Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church

1701 Fredericks Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 544-2133

Sunday Services:
8:45am Traditional
11:00am Contemporary

Office Hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm weekdays

Officce will be closed this afternoon.

Today Thorsten Eugene Carlson is 1 month old!

Our sweet son was born on January 9, 2018. He was 8 lbs 5 oz and 21 inches long. He and his family are happy healthy and adjusting to life in the real world.

At his 1 month check-up Thorsten was already 23 inches long and 12 lbs 2 oz.

We are so thankful for all the ways you have shown us support as we have worked to get Thorsten adjusted to the world, your thoughts and prayers, the gifts, the texts, emails and phone calls, and of course the wonderful food that some of you have brought to us.

Thorsten, whether he knows it or not, is looking forward to meeting all of you that have already loved him.

Pastors' Contact Info:
Pastor Valerie
805-776-3377
pastor.valerie.carlson@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tuesdays (11am-1pm) and Thursdays (12:30-3:00pm)

Pastor Dan
805-776-3707
pastor.dcarlson@gmail.com

Council Minutes

Notice:
Calendar in the bulletins this week have a typo. The Brown Bag Lunch is not scheduled for Feb 16th.

Jean Hohenstein has a piano for sale. If interested, please contact her at 805-489-0747.

Notice from the Financial Secretary:
If you did not receive a statement of giving for 2017, and you made contributions to the church, please contact the Financial Secretary (805) 543-5691 or cgrosse@charter.net. I would need the dates and amount of your contributions to add them to our data base. Some statements were given out after church last week and some have been mailed this week.
Carol Grosse, Financial Secretary

Hop aboard the Meal Train!!

Pastors Carlson have their hands with Cora and Baby Boy. Let’s help them out by crossing one stress off of their list: dinner. If you can help by making a meal one day (or several), please email Shannon Babcock at sbabcock1996@yahoo.com and she will send you the link to sign up to bring a meal. All the information you will need will be on the Meal Train site. If you know of someone who’d like to help but does not have internet access, please have them call Shannon at (805) 602-1759 and she will plug them in!
Thank you!!

Volunteer Opportunities!
We are in need of some fresh faces to fill Sunday volunteer positions. If you would like to commit to once a month or as a back-up, please email or call the office at 805-544-2133 or info@mtcarmelslo.org. Here are the duties that we need help with:
First Service Greeters
Second Service Greeters
Second Service Communion Assistants

We are also looking for more coffee servers to join on Sundays. Both services are open for more volunteers. Please contact Carol Harvey for more information at a.g.mom@earthlink.net or 805-481-2418.

DRESSING UP for Mutual Ministry at Mt Carmel

What comes to mind when you hear the term, “dressing up”? I first think of children who clomp around the house in their parent’s shoes, or wear big coats and hats to make themselves feel bigger and older. Then I think of children dressing up as their favorite super hero or some other imaginary character they want to emulate.
How about us? How do we “dress up”? What do we put on and who do we want to emulate? The apostle Paul gives some instructions for dressing up to the Colossian Christians and to us. “As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:12-15
How will we dress up this week? Will we put on love and emulate Christ? Let’s pray together that we follow Paul’s guidelines in dressing up for the mutual ministry at Mt Carmel.
Jean Senter

Lent Soup Suppers and Worship are starting soon. The Council will be sponsoring the first supper on 2/21 and the Saturday Menâ€™s group on 2/28. Soup, bread and beverages will be served at 6pm with Lenten service to follow at 7pm. A sign up sheet for the Congregation Soup Supper on 3/14 will be in the Narthex on the Ushers cabinet starting this Sunday.

MCLC Book club is meeting at the home of Karen Petersen on Sunday, Feb. 11, 6:00pm.

Our book selection this month is The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. Copies are available in the black 'Book Club in a Box' in the church office.

Join us!

Here Now—Devotion book for Lent

The devotion book for Lent, YOU ARE THE WAY, published by Augsburg-Fortress, and featuring the “I Am” sayings of Jesus each day during Lent are available for purchase in the Narthex. Individual books are $4.00, Large Print are $7.00—make checks to Mt Carmel Lutheran Church. The devotion books can be used for individual study, Small Group Cell discussions and will be the basis for Adult Forums. For 2018, Lent begins on February 14, Ash Wednesday, and ends on Easter Sunday, April 1.

The CAT Task Force has completed their work and has written a report of their findings and recommendations. You can access the full report at here. Please submit your comments, questions, and concerns in writing to Alex Bell, our Parish Administrator at info@mtcarmelslo.org. Alex will forward them to the Task Force who will use them to plan an information session during a yet to be determined date.

Sunday School

Sunday February 11th- 10am Sunday school PreK- 5th grade, - Jackie will have a lesson ready.

Sunday February 18th - 10am Sunday School PreK-5th grade, a volunteer is needed. (Jackie will be out of town)

Sunday February 25th- 10am Sunday school PreK- 5th grade, - Jackie will have a lesson ready.

Sunday, Feb 11— Transfiguration Sunday forum will be a Do-It-Yourself Bible Study on the Transfiguration, led by…YOU. Bring your Bible and join in.

Next Sunday, Feb 18 – Discussion based on Lenten Devotion Book theme for week of Feb 14-17, “I Am The Way, the Truth and the Life”. Come and discuss some of the thoughts in the daily devotions and, no, you don’t need to study the book to join in but it will give you some ideas.

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