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Commitment Form 2020/21
Please fill out the commitment card attached to this document, pray about your family’s ability to increase your support to Christ Lutheran in this extraordinary time.
Several decades ago there was a radio personality (Paul Harvey) out of Chicago that had this “….And That’s the Rest of the Story.’ Paul would tell a fairly detailed narrative about a person or thing that happened in such a way that the end of the radio narrative would end with someone revealed – or something that happened revealed with the ending of ‘….And That’s the Rest of the Story’.
At Christ Lutheran Church in our fair city is in the middle of the story that Paul Harvey would portray for the listening public. Of course, Paul knew the REST OF THE STORY when he wrote the piece. We at Christ Lutheran are not at a point where we know the rest of the story.
The closure of our sanctuary, Preschool, Sunday school, adult education, choir practice, confirmation classes, school tutoring and now we fear the loss of Gettysburg CARES has affected all of us within our congregation.
This is the time of the year that we point out all of our ministries that are supported by your financial pledge throughout the year. We are trying to have a sense of normalcy, but it is hard. That is the reason more than ever, that we need to increase our giving to Christ Lutheran so that when we come out of this pandemic we can report to the congregation that we are stronger now than at the beginning of the pandemic. We can report that we can move quickly into the ministries because we are healthy from a budgetary standpoint.
‘….And That’s the Rest of the Story,’ Christ Lutheran has grown in the ministries it offers and we are strong and healthy.
Please fill out the commitment card attached to this document, pray about your family’s ability to increase your support to Christ Lutheran in this extraordinary time.
We want a happy ending to ‘the rest of the story.’
The Stewardship Committee
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Dear Christ Lutheran members,
We join the stewardship committee and the congregation council to encourage you to prayerfully complete a 2021 commitment form. Your financial gifts support, sustain, and enhance the ministry we do together to share God’s refreshing and renewing love with our community and the world. Thank you!
Pastor Stephen Herr, Pastor Jay Eckman, Vicar Julie Jackson
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Light of the World
Pastor Herr suggested that we put up some Christmas lights to remind us of Christ- the ‘light of the world.’ I put up some lights in front of our house. The other light that shines brightly in the night is the cupola of Christ Lutheran Gettyburg. The lighted Cupola serves as a reminder that Christ Lutheran is ready to help during this dark period with the events of the Covid-19 pandemic. Each of the lights on the bushes represents a member of our church. We want to shine in our community so that we can help us, as a congregation, continue to help others. Christ Lutheran members are here to serve, to help continue to share God’s love in our community.
As the church structure; the building and meeting places has been shuttered due to the viral issues; we must make sure that we ‘keep the lights on’ in our church. In other words, the church’s bills keep coming in, the salaries of our ministerial personnel must be paid, the electricity, gas, insurance, taxes and other items need to be paid. The services of our very able and dedicated administrative assistant must be paid, the custodian and the cantor. Each member of our church is a light, but when combined (like the lights on the bushes) serve to help us to serve our community.
Let us remember that our offerings serve to ‘light up’ the sky in downtown Gettysburg. Please remember to keep your offerings to the church current during this difficult time.
Keep the Lights On
I ask each and every member of Christ Lutheran Gettyburg to mail his or her offering to the church on a regular basis. Don’t forget, that we need to ‘keep the lights on’ in our historic church.
You may make an electronic payment by using one of the links above or mail your check directly to:
Christ Lutheran Church
c/o Financial Secretary
44 Chambersburg Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Christ Lutheran Church
c/o Financial Secretary
44 Chambersburg Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
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