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THIS MONTH….
Virtual
Reopening Task
Group mtg--Mon,
Feb 1, 6:30pm
Virtual Finance
Team mtg--Thu,
Feb 4, 6:30pm
Virtual Church
Council mtg--
Mon, Feb 8,
6:30pm
Ash Wednesday,
Feb 17
Bold Women
Sunday, Feb 28
Virtual
Reopening Task
Group mtg--Mon,
Mar 1, 6:30pm
Virtual Finance
Team mtg--Thu
Mar 4, 6:30pm
Virtual Council
mtg--Mon, Mar 8,
6:30pm
Palm Sunday,
March 28
February/March 2021
From the Pastor….
The Lenten Call is Upon Us
Lent is a call to renew a commitment grown dull, perhaps by
a
life more marked by routine than reflection. Last year shook
up
our lives and was anything but dull. For the ones yearning
for
routine and maybe even dullness, Lent is an opportunity to
renew our hearts, our minds, and our souls. This year...
Ash Wednesday
February 17
A 40 day gift to reflect and renew ourselves. Our service will
be
recorded only, to be available on Ash Wednesday. You will
also
have the opportunity to pick up your ashes on Monday
February
15th, Tuesday February 16th, and Wednesday February 17th
outside of the main entrance which will enable you to
participate
fully in the service on Ash Wednesday.
There will also be a meditation every week after Ash
Wednesday
in Monday’s eBlast.
My hope is that this Lenten time will be a spiritual blessing to
all
of us, especially during this year of worshipping apart.
Blessings to you and peace.
Pastor John
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“be thankful in all circumstances, this is what God wants of
you, in your life in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
One of my daily devotions comes from the Women of the ELCA. The
meditation for
January 29th was titled, “BLESSINGS OF THE PANDEMIC”. You might
(like me)
question that title. However, if I am honest there have been
many blessings during
the past year. We have had more communication with our children,
grandchildren
and friends. We shared special moments with them via Zoom,
Facetime or House
Party. We were able to see our first great grandchild via
Facetime and pictures.
Some of the things mentioned in the devotion are the gift of
time, the gift of baking,
the gift of taking walks outside, the gift of technology. No
doubt, some did not
consider those things mentioned above as blessings because they
were alone –
lonely and isolated. Paul encourages us to take inventory of
what we have, and give
thanks. Do we recognize our blessings?
As I take stock of our financial situation at Christ Community
Lutheran Church, there
are so many blessings that occurred in 2020.
We raised $12,963 for the needed building improvements
We raised $4,200 to upgrade the sound system
We were able to keep our daycare ministry going through the year
and received
a lost revenue grant from the State of Wisconsin. This covered
our expenses
when our census was very low.
We finished the year with a surplus of $20,604
We received 16 pledges totaling $45,840 or 46% of our budget for
Current and
Loose offerings. (Which means we have our work cut out – to
raise the
remaining 54% to make budget.)
All of this occurred because of the generosity of all of you,
and for that I give thanks
and am grateful. As we move through the new year, my prayer is
that all will be
blessed with good health, that we will again be able to worship
together in our
building, and that we will never forget to be grateful and “give
thanks”.
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Message from the Treasurer
The Good News February/March 2021
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As of January 31, 2021, our current and loose offerings were
$532 over budget.
Childcare tuition is $1116 behind projection for the month but
their expenses were
also $263 below projection. Our overall expenses were $660 under
budget. The
$3,000 borrowed from savings has been transferred back into the
savings account.
We ended the month with a surplus of $172. This is a good start
for the year! Let’s
keep it up. I “give thanks” and am “grateful” for all of
you!!
Cathy Sell, Treasurer
Message from the Treasurer continued
The Good News February/March 2021
Humor for the Day
You come from dust
And you will return to dust
That’s why I don’t dust….
It could be someone I know.
Lenten 40 Day Challenge
What will it take to end hunger?
You are challenged along with others in our synod to walk
40 miles over the 40 days of Lent and to give at least $40 to
end hunger.
Donate to ELCA World Hunger.
Who else can you challenge?
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Spiritual Life
Faith Formation, Bible Study, Worship
Life Teams
The Good News February/March 2021
Parish Life Hospitality, Care Teams, Fellowship
In Sunday School we started out the new year by learning about
David and how God
chooses the right person because of what God knows about his
heart. We drew
hearts and wrote things about ourselves inside that people can't
see.
The next week we talked about how David was fearless and
surprised everyone by
defeating Goliath. We talked about times when we have surprised
people because
they didn't think we could do something.
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Spiritual Life
Faith Formation, Bible Study, Worship
Life Teams
The Good News February/March 2021
The following week we learned how King Solomon built a sanctuary
for God and it took
him 7 years to complete which really surprised the kids since
some of them haven't
even been alive that many years yet or they are just 8-9 years
old. We talked a little
bit about our church's history and built our own sanctuaries out
of blocks.
Last Sunday we read the song that David wrote about how God
cares for us like a
shepherd cares for sheep. We talked about who takes care of us
and who we take
care of. Then we played a game pretending that we were the
shepherds and cotton
balls or marshmallows were our
sheep and we had 30 seconds to
herd them in our cups. The first
time they tried no one got them all
in we had a few lost sheep, but by
the third time everyone got all their
sheep in. We also enjoy singing
and dancing to songs about God
together each Sunday.
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Life Teams
The Good News February/March 2021
Community Life
Outreach, Service, Evangelism
Can the Mortgage
During January there was about 20 pounds of aluminum cans
taken to the recycler generating $7.10 for our Can the
Mortgage
program. A reminder if you are dropping off bags of cans in
the
rectangular box behind the church trash bins that there is
no
other trash in the bags. This past time one bag had four
glass
beer/soda bottles in the bag. This was a problem when we
dumped the cans at the recycler.
Thanksgiving Food Drive was a success!
During November we collected 299 food items for our annual
Thanksgiving Food Drive for local food pantries. This
included
84 items given by the childcare families. We exceeded the
2019 figures of 215 items, including 35 from the childcare
families.
The food was divided and distributed to the church food
pantries at Grace, Trinity and Calvary Lutheran churches. We
received this nice note
from Jeff Koehler, food pantry coordinator at Grace:
Thank you so much for the generous donation of food to the Grace
Lutheran Church
Food Pantry in Green Bay. We are very proud and thankful to be
the recipient of your
very kind gesture. It is extremely generous and will be used
entirely for the visitors to
our Food Pantry, which serves mainly the residents of Brown
County. Thank you also
for CCLC’s ongoing mission to serve fresh vegetables to our
Pantry visitors. Their
eyes always light up when they see that fresh produce on
display. Thank you for
thinking of us, as the community we serve is always in need, and
your donation does
make a difference
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Life Teams
The Good News February/March 2021
Again this year we will be collecting NEW hygiene and
cleaning items for local crisis agencies through The
Family Radio’s annual “Help for the Homeless” hygiene
drive through March 7. Please bring your donations to
the collection table at church, or make a financial
donation for the purchase of supplies. Supplying these
items to local shelters will help them direct their limited
funds to providing qualified
staff, counseling, food and shelter to those they serve.
Most urgently needed items are laundry soap, kitchen size trash
bags, shampoo,
cleaning supplies, diapers, toilet tissue and feminine care.
There is a more complete
listing of needed items on the collection table.
Help for the Homeless Hygiene Drive
Despite the cancellation of in-person church services we
have
just completed another very successful Super Bowl of Caring
soup drive for local church food pantries. We have surpassed
last year’s total of 146 cans/packages of soup and related
items. Thanks to everyone who stepped up during this special
time of need in our community.
The soup will be divided between the food pantries at Grace
and Trinity Lutheran churches.
Souper Bowl of Caring
Community Life
Outreach, Service, Evangelism
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Miscellaneous news
The Good News February/March 2021
MASK OR NO MASK
I wear a mask to protect you
You wear a mask to protect me
That’s how it works, and it’s simple.
Without your mask, you are telling me
And everyone around you
That you don’t care about others.
Christ Community Lutheran Church is in
desperate need for substitute teachers for the
Childcare kids ages 2-7. It is an “as needed”
paid position to fill in for sick days and
vacation days for our Childcare teachers. The
requirements for being a substitute teacher
are to have some experience with young folks
(Moms, Dads, Grandmas, and Grandpas qualify as experienced) and
be able to pass
a criminal background check. Please contact the Childcare
Director at 920-469-3178 if
you would be interested.
Please pass this information on to anyone you think might be
interested, like high
school and college students, family and friends. This is not a
huge commitment and it
could be fun!
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CHURCH COUNCIL 2021
The Good News February/March 2021
CCLC has a Prayer Chain and we are trying to update it. If you
would like to be on the Prayer Chain that is notified when a prayer
request is made, please sign up on the sheets located in the
fellowship area and indicate how you would like to be contacted:
text, email or phone call. If you would like to make
a prayer request please call or text Mary Hammer at
920-360-7987. If texting, please identify yourself in the text. If
you are making the prayer request on behalf of someone else, please
get permission from that person to proceed. If you are unable to
sign up at church you can call or email Mary Hammer,
[email protected] to get on the list.
Prayer Chain
NAME START OF TERM END OF TERM
Mary Hammer, President January 2018 January 2021
Bob Simpson, Vice-President January 2020 January 2023
Paula Dupont, Secretary January 2021 January 2024
Cathy Sell, Treasurer January 2020 January 2023
Gary Duquaine January 2019 January 2022
Del Whitmire January 2019 January 2022
Doris Burdick January 2020 January 2023
Kelly Delwiche January 2019 January 2022
Betsy Ferrebee January 2020 January 2023
Luann Simila January 2019 January 2022
mailto:[email protected]
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News from the Synod
Women of the ELCA
Join us for a Black History Month celebration each Tuesday at
6:30 p.m.
Join Women of the ELCA’s Racial Justice Advocacy Network for a
conversation series celebrating Black History Month. We’ll hear
from four leaders in our church representing diverse specialties.
They will share how being an African American woman in the United
States influences their work and faith.
Watch via Facebook live on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. CST after
joining our Racial Justice Advocacy group. Mark your calendars
today.
Speakers and schedule:
Feb 9: Apu Seyenkulo, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Charlotte,
N.C.
Feb 16: Linda Thomas, Ph.D., professor of Theology and
Anthropology, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, Ill.
Feb 23: Antoinette Butler, music director, Shekinah Chapel,
Chicago Ill.
March 2: The Rev. Nicolette Marie Peñaranda, MBA, M.Div., pastor
at First Lutheran
Church of the Trinity, Bridgeport, Ill., and candidate for
alderman, Berwyn, Ill.
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February 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
6:30p: Virtual
Reopening Task
Group mtg
2 3 4
6:30p: Virtual
Finance mtg
5 6
7 10a: Livestream
Worship
8
6:30p: Virtual
Council mtg
9 10 11 12 13
14 Valentine’s Day
10a: Livestream
Worship -
Transfiguration
15 President’s Day
Pick up Ashes
outside main
entrance
16
Pick up Ashes
outside main
entrance
17 Ash Wednesday
Worship Online
Pick up Ashes
outside main
entrance
18 19 20
21 10a: Livestream
Worship
22 23 24 25 26 27
28 10a: Livestream
Worship
Bold Women
Sunday, Message
given by
Cathy Sell
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March 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
6:30p: Virtual
Reopening Task
Group
2 3 4
6:30p: Finance
Team mtg
5 6
7
10a: Livestream
worship
8
6:30p: Council
meeting
9 10 11 12 13
14 Daylight
Savings Begins
10a: Livestream
worship
15 16 17 St. Patrick’s
Day
18 19 20 First Day of
Spring
21
10a: Livestream
worship
22 23 24 25 26 27
28 Palm Sunday
10a: Livestream
worship
29 30 31
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Christ Community Lutheran Church
1742 Servant Way
Green Bay, WI 54311
Phone: 920-469-5585
Web: www.christcommunityelca.org
E-mail: [email protected]
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