1953 HAVEN MESSENGER INSIDE THIS ISSUE Worship Services ............ 1 Up Coming Events ........... 2 Haven Ministries, Worship Readings .......................... 4 Birthdays, Anniversaries . 5 JULY 2020 1 THREE WORSHIP OPTIONS EACH WEEKEND The following worship offerings are what we will try for the month of July. Since we are in new COVID territory, we may need to make small adjustments or bigger changes as we learn through experience. We ask for your prayers, thoughts and un- derstanding. Haven is strong in spirit and love, thanks be to God. Let us worship our Lord gladly together. ON-LINE WORSHIP will continue to be taped in the sanctuary and posted on-line for a Sunday, morning premiere. It can be watched any time after 9:30 am. We pray this brings God’s word and church to those who do not consider it safe to venture out of their homes. If you have a place outside your home where social distancing can be practiced, Pastor Alessandri can bring holy communion to you at a scheduled time. SUNDAY DRIVE-UP AND OUTDOOR WOSHIP 9:30 am - Stay in your car and listen to worship at 106.5 FM. OR, you can bring a lawn chair, wear a face mask and sit 6 ft. away from others on the lawn. Cars are to park in every other space and bulletins will be brought to your car by an usher who is masked and using gloves. Folks in their cars are asked not to get out of their cars unless they have a face mask and practice good social distancing. Restrooms are available in the building. Again, please wear masks, stay 6 feet from others and follow the guidelines posted at HAVEN MISSION STATEMENT (adopted 2/26/06 by Haven Church) “To honor God, to reach out with love to our members and the community and to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.” July Worship Service Schedule For up to date information on our Haven building re-opening and all other Haven news please visit our website at www.havenlc.org (under the “News” tab)
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HAVEN MESSENGER
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE
Worship Services ............ 1
Up Coming Events ........... 2
Haven Ministries, Worship
Readings .......................... 4
Birthdays, Anniversaries . 5
JULY 2020
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THREE WORSHIP OPTIONS EACH WEEKEND
The following worship offerings are what we will try for the
month of July. Since we are in new COVID territory, we may
need to make small adjustments or bigger changes as we learn
through experience. We ask for your prayers, thoughts and un-
derstanding. Haven is strong in spirit and love, thanks be to God.
Let us worship our Lord gladly together.
ON-LINE WORSHIP will continue to be taped
in the sanctuary and posted on-line for a
Sunday, morning premiere. It can be watched
any time after 9:30 am. We pray this brings
God’s word and church to those who do not
consider it safe to venture out of their homes.
If you have a place outside your home where
social distancing can be practiced, Pastor
Alessandri can bring holy communion to you at a scheduled time.
SUNDAY DRIVE-UP AND OUTDOOR
WOSHIP 9:30 am - Stay in your car and
listen to worship at 106.5 FM. OR, you can
bring a lawn chair, wear a face mask and sit
6 ft. away from others on the lawn. Cars are
to park in every other space and bulletins
will be brought to your car by an usher who is
masked and using gloves.
Folks in their cars are asked not to get out of their cars unless
they have a face mask and practice good social distancing.
Restrooms are available in the building. Again, please wear
masks, stay 6 feet from others and follow the guidelines posted at
HAVEN MISSION STATEMENT (adopted 2/26/06 by Haven Church)
“To honor God, to reach out with love to our members and the community
and to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
July Worship Service Schedule
For up to date information on our Haven building
re-opening and all other Haven news please visit
our website at www.havenlc.org
(under the “News” tab)
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the restrooms.
We hope to be able to have holy communion available at these services, initially using bread/wafer
alone.
If the weather is uncertain, please call the church before you leave for church. After
8:30 am there will be a message if we need to cancel due to anticipated weather conditions. Call 301-
733-5056 and AS SOON as the regular recorded message starts, you can punch the star button (*)
which will take you to messages for cancellations and special events.
INFORMAL FRIDAY 5 PM WORSHIP IN THE SANCTUARY
STARTING JULY 17 This is a service w e have had during the
summer on Saturdays for quite a few years. It is the same order of worship
used on a Sunday morning but there is no music. We will practice social
distancing and all must wear face masks. There will be blue tape on pews
where people may sit. We will serve communion using bread alone.
These are indeed strange and strained times as we navigate our way to liv-
ing safely with COVID still spreading. Haven’s Re-Opening Team has been carefully gathering infor-
mation and advice about best and safe practices for worship and moving activities back into the
building. Our movement may seem slow but caution is important for the health of all.
We hope you will worship each weekend. It is one way you can stay grounded in God’s Word and
participate in God’s community at Haven. Anchored in God’s word and church, we are fortified for
the challenges of our days and future.
Block Party And School Supply Project Reimaged For 2020
2020 SCHOOL SUPPLY
COMMUNITY PROJECT
ADOPT A STUDENT
It soon became clear that having a Block Party and dis-
tributing school supplies as we have for the last years
would not be possible. Between the limits on crowd sizes
and the need to social distance, it was not safe.
We know that many families are facing additional finan-
cial hardships. Providing all the school supplies children
may be asked to have could be even more difficult. So,
yes, lets help these children be ready for a new school year.
Usually, we would be asking members of the congregation to look for those back to school sales and
buy certain items. Every year it has been a Godsighting to see the bags and piles of supplies that
come in. This year, however, we have many more people who do not find it safe to go out to stores,
especially during sales where there might be crowds.
Marge Cunningham gathered a great team of folks to help us think through a way to help our chil-
dren this year. Ideas, questions, possibilities were shared during a ZOOM meeting on June 29. We
think we have a good plan to “reach out with love to our community.”
We are putting together lists of items needed by student in Pre-K – 8th grade. Using last year’s num-
bers, we will decide how much of each item we will need. We will then buy these item in bulk on-line
or through a few willing shoppers. That means we need SPONSORS to help finance the supplies
needed by an elementary or middle school child. Averaging the cost of each grade, we estimate it will
cost about $20 per child.
SO HOW MANY CHILDREN CAN HAVEN SUPPLY FOR SCHOOL? A full sponsorship for each stu-
dent is $20 but please know that ANY contribution will be greatly appreciated. We will have enve-
lopes available at the Saturday evening and Drive-up/Outdoor services. But you do not need an enve-
lope to participate. Just send a check to Haven Lutheran Church with “school supplies” on the memo
line. You can mail it or drop it off at the offering box on the parsonage porch. SO HOW MANY CHIL-
DREN CAN HAVEN SUPPLY FOR SCHOOL?
We are setting an August 2nd deadline for contr ibutions. Of course, we W ILL accept dona-
tions after August 2nd. But we’d like to be able to have a good sense of our available funds by August
2nd so we know how many supplies we can purchase.
This may be a tougher challenge than usual since we are not gathered together in one place or taking
reminder tags off our giving tree. Haven hasn’t been thwarted yet when it comes to helping others.
Decide what you can give to this community project and send it in now before you forget. Imagine
children, excited to be back in the classroom, seeing their friends and teachers and likely facing unu-
sual restrictions. We can help make sure that for 100 children, having needed school supplies does
not have to be an added problem.
The team working on this community project will meet again via ZOOM on July 13. At that time, we
will begin to determine how to distribute the supplies and to which schools. If you have any thoughts
or suggestions, please contact Marge Cunningham.
SEND IN YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLY CONTRIBUTION BEFORE AUGUST 2ND. We CAN make a dif-ference. We CAN reach out with love to our community’s children and families.
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OTHER HAVEN MINISTRIES HOLLY PLACE is a non-profit organization that aims to provide senior residents with the best
possible care in a “home-like” setting. When we begin to gather again for worship, we will resume
collecting items needed for the ministry of Holly Place. Until that time, you may send monetary do-
nations for Holly Place and we will forward those funds to Holly Place Alternative Living, Inc. so they
can buy needed supplies during this time.
Sunday Readings for July
July 5
Zechariah 9:9-12, Psalm 145:8-14, Romans 7:15-25a, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
July 12
Isaiah 55:10-13, Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13, Romans 8:1-11, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
July 19
Isaiah 44:6-8, Psalm 86:11-17, Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
July 26
1 Kings 3:5-12, Psalm 119:129-136, Romans 8:26-39, Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
WORSHIP
50 Years of Ordained Women
With gratitude for those who have gone before and hope for the future, the ELCA gives thanks to God for the ministry of women. In 2019 and 2020 we celebrate 50 years of Lutheran women being or-dained in the United States, 40 years of women of color being ordained, and 10 years of LGBTQIA+ individuals being able to serve freely.
As part of this anniversary year, we lament that women have been barred from serving and have been bullied, dismissed and excluded. We also cele-brate the gifts and service that women have brought to our church and our world as pastors.
Congregations are encouraged to hold commemorative events throughout the year! Below are three resources to help congregations observe these anniversaries, including a five-session adult forum, a four-session Bible study, and a liturgy with Scripture and hymn suggestions.
If you want to dig deeper, this website explores the history of the ordination decision and what came after. Here is a playlist of ELCA videos related to the anniversary. To read the stories of rostered women of color, check out "God's Faithfulness on the Journey." Living Lutheran has a series of arti-cles reflecting on the anniversary as well!
( The link below will take you to the article above and ‘digging deeper’ links for printed copy users https://www.elca.org/50yearsofordainedwomen.)
