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“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 The idea of vocation is a central principle in Lutheran theology. Martin Luther revolutionized our thinking of vocation; previously vocation had to do only with a calling to the religious life, so priests and monks were elevated above those who lived in civil society. Luther challenged this way of thinking by pointing to biblical passages such as the one quoted above from 1 Corinthians. While clergy are gifted and called by the Spirit to their positions, so also are others called by the Spirit and gifted for different services or activities, and “it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” Luther also said, “[e]very occupation has its own honor before God, as well as its own requirements and duties. … Just as individuals are different, so their duties are different; and in accordance with the diversity of their callings, God demands diverse works of them.” And so if you have been called to be a police officer, be a police officer to the glory of God; if you have been called to be a surgeon, be a surgeon to the glory of God; if you have been called to be a plumber, be a plumber to the glory of God. Too often, however, many of us think of God’s work as work that is done only by those who work in the church or the work volunteers do for the church. When I became a pastor, I was blessed to have people affirming my call from all different areas of my life. There was even a special service, an ordination service, to uplift my calling to be a pastor as a way of officially welcoming me into this profession of call. As I was preparing for that service I couldn’t help but feel how strange it was that despite Martin Luther’s movement away from the elevation of the clergy over the laity, I was given all this attention in a graduation ceremony, ordination service and installation service. Yet, as I looked at the people invited to my ordination, I was especially attuned to how all of us are called. My friend who works for Veterans Affairs is gifted at her job and feels a sense of pride in what she does; she is called. My friend who is a pharmacist is also gifted at her job, and takes joy in what she does; she is called. My neighbor who is an editor and writer uses her gifts to help people

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FROM THE PASTOR Vocation Sunday

April 2013

Through God’s Grace we Joyfully, Receive…to Give

Learn…to Serve and Worship…to Grow.

Worship Sunday Morning

Holy Communion At 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Education Sunday Morning - 9:15 a.m. for All Ages: Children 3 & up– Chapel Junior High Youth:

Rooms 214 & 216 Sr. High – Room 206 Adults– Fellowship Hall

Nursery A Nursery is available for children who are infants through 4

years of age during Sunday morning worship and the

Sunday School hour.

Office

Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Friday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 210-822-3394 office@clcah.org

and to entertain with her wonderful humor; she is called. While we are excited when people find something they are talented at and love to do, so often we don’t also see this as vocation, as their calling. We often fail to uplift how God is working in and through each of us when we live out our vocations. We need to be intentional about helping make this connection. God is at work in each of us, and in all that we do we are called to live out the gospel by serving one another. On Sunday, April 14, we will be celebrating the many and varied vocations represented in our congregation with a blessing during worship and with a panel discussion during the adult education hour. (You can read more about the panel on page 6.) During the worship service we will name many of the vocations represented in our congregation and invite you to stand for recognition. We welcome your suggestions of vocations we should include as we attempt to honor all. You might remember we did a similar blessing last year; this year, however, we’d like to add a component that requires a little preparation on your part! On Sunday, April 14, we invite you to bring an object that represents your vocation to be placed in the altar area as a way of symbolizing how we offer our work to God! We ask God to work through our vocations to spread the gospel and to further God’s kingdom! So what might this look like? Linda Sulser, our Office Administrator, is going to bring a bulletin to represent her vocation here and an apple to symbolize her vocation as a teacher (an example of how we often have multiple vocations throughout our lives). Becky Richard, our Office Manager and Bookkeeper, is going to bring a calculator and an accountant’s visor (an example of how to be creative and fun with your objects). I plan on bringing a stole to represent my vocation as pastor and a frying pan since I’m the primary cook at home—a big part of my family vocation (an example of how we also have multiple vocations at a time – perhaps a job, a place where we volunteer, and multiple relationship roles). Some other ideas to prime your creative pump as to what you might bring:

• If you’re a librarian, you might bring a book.

• If you’re a geologist, you might bring a rock.

• If you’re a musician, you might bring your instrument or some music.

• If you’re a doctor, you might bring a stethoscope.

• If you’re a salesman, you might bring whatever you sell.

• If you’re a banker, you might bring some money (or maybe not, it might just end up in the offering plate!).

You get the idea! We hope you will participate as we seek to uplift the many ways God has gifted this community and the diverse avenues through which the Holy Spirit is at work! - Pastor Marie Purcell

Vocation Sunday...

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Groups Book Club First Tuesday 6:45 p.m. - Location TBA Dominos Group First Thursday 9:45 a.m. - Fellowship Hall First Thursday Lunch First Thursday 12:00 p.m. - Fellowship Hall Healing Prayer

Tuesday - 10:00 a.m. Rode Prayer Chapel

Hope Circle Second Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Primrose House Joseph’s Sons First Monday 6:30 p.m. - Location TBA Jubilate Choir Every Wednesday 5:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Lydia Circle Second Tuesday 6:30 p.m. - Primrose House Men’s Breakfast Second Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - Bill Miller BBQ Quilters Every Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - Primrose House Sanctuary Choir Every Wednesday 7:15 p.m. - Sanctuary The Mulligans Date, time & location TBA Young Women’s Group Date, time & location TBA

Other Groups meet during the year. For information about any

of the above groups, please contact our church office.

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Member News Births • Faye Marcus McWilliams

granddaughter of Paul & Mary Overstreet on March 2

Weddings • Bobby Embry & Sarah Pegues,

granddaughter of Wayne & Simmie Smith on March 30

Sympathy to • Stephen Parker & the family &

friends of Robert Teander who died on March 18

• The family & friends of Betty Robbins who died on March 24

Praises To • The families who hosted the

students from Valparaiso Chorale. Thanks for your hospitality and arranging your schedules to help out.

• All who came out to support the Valparaiso Chorale and to enjoy a beautiful evening of inspirational music from some very fine young men and women.

• To our prayer shawl ministry led by Marty Halstead.

• For all the parents and senior high youth who pitched in and helped make the Easter breakfast fundraiser a huge success! Thanks to all who helped with preparations, setting up and taking down, and helping with decorations.

• Dr. Dan Long, Karin Oliver, and all the musicians involved with the Holy Week services and all who served at these special worship events.

• All the darling children who faithfully sit with Blake and the pastors during Children’s Time, eyes and ears wide open to the Good News. Your presence delights us all and gives us hope.

I am pleased to announce that we have received a gift from a donor (who wishes to remain anonymous) that provides for greatly improved handicapped access to the sanctuary through the extension of the Primrose parking lot around the perimeter of the Primrose House on the south and west sides. Improving access from the parking lot to the sanctuary for the handicapped has been under study for over a year. We currently have members who need that short walk to the sanctuary who are parking on Broadway (in traffic) and climbing the front steps of the church. Others are making an uncomfortably long walk from the parking lot. Some find the conditions too much to overcome and just stay home. The bottom line is our current parking environment offers no good options for the handicapped and elderly. Extending the Primrose Parking Lot provides additional parking with an emphasis on handicapped access in a manner that meets current city code. In addition to addressing this critical need, the new extension will provide for less confusing parking for visitors. The Parish Council gratefully accepted the gift and approved the extension. The importance of solving the handicap access dilemma and improving visitor parking outweighed giving up a small amount of otherwise unused green space. Landscaping to include bushes, flowers, ground cover, etc. will preserve the attractive view from Broadway. We await approval from the city and expect to complete the extension while repaving the existing Primrose Parking Lot and Castano drive-through this summer. We will keep you informed as to progress of this project. If you have questions, please contact me or any of the Parish Council members. - Brad Wheeless, Parish Council President

From the Council President...

Thank You for taking the time to complete the member survey! I know it was a lengthy survey that took some time to get through, but the collective information is vital to the planning sessions scheduled in the upcoming weeks. The staff, the Parish Council, former Parish Council Presidents, representatives from the Financial Management Advisory Committee and the Ministry Advise and Support Team, and a handful of members active in our Day School and youth programs will come together to reassess our vision, mission and ministry focus. This group will pick up from the direction set by the Transition Task Force (formed in 2007 to set the direction prior to beginning the search for Pastor Leslie). Your views as expressed in the survey will be used in conjunction with data points collected from a variety of authoritative sources to "confirm and/or adjust" our vision and mission and establish priorities going forward. The output from the planning sessions will guide the staff and the Parish Council in the future. We will share the planning results, survey results and the impact on our direction in the upcoming June annual meeting. Thank you again for contributing your views! I look forward to sharing the results! - Brad Wheeless, Parish Council President

CLC Member Survey …

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Have you ever wondered about the last book of the Bible? What is Revelation all about? Is it a series of codes? Does it foretell the apocalypse? Does the book seem strange and inaccessible with its descriptions of horsemen, beasts, seven-headed creatures, harlots, dragons and angels pouring out bowls of wrath? What could all this possibly have to do with our lives today? If you have ever posed these questions (or are wondering about them now!), join us Sundays at 9:15 a.m., beginning April 7, for a four-session course on the book of Revelation. Pastor Marie will help us see through the puzzling descriptions and untangle the ways popular culture has tried to use this book. We will discover together an amazing message of God’s faithfulness to God’s people – a message that comes through over and over again. The book of Revelation has spoken to the church in ways you may not have known, and it continues to offer words of hope today! Here is the Faith University Schedule for April: April 7 – The Book of Revelation April 14 – My Vocation Panel (see article on page 6) April 21 – The Book of Revelation April 28 – The Book of Revelation May 5 – Guest Speaker TBD May 12 – The Book of Revelation (Last Sunday of “official” Faith University until fall)

FAITH UNIVERSITY: The Book of Revelation

On Sunday, April 28, CLC 1st grade children will “learn to pray.” This Faith Stepping Stone in our children’s faith journeys is taught by Terry Westerman and Elward Reiss at 9:15 a.m. during the Sunday School hour. Our 1st graders and their parents are invited to join us for “Learning to Pray” to help children grow in their faith and relationship with Christ. Children will learn prayer through example and practice at home and at church. In addition to talking about prayer, the children will learn to recite the Lord’s Prayer. During the 10:30 a.m. worship service that follows, the children and their families will come forward for a special prayer, blessing and recognition.

Stepping Stone: Learning to Pray

During April, our high schoolers will conduct a “Take Stock in Our Youth” program. After each worship service, they’ll be in the narthex selling stock certificates for $20 each. These donations will make our high school service trip to New Mexico a possibility. In the fall, stockholders will be invited to a lunch where our youth will share how their service experiences have impacted their love of Jesus. Our next Sunday Night Ignite will be April 7th and 21st! Our topic is atonement! “Atonement” means how God deals with sin or how we are made “at one” with God. We talk a lot about how Jesus died for our sins to bring us back to God, especially at Easter, but Scripture does not clearly spell out how atonement takes place. So how does Jesus’ death make atonement or make us one with God? Did our good and loving God require that Jesus had to be tortured to death? How does Jesus’ brutal death make things right between us and God? But that’s not it, we’ll also have pizza! Pizza and atonement? Hot-dang! And thanks to the generous Richard family we now have a Wii! Come and help welcome our Wii into our family. So, be at Ignite at 6:00 pm on April 7th and 21st to fill up on food, fun and knowledge.

High Schoolers: Stockholders and Salvation!

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Hope Bible Study will meet on Thursday, April 11 at 9:30 a.m. in the Primrose House. Pastor Leslie will lead the study, and Elward Reiss will be our hostess. Bring a friend and join us for a refreshing, spiritual spring morning.

Hope Bible Study

Synod Assembly is fast approaching. It will be held May 3-5 this year in Kerrville. The theme of the Assembly is, “Always Being Made New,” which reflects the ELCA’s theme for the 25th anniversary of the ELCA as well as the emphasis within people, congregations and agencies of the SWT Synod of always being made new by the fire of God’s Spirit. Voting members, both clergy and lay, will gather from all across our synod to represent their congregations in making decisions about the issues facing the larger church. We are very grateful to Teresa Forsberg, Luis Sifuentes, and Bob and Patti Lynch for agreeing to serve as our lay voting members at Synod Assembly. Of course, Pastor Leslie and Pastor Marie will be there as well. If you would like to learn more about what issues will be discussed and voted on at Synod Assembly, please visit the Synod's website at www.swtsynod.org.

Synod Assembly: Always Being Made New

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On Sunday, April 14, at 9:15 a.m., our senior high and adult education hours will be dedicated to the subject of vocation – that is, our calling from God that each of us lives out daily. This event is technically a Stepping Stone designated for our senior high students as they enter an important period of discernment in their lives … but we invite the whole congregation to participate in this important event, and it will serve as our adult education for the day. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall to hear and learn from a panel of professionals in various fields, Natalie Brown, Stephanie Erwin, Bob Logan, and Lewis Westerman. Each panelist will discuss their career paths, their education, and their understandings of which needs their vocations address. They’ll also help us all to see how we can continue to serve God and others and to live out their faith through our daily work. We will incorporate a special blessing during our worship services on April 14 as a reminder that all of our vocations are a gift from God.

My Vocation Stepping Stone, April 14

What are these people running from? They’re not! They’re running TO our last confirmation large group on April 3! We’re discussing Paul, his letters, his journeys, some other letters, and the always wildly imaginative Revelation to John. Come and experience the joy of the person in the purple shirt!

Junior High: Final Confirmation Large Group on April 3!

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This just in: We have breaking news reports from multiple witnesses regarding this Jesus character. Join us at VBS from June 24 – 28 as we broadcast live interviews with John the Baptist, the Woman at the Well, the Prodigal Son and St. Paul. They’re all saying this Jesus character has been forgiving, healing and welcoming to all! You don’t want to miss out on this historic news event! Look for registration forms and costs on our website in April (www.clcah.org).

VBS 2013 June 24-28

Broadcasting Jesus! A day camp for 3-5 year

The Incredible Journey A day camp for Elementary Kids

Look for registration forms and costs on our website in April. (www.clcah.org)

We will need volunteers! Talk to Blake or Pastor Marie

This summer our elementary aged kids will be going on an incredible journey as they explore God’s treasures alongside our beloved counselors from Cross Trails Ministry. This year we hope to take some incredible journey field trips as well, so stay tuned for details!

We welcome William James Ross as our new organist, beginning May 12. Bill is a native Texan, born in Dallas. Active as a composer, conductor, performer and teacher, he has won prizes for his compositions and performance, and has been listed in Who’s Who in American Classical Music since 1981. His works have been published by several publishers. He has taught Music Composition, Organ and Music History at St. Mary’s University and the University of Texas at San Antonio. His major teachers in organ were Donald Willing, Vernon De Tar and Marilyn Mason; and in music composition, Ross Lee Finney and Leslie Bassett at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Karl Korte and Joseph Schwantner at the University of Texas. This is very exciting news for our music program and we look forward to getting to know Bill and to enhancing our worship through his musical gifts.

Our New Organist!

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We are in need of a person who would be willing to lock and unlock the building and manage the sound system in the Sanctuary on Sunday mornings. Hours would be 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. This is a paid position. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Leslie.

Sound Tech Needed!

The Prayer Shawl Ministry was formed one year ago and our initial offerings have been well received. We welcome anyone who enjoys knitting or crocheting or would like to learn. Call Marty Halstead at 822-5590 for more information.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

What happens when a lovely Pentecostal woman marries a fine, upstanding Baptist gentleman? Eventually, they become Lutheran … and we think that’s an excellent outcome! Elizabeth and Bill Chavers converted to the Lutheran church in a move that Elizabeth says made sense to her theologically. They lived in Germany and California with his military assignments. They were invited and became members of Advent Lutheran Church in Melbourne, Florida while Bill was serving in the Air Force at Patrick AFB where he retired. When they returned to San Antonio after living in Alexandria, Virginia, Seoul, Korea and Wurzburg, Germany with Elizabeth's teaching assignments, they settled in our CLC neighborhood. After visiting several area Lutheran churches, they decided to join Christ Lutheran. Elizabeth says, “We believe this is where we belong.” The Chavers appreciate Christ Lutheran’s history, Reformation theology and this congregation’s commitment to Christian education. And they know you get to know a congregation by diving in and becoming a part of the family – contributing your talents and getting involved in ministry. They are faithful participants in Faith University and Sunday worship and Elizabeth joined the Choir. She finds joy in participating in worship in that capacity and in expanding her musical knowledge under Dan Long’s leadership. Bill has joined Joseph’s Sons – furthering his opportunities for fellowship and service, and Elizabeth has been a welcome addition to Lucy Circle. Elizabeth, a San Antonio native, graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University and Bill, originally from Florida, is a graduate of Texas Lutheran University. In this chapter of their lives, Bill is a Realtor. She is a freelance educator, teaching Spanish and ESL (English as a Second Language), having taught primary through secondary levels and college as well as private language schools and pastoral ministries. In addition, she has taught at the Defense Language Institute at Lackland AFB. Along with six of her siblings, Elizabeth also keeps busy caring for her mom, who has Alzheimer’s but remains in her own home thanks to the loving 24/7 attention of her children. Elizabeth has found CLC’s Tuesday Healing Prayer Service a safe and comforting place to pray for her mom and for Bill’s sister, who has cancer. “Bill and I are praying for a lot of people who are close to us and suffering,” Elizabeth says. They keep active working and spending time with family and friends. In their free time, they enjoy travel and community service. As a testament to their longstanding commitment to others, they met while serving a group of Asian refugees through Catholic Charities in 1982 (incidentally, this happened just down the street at Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church); she was teaching ESL and Bill was volunteering while serving in the military. Elizabeth and Bill reflect, "God works in mysterious ways." We’re glad they moved into our neighborhood and happily assimilated into our church family. We look forward to many years of fellowship, worship and shared service with Elizabeth and Bill. - Jan Norris

Welcome New Members! Elizabeth & Bill Chavers

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Picture eleven of your favorite Christ Lutheran men gathered late in the evening around a fire pit in the desert at Big Bend. Muscles are aching from a day full of hiking, but your heroes are somewhat soothed by the smell of Bob Lynch’s burning mesquite, sips of an IPA beer that John Callaghan brought called something like Twisted Gizzard, Lewis Westerman’s cigars and the soulful strains from Larry Sulser’s music box playing Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle. There is a lag in the conversation and everyone pauses to look up at the immense cobalt-colored Big Bend night sky filled with the Milky Way and…as Carl Sagan used to say… “billions and billions” of stars. Someone’s voice is heard breaking the dark silence, “Man, now I feel insignificant.” Scientists tell us the universe is 14.5 billion years old. And our tiny planet sitting like a speck of dust among all of those “billions and billions” of stars is 4.5 billion years old. Try and wrap your mind around those numbers. Our human brains … the most highly developed of all of God’s creatures on earth … cannot begin to grasp that immensity of space and time. When I read about Bishop Ussher’s 17th century calculation that the world is only 5,000 years old, I shake my head thinking that would be too easy for God. Swayed by my geologist background, I believe in a God that can create something so immense in size and over such an unfathomable period of time that I cannot even begin to grasp it. Now that is an amazing God! Mankind has struggled since the beginning of time to conceive of God. In the Old Testament, we read of our forefathers’ struggles to understand God. And then in the New Testament, we have a mega-leap in our understanding through the words, life of and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But we still understand only a tiny fraction of the presence, power and energy that we call God. Our minds are too inadequate. I feel like my dog, Spiderman, sitting on the couch next to me as I watch TV. Spiderman sees a black box with noise coming out and colors and shapes moving across the screen. He tilts his head looking at the screen in wonderment. He can’t figure out what it is doing and why we sit there watching it. He has no idea about the digital code that comes through a cable into our house, which is converted into colored pixels of light that together trick our eyes and minds into seeing moving pictures. Spiderman wants to understand, but his mind is too underdeveloped and simple to piece it all together. I find it interesting that we a have a tendency to anthropomorphize God … just as we do our dogs. But when I look up at the star-filled Big Bend night sky, I imagine God perched in the heavens looking down at me gazing upward … with my head slightly tilted in curious wonderment … trying my best to understand. God’s Peace and Happy stargazing this Easter. - Bob Oliver

Significant Insignificancy and Man’s Best Friend

We are looking for volunteers who would like to help with arranging the flower arrangements for Sunday mornings. Our current volunteer, Edna Robbins, is willing to train anyone who might want to give it a try. If you are inter-ested or want more information about this position, please call the church office.

Flower Volunteer Needed

Praises to the CLC Quilting group for their creativity, commitment and hard work with such a beautiful outcome! The quilts are a true labor of love and we are so proud of your effort! Packing and mailing the quilts is a big job, too, and we appreciate all who help with this part of the process. Pictures below show some of their wonderful work!

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Christ Lutheran is providing volunteers to participate in a monthly Mobile Food Bank project for San Antonio’s East Side. This is sponsored by the ecumenical student ministry at St. Philip’s College, which our church supports through its benevolence budget. The project will entail three hours monthly (on the months you are available). You will be paired with a St. Philip’s student to pass out food to people from the campus and surrounding neighborhood from a mobile food truck site on campus. We will distribute food on April 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you are interested in participating, please call Lynnell Burkett at 979-7666 for details.

Volunteers Needed For East Side Mobile Food Bank

No, no, no … not that kind of Bathroom Talk! Not the Bathroom Talk you scold your children for using. This is the Easter issue of the Proclaimer, for heaven’s sake. I am referring to “updated and renovated church Bathroom Talk.” That’s right, more good news in the liturgical season of Good News. The Parish Council approved updating and remodeling all five of the bathrooms in the education wing this year, and we just completed remodeling the first bathroom over Spring Break. You need to stop by and check out the “Little Girls’ Bathroom” (the third bathroom on the first floor that is closest to Fellowship Hall). And men, be sure to knock first before entering as not to surprise one of our more diminutive female members using the new facility. The five bathrooms being updated include the three on the first floor and the two bathrooms on the second floor. The cost for the renovations is being shared by the church and our Day School. Work on the other four bathrooms will begin this summer when the Day School is not in session. When this work is underway this summer, we will make sure that there will always be a bathroom accessible for our members, guests and staff during construction. The renovations include new tiled floors and walls, new bathroom stall partitions, new sinks and countertops, and new lighting and ceiling tiles. We are remodeling the large men’s and women’s bathrooms on the first floor to be accessible for the handicapped. This work involves moving the wall between the two large first floor bathrooms and relocating the plumbing fixtures to meet state regulations for wheelchair access. Each bathroom will have the same number of sinks and fixtures as we have now. So you will be pleased you’ll no longer have to hesitate to enter our musty old bathrooms. With all the improvements, our bathrooms may soon be suitable for performing brain surgery or delivering babies. Like Motel Kamzoil’s excitement for his new sewing machine in Fiddler on the Roof, you will want to bring your friends and neighbors to see our “new” bathrooms! Evangelism opportunity! I know you are relieved to hear this great news and are as flushed with excitement as I am … sorry, I couldn’t resist (bodda-bing)! - Bob Oliver

Bathroom Talk

Christ Lutheran Church members, through our benevolence committee, help support Agape Ministry, a Christian ministry that provides emergency assistance to families in northeast San Antonio. Agape offers food and clothing assistance and runs a resale store called the Fig Leaf Thrift Shop. The shop not only provides items ranging from clothing, shoes, linens, dishes, household items, small appliances, books and more to people at extremely reasonable prices, but also supports the work of the ministry. Besides needing financial assistance and donations for the resale store, Agape needs volunteers who will clerk in the shop or sort items in the warehouse. In addition, volunteers are needed to answer the telephone, keep records, interview clients, perform administrative tasks and work in the food pantry. - Lynnell Burkett

Agape Ministry

Robert Teander, beloved longtime member of Christ Lutheran, died unexpectedly of heart failure on Monday, March 21. Robert was born in Chicago on February 22, 1938. His contributions to the beauty of our worship were many. As official CLC Florist, his floral creations graced the sanctuary for countless worship services, weddings, funerals and other celebrations. His beautiful cross-stitch artistry and other fiber art enhanced CLC’s liturgical decor on many memorable occasions. He was a member of a CLC Dinner Group that will sorely miss him. Robert’s ashes will be interred in the Columbarium alongside his late partner, Jesse Arrambide. Our love and sympathy go to Robert’s family – especially to his partner, Stephen Parker. Stephen and the family request that in lieu of flowers, gifts be made to the Converse Animal Shelter. A memorial service will be held at Christ Lutheran on April 4 at 4:00 p.m.

In Memoriam

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Staff The Rev. Leslie Price

Senior Pastor

The Rev. Marie Purcell Associate Pastor

Blake Hobratschk Director of Faith Formation

Marilyn Hamilton Director of Day School

Becky Richard Office Manager/Bookkeeper

Linda Sulser Administrative Assistant

Dr. Dan Long Choir Director

Linda Fay Casey Interim Organist

Rosario Alferez Church “Keeper”

Sam Tenorio Custodian

David Purcell Sound Tech

Parish Council

Brad Wheeless, President Will Garrett, Vice Pres. Duane Westerman,

Treasurer Debbie Vasquez, Secretary

Ken Thompson, Trustee Bob Lynch, Trustee

Kim Fischer, Trustee Pastor Leslie Price

Pastor Marie Purcell

The family of Denson Ware, Sr., wishes to thank Pastor Leslie, Pastor Marie and the congregation for their prayers, cards, telephone calls and memorials during Denson’s illness and death. We feel blessed with the love and support our church family had for us.

A Note of Thanks

Fiesta kicks off at CLC on Sunday, April 14, starting at 5 p.m. with our unofficial Fiesta event that rocks with food, music and fun, CLC Fiesta style. No parking

hassles, no unruly crowds and no big-dollar entry fees. Here you’ll find free parking, a gaggle of Fiesta-charged Lutherans and a friendly free-will offering to offset costs.

Guaranteed good times for all ages! Get in the spirit musically with our festive mariachis, sip a margarita and sample the delicious Fiesta foods! Please sign up in the CrossWay to make sure we have enough goodies for all. And bring friends and

family to partake of the feast. Elizabeth Diggs welcomes your help with decorations, food preparation and set-up/take-down. Call her at 822-7952 (home), 313-4939

(cell) or email diggsqp@aol.com. Muchas gracias y Viva Fiesta!

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