Christus Victor Lutheran Church

Mark your calendars, we have WAPO summer camp dates set.

June 22-24: Wapo SEEDS campers (students who have completed second or third grade)

June 23-29: TIM teamers (those who’ve completed 9-12th grades)

June 24-29: Youth campers (those who’ve completed 4-9th grades)

**Wilderness Canoe Base service/adventure trip will be in July, dates to be announced soon.

Completed Wapo registration forms should be returned to Pastor Mary Kaye, with a check made out to “Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp.” Spots currently reserved for Christus Victor campers amd friends on those dates will be relinquished on March 7. After that date, we cannot guarantee that WAPO will have room for us those dates. Please talk with Pr. Mary Kaye if any questions.

An orientation session for parents/children and youth new to Camp WAPO (or anyone else who is interested) will be held immediately following the last worship service on June 3.

All 5th graders and any older youth who have not received First Communion preparation, are invited, with their parents, to attend a series of Sunday morning learning experiences to better understand and prepare to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion.

Holy Communion Preparation begins on Sunday, March 4, at 9:45 a.m. We will meet each Sunday morning: March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1. First Communion will be received during the Maundy Thursday worship, April 5, at 7:00 p.m.

Information will be coming out to the 5th grade families. If you have an older child who would like to participate in Holy Communion Preparation, please contact Pastor Kent at (952) 454-6927 or pastor.kent@christusvictor.org.

Dear Friends in Christ at Christus Victor,

We may know how to say grace (“Come Lord Jesus, be our guest…”). But do we know when we have received God’s grace, or are experiencing God’s Grace? Do we know how to pay attention to what God is doing and how God is present with us in our daily lives? When we hear other people’s stories of how they have experienced God’s Grace in their lives, it can help us to notice where and how we have actually been experiencing God’s Grace ourselves.

As we journey together through these Wednesdays in Lent toward Holy Week and Easter, let us take time each day to reflect on when we feel alive and awake, blessed and loved, or simply at peace, then thank God for being present in our lives (“As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.” – John 15:9).

And when we feel out of sorts, agitated or frustrated, alone or addicted, then turn toward God and be honest about what’s going on and ask for God’s loving and healing presence (“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words.” – Romans 8:26).

In the words of my spiritual director, “Christian spirituality is paying attention to God: listening and learning from the risen Christ through the Holy Spirit in us and among us. We respond to God by living out God’s love, call, will, desire, and passion in all areas of our life” (Listening to God, by John Ackerman).

May we all pay attention to God this Lent in preparation to celebrate Holy Week and Easter.

In Christ,
Pastor Kent Claussen Gubrud

We are exploring some exciting changes for VBS this year! We’ll share details soon, but in the meantime, mark your calendars for July 22-26, 2012! The VBS worship and family picnic will be held on July 29th.

We hope the kids will join us, the grown-ups will help us and everyone prays for us. Invite your friends and family too!!! Contact Stacey Klein (612-384-4110) if you have any questions or just can’t wait to volunteer. Registration will start in May.

One of the primary foundations of a vibrant life of faith is weekly worship: gathering together with other believers to hear God’s Word, sing praises, pray, and worship the Lord. That’s why CV offers a Wednesday RECHARGE!

RECHARGE is a mid-week praise and worship time for kids and adultsfor kids and adults of all ages!

RECHARGE is a half-hour, high energy worship service on Wednesday nights at 7:22 p.m. that offers kids, youth, and families a time to connect with God in the midst of their busy schedules.

RECHARGE is for EVERYONE! If you’re going to be gone one weekend and miss worship, we invite you to come to RECHARGE.

If you’re having a tough week, we invite you to come to RECHARGE. If you just need a boost to your spirit and faith, we invite you to come to RECHARGE.

One of the primary foundations of a vibrant life of faith is weekly worship: gathering together with other believers to hear God’s Word, sing praises, pray, and worship the Lord. At Christus Victor, we offer a Mid-week Praise and Worship time for kids and adults of all ages!

RECHARGE is a half-hour, high-energy worship service on Wednesday nights at 7:22 p.m. that offers kids, youth, and families a time to connect with God in the midst of their busy schedules.

RECHARGE is for EVERYONE!
If you’re going to be gone one weekend and miss worship, we invite you to come to RECHARGE.
If you’re having a tough week, we invite you to come to RECHARGE.
If you just need a boost to your spirit and faith, we invite you to come to RECHARGE.

Upcoming RECHARGE Wednesday schedule: January, 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th.

Hi! I am Pastor Mary Kaye Ashley. I live in Burnsville with my three adult sons and husband, Jim, and am happy to be serving as your interim associate pastor at Christus Victor!

I’ve worked as director of youth ministries at Faith, down Cedar in Rosemount, as associate pastor at Cross of Glory in Mounds View and at Como Park in Saint Paul, in addition to a lot of other kinds of work with parents, children and youth. I treasure the staffs I’ve had the privilege of working with, and am delighted to be working with Pr. Kent and the rest of your staff.

I will be doing preaching, leading worship & visitation, along with heavy involvement in children, youth & family ministries. I love to be around growing people, and am delighted to work with you as you grow as followers of Jesus Christ.

Please feel free to call, text, email or Facebook me. I respond to everything I can most every day, and if you don’t reach me directly, please leave a message, so I can get back when I’m not driving, in the middle of a visit, etc. I want to get to know you all as quickly, and as well as I am able, in order to shape my communications and actions to share grace and testify to God’s love in our midst.