Welcome to Christ Lutheran e-news, a weekly electronic newsletter which highlights programs and activities of our congregation. Feel free to .
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On Wednesday, August 23, at 6:00 pm, Christ Lutheran Church will host a small delegation of leaders from one of our companion synods, The Lutheran Christian Church in Honduras, along with a number of persons who have traveled to Honduras in connection with that relationship and others who are interested in it. Might that be you? We'll prepare a summer meal to share, and share stories of ministries and challenges in our very different contexts. Contact Pastor Bourret if you can help with preparations for the dinner, or if you'd just like to come!
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Music Notes
Tom Berryman, Music Director
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Tenor, and CLC member, Jeff Pearson will be singing on Sunday, August 13. The Offertory Music,
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If with all your hearts ye truly seek me
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from Felix Mendelssohn
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s oratorio ELIJAH works especially well with the reading from I Kings referring to the prophet Elijah. Listen and watch a YouTube performance of this famous aria with the Wisconsin Choral Union:
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| If with all your hearts from Elijah.mp4 |
Tom Berryman, Music Director
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Youth News
Nate Pearson, Youth Director
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Hello, Church! I missed you all this past Sunday. I have been hobbled by a rolled ankle-sad day. It should be fine in a couple of days.
This week we are registering for the annual New England Synod youth gathering, Hammo at Calumet. It is a weekend full of games, music, devotion, and fellowship with youth from all across New England! I am excited to announce that Pam Goloskie, former CLC youth leader and member, is one of the leaders going to Calumet with youth from the Lutheran church in Chelmsford! We will be teaming up for different activities throughout the weekend. The event begins
Sept. 8 and ends on
Sept. 10.
Parents of youth going into high school or already in high school, please get in touch with me at
youthdirector@christnatick.org to reserve a spot. I will register youth on
Friday, Aug. 11.
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CLC Book Group
13 people gathered yesterday evening for a lively, wide-ranging discussion of Nathaniel Philbrick's book Mayflower. The September 11 book selection is News of the World by Paulette Jiles, an historic novel set in the aftermath of the Civil War. "An aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people.
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Bible Study
Led by Pastor Richard Hurst, the Bible study group meets each
Thursday
at the church. We invite you to join with us as we gather for coffee and refreshments at
9:45 a.m.
in the Memorial Room so that the hour discussion/study can begin promptly at
10:00 a.m.
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Do you want to know more about how to live sustainably in our world? Come and discuss books related to sustainable living in a mutually supportive and encouraging atmosphere with a group that originated at Natick Community Organic Farm. The group will now be meeting at Christ Lutheran Church. The first fall gathering is Wed., Sept. 13 in the Memorial Room, 7-9 pm, to discuss Naomi Klein's book, No Is Not Enough. To pre-register, please call or email convener Melissa Kenny Probst, 508-904-9246; sweetsuds@zoho.com . For more information speak to Joyce Simon, a current member.
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Believe it or not, our next host week for Family Promise begins Sunday, September 10. If you were out of town, or otherwise unable to volunteer this week, good news: your chance is coming soon! Need to be trained? Check the Family Promise website for dates, times, and locations:
http://www.familypromisemetrowest.org/
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On Sunday, August 13th, we celebrate the
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
. 9:30 a.m. Worship, Pastor Russell Norris preaching and presiding.
Watch your mailbox
for those helpful yellow cards, and if you can't fulfill your assignment, please be extra diligent about securing a trade. Don't leave our guest pastor, The Rev. Russell Norris, in the lurch!
This week's pastoral coverage during Pastor Bourret's
vacation week is provided by Pr. Don Larsen of St. John's, Sudbury, 860-573-2531.
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READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
August 13, 2017, Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Do you know the old song that goes "When the storms of life are raging, stand by me"? That song is about the gospel for this coming Sunday. Come to worship, to encounter Christ standing by you, no matter the storms, and to stand with others, to be the presence of Christ for them.
First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel
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Sing For Joy
Enhance your understanding of the weekly scripture readings by listening to Sing For Joy
http://www.stolaf.edu/singforjoy/
from St. Olaf College. The Sing For Joy radio program, produced by
St. Olaf College
, has a simple mission: to explore the weekly themes of Christian worship by providing the best in sacred choral music and thoughtful commentary. The musical performances eloquently "do the talking," while the concise remarks from host
Pastor Bruce Benson
illuminate the meaning of the texts.
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