just to
name a few. This one seems harder to come by, but in fact, is promised by God as well with His Spirit of
Unity.
Please join me in praying for our church body to glorify God in the way that we live out the salva-
tion that He has granted to us. It will surely be a blessed and wonderful journey!
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Grunklee
Volume 18, Issue 3
MARCH'S MARCH'S SERVANTSSERVANTS
ALTAR SERVICE Rebecca Meeks
ASSISTING MINISTERS James Diers and Chris Weiss
THE LAY READER Tamara Thompson
GREETERS Art and Marylin Ormsby
KITCHEN HOSTESSES Barbara Merz and Sharon Trang
OFFERING TELLERS Mary Lou Riley and Louise Reynolds
ACOLYTES Sunday, March 1: Andy Jarrett
Wednesday, March 4: Audrey Meeks
Sunday, March 8: Kendall Graham
Wednesday, March 11: Lyric Garlitz
Sunday, March 15: Abi Baxter
Wednesday, March 18: Bella Redd
Sunday, March 22: Bella Redd
Wednesday, March 25: Abi Baxter
Sunday, March 29: Andy Jarrett
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
GAME DAY
WILL BE
MONDAY, MARCH 16TH
AT 1:30 P.M.
March 2, Rodney Donahue
March 3, Noretta Adrian
March 3, Artie Limmer
March 3, Erv Merz
March 5, Bradley Hunsucker
March 6, Jenny Feagan
March 6, Zoe Carpenter
March 8, Arlene Hale
March 13, Kelsey Williams
March 15, Kim Graham
March 15, Brooks Jennings
March 15, Lee Satterwhite
March 18, Jeannine McCoy
March 18, Griffin Carpenter
March 19, Clayton Parks
March 20, Weldon Spears
March 21, David Harrison
March 23, Pastor Ron Rodeck
March 25, Bob Riley
March 26, Randy Erickson
March 27, Sandra Lemon
March 27, Albert Rinne
March 28, Doris Smith
March 30, Billy Guetersloh
March 10, Angela and Kelly Kensing
March 17, Brad and Chris Larson
March 17, Jonathan and Angie Redd
March 22, David and Jan Harrison
March 23, Rod and Sue Huenergardt
March 26, Adam and Farrah Freeman
March 27, Robert and Han Ratliff
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L.S.S. NEWS BY MARKY EDWARDS,
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Wedgewood South (WS) – They have 48 resi-dents and are working with a waiting list. Foster Care (FIT) – Five beds are available and there are 54 foster children. Another foster care agency is closing and will allow FIT to visit with their foster parents. NEEDS for FIT: In emergency situations children come to FIT with only the clothes they are wear-ing. Gift cards from Target or Walmart would be greatly appreciated so socks, underwear, etc. could be purchased. Preferable amount is $25. Health for Friends (HFF) – Ninety-five individuals were seen in the clinic. The Anderson Foundation gave them $4,000 for prescription assistance. Twenty-three are on the glucose strip program. HFF was invited to Lubbock Christian to do a presentation on community service projects their students could do for HFF and NH. Neighborhood House (NH) – Contracts for utility assistance funds has been received. The applica-tion process has begun and $25,000 has already been promised or committed. A total of $891,256 was received and hopefully more funds will be re-ceived throughout the year. NEEDS for NH: deodorant, toilet paper, and laun-dry detergent. Spring Fling – Save the date--May 9, 2015! Spring Fling will begin at 6 pm at the Frazier Alumni Center, on the Tech campus. This year we will have a western theme. Mr. Mark Minnick of the LSSS Austin office at-tended the meeting and expressed thanks for the work going on in the Lubbock area and stated that it is one of the most giving communities working with LSSS. Strategic planning is going on statewide at LSSS and more information is com-ing in the near future.
ROCK & WORSHIP ROADSHOW March 27th, 7:00 PM
United Supermarkets Arena 1701 Indiana Avenue
Pastor Grunklee will be contacting our high school youth about going to the Annual Rock and Worship Roadshow. I
hope that you can make your plans to attend!
AN INVITATION TO
DONATE
ALTAR FLOWERS We are truly grateful to friends
and members of Christ who donate flowers for our Sunday services. Celebrate a variety of mo-ments: "In Memory of" a loved one, "In Celebration of" a marriage, birth, baptism or other special event, or "In Honor of" someone special.
A number of Sundays are still available for donors on our flower chart, located on the wall in the Nar-thex. They are: March 29 (Palms), April 5 (Easter) and 12, May 17, July 12, August 23, and November 8 and 15.
Flowers are $44.00 (two vases) per Sunday. You are welcome to take your flowers home following the Worship service. Checks may be payable to Christ Lutheran Church and may be left on the Secretary's desk in the church office.
THE NEXT CHURCH COUNCIL
MEETING IS SUNDAY,
MARCH 15TH, FOLLOWING WORSHIP.
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STUDENT CENTER NEWS
LUTHERAN STUDENT CENTER:
The Supper on Sunday (SOS) is back at
the Lutheran Student Center. SOS meets Sundays at 5:30
P.M. and Bible study begins at 6:30 P.M. Please let me
know if you are interested in providing a meal for the stu-
dents. You can email me at: mon-
[email protected] or call: 806-786-3445. You
can also call Kay Arellano at: 806-543-7215. These are the
dates of the Sundays needed for Spring 2015: April 26th
and May 10th. The LSC is located at 2615-19th Street. Pas-
tor Grunklee will lead the Bible study groups March 1st and
March 8th. Thank you for your help!
BRAILLE WORK CENTER
MARCH SCHEDULE Braille WC #148
Group #1-----Contact Person , Marylin Ormsby—797-1946 Tuesday, March 3rd————————9:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 17th———————9:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 24th———————9:00 A.M. Group #2------Contact Persons, Mary Lee Franklin—795-4445 or Marky Edwards—788-0566 Tuesday, March 3rd————————1:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 10th———————1:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 24th———————1:00 P.M. Group # 3-------Contact Person Sue Huenergardt—797-2552 Tuesday, March 10th———————6:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 24th———————6:00 P.M. All three groups of Braille will meet on Tuesdays in the Month
of March due to the Lenten Services held on Wednesday's.
ROSE CARECIPLES
The Rose Careciples will meet at 6503 Peo-ria at 3:00 P.M., on March 19th. The lesson is on The Religions of the Middle East.
PARENTS' DAY
OUT by Betsy Fischer,
Director
WOW! The last two months have flown by
and the rest of the school year will move
just as quickly. The teachers and I are al-
ready making plans for the summer pro-
gram. This month will begin our early
registration for Summer 2015 and the
2015 – 2016 school year. If you are inter-
ested in our PDO summer session please
let me know or contact the church office
as soon as possible.
Please consider being a part of our “Read
to Me” program. We are in need of volun-
teers to read to the students. It is the sec-
ond Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m.
The children love the individual attention
they receive!
PDO will be closed March 16 – March 20
for Spring Break. We will resume classes
on Tuesday, March 24 @ 9:00 a.m.
We hope everyone has a safe and restful
break.
LIFELIGHT BIBLE STUDY
Session #8 will meet Wednesday, March 11th, from 10:00-11:30 AM.
THE GOOD NEWS BIBLE STUDY
will meet Wednesday, March 11th & Wednesday, March 25th at 1:30 P.M.
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CLC Kids’ Corner Please pray for our children:
Almighty God, heavenly Father, You have blessed us with the joy and care of children. Give us calm strength and patient wisdom
that as they grow in years, we may teach them to love whatever is just and true and good, following the example of our Savior, Jesus
Christ, our Lord. Amen
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CROSSword Puzzle
You may need a King James Version of the Bible to complete this puzzle.
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CHRIST
LUTHERAN CHURCH
7801 Indiana Avenue
Lubbock TX 79423-1805
Pastor Corey Grunklee
Phone: 806-799-0162
Fax: 806-799-2273
Website:
www.christ-lutheran.com
Email:
WORSHIP SCHEDULE 9:00 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASSES
10:15 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE Holy Communion is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.
Wednesday, March 4th, 6:30 P.M. Lenten Service
Wednesday, March 11th, 6:30 P.M. Lenten Service
Wednesday, March 18th, 6:30 P.M. Lenten Service
Wednesday, March 25th, 6:30 P.M. Lenten Service
Thursday, April 2nd, 6:30 P.M. Maundy Thursday Service (with Holy Communion).
Friday, April 3rd, 6:30 P.M. Good Friday Service
Sunday, April 5th, 7:00 A.M. & 10:15 A.M. Easter Sunday Services (with Holy Communion).
