The Clarion Content / Contenido Upcoming Events / Proximos eventos Updates / Noticias Children and Youth / Ninos y Jovenes. Women's Page / Pagina de Mujeres
Attendance & Financial Report / Asistencia & Reporte Financiero
Volunteer Schedule / Horario de Voluntarios
Church Calendar / Calendario
Office closed January 2nd, 2018
Save the date: Saturday, February 3, 2018 Annual Meeting
Office Closed
January 15 for the celebration of MLK Jr. day.
5:00 Special Communion Worship 5:30 Potluck dinner 6:15 Meeting/ Call to Order
January 7 Baptism of Our Lord and Epiphany
This is the day we celebrate our Lord’s Baptism and remember the promises attached to our own. The worship services will include a rite of renewal of our Baptismal Covenant. We will recall one again what it means to live as a Baptized child of God. It would be wonderful to celebrate Baptisms during our service as well. If you are considering a Baptism or have someone for the pastors to contact, please let us know. It is also the day that we commemorate the visitation of the Biblical Magi to the Baby Jesus. On this Sunday we will be installing our council as well as our W-ELCA leaders for 2018.
First Communion Preparation
If you know of your child or grandchild that is ready to receive this sacrament please contact Pastor Jon. Traditionally at Clairemont we have focused preparation in 5th grade. However this is not helpful for all children. We would like to discuss how you participate in the preparation process and help you to determine if your child is ready for this class. We will also like to give everyone the opportunity to participate in parts of the class as well. If you have a child, grandchild, friend, relative or neighbor you think could participate in this learning opportunity please contact Pastor Jon in the church office. This year our class will be held on a Saturday and we would like to celebrate First Communion Sunday will be on February 4. In the class we will talk about what communion means and how it has been celebrated in history. We will experience our communion liturgy and practice our participation in the sacrament. A celebration of the Passover feast will help us understand the origins of our ritual and see how it ties into Jesus’ last supper. Finally we will create our own chalice to help us remember the event. If you are interested in the opportunity please make a reservation with Pastor Jon and come and be a part of this great day.
January 2018
Upcoming Events / Proximos Eventos
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Celebración de Epifanía
Planning for 2018 begins January 16 at 6:00 pm If you have been, or want to be, connected to our evangelism activities please come join us!
Meeting January 23rd at 6:00 pm. Social Action is an important part of our ministry and we need you to help us plan for 2018! Come and join us, all are invited!
con rosca de reyes 7 de enero después del servicio de las 11:30 a.m.
Estudios Bíblicos 11, 18, y 25 de enero a las 7:00 Estamos empezando a estudiar el libro de Apocalipsis!
Bowling group at Kearny Mesa 18th of January at 9:00 am All are invited!
Remember in Prayer: January 21st at 1:30 pm A worship experience designed especially for people who identify as having special needs. All are invited!
Doris Krapp, Patsy Bannach, Mary Jo Flattum, Jesús Mecina, Deanna Belter, Len Seegers.
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January 2018
Spetial Events / Eventos Espciales
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CCSA Holiday Food Baskets Another amazing act of generosity! Thank you to all who contributed and participated in CCSA Holiday Food Baskets. Thank you for the money donated, bringing one or more of the requested items, making complete baskets, arranging for your group to assemble baskets and all that went into a fun project. CCSA distributed over 200 baskets and CLC made a memorable Christmas for 40 families! I wanted to share a few of the highlights: Angela for her creation of the Reverse Advent Calendar and keeping us on track with announcements and reminders, Rita for help taking inventory of donations and then shopping for over $400 of goods to finish all the baskets and Jeff & Keith for transporting all the baskets to St Marks Church for pick-up by CCSA clients. Thank you for your continued support of CCSA!
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January 2018
Updates / Noticias
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Retirement Seminar Thrivent Financial.
T.B.D Watch the bulletin for details.
Stewardship Wrap-up – New Consecration Sunday We want to say “Thank You” to everyone for your participation in our stewardship campaign. We have again affirmed our congregation’s desire to be a growing, dynamic and thriving ministry. To date, our personal commitments to this ministry have reached over $280,000. This level of pledges will make our budget doable but as usual we will not have room for many extras. We are blessed that 33 people increased their pledge, up $20,716. We had 17 new pledges for a total of $40,436. We also had 6 people decrease their pledge for a loss of $4,504. All said we are up about $23,000 over last year’s pledges. We are blessed by very generous people of God here at CLC. These commitments, as well as other income available to the congregation, will enable us to prepare a spending plan or budget that reflects God’s generous activity among us. Together we are witnesses to the abundant life we know in Jesus Christ. Thanks again for your generous support.
Happy New Year!
Feliz Año Nuevo!
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January 2018
Women’s Page / Pagina de Mujeres
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Gather Bible Study “Multiple Meanings: Learning from Other Interpretations”
By Mark Allan Powell The winter 2018 Gather Bible Study is going to engender a lot of discussion. Mark Allan Powell is a professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. He has also taught at seminaries in Estonia, Russia and Tanzania, edited the “Harper Collins Bible Dictionary” and written more than 100 articles and 25 books on the Bible and religion. What does the Bible mean to you? How do other people understand the Bible – people who are of a different gender, ethnicity or nationality? Here’s your chance to take part in a different kind of Bible study – and have fun exploring how and why Bible stories mean different things to different people.
SESSION ONE: WASHING HANDS WITH DISTANT HEARTS Text: Mark 7:1-8
PEACE CIRCLE: Monday, January 8, 10:00 a.m. in Room 2. PATIENCE CIRCLE (Note date & Time change): Monday, January 8, 1:00 p.m. Hostess is June Anderson and Bible study leader is Ruth Andersen. HOPE CIRCLE: Wednesday, January 10, 1:00 p.m. in Room 2. RUTH CIRCLE:Thursday, January 11, 10:00 a.m. in Room 2; Bible study leader: Harriet Carmona.
Bible Study Leaders: Wednesday January 3, 10:00a.m. Women of the ELCA Board Meeting: Wednesday, January 3 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 2. Piece and Sew:Tuesday and Wednesday, January 2 and 3 in Room C.
Mission Quilters: Saturdays, January 13 and 27 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room.
Mom’s Study Group: Friday, January 5, 6:30 p.m.
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Children and Youth /Ninos y Jovenes.
January 2018
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Will meet each week!
Youth Group During the month of January, the Youth will be helping take down Christmas decorations to fundraise money for our trip to Houston, Texas.
January 7th 14th
We will be having our regular meeeting at 5:00 p.m in the Youth room. We’ll meet at the church at 4:30
21th Usher at the 10 a.m service. Meeting with participants of the Youth 28th Important Gathering and Parents at 4:00 p.m The Youth will stay for their regular meeting at 5:00! The Clarion
Confirmation Class January 14 and 28 from 5-6:30 pm
Super Bowl Sub Feb 3rd!
Attendance & Financial Report / Asistencia, y Reporte Financiero
January 2018
Church Info / Informacion de la Iglesia
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November Financial Report Income:
Expenses:
Budget $ 41,359 YTD $478,193 Actual $ 36,351 YTD $444,158
Budget $ 42,369 YTD $ 481,561 Actual $ 39,224 YTD $ 467,389
Thank you for all your generous gifts to Clairemont Lutheran Church.
Sunday worship schedule for the month:
November Attendance 2017: 200 2016: 200 2015: 226
8:30 a.m.
Thanksgiving 2017: 71
2016: 82
7th
2015: 66
Traditional
14th Service of the world
Contacts: Senior Pastor: Jonathan Doolittle Cell 858-336-8340 e-mail:
[email protected]
21st Table Prayer Liturgy 28th Service of the world
Bilingual Pastor: Nathaniel Allen Cell 626-627-5802 e-mail:
[email protected]
10:00 a.m.
Traditional Celebration Worship
Table Prayer Liturgy Celebration Worship
Administrator: Angela Jackson
Phone:858-273-7423
Cada domingo / All Sundays:
e-mail:
[email protected]
Office Hours:
11:30 a.m. - Servicios en Español.
Monday -Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
www.clairemontlc.org Clairemontsd
Clarion Deadline Febrero 17th. Submit articles, pictures, comments or suggestions to Dámaris Allen:
[email protected]
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January 2017 Mon
Thu
Fri
Sat
5 11:00am Food Distribution 6:00pm Al-Anon 6:30pm Mom’s Book Study
Wed
4 8:30am Sandwich Ministry
12 11:00am Food Distribution 6:00pm Al-Anon
20 11:00am CLMT Art Guild Mtg 1:00pm SDCRS
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10 1:00pm Hope Circle 1:30pm Caregivers Support Group 7:00pm Handbells
11 8:30am Sandwich Ministry 10:00am Ruth Circle 5:30pm Thursday Night Dinner 5:15pm Youth/Children’s Choir 6:30pm Bible Study in English 6:30pm Internship Team
19 1:00am Food Distribution 6:00pm Al-Anon Meeting
27 9:00am LWR Quilters
10:00am LWR Quilters
13
17 7:00pm Handbells
18 8:30am Sandwich Ministry 5:30pm Thursday Night Dinner 5:15pm Youth/Children’s Choir 6:30pm Bible Study in English
26 11:00am Food Distribution 6:00pm Al-Anon Meeting
Tue
9 11:00am Staff Mtg 1:00pm R.S.V.P. 6:30pm Exec. Comm. 7:15pm Council Mtg 7:30pm Patience Cir
Sun
8 8:00am TOPS 8:00am Men’s AA 10:00am Peace Circle 7:15pm Sanctuary Choir 8:00pm AA Meeting
16 11:00am Staff Mtg 6:30pm NAMI 7:00pm Al-Anon
1 OFFICE CLOSED
7 Baptism of Our Lord 8:30am Worship Service with Communion 10:00am Family Worship Service with Communion 11:30am Servicio de Adoración en Español
15 OFFICE CLOSED HOLIDAY 1:00pm Bunco 7:15pm Sanctuary Choir 8:00pm AA Meeting
23 11:00am Staff Mtg 7:00pm Al-Anon
24 1:30pm Caregivers Support Group 7:00pm Handbells
31 7:00pm Handbells
25 8:30am Sandwich Ministry 5:30pm Thursday Night Dinner 5:15pm Youth/Children’s Choir 6:30pm Thrivent Financial Retirement Seminar
3 9:00am Piece & Sew 10:00am WELCA Bible Study Leaders
14 8:30am Worship Service 9:45am Sunday School 10:00am Family Worship Service with Communion 11:30am Servicio de Adoración en Español 22 8:00am TOPS 8:00am Men’s AA 7:15pm Sanctuary Choir 8:00pm AA Meeting
2 OFFICE CLOSED 9:00am Piece & Sew 11:00am W-ELCA Brd 7:00pm Al-Anon
21 8:30am Worship Service with Communion 9:45am Sunday School 10:00am Family Worship Service with Communion 11:30am Servicio de Adoración en Español
29 8:00am TOPS 8:00am Men’s AA 8:00pm AA Meeting
30 11:00am Staff Mtg 7:00pm Al-Anon
28 8:30am Worship Service 9:45am Sunday School 10:00am Family Worship Service with Communion 11:30am Servicio de Adoración en Español
CLC Volunteer Schedule Lay Readers
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Jan 7
Paul Beyer
Kristi Geitz
Jan 14
Vicki Reece
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Jan 21
Steven Anderson
Elizabeth Reynolds
Jan 28
Ken Hanson
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Communion Assistants 8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Hanah Thomas
1/1
John Putnam
1/3
Jan 7
Susan Gjerset & Arlene Riordan
Rita Leatherman & Josua Purba
Barb Kanneman
1/4
Jan 14
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Marilyn & Tom Groot
LeRoy Bannach
1/7
Jan 21
Becky Newhouse & Bev Covey
MJ Dunlavey & Matthew Haulman
Diane Gangstad
1/8
Jan 28
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Peggy Ritchie & Pam Allen
Elizabeth Reynolds
1/9
Heidi Acosta
1/14
Kitty Pfizenmeier
1/14
Alex Gjerset
1/16
Jan 14
Bob Allen
1/19
Jan 21
Janet Beyea
1/20
Jan 28
Gayle Hazel
1/22
Gabe Zona
1/22
Norma Findley
1/23
Duke Kaduk
1/24
Cliff Archer
1/29
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Acolytes Jan 7
Greeters
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME
OF PRINTING
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Jan 7
Bill Huston and LaRae Rabe
Ruth Andersen and Kathy Farrington
Jan 14
Harriet Morris and Debra Pursel
Ann Boisvert and Harriet Carmona
Jan 21
Wanda Boyce and Beverly Covey
Janet Wood and Sandy McCauley
Jan 28
Carol Nichols and Rob Newhouse
Pam Allen and Betty Black
Ushers
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Jan 7
Lewis TenHulzen
Phyllis Zona
Jan 14
Terry Beckmyer
James Acosta
Jan 21
Gary Lange
Youth Team
Jan 28
Nancy Groesbeck
Phyllis Zona
January Altar Guild Team: Ruth Andersen & Bev Covey Altar Guild 10:00 set up/clean up
Thursday Night Dinner’s Clean Up Crews Jan 4
NO DINNERS
Jan 11
Mom’s Group
Jan 18
Choir & Bells
Jan 25
Men’s Group
Jan 7 & 14
Tomy Oregon & Ann Boisvert
Jan 21 & 28
John & Nancy Procsal
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