Happenings @ MESSIAH | January 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FOR THREE YEARS OF DEDICATION AND SERVICE

WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS!

UPCOMING EVENTS

We'd love to see you and bring a friend!

Time to register your chili!

Set your reminders, we'd love to see you in February!

HYDRATE

Hydrate youth and leaders joined forces with CHRISTMAS IN CLIO to help set up for family distribution day.

NOTE: Notice in the background how they set up for distribution? This is why we no longer wrap our donations. The family is given credits according to family size/dynamics to do their own "shopping" for their kids and then wrap their gifts themselves. CHRISTMAS IN CLIO does an amazing job. We are happy to be partnering with them.

Hydrate enjoyed a Christmas celebration on December 20th.

HEBREWS

We now serve iced coffee!

We offer hot or iced coffee with an array of flavorings and only use organic half and half!

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FAMILY NEWS

LOVE & SYMPATHY

to the family of Sheila Byers, safe in the arms of Christ on December 9th.

to the family of Mark Freeman, resting in heaven as of December 12th.

MILESTONES

MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES

ROGER & LINDA MCCARRON - 53 YRS 1/20 CHUCK & CAROLYN BENTLEY - 61 YRS 1/23 KEN & MARYANN GEBHARDT - 61 YRS 1/30

MILESTONE BIRTHDAY

ALOHA STONE - 93 YRS 1/21

CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES

If you didn't get a chance to get your envelopes in December, please contact the church office to pick them up at your earliest convenience.

MISSION NEWS

If you would like to help, please show up @ Franklin Ave Diner on either or both of our next service days: January 6th & 8th.

"Here am I, send me!" - Isaiah 6:8 - BECOME A VOLUNTEER

FAM is once again taking donations for adults only!

There are many ways to serve at Franklin Avenue Mission. Pray to God to see where He leads you!

PERSONALS CLOSET - Volunteers help obtain, sort, and distribute hygienic products (soap, shampoo, tooth brushes, etc...) to the men, women and children of Flint's East Side on the first Tuesday of each month.

CUSTODIAL PROGRAM - Volunteers serve as mentors to trainees and help them prepare to find employment after their completion of the program. Volunteers should have professional experience in any field, and be able to confidently coach mentees through an interview process.

MERCY HOUSE - Volunteers help mentor mothers and/or their children. Tasks might include teaching how to cook a dish, tutoring kids in math, or simply spending time on the play ground. All volunteers must undergo a background check.

CLEAN & GREEN - Volunteers like working outdoors and love the smell of fresh cut grass! Throughout the summer, tasks include mowing lots and removing garbage and debris.

THE UPPER ROOM - Volunteers help prepare fellowship meals for our community to gather around following worship on Sunday evenings. All rostered LCMS pastors, vicars and deacons may volunteer to preach when their congregations attend.

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HAVE A PRAYER REQUEST?

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Communion is served at all services on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month and @ Equip on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

To support the kingdom work of Messiah, click here:

"Where do the resources God has blessed me with go?"
  • General Fund - normal, planned and scheduled operating expenses of God's Church at Messiah Lutheran in Clio. Funded through the first tenth of our blessings given back to God as a testament of faith.
  • Samaritan Fund - helping locally those in need starting within the church, then the Clio Community and into the greater Genesee Country area.
  • Capital Fund - for projects outside the size and scope of general operating funds to maintain and build upon the physical buildings and property that support the church's spiritual growth and community impact. All Capital Campaigns will be funded here.
  • Messiah Foundation - awards grants for worthy religious, educational, charitable, missions and ministry efforts of Messiah Lutheran Church. The MF board operates to responsibly provide these grates indefinitely from investment outcomes produced from the endowment. To submit a request for a grant click here.
THANK YOU MEMBERS OF MESSIAH FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO THE CAPITAL FUND

Your generosity has enabled us to complete the following projects without debt;

  • kitchen renovation
  • new road entrance signs
  • parsonage structural repairs

We are blessed in what God can do through you all - Messiah Board of Disciples

Have you downloaded the church app yet?

Here is a glimpse of some of its capabilities:

It's a great tool to keep you connected with events and people in your church family. Check it out!! Click the link below then find Messiah Clio. Need help? Ask the Welcome Center staff or call the office any time. We are here to help.

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Please remember to contact the church office whenever you are hospitalized or shut in at home so that a member of our pastoral staff can visit you.

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Pastor Erik Cloeter | Vicar Bob Moore | Deacon Mark Sabourin

WORSHIP WITH US SUNDAY @ 8AM OR 10:30AM AND JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY @ 7PM WHERE WE EQUIP OURSELVES IN OUR FAITH. FOR A DETAILED CALENDAR OF EVENTS PLEASE USE YOUR MINISTRYONE APP FOR MEMBERS

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OFFICE HOURS MON-WED 9-4, THUR 9-3, FRI 9-1

MEMORIAL DAY THRU LABOR DAY: MON-THUR 8-3, FRI 8-12

520 Butler Street | Clio, MI 48420

810.686.0740 | www.messiahclio.org

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