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News from Central City Lutheran Mission
Mission People:
The first Sunday of every month Mission People will gather for the 12:00 noon worship in the Chapel of St. Martin at Central City Lutheran Mission. On May 4th people will gather with the 11 students visiting us from Wartburg College to view the film “One Border, One Body.” The film reminds us how through the Body and Blood of Christ we are united with our Mexican brothers and sisters through faith. Why not worship with us at noon the first Sunday of every month?
Michael Ruiz Joins Staff:
Michael Ruiz, a Pastoral Agent with the Community of St. Martin, has joined the staff of Central City Lutheran Mission. Trained as a medical assistant, Michael will work out of the H Street Clinic giving special attention to the HIV+ residents living in our 11 houses. Home visits, nutrition counseling and monitoring of medical data will greatly improve the lives of our residents. We are pleased that a youth from our own neighborhood and program has completed post-secondary training so that he can give back to the neighborhood.
5 de Mayo Party:
CCLM will celebrate 5 de Mayo on Saturday, May 3rd with a festive neighborhood party featuring Mexican food and dance. Our own Folkloric Dance Group will perform new dances they have been working on. Games for children and ample dancing for all make a memorable evening. Come, eat and dance with us from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Tours to Mexico:
The Mission will continue its tours to Mexico in 2008. Our next trip is planned for October 14 – 21. While the trips are organized around themes, activities are fun and include shopping, cultural events, great dining and staying in some of Mexico’s oldest and most historic hotels. For more details and a registration form for the 2008 March trip, check out the website of the Community of St. Martin: www.comunidaddesanmartin.org. Or call CCLM’s office for one to be sent to you: 909-381-6921.
New Spirometry Technology at the H Street Clinic:
New technology has been purchased at the H Street Clinic in honor of +Sharon McHugh+ our late bookkeeper. +Sharon+ passed on March 11th and memorials were given in her honor for the purchase of this machine for the early detection of pulmonary fibrosis, the disease from which +Sharon+ suffered. $420 was given for the purchase of this equipment.
11 Wartburg College Students to Come for the May Term:
The Mission has a unique relationship with one of our ELCA-related liberal arts colleges. Each May students come for one month to study religion, social work, education and healthcare. This year 11 students will join us beginning on April 27th. Living in Wartburg Hall on our campus, they will be engaged with youth, teens and members of our HIV+ supportive housing program. Please keep them in your prayers. Homemade cookies are always welcome!!!
Jean Oshiki Scholarship Fund:
A scholarship fund in memory of Jean Oshiki has been established at Central City Lutheran Mission to keep alive the spirit of art, free expression and openness in learning, values so close to Jean’s heart. To date, $1,500 has been received. Our goal is to reach $5,000 by the end of the summer so that youth entering college in the fall can benefit from this gift. $1,000 will be given out on an annual basis and the fund will be open-ended so that gifts can be received year round.
Central City Lutheran Mission
1354 North G Street
San Bernardino, CA 92405
www.cclm.org
909-381-6921
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Reaching Out
One measure of the health of a congregation is the way it reaches out to the community and others in need.
The Social Ministry Task Force of First Lutheran Church is an active group now in the process of inviting and welcoming new participants.
There are numerous ways to do mission and serve the Lord here in this congregation. Pastor David Kalke of Central City Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino has been faithful in communicating with us through the Lamplighter in recent months, and we thank him. In the future, we will try to highlight a few more of our programs in greater detail.
In addition to CCLM, we are involved and supportive of many community service and worldwide outreach efforts. These include but are not limited to: Habitat for Humanity, Redlands Area Interfaith Council, Bread for the World, First Lutheran Children’s Center, Step-By-Step (Parolee Support), Bethlehem DAK College and Lutheran Ministries, Lutheran World Relief, The World Hunger Appeal, The Redlands Good Neighbor Coalition (Exposing Wal-Mart facts), Christian Counseling, Redlands Family Services, Lutheran Office for Public Policy, Camp Yolijwa, and the Sugar Plum Tree gift program for children at Christmas.
The list goes on and may suggest that we belong to a very healthy congregation indeed. The needs are great.
Please call Allan Griesemer, Social Ministry Chairperson, if you would be interested in serving with us. Let us continue on in the spirit of the ELCA ministry: “God’s work, Our hands.”
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Habitat for Humanity
HABITAT UPDATE:
We are cautiously optimistic that the Redlands Habitat for Humanity project on 826 Tribune Street will be ready for workers by "our" 3rd Saturday afternoon of the month, May 17. However, according to Tom Rennard, who spoke at First Lutheran on April 13, even if the Redlands project is still not ready, there will be other work either at the San Bernardino site or at the Habitat Warehouse. There are also opportunities to work during the week at a build on two properties in Chino.
For information on those projects, please call Tom Rennard at 882-1419 for details. Debbi McFatter or Allan Griesemer should have more information in the month of May. An email will be sent out with further developments.
LAST MINUTE NEWS... the permits have been issued!!!! Contact Debbi or Allan for more information.
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Food for Thought
Our pantries are full of stuff we buy and never seem to be in the mood for. As such, when it's time for the local food drive, we end up donating our unwanted items and not our first choices.
To change this, buy two of everything when you hit the grocery store today. Double up on that canned corn and on the cereal. Then, have the cashier bag the items separately.
On your way home, swing by your local shelter or food bank and drop off the food so they can get it to folks who badly need it.
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