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Mark Your Calendars and come join us on Tuesday Evening, May 24th, 2011 @ 7pm 

Christ Lutheran Church 

2610 North Campbell St. Valparaiso, IN 46385 

We've hosted Keri Burman's - Yadah Paraise Productions performances at church in the past. Great stories from the Bible brought to life like:

Queen Esther

Mary of Nazareth

Mary Magdalene

Now for the 1st time, the newly married Mrs. Keri Castro will be performing with her husband Daniel in their Premier Performance of a Musical Dramatization of the Story of Sarah and Abraham!

"Through songs and monologues, one couple describes how faith and trust in God's timing led to blessings beyond compare in their lives and marriage."

So, if you would like to join us on Tuesday Evening, 5/24/11 @ 7:00 pm please call Paula Starek at Christ Lutheran Church 219-462-6660 or email CLCValpo@Frontier.com

There is no charge to attend - (free will offerings for Mr. & Mrs. Castro are appreciated).

We just ask you please RSVP in advance by Sunday 5/22/11

- Refreshments provided after the presentation.

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Mary Magdalene – A Musical Dramatization by Keri Burman of Yadah Praise Productions - @

Valparaiso, IN  Christ Lutheran Church Tuesday, June 1^st, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m. Public Welcome!

Come Join us in our NEW Sanctuary @CLCValpo located at the corner Of Campbell St. & Vale Park Road

for a wonderful reenactment of a Woman of the Bible.

Often mistakenly characterized in popular writings, Mary Magdalene was an early follower of Jesus Christ and witness to His glorious resurrection.  Through songs and monologues, Ms. Burman brings the scriptural based story of Mary Magdalene to life, right before the audience, with spirit filled passion and a God gifted voice!

The Songs:

1. See, What a Morning
2. Heal the Wound
3. Where the Nails Were
4. I Don’t Want to Go
5. They Could Not

The Monologues:

1. Mary’s Introduction, Healed from Demon Possession, (Luke 8:1-3)
2. Becoming a Follower of Christ, The Crucifixion of Jesus (Matt. 27:55; Mark 15:40, 41; Luke 23:27-31, 48-49)
3. The Stone is Rolled Away, Peter and John Believe (Luke 24:1-12, John 20:1-9)
4. Mary’s Encounter with the Risen Lord, (John 20:10-18, Mark 16:9-11)

The ladies at our Women of the Bible Study @ CLC are excited to host this event.

So, if you would like to join us on Tuesday Evening, June 1st at 7:00 pm please call Paula Starek at Christ Lutheran Church located @ 2610 North Campbell St. in Valparaiso, IN 46385. Tel # 219-462-6660 or email - > CLCValpo@verizon.net

There is no charge to attend - (free will offerings for Keri Burman are appreciated).

We just ask you please RSVP in advance by Sunday 5/30/10 - Refreshments provided after the presentation.

Visit Keri's website to read how her God given gifts and talents are reaching across all denominations to bring stories of the women of the bible to life and remind us of God's word and love!

Come Join us...All are welcome here :)

Have you ever heard an Angel sing?

I did, last night!

 Keri Burman ( a Valpo resident )  has a full time Christian Drama ministry-> Yadah Praise Productions and travels cross country performing at churches re-inacting Women of The Bible in song and story!

Last night our Church's Womens Fellowship group experienced her performance of the story of Queen Esther.

Words do not even do justice to describe what one feels watching this talented young lady sing and act the story.

If your church is looking for a wonderful performer for a future fellowship event. please consider the spirit filled presentations that Ms. Burman has to offer.

• She does not charge (only free-will offerings are accepted at the end of her program).                             

• She certainly has a God gifted calling to spread the gospel!

• She also does programs for teens.

Please visit her website for more information.

We will most certainly invite Keri Burman back to Christ Lutheran Church, perhaps next Spring when our new Sanctuary is complete!

You can find her on Facebook as well :)

Funny how sometimes thin threads connect people.....

Keri Burman, an actress and singer of Yadah Praise Productions found my Blog on the Women's Bible Study I facilitate at my Church in Valpo!

Since our topic is Women of the Bible and Ms. Burman (a local Valparaiso resident) does Musical Dramatizations (scriptural based monologues and songs) to tell the incredible stories of Humble Heroines like Queen Esther.

She wrote me a letter and enclosed her CD and asked if we would be studying the book of Esther (which we will be this fall), and if we would be interested in seeing the story of Queen Esther enacted ? 

The ladies at our bible study and in the women's groups at our church got so excited ...

We decided to open this event for all to share!

So, if you would like to join us on Tuesday Evening, September 29th at 7:30 pm please call Paula Starek at Christ Lutheran Church located @ 2610 North Campbell St. in Valparaiso, IN 46385. tel # 219-462-6660 or

or email - > CLCValpo@verizon.net

There is no charge to attend - (free will offerings for Keri Burman are appreciated).

We just ask you RSVP in advance by Sunday 9/27/09.

Visit Keri's website to read how her God given gifts and talents are reaching across all denominations to bring stories of the women of the bible to life and remind us of God's word and love!

Come Join Us...All are welcome here :)

 The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will draw many more visitors than usual starting at NOON this Friday, May 18th, 2008 when scientists, students, volunteers, nature lovers and spectators alike will gather for 24 hours to partake in the  BioBlitz -  this being only the 3rd event of it's kind ever, in our entire country!

 The Purpose of the BioBlitz basically is to document every Living Plant and Animal Species in our local National Park along the Lake Michigan Shoreline and adjacent Forest preserve lands in Northwest Indiana!

Our own local Indiana Dunes was selected out of many possible choices of National Parks nationwide by the co-sponsors National Geographic.

The event is FREE to attend and 'base camp' is at West Beach -> click here for answers to FAQ's

Previous BioBlitz events have seen thousands of species identified and counted!

 Jeff & Grace Safrin - "Spouses Selling Houses"TM

Real Estate BrokerAssociates with F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty - phone # 219-405-1232.

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Between appointments yesterday, Jeff called me to let me know he got some shots of the TEA Party going on in downtown Valparaiso, Indiana in front of the courthouse......

Thousands of cities & towns nationwide participatied in this TAX Day event....Visit www.FairTax.org 

Here are some drive by local photos he snapped......

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No one could have predicted this outcome, but, anything can happen on any given day!  Thursday evening the Valparaiso University Crusaders Men's basketball Team upset  THE TOP TEAM in the Horizon League, the Panthers of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (final score 63 - 51)... behind a career high night of senior Jake Diebler who finished with 19 points.

The game started out on a non inspiring note, as the Panthers were knocking down 3's like they were lay-ups and I was thinking "here we go again". Senior Guard Jake Diebler then came out of his shooting shell and nailed down 5 shots from behind the ARC for 15 points in the first half and a HUGE run to end the half propelledValpo to a 31-28 lead....a lead they never surrendered!!!

This was the first game this year where the Crusaders played ALL, I mean ALL 40 minutes!  Freshman standout Erik Buggs ended the night with 14 points followed by Howard Little's 11. Little has been the most consistent player on this team night in and night out. The Panthers were led by Guard Tone Boyles'15 and James Eayrs' 14..... but, just not enough for the Panthers.

Valpo shot 39% from the field - 38.5% from 3 point land and YES, this is not a typo-error... 85.7% from the free throw line ! With those numbers, and only 11 Turnovers, this team can compete with anyone in the Horizon League!                                                                                                             

So, now we look towards tonight's game 1/24/09 against the 2nd best team in the Conference now ,the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix, who lost at Butler University Thursday night after leading most of the game. IF the Crusaders play as well and as consistent as they did Thursday.... they definitely will have a chance to make it 2 wins in a row and send a little message to the upper teams in the Horizon Leaguethat come tournament time = "ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN" and in March it usually does :)

editorial by Jeff Safrin

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We are Full Time, Full Service, Real Estate Brokers serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Jasper, Newton & Starke Counties in NW IN.  

   "God shapes the World By Prayer. The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil. God works through the prayers of His people!" (Paul E. Billheimer)

 Some of you know by reading my past Blog posts, I am blessed to be starting my 2nd year as Church Council Member and Stewardship Chair at Christ Lutheran Church located across the street from Valparaiso High School.

Recently, the city approved the sale of several acres of Prime Property at the corner of Vale Park Road and Campbell Street adjacent to our Church. So we are busy in raising funds with a Capital Campaign to start building a New Sanctuary this Spring!

Our Pastor, Jerry Castleman picked Psalm 85, specifically verse 9 NIV as the title for our Capital Stewardship Campaign to build the New Church.

I feel strongly about PRAYER guiding us through every aspect of our daily lives....and especially this growth process, so I volunteered for the position of Prayer Director during this time. 

I am so excited to share that we are hosting a Prayer Vigil at Christ Lutheran Church on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 from 6am till 10pm and the Public is Welcome to come join us ... drop in whenever you can.

There will be Music Interludes every hour on the hour by talented congregational members either playing musical instruments or singing.

Each half hour on the Hour, there will be Readings from the Scripture by CLC members who have chosen to share passages that inspire them to pray.

The rest of the time will be for silent reflection, Bibles will be provided, to read and reflect on God's word.

The Youth Groups are making prayer beads to give out as gifts to those attending.

A Host Table will be set up with volunteer Greeters - and a special keepsake scrapbook is being made by a talented member to use for guests sign in.

We will have plenty of Prayer Request Forms that guests can fill in and leave with us - for their prayer requests to be lifted up at Future Sunday Services.

Also, There will be a collection of prayers written by congregation members that will be sealed and buried in a Time Capsule in our planned PRAYER WALK which connects our corner parcel of Church land to the existing Community Walking Paths!

 If you can join us in person, or even take time to pray with us from a remote location that day, we would welcome it!

For those unable to attend, but who wish to submit a prayer request in advance please feel free to email me @ safrin@jorsm.com with "Prayer Request" as the topic in your email.

I leave you with this comforting verse that I recently prayed with our Leadership Team :

John 14:12-14 (New International Version)

I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

 God Bless You

Prayerfully,

Grace Safrin

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Jeff & Grace Safrin - REAL Estate Brokers - F.C.Tucker Advantage Realty

Serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Starke, Jasper & Newton Counties in NW Indiana

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