Weekly Calendar

Saturday, March 8
11:00 a.m.        Memorial service for Cynthia Hokenson

Sunday, March 9
8:15 a.m.            Choir Practice
9:00 a.m.           Generous Together Worship
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school/Adult Ed.

Tuesday, March 11
11:30 a.m.          Exercise
3:00 p.m.           Veteran’s home worship
6:30 p.m.            Stewardship Team

Wednesday, March 12
6:00 p.m.           Confirmation
6:00 p.m.            Soup Supper
6:45 p.m.             Lenten Worship
7:45 p.m.              Council

Thursday, March 13
9:00 a.m.          Men’s Fellowship
11:30 a.m.          Exercise

Sunday, March 16
8:15 a.m.            Choir Practice
9:00 a.m.           Worship/Communion/Sunday School kids sing
10:00 a.m.          Sunday school/Adult Ed.

Worship Assistants in March
Acolytes
2 Lily Ledin/Jax Heibel
5 Lent 6:45pm Ava Severson/Turner Sprenger
9 Maggie Wingert/Harper Pickett
12 Lent 6:45pm Cooper Holtegaard
16 Emmett Musel/Braelynn Dierkes
19 Lent 6:45pm Lexi Engen
23 Josh Bakken/Melony Wingert
26 Lent 6:45pm Kaylee Hernandez
30 Grant Tieskotter/Jackson Fischer

Computer
2 Lexi Engen
5 Lent 6:45pm Lilianna Dempewolf
9 Jezlyn Finseth
12 Lent 6:45pm Josh Bakken
16 Ava Severson
19 Lent 6:45pm Katelyn Scheevel
23 Reese Larson
26 Lent 6:45pm Turner Sprenger
30 Lily Ledin

Lectors
2 8^th graders
5 Lent 6:45pm Mary Glaser
9 Generous Together Sunday
12 Lent 6:45pm Sara Niemeyer
16 Nancy Hengeveld
19 Lent 6:45pm Dawn Hellickson
23 Traci Corson
26 Lent 6:45pm Michael Johnson
30 7^th graders

*SPRING AHEAD – Daylight Savings Time begins on March 9^th. Turn your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night!

*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.

*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.

*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 15^th.

*LOVE OFFERING-Thanks to your generous gifts, we were able to give MN Adult & Teen Challenge a love offering of $1,099.00

*LENTEN SERVICES AT CHRIST LUTHERAN – Soup Suppers at 6pm, Worship at 6:45 p.m.
Wednesdays, March 12, 19, 26; April 2 and 9 –The soup supper will begin at 6pm. Dinner will consist of a variety of soups, sandwiches, and bars. A free will donation will be accepted. We move upstairs to the Sanctuary for worship with the Holden Evening Prayer service at 6:45 p.m. You are invited to attend both ministries, or one or the other, depending on your evening schedule. This year’s focus will be on the Lord’s Prayer. Confirmation and high school youth have created prayer stations which encourage us to reflect on each petition through the lens of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. These prayer stations will be set up in the Sanctuary and Narthex. New this year, Confirmation youth have invited a mentor to accompany them for their Lenten journey. We look forward to God forming faith in us as we walk together toward the cross.

*March is Minnesota Food Share Month – There is an ongoing challenge for individuals and families in our community who are struggling to put food on their tables. During March Minnesota Food Share Month, your contribution will help make a difference in the lives of those facing food insecurity and provide them with some relief during challenging times. Monetary donations are also appreciated and can be left in the church office (please indicate Food Shelf).   Non-perishable items can be left in the Grocery Cart and/or Basket in the Narthex.  Thank you!

*Frolic in Faith – Sunday, March 23, 10-10:45 a.m. For parents & children ages birth – 4 (not yet in Sunday School). Please join us for Frolic, a class that parents/caregivers attend with their child, led by Shelby Ristau.  Frolic consists of circle time (music, story, group play) followed by play stations that include activities like crafts, sensory play, a game, and more. If you’re familiar with ECFE classes in the school district, you’ll be familiar with the format at Frolic. Enjoy this opportunity to come together with other young families. We meet in the Youth Room. Friends are welcome!

*We are starting up an Easter Choir! Please come and join us as we rehearse two lovely anthems which will be performed on Easter Sunday (April 20). All ages are welcome so bring a friend with you and come when you are able. Rehearsals begin at 8:15 a.m. Sunday mornings starting March 9^th and continuing every Sunday until Easter.

*Reminder to Thrivent Members – Be sure to designate your Choice Dollars, either to Christ Lutheran or to any number of charitable organizations that are listed on the Thrivent website. Deadline is March 31st, 2025    www.thrivent.com

*GEV Lunch & Learn – Tuesday, March 25th, 11am – Guest Speaker Christa Spaeth is a foodie and a dietitian with over 20 years of experience in a Culinary Test Kitchen. Join us for a discussion on gut health where you’ll learn the essentials of digestive wellness and how to support your gut with simple ingredients. It will focus on powerful nutrient-dense foods. You will taste two delicious and nutritious items that are not only affordable, but also easy to prepare at home. Sign up in the narthex by March 22nd.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Sunday, March 9, 9am – Generous Together Worship and Council Installation
• Wednesday, March 12, 19, 26 – Lent Soup Supper, 6 p.m. and Worship, 6:45 p.m.
• Sunday, March 23, 10am – Frolic Class for ages birth – 4yrs (not yet in Sunday school)
• Sunday, March 30, 9am – First Communion Sunday

Birthdays and Anniversaries
3/6 Jonie Keune, Allan Marzolf, Jett Henry
3/7 Cora Britton, Eve Grabau, Maisie Olson
3/8 LuAnn Hoff, Cody Soland, Natalia Wood
3/9 Sandy Marzolf, Bobbi Jo Soland
3/10 Tiffany Scheevel, Wesley Keune, Dallas Serfoss, Olivia Persons
3/11 Joyce Hellickson
3/12 Matthew Quanrud
3/13 Laura Keune

Please keep in your prayers….
the family of Cynthia Hokenson
Jason Schwingle
Elsa Bye
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