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March 2020
Resurrection Lutheran Church and School
6170 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Website: ResurrectionPeople.org
Core Office Hours: M–F 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
PALM SUNDAY – April 5
8:30 a.m. – Worship & Holy Communion
11:00 a.m. – Worship & Holy Communion
MAUNDY THURSDAY – April 9
7:00 p.m. – Worship
GOOD FRIDAY – April 10
7:00 p.m. – Worship & Cantata
EASTER SUNDAY – April 12
8:30 a.m. – Worship & Holy Communion
11:00 a.m. – Worship & Holy Communion
Staff
Pastor
Heidi Moore 540-786-7778
Office Staff 540-786-7778
Stephanie Anderson
Donna Roberts
Interim Choir Directors
Chuck & Ann Price 540-786-7778
Youth Activities Director
Pastor Heidi Moore 540-786-7778
Preschool Director
Brandalee Cooper 540-786-7778
Preschool Staff
Megan Snell – Teacher
Melissa Headley – Teacher
Carrol Martin - Teacher
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The needs of God’s people in the Resurrection Community
are great. On my recent visit to the Christ Lutheran Food
Pantry, the donations from Resurrection helped to restock
the shelves. The various donations for MICAH are always
gratefully received and much needed. Meals prepared
and served at Fifth Saturday and Brisben are very highly
needed and clients are most thankful for a warm meal.
With these things in mind, I encourage everyone during
Lent to participate in one of more of these appeals. Find
the sign-up clipboard or collection site in the Narthex and
get involved. Jesus, with His open arms, is calling us to
action. The community needs us to respond. Please pray
and see where your faith leads you to answer Jesus’ Call.
Lenten Blessings,
Gene Ernst
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Yes, it’s that time again – Lenten
Soup Suppers!
Beginning Wednesday, March 4th, we will gather for a simple soup and bread
supper at 5:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall prior to the 6:30 pm
mid-week Lenten service.
Please see the sign-up sheet in the Narthex if you would like to donate a pot
of soup or a loaf of bread on one of the remaining 5 weeks of Lent.
We will need 5 soups each week.
The Hospitality Team appreciates knowing a week in advance how many
soups will be donated each week so please sign up.
Any questions, please contact Judy Devey,
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EASTER FLOWERS
It’s time to order Easter Flowers.
The sign-up notebook is in the Narthex on the Worship Assistant table.
The Last Sunday to order is March 29th.
Flowers available this year:
Hydrangeas - $15, Specify Blue or Pink
6” Tulips - $10
6” Hyacinths - $10
6” Daffodils - $10
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March
John Scanlan 3/2
Norbert Harold 3/3
Tom Bailey 3/4
Kyle Evers 3/6
Marty Riedl 3/9
Nathan Moore 3/10
Marion Tellefsen 3/13
David Evers 3/14
Steve Meyer 3/16
Rose Baer 3/18
Collin Rieken 3/20
Barb Ucman 3/23
Betty Parde 3/24
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Rich Troast hosting the February Theology Pub at Parklane Tavern Many thanks to Bob Kuckuck for submitting this picture to the newsletter.
THEOLOGY PUB in March
Capital Ale House Downtown Fredericksburg
March 15th at 6:00 pm.
For more information,
Contact Bob and Terri Kuckuck
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Summary of RLC Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2020
Treasurer’s Report
Mission and Ministry giving is still low, although on track with January.
Ministries are still keeping expenses down; however, cash flow for the month was
negative.
Team Reports
- Property – conference room was painted, mulch has been ordered and will be
spread sometime in April
- Christian Ed – VBS dates for this year are June 14-18 and the theme is Rocky
Railway. We’re looking for help and railroad memorabilia.
- Youth will be having a flower sale in May.
- RLC Preschool – We are in need of a Director for the preschool.
Old Business
Music Director Search Update – Call committee has interviewed one candidate
and has two more interviews scheduled.
DREAM Update -We plan to have a group meet with Rebuild Together
Fredericksburg to find out more about skill sets needed for a particular project.
Projects are done throughout the year.
Upcoming Dates
March 17 Team Leaders’ Meeting
March 24 Council Meeting
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We are proud to report that our final confirmed amount raised
through the Souper Bowl of Caring is $1,147.63. Thank you
for your generosity. Also 4 boxes of food and socks were
delivered to Hope House. The funds raised will be distributed
to the following schools to forgive school lunch negative
balances as follows:
Chancellor Elementary School--$89.28
Thornburg Middle School--$281.77
Locust Grove Elementary School--$647.58
Courtland Elementary--$156.00
Thank you again so much for your generosity.
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Pancake Lunch
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Many thanks to Terri Kuckuck for being the photographer for the Pancake
Lunch and Talent Show and submitting the pictures for the newsletter!
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FIRST COMMUNION Preparation for First Communion will be
hosted by Pastor Heidi at her home on Sunday, March 22, at 12:30 p.m. Children seeking First Communion and their families
are welcome to join Pastor for lunch and help prepare communion bread. If you have
questions, please see Pastor Heidi, and RSVP to the church
office: txbe2god@comcast net.
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Peter wanted to preserve the moment. Lock it into place. But it is so overwhelming and he really doesn’t know what to do. Peter does what Peter does best…talk. A lot.
God interrupts him in mid-babble. It takes God to shut him down and shut him up.
“This is my son, the beloved…LISTEN to him.” Peter hits the deck with his hands over his ears and eyes squeezed shut.
And then it’s over. It’s silent.
LISTEN to him.
Listen TO him.
Listen to HIM.
Listen to him…and keep on listening. (Original Greek)
The world gives us so much to listen to. The noise can be unbearable. It leaves our ears ringing.
We just want to squinch our eyes shut and plug our ears.
Jesus does something that is not recorded in any of the gospels. He touches someone not in need of physical healing. He touches Peter, gently as says, “Get up.”
In the silence of the mountain, Jesus says, more accurately from the Greek, “Be raised.” The same word that the women will hear at the empty tomb…he has been raised.
What DOES it mean to listen to Jesus? Are we going to like what we hear?
The disciples surely didn’t. As they are descending from the mountain, Jesus tells them was going to die. Not very comforting.
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Today, each of you were invited to take a rock, reminiscent of the scree that would have been found at the top of the mountain.
Jesus has said to you, be raised.
What is stopping you? What is weighing you down? What are the rocks in your life, like this scree, that cause you to slip and fall or hold you down?
Jesus says, be raised, be resurrected, be a new creation. He wants to free us from all that weighs us down and holds us back.
And do not be afraid!
Bible speak God is going to do a new thing, it will blow your mind and knock your socks off. And you are invited to be a part of it! AND, it will change your life.
It changed Peter’s life.
Peter wanted to put God in box – a booth or tent to be exact. God just wanted him to listen.
It is a moment of clarity – albeit a fleeting moment of clarity for Peter – but the clarity will come back to him, on another day, on another hilltop in the not-too-distant future that is Good Friday.
Peter is so much like us. Peter likes to get it right, he likes to be in control and he doesn’t like to make mistakes.
But more often than not, Peter doesn’t get it right, has to be reminded that he isn’t in control and he makes mistakes…really big mistakes.
Just like us.
Through it all, Jesus stands by Peter, even when Peter didn’t stand by him, Jesus reminds him that he is indeed called to lead the disciples and the new church.
Peter is called the “Rock” even if right at the moment he is nothing more than a ball of mush.
Like Peter, we try our best – sometimes we have the right answers and sometimes we don’t. Like Peter, sometimes we have moments of clarity and moments of denial.
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Like Peter, we falter, fail, fall on our knees only to be lifted up by the very one who calls us brother or sister, dusts us off and sends us back out there to do it all again.
That’s what being bold is all about.
Three imperatives, one from God, two from Jesus.
Listen to him and keep on listening.
Be raised.
Do not be afraid.
In the silence hear Jesus saying, “Get up and do it again. I am with you.”
Our world today doesn’t give us space to be silent, to ponder, to reflect, to listen as Jesus.
Silence is uncomfortable for most.
In a few moments we will leave this place, the alleluias will fade away and silence descends.
Ash Wednesday almost upon us and 40 days of Lenten reflection begins.
Make space to listen to the voice of God wherever it might be heard.
God’s voice is present. God does talk to us through the people around us. Through the ordinary in our lives as well. Through the noise of our lives.
God talks to us because, we too, are in need of transfiguring moments in our lives. God is trying to get our attention. We have a part to play in God’s unfolding drama.
God calls us beloved, blessed, salt and light and to be that to those in the world around us in ways that we cannot possibly imagine.
God calls us to be bold women and men.
Listen and keep on listening to Jesus.
Be raised. Do not be afraid.
Jesus says, Remember, I am with you. Be bold.
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Renew 145 is coming our way!
Renew 145 is an intentional effort strengthen congregation vitality in the Virginia Synod by
helping individuals and congregations focus on growing deeper in relationship with God, one
another and their community.
RLC will be one of the first congregations in the Virginia Synod to participate in this
program. Our Renew 145 leadership team is Sharon Vines, team lead; Maury Wrightson, Alli
Beck, Bill Huntington and Pastor Heidi Moore. We have room for two more people who feel
led and called to be on the leadership team.
What does this mean for RLC? Up to six lay leaders and a pastoral leader will covenant to
spend a year learning, practicing and experimenting to help strengthen congregational vitality
in our context. Throughout this year we will participate in workshops about
* Speaking the faith
* Following Jesus
* Equipping RLC for internal engagement
* Equipping RLC for External engagement
* Naming core values/principles of our congregation
* Planning for mission
* Everyday evangelism, habits and behaviors
* Storytelling and celebration
Renew 145 gets its name from Psalm 145:10-21 which speaks to all the behaviors of a vital
congregation.
Is God calling your name to be a part of this leadership team? The first meeting, and it's
mandatory, takes place Friday, March 6 at 7 p.m. through Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at
Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center outside of Lynchburg VA. The center is about a 2
hour and 45 minute drive from RLC. We will join with the eight other congregation teams
that are launching at the same time.
The following link will give more information about Renew 145.
https://www.vasynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Renew-145-FAQ.pdf
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EASTER EGG HUNT
The Tweens/Youth are hosting the Annual Easter Egg Hunt between Services on
Easter Sunday, April 12th. Please invite the children in your lives to
participate. We are asking for donations of Easter candy (Please NO Nuts of any
kind or peanut butter in the candy) and plastic Easter eggs. Boxes will be set up
in the Narthex for your donations. The Youth will collect Paper Towels and
Toilet Paper for Hope House. If you have any questions please contact Jim
Romano at [email protected]
COMING SOON!!!
VBS 2020
"Rocky Railway"
June 14-18
5:30 to 8:15 pm.
Dinner provided.
Volunteers needed before, during, and after VBS!
Contact Cheryl Huntington at [email protected]