Welcome! Central Lutheran Church
is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The
ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United
States, with approximately 4.2 million members in more than 10,000 congregations across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer, Martin Luther.
Beginning in 1890, Central has a rich heritage of being a traditional, and confessional congregation with an emphasis on engaging the future with boldness. Central Lutheran Church is a member of Word Alone and Lutheran Core.
We welcome you to get to know more about our church by watching our new video below.
Announcements for May 12th 2013
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Upcoming Events
May 15th
Lunch at the Mall
1:00pm Mall
May 16th
Mission Sewing
9:00am Fellowship Hall
May 16-18th
Synod Assembly
Lynwood Convention Ctr
May 20th
Council Meeting
Conference Rm
May 22nd
Lunch at the Mall
1:00pm Mall
May 22nd
KCP Graduation
6:00pm
Sanctuary
May 26th
Summer Worship Schedule
8:30am and 10am Worship
May 29th
Lunch at the Mall
1:00pm Mall
June 2nd
Bayshore Symphone Orchestra
3:00pm Sanctuary
June 6th
Mission Sewing
9:00am Fellowship Hall
June 8th
Piano Recital
2:00pm Sanctuary
June 26th
Mariners Baseball
10:00am Safeco Field
July 22nd
CompasUSA
9:00am Fellowship Hall
Remember to check back often as this is the best
updated calendar!
Thank you
This week's special Thank Youis to
those who helped with the rummage sale, especailly Gary, Diane,
and Lois!
(If you know someone in our church family that needs a
"Thank You", please let the church office know.)
Central Lutheran Church is looking for a preschool teacher
for the school year 2013-2014. Someone with experience, biblical
knowledge, and a preschool teaching certificate would be an ideal
candidate. For more information or to apply please call
360-734-7180.
New Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:30am to 3:00pm.
Lunch at the Mall: Please come join us for conversations about, well,
anything, and enjoy a no host lunch. Wednesdays, @ 1 pm
New Members:
If you would like to become a member of Central, please contact
Pastor Tim about new member classes.
2013 Flower Chart:
The flower chart
is posted in the Narthex. A donation of flowers on a special
day is a great way to celebrate or turn an ordinary day into an
extraordinary day. Please make a contribution to "Flowers" for
each Sunday you sign-up.
Shut-in Visitation &
Communion:
is available for members, friends, relatives & visitors, on a
permanent or temporary basis. If you or someone you know would like
to be on our list, please contact the office.
Prayer Requests:
Please fill out a form, located on the Narthex table and give it to
an usher before church, or submit it to the church office. We must
have permission to use someone's name in the prayers.
Coffee Hour:
Please sign-up for hosting or cookies (or donuts), or both. Sign-up
sheet is in the Narthex or check with Wendy, Connie or Marie.
Keep us informed:
If you, a loved one, or a friend will be going to the hospital or
assisted living, you must inform the office, so that we can update
our records and pastoral visits. St. Joseph's confidentiality policy
will not allow them to notify us.
Need a ride to Worship
Sunday?
Please call the church office (734-7180).
Lutheran World ReliefEach
month Mission Sewing is asking for donations of items used in their
LWR kits.
December - Cloth Diapers January - Bath Towel (approx 52" x 27", dark
colors)
February - adult tooth brushes March - metal nail clippers
April - sturdy comb (Goody)
Please place your donations in the box in the narthex.
Volunteers to mow the lawn are needed - contact Dick Little at 360-303-4730
Coffee Hour Hosts Needed: Volunteers are needed to help for
Sunday coffee fellowship duty January through March. Please sign the sign-up
sheet on the Narthex table for a time you would be able to help out.
Altar Flowers: 2013 Flower Calendar is posted! Sign up for your special Sunday! Altar flowers are a meaningful way to honor a loved one, celebrate a special date, or just give thanks to the glory of God!
Sunday School: Substitute teachers needed, preschool through 6th grade. Contact Carol Reppun or the church office.
Preschool Board Members Wanted: If you are interested in being a part of Kid's Central Preschool, consider becoming a preschool board member.
Preschool Board Members Wanted: If you are interested in being a part of Kid's Central Preschool, consider becoming a preschool board member.
Donate your Family Ministry Builder Stamps: These are free stamps given to you each time you shop at Family Christian Book Store. For every 20 stamps, we receive $5.00 off. There is a little white collection box on the narthex table designated for these.
Button, Button, Who's got some buttons? Miss Angie is getting ready for fall classes and would like your clothing buttons.
Change is Good! Drop your spare change in the 5 gallon bucket in the narthex and watch your investment grow!
Albertsons Community Partners: Earn up to 4% of your grocery bill for KCP (Community Partners ID# 49001023311). Register your Preferred Savings Card at www.albertsons.com/cp.
Magazines! You can help KCP by buying, renewing or extending your favorite magazine subscriptions. 40% of you purchase amount will go directly to Kids Central Preschool. For more info, go to www.magfundraising.com/CentralLutheranPreschool
Food Magazines are needed for craft projects
Cleaning Please keep in mind we could use: a vacuum, corner shelf, laundry basket, plastic totes, and an end table or small coffee table.
Upcycle #1 Margarine tubs, buttons, yarn, string, sponges, styrofoam packaging, ribbon or lace scraps, lunch sacks, grocery bags, tubes from toilet paper, cotton balls and Q-tips, straws, old beads and jewelry, feathers, pipe cleaners, wood scraps, clothespins, empty spray bottles, Frappaccino bottles, Altoid tins, wire hangers, short salsa jars
Upcycle #2 Envelopes, thread spools, wallpaper scraps, fabric scraps, old magazines, newspapers, computer paper, shoe boxes, juice can lids, aluminum foil, wax paper, wrapping paper; tissue paper, paper scraps, cupcake paper liners, cardboard boxes, Popsicle sticks, wooden spoons, Crystal Light plastic containers, square tins, rubber stamps, cookie cutters, magnets
Shopping Online? Make sure to logon to OneCause.com before you do your online shopping to help KCP. Merchant Percentage examples: Snapfish.com- 8%, Shoes.com- 6.5%, DirecTV-$44.00/customer, ForSaleByOwner.com- 8%, NetFlix- $6.00. More info at www.onecause.com
Other interesting news!
Kiln in the Rose Street Parking Lot
There is a small hand-made kiln in
the Rose Street Parking Lot that is part of the
ResponseAbilityBuilders disaster relief project in Haiti.Eddy Linder (a local contractor with a passion for Lutheran
World Relief) working with Professor Nikki Larson
of Western Washington University are developing and testing a system
to recycle waste plastic into building materials.The goal is to be able to build these kinds of kilns in Haiti
with natural materials.
The mission project will create a self-sustaining business that will
create jobs, very inexpensive building materials, and recycle
plastic.For more
information there is a Herald article on the bulletin board.
Central Goes to Safeco!
Time to choose a date - Wed., June 26 (Pittsburgh Pirates) or
Wed., August 7 (Toronto Blue Jays).
Games start at 12:30 pm
$20 or less for ticket, hotdog, soda, parking, and gas.
