Worship Info + Bulletin for Sunday, April 16th, 2023

Happening Today: 

The youth will be visiting the CLC homebound members at Lindley Inn. If you are interested in joining them, please reach out to Lucy C at lucyc@clcathens.org. 

Future New:

4/23 The Christ Lutheran Earth Justice Advocates interest group invites members of the congregation to join us in celebrating Earth Week with several activities. On April 23, we will have a church service dedicated to the care of the earth and after the service , we invite members of the congregation to join us in the Fellowship Hall for snacks and coffee and a showing of the film, “Current Revolution: Nation in Transition. We also urge congregation members to join the national Earth Day climate prayer at 12noon on April, 22. Ohio University is also hosting a number of events during climate month. They include an Earth Week parade on April 22, a Sustainable Living seminar on Transportation on April 24, events on April 27 at and surrounding Walter Hall from 2:00 to 4:00, including a Repurpose and Repair Fair, information on pollinator programs, a Sustainable Hub presentation, Sustainability Awards, and an electric vehicle showcase, and a sale of abandoned bicycles. Go to the Ohio University Website for more information.

4/30 AED training for ushers and other members of the congregation. What does AED stand for? Automated external defibrillator. The church has an AED apparatus in the Narthex. We want to train as many people as possible how to use it in case of an emergency. 

The training will be a short video of how to use it and Dr. Mindy Ford will be here to answer any questions we might have during the training. 

5/13 Women’s Luncheon at 11a in Fellowship Hall. Women are invited to a time of Faith, Fellowship and Food. An RSVP is coming soon.

6/3 The Southern Ohio Synod is holding a one-day Synod Assembly this year on June 3, 2023 from 9AM to 4:30PM at Peace Lutheran Church in Beavercreek, Ohio (near Dayton). Christ Lutheran needs two voting members to participate in the Assembly. The congregation will pay for the registration costs for the event. Please contact Pastor Chad if you are interested/willing to be a voting member. You can read more information about the assembly here: https://southernohiosynod.org/synod-assembly-2023/.

The bulletin for this week may be found by looking under "downloads" at the bottom of this post. 

This morning's worship

The best place to watch ANY event we are broadcasting live is directly on our website: clcathens.org/live. If you don’t hear audio, make sure that it is not muted. Sign into the chat and participate with others who are watching.   

If you miss the livestream or want to watch something again, you can find the video on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/clcathens. Livestreams will also appear on our Facebook page (facebook.com/clcathens) and twitter feed (@clcathens). 

Time with Children will be graciously provided by the “Puppets” (aka Nick Claussen) this week. Look for it during the 10am worship service.

Children's Church-Children, grades 3 and under are invited to Children’s Church. Children’s Church is offered during the 10am service immediately following the Children’s Message and will return to Worship prior to Communion. Today's teacher- Kay Cleland and Lucy Mae Crawford

Patricia Cambridge has a new improvisation for us this week. Please check it out on her personal YouTube Channel.

Mask Policy for in-person worship: Council is continuing our policy of worship being mask optional. 

Thank you for joining our worship today.  Please know that your financial support for the ministry of Christ Lutheran is greatly appreciated. Consider giving in one of the following ways:

• Mail your Sunday offerings to: Christ Lutheran Church, Attn Wanda Weinberg, 69 Mill St., Athens, OH 45701
• Donate on our website, click on "Give" on the top right and follow through the prompts.