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Lutheran Church of the Cross 2300 Luther Road, Port Charlotte, FL A Christian family who cares for you! 26 Years of Sharing the Gospel Message LCMS - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod |
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Education Hour meets at 9:00 each Sunday and includes the Sunday
School and Adult Bible Study groups. Mid-week Bible Class meets on Thursday, in Fellowship Hall, at 10:00 a.m. Adult Information Classes are led by the Pastor and are designed to provide an opportunity to investigate the basic teachings of the Christian faith. Confirmation class for students in the 7th and 8th grades are held during the Christian Education Hour on Sunday and pre-confirmation class for 5th and 6th graders meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30—8:00 p.m. from October through May. |
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Board of Christian Education News Continuing Education Course – August 11-13, 2008
Members of the Board of Christian Education are again very pleased and excited to announce a unique educational opportunity that will be coming in August to Lutheran Church of the Cross. Our church has again been chosen to be one of twenty-five sites around the country to host a continuing education course sponsored by Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Last year we hosted a similar course with twenty four pastors, vicar and lay persons in attendance. On August 11-13, 2008, Professor Reverend Harold L. Senkbeil, M.Div., S.T.M., D.D. of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, will present a discussion entitled, “Equipped to Serve”. This seminar is designed to help elected and volunteer leaders of congregations review the responsibilities of lay leadership within the broader context of Lutheran identity, mission, and worship. Time is also given during the course to work-shopping common challenges faced by congregation officers. Pastors throughout the district are encouraged to bring their lay leaders to the seminar. This year our Board is hopeful that an even greater number of LCC members will set aside these dates and take advantage of this opportunity right in our backyard. The course outline is particularly pertinent to the many dedicated lay church workers we are blessed with at LCC:
July 11, 2008, is the deadline for registering for the seminar, so if you have not already done so, please sign up to join pastors and other lay persons from throughout the district in attending what promises to be a very interesting and valuable educational program in our Fellowship and Ministry Center. More information about the seminar can be found on the Concordia Theological Seminary website at http://www.ctsfw.edu/continuing-ed/index.php.
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