February 10th, 2022

Last weekend was jam-packed as our leadership teams met with our Joshua Group consultant Kristin Wiersma at an all-day council retreat on Saturday and an all-afternoon Pathfinder team retreat on Sunday. We had been hoping to kick off the new year with in-person retreats as a way to re-connect with each other after working online for the past two years. The January spike in Omicron cases, however, caused us to move the retreats back onto zoom but even though, the time we spent together was extremely fruitful and energizing! Thank you to all our congregational leaders who gave up their weekend to attend.
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One of the primary foci of both retreats was integrating all the visions and dreams of this congregation that the Pathfinders have identified and verbalized in our new mission (growing together in faith that expresses itself in love), our updated value statements and the six aspiration areas into the way we do church at CLC. As we talked, we kept coming back to the fact that community, connection and relationship are at the core of what makes CLC the vibrant and welcoming place we all love. It is the way that we grow together in our faith and the way that we express love. And our leadership teams committed to intentionally foster connection through everything we as a congregation do. So as we move forward, this will look like invitations to new ministries, such as the Mt Cross Day Camp that is being planned for this summer, and also to do ongoing ministries in new ways and in community.

After two years of pandemic, we are all starved for connection and community. Let’s make connection the focus of 2022 and as the pandemic winds down, let’s all commit to re-connect.  

Thank you everyone at CLC for the generous Christmas gift I recently received.  I am so blessed to be part of this congregation.

Lent is right around the corner!
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Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which is March 2 this year! Plan to drive by the church the morning of Ash Wednesday to receive your cross of ash at Ashes to Go! and plan to attend worship on the evening of Ash Wednesday, either in-person or online. 

Blessings, Pastor Sue