CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

463 Highland Rd., Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 5J8 (705)745-0841

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christ.lutheran.peterborough
Mission Statement: “As Christians living in God’s grace we seek to demonstrate our faith in Christ by
caring, listening, and responding to the needs of the whole person, serving each other and those
beyond our Lutheran community.”

JUNE/JULY NEWSLETTER 2021

Reverend Steve Smith, retired from St. Luke’s Anglican Church is excited
about the opportunity to serve as our interim pastor.  Rev. Steve is very
keen to support us as our interim minister, and the council members are
delighted with his personality and enthusiasm - we have a good fit.  Rev.
Steve wants to get back to in-person worship as soon as we can.  Until then,
he will be continuing with our on-line worship.  Rev. Steve will officially
become our Interim Minister on June 1, and his first service will be on
Sunday June 6. 
Congregational Restorative Engagement Discussion

Questionnaire
The next activity in our journey is to get the thoughts and aspirations of our
future from everyone in our congregation through discussion and input from
our members.  This input will help us develop our congregation’s resume, or
Congregational Mission Profile, and identify the characteristics of the pastor
we feel could best support our idea of our mission. This is how we will do it.
We are inviting every member to answer the questions in the “Restorative
Engagement Discussion Questionnaire” below by:  1) attending the two
virtual Zoom meetings or 2) responding to the questions and sending them
to the church, or 3) having a phone call with a Call Committee member.
Virtual Zoom Meetings
The 10 questions are divided into two meetings – Meeting 1 and Meeting 2. 
Each meeting will be a 1 hour virtual Zoom meeting.  Each meeting will
follow the restorative engagement process, like we have done in the past
when we met in person after service.
Meeting 1 – Questions 1 – 6, Zoom Meeting on Wednesday June 9 at 7:00 –
8:00 pm
Please let us know by June 6 if you will attend this meeting.  Knowing in
advance how many will be attending will help us plan the meeting.
The meeting details will be emailed to you prior to the call.
Meeting 2 – Questions 7 – 10, Zoom Meeting on Wednesday June 16 at 7:00
– 8:00 pm
Please let us know by June 13 if you will attend this meeting.  Knowing in
advance how many will be attending will help us plan the meeting.
The meeting details will be emailed to you prior to the call.
Written Response
If you cannot attend a Zoom meeting, you have the option of answering the
questions in the Restorative Engagement Discussion Questionnaire below,
and returning your responses (in confidence) to Al Butson.
Telephone Discussion
If you can’t attend a Zoom meeting, and would prefer to talk about the
questions, please let Al Butson know, and a Call Committee member will call
you to complete the questionnaire.
Restorative Engagement Discussion Questionnaire
These are the questions we will be discussing in the Zoom meetings, or for
you to provide a written response to if you are not attending a meeting:
Meeting One – Questions 1 - 6
1.           What do you celebrate or are thankful for regarding Scott’s ministry
at Christ Lutheran?
2.           How have we (you?) been impacted by Pastor Scott’s ministry?
3.           How are we (you?) impacted by Pastor Scott’s leaving?
4.           What are you excited about regarding Christ Lutheran? What is our
congregation excited about?
5.           What does it mean to have a Lutheran presence in Peterborough as
well as be a part of the national Lutheran Church?
6.           What are the present challenges for the congregation as it moves
into the future? 
Meeting Two – Questions 7 – 10
7.           During the next one to three years, what are the top three mission
priorities for the congregations which, if accomplished, hold the most promise
for the continued development of our ministry?
8.           What trends or issues in the community should be addressed by the
congregation in the next three to five years? 
9.           What opportunities for cooperation have we found in our
community?
10.         List five areas of ministry you expect our new pastor to give
primary attention to in the first three years of their ministry?  See some
typical Ministry Areas and Descriptions below.
Typical Ministry Areas and Descriptions

 
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Al Butson,
or any of the Call Committee members (Bruce Schenk, Sylvia Shea, Connie
Baker, Iris Gravel and Cal Taillefer. 
Your participation is appreciated, and crucial, so that we can plan for the best
future for our congregation and its ministry.

Hope & Happiness Spring On-line Zoom Fundraiser – Sunday

June 6th
Fundraiser and Dinner at 4:30 pm on Zoom. Our Zoom meeting will feature
trivia questions, dinner together and many laughs and fellowship.
Dinners can be picked up between Noon to 2 pm on June 6th (pick up at the
kitchen door off of the back parking lot of the church). Connie Baker and
Pauline Parsons will be calling you to take your order, or you can also call
Robin (705)-749-7371 to place your order. The cost is $15 per dinner.
Deadline for orders will be Monday May 31st. We are having Pulled Pork,
Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, bun and dessert. We will also have Vegan options –
just call Robin to let her know if that is your preference.
We will be auctioning off gift baskets through silent auctioning on June 5 and
6, and (virtual) live auctioning at the end of the on-line fundraiser. We will
send out pictures and descriptions of baskets, as well as the bidding
instructions, by email at the end of May/first week of June.
 Monday June 14th Everyone is welcome to join our next
Zoom Messy Church scheduled for Monday June 14th at 4:30 pm.   Our
theme is “Hope/New Beginnings” and there will be several fun crafts, as well
as a lesson, some singing, laughter, fun and fellowship.   Please let Sylvia or
Robin know if you would like a “Messy Church in a box” kit by Monday May
31st.  We also need to know how many people will be doing crafts from each
kit, so that we include enough supplies.  The “Messy church in a box” kits will
be ready for pick up Sunday June 6th between Noon and 2pm and the Zoom
invite for June 14th will be sent out a few days prior to the event.  Everyone
is welcome to participate – there is no age limit!

The 2021 Eastern Synod Assembly will be held June 25-26

using an online format. The theme, “Behold, I Am Doing A New Thing!”
Marlys is going to be our representative.
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