Dr. Samara Khalique will share information about arthritis

Come to CLC this Thursday, September 19, at 10 AM for a catered breakfast, fellowship, and opportunity to learn! This month, we welcome Dr. Samara Kalique, Rheumatologist at Carilion Clinic (and our neighbor on Pennsylvania Ave!). She will be discussing arthritis!

The Breakfast Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at 10:00 AM. We start with a catered breakfast (suggested donation $5) and enjoy fellowship and a program. All are welcome, so be be sure to invite friends and neighbors.

Want to know more? Contact Kellie Rice at kellierice@collegelutheran.org or (540) 389-4963.

We thank Garry Lautenschlager and Kellie Rice for their efforts in initiating this new ministry. The Breakfast Club is partially funded by a grant that Garry secured and is part of Kellie's expanded ministries for all ages of our community.

Congratulations to Taylor Harden-Stevenson and DJ Stevenson!

Janet Uhl is happy to announce the marriage of her granddaughter Taylor Harden to DJ Stevenson! Taylor and DJ were married this weekend.

A Prayer of Blessing for a Marriage:

We praise you, O God, for the joy that Taylor and DJ have found in each other, and we pray that their love and faithfulness may reflect your gracious love and enrich our common life. Amen.

-Source: Evangelical Lutheran Worship

Getting to know... John Hudson!

During Vacation Bible School 2024, several members of College Lutheran Church shared their stories in interviews with our youth. For the next several weeks, we'll be highlighting a different interview in each Tuesday Update. Today's video features John Hudson!

After listening to his interview, try and answer these 3 quiz questions: 

• What was the impetus for John to start going to church and subsequently get baptized at the age of 24?
• Name two ways John experiences God. 
• Why is the story of Elijah and the prophets Baal John's favorite Bible story? 

Take Note

By Susan E. Short

Tuesday greetings! A special thank you to all that gather this past Saturday on the church porch and shared music with those finding their way to Olde Salem Days. An extra special thanks to Josh Sherman for coordinating all of the musicians. I hope you have been enjoying the return of the full choir on Sunday mornings. Please know that all ages are welcome to join us. We rehearse at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings and we would welcome a few more voices. If you have questions, please let me know. I look forward to seeing and singing along with all of you during worship this Sunday!

Looking ahead:

The hymns for Sunday include:

• Children of the Heavenly Father (LBW #474);
• Where Charity and Love Prevail (LBW #126);
• Just As I Am, without One Plea (LBW #296); and,
• Lord of All Hopefulness (LBW #469).

The LBW is the Lutheran Book of Worship (Green Hymnal) and the WOV is With One Voice (Blue Hymnal).

Looking in-depth:

Our processional hymn is God Is Here! (WOV #719). The text for this hymn was written by Fred Pratt Green in 1978. He was requested to write a hymn text to be sung at the closing service of an eight-month festival on worship, music, and the arts which had been held at University United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas. According to Green, “God Is Here” helps celebrate what it means to be a church: to offer praise and prayer to God with all our varied skills and arts, to preach the Word and participate in the sacraments, to foster faith and service, and to live lives in the church and kingdom to bring glory to the Lord. The hymn emphasizes the relationship between Sunday worship and daily living. (hymnary.org)

God Is Here!

God is here! As we your people

meet to offer praise and prayer,

may we find in fuller measure

what it is in Christ we share.

Here, as in the world around us,

all our varied skills and arts

wait the coming of the Spirit

into open minds and hearts. (v.1)

Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000

Text © 1979 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.



A recording of this hymn can be found on YouTube at: God is Here - Hymn with Lyrics (youtube.com). I look forward to joining you for worship on Sunday as we celebrate the 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Soli Deo gloria – SES.

Don't Forget: Submit Your Picture for the CLC Photo Directory!

It's time for an updated photo directory of members and friends of CLC! Luckily, our existing membership record platform allows us to update and print directories as needed--we just need your photos to make it happen! CLC member Jon Osborn has graciously volunteered to coordinate this effort. Please email a JPG or TIF picture of your household members to 

jonosborns@gmail.com

Some things to remember:

• Try to have one photo with all members of your household.
• if available, and in addition to the Family Photo, please include individual photos of household members. If individual photos are not available, the Family Photo will work just fine.
• Avoid submitting a photo where someone is wearing sunglasses or otherwise would be difficult to see.
• If you do not have a digital photo, we can scan physical photos in the church office.

Thanks for helping us update our directory!

Wednesday Bible Study:

The Revised Common Lectionary

Our long-running Wednesday Bible Study led by Pastor Drebes meets at 11:15 AM in Stoutamire Chapel.

Starting this week, our Bible Study will focus on the upcoming lessons assigned for reading on Sunday mornings. To access the readings ahead of time, visit the Vanderbilt University Revised Common Lectionary Page.

Also on Wednesdays, we celebrate a brief service of Holy Communion at 12:15 PM. We hope to see you at one or both of these midweek gatherings!

Men's Spiritual Formation Group

Please join us for fellowship and spiritual studies, meeting on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM during Lent beginning on February 20. We will meet at the home of PK Hundley, near the church. For directions and more information, please contact the church office at (540) 389-4963, or Keith Hartman at hartmankeithe@gmail.com

Supporting Carolina Bowen, Young Adult in Global Mission

Carolina Bowen is now serving with the Young Adults in Global Mission ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We look forward to hearing from her as she spends this year in Cambodia!

If you would like to support Carolina's ministry, gifts can be given to College Lutheran Church with a memo line designating the gift to support Carolina Bowen. To give an online gift, visit www.elca.org/yagm/give and be sure to select "Carolina Bowen" in the dropdown menu.

CLC Card Ministry

Want to send a note to a fellow CLC member? This ministry is a great way to let others know that you are thinking about them and praying for them. Especially when someone is in the hospital, it can be difficult to send them a card. This is one way we can keep connected with one another.

How it works:

• Bring in a card of your own or use one provided on the table next to the mailbox.
• Place in the CLC Card Ministry Mailbox in All Saints Hall
• Our Parish Administrator will address, provide postage, and send cards

It's that easy!

And we thank Ashley Roop for painting the mailbox!

On Tuesday evenings from 4 to 6 PM, The CLC parking lot will be a drop-off point for Riverstone Organic Farm. Customers of Riverstone will be able to pick up boxes of produce that they have ordered through the farm's website. For more information about Riverstone Farm in Floyd, VA, click here.

Interested in fresh produce? Signing up ahead of time is necessary. Click here to sign up!

Announcements

Altar Flower Sponsors Needed for Worship Services

The 2024 Flower Chart is in the hallway for signup. Please contact Barbara Brandtner at 540-797-1886, if you would like to provide flowers for the altar.

Ushers Needed for Sunday Worship Services

Ushers are needed for Sunday Worship Services. Please see Joel Barfield or email joel.barfield@gmail.com.

Nursery Volunteers Needed

College Lutheran Church recognizes the importance of providing our parents with the opportunity for quiet worship, as well as, introducing our little ones to the love and care of a Christian community. In order to offer this service, we are seeking volunteers to watch over our littlest members during our 10 am service Sunday mornings. To volunteer, please contact Kellie Rice at kellierice5@aol.com or 540-797-2973. 

Catch up on past worship services

Did you miss a recent worship service? Want to hear that choir anthem one more time? Our video archives are kept on two different websites:

• Click here to visit our YouTube page.
• Click here to visit our Facebook page.

Resources for Daily Devotionals

Do you need some guidance in daily prayer? Consider downloading the D365 App! It's free, and very helpful. Click here to download it to your phone or tablet: https://d365.org/

Do you want a copy of the Living Lutheran magazine or the devotional Christ in Our Home? Let Parish Administrator Sandi Roop know! Just contact her at office1@collegelutheran.org or (540) 389-4963.

Are you interested in keeping up with the lectionary (assigned scripture readings for worship)? This calendar of scripture readings is available at a special website run by Vanderbilt Divinity Library. The site includes art for each day of the church year, and is accessible here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/