March 5 – 12
“Extending Jesus Care and Grace to Others”

JUDGE NOT

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp--

The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.

'And why is everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'

JUDGE NOT!!

Remember...Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

And a church is NOT a museum of saints
but a hospital for sinners

Every saint has a PAST...
Every sinner has a FUTURE!

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
Sunday, March 7, 7:45am & 10:15am

Acolytes: 7:45 – Hayden Gallo; 10:15 – Jordan Kujala
Greeters:  7:45 – John Quirin; 10:15 – Londa Polzin
Ushers:  7:45 – Doug Ullmann; 10:15 – Brielle Cueva, Gunther Cueva, Lindsay Monasmith
Coffee Hosts:  7:45 – Ann Kaneko and Meg Williams; 10:15 – Barb and Karlys Rieb
Jewell Care Center: Speaker – Dave Adam, Pianist – Betty Adam, Helpers – Vicky Robinson, Bev Wilkinson
Altar Guild:  Marcella Marshall, Dorothy Vandre
Elder on Duty:  7:45 – Lance Polzin; 10:15 –Chris Rich
Counter: Dan Mahoney
Lay Reader:  10:15 –

Wednesday, March 10, 7pm

Ushers: Steve Grenz, Naomi Kettner, Gunther Cueva, Jordan Kujala
Acolyte: Shelby Kujala
Greeter: Esther Hagemann

Easter breakfast
Help is needed!
Set-up - Saturday April 3rd, 4-6pm
Serving and Clean-up – Sunday, April 4th, 8 – 10am
Help us make this year a success,
Sign-up to help on the bulletin board in the church hallway!

Scripture readings for this week:

Sunday – Exodus 3:1-15; 1Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9
Wednesday – John 13:1-17; Luke 6:37-42

March 5th - Carleen Christensen
9th - Londa Polzin
10th - Jacob Faulk
10th - Millie Schuricht
11th - Mike Gilbert

Sunday, February 28th
Sign-ups for the new church directory have begun!  We have contracted with Olan Mills photography to have a new pictorial directory done for 2010.  Please mark your calendars for April 9th or 10th and sign up to have a family portrait done to be added to the church directory.  There is no charge for this.  You will receive a FREE 8x10 portrait and a FREE church directory!  Sign-up this Sunday, the directory would not be complete without you!

INNOCENCE IS PRICELESS:

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque.  It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it.  The six-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up , stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, 'Good morning Alex.'  'Good morning Pastor,' he replied, still focused on the plaque.  'Pastor, what is this?'  The pastor said, 'Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.'  Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque.  Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked, 'Which service, the 7:45 or the 10:15?'

Sunday, March 7th – Women's Guild Craft Fair after each Worship Service
Monday, March 8th - 10:30am Prayer Partners
Tuesday, 9th – 7pm Men's Discussion Group
9th – 7pm Women’s Bible Study in Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, 10th – 6pm Lenten dinner
10th – 7pm Worship Service
Thursday, 11th – 9:30am Cottage Bible Study @ Bierstedt's
Saturday, 13th – 7am Men's Vine Group at Englewood IHOP

Please join us for dinner through the Lenten season.  Each Wednesday night (before the worship service) at 6pm, there will be a light meal served in the Fellowship Hall hosted by one of the committees here at CLC.
March 10th is Worship Committee - Taco Bar
March 17th is Sunday School Teachers and Volunteers - Potato Salad
March 24th is Council - Pulled Pork Sandwiches

May you wake each day with His blessings,
Sleep each night in His keeping,
And always walk in His tender care

Blessings on your week! 
Pastor Roger,                  Christy,
Senior Pastor                 Director of Ministries

Christ Lutheran church mission statement:

In response to God’s love for us we serve God, support Christian fellowship and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to all people.