The mid-winter retreat at beautiful Camp Calumet in West Ossipee, New Hampshire is one of CLC's most beloved and enduring traditions.  It is a time apart, and a time together; it is young and old;  it is longtime members and new friends; it is skating, skiing, sledding, and books, puzzles, and knitting together by the fire.

The deadline for registration is this Sunday, 1/19, and there is discounted participation for any of the following folk:  first time adults, CLC youth, and any member who needs it (just speak to Pastor Bourret). 

 

Hello, CLC Youth and Families!

A reminder for those of you who plan to attend our annual retreat at Calumet, Friday, Jan. 31, thru Sunday, Feb. 2: please get your registration and $40 deposit to the church office this week.  If you don't have the form, please call the office and they can email it to you, I believe.  I do hope you can come and help make the weekend reasonably unpredictable and raucous.

And now that the mini-bus is purchased for Cristo Rey-yaaay!!-we have much to discuss: how can we help prepare it and its contents before Pastor Rose Mary and her husband come up to drive it to Texas?  Can you help fill it with coats, shoes and boots? What else can you do to add to the blessings we'll be sending the people of this sister congregation as they help the migrants released from ICE detention? Temporary appearance modifications? You tell me.

Plus there's youth group meetings: I need your calendarized input.  I'll be contacting you this week so please watch out for me on your phones and such. It has been too long since we last played Unfair 4 Square!

Thank ye kindly and peace be with you! -Gail W-R

ADULT FORUM

"Evangelicals" are frequently in the news.  Are we Evangelicals?   Are we

Evangelical?  (Our denomination is the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America).

Come to the Adult Forum Sunday at 9:00 am for conversation about the "E" word.

                                     

CLC@the Movies                    DON'T MISS THIS!

Faces, Places                          PG

January 19, 2019                    1 hr. 29 min.

4:00 p.m.

 

Agnes Varda, 88 year-old famed French film-maker teams up with 33 year-old French photographer, JR, to film a documentary of their travels through the rural villages of France.

 

Along the way, they create art as they spontaneously respond to the people and situations they encounter. The film captures the power of imagination as the two artists set out to "see what happens" as they travel in JR's van which houses a small booth where subjects are photographed, with a poster size snapshot emerging from the side of the van seconds later.

 

Where they hang these photos becomes a visual delight for ordinary people who see themselves for the first time larger than life.

 

French peasant fare will be the theme for the potluck which follows the film. No time to cook? Come anyway and share the good company.

We have multiple collections underway, so it's a good time to dig through closets and drawers to cull items no longer in use.

                                           

Our semiannual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 9, following worship. We will review 2019 financial statements, and vote on both a 2020 budget and changes to our bylaws. All active members - those confirmed who have received Holy Communion and made of contribution of record in 2019 or 2020 - are urged to attend.

                                               

                                                    

READINGS FOR THIS WEEK - Second Sunday in Epiphany

January 19, 2020  

Today's gospel opens with further reflection on Jesus' baptism. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and the one anointed by the Spirit. In the liturgy we come and see Christ revealed among us in word and meal. We go forth to invite others to come and worship the Holy One and to receive the gifts of grace and peace made known among us.

            First Reading                          Psalm                     Second Reading                     Gospel

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.