Dec 2015 Resurrection Lutheran Church and School A Congregation of the ELCA INSIDE THIS ISSUE Music ....................................... 2 Happenings ............................. 6 Calendar................................... 7 Prayers ..................................... 9 Birthdays ................................. 9 Youth Group……………………….11 Resurrection Lutheran Church 6170 Plank Road Fredericksburg, VA 22407 Office email: [email protected]Website: ResurrectionPeo- ple.org Interim Pastor Tim Waltonen 540-899-9134 Church Office Staff Lisa Glatz 540-786-7778 Donna Roberts 540-786-7778 Music Ministries Leader Amy Burcher 540-368-2557 Youth Activities Director Donna Roberts 540-498-2774 Parish Nurse Betty Parde 540-654-5510 Preschool Director Carrol Martin 540-735-4160 Preschool Staff Jeannie D’Anza Becky Watson Joanne Dunn The Good Word …Offbeat The gardens of political signs planted around town have given way to little white lights in windows and outside on the shrubs and trees, signaling that “ the holidays ” are upon us. You can find stations of Christmas music 24/7 online or via Sirius. This year some chains will do Black Friday the whole week before Thanksgiving. We ’ re off and running! What a contrast is the offbeat wisdom, the counsel of Advent: waiting, ages of wait- ing, letting the fullness of time come; and feeling the excitement build. Advent has a vocabu- lary: listen-watch-wait-prepare-hope. It brings a crucial word of the Lord too: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. Take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down …( Luke 21) To keep Advent would be to hear the word of /the Lord ’ s offbeat messenger, John the Baptist, who took literally Isaiah ’ s word: “ in the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ” (Isaiah 40). He separated himself from society to move his community to preparations for the advent of the Lord. Advent would be to hear John ’ s offbeat word: “ The one who has two coats let him share ” and his word to tax gatherers and Soldiers: do what you do for a living right, without gouging, without violence (see Luke 3). It would be to hear St. Paul, in prison for the faith, praying: “ May your love overflow more and more, richer in knowledge and discernment that you may approve what is excellent and be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. ” (Phil. 1) What if we could hear that as we approach the season of hassles and hustling here and there? It would be to wait with Mary, to ponder with her, God ’ s offbeat favor for the lowly. And it would be, finally, to rejoice with her and with all creation in the birth of the Holy One, in that little shelter off the beaten path. What might we miss if we missed the beat of Advent? Glad to be keeping Advent with you, Pastor Tim
"Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings” [Psalms 33:2]
Dear RLC friends and family,
With Christmas approaching quickly, there is music all around me everywhere! This reminds me of the many people sharing their time and talents with our music ministry, which continue to bless our RLC services with songs of worship. There are many elements needed to support this ministry for prepar-ing and sharing in our time of worship. These range from the au-dio/visual technicians, to the singers, to the instrumentalists, and others too. Next time you walk by our soundboard, thank those wonderful people who run the audio and visual system. I don't know what I would do without them! They are models of faithfulness and always share their talent doing this important task each and every Sunday. I want to express my gratitude to those giving the gener-ous gift of time to prepare and present our cantata, “The Winter Rose,” on December 13 at our 11 o'clock service. A small group of instrumentalists will join us once again to share beautiful or-chestrations created by our cantata composer, Joseph Martin. A few of our choir members and I had the pleasure of meeting him and participating in a choir directed by him several years ago in Pennsylvania. My daughter Kelly actually auditioned for college with a piano piece written by Joseph Martin along with her other classical compositions. Our choirs, children, and guests will be preparing for the Christmas Eve services, giving us the oppor-tunity to participate in celebrating and singing about the amaz-ing birth of Jesus. May we be reminded of the reason for the season and as the song proclaims, “Go and tell the people they are precious in His sight; carry the light! Go and spread His love."
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What’s Happening in November
December 6 - 6:00 pm Caroling at Spotsylvania Town Centre December 13 -11:00 am Service — Cantata December 24 - 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm services
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ! A huge thank you for your numerous prayers and get-well cards, and for the meals that many of you prepared and delivered to our home! A special "thank you" to Pastors' Waltonen and Bailey for their visits and prayers. I praise God that Norbert and I are members of a community who deeply care for each other during good times and bad! In Christ's Peace, Pr. Lyla Harold, Ret.
It’s time to think about Christmas
Poinsettias!
Thirty eight-inch pot plants have been re-served at the Deep Roots Farm Store in Rhoadesville, Virgin-ia. To place a memo-rial or honor plant in the Sanctuary for Christmas, find the poinsettia notebook on the Narthex cre-denza next to the Al-tar Flower/Communion Element notebook. Each line on the page repre-sents one poinsettia.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Chris Campbell (2016)
President
Norm Sahley (2017)
Vice-President
Missy Arp (2017)
Secretary
Brenda Scheel (2016)
Dee Tillman (2016)
Kevin Johnson (2017)
Judy Devey (2018)
Marti Martin (2018)
Michael Yates (2018)
COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS — NOV 2015
Waiting on results from
Stewardship campaign to
form the Finance Committee
Passed some of the Financial
Taskforce Policies
Transition team consolidate
the completed surveys and
work on the Mission Site Pro-
file
Call committee members will
be finalized at the December
council meeting
Approval of the updates to
the role of the congregation
Office hours for Pastor Tim
will be on Wednesdays
9 am - 3:30 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Missy Arp
Faith In Action
As we prepare for the Light of the Christ Child this Advent Season, Part One of
the Angel Tre Project begins with the collection of nonperishable food items, including
Holiday Food selections. Look for the gathering tree in the Narthex. Suggestions for
food items: canned corn, green beans, peas, sweet potatoes or yams, muffin or biscuit
potatoes, rice, boxed macaroni and cheese, pasta and sauce, pumpkin pie mix or other
pie filling (box mixes preferred) and evaporated mile. These food items will be divided
into boxed for each of the families of the Angel Tree Project.
Part Two of the Angel Tree Project will begin as of Sunday, November 22 with
the tags for the Christmas gifts. Erica Saber from Chancellor Elementary School does an
outstanding job with the organization of these tags. Select a tag from the tree. This tag
will become the package tag for the gift….this is a must to be able to organize the gifts
for the correct family. THOSE NUMBERS on the tags do contain vital information for
the project. Also, please put your name and telephone number on the attached index
card and place the card in the tag basket. This allows Faith In Action to know who has
which tag. When you bring the gift back to the church, please place the gift with the tag
under the tree. Also, this year there are tags on the Angel Tree for kitchen items needed
by the Minnick Schools with their food services training program. These gifts do not
need to be wrapped but the receipts are a MUST. Thrivent Financial has given a grant to
the Minnick Schools for $300 if Resurrection can get $300 in kitchen item gift receipts.
Please put any gift cards and tag in the supplied envelope and place these gifts in
the offering plate. All gifts, gift cards and food items must be at the church by Sunday,
December 15. The Faith In Action Team w ill organize all Angel Tree item s
that week and take everything to Chancellor Elementary School for distribution to fami-
lies.
May each of us find the true meaning of Christmas in the Angel Tree Project.
Blessings,
Gene Ernst
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New Church Members
By Judy Troast
Last month we received eight new members into our church family. We are all excited about them
joining our church and hope that we all continue to make them feel welcome here. Below is a brief
bio of each of our new members. You can view a picture of them in the hallway by the church
office. Many thanks go to Brenda Scheel and her daughter, Gracie, for taking these great pictures.
Julie Young. Julie is single and a fair ly new resident to Freder icksburg. She
started coming to our church through invitation from her friend and RLC Member Kurt
Schadewald. She has 3 grown daughters, 2 sons-in-laws and 6 grandchildren. Julie works
as a hairstylist for Haircuttery. Her hobbies include spending time with her family, danc-
ing, cooking and gardening.
Ann Woerner. Ann resides w ith her husband, Mark, in Lake of the W oods. Ann
was baptized and attended a Lutheran Church in Western Pennsylvania for her first 30
years. She married Mark, a Foreign Service officer with the State Department, and lived
oversees. Ann was unable to attend worship in a Lutheran Church while they were abroad
so she’s pleased to have a permanent spiritual home with RLC.
William “Bill” Huntington. B ill w as born in Om aha, Nebraska, and attended the
University of Nebraska and received his BA and MA. There, he met and married the love
of his life, Cheryl. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an officer and served four
years on active duty in the Air Force and 24 years in the reserves, retiring as a colonel. He
began his federal civil service career in 1979 with the Defense Intelligence Service and
retired in 2010, serving as the Director of Operations and Acting Deputy Director. He and
Cheryl have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Bill is an avid reader and bibliomaniac with
an abiding interest in the Civil War.
Cheryl Huntington. Cheryl com es from a Scandinavian background and consid-
ers herself a “Cradle Lutheran”. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, during the 60s. In
1979, Cheryl and her husband, Bill moved to Woodbridge, Virginia, where they raised
three children. Cheryl attended Mary Washington University and received a degree in
teaching. She taught second grade and retired in 2010. Cheryl continues to volunteer at
her grand daughters’ school. She enjoys reading, knitting, crocheting and caring for her
granddaughters.
Carol Hoffman. Carol is a retired school counselor of 24 years for the Fairfax
Public Schools. She and her husband, Richard, have two grown children, Matthew who is
married and living in Denver, Colorado, with an 8 year old daughter; and Andrew an at-
torney living in Northern Virginia. Carol and Richard were long time members of King of
Kings Lutheran Church in Fairfax. Carol enjoys reading, traveling, walking, and yoga. She
continues to volunteer occasionally for her national association.
Richard Hoffman. Richard grew up in Massachusetts. He received his BS degree
from Purdue University and his MS at the University of Southern California. He spent
most of his career in the Defense Electronics Inc., and then the last 12 years in the audio
visual business. After living in Fairfax for more than 35 years, he and his wife Carol re-
tired and moved to Lake Anna.
Pat Holm. Pat w as born and grew up in St. Char les, Missouri, outside St. Louis.
His parents and younger brother still live there. He was baptized and confirmed in the
Lutheran Church. He is currently on active duty with the United States Marine Corps and
stationed at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico. He and Megan were married on April 23,
2015 and look forward to a great future in Fredericksburg with family and friends.
Megan Chaney Holm. Megan w as born in Riverside, California, and lived there
most of her life. She is currently attending school for physical therapy and also works at
Allman’s BBQ. She was brought up in the Baptist Church but was recently baptized at
RLC. She is interested in learning more about the Lutheran Church and experiencing new
adventures here in Virginia.
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THEOLOGY PUB
Theology Pub will NOT meet in
December but will resume in the New
Year!! Contact Bob and Terri Kuckuck
for more information.
Men’s Breakfast and Bible
Study – first Saturday of
each month. This month
it is December 5. Join us
at 8:00 am in the confer-
ence room.
Women’s Bible Study
Wednesdays at 9:30 am in
the Conference Room. We
will be reading “The Story
of God With Us” during the
Advent season. Come and
join us!!
BRISBEN CENTER
Team 3 cook at Brisben Center on
December 13. Please sign up for food
items and have them at the church by
10:00 am on Sunday December 13.
Thank you for making this ministry
possible.
CAROLING!!!
Join the youth for Caroling at Spotsylvania Towne
Centre on December 6 at 6:00PM. For more infor-
mation contact Donna Roberts at 540-786-7778
Piecemakers
Piecemakers quilt group will meet once in December on the 8th from 10:00 until 2:00. If you are new to Resur-rection and have an interest in our ministry or have questions contact Wanda La Rue at 540-220-6461
** Sunday December 27th is a combined service of Lessons and Carols beginning at 10:00.
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Altar Guild
White
4:30 S & B Anderson 7:00 9:00 Gene Ernst
Acolytes, Crucifers, Bible Carriers
4:30 Bryce Arp
7:00 Matthew Arp
9:00 Michael Stalker
Audio Visual
4:30 7:00 9:00
Greeters
4:30 YOUTH 7:00 Shelley Lee 9:00
Ushers
4:30 Tom Strentz / YOUTH 7:00 9:00
Communion Assistants
4:30 YOUTH
7:00 Shelley Lee 9:00 Tom Evans
Assisting Minister 7:00 Spike Roberts
9:00
Council Person
4:30 Missy Arp
7:00 Judy Devey
9:00 Norm Sahley
Lessons
Isaiah 9:2-7
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
Lector
4:30 Matthew Arp
7:00 Pat Holm
9:00 Nancy Evans
In Our Hearts and Prayers
Members: Bill Bushman, Jenkins
Family, Sue Perdue, Winters Family,
Shevawn McIntire, Marion & Frank
Jacobeen, Carol Capozzi, Dick Funk-
houser, Tom & Myra Bannon,
Kenneth Redding, Wanda LaRue, Lu-
cille Covic, Lyla Harold, Ken Martin,
Denise Sohlke
Tom Evans, Ursula Meese
Military: Chr is Gr iffiths, Tony
Schlund, Tony Jenkins, Tim Grif-
fiths, Savannah Gall, George Win-
ters, Christian Jenkins, Greg McIntire,
Nick McIntire, Terri Piekosz, Brittany
Patterson, Leah Lauderback
Friends and Families (Long Term):
Nia Jones, Judy McKee, Carol Wil-
liams, Tommy Knowlton, Toby
Knowlton, Michelle Semones,
Art Franco, Sue Gasperson,
Carole Downie, Cecil & Carol Camp-
bell, Karen Howard, Ray Williams &
Family, Jean Haynes, Shirley Bates,
Judy Suder, Joy Morgan, Julia Lyman,
David Lyman, Mark Fenton, Loraine
Hair, Cindy Chafian, Jerry Dado, Matt
Campbell, Cheryle McMahan, Dawn
Shifflett, Jordan Csendor, Ron Davis,
Jesus and Jennel Vidal, Congregation,
Dave Meilstrup, Jim Albanese, Carter
James Bray, Gene Covic, Danielson
Family, Nancy Smith, Melissa Joo,
Hollyann Robinson, Forrest Hair,
Mike Kish, Tim Compton, Zoe & Co-
dy Jones, Val Ellis, Yates Family,
Dickerson Family, Jones Family, Rae
Stevenson, Michelle Patton, Cherrie
Hensley, Andrew Schelske,
Ann Sutton Stallard Family, George
Anderson
Church Office Requests
Please call the Church Office at
540-786-7778 when:
You are in the hospital or prior to going to the hospi-tal. A relative may call for you, but in order for the pastor to visit the hospital permission must be given for the church to be noti-fied;
You are confined to your home for an extended peri-od of time because of illness or accident;
You are going to a rehab center or a nursing home;
There is a change in your family status (birth, death, marriage, or divorce);
You move to a new home, move out of the area, or go away to college, graduate school, or the military;
You would like to schedule
a meeting or event at the
church. For communica-
tion with everyone all
scheduled gatherings must
be included on the church
calendar.
Savannah Anderson 12/2
Beth Winters 12/6
Karen Dickerson 12/7
Myra Bannon 12/7
Terri Evers 12/9
Demetrio Blanco 12/12
Caitlyn Fennema 12/13
Liam Dickerson 12/14
Carolee Romano 12/15
Rich Troast 12/17
Joy Kerley 12/19
Rogers Vines 12/19
Maddy Slunt 12/21
Debbie Carlson 12/21
Rebecca Crawshaw 12/22
Virginia Shkrlac 12/24
Rod Lyman 12/25
Susan Scarbeck 12/26
Tom Strentz 12/27
Lyla Harold 12/29
Kyle Infinger 12/29
Mike Jones 12/29
Gene LaRue 12/31
“Do not be anxious about anything,1 but in everything, by prayer and peti-
tion, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” Philippians 4:6
Ben Scheel and Bryce Arp joined approximately 165 7th and 8th graders plus adult leaders (including Spike Roberts) at Lost and Found on November 20-21. The gathering at Eagle Eyerie brought together young folks from across the Virginia Synod who strive to follow Christ in their lives but who also deal with the demands of today that include social media and the big, often frightening, problems across our world. What a gift to these young men to delve more deeply into the Fruits of the Spirit and come away knowing on a personal level that none of us are thrown into the world to fend for our-selves, by ourselves. As children of God, challenges are opportunities for Him to work through us. The next Syn-od youth event is Winter Celebration for high school age youth, January 22-24. Several from RLC have already registered but there is room for others. So please grab a registration form from the youth bulletin board in the narthex and sign up! In the Psalm 98:4, we are told to “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!” Immediately following the 11:00 ser-vice on December 6, the RLC Youth will be Christmas caroling at Chancellor’s Village, followed by time to-gether at the church. Then, all of you are invited to be part of the RLC Y outh and Friends and “make a joyful noise”! Join us at 6:00 pm, for Christmas caroling around the big tree in the Village at Towne Centre. We will lift our voices in traditional carols and other familiar tunes. Song lyrics will be provided. Whether you are a soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, or monotone there is a place for you! See me if you have any questions. In 2013, there were 55 of us who caroled together. Can we top that???
At 4:30 pm on Christmas Eve will be the children’s ser-vice once again. This year, the youth will be filling most of the worship assistant roles and presenting the story of Jesus’ birth through drama and song. Gather the young and the young-at-heart for a child-friendly worship expe-rience! Starting with the Wise Men, gift-giving has been part of the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child. Every one of the youth of RLC are gifts in my life and what they bring is much more precious than gold, frankin-cense, or myrrh. They bring love for the Lord, hearts for service, joy for life and laughter that is pure music. Thank you to the families for sharing your children with me and thank you to our wonderful church for giving me the gift of loving them all. In His Peace, Donna
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December NAF Event:
Christmas Luncheon at Bonefish Grill Are you at least age 50? Then come and celebrate at the NAF Christmas luncheon at Bone-
fish Grill at Central Park in Fredericksburg. The luncheon will be Tuesday, December 15, at
noon. The menu is below. The cost (which includes tax and gratuity) is $30 per person, pay-
able in advance to Ken or Marti Martin. Please sign up by Sunday, December 6.
NEW THIS YEAR: If you’d like to participate in a gift exchange, please bring a new Christmas
ornament (costing no more than $10), wrapped.
Included—
Appetizers: Bang Bang Shrimp and Calamari (shared)
Choice of entrée (you may decide that day):
Oak Grilled Salmon (salmon served with lemon caper butter sauce)
