Weekly Calendar

Sunday, February 16
9:00 a.m.           Worship/Communion
10 – 11 a.m.         Caramel Roll Pick up
10:00 a.m.         Adult Ed.
2:00 p.m.           Root River Conference Assembly

Tuesday,  February 18
11:00 a.m.          Exercise
6:30 p.m.          Cub Scouts

Wednesday, February 19
9:30 a.m.           Traditions
10:30 a.m.          Park Lane
6:00 p.m.           Confirmation

Thursday, February 20
11:00 a.m.          Exercise
1:00 p.m.           Christ’s Crafters

Sunday, February 23
9:00 a.m.           Worship – MN Adult and Teen Challenge
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school
10:00 a.m.         Adult Ed.

Worship Assistants in February 

Acolytes
2 Grant Tieskotter/Jezlyn Finseth
9 Lilianna Dempewolf/Cooper Holtegaard
16 Turner Sprenger/Katelyn Scheevel
23 Reese Larson/Jax Heibel

Computer
2 Josh Bakken
9 Ava Severson
16 Harper Pickett
23 Taelyn Kerns

Lectors
2 Cari Ledin
9 Jenna Pederson
16 Darrel Olson
23 Steve Corson

*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.

*Notice – Given the high risk of respiratory illnesses and norovirus, we will be pausing the use of greeters on Sunday mornings and Passing of the Peace during worship services. We will resume in the Spring.

*CARD MINISTRY – Christ Lutheran Church invites you to share in the joy of our CLC Card Ministry. A basket of envelopes has been placed in the Narthex, each envelope contains 1, 3, or 5 congregation members names and addresses. CLC Card Ministry asks that you send a card or a kind note to each person/family in the envelope (boxed Thinking of You cards are available for purchase in the Narthex). Let us reach out with kindness.

*The 2025 Root River Conference Assembly will take place on Sunday, Feb 16^th at Greenfield Lutheran in Harmony. This year’s conference is especially important because it is the year of the Bishop Election. Other items of business will be the Annual Report of the Synod and of Synod wide ministries. Christ Lutheran is allowed 2 adult voters + 1 youth/young adult. If you are interested in attending, please let Pastor Kris know.

*Congregation – Let’s Match the Noisy Offerings!– $323.29 was donated from November through January in the Noisy Offerings. Thank you to children and families for your generosity. The Sunday School kids have chosen to donate these funds to the Lutheran Disaster Relief in support of the California wildfires. Let’s show our support for their caring hearts and match their gifts. Please indicate Lutheran Disaster Relief on donations you give to match their gifts. We will track matches through February 23. (As of 2/9, matching gifts are at $125)

*MN Adult and Teen Challenge – On Sunday, February 23, 2025, MN Adult and Teen Challenge Men’s Choir, which is made up of participants in Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge’s chemical dependency treatment and recovery programs, will be at Christ Lutheran during 9am worship to perform a mix of gospel, Christian contemporary and Americana-themed songs as well as share testimonies of the faith and life in worship. We will also be taking a love offering. Please join us!

*Life Lessons from Hiking the John Muir Trail: A Presentation and Community Gathering at Bethlehem Lutheran, Lanesboro-Sunday, Feb. 23^rd; 10 am Church service, 11 am Potluck, 12 p.m. Presentation by Tom Holst. Free will offering will be taken to help with church roof repair. Everyone is Welcome!

*2025 Women of the ELCA Root River Conference Spring Gathering – Saturday, March 22 at Central Lutheran Church in Winona. Program guests are Lutheran Campus Center students and Dr. Scott H. Sorvaag, Dean of the College of Education at Winona State. Cost is $15, register in the church office before March 6^th.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

·   Sunday, February 23, 9 a.m. – MN Teen & Adult Challenge Men’s Choir during worship

·   Sunday, March 2, 9 a.m. – Lutheran Campus Ministry, with music led by Paul Schmidt, Kari Mensink & Shelly Topness

·   Wednesday, March 5 – Ash Wednesday Chili Supper, 6 p.m. and Worship service – 6:45 p.m.

Birthdays and Anniversaries
2/14 Travis Ristau; Scott & Andrea Hellickson – Anniv.
2/15 Anita Turck, Rich Burmeister, Dena Mathison; Tony & Paula Severson – Anniv.
2/16 Jerry & Diane Olson – Anniv.
2/17 Jackson Persons, Nolan Scheevel
2/18 Linda Britton, Shauna Hoff, Owen Winkels, Kody Ebner, Casey Ristau, Janice Schultz; Travis & Tammy Gatzke – Anniv.
2/19 Keith Johnson, Diane Olson
2/20 Marcia Specht, Gunner Benson

Please keep in your prayers….
Jason Schwingle
Elsa Bye
Dick Hellickson
Jacob Johnson
Val Christensen
Rosalie Krips
Jodi Milne Trochlil
Jill Miller
Amy Timmerman
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Green Lea Manor, Mabel
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
Alice Cummings, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place

Sunday, February 9, 2025 –
Generous Together Worship III –
Where are We to be Generous?
in-person and online worship at 9:00 a.m.
Radio Broadcast (of previous week) at 10:00 a.m. on KFIL FM 
bulletin 2.9.2025.pdf

Weekly Calendar

Sunday, February 2
9:00 a.m.           Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.         Coffee/Fellowship
10:00 a.m.         Sunday school
10:00 a.m.         Adult Ed.

Tuesday,  February 4
11:00 a.m.          Exercise
2:00 p.m.           Harmony Care Center worship

Wednesday, February 5
6:00 p.m.           Confirmation
7:00 p.m.            Property Team

Thursday, February 6
11:00 a.m.          Exercise
1:00 p.m.            Christ’s Crafters

Sunday, February 9
9:00 a.m.           Worship – Generous Together
10:00 a.m.         Cross Generational Sunday school and fellowship
11:00 a.m.           Youth assembling Caramel Rolls
1-2 p.m.               Caramel Roll pick up

Worship Assistants in February 

Acolytes
2 Grant Tieskotter/Jezlyn Finseth
9 Lilianna Dempewolf/Cooper Holtegaard
16 Turner Sprenger/Katelyn Scheevel
23 Reese Larson/Jax Heibel

Computer
2 Josh Bakken
9 Harper Pickett
16 Ava Severson
23 Taelyn Kerns

Lectors
2 Cari Ledin
9 Jenna Pederson
16 Darrel Olson
23 Steve Corson

*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.

*2^nd Annual Caramel Roll Fundraiser – Support our youth and adult leaders participating in the BWCAW/North Shore trip (gr. 9-12), the Summer Festival Camp at Gustavus (gr. 6-9), and other one-day summer ministries. Order from a Confirmation student now through February 2^nd. Rolls will be prepared on Feb. 9^th and be available for pick up that day or Feb. 16^th after church. 6 rolls/$12 or 12 rolls/$20.

*Notice – Given the high risk of respiratory illnesses and norovirus, we will be pausing the use of greeters on Sunday mornings and Passing of the Peace during worship services. We will resume in the Spring.

*CARD MINISTRY – Christ Lutheran Church invites you to share in the joy of our CLC Card Ministry. A basket of envelopes has been placed in the Narthex, each envelope contains 1, 3, or 5 congregation members names and addresses. CLC Card Ministry asks that you send a card or a kind note to each person/family in the envelope (boxed Thinking of You cards are available for purchase in the Narthex). Let us reach out with kindness.

*Generous Together Sunday – Sunday, February 9 – 9 am Worship & 10:00 Fellowship; Our next Generous Together fellowship includes making Valentine’s following worship. This is a service event, and confirmands are expected to attend. Let’s hope the weather cooperates!

*Christ Lutheran Church Boundary Waters Adventure! Pastor Kris & Rich Kincaid are leading a 4-night trip into the BWCAW and along the North Shore. Register and pay to reserve your spot!  Friends are welcome.  Questions? Reach out to Pastor Kris. Click on this link to register and for all the details. The link can also be found on the church website www.christlutheranpreston.org

*Summer Fest Camp for grades 6^th-9th is high energy, way fun, and offers a deep faith experience! Held Sunday afternoon, July 20^th through Wed, July 23^rd at Gustavus Adolphus College. Pastor Kris is excited to accompany youth to this camp. Friends are welcome! Click this link to register and for all the details!  The link can also be found on the church website www.christlutheranpreston.org

*PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY~ We are looking for people willing to make prayer shawls as our current supply is running low. There is yarn available in the quilt room.  If you need a pattern (knit or crochet) or have questions, please contact Diane Johnson at 507-251-6922.

*The 2025 Root River Conference Assembly will take place on Sunday, Feb 16^th at Greenfield Lutheran in Harmony. This year’s conference is especially important because it is the year of the Bishop Election. Other items of business will be the Annual Report of the Synod and of Synod wide ministries. Christ Lutheran is allowed 2 adult voters + 1 youth/young adult. If you are interested in attending, please let Pastor Kris know.

*Noisy Offerings Collected $323 – It’s not all noise when the kids come up for the Noisy Offerings. $323.29 was donated from November through January in the Noisy Offerings. Thank you to children and families for your generosity. The Sunday School kids have chosen to donate these funds to the Lutheran Disaster Relief in support of the California wildfires. Let’s show our support for their caring hearts and match their gifts. Please indicate Lutheran Disaster Relief on donations you give to match their gifts. We will track matches through February 23. As we learn the stories of faith, may we continue to reveal God’s will as we respond to those who are suffering.
DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Sunday, February 2 – Registration and $60 down payment for Boundary Waters Trip, grades 9-12+ due (online registration preferred)
• Monday, February 3 – Caramel roll order forms due with payment no later than 4 pm
• Wednesday, February 12, 6 p.m. – High School Hang Time – Games, devotions, and we will make bracelets for a service activity. Friends are welcome!
• Sunday, February 9, 9 a.m. – Generous Together Worship; 10:00 a.m. – Cross+Generational  Fellowship
• Sunday, February 23, 9 a.m. – MN Teen & Adult Challenge Men’s Choir during worship

Birthdays and Anniversaries
2/2 Arlene Bakalyar, Stacy Herron; Phil & Sandy Milne – Anniv.
2/4 Sharon Johnson
2/5 Morgan Pickett, Kolby Brunsvold
2/6 Mary Irish

Please keep in your prayers….
Elsa Bye
Dick Hellickson
Jacob Johnson
Val Christensen
Rosalie Krips
Jodi Milne Trochlil
Katie Sullivan, sister of Kim Ristau
Jill Miller
Amy Timmerman
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Green Lea Manor, Mabel
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
Alice Cummings, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place