February 10, 2017

This Week at Christ Lutheran

Saturday, Feb. 11 10:00 am Cleansing Stream Class (HCC) 6:00 pm Silly Supper (HCC)

Sunday, Feb. 12 8:30 am Sunday Worship (HCC) 10:15 am SS/Education Hour 11:30 am Potluck & Annual Mtg 4:00 pm The Path to the Cross (HCC)

Tuesday, Feb. 14 6:41 am Men praying for revival (HCC) 6:00 pm House of Prayer (HCC) 7:00 pm Spiritual Gifts study (HCC)

Wednesday, Feb. 15 6:30 pm Chancel Choir (HCC)

Thursday, Feb. 16 6:30 pm Evangelism Comm. (HCC) Friday, Feb. 17 5:00-10:00 pm New Beginnings Prayer Vigil (HCC)

Saturday, Feb. 18 10:00 am Cleansing Stream (HCC) Sunday, Feb. 19 8:30 am Worship Service 11:15 am SS/Education 3:00 pm A Movie & a Meal

Pastor Mark

Degner

Sunday’s Focus

Following Jesus is not simply

about being a nice person. It is

not a matter of trying to im-

press others. It is a holy life of

faith that identifies with Christ,

honors God and follows Jesus.

It’s not about appearance; it’s

about substance. The Christian

lives from the “Inside Out.” The

heart that is devoted to the

Lord expresses itself in a life of

obedience and holiness.

POWER WORDS

Psalm 119:1-2, 7

READINGS for Sunday, 2.12.17 Deuteronomy 30:15-20

1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37

2.12.17 Worship Greeter:

Reader: Barb Miller Ushers:

2.12.17 Host/Hostess Dianne Havekost Kitchen Supply

2.12.17 Ministry Center Prayer

Do You Need Personal Prayer?

If you would like someone to

pray with you privately and con-

fidentially, you may approach

the front of the sanctuary after

our worship.

Sunday

Worship

Feb. 12

8:30 am

Pocket Crosses!

Share Jesus and His

saving love through

our cross ministry.

Thank you for joining us!

Feb. 5 = 65

“New Beginnings” Emphasis

The next event for our NB em-

phasis will be the 5-Hour

Prayer Vigil on February 17th.

Spend an hour with the Lord.

Prayer Vigil - 2.17.19

Our New Beginnings prayer

team has provided us with

great opportunities to draw

close to the Lord as He draws

close to us in prayer. Our next

vigil will be on February 17th,

5:00-10:00 p.m. This is worthy

of your participation.

Men’s Prayer on Tuesday 6:41

Our Men Praying for Revival

prayer group meets at Hillside

Christian Church each Tuesday at

6:41 a.m. We finish our prayer

time by 7:00 a.m. All the men of

the church are encouraged to at-

tend. Bring a friend.

A Movie and A Meal - 2.19.17 -

3:00 p.m.

A Movie and A Meal is scheduled

for Sunday, February 19th, 3:00

p.m. Woodlawn is the film. Be an

inviting Christian. Invite a friend

to attend this great Christian

movie with you.

Bibles Available If one of our guests needs a Bible,

the NIV version (paperback) is

available at our table in the foyer

of the church. Be watching for

guests. You may also give a Bible

to an unchurched neighbor or

friend. The Word has power!

Thank You So Much

“We thank you from the depths of

our hearts for your generous gift

that made our tropical honey-

moon possible. We had a fantastic

experience and we are most

grateful for you! We love you!” -

Pastor Mark and Linda

Spiritual Gift Study

Our focus on spiritual gifts will

resume this February 14th, 7:00 p.m. This week, we will focus on

the spiritual gift of faith, heroic

faith that trusts God for what is not seen? Does every Christian

have this gift? Or just some? Is this the same as saving faith?

Find out on Tuesday.

The Path to the Cross -

2.12.17

Our DVD-based study produced

by Focus on the Family and Ray

Vander Laan. The Path to the

Cross meets this Sunday. Partici-

pants are reminded to bring $5

for the study guide. Call Tim for

more info - 402.699.5286.

Reconvened Annual Meeting

and Potluck - Sunday

Our annual meeting and potluck

will reconvene this Sunday, Febru-

ary 12th, at 11:30 a.m. The election

of officers and delegates, and

other important issues will be on

the agenda. Make it a priority.

Cleansing Stream - Saturday

This is a great opportunity to grow

in your Christian life. A new course

has begun. Saturdays, 10:00-noon,

at HCC. Contact Tim Fischer at

402.699.5286 for more informa-

tion.

Lent

A season of spiritual preparation

and renewal, Lent provides us

with an opportunity to return to

the Lord our God who is gra-

cious and merciful. Lent begins

on “Ash Tuesday,” February 28th.

Plan to attend our series of wor-

ship services titled, “Giving It

Up.”

Ash Tuesday - February 28

Plan now to join us on “Ash

Tuesday,” February 28th, 7:00

p.m. for worship, communion

and the imposition of ashes.

Stephen Ministry Intro Work-

shop

Last call for this great workshop!

You could be a Stephen Minister.

You are invited to discover more

at a Stephen Ministry Introductory

Workshop at Christ Community

Church this Saturday, February

11, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cost is $15. Call Al Bilau, Curt Barr

or Dianne Havekost to register

and get more information.

Prayer Requests

For Carro Vogt, Hannah Klumb,

Jeff & Monica Barber.

For Lindsey Rand, Ashley Com-

stock, Ruth Bilau and Eloise

Hiemke.

For Ernesto (Regina’s father),

Jackie Dodd, Eldon & LaDonna

Bucy (and Tami & Tom as they

care for them), Kiley Fischer, Mary

Camden, Woody Woodring, Ashley,

Debbie, Sharon, Eric, Dan, Joseph,

Alison, Kelly Sue, Theodore, and all

who need God’s healing.

For our “New Beginnings” empha-

sis, our church and our future min-

istry center.

For Megan, Stephanie, and Brit-

tany and their unborn children.

For Holli and Dwight.

For marriages in crisis.

For single parents and their chil-

dren.

For those with addictions and eat-

ing disorders.

2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

DISCIPLING BY DESIGN Dates: April 30 - May 2, 2017

Location: Lutheran Church of the

Master, 1200 N 181st Court,

Elkhorn NE 68022

We’re already generally good at wor-

ship, community, mission and leader-

ship, maybe God is calling us to re-focus

or re-design what we’re already doing

to make it more disciple-making! That’s

the intent of our LCMC 2017 Leadership

Conference, Discipling by Design!

http://www.lcmc.net/leadership-

conference

Missional Idea

Invite a friend. Woodlawn is the

feature film we will view on Febru-

ary 19th. Here is a fun, simple way

to invite someone to be blessed

with A Movie and A Meal. 3:00 p.m.

Jesus Follower Quotes

“Is what you’re living for worth

Christ dying for?”

“I don’t follow Jesus because I’m

forced to; I follow Him because I

want to.”

SILLY SUPPER SATURDAY, FEBR. 11

6 PM

EVERY0NE INVITED, ADULTS

and KIDS. Three COURSE MEAL

SIGN UP AT OUR TABLE .

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Annual Meeting Reconvenes

“Each of you should use whatever

gift you have received to serve

others, as faithful stewards of God’s

grace in its various forms.”

1 Peter 4:10

SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR 2017

President Elect Bob Ehmen, Shelly Hall

(nominations from the floor or write-in)

Secretary (none since Tricia is in the middle of

two-year term)

Treasurer Re-elect Dianne Havekost

(2 Year term) (nominations from floor or

write-in)

LCMC Convention Delegates Oct 8 – 11, 2017 – Minneapolis,

Minnesota David and Cindy Picton

Keith and Rosalee Christiansen (nominations from the floor or

write-in)

Augustana Convention Delegates

April 28 – 29th – Location TBD Laurids and Judi Pedersen,

Curt Hougen, Bill Hall Bob and Kris Coffey

(nominations from the floor or write-in)

Heartland District Convention Delegates

Date and Location TBD Carolyn Larsen, Mary Lou Petersen, Jeannine Jones,

Diane Fischer (nominations from the floor or

write-in)

Nominating Committee Sharla Gosker, Jody Ptacnik,

Crystal Vogt (nominations from the floor or

write-in)

PROPOSED 2O17 BUDGET

The February 12 reconvened meeting will include the vote on

the Proposed 2017 Budget.

2016 Budget amount:

$143,153 (corrected)

2017 Proposed Budget:

$155,560 (corrected)

House of Prayer - Tuesday at

6:00 p.m.

We gather each Tuesday evening

for prayer. If you can’t be there

at 6:00 p.m., walk in whenever

you can arrive. “Prayer honors

God.” Do you seek to honor Him?

Join us on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

before Bible study.

Missional Identity

Missional is not an activity. It’s an

identity! You are God’s woman,

man or child. As Christians, we are

not people who “do ministry.” We

are ministers. We are not people

who “do mission.” We are mis-

sionaries. As we live out our iden-

tity as missionaries, we will start

to see our everyday activities as

opportunities to be witnesses for

Christ. Be Jesus to the world.

Ready, set, go!

#LUYU had their own Silly Sup-

per last weekend. Thank you to

Curt and Vicki for the food and

fun!

CHRIST LUTHERAN

DECEMBER 2016

Benevolence = $2,500

plus $150

Cru –Jake Loftis (monthly) $150 Alliance Defending Freedom $250 Lutheran Bible Translators $250 The Navigators (Laura Karlin) $300 Joseph’s Coat/Wash. Co. Food Pantry $400 Pioneers (Eckdahl family) $600 Wash. Co. Ministerial Asso $200 God’s Living Stones $500

TOTAL $2,650.00

Sharing is

Caring!

“Share” with your

friends our

church’s posts and invitations

from the CLC Facebook page -

www.facebook.com/CLCBlair/.

Simply click on the “Share” arrow

for each post and send an invita-

tion to all your FB friends.

February

Birthdays

Feb. 1 Tom Christoffersen

Feb. 3 Candy Ehmen

Feb. 13 Andrew Camenzind

Feb. 16 Tom Miller

Feb. 17 Rosalee Christiansen

Feb. 20 Jay Christiansen

Feb. 22 Keith Christiansen

Feb. 22 Ellen Behrens

Feb. 23 Arlan Riege

Feb. 27 Larry Smith

If you know of anyone omitted

or incorrect in this list,

please email Jody at

ptacnik@christlutheranblair.org

to update the church records.

FEBRUARY

ANNIVERSARIES

Feb. 3 Mark & Taryn Breuer

Feb. 8 Pastor Mark & Linda Degner

If you know of anyone omitted or

incorrect in this list, please

email Jody at

ptacnik@christlutheranblair.org

to update the church records.

Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s

Conference

February 18th, 8:30 a.m. to 4:55

p.m., Bellevue Christian Center.

Cost is $44, plus $8 for lunch.

Call Curt Hougen at

402.426.4577 to register.

CAN YOU HELP? The cleaning

crews are needing additional

workers. Please consider serving.

Contact Jody Ptacnik if you are

interested or have questions

402.960.1233.