Looking Forward

This Sunday

A Hymn Sing
9:30am Before Worship

You are invited to come to a Hymn Sing this coming Sunday, June 15, before the worship service. Please arrive before 9:30, and find a seat near the piano. We will be singing hymns selected by the those in attendance. If you wish, find a favorite hymn that you would like to be sung – anything from Oh For A Thousand Tongues on page 57 through Marching To Zion on page 733. We will sing until 9:50, and then have 10 minutes to get a cup of coffee or whatever, before the worship service begins. Hope to see you there!

This Sunday

A Self-Care Buffet

Date:  Sunday, June 15th following Sunday service

Time:  Approximately 1 hour

Where:  The Sanctuary OR the basement?

Description:  I will highlight and teach five different practices that people can do to be more mindful, decrease stress and tension and create space within their body and minds. The variety can appeal to different people because we’re not one-size-fits-all, right? Bonus – they can each be done in a very short amount of time, like a couple of minutes!

What Are The Practices?:

1.        The 4-7-8 Relaxing Breath

2.        Legs Up The Wall

3.        Positive Affirmations

4.        Guided Meditation

5.        Insight Timer App

Who:  Anyone who is interested in learning short effective practices they can do on their own to practice self-care, become more mindful and present in life, and to lower stress and tension in “these times”.  Please feel free to invite a friend or neighbor to attend.

Experience:  No experience required.  All levels welcome.

Leader:  Kim Valentour, former WellWorks Director and Certified Meditation Teacher

Do you have a favorite memory of Christ Lutheran Church?  Maybe it was decades ago or even just last week?  Would someone be interested in hearing it?  YES!!!

The Outreach Committee of CLC would like to “memorialize” such memories in a pamphlet for others to reminisce and enjoy.

We are looking for brief vignettes to include in this document.  And we are looking for folks who are currently members OR folks who have been members or supporter in the past.  So please share this request far and wide to those with whom you are still in contact.

They can be as brief as you’d like!  This information is needed by August, although we can’t say just now when they will be published.  We will need time to organize before publishing!

Here are some topics that have popped in our minds:  

                  *Church beginnings in the movie theater

                  *Our previous rental house

                  *Renovation of our current building

                  * Special memories of a particular church service (Such as something that happened, or a special song you remember or a particular sermon that moved you)

                  *Former pastors

                  *Former interns

                  *Building of the LLC apartments

                  *Worship during Covid

                  *Music

                  *Activities :  Montana de Luz trips, Youth Gatherings, Service Trips by college students, children and family events such as Halloween hay rides, swimming parties, Lutefisk Dinners, “lock-ins”, Children’s Christmas programs, St. Patty’s Day parties, “Small 
Groups” during the 1980s, Women’s Retreats, AAL activities, working with non-profits such as My Sister’s Place, Athens County Food Pantry, CWS Hunger Walks, Blessing of the Animals, various church committees and their activities, and so much more!   

                  * Was there something that made you feel like you welcome at the church, or something that made you think, “This is the church for me.”

We would like you to send your memories to the Outreach Committee. You can email them to Nick Claussen at nickc324@gmail.com,  or write out your memories and hand them to Committee members Linda Sauer, Karen Beverly, John Laughlin or Nick Claussen or mail them to Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Mill Street, Athens, Ohio 45701. Thanks!