05/21/2026
Each month the Social Ministry Committee highlights a special giving opportunity. May’s emphasis is providing support for Reconciling in Christ www.reconcilingworks.org/ric and LGBTQ Outreach of Porter County www.lgbtqofpc.org
Reconciling in Christ (RIC).
After the three-year process of Deepening Our Welcome, Christ Lutheran became a Partner Organization in the Reconciling in Christ program (2024). RIC is a holy ministry of welcome, inclusion, celebration, and advocacy. RIC’s believes that God values and embraces each person as a child of God, the Spirit gives a diversity of gifts for the common good, and Jesus calls us to work for justice. As a RIC member congregation, we have the opportunity to support RIC in its work to bring more congregations into the “Lutherans for Full Participation” ministry.
LGBTQ Outreach of Porter County. LGBTQ Outreach promotes an affirming community to LGBTQ+ youth and adults, through empowerment, advocacy, opportunity, and support. The vision is to have a community (including churches) that affirms that people’s differences are seen as also our strengths. LGBTQ Outreach serves community and allies by providing opportunities for employment, conversation, and connections, and education for the broader community. LGBTQ Outreach is participating in/helping sponsor a NWI PrideFest the weekend of June 6-7 at Sunset Hill Farm.
Help achieve our goal of $2500 in May (over and above giving combined with CLC’s budgeted amount of $1200). Use your weekly worship giving envelope mailed with check to CLC and indicate “RIC/LGBTQ Outreach” or contribute through SubSplash on the CLC website https://clcvalpo.org via the “Give” button and choose Monthly Social Ministry Emphasis. Thank you to members for supporting monthly social ministry emphases.
