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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The memorial service for Roma Brown is this Sunday at 3:00 p.m., preceded by visitation with the family at 2:00. An error in Sunday's bulletin insert card may have caused confusion. Our thanks to all who have offered to assist with the reception.
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Who are the people in our neighborhood? Congregation Council Update #4
Natick town planners have spent the last few years gathering information about the town, looking at where it is now, where it wants to be, and how it plans to get there. The results of their two-year planning process have been published online at natick2030.com/reportspresentations.
In a sense, these same concerns have occupied Christ Lutheran Church leaders the past few years. The way we have framed our questions is "What is God calling us to do and to be in this place, at this time?"
Here are some of the factoids the Natick 2030 study shows: Natick has a population of 33,006, 24% of whom are under 18 years, 15% 65 years or older, 10% are military veterans, and 66% of those over 25 have bachelors degrees.
With over 7900 children and youth In our town-many of them unchurched-what can we offer them and their families in terms of faith formation that strengthen them to live Godly lives in these challenging times?
This October Pastor Bourret and a lay person will attend a training in Colorado that teaches ways to create cross-generational experiences that bring young and old together to share their stories with God's stories, then to take those practices home for nightly conversations. Is this a model that will enable us to offer new lives to our neighbors? May it be so.
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Music Notes
Tom Berryman, Music Director
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Our Johnson pipe organ is now back and functioning well. For the next two Sundays, the organ postlude will feature excerpted movements from J. S. Bach Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major. For Sunday, September 2, the Toccata demonstrates, especially the pedal capabilities of the newly restored organ action. For Sunday, September 9, the Fugue includes substantial rapid passagework for manuals (keyboards) and pedals. For a fine performance of this engaging work watch the video below.
The Toccata begins the performance and the closing movement, the Fugue is located at 10:10.
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| Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major BWV 564 |
Tom Berryman, Music Director
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The date is set! All shareholders in the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, "This Changes Everything," are cordially invited to a Stockholders' Dinner and Presentation on Sunday, September 23. Tentative time is 6:00 p.m. Come and receive our youths' thanks, and get a taste of their transformative experience in word and song!
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CLC Book Group
The CLC Book Group meets tomorrow evening, August 29, at 7:30 to discuss the New York Times best-selling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance. Is this simply one man's memoir of growing up in Appalachian territory or can we ascribe a broader social and political meaning to this description of life in southern Ohio and neighboring West Virginia?
The conversation will be engaging whether you have finished (or even started) the book, so come, bring a friend, and have a voice in our next read.
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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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As congregational leadership focuses on "turning the church inside out," that is, seeking ways to engage and serve the wider community, Natick Days (Saturday, September 8, 8:00-3:00) is a prime opportunity for us to introduce CLC to the people of Natick. We are in need of a few folk to staff our table on the Natick Common from noon-3:00. Can you cover and hour or two? Speak with Pr. Bourret, Joyce Simon, or Phil Roberts.
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AMMPARO, ADVOCACY AND ACCOMPANIMENT:
Two (identical) workshop opportunities to gain a larger picture of the immigrant crisis at our southern border--and learn how we can respond--are on the horizon, Saturday, October 13, from 9:00-3:00 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Providence, and Sunday, October 14, from 1:30-6:30 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Hartford. These are appropriate for both adults and high school youth. Cost is $10 and includes a light meal.
Three CLC folks are currently planning to attend the Providence training. Speak with Pr. Bourret or Joyce Simon if interested, and we'll plan for a carpool (or two!). Choose your date and destination.
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SeptemberFest is coming soon!
This celebratory Sunday is one when we re-group after a summer of a slower congregational pace--and, we hope, times for personal renewal--and return to Sunday school, Confirmation, and Adult Forum at 9:00, a service of Holy Communion at 10:00 following the Appalachian "Land and Seasons" liturgy, and a delicious brunch prepared by Chef Extraordinaire Edie Lohr at 11:15. Invite a friend or neighbor or family member (or two or three)-and offer to assist with set-up and/or clean-up!
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Racial Justice Dialogues, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2:00 pm, Common Street Spiritual Center, downtown Natick. CLC members meet with the larger community in this monthly gathering to talk openly about racism and other forms of oppression in our society. Please join us to continue sharing our experiences, hopes and dreams about living in community beyond race. All are welcome.
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On Sunday, September 2nd, we celebrate
the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
, 9:30 a.m.
worship,
Pastor Rebecca Bourret preaching and presiding.
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READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
September 2
, 2018, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
This coming Sunday we are back to the Gospel of Mark, and a conversation with Jesus about dirty hands and soiled hearts. Come to worship, and be cleansed.
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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