Our congregation has totally taken this statement to heart. In addition to serving each other, we reach out into our Gwinnett County community to share our blessings with others.

For more information or to contribute or become involved in any of these projects, please contact the church office @ 770-963-4499 or via email info@christthelordlutheran.org

Habitat for Humanity, Christ the Lord and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are at it again in 2010!

Christ the Lord and Habitat are teaming up to build affordable housing in our community using volunteer labor and donated funding that is matched through Thrivent Financial. This strong alliance is a highly successful equation. How can you help? VOLUNTEER!!!

We have finished the current project, but please let Rick Damato know if you would like to be involved in setting up future projects.

Our May 2nd blood drive was a success, so watch the bulletin for the date of the next blood drive.

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. receives a blood transfusion. The Red Cross needs 25,000 people nationally to donate blood each day to serve patients in need. Each unit of blood can help up to three people. The need for blood is constant. There is NO substitute for blood. If you are healthy and have not given blood in the last 56 days, you need to roll up your sleeve and give. It doesn't cost you anything and you can help so many.

Questions? Call Donna Anderson at 678 313-1578 or Richard Burgess at 770 789-5591. Remember God loves a cheerful giver. Please help us make our 50 pint quota and give many people the gift of life.

New Iraqi families would love to make friends with Americans and help practice their English. We have two families in Lawrenceville and in Norcross.

Household items needed: Washer or dryer donations (the families are still washing clothing by hand), warm blankets, comforters, pots and pans, dishes, silverware, glasses, lamps. Still need tables, chairs, sofas and dressers. They can also use small appliances like clocks, alarm clocks, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners.

New baby on the way: Need crib, car seat and port-a-crib for baby expected in December.

Please contact Betsy Jagels if you would like to do mission work in Lawrenceville. For more information, contact Betsy via refugee@christthelordlutheran.org .

Items still needed: school supplies, computers or laptops for teenagers for school, TV to help with English.

We serve, we build, we help, we do vacation Bible school, we attend worship services, we give, we live, we serve some more ... Missionaries will be traveling to Catacamas, Honduras, June 26 to July 3, 2010 to build "Home on the Range" orphanage and embrace the Honduran community. Keep an eye out for activities and information on the trip, and the next mission meeting. Anyone interested in going, helping support this mission, sponsoring a missionary, or learning more about this trip, call Royce Herring via mexicomission@christthelordlutheran.org

Care Team

The CARE Team is looking for volunteers from the congregation to serve as “contacts” with our growing number of sick and/or shut-in members. A contact person can make phone calls, write letters, visit or pray for the other person. If you feel called to this kind of caring ministry, please let Pastor Julie or another member of the CARE Team know. In serving others, you will be richly blessed!

The Care Team will have a special training session in August. Please watch the church bulletin for more information or contact Pastor Julie via pastorjulie@christthelordlutheran.org .

Baptism Shawls Needed

One of the many caring and compassionate ministries of our church is the Baptismal and Prayer shawl ministry. The prayer shawls are knitted or crocheted with love and prayers and delivered to our hospital sick or home shut ins. The Baptismal shawls are presented to the families during infant baptisms allowing the babies to be wrapped in love and support from the congregation.

The wonderful thing about this ministry is the fact that you can enjoy staying in your homes, and be part of the outreach that extends the love of Jesus.

We have been blessed by First Step Ministry with an opportunity to help new mothers with limited income, by using our talents in making blankets, booties and hats for their newborn babies.

In trying to expand our ministry out into our community we have learned of a need at Gwinnett Medical Center, Women's Pavillion for Chemo Caps and Scarves for cancer patients. There is also a need for the newborn hats. These items do not require a great deal of time, but the warmth and love that they give is endless.

We have patterns and cleaning directions if you need them, but you can also use your own patterns if you wish. If you have any questions about this ministry, please do not hesitate to contact me via the church office.

This will extend our already established ministry of Prayer and Baptismal Shawls into our community.

Thank you so much for all of your help in the past and for your continuing support.

Thanks to all those who have been giving so generously to the Lawrenceville Co-Op this fall. Over 1,000 families are being helped each month. With cold weather arriving earlier than normal, it’s expected that more people will be seeking help with groceries and utility bills.

In addition to the continuing need for food and money donations, the Co-Op can also use additional volunteers. If you’d like to consider volunteering some time to work at the Co-Op, there will be a Volunteer Orientation Session this month for you to learn more about what would be involved. The orientation will be on Thursday evening, November 19, at 7 p.m. at the Co-Op (176 Church Street, near the Lawrenceville City Hall). No advance sign-up is necessary.

Canned meats
Canned fruit
Beans
Stews and chunky soups
Cereal & oatmeal
Rice/potatoes
Toilet paper
Personal care items (such as
toothpaste, soap, deodorant, diapers)
Laundry/dish detergent

Everyone can serve

Look for opportunities to serve; don’t wait to be asked! Remember: You can serve without being a part of an “official” ministry.

We all can:
• extend the word of welcome, whether or not we are official greeters;
• be listening, caring friends, whether or not we are official lay counselors;
• be ready to give reason for the hope that is in us, whether or not we are on the evangelism team;
• be enthusiastic participants and ready to give a hand, whether or not we are on the planning or cleanup committees.

College student packages

As a way to stay connected to our college-aged youth and brighten their day, a new ministry will be sending packages, in the fall and spring around exam time, to any college students we know about.

Anything, that is a treat and nice to find in a box at the college post office, is what we need.

Please consider purchasing an item (such as: Itunes cards, nuts, fruit snacks, breakfast bars, cracker packets, gum, chapstick, hand lotion, hot chocolate, tea, mugs, magazines, cough drops, mints, restaurant cards, Starbucks cards, etc.) and putting it in the collection box in the narthex. Donations of cash to pay for shipping are also needed.

Parents of college students: In order for your college student to receive a Christ the Lord College Care Package, please provide us with a current address. Forms are provided in the narthex.

Remember when you were 20 and away from home? Remember when home-cooked meals were “rare” even when they were well-cooked?

You don’t have to be a chef to feed hungry students at Georgia Tech (and visiting ones from Agnes Scott and Georgia State)!

We gather for dinner every Tuesday evening at the Lutheran Campus Center, and we need soft-hearted souls to bring food and join us in fellowship. Can you volunteer for one Tuesday night? You can cook anything you want. Or you can pick something up from the store and just bring it on! We usually plan for 16. (Got more money than time? Pastor Deb will go food shopping with your check!) You can be the hands and face of Christ to these kids!

Clothing donations

Have you ever wondered who could really use your old clothing that is still in good condition? You may want to consider donating it to Lawrenceville First Baptist Church, which operates a clothing mission to help local residents. This ministry has been quietly operating for many years, recycling donated clothing to those in need within our community. Many of the donations are sold at a low price in the mission’s store. Clients referred by the Lawrenceville Co-Op may receive free clothing once a month for up to a year.

Donations of clothing are accepted year-round at First Baptist. Baby and children’s clothes are especially needed. Clothing may be delivered in person on Tuesday, Friday, or Saturday mornings, beginning at 9 a.m. Or you may place your donations in the “Drop Box” in the church parking lot at any time. (Include your name and address on a note with the clothes you place in the Drop Box and the church will mail you a tax receipt.)

First Baptist is located at 165 Clayton Street in downtown Lawrenceville, just south of the historic courthouse. The clothing mission and its Drop Box are in a small brick building in the church parking lot, with a direct entrance from Luckie Street. (Please do not bring your clothing donations to Christ the Lord, as we are not able to store or transport them for you.)

Sandra Gustavson

Serve in Our Community

Gwinnett Medical Center Volunteers Needed. Right now there is a shortage of volunteers at Gwinnett Medical Center. If you are interested in giving just four hours of your time a week, please inquire at the volunteer desk in the front lobby of the hospital. They will be happy to see you and will appreciate your willingness to help others. For more information, contact Sandra Wellington at 770 513-3918.

Gwinnett Children's Shelter. Contact the Gwinnett Children’s Shelter to become a volunteer at 678 546-8770 or via www.gwinnettchildrenshelter.org

Remember in your prayers the following family and friends serving our country in the Persian Gulf:

Kurt Bradtmueller
Levi Bradtmueller, Jr.
Matthew Bugg
Kenneth Carper
Jeremy Cochran
Lukas Paul Corpe
James Damato
Rhoda Daniel
Doug Davis
Drew Felts
Brian Fransen
Terry Goosetree
Ed head
Lincoln Hodges
Keith Holland
Jacob Ingbritsen
The Rev. Dan Jones
Aaron Mock
Matthew Moran
Jimmy Otero
Robert Otero
Jonathan Richard
Paul Simpson
James Williams

If you would like to add a name to this list, please include it on your attendance sheet or email info@christthelordlutheran.org.