Weekly Calendar

Thursday, May 1
11:30 a.m.                       Exercise
1:00 p.m.                          Christ’s Crafters

Sunday, May 4 – Rogation Sunday
9:00 a.m.                        Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.                      Coffee/Fellowship

Tuesday, May 6
11:30 a.m.                       Exercise

Thursday, May 8
9:00 a.m.                         Men’s Fellowship
11:30 a.m.                       Exercise

Sunday, May 11 
9:00 a.m.                        Worship

Worship Assistants in May

Acolytes
4 Harper Pickett/Cooper Holtegaard
11 Maggie Wingert/Melony Wingert
18 Jackson Fischer/Lexi Engen
25 Braelynn Dierkes/Kaylee Hernandez

Computer
4 Lily Ledin
11 Lilianna Dempewolf
18 Turner Sprenger
25 Reese Larson

Lectors
  4 Michael Johnson
11 Bev Olson
18 Mary Glaser
25 Andy Bunge

Greeters
  4 Rick & Sue Grooters
11 Diane Johnson & Pam Mensink
18 Kyle & Amanda Heibel
25 Ron Laughlin & Sandy Amundson

Altar Guild…………………………….Cheryl Schumacher/Mary Zimmerman/Teresa Hoff

Ushers………………………………………..Phil Milne/Dick Irish/LaVerne Paulson/Chris Mensink

Communion Assistants
May 4……………………………………………….Amanda Heibel/Jen Pickett/Darrel Olson
May 18……………………………………………Susan Hager/Amanda Heibel/Mary Glaser

*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 or pay them a visit.

*Summer Camp Registration is open! Grab a registration form from the narthex and then register online at www.goodearthvillage.org. Follow the instructions on the form, and remember, CLC pays 75% of your camp fee at GEV, you pay only 25%!

*Rogation Sunday – May 4th, 9am – Pastor Mark Swanson from Growing Hope Globally
will provide information on their ministries. Through their unique Growing Project model, U.S. farmers work with their churches and surrounding communities to become part
of the solution to end world hunger.

*Senior Recognition Sunday, May 18, 9am Worship – Graduating high school seniors will be celebrated in worship on Sunday, May 18.  Christ Crafters will share a personalized blanket with each of them, parents and seniors will receive a blessing, and everyone is invited to enjoy fellowship following worship. Come and share a prayer as they transition into new adventures. We are excited to extend our congratulations to Laiten Engen, Annika Mensink, Annika Nelson, Nathan Pfremmer, Joey Ristau, Myleigh Scheevel, Landon Sethre, Tyson Sprenger, Jillian Tieskotter, Claytin Wingert, Kiley Wingert, and Delaney Yoder.

*NEW – BIBLIOPHILOS with Pastor Kris – Fridays, May 23^rd, June 13^th and June 27^th at 9am at the Bowling Alley – What is bibliophilos? For us, it is a time to gather in God’s presence for learning and friendship.  In Greek, Biblio is a word-forming element meaning book, or sometimes Bible. Philos is an adjective for beloved, is related to the Greek verb “phileó”, and is used to express a type of love characterized by friendship, thus bibliophilos! On these mornings we will “practice resurrection”, opening space for hope and new life in our faith journey. On the first Friday, May 23^rd, I will lead a devotion. As we meet, we will discern how to use this time. Come as you are able! Stay as you can!  Are you new to Christ Lutheran ministries? Come and see! There is a place for you here. Reach out if you have questions.

*A Choir will be singing again on June 15^th, Father’s Day, so please consider joining us…all ages are welcome!!! Rehearsals begin May 18 at 8:15 and will continue weekly through June 15th.

*Outdoor Worship with Blessing of the Bikes – Sunday, June 8^th at 9 am – Following worship there will be ice cream for all. Then we will bike ride to Old Barn to swim.  Kids are to bring their own sack lunch and water bottle.  Lunches and gear will be transported by Pastor Kris in her vehicle.  We will bike back to church by 3 pm. Register online, preferably by Friday, June 6. In case of rain alternate indoor activities will be offered.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• POSTPONED – Wednesday, May 7 – High School Hangtime
• Sunday, May 18 – Graduation Recognition Sunday, 9 am – Reception to follow in Fellowship Hall
• Friday, May 23^rd – Bibliophilos with Pastor Kris, 9 am at the Bowling Alley
• Sunday, June 8^th – Outdoor Worship with Blessing of the Bikes – 9 am; Bike/Swim at Old Barn – 10 am

Birthdays and Anniversaries
5/1 Arnie Benson, Sue Grooters, Dawn Hellickson, Jacob Johnson, Kim Ristau
5/2 Annika Mensink; Jonathon and Lori Winkels – Anniv.
5/4 Jimmer Harstad
5/5 Kari Broadwater, Emry Peterson; Phil & Vicki Kruegel – Anniv.
5/6 Rusty Schroeder, Tami Sprenger
5/7 Logan Hahn; Joel & Barb Mielke – Anniv.
5/8 Payton Markowski, Madeline Olstad

Please keep in your prayers….
Brad Leathers
Hazel Knies
Elsa Bye
Jacob Johnson
Val Christensen
Rosalie Krips
Pastor Mark Woodward
Jodi Milne Trochlil
Amy Timmerman
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Green Lea Manor, Mabel
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Mary Lou Hansen, who is at Harmony Care Center
Ann Ott, who is at Harmony Care Center
Arlene Bakalyar, who is at Park Lane Estates
Arnie Keene,  who is at Park Lane Estates
Barb Barrett, who is at Park Lane Estates
Irene Aarre, who is at Traditions
Averlene Marzolf, who is at Traditions
Helen Haugerud, who is at Traditions
Linda Hahn Smith, who is at Traditions
Arlen Kiehne, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place

Weekly Calendar

Friday, April 25
1:00-4:00 p.m.           Celebration of Life for Lois Alden in Fellowship hall

Sunday, April 27 – GEV Camp Sunday
9:00 a.m.                      Worship
10:00 a.m.                    End of the Year Sunday School Party

Tuesday, April 29
11:00 a.m.                     GEV Lunch and Learn
11:30 a.m.                      Exercise
2:00 p.m.                      Harmony Healthcare Worship
3:30 p.m.                       Veteran’s Center Worship

Wednesday, April 30
6:00 p.m.                       Confirmation – End of the Year party

Thursday, May 1
11:30 a.m.                       Exercise
1:00 p.m.                          Christ’s Crafters

Sunday, May 4 – Rogation Sunday
9:00 a.m.                        Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.                      Coffee/Fellowship

Worship Assistants in April

Acolytes
2 Lent 6:45pm Lilianna Dempewolf
6 Turner Sprenger/Emmett Musel
9 Lent 6:45pm Reese Larson
13 Katelyn Scheevel/Lily Ledin
17 Lent 7:00pm Ava Severson
18 Lent 7:00pm Jax Heibel
20 Jezlyn Finseth/Josh Bakken
27 Grant Tieskotter/Taelyn Kerns

Computer
2 Lent 6:45pm Harper Pickett
6 Grant Tieskotter
9 Lent 6:45pm Taelynn Kerns
13 Melony Wingert
17 Lent 7:00pm Braelynn Dierkes
18 Lent 7:00pm Cooper Holtegaard
20 Maggie Wingert
27 Jackson Fischer

Lectors
2 Lent 6:45pm Sara Niemeyer
6 Alison Leathers
9 Lent 6:45pm Cari Ledin
13 Darrel Olson
17 Lent 7:00pm Tbd
18 Lent 7:00pm Tbd
20 Gail Bunge
27 Steve Corson

Greeters
6 Brad & Alison Leathers and family
13 Jeff & Roxie Knies
20 Craig & Lori Britton and family
27 Joyce & Kevin Every

Altar Guild……………………Joyce Hellickson/Mary Glaser/Jodi Eickhoff/Linda Trende

Ushers……………………………Kurt & Brenda Reicks/Ron Laughlin & Sandy Amundson
Lent Ushers………………………Erlyn & Sandy Marzolf/Scott & Andrea Hellickson

Communion Assistants
April 6……………………………………..Amanda Heibel/Melissa Severson/Katie Harstad
April 17…………………………………………Dena Mathison/Amanda Heibel/Bruce Hoff
April 20……………………………………………….Randy Hahn/Jen Pickett/Carol Solberg

*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 or pay them a visit.

*GEV Camp Sunday & End of the Year Sunday School Party! – Sunday, April 27 – 9 am Worship; 10 am Party – Pastor Nick Fisher Broin will join us for worship and he and Pastor Kris will offer a camp-style worship service for all ages to enjoy. After worship the Sunday school classes will have an End of the Year Party!

*Summer Camp Registration is open! Grab a registration form from the narthex and then register online at www.goodearthvillage.org. Follow the instructions on the form, and remember, CLC pays 75% of your camp fee at GEV, you pay only 25%!

*Rogation Sunday – May 4th, 9am – Pastor Mark Swanson from Growing Hope Globally
will provide information on their ministries. Through their unique Growing Project model, U.S. farmers work with their churches and surrounding communities to become part
of the solution to end world hunger.

*Offering Envelopes – If you do not have offering envelopes currently but would like them, please let Amanda know.

*March Food Share Month Giving Update – Christ Lutheran Church donated 105 pounds of food in March and gave $3,664.00 in donations , which is matched by the state of Minnesota!  What a wonderful demonstration of support for our community. Thank you!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Sunday, April 27 – GEV Camp Sunday; End of the Year Sunday School party
• Wednesday, May 7 – High School Hangtime, 6pm
• Sunday, May 4 – Rogation Sunday, 9am worship
• Sunday, May 18 – Graduation Recognition Sunday, 9 am – Reception to follow in Fellowship Hall

Birthdays and Anniversaries
4/24 Emily Scheevel; Kyle & Cathy Runtsch – Anniv.
4/27 Cody Ristau, Joe Specht, Chad Persons
4/28 Paula Severson, Jillian Tieskotter, Kylee Shumpert, Cooper Holtegaard
4/29 Ajay Ristau, Ron Schreier
4/30 Erlyn & Sandy Marzolf – Anniv.
5/1 Arnie Benson, Sue Grooters, Dawn Hellickson, Jacob Johnson, Kim Ristau

Please keep in your prayers….
Brad Leathers
Elsa Bye
Jacob Johnson
Val Christensen
Rosalie Krips
Pastor Mark Woodward
Jodi Milne Trochlil
Amy Timmerman
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Green Lea Manor, Mabel
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Mary Lou Hansen, who is at Harmony Care Center
Ann Ott, who is at Harmony Care Center
Arlene Bakalyar, who is at Park Lane Estates
Arnie Keene,  who is at Park Lane Estates
Barb Barrett, who is at Park Lane Estates
Hazel Knies, who is at Traditions
Irene Aarre, who is at Traditions
Averlene Marzolf, who is at Traditions
Helen Haugerud, who is at Traditions
Linda Hahn Smith, who is at Traditions
Arlen Kiehne, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place

Weekly Calendar

Thursday, April 17
11:30 a.m.                    Exercise
1:00 p.m.                      Christ’s Crafters
7:00 p.m.                      Maundy Thursday service/Holy Communion 

Friday, April 18
3:00 p.m.                       Holy Hike
7:00 p.m.                       Good Friday service

Sunday, April 20 – Easter Sunday
8:15 a.m.                       Choir Practice
9:00 a.m.                       Easter Celebration Worship
10:00 a.m.                     Coffee/Fellowship

Tuesday, April 22
11:30 a.m.                     Exercise

Wednesday, April 23
6:00 p.m.                       Confirmation Dinner Church
6:30 p.m.                        Women’s Fellowship

Thursday, April 17
11:30 a.m.                     Exercise

Friday, April 25
1:00-4:00 p.m.               Celebration of Life for Lois Alden in Fellowship hall

Sunday, April 27 – GEV Camp Sunday
9:00 a.m.                       Worship
10:00 a.m.                      End of the Year Sunday School Party

Worship Assistants in April

Acolytes
2 Lent 6:45pm Lilianna Dempewolf
6 Turner Sprenger/Emmett Musel
9 Lent 6:45pm Reese Larson
13 Katelyn Scheevel/Lily Ledin
17 Lent 7:00pm Ava Severson
18 Lent 7:00pm Jax Heibel
20 Jezlyn Finseth/Josh Bakken
27 Grant Tieskotter/Taelyn Kerns

Computer
2 Lent 6:45pm Harper Pickett
6 Grant Tieskotter
9 Lent 6:45pm Taelynn Kerns
13 Melony Wingert
17 Lent 7:00pm Braelynn Dierkes
18 Lent 7:00pm Cooper Holtegaard
20 Maggie Wingert
27 Jackson Fischer

Lectors
2 Lent 6:45pm Sara Niemeyer
6 Alison Leathers
9 Lent 6:45pm Cari Ledin
13 Darrel Olson
17 Lent 7:00pm Tbd
18 Lent 7:00pm Tbd
20 Gail Bunge
27 Steve Corson

Greeters
6 Brad & Alison Leathers and family
13 Jeff & Roxie Knies
20 Craig & Lori Britton and family
27 Joyce & Kevin Every

Altar Guild……………………Joyce Hellickson/Mary Glaser/Jodi Eickhoff/Linda Trende

Ushers……………………………Kurt & Brenda Reicks/Ron Laughlin & Sandy Amundson
Lent Ushers………………………Erlyn & Sandy Marzolf/Scott & Andrea Hellickson

Communion Assistants
April 6……………………………………..Amanda Heibel/Melissa Severson/Katie Harstad
April 17…………………………………………Dena Mathison/Amanda Heibel/Bruce Hoff
April 20……………………………………………….Randy Hahn/Jen Pickett/Carol Solberg

*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 or pay them a visit.

Holy Week Worship at Christ Lutheran

Maundy Thursday – April 17^th, 7 pm – You Have Loosed My Bonds
We come together to remember Jesus, Love Incarnate. Readers will tell the

story of the night Jesus gave us the gift of the meal he commanded us to

share, Holy Communion will be offered, and the altar will be stripped.

Good Friday Holy Hike – April 18^th, 3 pm

Meet at the Trailhead in Preston. We will explore creations using all 5 senses.

Good Friday – April 18^th, 7 pm – Service of Stones and Shadows

Let go of worries and burdens to pray through Jesus’ last words from the

Cross as recorded in the gospels.

Easter Sunday, April 20^th, 9 am – Easter Festival Worship

Join us for Easter worship, featuring the choir and trumpet, as we celebrate with joy the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

*Summer Camp Registration is open! Grab a registration form from the narthex and then register online at www.goodearthvillage.org. Follow the instructions on the form, and remember, CLC pays 75% of your camp fee at GEV, you pay only 25%!

*GEV Lunch & Learn – Tuesday, April 29^th – Speaker: Sara Holger; Topic: Early Wildflowers and Signs of Spring in the Blufflands. It’s springtime in the blufflands of southeast Minnesota and nature is calling! Join Sara Holger, Program Coordinator and Naturalist for Project Get Outdoors, to learn about some of our unique spring wildflowers and other fascinating signs of the changing season. For those who wish to come early, at 10:00 am Sara will guide a gentle forest bathing walk to explore the woods in springtime using our five senses. Sign up in the narthex on or before April 24^th.

*Good Friday Holy Hike – Friday, April 18, 3 pm – On Good Friday we grieve the undoing of God’s very good creation. May we also create space in our hearts for Christ, through whom “all things are made new.” Earth Day is April 22nd, and this Holy Hike will include using our five senses as we give thanks for God’ gift of creation. Meet at the Trailhead parking lot – we will walk about a mile total and there will be activities along the way for the kids, as well as an Easter treat.

*Women’s Fellowship – The April Women’s Fellowship meeting will be held at the church on Wednesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m.  We will discuss a Gather Bible study called “Receiving the Spirit’s Flame: Spiritual gifts in the life of the church.” Please join us!

*Offering Envelopes – If you do not have offering envelopes currently but would like them, please let Amanda know.

*GEV Camp Sunday & End of the Year Sunday School Party! – Sunday, April 27 – 9 am Worship; 10 am Party – Pastor Nick Fisher Broin will join us for worship and he and Pastor Kris will offer a camp-style worship service for all ages to enjoy. After worship the Sunday school classes will have an End of the Year Party!

*March Food Share Month Giving Update – Christ Lutheran Church donated 105 pounds of food in March and gave $3,664.00 in donations , which is matched by the state of Minnesota!  What a wonderful demonstration of support for our community. Thank you!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Thursday, April 17 – Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion, 7 pm
• Friday, April 18 – Good Friday Holy Hike, 3 pm at Trailhead parking lot; Good Friday Service, 7 pm
• Sunday, April 20 – Easter Celebration Service with Holy Communion, 9 am
• Wednesday, April 23 – Confirmation Dinner Church
• Sunday, April 27 – GEV Camp Sunday; End of the Year Sunday School party

Birthdays and Anniversaries
4/17 Dawson Schmidt, Chris Schreier, Eli Rowe; Jason & Rebecca Schwingle – Anniv.
4/18 Chris Hahn, Sheryl Schultz, Mathew Bakken
4/19 Jerry Specht
4/20 Chuck Aug, Alden Peterson, Stella Speer
4/21 Jim Baker
4/22 Aaren Mathison; Stacey & Mari Lyn Bakke – Anniv., Kevin & Joyce Every – Anniv.
4/23 Myleigh Scheevel, Levi Johnson
4/24 Emily Scheevel; Kyle & Cathy Runtsch – Anniv.

Please keep in your prayers….
Brad Leathers
Marilyn Bunge
Elsa Bye
Jacob Johnson
Val Christensen
Rosalie Krips
Pastor Mark Woodward
Jodi Milne Trochlil
Amy Timmerman
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Mary Lou Hansen, who is at Harmony Care Center
Ann Ott, who is at Harmony Care Center
Arlene Bakalyar, who is at Park Lane Estates
Arnie Keene,  who is at Park Lane Estates
Barb Barrett, who is at Park Lane Estates
Hazel Knies, who is at Traditions
Irene Aarre, who is at Traditions
Averlene Marzolf, who is at Traditions
Helen Haugerud, who is at Traditions
Linda Hahn Smith, who is at Traditions
Arlen Kiehne, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place