Senior Chair Volleyball
Looking for an activity that is fun and good exercise? Starting Tuesday, August 12th at 12:30 p.m., we will be offering Senior Chair Volleyball, led by Jackie Welch. We need a minimum of 12 players, so if you can sit, you can play! The sign-up sheet is on the back wall in the narthex. Reach out to Jackie with questions, and don't forget to bring a bottle of water!
Coffee Hour Returns August 31st
Please join us for a coffee hour in the fellowship hall immediately following the 9:15am final summer worship on August 31st. Any questions, call or text Ingrid - 631-525-7644
C.L.A.S.S. Lunch Returns
ATTENTION SENIORS... CLASS Lunch is resuming! Our first lunch will be on September 3rd at 12:00pm. We look forward to seeing all of our friends and hearing about your summer adventures. If there are any special requests or questions, please contact Linda Muratore at 365-2432.
Sunday School Kickoff
Starting Sunday, September 14th, Sunday School returns to its regular time of 9:00 AM. Sunday School is open to all children from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. We can’t wait to begin a new season of learning, fun, and growing in faith together!
Nursery Room Available
Beginning Sunday, September 14th, the nursery will resume its regular time of 9:15 AM. The nursery will be held in the green room of the preschool wing. The nursery is staffed on a rotating basis by Deserie Burns, Debbie and Rikki Cliffe, Stefanie Attanasio, and Lynn Mark. We give thanks to our volunteers for taking on this new role, providing a safe and welcoming space for our youngest children while parents participate in worship.
Fall Yoga Classes
Starting September 30th in our fellowship hall, CLC's Member Nina Triolo will be offering two types of yoga classes. Senior Chair Yoga will be on Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm in the fellowship hall. The price is $10. Mat Yoga will be offered on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 9:45 am in the fellowship hall. The price is $10 for CLC members or Little Light Preschool Families, and $15 for others. Questions for either class can be directed to Nina at: lovingbalanceyoga@gmail.com. You can find the sign-up sheet on the back wall in the narthex along with a flyer for each yoga class.
Garage Sale
Saturday, September 20th from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Donations will be accepted no earlier than one week prior (beginning September 13th) due to limited storage space. Please put your treasures on the stage in the Fellowship Hall. Knick knacks, memorabilia, kitchenware, holiday items, toys, etc. are all welcome and please remember - no furniture. Contact Bonnie Tiernan by phone 335-9789 or by email at if you are able to help this productive fundraiser. Many hands make light work. The great treasure hunt is on again!
HiHi Summer Clothing Drive
Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative (HiHi) is in need of summer weight men's clothing: Socks, undergarments, logo tees, shorts, jeans. If you are able to help, please contact Suzanne Dvorak (631-650-1461) to coordinate delivery to 790 Park Avenue, Huntington. When calling, please know the sizes you have. Any donations are welcome!
Flat Jesus
Pick up a Flat Jesus from the narthex, or download it here, color Him in, and take Him with you wherever you go this summer. Snap a photo and share it to remind us all — Jesus goes with us everywhere! Be sure to tag us on our social media pages, Instagram @christlutheran189 and Facebook @Christ Lutheran Church. If you want to share a photo but don't have social media, email Pr. Sarah at Revsarah.clc@yahoo.com and she can share on your behalf!
HANAH
Huntington Action Network Against Hate. This faith based community seeks to prevent acts of hate and to respond and support those who have experienced hate incidents. Bilingual volunteers are needed for coming events, so please help if you are able. Here is the current HANAH newsletter.
It’s Gardening Time!
Deacon Sharon Tyson is looking for people to sign up for harvesting vegetables and to deliver to the ELC food pantry. The pantry is open Monday to Thursday 10-12. In July we will deliver on Monday and Wednesday. The garden inventory sheets are in my mailbox. Please fill out and leave back in my box. Anyone interested that has not picked before can call me 487-9710 for instructions. For our youth this can be confirmation or school credit for community service. Families are encouraged to partake in this rewarding experience. See you in the garden.
Sugar Kelp Project
We have something new for the Tyson Galloway Celebration Garden. We have been chosen as one of four master gardens in Huntington Township, for the “Sugar Kelp Project”. This is part of the Rotary Environmental Action Coalition of Huntington or REACH. The REACH rotary club is dedicated to service projects based on environmental sustainability with a primary focus on improving water quality, restoring habitats and supporting aquaculture by reintroducing keystone indigenous species to local embankments. This group works with the DEC, Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Programs, and local towns. REACH is currently permitted by the DEC and The Cornell Cooperative Marine program to cultivate Sugar Kelp. This indigenous macro algae helps extract carbon dioxide and nitrogen from our waters and acts as a bio stimulant for lawns and gardens through fertilizing with the kelp. At CLC we have 3 test beds that have been treated with sugar kelp granules. We will track growth of plants and vegetable size comparing it with our control beds. We hope to stimulate root growth and drought resistance in our selected plants. This is exciting work for CLC. I am excited to see how we do.
Oyster Reefs Project
The “Oyster Reefs Project” is another marine project promoted by REACH. This project is about building oyster reefs to improve water quality, and restore habitat and to support aquaculture and our heritage maritime industry. These oysters are not for consumption but are raised for reef restoration. One oyster filters about 50 gallons of water per day. This allows millions of gallons of water to be filtered each day. The restoration of oyster habitat will provide the reefs with food and shelter to many species of fish and will help kickstart the natural food chain. Our man-made oyster reefs serve as spawning grounds introducing millions of oyster larvae and promoting wild reef set formations throughout our water bodies. In the first 2 seasons on the docks The Oyster Reef Project produces over 450,000 oysters and deployed them into our bays. There are currently four reefs, two in Huntington Bay, one in Centerport Bay, and one in Northport Bay.