Outdoor Worship and Picnic
Note: There will be no live stream for this Sunday
Don't forget lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the service.

The Worship & Arts and Life Together committees are sponsoring the outdoor worship and picnic potluck for Sunday, July 27th. The Committees will provide vegetarian and meat hot dogs, buns, condiments and drinks. Please bring a dish to pass.

 

 

 

 

Vacation Bible School 

Christ Lutheran Church

July 27-31

4-6pm

 

Piano Update

There will be a congregational meeting on August 10th for the congregation to approve the purchase a new piano to replace the 100+ year old one we now have in the sanctuary.

Donations towards the new piano can be paid  on the website under the "give" tab. Wanda will also take checks either in the offering plate or mailed to the church with "piano" in the memo line. 

 

Ways to help International Students attending Ohio University

Anne Sparks recently shared information about how we can help International Students who are living in Athens but have limited resources for housing and food. Here are a few suggestions from a June email from Hylie Voss and others.

1.        Financial Assistance - There is a Ohio University sponsored fund to help those in need over the summer months. Learn more about the emergency relief fund administered by OHIO’s International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) at this link.

2.        Provide food by donating to Cat’s Cupboard. That website has ways to donate financially or by ordering specific foods. If you want to purchase foods to directly donate to Cat’s Cupboard, International students compiled a list of foods they are familiar with and know how to prepare at this link.

3.        Host an incoming international student. If you are able, you can temporarily open your home to one or more of the 250 new international students OU expects this fall.  Many of them will not have arranged housing, and you can only imagine what it is like to find housing in Athens in mid-August, especially for those who don’t know their way around and don’t have transportation. If you live in Athens and could host a newly arriving international student for a week or so until they can arrange housing, please fill out this form at this link.

 

 

SAVE THE DATE

Christ Lutheran Evening at

Pleasant Hill Vineyard

Thursday, September 4

5:30 p.m.  

 

Athens County Children's Services is collecting jars of peanut butter and jelly to help offset the impact of children going without school lunches this summer.  Donations can be placed in the bin located in the narthex.