Rite of Confirmation
On Sunday, May 20, Jessica Beach, Sarah Hangen, Michaela O’Brien and Trevor Prater will affirm their baptisms in the Rite of Confirmation at the morning’s 11:00 worship service.
We pray for God’s guidance and support for these young people as they ask God to confirm their faith, guide their lives, empower them in serving, give them patience in suffering, and bring them to everlasting life. During the Sunday School hour, the Fellowship
Committee will host a reception in the parlor to honor our confirmands.
Day of Pentecost
On the fiftieth day of Easter we celebrate the Holy Spirit, through whom
and in whom the people of God are created and re-created. We will have
one festival service at 10:00 on the Day of Pentecost, May 27.
Men’s Bible Study
The men of the church (and guests) will gather for Bible Study on Saturday, May 12, from 9:00 – 10:30 at the Panera Bread on High Street across from Our Lady of Peace Church. Bring your Bibles and a little money for food and/or drink (if you wish). We’ll have some fun reading 1 Chronicles and discussing its relevance for our lives today.
Tavern Theology
The next Tavern Theology meeting will be Tuesday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. We meet at O’Reilly’s Pub on High Street across from the Giant Eagle store. The topic this month is the relationship that Jesus and his followers have with people of other faiths in the world. What should be our attitudes toward Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and others who have a different spirituality than we do? Does Jesus somehow work in and through their faith in ways that are mysterious? Are people of other faiths condemned for eternity? What do you think? Join us, and share! As a side note, we discovered that a group of about 35 atheists often gather there on Tuesday evenings, so it might be an opportunity to witness to them about our love for God, Jesus and the worl
Praise Place Year Winding Down
We are having a great year of fun and learning during Praise Place at Clinton Heights Lutheran Church. We will wrap up this year of Praise Place on Sunday, May 20, with a celebration for the 5th graders who will be moving to catechism class in the fall. We wish Hannah Wolfe, Phil Hangen, Brett LaBuhn, and Iris Woodward the best! Praise Place will not be the same without these four! The children have been enjoying the weekly Praise Place Singers choir practice with Carol Myers. Their final song of the year is on May 20!
Summer Lunch Program is Coming Soon! june 4-8
It is that time of year again, when Clinton Heights takes responsibility for the first week of the Summer Lunch Program at Riverlodge Park on Broad Meadows Blvd, June 4-8. We will need several people each day to prepare the lunch site, distribute the food and then clean up the site. The hours will be approximately 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We won’t know exactly until the food delivery schedule is set. We will have a sign-up poster in the narthex and hope many of you will take part in this enjoyable picnic for children who need lunches during the summer just like they do during the school year.
Also, we will collect CEREAL BARS (like Nutrigrain Bars) and JUICE BOXES and BAGS (like Hi-C boxes and CapriSun juice pouches). The food items will be collected May 6 - June 4. Look for a basket in the narthex.
Come Splash in God’s Word
Clinton Heights will host a Family Vacation Bible School Monday, June 18-Friday, July 22. We will have four days of traditional Vacation Bible School at the church and on Friday, a closing celebration at a local pool! VBS will be in the evenings from 6:30-8:15 p.m. Again this year, VBS is not just for kids—it is for ALL AGES! Please tell your friends, family, and neighbors! We want to make a big Splash in God’s Word! We’ll need volunteers to help with the Family Vacation Bible School. If you are interested please call Shannon Johnson at 937-508-9371 or email at shanikki@yahoo.com. Also, in early June a supply list will be displayed in the narthex for donations of supplies. Registrations coming soon!
Save the Date!
You are invited to the Lutheran Social Services Family Reunion on Saturday, June 2, 4-7:00 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4686 E. Walnut Street in Westerville. Enjoy a climbing wall, giant inflatable slide, bounce house, dunk tank, games, crafts, food and more. LSS thanks you for your support in helping them serve people in need for 100 years!
Youth Rummage Sale
The youth and adults attending the ELCA National Youth Gathering in July will be having a fundraiser Rummage Sale on Saturday, June 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. If you have any items in your home that you would like to donate to the sale, you may begin to bring them in anytime on or after Sunday, May 27. The sale will be in the first-floor room of the education unit. If you are unable to bring the items to the church yourself, please contact the church office, and pick-up service can be arranged. We ask that no items of clothing be donated, please. Thank you for supporting the youth of our congregation.
Reminder – Time to renew your community rewards through Kroger’s
This has been a wonderful program that has greatly expanded the donations and programs that the Women of the ELCA at Clinton Heights support throughout the year. April is renewal time, so that your donations to our group will continue through April, 2013. Just sign in to your Kroger account online and enroll in the Clinton Hts. Lutheran Church WELCA group for Community Rewards. If you haven’t already signed up and have any questions, please ask Nancy Labuhn or Lucy Wolfe for help.
From The Stewardship Committee
Dr. Mark Allan Powell, professor at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, has developed a video series regarding stewardship entitled, Biblical Stewardship: Our Duty and Delight. The Stewardship Committee has reviewed the program and are excited to share Dr. Powell’s wisdom with the congregation. In order to enable more people to view Dr. Powell’s teachings, we will air the video teachings monthly during both worship services, and we will incorporate discussion and time for response. The first video entitled, Belonging to God, will be shown on June 3.
The program is developed around three components: video presentations, congregational discussion, and study guides. Pastor Wolfe will lead the study and will be assisted by members of the Stewardship Committee. We look forward to your participation and growth from this exciting program.
Pies Pick-up
If you ordered JUST PIES pies or gift certificates from the Women of WELCA in April, you may pick them up from 11AM to 12 NOON on Saturday, May 12, or before and after the worship services on May 13.
Welcome to WELCA!
May Meetings:
Mary Martha Circle – Tuesday, May 8th, 7:00 p.m.
Bible Study: Nancy Labuhn Hostess: Mary Jones
Lydia Ruth Circle – Wednesday, May 9th, 10:00 a.m.
Bible Study: Bishop Kelley Hostesses: Marline Kelley, Kate Mawhirter
A small but mighty band met on Saturday, March 24th to clean the sanctuary for Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter. All the vacuuming, dusting, washing, and polishing were done by Wendy Wesemeyer, Donna Clawson, Carol Myers, Eda Jane Spivey, Elaine Botkin, Anne Saylor, Nichole Botkin and Mary Jones. Thank you for all your hard work. Everything looked and smelled fresh and clean.
Thank you to Ellie Webbe, Marline Kelly and Elaine Botkin for supplying our kitchens with measuring cups and spoons. We really needed them, and they have been used many times since receiving them.
Lutheran Social Services Auxiliary is a “booster club” for LSS. We will be offering LSS Auxiliary memberships for $3.00 during the month of June. Money raised by the Auxiliary goes directly to gifts for Lutheran Social Services. Your new membership card will be a reminder of how much you care about the missions of our church.
Four CHLC Women: Nichole Botkin, Joan Anderson, Nancy Labuhn and Carol Myers attended a half-day leadership meeting for the Central Ohio Conference of WELCA at Faith Lutheran Church in Whitehall on March 31. Ideas for WELCA projects were shared, and plans were made for the Spring Gathering on May 6.
Central Ohio Conference Spring Gathering: Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 6. All women who would like to attend this annual event can have lunch at Wendy’s after 11:00 service and carpool to Trinity Lutheran church downtown for the 2:00 gathering. The speaker will be Sister Nancy Miller who will tell us more about Gracehaven, an organization to help the victims of human trafficking. Two “in-kind” gift in-gatherings are planned: Personal hygiene items for the women of Nancy’s Place, the women’s unit of Faith Mission, and dental kits for Southeast Ohio Ministries. We will take the items we have collected for Nancy’s Place since our last donation. The dental kits include 1 wrapped toothbrush, 1 large tube (or 2 trial-size tubes) of toothpaste and dental floss put into a sealed plastic bag. Please contact Carol Myers if you would like to join the carpool (888-3259 or cbmyers@wowway.com).
Time to renew your Kroger Community Rewards account! Just go to Kroger.com, search for Community Rewards, sign-in, select Clinton Heights Lutheran Church WELCA and you will be good-to-go for another year. If you require assistance, please contact Nancy Labuhn. Thank you very much for helping us in this way.
