Acolytes
1 Cooper Pickett/Joshua Bakken
8 Grant Tieskotter/Maggie Wingert
15 Katelyn Scheevel/Liliana Dempewolf
22 Rosemary Pikula/Ava Severson
29 Taelyn Kerns/Reese Larson
Computer
1 Ryan Schroeder/Jackson Fischer
8 Lexi Engen/Melony Wingert
15 Jaxton Heibel/Ava Severson
22 Grant Tieskotter/Reese Larson
29 Josie Corson/Joshua Bakken
Lectors
1 Michael Johnson
8 Gail Bunge
15 Darrel Olson
22 Mary Glaser
29 Dawn Hellickson

Money Counters
1 Jo Randall/Bev Olson                       8 Sandy Amundson/Carol Solberg
15 Steve Corson/Brad Leathers      22 Susan Hager/Dawn Hellickson
29 Amanda Means/Dawn Hellickson 
                                Weekly Calendar
Sunday, October 8
9:00 a.m.           Worship
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast

Tuesday, October 10
11:30 a.m.            Exercise class
5:30 p.m.            Craft & Bake Sale Committee
7:00 p.m.            Council

Wednesday, October 11
6:00 p.m.             Confirmation
6:00 p.m.             YOUTH LEAD (10-12th grade)
7:15 p.m.              ELCA Youth Gathering information meeting

Thursday, October 12
9:00 a.m.             Men’s Fellowship
11:30 a.m.             Exercise class

Sunday, October 15
9:00 a.m.           Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast

*Help Wanted! We are still looking for a couple more people who are interested in being Technology Assistants  – Responsibilities include opening up the church on Sunday mornings, turning on the audio and video systems, setting up/managing the livestream, shutting down all equipment after services and locking up the church. May also be asked to manage the livestream during funerals. No experience, no problem -We will train you!  $35 a Sunday – Must be at least 14 years old. All interested people should contact the office  office@christlutheranpreston.org

*If you’re interested in helping with Sunday School this year, or would like to add your name to our substitute list and fill in as needed, please let us know. We can definitely use more helping hands – no amount of help is too small!   Education Team – Michael & Margaret Johnson, Cassie Keene, Cari Ledin, Jenna Pederson

*We have two changes to make to our original October Sunday School schedule:
October 15, 2023 – The children will still sing in church, but instead of doing a family service project following church, we will have regular Sunday School from 10:00 -10:45 AM

·          October 29, 2023 –  We will NOT have Sunday School, so that all families will be able to participate in the new Trunk or Treat event that is being planned for immediately after church this day.

Updated October Schedule
Oct 1: Sunday School- 10:00-10:45
Oct 8: Sunday School- 10:00-10:45
Oct 15: Children sing in church and Sunday School 10:00-10:45
Oct 22: No Sunday School – MEA weekend 
Oct 29: No Sunday School – Trunk or Treat event after church 

*Trunk or Treat! Join us in the church parking lot after church from 10-11am on Sunday, October 29^th for ‘Trunk-or-treat’ and some games! VOLUNTEERS are needed to provide the decorated trunks and candy! Please sign up in the narthex!

*YOUTH LEAD – For Grades 10-12, on Wednesday, October 11^th from 6-7:15 pm.  You’re confirmed – what’s next? We are creating a space for youth to dig deeper into who you are and who God might have created you to be. Step out of life’s busy pace, hang with friends, and explore faith.  We will meet once per month, starting with the Wednesday meal and then breaking into a high school small group with Pastor Kris. Youth are either leading or leaving church – let’s lead!

*ELCA YOUTH GATHERING Info Meeting – Youth currently in 8th-12th grades are invited to an energizing, transformative, faith-based event, the ELCA Youth Gathering 2024. This gathering will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 16-20. The deadline to register for our youth is October 25th. Please copy register online: https://forms.gle/W4TySE3B8pgEkdjW9 We will be going with Greenfield Lutheran Church. Together we will plan and host fundraisers and getting-ready activities. To get to NOLA we will fly and in NOLA we will stay in hotels selected and vetted by the ELCA gathering team. More information is available on the online registration form. Questions? Call or email Pastor Kris.

The 3rd Annual CLC Craft & Bake Sale is on Sat., Dec. 2, 2023 from 9-2 pm.   
New this year is a raffle featuring a beautiful quilt donated by Mary Zimmerman.  A decorative winter porch pot and a local gift basket are also included as raffle items.  Get ready to buy your $5 tickets!
SAVE THE DATE—-HELP WANTED!    Please earmark your calendar for Dec. 2 and consider helping at our Craft & Bake Sale event on that day.   We are recruiting one and all, including men of our congregation, to help with various tasks such as posting event signage outdoors; acting as a cashier/assistant; helping carry purchases (such as porch pots and bagged items) out to vehicles, etc.
We welcome any and all donations!  Get creative and offer your baking, sewing, handiwork, crafts, etc.  Please also consider donating gently used or new baskets as we will use them to create customized theme gift baskets.   If you are unable to bake or craft, please consider donating cash gifts, Preston Bucks (purchased at F & M Community Bank), and/or Preston Foods gift cards.  We will use any such donations to shop local to purchase supplies, like ingredients for mason jar soup mixes or items for our themed gift baskets.  Thank you!
Please reach out to event co-chairs if you have any questions or ideas.
Alison Leathers (507) 251-8049
Barb Mielke  (651) 283-1312
Janet Erdman  (612) 756-1578
Carol Solberg  (507) 421-5901
Gail Bunge (507) 259-1444
Kayla Peterson (507) 259-1504
Lori Winkels (507) 273-9799

*Thank you for your faithful giving
to help us continue the mission and ministry of Christ Lutheran Church during a time in the which the hope of Christ is needed more than ever. Offering envelopes have the church’s address on them and can be mailed in. Text, online and direct giving is also an option. For more information see our giving page:https://christlutheranpreston.org/giving

*Please let the office or a member of the Church Council know 
if one of your loved ones is sick or has passed or if you or someone you know is going to be in the hospital so that we may acknowledge them in our prayer list.

*Reminder: We continue to collect infant items for Bundles of Love.  Copies of their wish list are available on the bulletin board near the church office.  Donations can be placed in the designated box in the church office any time.

GOOD EARTH VILLAGE LUNCH and LEARN – Tuesday, November 14^th from 10:30am-2pm
The Healing Forest – An Introduction to Nature and Forest Therapy – Join Pastor Kris on this day trip where we will learn about the healing power of nature. We will explore the science of what happens in our bodies when we spend time outdoors and explore some simple forest therapy activities you can do at home or in a nearby park. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.goodearthvillage.org/lunchandlearn, or sign up in the Narthex. We will leave CLC at 10:30 am and return at approximately 2 pm. Drivers may be needed for carpooling. Please bring a free will donation for lunch and the program.

*Christ’s Crafters – The crafters are busy working on items for the upcoming Craft and Bake Sale in December.  We plan to again make soup mix and cookie dough mix jars to sell.  We are looking for monetary donations to cover the cost of ingredients.  Checks should be made out to “WELCA Lutefisk Dinner” with  “Craft and Bake Sale” in the memo line.  Checks can be dropped off in the church office or mailed to Barb Mielke at PO Box 97, Preston, MN 55965.  We can also use baskets/containers to assemble gift baskets as well as for displaying items for sale.  They can be dropped off in the quilt room in the basement.   Feel free to join us (no specific skills required)!  We plan to meet at 1:00 PM on October 5 and 19.   Watch the November Ambassador for meeting dates/times.  For questions, contact Diane Johnson at 765-4447 (johnson.dianekeith@yahoo.com).

*ATTENTION LEFSE BAKERS! It is time again to bake our lefse for our craft and bake sale on Dec. 2. Our first bake day is planned for Sat, Oct 28, starting at 8 am. Hoping to have a nice turnout to get lots of lefse made! **Due to a shortage of volunteers last year, we are asking that those bringing in lefse to please add the flour and make into balls before coming to church. If you have questions feel free to call Joyce Every–507-951-1345 or Linda Wolfe– 952-807-5214

*Powerful Tools for Caregivers – Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) is a health and wellness workshop that provides caregivers with tools and strategies to better handle the unique challenges that a caregiver may face. This is a six week series that will meet at Christ Lutheran on Wednesdays starting October 18-November 22 at 10:00 a.m. This workshop is free to participants! To register contact Jessica Mollison at 507-459-6265 or go online to www.ccsomn.org

Acolytes
3  Lexi Engen/Jaxton Heibel
 10 Kane Larson/Ryan Schroeder
  17 Rosemary Pikula/Josie Corson
  24 Taelynn Kerns/Cooper Holtegaard
Computer
3  Kyla Hellickson
 10 Thomas Pikula
  17 Cooper Pickett
  24 Katelyn Scheevel
Lectors
3  Andy Bunge
 10 Alison Leathers
  17 Mary Glaser
  24 Gail Bunge

Altar Guild……………………………………Barb Mielke/Lynn Benson/Sandy Marzolf

Ushers…………………….Ron Scheevel/Pat Scheevel/Eric Scheevel/Aaron Scheevel

Communion Assistants
September 3 …………………………………….Bruce Hoff/Carol Solberg/Susan Pikula
September 17…………………………Mike Erdman/Michael Johnson/Sara Niemeyer

Money Counters
 3 Jo Randall/Bev Olson                10 Sandy Amundson/Carol Solberg              
17 Steve Corson/Brad Leathers     24 Susan Hager/Dawn Hellickson
                                 

Weekly Calendar
Wednesday, September 13
6:00 p.m.               Confirmation run through
7:30 p.m.               Confirmation leaders meeting
Thursday, September 14
9:00 a.m.             Men’s Fellowship
11:30 a.m.             Exercise class
Sunday, September 17 – Confirmation Sunday
9:00 a.m.           Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.          Confirmation reception/fellowship in NARTHEX
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast
Tuesday, September 19
11:30 a.m.            Exercise class
6:30 p.m.             Post Prom Meeting
Wednesday, September 20
6:30 p.m.             Confirmation Orientation for 7th-9th graders and parents
Thursday, September 21
11:30 a.m.             Exercise class
1:00 p.m.              Christ’s Crafters
Sunday, September 24 
9:00 a.m.           Worship
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast

*Help Wanted! We are still looking for a couple more people who are interested in being Technology Assistants  – Responsibilities include opening up the church on Sunday mornings, turning on the audio and video systems, setting up/managing the livestream, shutting down all equipment after services and locking up the church. May also be asked to manage the livestream during funerals. No experience, no problem -We will train you!  $35 a Sunday – Must be at least 14 years old. All interested people should contact the office  office@christlutheranpreston.org

*If you’re interested in helping with Sunday School this year, or would like to add your name to our substitute list and fill in as needed, please let us know. We can definitely use more helping hands – no amount of help is too small!   Education Team – Michael & Margaret Johnson, Cassie Keene, Cari Ledin, Jenna Pederson

*Important Confirmation Dates to Mark on your Calendar! 
~ Confirmation walk through for 10^th graders – Wednesday, Sept 13^th at 6:00 pm
~ Planning meeting for this year’s Confirmation Leaders- Wednesday, Sept 13^th at 7:30 pm
~ Confirmation Sunday will be held Sunday, September 17^th
~ Confirmation Orientation for 7^th-9^th students and parents- Wednesday, Sept 20^th at 6:30 pm
~ Confirmation class begins on Wednesday, Sept 27^th at 6:00 pm

The 3rd Annual CLC Craft & Bake Sale is on Sat., Dec. 2, 2023 from 9-2 pm.   
New this year is a raffle featuring a beautiful quilt donated by Mary Zimmerman.  A decorative winter porch pot and a local gift basket are also included as raffle items.  Get ready to buy your $5 tickets!
SAVE THE DATE—-HELP WANTED!    Please earmark your calendar for Dec. 2 and consider helping at our Craft & Bake Sale event on that day.   We are recruiting one and all, including men of our congregation, to help with various tasks such as posting event signage outdoors; acting as a cashier/assistant; helping carry purchases (such as porch pots and bagged items) out to vehicles, etc.
We welcome any and all donations!  Get creative and offer your baking, sewing, handiwork, crafts, etc.  Please also consider donating gently used or new baskets as we will use them to create customized theme gift baskets.   If you are unable to bake or craft, please consider donating cash gifts, Preston Bucks (purchased at F & M Community Bank), and/or Preston Foods gift cards.  We will use any such donations to shop local to purchase supplies, like ingredients for mason jar soup mixes or items for our themed gift baskets.  Thank you!
Please reach out to event co-chairs if you have any questions or ideas.
Alison Leathers (507) 251-8049
Barb Mielke  (651) 283-1312
Janet Erdman  (612) 756-1578
Carol Solberg  (507) 421-5901
Gail Bunge (507) 259-1444
Kayla Peterson (507) 259-1504
Lori Winkels (507) 273-9799
*Thank you for your faithful giving
to help us continue the mission and ministry of Christ Lutheran Church during a time in the which the hope of Christ is needed more than ever. Offering envelopes have the church’s address on them and can be mailed in. Text, online and direct giving is also an option. For more information see our giving page:

https://christlutheranpreston.org/giving

*Please let the office or a member of the Church Council know 
if one of your loved ones is sick or has passed or if you or someone you know is going to be in the hospital so that we may acknowledge them in our prayer list.

*Reminder: We continue to collect infant items for Bundles of Love.  Copies of their wish list are available on the bulletin board near the church office.  Donations can be placed in the designated box in the church office any time.

Ushers…………………………………Mark Eickhoff/Jodi Eickhoff/Phil Durst/Jim Baker

Communion Assistants
October 1….. ……………………………….Mike Erdman/Michael Johnson/Carol Solberg
October 15……………………………………………Darrel Olson/Bruce Hoff/___________

Money Counters
 1 Jo Randall/Bev Olson                       8 Sandy Amundson/Carol Solberg              
15 Steve Corson/Brad Leathers      22 Susan Hager/Dawn Hellickson
     29 Amanda Means/Dawn Hellickson 
                                Weekly Calendar
Sunday, October 1
9:00 a.m.           Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast
10:00 a.m.         Coffee/Fellowship
Tuesday, October 3
11:30 a.m.            Exercise class
Wednesday, October 4
6:00 p.m.             Confirmation
7:00 p.m.             Women of Christ Lutheran Committee
Thursday, October 5
11:30 a.m.             Exercise class
1:00 p.m.             Christ’s Crafters
Sunday, October 8
9:00 a.m.           Worship
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast

*Help Wanted! We are still looking for a couple more people who are interested in being Technology Assistants  – Responsibilities include opening up the church on Sunday mornings, turning on the audio and video systems, setting up/managing the livestream, shutting down all equipment after services and locking up the church. May also be asked to manage the livestream during funerals. No experience, no problem -We will train you!  $35 a Sunday – Must be at least 14 years old. All interested people should contact the office  office@christlutheranpreston.org

*If you’re interested in helping with Sunday School this year, or would like to add your name to our substitute list and fill in as needed, please let us know. We can definitely use more helping hands – no amount of help is too small!   Education Team – Michael & Margaret Johnson, Cassie Keene, Cari Ledin, Jenna Pederson

*We have two changes to make to our original October Sunday School schedule:
October 15, 2023 – The children will still sing in church, but instead of doing a family service project following church, we will have regular Sunday School from 10:00 -10:45 AM

·          October 29, 2023 –  We will NOT have Sunday School, so that all families will be able to participate in the new Trunk or Treat event that is being planned for immediately after church this day.

Updated October Schedule
Oct 1: Sunday School- 10:00-10:45
Oct 8: Sunday School- 10:00-10:45
Oct 15: Children sing in church and Sunday School 10:00-10:45
Oct 22: No Sunday School – MEA weekend 
Oct 29: No Sunday School – Trunk or Treat event after church 

*Trunk or Treat! Join us in the church parking lot after church from 10-11am on Sunday, October 29^th for ‘Trunk-or-treat’ and some games! VOLUNTEERS are needed to provide the decorated trunks and candy! Please sign up in the narthex!

*YOUTH LEAD – For Grades 10-12, on Wednesday, October 11^th from 6-7:15 pm.  You’re confirmed – what’s next? We are creating a space for youth to dig deeper into who you are and who God might have created you to be. Step out of life’s busy pace, hang with friends, and explore faith.  We will meet once per month, starting with the Wednesday meal and then breaking into a high school small group with Pastor Kris. Youth are either leading or leaving church – let’s lead!

The 3rd Annual CLC Craft & Bake Sale is on Sat., Dec. 2, 2023 from 9-2 pm.   
New this year is a raffle featuring a beautiful quilt donated by Mary Zimmerman.  A decorative winter porch pot and a local gift basket are also included as raffle items.  Get ready to buy your $5 tickets!
SAVE THE DATE—-HELP WANTED!    Please earmark your calendar for Dec. 2 and consider helping at our Craft & Bake Sale event on that day.   We are recruiting one and all, including men of our congregation, to help with various tasks such as posting event signage outdoors; acting as a cashier/assistant; helping carry purchases (such as porch pots and bagged items) out to vehicles, etc.
We welcome any and all donations!  Get creative and offer your baking, sewing, handiwork, crafts, etc.  Please also consider donating gently used or new baskets as we will use them to create customized theme gift baskets.   If you are unable to bake or craft, please consider donating cash gifts, Preston Bucks (purchased at F & M Community Bank), and/or Preston Foods gift cards.  We will use any such donations to shop local to purchase supplies, like ingredients for mason jar soup mixes or items for our themed gift baskets.  Thank you!
Please reach out to event co-chairs if you have any questions or ideas.
Alison Leathers (507) 251-8049
Barb Mielke  (651) 283-1312
Janet Erdman  (612) 756-1578
Carol Solberg  (507) 421-5901
Gail Bunge (507) 259-1444
Kayla Peterson (507) 259-1504
Lori Winkels (507) 273-9799
*Thank you for your faithful giving
to help us continue the mission and ministry of Christ Lutheran Church during a time in the which the hope of Christ is needed more than ever. Offering envelopes have the church’s address on them and can be mailed in. Text, online and direct giving is also an option. For more information see our giving page:https://christlutheranpreston.org/giving

Altar Guild……………………………………Barb Mielke/Lynn Benson/Sandy Marzolf

Ushers…………………….Ron Scheevel/Pat Scheevel/Eric Scheevel/Aaron Scheevel

Communion Assistants
September 3 …………………………………….Bruce Hoff/Carol Solberg/Susan Pikula
September 17…………………………Mike Erdman/Michael Johnson/Sara Niemeyer

Money Counters
 3 Jo Randall/Bev Olson                10 Sandy Amundson/Carol Solberg              
17 Steve Corson/Brad Leathers     24 Susan Hager/Dawn Hellickson
                                 

Weekly Calendar
Wednesday, September 13
6:00 p.m.               Confirmation run through
7:30 p.m.               Confirmation leaders meeting
Thursday, September 14
9:00 a.m.             Men’s Fellowship
11:30 a.m.             Exercise class
Sunday, September 17 – Confirmation Sunday
9:00 a.m.           Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.          Confirmation reception/fellowship in NARTHEX
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast
Tuesday, September 19
11:30 a.m.            Exercise class
6:30 p.m.             Post Prom Meeting
Wednesday, September 20
6:30 p.m.             Confirmation Orientation for 7th-9th graders and parents
Thursday, September 21
11:30 a.m.             Exercise class
1:00 p.m.              Christ’s Crafters
Sunday, September 24 
9:00 a.m.           Worship
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.          Radio Broadcast

*Help Wanted! We are still looking for a couple more people who are interested in being Technology Assistants  – Responsibilities include opening up the church on Sunday mornings, turning on the audio and video systems, setting up/managing the livestream, shutting down all equipment after services and locking up the church. May also be asked to manage the livestream during funerals. No experience, no problem -We will train you!  $35 a Sunday – Must be at least 14 years old. All interested people should contact the office  office@christlutheranpreston.org

*If you’re interested in helping with Sunday School this year, or would like to add your name to our substitute list and fill in as needed, please let us know. We can definitely use more helping hands – no amount of help is too small!   Education Team – Michael & Margaret Johnson, Cassie Keene, Cari Ledin, Jenna Pederson

*Important Confirmation Dates to Mark on your Calendar! 
~ Confirmation walk through for 10^th graders – Wednesday, Sept 13^th at 6:00 pm
~ Planning meeting for this year’s Confirmation Leaders- Wednesday, Sept 13^th at 7:30 pm
~ Confirmation Sunday will be held Sunday, September 17^th
~ Confirmation Orientation for 7^th-9^th students and parents- Wednesday, Sept 20^th at 6:30 pm
~ Confirmation class begins on Wednesday, Sept 27^th at 6:00 pm

The 3rd Annual CLC Craft & Bake Sale is on Sat., Dec. 2, 2023 from 9-2 pm.   
New this year is a raffle featuring a beautiful quilt donated by Mary Zimmerman.  A decorative winter porch pot and a local gift basket are also included as raffle items.  Get ready to buy your $5 tickets!
SAVE THE DATE—-HELP WANTED!    Please earmark your calendar for Dec. 2 and consider helping at our Craft & Bake Sale event on that day.   We are recruiting one and all, including men of our congregation, to help with various tasks such as posting event signage outdoors; acting as a cashier/assistant; helping carry purchases (such as porch pots and bagged items) out to vehicles, etc.
We welcome any and all donations!  Get creative and offer your baking, sewing, handiwork, crafts, etc.  Please also consider donating gently used or new baskets as we will use them to create customized theme gift baskets.   If you are unable to bake or craft, please consider donating cash gifts, Preston Bucks (purchased at F & M Community Bank), and/or Preston Foods gift cards.  We will use any such donations to shop local to purchase supplies, like ingredients for mason jar soup mixes or items for our themed gift baskets.  Thank you!
Please reach out to event co-chairs if you have any questions or ideas.
Alison Leathers (507) 251-8049
Barb Mielke  (651) 283-1312
Janet Erdman  (612) 756-1578
Carol Solberg  (507) 421-5901
Gail Bunge (507) 259-1444
Kayla Peterson (507) 259-1504
Lori Winkels (507) 273-9799
*Thank you for your faithful giving
to help us continue the mission and ministry of Christ Lutheran Church during a time in the which the hope of Christ is needed more than ever. Offering envelopes have the church’s address on them and can be mailed in. Text, online and direct giving is also an option. For more information see our giving page:

https://christlutheranpreston.org/giving

*Please let the office or a member of the Church Council know 
if one of your loved ones is sick or has passed or if you or someone you know is going to be in the hospital so that we may acknowledge them in our prayer list.

*Reminder: We continue to collect infant items for Bundles of Love.  Copies of their wish list are available on the bulletin board near the church office.  Donations can be placed in the designated box in the church office any time.