december 2012 newsletter
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SundayDecember 16th
5:30pmWe meet at church, have dinner and then gather to go caroling
around the community!Stay tuned for more details!
DECEMBER 2012
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING!
Scrip Cards Available at CLCOne of the simplest ways in which to contribute to CLC is by purchasing Scrip Gift Cards. Cards are available for many different retailers, and in a variety of denominations. If you are looking for a retailer not on our order form, please ask, as there are too many to put on one form!
If you do your grocery shopping at King Soopers, please consider purchasing a reloadable Scrip gift card from CLC. King Soopers sends us a check approximately 6 times a year for the 4% rebate earned by the CLC members who reload their gift cards at the store. It is a very simple process, which has resulted in 2012 rebates totaling $1,775.00 so far! Those funds have been extremely useful for covering non-budgeted expenses.
With the Christmas holidays approaching, please keep in mind that Scrip gift cards make wonderful Christmas gifts! Order forms are available in the narthex, and you may pay by check or credit card. Darlene Dethlefs is generally available to sell on-hand cards between the 8 and 9:30 Sunday services. Or, please contact Sallie Burns in the church office or at [email protected]. Thanks for your support!
Pueblo De Dios Service Project!Creative Christmas!
We will be kicking off our 3rd annual Creative Christmas for Pueblo De Dios! One of our missions for Sunday School is our Creative Christmas Project for Pueblo De Dios church in Comp-ton, CA. We collect craft items, kits, paints, legos, lincoln logs, color wonder, play dough, glue, scissors, crayons, anything that is even remotely crafty and put the items in a shoe box and send to Compton, CA. My son is again putting 100 legos in ziplocks and putting it in a shoebox. This is a HUGE project and we will need lots of supplies, shoe boxes or plastic containers, big boxes for sending the boxes, and some volunteers to help get things wrapped up. Our goal is to send 100 shoe boxes! We will also need several friends to either take shoe boxes home and wrap them or wrap at church!
This project is completely separate of the Operation Christmas Child that the church also does. Deadline is December 9th. We will be packing up boxes in the afternoon on December 9th.
We are so excited to be in the holiday season. We held a family Thanksgiving Feast before the holiday and many families shared a meal together. We are busy practicing for our Christmas Programs being held in December. The children always look so adorable in their fancy outfits and this year we are doing a mini reenactment of the Christmas Story.
As we prepare for the birth of our Savior downstairs, we wish everyone upstairs a memorable, peaceful and glorious holiday season. Remember to slow down and find the simple things in one another and treasure those dear to you. Merry Christmas! —Ms. Deb and Ms. Blair
Season’s Greetingsfrom the Preschool!
STAFF:Rev. Tom Shelly, Sr. Pastor
[email protected] Kinsella
Dir. Outreach/[email protected]
Gary KnutsonDir. of Youth & [email protected]
Deb MorgansPreschool Director
[email protected] Behnke
Administrative [email protected]
Sallie BurnsFinancial [email protected]
Judi BestDir. Traditional Music
[email protected] Holcombe
Dir. Contemporary [email protected]
Nicholas KoltayAdministrative Assistant
[email protected] Mallery
Principal PianistLarry Scalfari
PianistBarbara Pierson
Dir. Nursery [email protected]
Meliha & Predrag VajzovicCustodians
CHURCH COUNCIL:Mark Yoss
[email protected] Larsen
[email protected] [email protected]
Rick [email protected]
Julie Waggoner [email protected]
Jody Alexander [email protected]
Alan [email protected]
Norm [email protected]
Gary [email protected]
Nancy [email protected]
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Pastor Tom’s MessageA Blessed Christmas you and your loved ones, and even more, a Blessed New Year!
Here it comes, another Holy Day - holiday season. First we get to rush around. Shopping, traveling and probably some partying! Then we get to settle down, even if it might be as late as Christmas Eve when all the preparations are done and the kids are in bed. To be able to finally sit by a silent Christmas Tree, maybe with a manger under it and ponder
what it means again or anew. Then we can savor the week following as more quiet time. Then finally we get another chance, with a new year, 2013! Wow!
But we are not there yet! In the beginning of December as we move towards those special times we might ask ourselves, how do we keep it in balance and under some control?
There currently is a television commercial for what I believe is an online travel agency. In it is a song sung by Jimmy Durante (incredibly I am old enough to remember him on television!). The song is “Make Someone Happy!” and it says “Make just one someone happy, and you will be happy too.”
Jesuit theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, “The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large portion of one’s self to others.” Anyone who has unselfishly helped another knows this to be true. While I think about this as it relates to us I realize it is not always easy and that we will often fail because of our humanness. Then what comes to my mind is Jesus! Has he not given himself unselfishly to all of us someones? Or as a recent Sunday scripture put it in Jesus’ words, “For this I was born….” Which brings us around to the question, “For what were we born?”
It can be hard to give plus these are hard times and who knows what lay ahead? It is hard to give much of anything, for whatever reason, even of ourselves.
Pastor and former college professor Henri Nouwen states, “When we refrain from giving, with a scarcity mentality, the little we have will become less. When we give generously, with an abundance mentality, what we give away will multiply.”
There is one thing we all have and we have gotten from God through Jesus that we too can give away. That Jimmy Durante song goes on, “Where’s the real stuff in life to cling to? Love is the answer, Someone to love is the answer.”
And God loves that someone in you! “For God so loved the world….” You fill in the rest of that scripture and may it help you see the abundance of love in your life, in the season and especially into the new year!
Merry Christmas! Many Blessings +Pastor Tom
Youth & FamilyBaptism ClassDecember 16th12:15 to 2:30Lunch will be served. If interested please email Gary at [email protected].
Christmas CarolingDecember 16th5:30 to 8:00 PM ishPlease join this wonderful family event. All congregational people of CLC are invited. We will go out into the commu-nity and sing. A chili supper will be put on by the Dynamite youth group. Come join us for a wonderful evening of fellowship and singing.
Santa is VisitingDecember 8th10:00 am to 12:00 PMSanta is visiting CLC in the narthex. You will be able to take pictures with your camera. We will not have a professional photographer for this event. A donation of $5 dollars to the youth summer mission trip will be asked for.
Sunday School Happenings Merry Christmas to one and all
this Christmas season! Helpers needed for December are: 3 yr olds 11th only, PreK 11th only, Kindie, 2nd and 3rd.
Please see our church website and click on the Sunday School link for the sign up link or the sign up board in the narthex!
A Big Round of applause to our November volunteers! Susan Boggs, Yvette Smith, Lindsay Sandon, Mimi Zurchowski, Julie Skelton, Lesley Cantrell, Heidi Demercurio, Karrie Witkind, Kristen DeBeer, Christine Kleen, Michelle Bowling, Dina Silver-man, Erika Alpern, Angie and Keith Burt, Claire Cantrell, Brooke Schulte, Hannah Bauer, Julie Ort, Chris Hegele, Julie Benve-nuto, as well as Kate and Paul Avedissian.
"Like" us on Facebook! We use this as a way to keep up to date with everyone. We have seen the latest flat pastor sightings, family events, etc. Just search Christ Lutheran Sunday School and there we are!
Wall of Kindness: Come and take a peek at our Wall of Kindness! We have some pretty amazing kiddos! During this holiday season let me know about the Acts of Kindness!
Acts of Kindness Reporting: The kids are really getting into our Random Acts of Kindness. To make things a little easier I have created a RAK (Random Act of Kindness) Form. The kids will have the option of filling out a form themselves in Sunday School, taking a form home to fill out or have the parents fill out the form by going to a google docu-ment. Just go to our website www.clchr.org and click on Youth and Family there you will find our very user friendly Random Act of Kindness Report. If you have pictures with Flat pastor you can text those to me at 303-563-9475, email those pictures to me at [email protected] or post on our facebook page! In December...we will be learning and explor-ing how we need to get ready for Jesus and of course the Lord's Birthday! The bible lessons will be coming from the book of Luke. There will be NO Sunday School on the 9th (Christmas Program), Dec 23rd & 30th for Christmas Break!
Dynamite: Exploding for Christ!23 Dynamite kids met on November 11. What a busy and grow-ing youth ministry this is at CLC! Ryan Tesch & Alex Kleen led the group in the presentation of the colors and the Pledge of Allegiance. We were honored to hear from Dale Holter, Carol O’Hearn, and Steve Best. They each shared their story of serving in the military and the bonds they made with their comrades.
We busily wrapped shoe boxes in Christmas paper to send to children at Pueblo de Dios in Los Angeles. This ministry grew out of the youth mission trip to Compton and we were blessed to be a part of sending Christmas joy to them.
Our December gathering will be on Sunday, December 16 as we join the congregation in the Christmas caroling in the community. Please join us for this fun and festive evening!
Questions about Dynamite: please contact Gary Knutson or Erika Alpern [email protected]
Come and join the joy and wonder of Christmasat one of our four Candlelight Christmas Eve Services
on December 24th, 2012
1:00pmChildren and Family Service, featuring the Confirmation Choir.
3:00pmChildren and Family Service, featuring the Children’s Choirs.
5:00pmContemporary Service featuring Crossroads Band.
7:00pmTraditional Service featuring Celebration Choir & Carillon Ringers.
11:00pmTraditional Service featuring special music.
Child Care will be available at the at 1, 3, 5 & 7pm services.
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP TEAM TRAININGThere will be a short training on Sunday December 23rd after the 8:00 service and before the 9:30 service at 9:00 am for the Christmas Eve worship teams. Please come if at all possible to go over some of the different things we will be doing for Christmas.
Shuttle Bus for Christmas EveWe will be using our own bus to shuttle people from the AMC parking lot across from the Outback restaurant on Christmas Eve. The shuttle will start at 2:30 pm and go until 8:30 pm. Please remember to come a little early so you can take advantage of riding the bus. On a day when there are around 1600 people worshipping at CLC, we would like to encourage all members and regularly attend-ing guests to ride the bus. Many people who only attend church once or twice a year will be here so let’s show them God’s love by letting them have a parking space.
NurseryWe will need volunteers to help in the nursery for the 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 and 7:00 Christmas Eve services. Please sign the response sheet if you can help.
WORSHIP TEAMS FOR CHRISTMAS EVEWe are starting to schedule Worship Teams for Christ-mas Eve services 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 and 11:00 pm. If you would like to help usher or serve communion, please watch for the sign-up sheets in the Narthex and pick the service you want or sign the response sheet.
POINSETTIASIf you would like to purchase a poinsettia for the altar on Christmas Eve in honor or memory of a very special person, please sign the response sheet and put a check in the offering plate for $16.00. We are putting together a list for the Christmas bulletin, so the sooner we get your information, the better. We also need people to help place Poinsettias around the altar on Thursday December 20th at 10:00am, and/or to water the flowers once a week for about 3 weeks. If you are interested in helping with either of these, please sign the response sheet.
Set-up Team for Christmas EveWe are in need of a team to help us set up chairs in the Fellowship Hall and Narthex for Christmas Eve on Thursday, December 20th at 10:00am. We will also be setting out the poinsettias that day. If you can help us, please sign the response sheet or call Debby at 303-791-0803.
Advent/Christmas DecoratingWe will be decorating the church on Thursday, November 29th at 9:00 am. We will put up Christmas trees and deco-rate them, hang garland and wreaths in the fellowship hall, narthex and Sanctuary. Please sign the response sheet if you are interested.
This holiday season,we thank everyone who has
supported Christ Lutheran
Church this past year with
their time, talent and financial
contributions and look forward
to support from all of our
members in the year ahead.
If you need a convenient way
to make regular offerings or if
you plan to make an additional
gift before the end of the year,
we encourage you to check out
our electronic giving option
utilizing Simply Giving. As the
pace of life speeds up, especially
around the holidays, you may
find electronic giving a most
welcome way to make contribu-
tions. Contact Sallie Burns in
the church office for more
information ([email protected]
or (303) 791-0803, ext. 106).
TheSeason
ofGiving
Happy BirthdayAshtyn Egger - Dec 1Davin Anna - Dec 2Marcy Carroll - Dec 2Randy Hofmann - Dec 2Tyson Thomas Shelly - Dec 2Michael Fisbeck - Dec 3Susanne Freitag - Dec 3Tim Salmi - Dec 3Jianna Valenti - Dec 3Tanner Mavis - Dec 4Paul McCulloch - Dec 4Alan Pearson - Dec 4Rick Shimonkevitz - Dec 4Dina Silverman - Dec 4Andrea Coe - Dec 6Carole Gullia - Dec 6John Hirst - Dec 6Randall Nylander - Dec 6Grant Schaedig - Dec 6Jennifer Schultz - Dec 6Scott Davis - Dec 7Paula Davis - Dec 7Kaity Ivy - Dec 8
David Oscai - Dec 8John Wallrath - Dec 8Mallory Alexander - Dec 9Nicole Belin - Dec 9Trent Gall - Dec 9Katie Pierce - Dec 9Will Snauwaert - Dec 9Joshua Waggoner - Dec 9Thomas Parsa - Dec 10Lisa Peterson - Dec 10Katie Yvars - Dec 10Christopher Black - Dec 11Kendall Folkerts - Dec 11Jason Kravitz - Dec 11James Viergutz - Dec 11Trevor Witkind - Dec 11Ken Buechler - Dec 12Tom Coates - Dec 12Lee Corns - Dec 12Ti!any DiGrappa - Dec 12Patricia Hansen - Dec 12Christie Tew - Dec 13Zell Cantrell - Dec 14
Julie Folkerts - Dec 14Alexander Ridenour - Dec 14Blake Waggoner - Dec 14Allison Cartwright - Dec 15Ethan DiGrappa - Dec 15Dave Kotta - Dec 15Anthony Valenti - Dec 15Logan Abraham - Dec 16Lenny Bates - Dec 16Alejandro Mena Casa - Dec 16Karen Ramon - Dec 16Elizabeth D'Agostino - Dec 17Michelle Hinz - Dec 17Caitlin Kroneberger - Dec 18Kaylyn Radtke - Dec 18Lydia Veeder - Dec 18Ryan Vogler - Dec 18Sue Buck - Dec 19Tracy Etten - Dec 19Maggie Green - Dec 19Karen Herdahl - Dec 19Jen Schrader - Dec 19Lisa Friedenthal - Dec 20
Tanya Hollowell - Dec 20Wendie Moses - Dec 20David Ornes - Dec 20Gerry Rasel - Dec 20Adam Scheuerman - Dec 20Bruce Silkworth - Dec 20Bill White - Dec 20Lois Betthauser - Dec 21Jacob Christensen - Dec 21Todd Evans - Dec 21Nick Palazzo - Dec 21Mike Adams - Dec 22Steve Bohren - Dec 22Je! Lynne - Dec 22Walt Melcher - Dec 22Alaina Oscai - Dec 22Christian Shimonkevitz - Dec 22Glenn Staub - Dec 22Beth Wilson - Dec 22Cheryl Dummitt - Dec 23Stefania Benner - Dec 24Carolee Weitzel - Dec 24Karrie Witkind - Dec 24
Pete Koury - Dec 25Raeganne Bowling - Dec 26Kelly Connolly - Dec 26Molisa Gardner - Dec 26Madison Sain - Dec 26Amy Schulte - Dec 26Katie Zellner - Dec 26Aidan Lambert - Dec 27Peggy Norris - Dec 27Joseph Zorn - Dec 28Wayne Beck - Dec 29Kaipo Lau - Dec 29Holly Mena Casa - Dec 29Amy Mitchell - Dec 29Mark Russell - Dec 29Diane Schauer - Dec 29Bob Tronrud - Dec 29Leslie Grant - Dec 30Mary Johnston - Dec 30Aaron DeBoer - Dec 31
While we may take having a coat to keep us warm for granted, many families at Harrington Elementary don’t have coats to keep them warm. This year when we take the Christmas baskets down to Harrington, we would also like to take coats to them. Please bring any new or gently-used coats and place them in the designated bin by December 6th. Any and all sizes from infants through adults, would be appreciated.
OutreachUrban Peak 2013This is the time of year to start thinking about which month your family or small group would like to take a meal to Urban Peak in 2013. CLC takes meals to the shelter on the fourth Friday of every month, all year long. This is a wonderful opportunity, and we greatly encourage your participation. The teens at Urban Peak really appreciate a good meal. Please indicate your interest on the response sheet or contact Debby Kinsella in the church office.
ELCA World Hunger Hunger is a year-round problem for many across the globe. You can do your part to alleviate world hunger by signing up to donate $10.00 per month during 2013 through the ELCA World Hunger Campaign. All you have to do is drop a check into the offering plate made out to CLC with “ELCA World Hunger” written in the memo portion. If you prefer, you may pay a lump sum rather than every month. Our goal is to get 20 families to sign up and participate in this ministry. Please see Debby if you are interested or sign the response sheet.
Flowers for the Altar We will be sending around the 2013 flower chart during service in the next couple of weeks. If you have a special occasion or someone you would like to honor, please sign up for a specific date on the chart. The flowers are $25.00 and we will place a bouquet on the Altar for every request we get for that date. Please feel free to take the flowers home with you after the 11:00 service on the weekend you choose, but please be sure to return the vase to the kitchen here at the church.
COAT DRIVEfor Harrington
Elementary
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY129 30 9:00am Chicks w/Sticks
5:00pm Worship/CC
NAME TAG SUNDAYNEW MEMBERS REC'D8:00am Worship/CC9:30 Worship/SS9:30am Adult Education Class11:00am Worship/CC11:00am jubilation & Joy Choir11:00am Training Children Activity Bags12:15pm1st Communion Class7:00pm AA Meeting
8:30am Preschool5:00pm Crossroads Rehearsal7:00pm Boy Scouts7:00pm Personnel Committee Meeting
ADVENT DECORATING8:30am Preschool7:00pm AA(CPC)
8:30am Preschool6:30pm Family Movie Night
8:30am Preschool11:00am Chapel11:15am Staff Mtg.2:00pm Chapel4:45pm Daisy Troop Mtg.5:00pm Crossroads Band6:30pm Praise Team rehearsal7:00pm BLAZE8:00pm MOPS set up
8:30am Preschool9:00am MOPS Mtg11:00am Chapel1:00pm PAT Meeting2:00pm Chapel5:30pm Carillon Choir 7:00pm Celebration Choir
8:00am Worship/CC9:00am Worship Service/ Entire databas9:30am 9:30 Worship/SS9:30am Adult Education Class11:00am Worship/CC11:00am Jubilation & Joy Choir 7:00pm AA Meeting
8:30am Preschool9:30am Mission Quilters5:00pm Crossroads Rehearsal6:00pm Boy Scouts Venture 7:00pm Boy Scouts
8:30am Preschool11:00am Chapel11:15am Staff Mtg.2:00pm Chapel5:00pm Crossroads Band6:30pm Praise Team rehearsal7:00pm BLAZE8:00pm MOPS set up
8:30am Preschool9:00am MOPS Mtg11:00am Chapel2:00pm Chapel3:00pm Funeral5:30pm Carillon Choir rehearsal7:00pm Confirmation Learning7:00pm Celebration Choir
Harrington Christmas Baskets8:30am Preschool
Harrington Christmas Baskets8:30am Preschool9:00am Rejoice Circle
Harrington Christmas Baskets9:00am Parent's Day Out9:30am Christmas Musical Rehearsal5:00pm Worship/CC
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25 26 27 28
6 7 8
8:00am Worship/CC9:30 Worship/SS/1st Comm. Celebration9:30am Youth Christmas Program9:30am Adult Education Class11:00am Worship/CC7:00pm AA Meeting
8:30am Preschool9:30am Mission Quilters5:00pm Crossroads Rehearsal6:00pm Boy Scouts Venture6:15pm Preschool Christmas Program7:00pm Boy Scouts7:00pm Legacy & Endowment Meeting
8:30am Preschool10:15am Storyteller11:15am Staff Mtg.2:00pm Storyteller5:00pm Crossroads Band6:30pm Praise Team rehearsal7:00pm BLAZE7:00pm Preschool Christmas Program
8:30am Preschool10:00am MOPS Steering10:15am Storyteller2:00pm Storyteller5:30pm Carillon Choir7:00pm Celebration Choir
8:30am Preschool4:00pm Staff Day
8:30am Preschool12:00pm OWLS Luncheon
5:00pm Worship/CC9 10 11 12 13 14 15
8:00am Worship/CC8:00am Lessons & Carols9:30 Worship/SS9:30am Lessons & Carols9:30am Adult Education Class11:00am Worship/CC11:00am Jubilation Choir11:00am Joy Choir Rehearsal12:15pm Baptism Class5:30pm Christmas Carol/Supper7:00pm AA Meeting
8:30am Preschool5:00pm Crossroads Rehearsal7:00pm Boy Scouts7:00pm Card Making
8:30am Preschool11:15am Staff Mtg.1:00pm Visiting Nurse Assoc.5:00pm Crossroads Band6:30pm Praise Team rehearsal7:00pm BLAZE8:00pm MOPS set up
8:30am Preschool9:00am MOPS Mtg5:30pm Carillon Choir 7:00pm Celebration Choir
8:30am Preschool7:00pm Eagle Scout Ceremony
9:00am Rejoice Circle9:30am Preschool class10:00am Teacher Work Day12:30pm Teacher Luncheon
7:00am Gen. Maintenance5:00pm Worship/CC
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
295:00pm Worship/CC27 288:00am Worship/CC9:00am Worship Team Training9:30 Worship/SS9:30am Adult Education Class11:00am Worship/CC11:00am Jubilation Choir 11:00am Joy Choir Rehearsal7:00pm AA Meeting
CHRISTMAS EVE8:00am Preschool Break1:00pm Christmas Service3:00pm Christmas Service5:00pm Christmas Service7:00pm Christmas Service11:00pm Christmas Service
CHRISTMAS DAYOFFICE CLOSED
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DECEMBER
59:00am Rejoice Circle 9:00am Chicks w/Sticks5:00pm Worship/CC
3 48:00am Worship/CC9:30am Worship/SS9:30am Adult Education Class11:00am Worship/CC7:00pm AA Meeting
NEW YEAR'S EVE7:00pm Boy Scouts
NEW YEAR'S DAYOFFICE CLOSED
30 31 1 2
It’s hard to believe in less than a month we will be delivering Christmas gifts and baskets of food to Harrington elementary school. There will be a tree in the Narthex with the names of families and gifts they have asked for. Please pick a family and note on the list below the tree if you will be doing food or gifts or both and if you are buying the food or having us buy it. Then put together a food basket for their Christmas dinner or donate money for us to make a food basket, and purchase one of the gifts listed for each member of the family. Each food basket should include at least canned vegetables, apple cider, cranberry sauce, potatoes, apples/oranges, stuffing mix and a $20 gift card for frozen turkey or ham, rolls and a pie.
Please bring all completed baskets to CLC by Thursday December 6th, and place them in the Fellowship Hall. If you would like the church to buy the food and gift card so Thrivent will match, please place a check marked “Christmas basket” and the family number in the offering plate to pay for the Christmas dinner. You will still be responsible for purchasing gifts for the family. We will be putting the food baskets together that we purchase the food for on Thursday December 6th at 10:00. If you are interested in putting the food baskets together or delivering the Christmas baskets, please sign the response sheet. Baskets will be delivered to Harrington on Saturday, December 10th; we will be leaving CLC for Harrington at 9:00 am.
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There’s a place for you!Outreach MinistriesFair Trade Coffee ProjectELCA World HungerThe Gathering PlaceGrant Avenue Street ReachHabitat for HumanityHarrington ElementaryLutheran Family ServicesAdult Mission TripsOutreach UgandaUrban Peak(MOPS) Mothers of Preschoolers
MusicCelebration Choir Crossroads Worship BandConfirmation ChoirJubilation ChoirJoy ChoirCarillon Ringers
Preschool
Followers of Jesus Christ
Caring ConnectionIndividual Care TeamConfidential Prayer TreeCard MinistryNew-Mother MinistryPrayer Shawl KnittersChefs for ChristPastoral Care and CounselingChicks with SticksMission Quilters
Youth & Family MinistriesSunday SchoolDynamite Youth Group (4th, 5th, 6th graders)Blaze (High School Youth)Sr. High Mission TripConfirmation (7th & 8th graders)First Communion classesFirst Bible classesBaptism classesFamily Nights