Christ Lutheran Church, LaVale

A lovely event for a great cause!

Our office will be closed for vacation on Friday, July 26th!

Join us as we prepare for Easter! Our Palm Sunday service is at 10am on Sunday, March 24th. Our Maundy Thursday service is on Thursday, March 28th at 7:30pm and our Good Friday service is on Friday, March 29th at 7:30pm. Then join us for a blessed Easter Sunday service at 10am on Sunday, March 31st!

Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash

No afternoon Lenten service for tomorrow, March 13th. The evening service will still be happening at 6:30

Don't forget to reset your clocks for Daylight Savings Time tonight - set them FORWARD one hour - then come join us for worship on Sunday at 10am!

Many thanks to the LaVale Martin's for donating paper products for today's Community Meal!

LaVale United

Thanks to Lavale United Methodist Church for their contribution to our January meal!

Don't forget to reset your clocks for Daylight Savings Time on Saturday night - then come join us for worship on Sunday at 10am!

We've had another successful year for our community garden! Thanks to the team of volunteers who planted, weeded, watered and harvested the beautiful fruits and vegetables that were donated to the LaVale United Methodist Food Pantry.

God's children nurturing God's creations for the good of our community!

Remember Josiah? He became king of Israel when he was 8 years old. Somehow, he was one of the (very) few kings who is remembered as being a good king. Well, when he was not very old, he discovered the forgotten word of God in the Temple, and ordered the whole temple cleaned up. He ordered the word of God to be read, and the people learned the word of God. You can read Josiah's story in 2 Kings 22 and 23.
We're following Josiah's example...

Thanks Aaron Burden for your beautiful artwork on Unsplash.

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A lovely event for a great cause!

It’s BBQ time! Join us for our summer BBQ at The Cornucopia Café on July 25th and help us raise funds for our next house build! Music by Chris Blaney Music!

Join us, in person or on Zoom, for our Anniversary Celebration!

You can listen to Sunday's sermon here, or on our website. Feel free to call is you have any questions. https://youtu.be/F5LajKbuegA

2023.05.06 Room in the Mansion John 14:1-14Jesus makes space for people, meets people where they are. Jesus is the part of God that comes to us, vulnerable, calling every person to God reg...

Do you enjoy good company, easy-going crafting, and being creative? Would you like to learn or teach? Come to our once-a-month gathering for artists, crafters and those who like to be in the company of creative people!

We gather the first Friday of each month, from 10am-3pm in the upstairs "kitchen" of the church. Park in the side parking lot, and enter via the door by the pavilion. Bring your needlework, art supplies, crafting supplies, or just bring yourself! Feel free to bring a lunch or snacks, and stay all day or come and go as you like.

If you'd like to learn to quilt, we work on quilts for Lutheran World Relief LWR.org/quilts and we'd love to have your help!

Photo by Elena Kloppenburg on Unsplash

We've scheduled our 60th Anniversary celebration for Sunday, June 4th. Our guest speaker will be Pastor Chuck Erzkus. We'll have a potluck feast after the service. Plan to come and celebrate with us!

Palm Sunday worship is very impactful, even though it's a familiar story. https://youtu.be/ChBb02fnxjY

Here's a new Lenten message: What is Church? https://youtu.be/tgasL3vrHiM
Please join us on Zoom or in the sanctuary, Sundays at 10 and Wednesdays at 6:30.

2023.03.29 What is Church? Isaiah 50:4-9aIsaiah teaches Lutheran theology... When struggle and difficulty surround us, in the midst of many voices around us, we hear God’s voice and st...

Listen to Daniel's Lenten message
https://youtu.be/AjGZHApvgcM

Join us this spring!

Just a reminder that you can use our Serrv fundraiser to support artisans and get beautiful gifts for Easter and Mother's Day!

As another consequence of COVID restrictions, we cannot hold our FAIR TRADE FAIR as usual. However, you can order online, which gives you a bigger and more diverse selection than you would have at the Fair.

When you buy handmade gifts and home decor using the web link below, 20% of your purchase will be donated to Christ Lutheran. Using the URL here (www.serrv.org?a=CHRISTLUTH), all of your orders will be designated to our account. You should see an orange banner at the top of the page indicating that it is our site.

Two important points:
· Make sure the URL is correctly typed. If you have typed "serrv.org", but the rest is incorrect, you will be sent to the Serrv site, but not to our fundraiser site. The orange banner is a little slow to show up. Note the spelling of SERRV.
· This site does not work via a smart phone.

Dedicating to fighting poverty through fair trade since 1949, Serrv International works with nearly 8,000 artisans and farmers in 24 countries to bring you the world's most beautiful handcrafts. . There is a short video that you can access at our Serrv site which gives you a good picture of why, we as a Christian Community, would want to buy Fair Trade products. Check it out!

A win-win situation! Fair Trade promotes:
* Sustainable income
* Safe working conditions
* Education
* Equality

Thank you for your support!

Get something new for your kitchen and support a great cause! We're using profits for new ovens for our kitchen that will make the cooks for our monthly community meals so very happy.

Rada Cutlery Fundraising Store | Shop Cutlery & Gifts Rada Cutlery Fundraising features 100% Made in the USA kitchen products – kitchen knives, utensils, gift sets (also cookbooks, stoneware, and quick mixes).

Join us for our Christmas Eve service at 7pm!

Photo by Myriam Zilles on Unsplash

CANCELLED!!

Please share - our community meal scheduled for December has been cancelled! We have too much illness to make it happen this month, but will continue next month with a meal on January 21st!

Sorry, folks! Our play has been cancelled due to illness. Our prayers for the folks who are sick. They hope to bring their comedic talents to you in January!

Our Rada fundraiser is still going on! Please share with your friends!

Forty percent of the price of each item sold will go toward new ovens in our church kitchen. You can also purchase items online and have them directly shipped to you! Use the link https://radafundraising.com/?rfsn=6968347.4156d6 and Christ Lutheran will get the profit from your order. Now's the time to order those kitchen items you've been wanting to replace, or even think ahead for Mother's Day!

Rada Cutlery Fundraising Store | Shop Cutlery & Gifts Rada Cutlery Fundraising features 100% Made in the USA kitchen products – kitchen knives, utensils, gift sets (also cookbooks, stoneware, and quick mixes).

Please be advised, that most if not all group activities sponsored by our church are considered public events and consequently, your picture may be taken for use in the church’s newsletter, website, and social media posts. The Church Council will make every effort to inform people of this fact at every church activity by publishing an announcement in church bulletins and written programs, on the church’s website and social media pages, and through oral announcements at church activities. In order to protect the safety and privacy of both children and adults, however, you have the right to opt out of being photographed if you so desire. A media opt out form is available by contacting the church office by phone at 301/729-1010 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Parents and guardians of minor children may request a form for each child they would like to “opt out.” Completed forms will be kept on file in the church office so that organizers of church events and designated event photographers can consult these forms prior to an activity.

Welcome, furry and feathery family members tonight @6:45 in the pavilion for blessing of the animals. Sorry, no curbside communion tonight.