What's Happening the Week of Monday, April 10th, 2023

Future News:

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. 

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/.

to reserve space for group meetings call the office at 740-593-3144 or email info@clcathens.org*

Check out our CLC Monthly Calendar to see future dates and times

What's Happening at CLC this week:  

Monday, April 10th- Office Closed (closed on Mondays) 

11a Marc Snyder visitation

12p Marc Snyder Memorial click here to see the Obituary

The bulletin for Marc Snyder's Memorial can found at the bottom of this post under downloads 

6p AA - Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, April 11th- Office Open 9a-1p

4:30p Women’s Ensemble Practice-Sanctuary  

6p Overeaters Anonymous-ZOOM

Wednesday, April 12th- Office Open 9a-1p

5:30p The Bridge-Fellowship Hall

7p Wednesday Night Prayer- Launch Meeting - Zoom

7p Men’s Ensemble Practice-Sanctuary

Thursday, April 13th-Office Open 9a-1p

11a LSS Food Pantry-Volunteers needed at 10:15a

6p Theology on Tap-Launch Zoom

Friday, April 14th Office Open 9a-1p

Saturday, April 15th-Office closed

10a Overeaters Anonymous - Fellowship Hall

10a Sign of Hope event -Good Works- https://good-works.net/sign-of-hope/

Sunday, April 16th

10a Worship -Sanctuary 

10:15a Children's Church-downstairs following the Children's Moment with the Puppets (aka Nick Claussen). The children will return upstairs prior to Communion. 

Social Ministry

Members of our congregation have been involved with and supportive of the restoration of the Mount Zion Baptist Church, and at this critical time, they are asking for community support to rescue and restore a vital part of the building. Here is an excerpt from their appeal: “As you may have heard, Mount Zion's century-old windows are falling out - literally! The condition of the window frames puts them at peril and they must be removed before more damage is done. The windows are incredibly valuable, both because of the history of the church, and the fact that they can never be replaced, especially the hand painted panels created in Japan.” Here is the link to their GoFundMe site to make a donation: https://gofund.me/73919681.