June 2017 OUR MISSION – To welcome and lead all to Christ
REFLECTIONS Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 525 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 Phone: (321) 783-0852 email: [email protected] Website: www.lcorcb.org Follow us on Facebook
Friends in Christ,
When I served as a chaplain to Marines, we sometimes participated in an “operational pause.” This was a time to stop and assess. What was going right, what wasn’t – how could we accomplish our mission more safely and effectively?
A good way to think about our summer schedule is to see it as a time of assessment and adjustment. The seasons of Christmas and Easter are so busy (and wonderful), but the lazy days of summer are a time to take inventory, do some soul-searching, and make adjustments.
As you will notice elsewhere in this newsletter, the Worship Committee, after an eight month trial period, has decided to discontinue the Connections praise service at its current time (1:00 p.m. on Sundays). However, over the summer months, a taskforce will be looking into ways to preserve the unique spiritual “feel” of the ser-vice. They will take the time to examine all the options with every intention to bring the service back in some new way in the fall.
Please pray for their work. Also, be aware that we will move to one Sunday morn-ing worship time over the summer months of June, July, and August. The ser-vice will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary, followed by a reception in the fel-lowship hall. Saturday Café Worship will continue throughout the summer at 5:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Whatever Sunday service you currently attend, thanks in advance for supporting the 10:00 combined service.
How can we accomplish our divine mission more effectively? Our church commit-tees and I would love to hear your ideas!
Peace be with you! Pastor Jay
Council Members Dr. Michael Miller, President Bill Bond, Stewardship Jim Stark, Vice-President Marilyn Sorenson, Social Ministry Ann Fosburr, Secretary Libby VanZino, Evangelism Jenn Billingham, Fellowship Carole Glynn, Christian Education Property, Mitch Wilson (Buildings) Debbie Rescott, Treasurer (Advisor) Ben Troemel (Grounds) Michelle Davis, Financial Sec. (Advisor) Alfred Domschke (Administration) Angelika Domschke, Worship
The Church Council meeting was held on May 9th and here are some highlights of discussions and deci-sions.
The meeting began with a devotion and prayer from the pastor A guest to council, John Stotz, presented his plan for an Eagle Scout project. He proposed to build a wooden box by the dock to hold life jackets and kayak paddles. After asking many practical questions, the council approved the project. Fundraising will be led by John to cover the cost. Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and approved. - Pastor’s report. Four new members will be received into the church on May 21st. - Financial Secretary’s report – not available. - Treasurer’s report – available upon request and posted in the fellowship hall. - Evangelism – Libby reported that the contest for a new church logo has been extended. Once a design is chosen, the youth will use it on church mugs while the Evangelism committee will put it on backpacks and cozies. A new brochure is in the works but will not be finalized until the future of Connections wor-ship is determined by the Worship committee on May 21st. - Worship – no meeting yet in May. - Fellowship – there were 160 participants at this years’ Easter breakfast. Coffee hour sponsors are need-ed for the summer months. - Social Ministry – an average of 26 people were fed each weekend at the food pantry. It was good to see many of our homeless friends join us for the Easter breakfast this year. Bike ministry and Laundry min-istry have been very busy. Publix has been providing lots of free baked goods. A letter of appreciation will be sent to the manager at the Satellite Beach Publix. A memorial service will be held in the next few weeks for three of our homeless friends who have died recently. Marilyn asked that all who donate food items check to make sure that they are not beyond their expiration date. She asked that we have a recog-nition Sunday for helping ministry volunteers. - Property – May 7th a team meeting was held. The area around the water fountain in the Ministry Center was repaired by Dave Martz and will be painted soon. Still looking at options for repairing the roof over the narthex. Difficult to get bids. Mitch Wilson repaired the damaged pews in the back of the church, saving the church thousands of dollars. Lawn care has been minimal since there has been so little rain. The crew is looking for a good quality push mower. Projects in the near term – seal church dock, repaint church sign, repair concrete on west side of the sanctuary, and repair sidewalk by women’s outside bath-room. A new cleaning contract will be discussed with our cleaning service. Old Business – - Coffee pot in the fellowship hall is still in need of repair. Jenn will set up a time to have an electrician come in to look at it. - Timeline on church coffee mugs? They will be ordered by the youth once a design has been chosen. New Business – - Eagle Scout proposal (see above). - A proposal was received to hold a string camp at the church this summer. After much discussion, the issue died for lack of a motion.
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June Birthdays 6/1 Greg Stankie 6/2 Lucile Koenig 6/3 Larry Fritz Kathy Stankie 6/4 Michael Correa 6/9 Guy Demoret Charles Stankie 6/10 Pastor Jay Bergstresser Mary Silverstein 6/13 Ray Taylor Chloe Vasquez 6/15 Erika Harrington Bill Pryor Judy Stevenson Doris Yost 6/16 Jere Brew Susan Fosburr Cheryl Kniseley 6/17 Beverly Kennedy Peter Palm Sarah Stotz 6/18 Ruth Rakoff 6/19 Charles Freeman 6/20 Kathleen Kemppanion 6/21 Harry Brantley 6/22 Kimberly Kemppanion Mitch Kirkpatrick 6/23 Christine Anderson 6/25 Linda Knight 6/27 Pam Younggren 6/28 Ken Phares 6/29 Sarah Davis
June Anniversaries 6/2 Kathy & Greg Stankie 6/3 Lisa & Jay Bergstresser 6/7 Lorrie & Gene Quilling 6/8 Stacey & Troy McCoy 6/14 Dorothy & Ron Vaughn 6/15 Carol & Dave LeGoullon Barbara & Don Rathbun Joyce Shuman & John Roberts 6/22 Ali & Red Redd Marlene & Dick White 6/25 Phyllis & George Holliday 6/29 Marcia & Terry Wilson 6/30 Dara & Eddy Pauley
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- The pews in the back of the church have been repaired. A thank you letter will be written to Mitch Wilson for his excellent work. - The property committee will try out a new pest control company. - The summer 10:00am worship service will have Holy Communion at the rail. - It was decided that a council meeting will not be held in July this year.
Come join the Saturday lawn crew. We go from 8:00-10:00 a.m. and provide the donuts and coffee. Hope to see you Saturday mornings. Please sign up to give two hours a month to the lawn crew. Signup when you come to worship.
Open Invitation to Join Our Prayer Chain: The Prayer Chain is an excellent way
for you to serve those in need, by praying for them. The duty of a Prayer Chain member is simply to converse with God on behalf of the person the prayer is request-ed for, and pass on the request to the next person on your Prayer Chain List. If inter-ested please call Marge Hinds through the church office.
Healing prayers with the laying on of hands and anointing is held immediate-
ly following 10:00 worship on the third Sunday of each month. In June we will be offering the Healing prayers on Sunday, June 25th following the worship.
Book Club will be held on Monday, June 12th at 12:00 noon. June’s book will be
“The Vinegar Girl” by Ann Tyler. Please bring a sandwich and drink for yourself.
Eat, Pray, Love! Women’s Fellowship Group will be on break for the summer
and will be resuming in August. If you have any questions please contact the church office or email Libby VanZino at [email protected].
Ladies Breakfast Fellowship. Please join us at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7th for
a time of fellowship, breakfast, and to connect with women of our church of all ages. We will be meeting at Simply Delicious located at 125 N. Orlando Ave. in Cocoa Beach. There is additional parking in the back.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
We will have one Sunday morning worship service at 10:00 am for the months of June, July, and August. Café Worship will continue at 5:00 pm on Saturdays. Children’s Church: On break until the 2nd Sunday in Sep-tember.
Connections Service: This service has been discontinued at 1:00 p.m. on Sundays. However, a taskforce will meet over the summer to find a new time slot for this beautiful service.
JUNE MINISTRY CENTER EVENTS
Compassionate Friends Location: Ministry Center Tuesday, June 6th Contact: Church Office 6:00 p.m. A Special Occasion Music-Music Lessons Location: Ministry Center Afternoons-By Appointment Contact: Joe & Lynn Gray-321.544.4062 Greeting Card Ministry Location: Ministry Center Friday, June 2nd Contact: Molly Andrews or Church Office 12:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Location: Ministry Center-Rm #3 TBD Contact: Lynn Gray or Church Office 2:30-4:30 pm Women’s Bible Study Location: Ministry Center Monday, June 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th Contact: Church Office 10:00 am Book Club Location: Ministry Center Monday, June 12th Contact: Julie Palm 12:00 noon J-Walkers Youth Group Location: Ministry Center Saturday, June 10th (10:00 am to 12:30 pm) Youth Service Day Sunday, June 11th (11:00 a.m.) Rock painting Sunday, June 25th (12:00 pm to 3:00 pm) Decorate CBCC for VBS Wednesday - Wednesday - Friday, June 26th, 27th, & 28th (5:00 to 8:30 pm) Volunteer for VBS @ CBCC EFSC Lab School Location: Ministry Center Will Resume in September Conference Center 6:00 pm Eat, Pray, Love Women’s Fellowship Group Location: Ministry Center Will Resume in August Contact: Libby VanZino 9:00 am
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH - 321.783.0852 www.lcorcb.org
If you are looking for Pastor Jay’s latest
book, Strong Drink for the Perishing: Trans-
formative Outreach to the Homeless, copies
can be purchased online at amazon.com.
A few are also available for purchase from
Sherry in the church office.
SOCIAL MINISTRIES AT LCR
Food Pantry: The featured items for the Food Pantry are listed below: (Please bring them to the shopping cart in the Sanctuary or basket in the Fellowship Hall)
6/4 - Beef Stew 6/11 - Spam 6/18 - Mac ‘n’ Cheese 6/25 - Canned Vegetable
Thank you for your gifts and would love to boost this month’s donation. We are in need of razors, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Please give from the heart.
PANTRY HOURS: The first 4 Saturdays of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Bike Ministry: 2nd and 3rd Saturday of every month. 10:00-12:00 noon.
LCR does not accept clothing donations: If you have clothing donations we suggest Cocoa Beach Community Church Thrift Shop.
Have an overflowing piggy bank at home?? Share your coins with the Laundry Min-istry at LCR. Each month we give the gift of clean clothes to our homeless friends and pantry clients at a local laundromat. Your coins bring smiles to many faces! We never realized that the homeless see their clothing as dis-posable, but it makes sense. Imagine wearing the same clothes in this heat for weeks at a time! Such clothes get to the point where they are unweara-ble. Now, the homeless and those in economic distress have a chance to wash and renew that clothing. One less shirt in a landfill, and good stewardship of God’s gifts!
The giving of loose change to the laundry buckets in the church narthex and fellowship hall has fallen off over the summer – time to raid the piggy bank!
NEEDED: The Bike Ministry are in need of new and used bikes in any con-dition. We can pick up your donated bike or you may drop it off. We repair them and give them to those in need in the community.
LCR is doing GREAT things! Thank you for your financial sup-port now, but have you thought about leaving a legacy after you leave this world? Contact your financial consultant or church office for ideas. Thank you!
Upcoming Events Saturday, 6/3 – Sustainability Made Simple: Small Changes for Big Impact Cocoa Beach Public Library at 11 am
This event is free and open to the public. Rosaly Byrd, a 2006 graduate of Cocoa
Beach High School, recently co-wrote Sustainability Made Simple: Small Changes
for Big Impact. Lauded by Booklist as “an essential guidebook for anyone who wants to make a dif-
ference, Sustainability Made Simple: Small Changes for Big Impact (April 2017, Rowman & Little-
field) walks readers through small, actionable steps anyone can make at home, school, work, and
on the road to reduce their environmental footprint. With an emphasis on science, facts and practi-
cality, environmental experts Rosaly Bird and Lauren DeMates introduce readers to the concept of
sustainability and humanity’s growing impact on the environment, why it’s harmful, what steps the
government and other institutions are taking to help, and finally--what individuals and families can
do to make a difference.
Reminder: No Nitrogen Fertilizer from June 1 to September 30
There’s nothing fun about toxic algae, fish kills or dead zones. That’s why 50 east coast communi-
ties along the Indian River Lagoon—including Brevard, Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie and Volusia
Counties and most of the cities therein—ban nitrogen fertilizer during the wet summer months.
Check out the following:
http://befloridiannow.org has lagoon-friendly tips and products for your Florida yard.
http://brevard.ifas.ufl.edu/ordinances.shtml - the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agri-
cultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) website has fertilizer details for unincorporated Brevard and cities.
Dates of Interest
June 3 National Trails Day http://nationaltrailsday.americanhiking.org/
June 8 World Oceans Day http://www.worldoceansday.org/
June 19-25 National Pollinator Week http://pollinator.org/pollinatorweek/
If you are interested in future field trip plans, community events and other items of
interest to Living Green, email [email protected] (note email address change)
to be added to the Living Green distribution list.
Happy June!
I am looking forward to the lazy days of summer. I have been busy with family life, work and church. I have been thinking of ways we can reach out to our community to spread God’s love. The love I feel when I am here at LCR or with others from LCR. I want to help grow our church family because I be-lieve that we all need people to connect with. I have been able to connect with the women of Eat Pray Love on a weekly ba-sis and I connect with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ on Sunday here at LCR and when I am fortunate enough to
see them out in the community. I want to help others connect with us here at LCR and I have an idea.
This idea should appeal to everybody; We are going to paint rocks! and the J-Walker’s Youth Group are going to place them around Cocoa Beach. Paint rocks you ask? Yes! I got the idea from an article I read in Florida Today. The idea behind painting rocks is to brighten someone’s day. To connect with others. To reach out. We can do that and in the process, we can share the love God has for all of us. I want to use these rocks as an invitation to have others join us for worship.
The plan! Join us Sunday June 11th after worship in the Fellowship
Hall. I will have everything you need to paint rocks. I will explain in fur-ther detail how I envision the plan working and we will have fun in the process.
Everybody is welcome! No experience required!
All ages all levels of talent (or lack thereof) Fellowship and Fun guar-anteed! Plus...pizza!
Look for the sign-up sheet posted in the Fellowship Hall and in the Narthex.
Blessings Libby VanZino Evangelism
**I suggest bringing a change of clothes as we will be using acrylic paint
ART CONTEST WINNER!
The Evangelism Committee would like to announce the winner of the Art Contest. First Place: Ruth Bleakley, Second Place: Julie Palm and Third Place: Arlina Fos- burr. The winners along with all the other submissions are posted on the bulletin boards in the Fellowship Hall. We will be using the First Place artwork on the new church coffee mugs. Watch for more information to come. Thank you to all of the participants!
JUNE J-WALKER’S NEWS!
Saturday, June 10th (10:00 am to 12:30 pm)
Youth Service Sunday Come out to prepare lunch for our homeless friends! We meet in the ministry center
and will be grilling and serving hamburgers outside, under the trees. Please wear
your LCR green shirts and invite your friends. Let Sarah know if you will be bring-
ing individual bags of chips, individual cokes, or dessert to contribute.
Sunday, June 11th (11:00 am)
Rock Painting Please join us after the 10:00 am service to paint rocks! We will be providing
everything you need to paint. Everybody is welcome (all ages event). No experi-
ence required. Pizza will also be provided! Please bring an old shirt or a change
of clothes to paint as we will be using acrylic paint. We will be painting beauti-
ful pictures, nice sayings, etc. We will be placing these rocks around Cocoa
Beach and Brevard County in an effort to brighten someone’s day, connect with
others, and share the love of God, and to invite others to worship with us.
Sunday, June 25th (12:00 to 3:00 pm)
Vacation Bible School Decorating at CBCC Please join us at Cocoa Beach Community Church to decorate for our June Vaca-
tion Bible School! Maker Fun Factory is our 2017 theme! No mater your creativi-
ty level, we would love to have your help! The address is: Cocoa Beach Communi-
ty Church, 126 S. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach.
Monday through Wednesday, June 26th - June 28th (5:00 to 8:30 pm)
Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School at CBCC Please contact Sarah at 321-745-7278 if you are interested in volunteer-
ing! Free dinner will be provided each night, and we will need a few
kitchen helpers and are looking for a couple more leaders. Please spread
the word to all children / families you know - this is a free and fun event!
Vacation Bible School will be held at Cocoa Beach Community Church,
126 S. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach.
Youth is for all in Grades 6 through 12!
Mark your Calendar!
July 14-16, we will make our annual summer trip to Luther
Springs! All youth confirmation age and up are invited to join us.
See Miss Sarah for more details.
For your information: J-Walkers Instagram: www.instagram.com/lcryouth
MAKER FUN FACTORY IS COMING TO
COCOA BEACH
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2017
Cocoa Beach Community Church
126. S. Atlantic Ave. June 26 to June 28
5:00PM to 8:30PM Grades K to 6th
Dinner provided every night at 5:00PM
SPONSORED BY: Cocoa Beach Community
Church and Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
YOUTH AND ADULTS WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
Game and Craft Helpers, Class Leaders, Registration, Decorations, Kitchen Staff
DECORATING DAYS/LEADERSHIP Q&A SUNDAY JUNE 11 AND JUNE 25: 12 NOON—3PM
VBS 2017 NEEDS LIST The theme for this year's VBS is “Makerspace" … This is a term used by Millennials to describe a shared location where artists, engineers, musicians and scientists come together to work on their projects. Our kids will learn that God is the ultimate maker who lovingly crafted each one of them. In order to turn Sponsler Hall into a makerspace we need a variety of props. -Easels -Paint cans & brushes -Blueprints -Beakers or test tubes -Old musical instruments -Old CDs or DVDs -Gears, springs or any mechanical tools -Rocket, NASA or aerospace memorabilia -Dryer vent tubing -Spray paint
