This Week at Central (March 7 - 14)
Deo Volente (God Willing)
SUNDAY, March 7 9:30 PACE, Sunday School, 50 Below, Caring4Creation, library (last class), 5th grade communion class, upstairs, confirmation room, Welcome Table class, chapel
10:45 Children’s message
Service
broadcast at 11am on radio station KORE 1050 on your AM Dial
MONDAY, March 8
7:00 Book Club, CLCW Room
TUESDAY, March 9 10:30 Staff meeting, CLCW room
1:00 Hannah/Deborah Circle, parish hall
2:00 Pastoral Care meets in Parish Nurse Office
5:00-6:15 Shower for Baby Nora Eddy in the Terrace Room
5:30 Choirs
6:00 Old Testament Lecture-Discussion, library
6:15 Lenten Soup Supper
6:15-8 Lent-Confirmation
7:00 Lenten Worship
FRIDAY, March 12
Articles due for April Centralite
8:30 Sod Squad
5:30 Highers Dinner
6:30 Highers Chat Night
SUNDAY, March 14 8:15, 10:45 Holy Communion
9:30 PACE, Sunday School, 50 Below, 5th grade communion class, Welcome table class meets in the chapel
4:00 Organ Recital – Stephen Rapp
Service
broadcast at 11am on radio station KORE 1050 on your AM Dial
See the Centralite for the full Febuary Calendar of Events.
Assistive Hearing Devices Are Available at Every Worship Service The sound system includes five assistive hearing devices, which are available for your use. These are wireless receivers with a single earpiece. They are easy to use and very unobtrusive – your fellow congregants are unlikely to notice that you're using one. If you're interested in giving one of our assistive hearing devices a try, just ask an usher for one when you enter the sanctuary. Hearing aids should be removed before using the church's assistive device. Please remember to return the earpiece and the receiver to an usher at the end of worship, so that we can clean it and have it ready the next time you or someone else wants to use it. Thanks!
We, the members of Central Lutheran Church, affirm that Christ has made us one body with many members, all sharing in God's wondrous grace and unconditional love. We celebrate
both the human variation and inclusive unity of God's family. Following Jesus' example, we embrace all of God's people, regardless of ethnicity, physical and mental abilities, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic circumstance. With welcoming hearts,
we invite you to join us in worship, fellowship, and ministry.
PACE Sundays 9:30 in the parish hall Today and March 14, 21, 28 “The message of Ezekiel: Prophet for a Time of Loss” Daniel Falk
Book Club meets Monday, March 8th, at 7pm in the CLCW room (next to the kitchen). We will discuss Pilgrim in Time: Mindful Journeys to Encounter the Sacred by Rosanne Keller.
LENT-EASTER BIBLE STUDY Want to know more about the life and work of Jesus? Want to grow in your faith by studying the Bible in a small group? Don’t want to go out at night? You are invited to study the Gospel of Mark beginning Wednesday morning, February 24 at 10:30 in the Terrace Room. This is a study of the book which many scholars think is the first written Gospel. Mark’s Gospel is direct and clear and this is a time to review and remember and renew. Pastor Kegel will lead the class which lasts nine weeks. All adults welcome.
Easter Lilies Easter is fast approaching and once again we are asking if you would like to donate toward the purchase of the Easter lilies that beautify our altar and sanctuary at this holy season "In Memoriam" of departed loved ones. If you would like to contribute, please mark your check: Easter Lilies" and place in the offering plate or mail to the church office by March 22nd, including the name(s) of your loved ones. Those names will appear listed on our Easter Day bulletin. If you would prefer to bring a plant, please bring to the church by noon on April 11th. Thank you. Altar Guild.
GEMS - The March GEMS meeting will have a special guest giving the program. Del Matheson, a retired LCC Professor and former Central member, will be speaking on, "Why did all those Norwegians come to North America". Please plan to attend and hear this interesting program if you have Norwegian descendants, or even if you don't!! The meeting will start at noon on Thursday, March 18th with a potluck luncheon. The program will start at about 12:45 PM.
Camp Lutherwood Sunday, March 14th a basket will be in the front of the church for donations to Camp Lutherwood. The camp will be open this summer because of several generous donations from Oregon churches. CLCW is support this important mission which benefits our young people.
April newsletter deadline will be Friday, March 12th.
Note: The Stephen Ministry Program at Central Lutheran Church is seeking caring women and men who are interested in exploring the possibility of becoming active Stephen Ministers within our congregation. The Stephen Ministry program, which has been active at Central for nearly thirty years, is a distinctively Christian service of one-to-one caring lay ministry for those who are in need of a listening, caring and spiritually supportive caregiver for a period of time. A new Stephen Ministry training program, which will prepare new caregivers for this service, will begin at Central in mid-April. If you are interested in exploring this ministry--or if you have questions about it, we encourage you to talk with Kathy Howe or Stan Paine, new Stephen Leaders at Central, with Becky Kaiser or Mary Jacobson, long-time program leaders at Central, or with Pastor Kegel about it. We will also be offering an informational session about Stephen Ministry at the PACE hour on April 11, which we encourage you to attend. In the remaining weeks of Lent, we will be providing a series of testimonials from current Stephen Ministers at CLC and vignettes about realistic Stephen Ministry needs and the kind of support they receive from the program. Here is the first testimonial in that series.
If I could use only one word to describe my experience as a Stephen Minister, it would have to be the word Connection. Because I have spent the past few years learning from and growing with my fellow Stephen Ministers, I have developed a unique and lasting connection to each of them. When a care receiver shares herself and her story with me, I feel a deep and powerful connection flowing between us. And when I humbly ask God to guide me in my role as a Stephen minister, I seek the connection of his grace and guidance. These connections have opened my heart and nourished my faith, and through them I see evidence of God's love working in my life. Linda Vik
Renewal Weekend at United Lutheran Church (2230 Washington St): March 12 -13 Guest speaker, Dr. Martha Stortz from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, CA. She teaches historical theology and ethics. Her theme is “Discipleship as seen by John” and she will lead us through a fascinating exploration of John’s gospel. Many women know her work as she wrote the Bible study for Lutheran Women Today for 2009.
Weekend Schedule:
Friday, March 12
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Gathering and Fellowship
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. “Discipleship in the Key of John: Meeting John’s Jesus”
Saturday, March 13
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. “Q & A in John’s Gospel: Following the Questions”
6:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. “Not Doubting but Believing Thomas: Reading the Gospel Backwards”
Questions? Call United Lutheran's church office at 541-342-5808.
Central Lutheran Church Book Club 2009-2010
(Open to all-friends always welcome.)
We meet the second Monday of the month at 7PM in the CLCW room (next to the kitchen).
If you would like to be added to the CLC Book Club Email List, contact Alisa Naleway.
September 14,Dreams From My Father,
By Barack Obama October 12,The Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society,
By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows November 9,Feels Like Far, By Linda Hasselstrom December 14,Praying our Goodbyes: A Spiritual Companion Through Life’s Losses and Sorrows,
By Joyce Rupp January 11,The Case of Einstein’s Violin,
By William Sullivan February 8,Out Stealing Horses,
By Per Pettersen March 8,Pilgrim in Time: Mindful Journeys
to Encounter the Sacred,
By Rosanne Keller April 12,
The Good Earth,
By Pearl S. Buck May 10,
She Cried for Mother Russia: A Princess in San Luis Obispo,
By (Central’s own) Friedl Bell June 14,Without Reservation: The Travels of
an Independent Woman,
By Alice Steinbach July 12, Annual Salad Potluck Planning Party 6PM
Celebrating the Gift of Music at Central Lutheran Church A series of music events in fall 2009
will recognize Dr. Andrew ElRay Stewart-Cook
for 25 years of service and dedication in music ministry
in leading the music program in our church community
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Celebrating the Gift of Music
A concert given by Central’s choirs, ensembles, and guest musicians,
followed by a reception
Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
An Afternoon of Vocal, Instrumental, and Organ Music
A concert given by ElRay and Friends
CD recordings of this concert will be available for purchase
Thanksgiving Weekend – The Messiah (Handel)
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
The Central Chorale with soloists and orchestra
Donations encouraged for Food for Lane County
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 4:36 p.m.
A Procession of Lessons & Carols for Advent
Central’s choirs and ensemble
