Our Lady of Consolation Basilica and Shrine Tour
Dec
21

Our Lady of Consolation Basilica and Shrine Tour

Join the Confirmation Class on a field trip to Our Lady of Consolation Basilica and Shrine in Carey, Ohio. We will meet in the parking lot east of the basilica. Or, carpool from Christ Lutheran’s parking lot, cars leave at 9:15. This is a beautiful space to see and very like the church of Luther’s day.

After the tour, we will have lunch at the NW Ohio Synod with the Bishop at 1701 Tiffin Avenue, Findlay.

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Chicken BBQ and Rally Day
Sep
8

Chicken BBQ and Rally Day

Joint service with Calvary beginning at 10:00 am. Eileen will be presenting the history of the church in Dowling as we mark our 135th year. Bring your backpacks to be blessed during the service for the school year. Chicken BBQ, live music, and a water slide after service!

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Created To Be: New Orleans Youth Gathering
Jul
16
to Jul 20

Created To Be: New Orleans Youth Gathering

The youth are headed to the New Orleans Youth Gathering! All youth in eighth to 12th grade in fall of 2023 are welcome to attend Created to Be in New Orleans, LA. Adult leaders accompanying youth to the gathering must be at least 21 years old at the time of the event. Learn more about the event itself at elca.church/gathering. Contact Pastor Bob if you are interested in attending either as a youth participant or adult leader.

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New Orleans Youth Gathering Fundraising BBQ
Jun
29

New Orleans Youth Gathering Fundraising BBQ

Support the youth attending the “Created to Be: New Orleans Youth Gathering” in New Orleans this summer with a fundraising, southern style BBQ. Menu will include pulled pork, brisket, macaroni salad, baked beans, and a brownie. Located at the IBEW Local 8 Pavilion. Tickets are available in the church office for $20.

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Detroit Tigers Game
Jun
22
to Jun 23

Detroit Tigers Game

Join church members for a baseball game! Email Pastor Bob to let him know you are interested and for more details as soon as possible!

A special program will be held and we’ll hear personal faith stories from the Detroit Tigers players. There will also be Christiand music provided by Matt Hammitt of Sanctus Real. Included in the ticket package is food and drink. The Tigers are playing the Chicago White Sox on this day.

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Ascension Day
May
9

Ascension Day

Our Conference Dean Pastor Shawn O'Brien would like to invite everyone to a special dinner and worship service at Solomon Lutheran church in Woodville Ohio. The start time for the dinner will be 6:00 PM with worship starting at 7:30. Please set some time away from your work to join us for a time of blessing and renewal.

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Rogation Days
May
6
to May 8

Rogation Days

We will be blessing the land, livestock, homes, businesses, and equipment during Rogation Days. There is a sign up sheet in the front pew of church or contact the office to pick which day and time works best for you and to be put on the list for a visit.

More from Pastor Bob Noble and Pastor Alan Brown:

No Farm, No Food. This popular statement is most certainly true. In northwestern Ohio, farming is a way of life for many who sit in the pews of area Lutheran Churches. We want to honor and celebrate this important work. Without local farms and farmers our lives would be held hostage by huge corporate conglomerates that look out for their own bottom line, not the well-being of consumers.

How can the church assist farmers during the planting season? Rogation Days is an ancient church blessing of farms, farm animals, and farm equipment, around the time of Ascension Day, which is 40 days after Easter. Starting in Europe during the time of the Reformation, church leaders would bless the ground, and animals that would provide the food at the fall harvest. Many of our congregations celebrate Harvest days in the fall; we should also do the same at the beginning of the cycle of planting, growing, and feeding what will produce that harvest in the fall.

We have heard from one church member, "my grandfather never planted a seed until after Ascension Day." This idea certainly comes from the European tradition of Rogation Days. While times have changed and planting is dictated by different metrics, receiving the gift of God's blessing, for the creation of food for God's people, is a metric that is timeless.

The pastors of the North Central Conference would like to join together to present the first annual Rogation Days festival.

Teams of pastors and lay leaders will travel around our conference to different farms which desire to receive a blessing of fields, livestock, and equipment. We will not take to much of your valuable time. The dates for the rogation blessings will be May 6,7, and 8. Times will be determined by the interest generated. Please sign up with your congregation.

Thursday May 9th, 2024 is Ascension Day. Our Conference Dean Pastor Shawn O'Brien would like to invite everyone to a special dinner and worship service at Solomon Lutheran church in Woodville Ohio. The start time for the dinner will be 6:00 PM with worship starting at 7:30. Please set some time away from your work to join us for a time of blessing, renewal.

Yours in Christ, Co-chairs of the Festival,

Pastor Alan Brown
Solomon Lutheran Church and School

Pastor Bob Noble
Calvary and Christ Lutheran

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Easter Sunday Service
Mar
31

Easter Sunday Service

Join us to celebrate the risen Christ. He is risen! Fellowship before the service with breakfast beginning at 7:30.

Special Easter gifts for the kids! No Sunday School Easter day, it will resume next Sunday.

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Dinner Church Lent Service
Mar
20

Dinner Church Lent Service

Worship together and have dinner and discussion around the theme Spiritual Hunger. Young families and children welcome! A kids table with activities will be available.

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Dinner Church Lent Service
Mar
13

Dinner Church Lent Service

Worship together and have dinner and discussion around the theme Spiritual Hunger. Young families and children welcome! A kids table with activities will be available.

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Dinner Church Lent Service
Mar
6

Dinner Church Lent Service

Worship together and have dinner and discussion around the theme Spiritual Hunger. Young families and children welcome! A kids table with activities will be available.

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Dinner Church Lent Service
Feb
28

Dinner Church Lent Service

Worship together and have dinner and discussion around the theme Spiritual Hunger. Young families and children welcome! A kids table with activities will be available.

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Dinner Church Lent Service
Feb
21

Dinner Church Lent Service

Worship together and have dinner and discussion around the theme Spiritual Hunger. Young families and children welcome! A kids table with activities will be available.

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