This past Sunday, we held our Semi-Annual Meeting. Here is a summary of the meeting.

Martin Luther writes in the Small Catechism:

What then does ‘daily bread’ mean? Everything included in the necessities and nourishment for our bodies, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, farm, field, livestock, money, property, an upright spouse, upright children, upright members of the household, upright and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, decency, honor, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like. (Small Catechism, Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer)

This month we continue in the longest liturgical season of the church year: “Time after Pentecost” often referred to as “the green season.”

In July we will spend three weeks in Mark chapter 6 before jumping over to John’s Gospel, where we will stay for all of August.  

July 7        Pentecost 7         Ezekiel 2:1-5      Mark 6:1-13

July 14      Pentecost 8        Amos 7:7-15         Mark 6:14-29

July 21       Pentecost 9         Psalms 23             Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

July 28     Pentecost 10      2 Kings 4:42-44     John 6:1-15

Personal Care Kits, Baby Care Kits, School Kits, Fabric Kits

Offering comfort and care to those who need it most

Often, when natural disasters strike or when war drives families from their homes, our hearts ache with compassion, but we don’t know how to help. Making Lutheran World Relief Kits is a simple, fun and tangible way to offer comfort to those suffering and express love to our neighbors in need.

LWR Kits are specifically designed to help people coping with poverty, disaster, conflict and more. Whether a kit helps someone to maintain good hygiene, care well for a newborn baby, keep education going during a crisis or learn a new vocation, LWR Kits provide dignity and hope in the direst situations.

Learn More at https://lwr.org/kits

OPEN HOUSE at The Aid Bank at Clark Park (TAB)

Come and see how this neighborhood ministry works!

Trinity Lutheran Church

Thursday, July 25, 5:30 - 7:00 PM

2324 Lombard Ave, Everett, WA 98201

Contact Trinity at 425-252-1239 with any questions.  

The quilters here at Central Lutheran Church make quilts for people around the world, through Lutheran World Relief.  Click below for more information on how you can help.  

The homeless, under-resourced, or just plain hungry are all welcome! Anyone in need can get a meal at Central Lutheran Church each Sunday night. Sunday Suppers are at 5:00 pm. These meals are provided by volunteers from  different congregations representing a variety of denominations in Snohomish County.

We use YouTube to live stream and record our worship services.  In each weekly Worship Invitation email, we include a link  to that Sunday's worship service.  Past worship services can be viewed by going to our YouTube page by searching for "Central Lutheran Church Everett Washington" or by CLICKING HERE.

We are working to get recordings of our worship services on our website. 

Perhaps our currency should be printed with a label that reads: ‘Warning, money may be hazardous to your spiritual health . . . .’ Love of money and not money itself is the problem. Certainly wealth can be used for good purposes. When this is the case, it becomes beneficial to one’s spiritual health. ”In Jesus’ day, the Jews considered wealth a reward from God. They had great difficulty recognizing the subtle danger of materialism because they had come to identify it as a sign of God’s favor. Coming out of that background, a rich young man approached Jesus with an important question…‘Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ (Luke 18:18).

“Although he asked a sincere question, when he heard the answer he was distressed. Jesus pointed out the main obstacle between him and eternal life—his money…. ‘When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth’ (Luke 18:23) . . . . He was deceived by believing that because he had great wealth he was blessed by God. In reality, his money separated him from God.”[Partners With God, Bobby L. Edlund and Terry Austin]

At first glance, this Scripture seems to say we should give away all our money. The meaning is deeper than that. Jesus is saying that idolatry to money can disconnect us from the riches of God’s Spirit. That is one of several reasons why systematically giving money to God’s causes is part of every church’s teaching about personal spiritual growth. Giving money to God does not mean that God will insulate us from all of life’s troubles. But not giving money to God guarantees that we are not likely to escape the small box of self-concern and connect with God’s life-changing Spirit.

Finance Update through May, 2024

Beginning Balance          3,319
Monthly Expenses       (21,102)
Monthly Income             16,721
Income (Deficit)               (1,062)

CLICK HERE to make a financial donation to Central Lutheran Church.

 Happy Birthday to those celebrating July birthdays!  

Carol Krause, July 7

Sheryn Todd, July 15

Terrie Rae Anderson, July 15

Sharon Bunney, July 17

Anne Fox, July 19

Char Surridge, July 22

Joel Yates, July 22

Lyla Anderson, July 24

Malcolm Fox, July 28

Trygve Anderson, July 29

Happy Anniversary to those celebrating July anniversaries!  

Chris & Terrie Rae Anderson, July 4

Samual & Suzy Lavis, July 3

Central Lutheran Church Office Hours are:

Mondays 9:30 am - 12:30 pm.

Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. 

Pastor Jim works in the office Tuesday through Friday, times vary.