Area ELCA congregations are invited to come together for an Election Day Communion Service. This half hour service will help us remember that as children of God there is more that unites us than divides us. This worship service takes place Tuesday, November 5, 6:30 pm, at Zion Lutheran Church, 4634 Alger Ave, Everett. 

Dear Beloveds,

As the election season is here – and for many, your vote has already been cast – I have been doing some reflecting on what it means to vote as a Lutheran Christian. Please know that I am not telling you who to vote for in this election. It is not for me to tell you who to vote for. I mean, after all, God is neither Republican or Democrat, or even American.

Dinner and a Movie has been rescheduled for Sunday, November 10. Dinner is pizza. The movie is “God on Trial,” a Masterpiece Theater production set in Auschwitz during World War II. The Jewish prisoners put God on trial for abandoning the Jewish people. The question is whether God has broken his covenant with the Jewish people by allowing the Germans to commit genocide. 

We will eat dinner while we watch the movie, which is 90 minutes, and then discuss the movie.

There is a sign-up sheet in the Sanctuary. Please signup if you plan to attend so that we know how much pizza to order.

The season of Pentecost, which began back in May, finally comes to an end in the month of November. We begin the month with All Saint's Sunday, and then conclude the month, and the Church Year, with Christ the King Sunday. 

November 3 - Revelation 21:1-6a and John 11:32-44

November 10 - 1 Kings 17:8-16 and Mark 12:38-44

November 17 - Daniel 12:1-3 and Mark 13:1-8

November 24 - Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 and John 18:33-38

Again this year, Central will be giving out Thanksgiving and Christmas Grocery Gift Cards for those  experiencing food insecurity. The Salvation Army will supply us with a list of people in need of assistance. We will once again be inviting those receiving gift cards to a reception here at Central, which will take place Sunday, November 17, after the worship service.  Donations are needed to make this annual ministry a success. Donations can be made using the Special Offering envelopes in the pews, or online, by CLICKING HERE or using the "Give Online Now" button on our website. Make sure to designate your donation to "Mission of the Month" on the "To:"  drop down menu.

You can also help by signing up to bring cookies for the reception, help deliver gift cards to those who cannot join us for the reception, or to help cleanup after the reception. The signup sheet is at the back of the sanctuary. 

Thanks to the quilters and their hard work, we were able to display and bless 45 quilts this October, which will be sent to Lutheran World Relief for distribution!  

Dear Central Lutheran Church,

Thank you for your $235 gift that you made to Lutherwood Camp and Retreat Center! Your gift helps further our mission of sharing God's love by experiencing GRACE in Creation. We are excited to be building up this era of camp, and having the generous prayers and financial support of your family makes sure we can be a place of faith development for years to come.

We welcomed over 300 campers in our summer programming in 2024, and that does not include the many individuals and groups that come to Lutherwood with their congregations and families on retreats and gatherings. Our camp has been ALIVE with the excitement of new leadership and a new drive to follow God's call.

in 2025, we are praying for God's guidance to continue expanding our physical accessibility around camp, build up our day camp and Middle School and High School adventure programming, get some fresh paint on our Main campus, and invest in updating three worship areas.

Please come visit us or give us a call. We love to hear the stories of why people are passionate about Lutherwood and outdoor ministry. The amazing bonds of ministry across the 78+ years of Lutherwood are a gift from God.

Again, thank you for designating this gift to Lutherwood!

In Christ, Rev. Kevin Beebe

Executive Director Lutherwood Camp & Retreat Center

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.

You are invited to serve in this vital ministry. Volunteers can arrive at 4:30 to help with set up and the meal will be served at 5:00. We stop serving meals at 6:00 and usually can be cleaned up and done by 6:30.   As the saying goes, many hands make light work. 

As the weather begins to get colder, our neighbors will be looking for coats, sweatshirts, hats, and gloves. If you have any gently used items we would love to keep them in stock for when people in need come in looking for warm-weather clothing.

Thank you as always for your support in time, food, and prayers.

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. 

“Robert Rodenmayer said, ‘There are three kinds of giving: grudge giving, duty give and thanksgiving.’ When Christ is the motive of our giving it is thanksgiving. Our giving for the physical and spiritual needs of people is a telling measurement of what Christ means to us. We are writing our autobiographies every day—in our checkbooks!” [Silent Strength, Lloyd John Ogilvie]

Finance Update through September, 2024

Beginning Balance           3,137
Monthly Expenses       (14,081)
Monthly Income             19,070
Income (Deficit)                 8,126

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

 Happy Birthday to those celebrating November birthdays!  

Meagan Semore, November 3

Mim Fox, November 24

Hank Lavis, November 27

Stanley Surridge, November 28

Craig Olsen, November 29

Happy Anniversary to those celebrating November anniversaries! 

Bill & Janet Loesche, November 3

Debbie Saunders & Neal Shipley, November 17

Central Lutheran Church Office Hours are:

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. 

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