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The Church: Proudly Proclaiming Christ since A.D. 33

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March 2013

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DEADLINE FOR APRIL ISSUE OF THE MESSENGER

IS MARCH 10th

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Holy Week --- the Final Week of Lent

Holy Week marks the end of the season of Lent (the 40 days in which we prepare our hearts for Easter.) The beginning of Holy Week marks the beginning of the last week of Jesus’ life. He arrives in the holy city of Jerusalem riding on a donkey. Crowds of people gather, throwing outer garments and branches of palm on the street for the donkey to step upon. They wave other branches of palm overhead. Both sides of the winding street are filled with people, who shout “hosanna,” which means “save us.”

Christ Lutheran Church, like most churches, will greet Palm Sunday (at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., and 10:30 a.m.) during the entrance hymn by waving branches of palm which the ushers will distribute as folks enter the worship space. The Sunday School will celebrate in the same way, but will proceed after worship to the Opsal Room for a Palm Sunday breakfast.

There will be no Wednesday evening or Thursday afternoon services.

On Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. we will all be able to gather in memory of the Last Supper which Jesus ate with his disciples. This Thursday is usually referred to as “Maundy Thursday.” The Latin word for “commandment” is “Maundy.” This new Commandment --- Maundy, refers to Jesus’ words that evening, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

There are four books of the Bible that tell the life of Jesus (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.) The first 3 place this supper as a Passover Meal. The Israelites, following instructions given by God, have celebrated the Passover with a Passover Seder. The Passover refers to the time when God rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, by having the Angel of Death “pass over” the homes of the faithful Israelites. These faithful homes were marked on their doorposts and lintels with the blood of a lamb. The Egyptians, whose homes were not marked, met with tragedy. The first born male in each generation died before morning.

During a Passover Seder certain parts of the Bible are read, certain foods eaten. The youngest asks 4 questions about the Passover, all of which are answered.

There are several cups of wine which are consumed by each person. A special plate holds foods with symbolic meaning. Only flat bread which does not rise (only 17 minutes or less from mixing the first two ingredients to the end of baking) is eaten. An extra full place setting and an empty chair “await” the arrival of Elijah the prophet, who will come at the end of time.

The ancient Church gathered regularly for worship that often occurred around a meal, which mimicked the last meal which Jesus ate with his disciples. These Agape feasts (ah – gaah pay) were Love Feasts; Agape is the Greek word for the kind of self-sacrificing love that the brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ have for one another.

Our Maundy Thursday Dinner (6:30 pm, all ages, all people invited; please sign up in the narthex, the gathering space you enter by the large dark wooden doors) will be an interesting meal of breaking bread with one another in supper and in the Last Supper of our Lord Jesus. Throughout the meal we will learn more about Jesus’ Last Supper, the Passover, the Passover Seder, and Agape meals. It will be a very special evening; don’t miss it. It will bring to life so much of the Bible.

The following evening there will be a worship service, a Good Friday service, to mark the day of Jesus’ death. It is not appropriate for children under age 12. We will gather at 7:30 p.m. for a dramatic reading of the Bible, interwoven with songs and appropriate prayers. The worship space will get gradually darker as the service continues, and finally it will be dark. After a few minutes a loud sound will represent the rolling of the stone in place to close Christ’s tomb. After the light returns we leave in silence. This service is between 30 and 40 minutes.

Easter

Lent ends with the Sonrise – the sonrise – of Easter Sunday. At 8 am, 9 am, and 10:30 am the worship space will be transformed into a glorious garden, a garden that will remind us of the garden around the empty tomb in which Jesus had lain for three days. Worship will be filled with joyful, wonderful Bible readings, song, and the celebration of Holy Communion. Throughout the morning there will be an Easter Brunch for everyone in the Opsal Room. Please bring your appetite!

“Come, Worship Christ Our Lord”

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Palm/Passion Sunday with Holy Communion

March 24—8:00 and 10:30 am worship

9:00 am Family Breakfast

Holy Week Worship

Maundy Thursday—March 28, 6:30 pm in the Opsal room

Agape Meal and Service

Good Friday Tenebrae—March 29, 7:30 pm in the sanctuary

The Resurrection of Our Lord—Easter Day

March 31—8:00, 9:00, and 10:30 am

Holy Communion, Choirs and Special Music

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8:30—10:30am in the Opsal Room

Juice, Egg & Cheese Casserole, Pancakes & Syrup

Sausages, Mini Muffins and Coffee

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Easter Craft Night—Friday, March 1st, 6:30-8:00 pm

Join us for crafts and fellowship to celebrate Easter’s Good News! There will be crafts for adults and children so bring your family and a friend! We hope you can come, but we need to plan ahead to have enough supplies. RSVP cjpost@ to let us know number of adults and number of children. See you there!

The Care Committee

By the time this edition of The Messenger reaches your mail box the Lenten Hunger Appeal will be underway having started on February 17th. This means we are several weeks late in getting the message out. I am sorry for our tardiness. In order to help us catch up, please double your effort to bring your food donations to the narthex.

Hunger is still with us around the world and in our neighborhood. Families are still having difficulty making ends meet. Your checks made payable to the Care Committee designated for the Lenten Hunger Drive will be forwarded to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal and will help the ELCA continue its mission to eradicate hunger.

The Center For Food Action is also part of our Lenten Hunger Drive. Included in this month’s Messenger, you will find a list supplied by the CFA of the most needed food items to fight hunger locally. Please choose one or several food items for delivery to the CFA in Englewood. Supermarket gift cards and checks are also very welcome. Checks should be made payable to the CFA designated for the Lenten Hunger Drive.

And, don’t forget the Sunday morning Bake and Bagel sales that started Sun., February 17th and will run through and including Sunday, March 17th. Enjoy a cup of coffee, enjoy the fellowship, as well as an opportunity to share your blessings. A date to hold a potluck dinner, that will close our Lenten Hunger Appeal, has yet to be finalized. Watch you Sunday bulletins and the Messenger.

As it does at the end of each year, the Care Committee donates to various charities. In December 2012, the following charities were part of our outreach:

The Josephine Garden at the Hackensack Medical Center $500.

Lutheran Social Ministries of NJ 500.

The Community Hospice of Bergen County 500.

The Counseling Service of Pascack Valley 300.

The Bergen County Habitat for Humanity 300.

Debbie Kruegle/Wycliffe Bible Translators 200.

The Salvation Army 300.

Mae Hulburt

The Center For Food Action

Needs Food Items to Fight Hunger Locally

Please drop one or several of the following food items in the narthex for delivery to the CFA:

Canned Meat, Chicken, Tuna

Canned Soups

Canned Fruit

Canned Vegetables

Macaroni and Cheese

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Dry Milk/Parmalat

Mashed Potatoes

100% Fruit Juice

Baby Formula

Baby Diapers sizes 4, 5, 6

Soap

Dental Hygiene Products

Supermarket gift cards or checks made payable to the CFA and designated for the Lenten Hunger Drive are always welcome.

Thank You!

My beloved Paul left me on Monday, December 10, 2012. I loved him with every beat of my heart; he was my best friend, my confidant and my stabilizer. After 62 years, it is not an easy adjustment to live without him. I look forward to the day when I will join him and continue our journey together.

Thank you for the many cards and prayers; and for sharing the afternoon of December 16th, Paul’s Memorial Service, that celebrated Paul’s life and shared in my great sorrow. The Memorial Service was a beautiful tribute to Paul.

Mae Hulburt

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Several youth events are happening this Spring! The Youth Committee has been hard at work with Pastor Pat to create meaningful activities for our youth in grades 7 through 12. Please read below and check out these great ideas. We hope to see you and your parents join us!

ichurch back on -Join us @ 10:30 on March 3rd—ichurch is back on the schedule for Sunday, March 3rd. This will be for teens in 9th grade and up. We will discuss some ideas for future youth events as well as catching up with each other. Mrs. Zeigler will head this up—and you know some yummy breakfast treats will be there!!

Trip ideas for youth—We have some ideas for some meaningful trips in the NJ and NYC area. We will present them to the youth at both the ichurch on March 3rd and to the 7th and 8th graders at confirmation class. Please give us your feedback as to which ones you would attend and if any parents can help drive and chaperone them.

Dinner at Dolce's for kids in 9th grade thru college—Since our Christmas get together was so much fun, we're having a "spring break" dinner at Dolce's house. Tentative dates are either Thursday, March 7th or Friday, March 8th. We'll meet at about 6:00 at their house, cook up an easy Italian dinner and just hang out. Details will follow in an email from Annina Dolce and RSVP's will be necessary, since we need to have enough food. Stay tuned for details!!

Care packages for college students—The Youth Committee will send Care packages to our college kids once more this year. The first one was sent in the fall. If you would like us to include your student, please provide their birthday date and complete address to Christine Badame at Chrisbadame@. If they have any food allergies, please let us know. Please provide address ASAP .

Facebook page-please LIKE us!—We have recently started a Facebook page for our youth group. We need more people to like us so we can use it as a way to communicate events to both parent and teens!! If you have already joined us, please ask your other friends at CLC to join also. If you are on Facebook (parent or child), please look for CLC Woodcliff Lake Youth Group. Emails will go out with more details.

Carla Hoenigmann

Youth Committee

Stewardship has done very well this year with its drive. To date we have 59 known pledges totaling $142,552 for operating expenses, and 27 pledges totaling $24,420 for mortgage reduction. There are also about 10 to 15 members who do not pledge, but regularly contribute a large sum of money.

If you have not pledged it is never too late to make a pledge. I thank those who have made their pledge. I ask all who haven't to consider doing so. Also, this is a reminder to fill out your time and talent sheet. The response to new members on existing committees has not been good.

God Bless You All,

Mary Zeigler

Christ Lutheran Church Women News . . .

Start Saving for Trash & Treasure Now!!

The Sale is May 4, 2013

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Just a reminder to start setting aside your treasures and cleaning out your closets in anticipation of the Annual Trash & Treasure Sale which will be held on Saturday, May 4th.

Clothing collection begins after Easter, on Monday, April 7th and Trash & Treasure collection (meaning anything not in the clothing category) begins on April 21st. More details will follow in future Messenger articles and Sunday bulletins.

If you are interested in helping, please give Ann Christensen a call at 201.666.5078. New helpers (of any age) are always welcome . . . no experience necessary. It’s a lot of fun and a chance to make new friends and help the church raise funds for the many charities we support throughout the year.

Carla Hoenigmann

Navajo Update

Recently received . . .

Dear Friends,

Va’at’eeh’! As the cold and Christmas season approached, The Mission began to prepare to give to those in need. Every year a Christmas pageant is performed by the students attending the Mission School. After the pageant, gifts are given to community members. We are only able to carry on this tradition through the help of generous contributions from individuals or congregations. Your contribution this Christmas season was greatly appreciated by many people of the community.

May the Lord bless and keep you, Yvette Begaye, Program Co-coordinator

In early December four boxes containing 160 items of warm winter wear were mailed. Many of these were handmade by our church members or their friends. A great BIG warm thank you for your continuing generosity to the Navajo Mission.

Did you know that the Mission in Arizona sometimes uses the points from the barcodes on the Campbell soup items to buy gasoline to run the van? The van was bought with labels a few years ago. It is vital in transporting people to doctor and hospital appointments. So please keep cutting them out and placing them into the large “Campbell Can” in the narthex and Box Tops for Education, too!

JoAnn Sallo, for CLCW

From the Church Library

Have you taken a look at the bookshelf outside the offices? On display are a variety of books for all ages on changing topics. In March there are books for kids on Easter and some novels and parenting books for adults. Of course, feel free to visit the library in the Sonshine Room. Do you realize there are several thousand books available for your use? Try some!

Dot Dohrmann

2nd Sunday Worship—March 10, 5:00-5:30 pm

This Sunday evening worship is a meditative service of Bible and Holy Communion, celebrated with early church symbols of the faith – relaxing, refreshing and renewing. This service offers something a bit different. Join Pastor Pat in the Opsal Room – all are welcome!

Seeking Song Leaders—David Scance is organizing a community choir for the 9:00 am contemporary worship service. If you are interested, you may contact him at 201.310.5881.

Set Your Clocks Ahead—Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead by one hour on Sunday, March 10th, beginning at 2:00 am.

Theologian in Residence Program to be presented by Zion Lutheran of Saddle River, March 9 and 10. This will be a two day study and fellowship, with dinner and brunch for the entire community. The program, “Saint Augustine—the Prodigal Son” will be presented by a Theologian from Princeton Theological Seminary, Professor Paul E. Rorem. To register and for more information, please call 201.327.0655.

Margaret L. Johnson

January 15, 2013

Marion M. Boettjer

February 13, 2013

Mother of Dolores and Liane Boettjer

Grandmother of Emily Boettjer

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Ministers: the people of God at Christ Lutheran Church

Pastor: The Rev. Pat Olausen

Director of Music: Argine Safari

Director of Youth Choirs: David Scance

Musician: Fred Messner

Administrative Assistant: Doris Crouse

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