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Christ Lutheran Church and
School
7701 Candelaria Road NE
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
From the Pastor 1
From the Principal 3
From the Congregation
Chairman
3
From the Treasurer 4
From the Youth Director 5
Music Director Notes 5
Women’s Lunch 6
Book Discussion Group 7
LWML 8
Scrip & Invitation 9
Calendar 11
Worship schedule 12
Honor Circle & Quilters 13
Youth & Senior news 13
C HR IS T C HR ON IC LE
August 2016
CHRIST CHRONICLE
Christ Lutheran Church and School
7701 Candelaria Road NE
Dear friends in Christ,
We live in a society and culture that
puts so much emphasis on winning,
success, and accomplishment, that we
as Christians have forgotten God’s
goals for our lives. What He wants to
accomplish through us is entirely dif-
ferent and in stark contrast to the
goals and desires of the world. Re-
member what St. Paul writes:
"Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view
of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as
living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to
God — this is your spiritual act of wor-
ship. Do not conform any longer to the
pattern of this world, but be trans-
formed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and ap-
prove what God's will is — his good,
pleasing and perfect will." (Romans
12:1-2)
I hope the following stories touch your
heart and remind you of what it means
to listen to Jesus, “be Jesus,” and to
follow God’s plans for serving others
as a “living sacrifice” to His glory.
The first story reminds us that God de-
fines progress and accomplishments
in His own way:
A man was sleeping at night in his cab-
in when suddenly his room filled with
light and the Savior appeared. The
Lord told the man he had work for him
to do, and showed him a large rock in
front of his cabin. The Lord explained
that the man was to push against the
rock with all his might.
This the man did day after day. For
many days he toiled from sun up to
sun down, his shoulders set squarely
against the cold, massive surface of
the unmoving rock, pushing it with all
his might. Each night the man re-
turned to his cabin sore, and worn out,
feeling that his whole day had been
spent in vain.
Seeing that the man was showing
signs of discouragement, Satan decid-
ed to enter the picture by placing
thoughts into the man's weary mind:
"You have been pushing against this
rock for a long time, and it hasn't
budged. Why kill yourself over this?
You are never going to move it." Thus
giving the man the impression that the
task was impossible and that he was a
failure. These troubled thoughts dis-
couraged and disheartened the man.
"Why kill myself over this?" I'll just put
in my time, giving just the minimum
effort and that will be good enough.
And, that is what he planned to do un-
til one day he decided to make it a
matter of prayer and take his thoughts
to the Lord. "Lord" he said, "I have la-
bored long and hard in your service,
putting all my strength to do that
which you have asked. Yet, after all
this time, I have not even been able to
budge that rock. What is wrong? Why
am I failing?"
(Continued on page 2)
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Christ Lutheran Church
Officers & Board Members
Chairman - Jerry Shroff
Vice Chairman - Bob Dragan
Secretary - Cheryl Frazine
Treasurer - Vacant
Board of Christian Education Bill Vering , chair
Kris Donahue
Laurel Drew
David Hommel
Marc Lucero
Ann McBrayer
Lee Swanger
Deon Haas – teacher representative
Board of Church Properties Phil Pelzman, chair
Paul Guyer
Jerry Kolke
Philippe LeGault
Matthew Martinez
Joel Naber
Board of Human Care Eunice Hoeft, chair
Nancy Brul
Angie Bischoff
Yvonne Damerow
Allyn Irving
Connie Kallsen
Marcia Koschmann
Bea Martinez
Board of Lay Ministry Marty Rasmussen, chair
Kelley Burmeister
James Gruetzner
Matt Helge
Tim Klein
Jerry Shroff
Board of Missions Vic Dawley, chair
Vera Abresch
DuWayne Branscombe
Barbara Gunderlach
Ralph Hughes
Board of Parish Fellowship Kelly Gruetzner, chair
Sheri Call
Cheri Guyer
Julie Henderson
Karen Kolke
Danielle Lukow
Kevin Lukow
Kristie Naber
Shelby Vering
Board of Stewardship David Hommel, chair
Randy Bennett
Tom Hebblewhite
Dianne Hommel
Dave Oetting
Renae Ricard Postenrieder
Board of Youth Nicole Golich
Tim Klein
Noah Rasmussen
Doug Rickers
The Lord responded compassionately,
"My friend, when I asked you to serve
me and you accepted, I told you that
your task was to push against the
rock with all your strength, which you
have done. NEVER ONCE did I men-
tion to you that I expected you to
move it. Your task was to push. And,
now you have come to me with your
strength spent, thinking that you have
failed. But, is that really so? Look at
yourself. Your arms are strong and
muscled, your back sinewy and
brown, your hands are callused from
constant pressure, and your legs have
become massive and hard. Through
opposition you have grown much, and
your abilities now surpass that which
you used to have. Yet, you haven't
moved the rock. But your calling was
to be obedient and to push and to ex-
ercise your faith and trust in my wis-
dom. This you have done. I my friend
will now move the rock."
At times, when we hear a word from
God, we tend to use our own intellect
to decipher what He wants, when ac-
tually what God wants is simple obe-
dience and faith in Him.... By all
means exercise the faith that moves
mountains, but know that it is still
God who actually moves them.
The second story illustrates what hap-
pens when we “do not conform any
longer to the pattern of this world, but
are transformed by the renewing of
your mind in Christ.”
At a fund-raising dinner for a Brooklyn
school that caters to learning-
disabled children, the father of one
child was expected to give a speech
extolling the dedicated staff's work.
Instead his opening remarks shocked
the crowd of parents and teachers.
He cried out: "My son goes to this
school, which teaches that everything
God does is done with perfection. But
where is the perfection in my son
Shaya? My child cannot understand
things as other children do. So tell me
where is God's perfection?"
The audience, shocked by the man's
anguished question, hushed. A few
people coughed nervously as the fa-
ther continued: "I believe that when
God brings a child like this into the
world, the perfection He seeks is in
the way people react." The father
then told about the afternoon he and
Shaya walked past a park where
some boys Shaya knew were playing
baseball. Shaya asked, "Do you think
they will let me play?"
The father knew that his son was not
at all athletic and that most boys
would not want him on their team.
Nevertheless, Shaya's father under-
stood that if his son were to be cho-
sen to play it would give him a com-
fortable sense of belonging. So the
father approached one of the boys in
the field and asked if Shaya could
play.
The boy looked around for guidance
from his teammates. Getting none,
he took matters into his own hands.
"We're losing by six runs, and the
game is in the eighth inning," he told
the father. "I guess he can be on our
(Continued from page 1) Pastor’s article
(Continued on page 7)
CHRIST CHRONICLE
From the Principal
Mark von Soosten
There are three weeks to the begin-
ning of the 2016-2017 school year
as I write this article. It has been a busy sum-
mer, with many things going on, and many peo-
ple to thank for their efforts. Such as…
• Jerry Kolke, Kelley Burmeister, and Phil Pelz-
man for refinishing the old church office
space so that it can be used for the band
room next year. This will allow us to not have
band in the same building as a preschool
classroom.
• Jerry Shroff, Al Koschmann, Sarah Nixon,
and Pastor Groeling for all of their time and
work in the areas of marketing and restruc-
turing the school’s financial process. Due to
their efforts, we have 19 new students
signed up for this coming year, the most we
have ever had in a single year.
• Kim Rasmussen for continuing to serve as
Acting PreSchool Director and allowing the
program to grow by coordinating the addition
of a 2-year-old class.
• All of the congregation members and school
families that have told other people about
Christ Lutheran School. Your efforts have
also been very important in growing our stu-
dent body and giving us more opportunities
to share the Gospel with students and their
families.
• Bill Vering, Deon Haas, Sarah Handrock,
Pastor Groeling, and Jerry Shroff for their
work on the call committee to find math and
science teachers to replace Vera Abresch,
who took a call to Michigan. Through their
efforts we have a full staff for next year.
(Continued on page 4)
Page 3
Happy New Year!!! We are beginning our new 2016-2017 fiscal year
and I have to tell you I am excited. I am excited
about how God worked in our church this past fis-
cal year and also things I believe The Holy Spirit
has in store for us this coming year.
We just had our annual Congregation Meeting
which is a great time for me to reflect on what has
happened and also get ready for what is about to
happen. I am like a child at Christmas who just
got to open a lot of presents only to find out there
are so many presents left to be open.
Just a few highlights of the Congregation Meet-
ing…for the first time in a number of years we are
going into the new year with a balanced budget –
Yea! Also for the first time in a number of years
we are experiencing growth in our school.
After losing 5-10% of students for several years we
are anticipating a GROWTH in students. In K-8
last year we started the school year with 101 stu-
dents. This year we will begin the school year with
115 to 120 plus K-8 students.
We will begin the year with a full staff. We will
have a full Kindergarten (22 students versus 6 last
year). We are starting a toddler, 2 year old, pro-
gram. We are expanding our Pre-school potential
and growing toward our K-8 potential. GOD IS
GOOD!!!
Now on to what I am even more excited about. We
have incorporated large Mission commitments into
the budget. We are going to be a sponsoring
church for Ben Helge and the Czech Republic Min-
istry with a $12,000 commitment.
Ben has made a long-term commitment to being a
Missionary. It is awesome that we are committing
to be his partner in that Mission. He can use
these dollars and anything more we can commit
outside of the church budget.
We have also budgeted the rent for our east Albu-
querque Mission God Cares About You. This
$5,400 commitment reflects the new $450 a (Continued on page 8)
From the Congregation
President Jerry Shroff, Congregation Chairman
Page 4 Christ Chronic le
FROM the CHURCH TREASURER
As of June 30th we have received $484,067 in offer-
ings out of $524,884 planned for in the FY 15/16
Mission & Ministry Plan. We are 48 Sundays into our
fiscal year averaging $10,085 per week in offerings.
Our planned average is $10,094 per week. We were
$9 per week below our planned average.
Our approved planned expenses are $1,311,678. As
of May 31st we spent $1,169,443.
Our status 48 weeks into Mission Ministry
2015/2016
Approved Budget $1,311,678
Planned Offerings $524,884
Non Offerings Income 12,500
Special Offerings 23,000
Thrivent Choice 7,000
School Income 701,350
Total Planned Income $1,268,734
Planned Surplus (+) or Deficit (-) - $42,944
Actual Income as of June 30th:
Offerings $484,067
Non-offerings 9,991
Special Offerings 20,456
Thrivent Choice 7,029
School Income 644,331
YTD Income $1,137,929
YTD Expenses $1,169,443
YTD Net Loss -$31,514
Planned & Actual Expenses as of June 30th
Fiscal Yr
Planned Actual Largest
Board Expenses Expense Expense
Administration $10,800 $12,896 Credit Card fees
Church Council 8,673 6,647 District &
Synod Support
Christian Ed. 23,600 18,728 K-8 Materials
Church Property 227,750 183,353 Mortgage
Human Care 250 0 None
(continued on the next column)
(continued from the previous column)
Lay Ministry 4,760 5,442 Sunday School
Missions 5,200 1,600 Matzkes
Fellowship 1,000 202 Kitchen supplies
Marketing 7,500 8,415 Online
Marketing
Stewardship 450 439 Envelopes
Youth 6,000 3,799 Chap. Exp.
Compensation 1,051,889 927,923 Salaries
Total $1,311,678 $1,169,443
Together with the Grace of God, we can meet
the challenge which He has placed before us to
further His Mission here at Christ Lutheran
Church and School.
• Thomas Hinrichs for accepting our call to
be middle school math and PE teacher.
We are excited to have him join our fac-
ulty and to become a part of our minis-
try. (I especially am excited to no longer
be the only male on our school staff!)
As you can see, many people have been in-
volved in what we are doing this year.
Finally, I want to thank the entire congrega-
tion for your continued support of our
school. Your prayers, cooperation, financial
support, and everything else you do make it
possible for us to do this ministry. Thank
you for taking Matthew 28:19-20 to heart,
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all na-
tions, baptizing them in the name of the Fa-
ther and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded
you.”
In Christ,
Mark
(Continued from page 3) Principal’s Article
CHRIST CHRONICLE Page 5
FROM THE YOUTH DIRECTOR
by Leslie Helge
The 2016 LCMS (Inter) National Youth Gather-
ing, “In Christ Alone”, was a wonderful experi-
ence! 25,000 young people and adult leaders
arrived in New Orleans for five days to worship,
play, serve, learn, grow in relationships, and
even give blood, all in the name of Jesus. Each
day was packed full of a variety of opportunities.
Just to give you a peek at what took place during
the five days, “the participants of the 2016
LCMS Youth Gathering spent a lot of time in ser-
vice during the week. We give thanks for the
ways in which the youth echoed the love of
Christ in the following ways:” (Gathering website)
Photo credit: Matthew Boness, 2016 LCMS Youth Gathering
Media Team
(Continued on page 6)
…let us run with endurance the race that is set
before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and per-
fecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set
before him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is seated at the right hand of the
throne of God. Hebrews 12:1b-2
We lead such busy lives! I have been out of town
more this summer than usual it seems. And the
month of August still has some more traveling
times for me. I will go to Lindsey’s graduation
from Occupational Therapy School and help Chel-
sey get set up in a new place for her junior year at
Texas Tech University. Christ Lutheran School be-
gins in two weeks, and plans for music lessons
and choir concerts need to get done.
The affairs of this country are of great concern as
we approach the election in November. Horrible
acts of violence have shattered lives here in the
U.S. and abroad. The evil in this world is so appar-
ent!
Thanks be to God, we are His children! We are no
longer slaves to sin in this world; we are heirs of
the covenant! We have the promise of eternal life
because of Jesus’ death and resurrection!
So, during our struggles on this earth, keep our
eyes on Jesus! Stay strong in the faith by reading
His Word and receiving the Sacrament. We may
not always understand the ways of God, but we
can trust that He has us in His hands. His love for
us never wavers. We share that love with all we
meet!
So many opportunities are given to us to spread
the Gospel message of God’s love and grace! Em-
brace them! The joy and freedom that Christ gives
is overwhelming!! What a thrill it was to hear from
some of the Czech friends visiting with Benjamin
Helge how their lives have been changed since
they have learned about their Savior, Jesus
Christ!
NOTES FROM YOUR
MUSIC DIRECTOR
By Beth Shroff
CHRIST CHRONICLE Page 6
SCHOOL SUPPLIES Needed for Three
Groups:
1. God Cares About You (East Albuquerque)
mission for the children’s program
2. Isleta Mission in El Paso for their program
in Anapra, Mexico
3. A small rural school in Cabo San Lucas where Vic and
Carol Dawley will visit in October.
A collection box will be placed in the
church narthex during August for
your donations. You may select which
mission receives your donation or un-
marked donations will go where
needed most.
Thank you in advance for your dona-
tions. Contact Vic or Carol Dawley for
more information about any of the
three missions.
Women’s Lunch—Aug. 21
The Christ Lutheran Women’s Guild invites ALL women to a
luncheon in the parish hall on Sunday, Aug. 21 - approximate-
ly 12:15 p.m.
A light lunch will be served and comments will be heard from
those who were delegates at the Lutheran Women’s Mission-
ary League Rocky Mountain District Convention in Colorado
Springs in June. Plus, you can learn about the National LWML
Convention that will be held here in Albuquerque in June
2017!
A small amount of Guild business will consist of election of
officers and sign-up sheets will also be available for those
who wish to serve on committees.
Please come join us and hear more about LWML (Lutheran
Women’s Missionary League.) We have two different meeting
times and dates: Friday morning and Tuesday evening. You
can also learn how our “mites” go far in reaching out with the
good news of the gospel and providing much needed grants
and resources.
Questions? Please contact Carol Bickel (821-8051) and learn
how you can wear “Purple” with your sisters in Christ.
We’ll soon be planning a
Christ Lutheran “Do-It-
Yourself” Photo Directory.
Benefits:
• Current photos of all Christ
Lutheran families in a directory
so we can easily recognize
names and faces.
• Pictures will be taken on a Sun-
day morning, so you won’t make
a separate trip to church.
• No appointment to schedule a
portrait sitting time will be
needed.
• There won’t be any pressure to
purchase a package of photo-
graphs from a photographer.
Watch for details in next month’s
Chronicle for which month and
which Sundays we’ll start taking
photos.
CHRIST CHRONICLE Page 7
Book Discussion Group
Friday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m.
"A Hobbit, A Wardrobe & A Great War" by Joseph Loconte
The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and
C. S. Lewis.
Al & Marcia Koschmann Contact: 271-1287
team and we'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth
inning." Shaya's father was ecstatic as Shaya
smiled broadly. A team member told Shaya to put on
a glove and go out to play short center field.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shaya's team
scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In
the bottom of the ninth inning, Shaya's team scored
again and now, with two outs and the bases loaded
with the potential winning run on base, Shaya was
up to bat.
Would the team actually take a chance on Shaya to
bat home the winning run? Everyone knew it was all
but impossible because Shaya didn't even know how
to hold the bat properly, let alone hit with it.
Yet as Shaya
stepped up to the
plate, the pitcher
moved a few steps to
lob the ball in softly
so Shaya should at
least be able to
make contact. The
first pitch came in
and Shaya swung
clumsily and missed.
One of Shaya's team-
mates came up to
Shaya so together
they could hold the
bat and face the
pitcher.
Again the pitcher took a few steps forward to toss
the ball softly. As the pitch came in, Shaya and his
teammate swung at the bat and together they hit a
slow ground ball. The pitcher picked up the soft
grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to
the first baseman. Shaya would have been out and
that would have ended the game. Instead, the pitch-
er took the ball and threw it on a high arc to right
field, far beyond reach of the first baseman. Every-
one started yelling, "Shaya, run to first! Run to first!"
Never in his life had Shaya run to first. So now he
scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and star-
tled. By the time he reached first base, the right
fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to
the second baseman who would tag out Shaya, still
running. But the right fielder understood what the
pitcher's intentions were, so he threw the ball high
and far over the third baseman's head. Everyone
yelled: "Run to second! Run to second!" Shaya ran
towards second base as the runners ahead of him
deliriously circled the bases towards home. Just as
Shaya reached second base, the opposing shortstop
ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base
and shouted, "Run to third." As Shaya rounded third,
the boys from both teams ran behind him screaming:
"Shaya, run home!" Shaya ran home, stepped on
home plate, and all 18 boys lifted him on their shoul-
ders. They made Shaya their hero, as he had just hit
a grand slam and won the game for his team.
"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling
down his face, "those 18 boys reached their level of
God's perfection.”
Some things to think about as we live and walk by
faith!
In Christ,
Pastor Neal Groeling
(Continued from page 2) Pastor’s article
CHRIST CHRONICLE Page 8
Plan now to attend the 37th Biennial LWML Convention
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 22-25, 2017. Have
you heard that these special guests will be there?
• LCMS President Matthew
Harrison will be the pro-
claimer at the opening wor-
ship service.
• Rev. Allen Anderson, LCMS
Rocky Mountain District
President will be the pro-
claimer at the closing wor-
ship service.
• LWML Past President Ida
Mall will be the keynote speaker.
• Jan Struck will provide humorous interruptions as
Katie Luther.
Please pray for our special guests and convention lead-
ers as they prepare to help us proclaim “Jesus Christ
above all” For up-to-date convention information, see
future issues of the Lutheran Woman’s Quarterly or
visit the website at www.lwml.org/2017-convention.
More details can be found on your district LWML web-
site www.lwmlrmd.org. Download the Call for Workers
and Convention Logo Polo Shirt order forms and share
them with others.
Each late night, and I do mean late, our group would
come together for family time to debrief the day’s
events and share our highlights/God moments.
Wednesday was the final day of the gathering and
this day was the highlight of the week for all of us:
worship with communion! Worshipping with 25,000
Christians in the Super Dome is unlike any other
worship service.
The 2016 LCMS Youth Gathering Media Team post-
ed the following information on the Gathering web-
site:
Pastor Matt Harrison opened his sermon (after
taking a couple selfies) by saying, “I want you to
know how proud we are of you. We love you.
The church loves you.” He reminded us of the
many ways we fail and encouraged us with
words from Martin Luther: “Be careful not to
become such a great saint that you’re not a sin-
ner anymore…because Christ dwells only in sin-
ners.” Christ is for sinners. “Jesus wants only
this,” Pastor Harrison said. “He covets you. All
of it is yours. You’re baptized. You’re connected
with Jesus…. And all of that comes in Christ
alone.”
What a memorable time. I cannot fully express my
appreciation for ALL the support of our youth.
There’s an incredible amount of love and encour-
agement for them. I am humbled by your generosity.
The youth will be sharing their Gathering experience
one Sunday in August (at the
time of this writing the date
has not been set). Keep an
eye out in the Sunday bulle-
tin for details. Until then…
thank you again family of
God.
Peace,
Leslie
(Continued from page 5) YOUTH Director
month rent that expands GCAY from being a 3
day mission to a 7 day mission.
Lionel indicated we are having 65 to 85 people
coming to the Mission on a daily basis…that is
65-85 people hearing the Gospel on a daily basis
– GOD IS GOOD!!!
The final budget addition that I am excited about
is that we now have a line item for our Stephen
Ministry. I am not only excited about the Line
Item but the fact that we, as a community of
faith, have already invested in sending 6 people
to leadership training, that we have a Pastor to-
tally committed to this Ministry and many excited
to push it forward.
I cannot wait to see how it moves forward this
year.
With all this Good News I have to share one ma-
jor need. We need to continue to keep all envel-
oped in Prayer – our school, our missions and
our servant ministry to each other. GOD IS GOOD
ALL THE TIME!!! Let’s make sure we are all shar-
ing in that goodness and leaning on The Holy
Spirit at all times.
God’s Peace,
Jerry
(Continued from page 3) President’s article
CHRIST CHRONICLE Page 9
Scrip (Gift Cards) at Christ
Lutheran Church & School Karen Kolke, Coordinator
We sold $1,1011.67 worth of gift cards during the month of June.
Total Rebate earned was $494.33 worth of “free” money that went to these funds:
Capital Improvement Fund earned $62.26 with 12 families participating
School Scholarship Fund earned $12.26 with 3 families participating
School Tuition distributed $89.04 with 10 families participating
Extended Care distributed $4.90 with 2 families participating
Playground Fund distributed $10.11 with 4 families participating
Youth Accounts distributed $48.20 with 5 families participating
The Technology Fund received $293.43 with 41 fam-
ilies participating. (Remember that ½ of the rebates
automatically go to our Technology Fund, but several
families have 100% of their rebates going to this
fund.)
This is FREE money and we have 41 families sup-
porting this program. We Thank YOU for that sup-
port!!!
We have over 300 members at church and 150 fami-
lies at the school, just think if everyone got on board
to earn money for our different funds! Or if even one-
half (or 225 people) started earning 'FREE' money to
support the Building Fund or the Playground Fund.
If you are buying gas, groceries, clothes, and eating
out, just buy a gift card and use it instead of cash,
credit, or debit cards.
If you have questions on how the program works or
how to make purchases on line, see Karen Kolke
or call her at 206-0906.
Come celebrate a Century of Life and Thirty Years of Marriage
for
Jerry and Karen Kolke
BBQ and Swim Party all weekend and celebration at church on Sunday!!
You are all invited to attend:
Aug. 5 ~ 6 pm Wine, beer, cheese, crackers (adults)* Aug. 6 ~ 2-4 ~ Casual Poolside Snacks Aug. 6 ~ 6 pm ~ BBQ* *at 1134 Santa Ana Ave. SE
Aug. 7 ~ 8:15/11:00 worship 12:30 ~ Anniversary Celebration at church
CHRIST CHRONICLE Page 10
August Celebrations (Please let the church office know if we missed
your special date - 884-3876, ext. 120.)
Worship for Shut-Ins
Watch Sundays at 12:30-1p.m. on the following
stations:
Local station - KAZQ-TV 32,
Comcast Cable - Channel 22,
Direct TV - Channel 119,
Dish Satellite Channel 110 & Channel 8817,
OR at 9:30 a.m. on Direct TV-Channel 377
(Total Christian Television), OR
Visit the website: www.worshipforshutins.org and click
on the “Online Worship” button. You can watch any
recent broadcasts, anytime, day or night!
August 7, 2016 – Luke 12:22-31
“How Much More!” by Rev. Dr. Thomas R. Ahlersmeyer, Holy
Cross Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN
The Gospel is good news to an idol-worshipping world that
“no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived
what God has prepared” (1 Corinthians 2:9). Whatever rela-
tionships or possessions we enjoy or aspire to experience in
this life, how much more is the Savior who walks beside us
and in whose light we will celebrate forever in eternal life.
August 14, 2016 – Hebrews 12:1-3
“Running the Race” by Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brege, St. Paul Lu-
theran Church~Decatur, IN
We may think that our Christian life is solely our accomplish-
ment. We cannot run the race (the Christian life) at all without
Christ. He is the author and perfecter of the faith, who for the
joy that was set before Him, endured the cross for our salva-
tion. Fix the eyes of faith on Him, and your Christian race will
be run by Him and through Him!
August 21, 2016 – Hebrews 12:18-24
“Three Mountains” by Rev. Paul E. Shoemaker, Emanuel Lu-
theran Church~New Haven, IN
When Moses approached God on Mount Sinai he said, “I
tremble with fear.” So it is when we approach God on our
own. But God approached us on Mount Calvary to remove
our fear by paying for our sins and offering us forgiveness.
Because of what Jesus accomplished we look forward to
Mount Zion, our heavenly home.
August 28, 2016 – Luke 14:1-11
“A Son in the Well” by Rev. James L. Elsner, Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church~Stroh, IN
Have you ever fallen into a “pit” and couldn’t get out?
There’s one pit we’re all stuck in. It takes Jesus to get us out.
That’s God’s commitment to you!
“Happy Birthday” to the following members of
our congregation who were born in August
Aug. 4 Doug Bickel
Collin Schneider
Aug. 5 Zaile Ramirez
Aug. 6 Matt Helge
Giavanna Malizia
Aug. 7 Debbie Yocky
Aug. 8 Joshua Clevenger
Aug. 9 Erin Mintle
Aug. 10 Sean Dawley
Aug. 11 Nancy Klein
Marc Lucero
Aug. 13 Debbie Nixon
Shelby Vering
Aug. 14 Kyla Mintle
Aug. 15 Pam Suazo
Aug. 17 Lee Ackermann
Aug. 18 Sally Goar
Aug. 19 Kirstin Sainz
Aug. 20 Sharon Kluck
Aug. 24 Jacob Rasmussen
Matthew Sainz
Ruth Slick
Aug. 26 Marilyn Golich
Aug. 29 Glen Postenrieder
Gordon Postenrieder
Aug. 30 Brayden Lund
Aug. 31 Jerry Kolke
Kaidyn Lowe
Alida Schnedler
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Christ Lutheran Youth (High School Youth): &
Jesus and You with nOthing in-between
(Middle School Youth ):
Youth News and Events: Please read the Sunday
bulletin for up-coming event details
Tuesday, August 2nd is our last “PSAT” for the sum-
mer! We’ll meet at 6 p.m. Our snack theme will be
international foods as we gear up for the 2016
Summer Olympics! Woot Woot!
Sunday, August 7th in both church services is our
college send off. Pastor will ask you and your par-
ent(s) to join him in the front of the church for a
special prayer.
YOUTH NEWS
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Christ Lutheran Chronicle is published for members and friends of Christ
Lutheran Church & School. News items for next
month’s Chronicle are due in the church office
on the 15th of the month and may be edited for
content or length. Thanks for your participation
and cooperation! ☺
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY goes out to those who were married in August:
August 11 David & Julie Henderson
August 12 Vic & Carol Dawley
August 19 Tanner & Donna Chesnut
Tim & Kim Golich
August 20 Doug & Pam Rickers
August 23 John & Diane Ivey
August 25 Sumner & Laticia Guyer
August 30 Michael & Kristine Donahue
August 31 Marc & Christina Lucero
Please remember them in your
daily prayers when they cele-
brate their special day.
Quilters Restart on
August 30!
Attention Quilters! The wait is over! Quilting will
begin again on August 30 at 9:30 am.
Please note the later start time (it takes some of
us a little longer to get around in the morning).
Join us as we press fabrics, cut squares, and tie
lap robes. Any willing hands and bodies are invit-
ed and welcome! If you aren’t sure if we are the
place for you, come try us out. We make no judg-
ments if you only come once and decide we aren’t
for you. Still have questions?
Contact Lois Postenrieder (299-8388) or Carol
Bickel (821-8051). We can’t wait to see you all!
Oh, we also serve refreshments!
NO Senior Fellowship and
NO Honor Circle this month. Check back for details on next meetings in the
September Chronicle.
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Albuquerque, NM 87110
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