Greetings.  Hope you are staying warm and dry on this rainy day.  

 Church notes: 

  • Poinsettias are available again this year.   The cost is $7 per plant.   Please see the December Chi Rho Newsletter page 2 for details on how to order and pay online.  Physical envelopes are available in the narthex and may be left in the offering plate on Sunday.  All orders must be received by Monday, Dec. 20th in order to be featured in the Christmas Eve Bulletin. 
  • Wednesday Night Prayer is now Advent Evening Prayer and is both in-person in the sanctuary and live-streamed, at the same time of 7pm every Wednesday in Advent.  This means it is NOT on Zoom, but is  available on all the same platforms as our normal Sunday service: live on our website, on our facebook page and YouTube channel. The direct YouTube link is here: https://youtu.be/2b5SoN8QV-k.
  • The Choir will once again practice immediately following Sunday worship.  Please contact George Weckman at weckman@ohio.edu with questions about practices. 
  • We invite you to donate to Social Ministry’s Hats, Scarves, and Mittens drive. To donate online, go to "Give" on the homepage, then click "Give Online Now" and look through the "To" drop down list to find the drive. You can also write a check to Christ Lutheran Church with “Hats, Scarves, and Mittens” in the memo line and mail to the church or leave it in the offering plate at any of our worship services prior to Christmas Eve. 
  • Our Christmas Eve offering this year will go to ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response. If you wish to donate, you may do so by putting something in offering place at Christmas Eve worship, or through the "Give" feature of our website, following the exact same steps as for Hats, Scarves, and Mittens above but looking for ELCA Lutheran Distaster Response in the "To" menu. 

Here's what's happening this week:

Monday, Dec. 6 
6pm AA - Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, Dec. 7 
6pm OA - Fellowship Hall
6pm Council Exec Insurance Review Meeting - Zoom
7pm Equity and Justice - Zoom

Wednesday, Dec. 8
5:30pm Bridge - Fellowship Hall (Final one of the Semester)
7:00pm Advent Evening Prayer - Sanctuary and Live Streamed (see our website home page)

Thursday, Dec. 9
10:15am LSS Mobile Food Pantry - The Plains UMC
6pm Theology on Tap - Zoom

Saturday, Dec. 11 
10am OA - Fellowship Hall

Sunday, Dec. 12 - Advent Three
10am Worship - Sanctuary, Masks Required; Also Live-streamed
11:30am Coffee Hour - Zoom, no theme, holiday fellowship hour
3pm Caroling - Meet in back of Church, contact Sue Righi at sprighi@gmail.com for details