Wednesday 2/1
9 am - 3:30 pm
Noon Text Study (Cordova Room)
3:30 - 6 pm Campfire (Fellowship Hall)
5:30 - 6 pm Children’s Choir rehearsal (Room 5)
5:45 - 7 pm
6 - 7:30 pm Confirmation Class (Rooms 1-2)
6:30 - 9 pm Coin Club (Fellowship Hall)
7 pm Choir rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Thursday 2/2
9 am - 3:30 pm
10 am - 1 pm, 6:30 - 9 pm Log Cabin Quilters (Fellowship Hall)
10 am - 1 pm Community Writing Group (Cordova Room)
3 - 5 pm
3:30 - 6 pm Campfire (Fellowship Hall)
3:30 - 9 pm
7 pm TAIZÉ WORSHIP SERVICE (Sanctuary)
Friday 2/3
9 am - 6 pm
3:30 - 6 pm Campfire (Fellowship Hall)
7 pm Log Cabin Quilters (Fellowship Hall)
Saturday 2/4
9 am - 6 pm
6 pm Family Board Game Night (Fellowship Hall)
7 - 8 pm
Narcotics Anonymous (Community Room)
Sunday
2/5
8:15 am, 9:45 am, & 11 am Worship
ServiceS (Sanctuary)
between services Super Bowl Sub distribution
9:45 am Sunday
School & Adult Christian Education (entire building)
12:30 pm Worship
Committee (Cordova Room)
12:30 pm Youth
Musical Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
1:45 pm Youth
Super Bowl Party (@ Luis Ochoa’s home)
7 pm
Monday 2/6
3:30 - 6 pm Campfire (Fellowship Hall)
6:30 - 9 pm
Tuesday 2/7
6:30 - 7:30 am Early Bird Bible Study (Cordova Room)
10 am Church staff meeting (Church office)
Noon Pastors’ Text Study (Cordova Room)
3:30 - 6 pm Campfire (Fellowship Hall)
3:30 - 9 pm
5:30 & 7 pm Volunteer Training for our Emergency Cold Weather
Homeless
Shelter -- please RSVP (Community Room)
5:30 pm ANLC Council meeting (Cordova Room)
Wednesday 2/8
9:15 am
Noon Text Study (Cordova Room)
3:30 - 6 pm Campfire (Fellowship Hall)
5:30 - 6 pm Children’s Choir rehearsal (Room 5)
5:45 - 7 pm
6 - 7:30 pm Confirmation Class (Rooms 1-2)
7 pm Choir rehearsal (Sanctuary)
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WORSHIP
& STUDY
Tuesdays our
Early Bird Bible study meets Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 am with Pastor Glenn. We’re
taking a deeper look at the book of Deuteronomy this month. Coffee and tea are provided.
Wednesdays join
the pastors for a look at the coming Sunday’s liturgical Bible texts at Noon in
the Cordova Room. Coffee and tea are
provided.
Sundays, February
5 - April 1, we worship at 8:15, 9:45,
and 11 am with Christian Education & Sunday School classes 9:45 - 10:45 am. January 15 we began a new Adult Education series
led by Craig Carlson: From Here to Eternity: An Overview of Dante's Divine
Comedy. Join Craig in the Community
Room this Sunday at 9:45 AM for "Welcome to Heresyland!"
Thursdays, February
2 - April 19, join us at 7 pm to worship, with Holden Evening Prayer on
2nd & 4th Thursdays, and simple melodies of Taizé
liturgy & music on 1st, 3rd & 5th Thursdays
of the month.
This Sunday, 2/5, thank you to
our volunteers and worship leaders:
Pastor: Pastor Glenn C.
Petersen
Lector: volunteer (8:15),
Judith Moore (11)
Ushers: Mary Stoney (8:15)
Communion
Assistants: Steve Hanson (8:15)
Counters: Audrey Schommer,
Jan Wilson
LINKS
Follow Pastor Lisa’s sabbatical
at http://www.faith907.blogspot.com/
Ready to
schedule your directory photo session for February 11? https://www.securedata-trans14.com/ap/centrallutheranchurch/index.php?page=10
STAFF
Pastor Lisa is on sabbatical January 2 – March 31.
Luis will attend a continuing education event February 8
– 16.
YOUTH
Thank you to all those who have donated to our youth
group through order for a Super Bowl Sub
Families with youth grades K-6 will share a Family
Game Night (board, not bored:-) on Saturday 2/4 at 6 pm. Dinner is provided. Please bring your favorite games to
share. Friends and families of all sizes
welcome.
Our annual Sunday School Pancake
Breakfast will be on Sunday, February 19, provided we have five volunteers
to mix batter, cook pancakes, set up and/or clean up. Please let Carol Norquist know you’ll grab a
spatula and join the fun.
Do you know a student who is
looking at college choices? Central
offers a handful of college scholarships to Lutheran colleges and universities
including
Our youth musical for middle- and high-school youth, led by Fran Lautenberger with Luis Ochoa, continues weekly rehearsals
on Sundays at 12:30 pm. This weekend,
Luis hosts a youth super bowl party
at his home, with kickoff at 2 pm.
High school youth will gather next on 2/3 at 7 pm for
National Youth Gathering planning. Mark
your calendars: Alaska Plume Youth Summit (formerly known as All Alaska
Lutheran Youth Gathering) will be March 23-25, 2012.
Seventh and eighth grade
students continue to meet for confirmation
classes on Wednesday evenings, 6 – 7:30 pm.
CHURCH NEWS
YOU CAN USE
The next congregational
sabbatical forum will be on Saturday, February 18, at 11 am. Join Jonathan Reece and Kristin Hanson as we
take a deeper look at faith stories, vocation, and faith in daily life.
Central's book group will
be reading
Lutheran
Winter Community Camp is February 10-12, 2012 at Victory
Bible Camp’s
You’ve heard we are looking for ways to
balance our 2012 budget... here’s one opportunity: Would you read your
newsletter online, rather than request a paper copy in the mail? The benefits include full-color photos,
clickable links to more information, and even faster delivery. If you’re willing to save us some paper,
printing, and postage costs, please drop a line to centluth@gci.net or call the church office
at 277-1622.
Save
the date: Central women’s retreat Saturday, April 14
Central Lutheran is partnering with LifeTouch
Photography to create our next photo
directory of our members. Get
complete information from page 9 of our newsletter at http://www.centluth.org/newsletter.pdf. LifeTouch will be
here at Central on February 11, to take portrait photos of all our members and
friends. Our Church office will be
scheduling photo sessions and coordinating the layout. There is no cost
or sitting fee to have your photo taken and included in the directory.
All families photographed will receive one 8x10 copy of the selected photo and
a copy of the completed directory. However, the LifeTouch
staff will of course offer you the opportunity to purchase additional portraits
if you so choose.
Please pick up your offering envelopes for 2012 from the
front hallway.
You may now sign up to sponsor
the altar flowers for dates in 2012,
just across from the church office.
Faith
Stories 2012
Once again
during Lent we are inviting you to share your faith story at one of the three
worship services each Sunday. Last year
we had so many people volunteer that we even extended the time period for this
project beyond Lent --- a wonderful "problem" to have! This year Pastor Lisa will be on sabbatical
during Lent. Her sabbatical will center
on the themes of faith in daily life, faith stories, and vocation, and you are invited to focus on
one of these themes as you write your faith story. We are particularly interested in hearing
about your vocation or vocations. How do
you serve God in daily life, in the world beyond the walls of Central? Is it through your job, in your
relationships, in the various roles you take on, sometimes more than one at the
same time? Has your vocation
changed? How has God called you to
service?
Our lives
change and so do our faith stories. If
you shared last year and would like to share again, we would welcome hearing
how you have grown and changed. If you
find yourself in the midst of struggle and uncertainty, that too is part of
your faith story. If you need help
getting started, I would be glad to talk with you.
Please
contact me if you have questions or to volunteer. While Pastor Lisa is on sabbatical, we can
share in her experience by reflecting on her sabbatical themes here at
home. The Faith Stories Project can help
make that happen..
Sandy
Mjolsnes
emds@gci.net
Home:
338-1882 (Friday through Monday)
Work:
561-4047 (Tuesday through Thursday)
WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE
MINISTRIES OF CENTRAL
Central’s Emergency Cold Weather Shelter for Homeless Families has served and
blessed several homeless families, made the news, and inspired more than 30
members and friends of Central to volunteer their time and their talent to
serving others. A few more have asked
how to become involved. Larry Graham
will offer volunteer training at
both 5:30 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday, February 7.
If you would like to participate or learn more, please call Larry at
333-9613 to let him know you’re coming to training.
Wanted: a name grabber. A what?
A name grabber.
One who can talk to others over coffee after a service, or make an
announcement at their worship service, or make a few phone calls or emails, to
fill in the volunteer list for Festival Sundays. We always like to recognize volunteers who
are willing to read the lesson each Sunday or serve as usher, by listing their
name in the bulletin; on special Sundays like Easter or Transfiguration Sunday,
we especially like to fill in those small volunteer spots for cross bearers,
acolytes, and the like. It’s rarely hard
to find volunteers for these ways to participate, but the spots only get filled
if someone takes the time to ask a person to serve. Can you be the person who asks? Please chat with Sandy Mjolsnes (338-1882) or
Kathy in the Church office to learn more.
We even have lists of folks who’ve already indicated they like to serve
– so you won’t be cold calling people you don’t know and trying to sell them on
a new job ;-)
Central’s Sunday School collects tuna for
Lutheran Social Services of Alaska’s food bank during worship in February. Non-perishable foods of all varieties are
always welcome.
OUR MEMBERS
AND FRIENDS
Joel Martinson performs
on organ at
THANK YOU
Many thanks to Wes Tonkins and
Steve Hanson, who have not just repaired the plumbing, but engineered the water
fountain for maximum efficiency in the office / classroom hall. It is now in excellent working order.
Bruce Nahorney
has been working on the lighting in the men’s room, following a hardware
failure over the weekend.
Denny Lynch and Ron Martinson were
hard at work in the boiler room, repairing chairs on Monday.
Kay Zernia organized a kitchen
clean up day here at church last week.
Thank you to Kay Zernia, Linda Padden, Marilyn
Martinson, Marie Brown, and Dee Lambert.
PRAYER LIST
We ask your
prayers for:
First
Lutheran Church in Ketchikan, ANLC, Mary Amundson,
Phillip Andrew, Sharon Bandle, Anna Boltz, Carrie Carpenter, Tim Carver, Lenore Clinton, Dennis
Chavez, Connie, Conor Daugherty, Elaine Dick, Kaare Elde, Jan Finlay, Shannon
Foley, Vickie Freestone, Dick Freisinger, Dick
Friest, Gail, Judy Hagler, Kristen Hanson, Ken Helm,
Ted Herlinger, Kayleen Hetrick, Dianne Hillemeyer, Jan, DeLois & Bill Jacobsen, Tammi
Johansen, Don Johnson, Denni Kjos,
Michelle Kjos, Diane Klavano
Hennebert , Vivian Kugler,
Carrie Carver-Latta, Erny Laroque, Cherie Leigh, Aidan Long, Edythe Lynn, Rick
Marvin, Alice Messick, Evelyn Morse, Paula, Cherry Perley, Elaine Pedersen, Rapp Family, Arnie
Rice, Rob Ripley, Lou Riviera, Dorothy Robinson, Liv
Abrahamson Rosin, DeAnne Schmunk,
Larry Schoenberg, Millie Shilke, Sue, Katherine
Skinner, Alene Snyder, Neil Snyder, Rosemary &
Gary Sobeck, Vel Sorenson,
Wyatt Thompson, Gerianne Thorsness
Please pray for
those serving our country overseas:
Mathew
Andrew, Paul Nichol, Nathan Marsh
Prayers for the
families of those who’ve died:
Larry
Meader (father of Robin Harris)
LSSA -
Lutheran Social Services of
Remember to Pick, Click, and Give to LSSA while completing
your on-line PFD application. Find the option “Gift to Give” and pick LSSA
as your charity of choice. LSSA received $14,275 from 196 donors in 2011.
Around Town
Election workers are needed for
the April 3, 2012 Municipal Election. These positions pay $9.50 per hour. Click here to read the informational flyer about these
positions.