Reaching out in Christ to a changing world.


Dear Friends & Families, 

Como Park 
Lutheran Church 
is happy to welcome everyone to worship services on 
Sundays at 
8:30am & 10:45am
and
 Como Evening Prayer 
held at 7pm 
on the Second Sunday 
of each month.

 

                    

Bible Verse of the Week 

The words of the Lord 

are pure words, 

like silver tried 

in a furnace of earth, 

purified seven times. 

Psalm 12:6 
                                               
Como Evening Prayer
The Second Sunday of each month at 7:00pm

                          

          Because the World Needs Our Prayers...               

and We Need to Pray.

Como Evening Prayer.   

 

  Join us on January 11th.    

 

 

Como Evening Prayer is a worship community

made up of people from many traditions. 

We gather on the second Sunday of each month at 7:00pm 

to offer and receive prayers both spoken and sung. 

This is a contemplative service, 

offered in candle light with music,

readings, prayers and silent meditations.

  

Bring your hopes, your hurts and your celebrations. 

  

Join us at Como Evening Prayer.  
UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS:

Wednesdays @5-5:30pm: Kids Klub with Anna:  Youth of all ages are invited to join Anna in the Youth Lounge for fun and fellowship!

Wednesdays @ 6:30-7:30:  Sr. High Youth Group:  Sr. Highers, join Anna and talk about things like your worship statements and how the Bible relates to your life.  In the Youth Lounge.

January 10th @ noon:  Jr. & Sr. High MOVIE MARATHON!   Here's the plan... bring a pillow, blanket, a few friends, and get ready for all day movies!  Options are: Lord of the rings, Harry Potter, Avengers/Superheros, etc.  There will be snacks provided and bring $5 for dinner. 

January 14th 1:30-4:30pm:  Jr. & Sr. High Tubing! 
Following church we are going to go to Green Acres for some Snow Tubing!  I NEED to know who is going one week prior, and tickets are $16 per person for 2 hours of tubing. Once again there is a waiver that must be filled out.  Bring a friend and let's go tubing!

February 8th: Zero Gravity
February 18th: Soup Suppers begin
February 27th: Jr. High Lock-In                                     

 

            Questions?  Contact Anna 612-868-5917                                        anna@comoparklutheran.org
ANNUAL MEETING PREVIEWS
January 11th in the Fireside Room:  
Constitution and Bylaws Updates 
(check out the updates by clicking on the link in the box below)
January 18th in the Fellowship Hall: 
 Budget and Mission
All members of the congregation are invited 
to the meetings to preview and discuss the updated constitution and budget for 2015.
                             
January 25th in the Sanctuary
All congregation members should attend to vote.  
We will approve the church budget and elect new Council members for this upcoming year.
            Our CPLC Constitution & Bylaws 
have been updated.

Follow this link to our website and check 'em out!

There are copies at the Welcome Desk 
of both this version 
as well as the one with the changes shown.

There will be a vote on it at the Annual Meeting      
so be sure to look it over before then.  

Any questions?  
Talk to Pastor Marty 
or Congregation President Paula Latz.
                                                         
resumes on January 7th at 6:30pm
We will be looking at stories from the Old Testament.  
What do these stories mean 
and how do they apply to your life today? 
Let's talk about it!  Sign up at the Welcome Desk.

01-07: I Am God's (creation stories),                                                     

01-14: I Am Loved (God's saving work),                                                   01-21: I Am A Sinner (Adam & Eve),                                          

01-28: I Am Saved (Noah & the flood),                                               02-04: I Am Called (Abraham & Sarah),                                               02-11: I Am Gathered (Gathered from Exile),                                         

04-01: I Am Sent (Jonah),                                                                      04-08: I Am Light (Light to the Nations),                               

04-15: I Am A Steward (What does the Lord require of you?),   

04-22: I Am Resurrected (Healing Naaman).

 
 
DRIVE FOR NEW OR GENTLY USED WINTER CLOTHING
With winter here again, we are reminded that there are children without proper winter clothing at schools in the area (at Chelsea Heights, Falcon Heights and Roseville Area High School).  
ONCE AGAIN WE ARE CALLED TO RESPOND! 
The specific needs are for new or gently used and laundered items.  Please place your donation in the receptacle in the Narthex.  
If you wish to designate your donation to a specific school, 
please pin a note to your item(s).

CHELSEA HEIGHTS NEEDS:  
BOOTS:  Sizes 12-4 for boys & girls
SNOW PANTS:  Sizes 5-14 for boys & girls

FALCON HEIGHTS NEEDS:
All sizes of BOOTS, SNOW PANTS, HATS, GLOVES & MITTENS

ROSEVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS:
COATS:  All sizes for High School ages boys & girls
HATS & GLOVES: All sizes
                        

The RAHS 'Hearts Against Hunger' club is hosting their annual December Food Drive.  They have a goal of 1,000 donated items.  Donations can be brought to church and placed in this box. 

Items needed:

* Noodle bowls/cups

* Jerky

* Ramen

* Cereal/oatmeal

* Granola bars

* Pancake mix & syrup

* Crackers

* Spaghetti noodles

* Canned fruit, especially tropical mixes

Winter clothing donations and personal are items will also gladly be accepted. 

THANK YOU!  

                                         ORGAN CONCERTS                                                                                                   Free! Open to the Public!                                                              Come hear our wonderful pipe organ raise the roof to the glory of God!  

                                    

Sunday, January 25th at 4pm:  Tom Ferry

Sunday, February 1st at 4pm: David Feinen

Sunday, February 8th at 4pm:  Jayson Engquist

Sunday, March 1st  at 4pm: Marilyn Schempp
                                               
January 4: Christmas Epiphany presented by Pastoral Intern Dan

January 11: Annual Meeting Preview: Constitution and Bylaw Changes presented by Pastor Marty and Congregation President Paula Latz

January 18: Annual Meeting Preview: Budget and Mission presented by Pastor Marty, David Laden and John Grafstrom in the Fellowship Hall


 Adult Forums are presented during the Education Hour at 9:35am in the Fireside Room.  Stop by and check them out!

 

(Please note:  If you are unable to assist at your scheduled time, 
please find a replacement 
and let Mary in the office know.  Thank you!)

January 4

ACOLYTES:  

8:30:  Emerson Winghart        10:45: Frances Ryan

GREETERS:  

8:30:  Mary Sommerfeld & Heidi Thorstenson       

10:45: Elsie Trapp & Rosemary Johnson

COMMUNION PREP:  

8:30:   Scott Heaton     10:45:  Shirley Dingman

COMMUNION ASSISTANT:  

8:30:   Don & Carol Kelsey          10:45: Fred Halberg & TBD

COFFEE SERVERS: 

8:00 - 9:30:  Lowell Lundy & Barb Reiter

9:30 - 10:45: Martin & Mary Ellen Tollefson

LECTORS:  

8:30:  Janice Kragness                     10:45:  Ruth Pechauer

LITURGISTS:

8:30:  Janice Kragness                      10:45: Dan Garvin

USHERS: 

8:30:  TBD                                            10:45: Team 3

WELCOME DESK:

8:15 - 10:05:  Andrea Winghart        10:05 - 12:00: Elaine Ogren

 

January 11

ACOLYTES:  

8:30: Carter Moormann                        10:45: Allison Moseley

GREETERS:  

                             8:30: Jim & Margo Chresand                                

10:45: Duane & Carol Brekken

COFFEE SERVERS:  

8:00 - 9:30:  Fred & Lois Halberg             

9:30 - 10:45: Vern Weckwerth & David Harris

LECTORS:  

8:30: Sam Peper             10:45: TBD

LITURGISTS:  

8:30:  Lorene Roste         10:45: Worship Team

USHERS: 

8:30: Team 1               10:45: Team 2

WELCOME DESK: 

8:15 - 10:05: Rosemary Johnson  10:05 - 12:00: Arlene Muscatello

 

January 18

ACOLYTES:  

8:30:  Evelyn Ryan                  10:45:  Riley Tuft

COMMUNION PREP:  

8:30:  Stacey Hecht                     10:45: Lynn Ketelsen

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS:  

8:30: Janice Kragness & David Harris   

10:45:  David Laden & Lynn Ketelsen

GREETERS:  

8:30:  Martin & Mary Ellen Tollefson                   

10:45:  Fred & Lois Halberg

COFFEE SERVERS:  

8:00-9:30:  Mark & Joann Becker             

9:30-11:  Duane & Carol Brekken

LECTORS:  

8:30: Vern Weckwerth                          10:45: Lynn Ketelsen

LITURGISTS:  

8:30:  Jeanette Nelson                 10:45:  Ashley Brogger

USHERS:         

8:30: The Ericson Family            10:45: Team 3

WELCOME DESK:      

8:15-10:05: Connie Parizek       10:05-noon: Deb Spivey
                           

Have you ever wanted to sing in the choir, 

but are unable to commit to all the practices?  

Then our new SUNDAY CHOIR is for you!      

We will only meet on the third Sunday of each month at 8am to practice the songs we will be singing 

at the 8:30am worship service that morning.  

All ages and abilities are welcome!  

Join us on January 18th at 8am 

for our next rehearsal and performance.
                                   

               Women of the Word will be meeting on                  Tuesday, December 30th at 6:30pm 

at the Barnes & Noble Caf� in HarMar.     

We will be looking at Psalm 123.   

Questions?

Contact Jane Nelson

651-484-7978 or email janeraye@hotmail.com
           Wednesday Evening Meal
What a great way to enjoy good fellowship and good food with CPLC friends before confirmation classes, youth groups, music practices and other Wednesday evening programs!  Dinners are served from 5-6:30pm.
December 31: no meal due to holiday
January 7: Spaghetti
January 14: Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
January 21: Baked Apple Pancakes
January 28:  Pizza
12 years old to adults $6.00, 11 and under $3.00, 
family maximum $20.00 
Ongoing Opportunities to Grow in Your Faith:

Lutherans & Lattes:  
Tuesdays at 9am at the Underground Music Cafe 
Quilting:
 Tuesdays at 9am in the Fellowship Hall
Men's Bible Breakfast:  
Thursdays at 7:30am at Perkins on County Road B
Theology on Tap:
 The first Tuesday of each month (01/06/15) 
at 8pm at Ol' Mexico (Lexington & Larpenteur)
Women of the Word: 
The fourth Tuesday of each month (12/30/14) at 6:30pm at the HarMar Barnes & Noble Cafe.  We will be studying the Psalms.  Bring your Bible and your questions!  
Grace Circle:
The third Thursday of each month, 
September through June. 
Contact Sheila Skone 651-488-5084 
or Arlene Gall 651-488-1514 for more info.  
On the first Sunday of each month, the Health & Wellness committee offers free blood pressure screenings in the narthex from 8:15am to noon.
Stop by and get checked out! 
Prayer Shawls Available
Do you know someone who needs to be "cradled in hope, kept in joy, graced with peace and wrapped in love"? If so, thanks to the work of many of our members, we have prayer shawls to provide this. The shawls are available in the basket by the pulpit at the front of the church in a variety of colors and textures. If you know someone who could benefit from this ministry please take a shawl for them. If you knit or crochet and would like to help with this ministry, prayer shawls are always welcome. Directions and yarn are available at the welcome desk. Completed shawls can have the prayer card (also available at the welcome desk) attached and be placed in the basket at the front of the church. 

 

If you would like a pastoral visit, 

contact Amy Hanson,

Visitation  Coordinator, at 651-644-1058
To be properly credited for 2014 tax purposes, year end contributions to CPLC need to be in the church office by noon on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.  You may put them in the mail slot at the Sheldon Street entrance.  Thank you.
                                        
Take a picture of this neat box with your smart phone 
and you will be taken directly to the "donate" page of our website.  
Try it!
The Evangelist for January is now online.  
 
Go to:  

Calendar 

Check it out!
                
If you would like your upcoming CPLC event 
added to the e-anouncements, let me know!

Peace, Carole Joncas :)

 

      Como Park Lutheran Church 
1376 Hoyt Ave. W
St. Paul, MN  55108
651-646-7127
www.comoparklutheran.org 
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