Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
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If there is a Pastoral Emergency, please call the office: 250-860-2447,
as messages are checked regularly.
Please call the church if you would like to be added to or removed from the prayer list.
PLEASE NOTE -
The Installation service for Rev. Barbara Groote will be on
Saturday, November 19th at 1:00pm, here at Christ Lutheran Church.
Refreshments to follow. Please plan to attend.
Worship Services continue in house on Sundays
at 10am until further notice.
Worship service in German on the last Sunday of the month.
On-line services will be provided as technical support volunteers are available.
If unable to attend the service in person,
please join the livestream HERE.
Please note, if we have technical difficulties, the service is usually recorded and posted later HERE.
Covid Protocols including masks, sanitizing and distancing continue.
If you feel unwell in ANY way, please stay home.
Alternating pews are blocked off; please only sit in an open pew, and distanced from other people/family groupings.
Please remember to share these updates with your household, extended family members, friends, and especially those who do not have email.
To be notified when Sunday's service is available online, please follow instructions to "Sign Up For Blog Updates" here, or email/call the church office to be added.
Office hours are 9am to noon, Tuesday to Friday.
(Closed on Statutory Holidays, and on Tuesdays following a Statutory Holiday)
Please knock or ring the doorbell when you arrive, and/or call in advance. Thank you!
What's happening...
Hunger Crisis
BC Synod Lutheran Youth Event in Kamloops BC
Update - Ukraine Emergency Appeal
CLWR is joining leading Canadian aid agencies in the Humanitarian Coalition to raise funds and rush emergency assistance to people on the edge of famine in the Horn of Africa.
You may donate through your regular Sunday offering, marking ‘Hunger Crisis’ on the CLWR line, or online at: https://www.clwr.org/
or toll free: 1-800-661-2597
Update - Ukraine Emergency Appeal
BC Synod Lutheran Youth Event in Kamloops BC
Update - Ukraine Emergency Appeal
CLWR continues its appeal to raise funds and rush emergency assistance to the over 4 million refugees who have fled Ukraine and 6.5 million people who are internally displaced.
CLWR partners in the ACT Alliance are responding in Ukraine and the region to meet immediate humanitarian needs such as food, shelter, emergency supplies and trauma support.
Your gift today will provide critical aid to families facing this crisis: https://www.clwr.org/ukraine-response
BC Synod Lutheran Youth Event in Kamloops BC
BC Synod Lutheran Youth Event in Kamloops BC
BC Synod Lutheran Youth Event in Kamloops BC
Hearts for Reconciliation 1: Orange Shirt Day
Thursday, September 29th to Saturday, October 1st, 2022
BC Youth are invited to gather in Kamloops to learn more about our place in reconciliations through various activities, including a visit to the grounds of the Kamloops former residential school and memorial garden planted for le Estcwey, “the Missing”.
Stay tuned for more information.
Lutheran Anglican Refugee Committee (LARC)
Lutheran Anglican Refugee Committee (LARC)
BC Synod Lutheran Youth Event in Kamloops BC
Update LARC has exciting news…. we are welcoming a new Syrian refugee family this summer!
‘Save the date’ for the Syrian Sweet Tea Event
Saturday September 24th at St. Michael’s Cathedral 2pm to 4pm
If you are interested in donating or being part of the steering committee, please contact the church office. Thanks for all the support you have given to LARC!
the Sunday Servers List is printed
Lutheran Anglican Refugee Committee (LARC)
the Sunday Servers List is printed
It would be great to have a few more people on the Servers List - so if you would like your name on the list now and then, please contact the office. If you need a refresher, or are new and need training, this can be done on a Sunday morning, and we are planning an event for servers in the Fall!
Servers - Please find your name on the list, and if you are unable to serve on your Sunday, please switch with someone and let the office know. Thank you!!
Pastoral Care
Lutheran Anglican Refugee Committee (LARC)
the Sunday Servers List is printed
Pastoral Care while you are in hospital –
If you are in hospital, it is permissible for Pastor Patricia to visit you – Provided you or someone you designate lets her know that you are in and would like a visit, and the sooner you call, the better.
CELC Women BIBLE STUDY and Business Meeting
CELC Women BIBLE STUDY and Business Meeting
CELC Women BIBLE STUDY and Business Meeting
We will start up again in September.
This group typically meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. - CELC Women BIBLE STUDY.
We have started meeting in the boardroom. If you wish to join via zoom, please contact the church for the link.
devotional booklets
CELC Women BIBLE STUDY and Business Meeting
CELC Women BIBLE STUDY and Business Meeting
The October-December 2022 Eternity for Today and Portals of Prayer devotional booklets are both here!!
You can pick them up Sunday morning, or at the church office through the week during office hours.
Food Bank Items…
CELC Women BIBLE STUDY and Business Meeting
Food Bank Items…
Thank you for the items that have been brought so far! Items can be placed in the food cart that is in the Church Narthex.
At this time, there is a good selection of tomato-based items. If you have other non-perishable items to donate that would be great. The food is appreciated by people who come by the church on a monthly basis, and when the bin is full it gets delivered to the Food Bank.
Did you know: you can donate your excess garden produce to the Food Bank, and even ask for a donation receipt. Cash donations permit purchase of fresh foods such as milk and eggs.
Long-term, moving forward:
- We will continue to need volunteers if we are to film and post the services, we will need people for: PowerPoint, camera, technical, transportation of equipment, etc.
- Training is provided, and people can assist as much or as little as they are available.
How to watch our services...
Here at the church, we have been hard at work, putting together our Worship services. We appreciate the feedback we have been receiving, and we are very, very thankful for all who have been involved in reading, playing music, singing, filming and editing.
HOW TO:
Basic Tech Info to Connect to Online Worship Services please click here:
und
Einfache "Tech-info" als anfaengliche Hilfe
and
Connecting on-line via Zoom for a meeting -
and
How to watch YouTube on your TV
Please do not hesitate to call or email the church office for assistance in accessing our online worship service on our YouTube channel!
There are people willing to help walk you through it, as well as a printed handout. You can also listen in over your phone – so please contact us!
If you have YouTube on your television, you can access the services and watch them that way.
Please take the time to sit down and enjoy these offerings from your Worship Committee and Associates. Also, if you are able, and have the technology, consider downloading a service or two onto your tablet or laptop, to take and share with someone in your “bubble” who does not have internet access.
Please remember to share these updates with your household, extended family members, friends, and especially those who do not have email.
Please take time to thank any health care or other essential workers, store clerks, restaurant staff, bus drivers, etc. that you may know or interact with in this stressful time. Wear a mask wherever you go, stay as safe as you can, and pray for our healthcare system and its staff, that it not get overwhelmed, putting us all at risk.
If you are looking for things to read, we have back issues of the Canada Lutheran Magazine, as well as the church library, that you are welcome to come and borrow from.
We(specifically Pastor Patricia and Pastor Brian) are in the Castanet News!
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/323286/Local-churches-support-temporary-ban-on-in-person-services#323286
Thank you to all who continue to support our Food Bank!
Especially at this time of year as there are more in need. Thank you!
Donations can be made on the COFB website, and are always welcome.
Your help is very much appreciated!
ELCIC National and Synod Bishops invite prayers for all who are affected by the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The National Church updates their news page here on the ELCIC website https://www.elcic.ca/
For accurate and up to date information on COVID-19 go to the Canadian Government's
Public Health Agency of Canada website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health.html
or the US CDC site: https://www.cdc.gov/
To stay updated with church events, please continue to check our website, blog, or our facebook page.
www.christevangelicallutheran.com
www.facebook.com/Christ.Evangelical.Lutheran.Church.Kelowna/
Please CLICK HERE to contact us to get on the weekly email list.
We are assessing the safety of in-house worship weekly as we move forward through this unprecedented time to determine when we will next gather together safely. The best way to stay up to date is to contact us to get on our weekly email list. You will then have the opportunity to register for in-house worship when it occurs.
If you would like to know who the helpers are each Sunday, they are mentioned on the individual Blog posts and YouTube video descriptions for each service.
It’s been great to hear your comments, suggestions, and offers of assistance with worship!
If you know of someone who may not be on our mailing list, or email list, please have them call or email the church office with their information if they wish to be included and updated.
For links to online worship from Lutheran congregations across Canada, go to http://elcic.ca/publichealth/livestreaming.cfm For past sermons, and this Sunday's readings, click on Writings/Blog.
Please share with your German speaking family and friends:
SUNDAY SERVICE – GERMAN TV on the Internet:
St. Mark’s Lutheran in Vancouver has invited us to join in with them for the summer. Here is the link to their website: http://www.stmarkschurch.ca/sermons.html and click on “Online Services” .
Auf Deutsch gibt es auch einige Möglichkeiten, z.B. bei
https://www.bibeltv.de/live-gottesdienste/
und https://www.gottesdienst-tv.de/,
oder die regelmäßigen Gottendienste im ZDF, die auch später noch zu Verfügung stehen:
https://www.zdf.de/gesellschaft/gottesdienste/evangelischer-gottesdienst-378.html
Shaw TV – Deutsche Welle – Sonntagsfrüh um 7Uhr.
To keep the church operational, we ask that you please continue with your offering. While we will do our best to cut costs, there are unfortunately certain expenses that are on-going and unchangeable. You may mail it in, call church office (Wednesday-Friday, 9am-noon) to confirm dropping it off, or if you would like to set up E-Transfer or Pre-Authorized giving, please let us know as we can assist you if needed.
We have also now registered with CanadaHelps.org as an alternative way to donate.
Thank you for your support!
Update from Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR):
and you can follow CLWR on their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/CanLWR/posts/3804728166234718
Thank you for the donations thus far ~ the Landscaping Committee has filled in squares! There is now a sheet on that board for you to indicate the reason (memorial, commemoration, celebration, etc.) for your donations.
We look forward to welcoming you back at Christ Lutheran as soon as we are able!
Stay healthy. Blessings to you and yours!
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