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CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCHCHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

The ClarionThe Clarion

Mission Statement: Christ Lutheran Church exists to

“...continue to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with

members, community & the world”.

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10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. -Matthew 2:10-12

Dear Friends in Christ,

Epiphany is January 6th, after the 12 days of Christmas. It marks the visit of the Magi to Jesus, and serves as a tie in to the Baptism of Jesus. Epiphany is a “big reveal.” The significance of the Magi visiting the Holy Family of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus is that they were most certainly Gentiles (non Israelites) who trusted in God and believed that the gift of salvation was for them. The Bible, let alone the chapters surrounding the Christmas story of Luke 2, is full of “big reveals.”

The Shepherds received the big reveal of the angel and then a multitude of angels announcing Christ’s birth. Mary and Joseph were greeted by a group of shepherds, giving them the big reveal that this truly was the son of God in their lowly manger. Simeon, the priest in the temple 8 days after Jesus’ birth, was waiting for the Messiah to come, and when Jesus appeared, he knew that this child was the Savior.

The beauty for these big reveals is that “all” the receivers of the Good News had to go on was the Word of God. The same is true for all people today. We have the Promise of God. Salvation depends on trust that God keeps His promises. Through faith, we can be baptized into Christ’s death and resurrection. The same joy that hit the shepherds, Simeon, the Magi, Peter, Paul, and on and on hits us when we hear the Word of God and believe.

God is using you and this entire congregation to be the means through which He delivers another big reveal to someone. Perhaps your neighbor, your grocer, a stranger at a ball game, or maybe someone in your own family. You have been equipped with the Gospel Promise to proclaim. God will lead. God will direct. God will change hearts. God will save, just as He has saved you.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Grunklee

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!

BRAD AND CHRIS LARSON

A warm welcome to our new members, Brad and Chris Larson. They moved to Lubbock from

Carol Stream, Illinois. Brad's career was as global Treasurer for Payless ShoeSource, PetSmart

and Claire's Boutique, following 10 years as a radio announcer. Chris was his rock and anchor

which made his career possible. Among other things, Chris was a pre-school teaching assistant,

Homeland Security TSA Agent and a hospital volunteer. They both grew up in Iowa and love to

travel. They have lived in Topeka, KS, Phoenix, AZ, Omaha, NE, and Chicago, IL, among other

cities. They decided to retire last year and move to Lubbock so they could live near their son and

his family while their grandsons (Cade-9 and Reid-6) are still young enough to appreciate their grandparents. Scott is Associ-

ate Athletic Director at Lubbock Christian University and his wife, Marla, is a fourth-grade teacher at Oak Ridge Elemen-

tary. Currently Chris is a volunteer at UMC Hospital and Brad does occasional Treasury consulting work around the country.

WE WELCOME YOU TO CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH!!

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JANUARY'S JANUARY'S

SERVANTSSERVANTS

January 13, David and Cassandra Cassity January 14, Brett and Katie Faber

January 26, Bob and Mary Lou Riley

ASSISTING MINISTERS January 4: Phillip Guengerich

January 11: Rodney Donahue

January 18: Chris Weiss

January 25: Chris Weiss

ALTAR SERVICE Kathy Franklin and Jan Harrison

OFFERING TELLERS Sue Huenergardt and

Wanda Seaberg

KITCHEN HOSTESSES Barbara Merz and

Annie Miller

ACOLYTES January 4: Lyric Garlitz

January 11: Ashleigh Hoffman

January 18: Ethan Morgan

January 25: Audrey Meeks

January 16, Peggy Lorenz January 17, Rusty Hoffman January 17, Robert Ratliff January 18, Lyric Garlitz January 18, Lindsey Gentry January 21, Staci Ramsey January 23, Kelly Deterding January 23, Diana Schwede January 24, Barbara Rushing January 28, Bev King January 29, Ted Pamperin January 29, Loretta Parks January 30, Sharon Johnston

January 1, Lisa Morgan January 3, Linda Faber January 3, Tessa Wilson January 4, Ashleigh Hoffman January 4, Jeanne Peterson January 4, Kaleb Duncan January 6, Joy Simpson January 8, Kay Arellano January 9, Abel Grunklee January 9, Kim Starnes January 11, Chris Morgan January 14, Scott Hall January 15, Laura Feagan

PARENTS' DAY OUT

by Betsy Fischer

The PDO teachers and I are looking forward to the New Year! Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. We have many fun activities planned for the students. When we return we

will continue with "K" as our letter of the week. This month we will also learn the differ-

ence between a lemon and a lime and at the end of the week we will vote to see if we like lemonade or limeade better. We can’t wait to

see their faces!! We will have “Read To Me” on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. The children truly enjoy the attention they receive during this time. We hope everyone has a blessed 2015!

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Game day

resumes

Wednesday,

January

21st, at 1:30

P.M.

In the

FELLOWSHIP

HALL

CHRISTIAN GROWTH

We are excited to say, because the adult class has joined in with donations to our

Compassion Child, we have been able to give him and his family a goat for Christmas.

This will allow them to have milk, and (if they have extra) to sell the milk for extra in-

come. Thank you so much for your donations.

GOOD NEWS

BIBLE STUDY

The Good News Bible

Study will resume on

Wednesday, January

14th

, and then again on

January 28th

at 1:30

P.M.

Please join us in our

study of "The Vine

Speaks."

L.S.S. NEWS Foster Care (FIT) – Our present census is 56 which is 7 under the budget. We are working to recruit new families.

Wedgewood South – Census was 48 in November and now we have 47 with one small apartment open but we have a hold on it so we are back at a full house. Tours/inquiries are still slow but the ad in today’s paper should pick things up. We are working with a waiting list.

Health for Friends – Our numbers were down for November due to the ice and

some sites being closed for Thanksgiving. There were 34 test strips distributed for a total of $431.64 and 2 glucometers given out. We assisted with 7 prescriptions leaving a balance of $17.41. Then last week filled another prescription for $17.39 depleting the prescription fund. Screened 50 for the first time ever. The United Way Victory lunch was attended and it is great that United Way met their goal so the funds will continue for HFF. It is amazing to note that with only two nurses, they made 6600 encounters with clients this year. They are helping and touching a lot of lives. There were 1204 screened in the clinic so far this year.

Neighborhood House – There were 579 assisted with utilities in November, making the dollar amount for the year to be just over 1.1 million in utility assistance. The CEAP funds are out except for the multi-pays. There is still some assistance for the customers of Atmos and South Plains Electric. There was an increase in the kid packs since they were added to the Thanksgiving baskets. The value of services rendered so far is just under $1.3 million. We never know when the CEAP funds will arrive for the new year but generally it is available in late January or February. The average household income is $825.

NEEDED – Deodorant.

Our next meeting is at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12TH, at Neighborhood House, 1212 13th, Suite 102, Lubbock.

Dear Friends in Christ,

On behalf of my family, please receive my deep thanks for the Christmas gift presented to me at the Christmas Eve 6pm ser-vice. Your gift was overwhelming, and we are grateful. May the Lord continue to bless us all together as we impact the communi-ty with His love and grace.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Corey Grunklee

JANUARY 6, 2015

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STUDENT CENTER NEWS

The spring semester is almost here which means Supper on Sun-

day (SOS) will be in full swing at

the Lutheran Student Center. Please let me know if you or your church group is interested

in providing a meal for the students. You can email me at: monica_m_arellano@yahoo.com or call me at 806-786-3445. You can also call

Kay Arellano at 806-543-7215. Thank you!

These are the dates of the Sundays

needed for Spring 2015:

BRAILLE WORK CENTER

JANUARY SCHEDULE

GROUP #1 Contact Person—Marylin Ormsby—797-1946 Tuesday, January 20th---------------------------------9:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 27th---------------------------------9:00 A.M.

GROUP #2 Contact People—Mary Lee Franklin—795-4445 OR Marky Edwards—788-0566 Tuesday, January 13th----------------------------------1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 27th---------------------------—----1:00 P.M.

GROUP #3 Contact Person—Jane Goodpasture—793-1981 Wednesday, January 14th-----------------------------6:30 P.M. Wednesday, January 28th----------------------------6:30 P.M.

Marylin Ormsby Braille WC #148

ROSE CARECIPLES The Rose Careciples will meet at 3:00 P.M. on January 15th, 6503 Peoria.

The lesson is The Credentials of Christianity using the study of Christianity and the

Competition, with Dr. Paul L. Maier.

2015 FLOWER CHART

The 2015 flower chart has been posted on the wall in the Nar-thex. If you would like to honor someone special, celebrate a child, marriage, anniversary, or remember a loved one, sign up EARLY to reserve the

date. Flowers are $44.00 per Sunday. You are welcome to take your flowers home following the Worship Service.

ALL LADIES . . . AND MEN are invited to help remove the Christ-mas trees and decorations on Mon-day, January 5, at 5:00 p.m. Following the clean-

up, everyone is invited to enjoy dinner (Dutch treat) together at a local res-taurant.

January 18 January 25 February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 March 1

March 8 March 29 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10

Thank you, CLC members, for the op-portunity to serve in the Community Re-lations capacity for the past two years. It has been a privilege to represent Christ Lutheran on the LSSS Advisory Board. Your support of this organization as well as Waters Elementary has been terrif-ic. God's blessings in the New Year.

Marolyn Rinne

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Please pray for our children:

Almighty God, heavenly Father, You have blessed us with the joy and care of children. Give us calm strength and patient wisdom

that as they grow in years, we may teach them to love whatever is just and true and good, following the example of our Savior, Jesus

Christ, our Lord. Amen

CLC Kids’ Corner

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CROSSword Puzzle

You may need a King James Version of the Bible to complete this puzzle.

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CHRIST

LUTHERAN CHURCH

7801 Indiana Avenue

Lubbock TX 79423-1805

Pastor Corey Grunklee

Phone: 806-799-0162

Fax: 806-799-2273

Website:

www.christ-lutheran.com

Email:

clcsec@christ-lutheran.com

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

9:00 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASSES 10:15 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE

Holy Communion is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.

MIDWEEK AND CONFIRMATION CLASSES

RESUME

JANUARY 7TH

, 6:30 P.M.-7:45 P.M.