Resurrection Bell Ringer
August, 2006
Days of Grace . . . .
Death: Received by our Lord Jesus Christ to his eternal joy in heaven was Roger Tinkham. May the comfort and hope of Jesus’ resurrection sustain Susan, Chelsa, and Blair and all who mourn his death.
Marriage: Brittany Shields and Mason Hewitt were united in marriage on July 8th at the White River Gardens. God’s Blessings!
In Our Prayers . . . .
Recovering from Hospitalization: Nathan French, Ralph Neiman, Jim Coleman, Eli Buie, Betty Gerstenberger, William Boas
In Sympathy: Brenda Himsel, for the death of her father, Oliver Ruxer; Donna Schofield for the death of her mother, Aileen Kiefert; Barb Knutson, for the death of her mother, Arlene Peterson,
In Celebration: Tom & Brenda Himsel, for the birth of their granddaughter, Graciela Karalyn Simpson
Friends & Family: Jean Newswanger (death of Don Newswanger)
Leadership Speakers . . . .
Have a topic of interest to share with a student? Check out the Leadership Johnson County Speakers website. We have an extremely wide breadth of experience and expertise within our congregation. Please consider volunteering. A brochure with detailed instructions for registering online is on the “treats” table in the narthex, or contact Rich@HoffmannEngineering.com.
Resurrection Lutheran Church
445 East Stop 11 Road
Indianapolis, IN 46227
(317) 881-7854
http://www.RLCIndy.org
David P. Schreiber, Lead Pastor
Mitchell D. Phillips, Team Pastor
Julie F. Peralta,
Director of Youth Discipleship
Sherry Andersen,
Director of Worship & Music
Saturday Worship:
5:30pm
Sunday Worship:
8:00 and 10:45am
9:30am Discipleship Hour
S.S. Discipleship
Breakfast and Bon Voyage
Sunday, Aug. 20, 9:30am
Our S.S. Discipleship has continued sailing through the summer and now it is time to set-sail for the Fall. On Sunday, August 20th at 9:30am all are invited to a continental breakfast in the Fellowship Hall hosted by the Discipleship Hour Writing and Operations Teams. Learn what the Fall rotations will be; meet the Crew Leaders; and sign-up to be a Crew Leader and/or Shepherd. Please join us on August 20th!
School Kits for LWR
Through the month of August, WELCA is gathering supplies for School Kits for Lutheran World Relief. Each Kit will contain 1 pencil sharpener, 10 #2 pencils, one box of 24 crayons, 1 pr. of small blunt tip scissors, one large eraser, 1 ruler with inch and centimeter markings, 10 sheets of colored construction paper and one spiral notebook with at least 150 pages. If you can contribute any of these items, please put them in the big box in the Narthex. The women of WELCA will be making the cloth bags for these kits, filling them and shipping them.
From the Staff . . . .
Dear Resurrection People:
A Cruise Adventure
To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, LuAnn and I took our first-ever cruise. It’s been a couple of years now, but I still remember the giddy feeling we had, boarding the ship, seeing all the excited people, anticipating the adventure to Alaska’s Glacier Bay. I also remember watching all the crew, busily loading pallets of food and supplies below, quietly serving guests all around us, and then thinking about all the unseen crew tending to safety and navigation, preparing all the inner workings of the ship.
RLC Bon Voyage August 20
We mark another program year of our Resurrection adventure, journeying together in faith, as we celebrate our annual rally-Sunday “Bon Voyage” on August 20th. I still get a little giddy and excited whenever I walk down the hall to our children’s classrooms, decked out in cruise-theme as the “S.S. Discipleship” – not because it reminds me of an ocean cruise, but because our rotation-model Sunday School is doing such a superb job of nurturing and equipping our children for the journey of life under Christ. I also marvel at all the unseen work that is being done even as I write this, by a gifted and giving crew under the direction of “Captain” Julie.
Another 25th Anniversary
The Sunday before, of course, I am told that you all are going to throw a little party for the 25th anniversary of my ordination into the pastoral ministry. Bishop Stuck will be present, as well as a few other friends and family members, but I am delighted that the “flavor” of the day is simply good-old Resurrection fellowship, and that this celebration is with you. The last 15 of those 25 years I have been privileged and blessed to serve among you fellow disciples of Jesus at RLC, and it continues to be an amazing and wonderful journey!
We’re Better Together
In fact, what gets me giddy right now is thinking about the adventure that is before us as a community of God’s people. Obviously Resurrection has seen some significant numerical and spiritual growth in the past number of years, but I believe the best is yet to come. I serve with a great staff team, we have scores of excellent leaders, we have a dedicated crew....and there are a lot of folks on Indy’s southside who have no idea about this wonderful adventure of living in God’s love...don’t you want to get them on board?
40 Days of Community
As we “set sail” this year I think it’s especially important to know that we are better together, that the community that Christ creates in this place is critical for our journey. Later this year we may have some important decisions before us (land??? build??) that will require us to truly work together. “Community” in Christ is central to RLC’s vision and mission. Later this fall, then, we’ll follow up the “40 Days of Purpose” many of us experienced a few years ago with a specially-adapted-for-Resurrection version of “40 Days of Community.” Details will follow, but it will be a marvelous experience of celebrating and deepening our sense and purpose of community here at Resurrection. It’s a cruise you won’t want to miss!!
In Christ,
Stephen Ministry Corner . . . .
Although you haven’t heard much lately about Resurrection’s Stephen Ministry program, much is happening “behind the scenes.” Our trainees, who are more than half way through their 50 hours of training, are working diligently to learn how to be effective Stephen Ministers. Their preparation involves pre-class reading assignments and in-class lecture, discussion and role playing in topics such as listening and maintaining confidentiality. Resurrection member Gail Bennett, who has been a Stephen Ministry leader elsewhere, has shared her gifts and skills in teaching, by helping us (Joanne, Gloria, Pastor Dave & Pastor Mitch) lead some of the weekly classes. The entire class has enjoyed her insight and encouragement. Thank you, Gail!
Stephen Ministry, however, does not begin or end with our Stephen Ministers. You, the members of Resurrection, are an integral part of this ministry. It cannot work well without you. As you will soon learn in the coming weeks and months, this ministry will be an important way we at Resurrection can care for ourselves and one another.
We all are the eyes and ears of Jesus on earth today. As such, we watch and listen to the people around us, recognizing when they have needs for care. If the need is greater than one can personally provide, you will soon be able to tell them about our Stephen Ministers and encourage them to request the distinctively Christian caring of one of them.
When you are the one encountering a time of difficulty or stress or loneliness, you need only ask for a Stephen Minister to share that journey. God did not intend for us to be independent; we were created to be interdependent. Our trained Stephen Ministers will walk with you on your journey to restored wholeness.
So, please continue to support this ministry with your prayers and encouragement. Also watch for further information about how you can request a Stephen Minister or refer another to the ministry.
Your Stephen Ministry Leaders:
Joanne Daniel, Gloria Aplin,
Pastor Dave & Pastor Mitch
Fellowship at Victory Field
Sunday, August 20th at 2:00pm
Join with congregational members from the Southern Indpls. ELCA Conference for an afternoon of popcorn, peanuts and Cracker Jack as we cheer on our Indianapolis Indians!
Ticket reservation sign-up and other game information will be posted at Church. Deadline for discounted ticket reservation is Sunday morning, August 13th. All tickets must be pre-paid. The distribution of tickets will be at church on August 13th and again on August 20th.
Participating Churches are: Abundant Grace, Bethany, Hope, Resurrection, and Risen Lord. Plans for other joint adventures and fellowship opportunities are underway for the coming months. Watch our newsletter for more details.
The afternoon at Victory Field promises to be one of building new friendships and rekindling old ones. So, bring the family, bring a friend and bring the fellowship of the Holy Spirit with you to the game at Victory Field August 20th at 2pm.
Many ❝Thanks❞ . . . .
The family of Donna Schofield wishes to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers, cards and calls, and kind expressions of sympathy for the loss of her mother, Aileen Kiefert, in Menahga, MN on June 11th.
The Hunger Inc. Food Pantry sends its thanks for the 411 lbs. of food collected by our VBS in June. Wonderful job, kids and teachers! Thanks, too, to Carlton Schlicher and Terry & Johanna Fewell for loading and delivering the food to the pantry.
Thank you to everyone who helped with Summer Discipleship Hour!
S.A.M.’s Club . . . .
The August event for all RLC adults will be on Monday, August 21. We will meet at church at 9:30am to car-pool to the Eiteljorg Museum for a tour. Cost: $5/person. Parking will be at White River Garage, and the Eiteljorg will validate our parking tickets. Lunch will be at the museum. All RLC adults are welcome! Join us for a fun outing.
ELCA National Youth Gathering Stories . . . .
Thank you for supporting the twenty-two youth and adults who attended the gathering in San Antonio, Texas. We had a great time! Check out the RLC website to read the stories and view the photos!
RLC Annual Golf Outing
Saturday, September 16 is the date for RLC’s annual golf outing. The Steve Westling Memorial has been renamed – it is now known as the Resurrection Lutheran Church Golf Outing to Benefit the Good Samaritan Fund. The purpose remains the same: to benefit those in financial crisis resulting from unusually high medical bills. This is the fourth annual benefit tournament. The previous outings have raised a total of $38,000.
The family we are assisting this year is The Sherck Family, a family from Muncie. In 2004, their son Malachi had surgery for an intestinal blockage. Due to difficulties following the surgery, Malachi has since had a partial liver and bowel transplant. The medical bills have been a tremendous burden to the family. Additional information about Malachi can be found on his website:
http://www.caringbridge.org/cb/inputSiteName.do?method
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We are soliciting individuals or foursomes to play golf at a donation of $85 per person, hole sponsors at $150 per hole, in-kind donations for our prize pool, or just a monetary gift to the fund. Registration forms are available in the Narthex. You may complete and mail the form as indicated (on the form) or turn-in to the church office.
For those unfamiliar with this outing, it is a Florida scramble type format with a shotgun start. There will be gifts for participants, drawings for prizes, a hole in one contest on one par three, closest to the pin contests on other par threes, a skins contest, and, of course, prizes to the winners. Check-in starts at 1:00pm, with our tee time set for 2:00pm at Valle Vista Golf Club on East Main Street in Greenwood. Dinner in one of the conference center banquet halls immediately follows golf.
If you have any questions, feel free to talk to a member of the Golf Committee: Dick Benjamin, Scott Buie, Greg Crow, Dale Duckworth, Jim Locke, Michael McCarty, or Ron Tatum.
Mark your calendar for a good time and a good cause.
Mark your calendars:
Cherub, Children’s, Senior Choirs, Grace Notes and Joyful Ringers
will begin rehearsing
Wednesday, August 23rd.
All are welcome!
♪ Grace Notes - Handbell Choir - 6:00pm
♪ Children’s Choir - 6:15pm (3rd- 6th grade)
♪ Cherub Choir - 6:30pm (those who turned four by 8/1/06 thru 2nd grade)
♪ Senior Choir - 7:00pm (high school thru adult)
♪ Joyful Ringers - Children’s Handbell Choir - 7:00pm (3rd grade and up)
Celebration Luncheon . . . .
We will be celebrating Pr. Dave’s 25th Anniversary of Ordination on Sunday, August 13th. We will be joined in worship by Bishop Jim Stuck, with whom Pastor Dave served for seven years in Michigan City. Following the second worship service (around noon) we will have a celebration luncheon in the Fellowship Hall. As part of the luncheon, a small number of friends and colleagues will share some special memories, stories, and appreciation for Pastor Dave’s faithful service. You may RSVP for the luncheon by turning-in a bulletin yellow response form, or calling Susan at the church office.
Camp Olivet Weekend . . . .
Mark your calendars for September 16-17 for our annual congregation Olivet Retreat in the rolling hills south of Bloomington. This is a wonderful fellowship event for all ages over a Saturday night. Picnic lunch . . . fresh air . . . activities . . . evening meal . . . devotions . . . campfire . . . singing . . . starry night . . . bunk beds . . . big breakfast. If you have not attended this retreat, it is a wonderful tradition to begin with your family! Watch your Sunday announcement page for more details.
Welcome to Christ! –
Resurrection Life Course 1
Led by Pr. Dave in the Sanctuary
9:30 Discipleship Hour, Aug. 20 - Sept. 24
Do you know someone spiritually searching? Someone interested in becoming part of our church? Invite them and attend together! Are you a lifelong Lutheran but feel “rusty” about the basics of our faith? This is for you!
RLC 1 will focus on Welcoming all people into the body of Christ. This will be an introduction to Lutheran Christianity that will be helpful both to those new to the faith as well as cradle Lutherans as it explores the core teachings of the Christian faith. This course will also include some information on our ministry here at Resurrection. RLC 1 will be a requisite step for people who wish to make the commitment to move from being a participant in our ministry to becoming a member of the body of Christ in this place.
New members will be received on Sunday, October 1st at the 8:00am service.
Men’s Breakfast
& Bible Study . . . .
The August Men’s Breakfast will be Saturday, August 12th at RLC with breakfast at 7:30am and the Bible Study from 8-9am. All men are welcome!
Meet Some New Resurrection Friends
Dinners for Eight
If you like good food, fellowship, and would enjoy an evening with Christian friends, “Dinners for Eight” is for you. Donn and Jackie Mitchell have stepped forward to organize a Dinners for Eight group which will meet five to six times per year. The concept is to have eight (or so) people meet at a hosts’ home. The host is responsible for arranging the date and preparing the main course. Each of the others would be asked to bring a side dish to complete the meal. The meal can be as varied as you like from a very casual BBQ to a more formal dinner, a lunch or a brunch. It is also a good time to try out some of those new recipes you’ve held on to over the years. We plan on meeting every other month, and will randomly assign the groups each time as well as rotating those who agree to be hosts.
This gives everyone an opportunity to get to know fellow RLC folks of all ages from all three worship services. If you are interested or would like more details please call Jackie or Donn at (317) 885-6553 or e-mail them at DandJMitch@Yahoo.com and include dinner group in the subject line.
MY BIBLE . . . F.S.S. #4
If you will be in the 3rd grade this fall, we invite you and your parents to attend a fun-filled eight week Discipleship Hour time together learning to highlight your new Bible! We will meet in the RLC Fellowship Hall beginning Sunday, August 27th at 9:30am and will conclude Sunday, October 15th. Then on Sunday, October 29th during the 8:00am and 10:45am worship services, parents will present the kids their highlighted Bibles. Look for details to come via mail from Julie Peralta.
Confirmation . . . F.S.S #7
Friendly reminder, our third and final session will be on Sunday, September 10th from 9:00-10:15am in the RLC Fellowship Hall. Continue working on your personal Faith Statements and bring them on September 10th. If you have any questions please contact Julie Peralta via email: julie@rlcindy.org or call the church office: 317.881.7854x204.
Graduation . . . F.S.S. #8
All Seniors and Parents are invited to our first Sunday brunch together on September 24th from 9:00-10:15am in the RLC Fellowship Hall. Details regarding the brunch will be forth-coming in the mail! If you have any questions please contact Julie Peralta via email or call the church office.Kids Club . . .
If you will be in the 1st-5th grade by this fall, we invite you to KIDS CLUB! The Kids Club Team will be sending informational notes home within the next couple weeks informing you and your parents about the 2006 Fall Activity Schedule! Please contact Ms. Julie if you have any questions prior to receiving the schedule.
Youth Group 2006.2007
What Does It Mean
to Be a Disciple?
Youth Group begins on Sunday, August 27th at 5:30pm with dinner! Throughout the year we will gather on Sunday evenings from 5:30-7:35pm beginning with a meal together. We will be continuing our discussions from last year, providing the resources to give young people confidence in their faith in the God of the Bible. One Sunday a month we will alternate fellowship and service opportunities plus having one Sunday to spend with family!
Following dinner on Sunday, August 27th we will discuss our 2007 summer trip!
Please R.S.V.P. to Julie Peralta at julie@rlcindy.org.
ChristCare Small
Group Ministry
A Leader Training Group is
Currently Being Formed
Pastor Mitch is currently gathering a group of people to be trained as ChristCare Small Group Leaders. This will be our second time through the new group-based model for ChristCare Leader Training. The former training model involved sixteen modules in a classroom setting. This worked well, but some people who went through training had no experience of being in a ChristCare Group and therefore felt a little unsure of themselves as they began to lead a group of their own.
The new model places the training within a ChristCare Group experience. Over the course of sixteen sessions, the training participants will themselves form a ChristCare Group and take part in all four core elements of ChristCare during the training. Therefore at the end of training they will be thoroughly prepared to lead a ChristCare Group, both from a theoretical and experiential perspective. Those who experienced this training model two years ago said that they really enjoyed it, and they were fully ready to begin leading a ChristCare Group.
If you are interested in participating in training to be a ChristCare Leader, there is a table in the narthex (under the coat rack) that has information about serving as a ChristCare Leader. You will also find there the training materials. When Pastor Mitch returns from vacation on August 7th, he plans to work on finalizing the training group. Applications (also on the table in the narthex) should be returned by August 6th. Questions can be left on Pastor Mitch’s voice-mail (881-7854 ext 203) or e-mail (PrMitch@RLCIndy.org) and he will contact you upon his return. Previously trained leaders are welcome to join in this new training model as a refresher.
ChristCare Small Group Ministry
Circles of Care with Christ at the Center
– Community Building & Care – Prayer & Worship –
FaithBuilders (6th-8th graders) Overnight Retreat
Parents & Guides Dinner & Huddle
Friday, August 18th
It is time to gear up for our Fall gathering times to learn, serve, and have fellowship. FaithBuilders (6th-8th graders this Fall) are invited to an overnighter to jump-start the year on Friday, August 18th beginning at 6:00pm and concluding on Saturday, August 19th at 10:00am.
Parents, FaithBuilders, and Guides will gather at 6:00pm for dinner in the RLC’s Fellowship Hall. Following the meal, the parents will have an informational huddle while the FaithBuilders begin Session One. Please bring the following dishes: 6th graders - dessert; 7th graders - veggies; 8th graders - salads; drinks and the main meat dish will be provided.
Details regarding the overnighter will be coming via mail. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Peralta via email: julie@rlcindy.org or call the church office: 317.881.7854x204. See you on Friday, August 18th at 6:00pm!
FaithBuilders’ Trailblazers Weekend . . . .
Be sure to mark your calendars ahead for the Trailblazer weekend at Lutheran Hills on November 10-12, 2006. Details will be coming in the mail!
FaithBuilders & Youth Group at Olivet . . . .
All FaithBuilders and Youth Group are encouraged to attend the Fellowship Weekend at Camp Olivet on September 16-17th. Please R.S.V.P. to julie@rlcindy.org no later than September 10th if you plan to attend and need a ride!
Attention
Youth Group!
Next summer the current 9th-12th graders will travel either to the east or west coast serving others for a week. If you are interested in attending the 2007 Summer Servant Trip please attend the informational huddle on Sunday, August 27th at 6:00pm. Parents and youth are invited to attend. If you have any questions prior to Sunday evening please contact Julie Peralta via email: julie@rlcindy.org or call the church office.
Attention Women of RLC . . . WELCA will meet at 7pm on Thursday evening, August 3, at the church, to make plans for the coming Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Some of the topics to be discussed with be Bible Study Groups, Crochet/Knit Bandage Project, Quilts and School Kits for Lutheran World Relief, The Holiday Bake sale, The Spring Fling Friendship Offering boxes and any other topics of interest to the group. Please join the Steering Committee (Lois Bowser, Pat Hamby, Karen Oster and Florence Peterson) that evening to brainstorm about future WELCA activities. Refreshments will be served before opening devotions.
Ken Medema Concert . . . .
Nationally known Christian singer Ken Medema will be sharing his musical ministry for one performance only at 7:00pm on Saturday, August 26 at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Carmel. The concert is free and all are invited. Ken Medema is an amazing and inspirational artist, so don't miss it! He was the music director for the Atlanta and St. Louis Natl. Youth Gatherings. He was at the San Antonio Natl. Youth Gathering as a workshop leader and sang a couple of times during the mass worship. (Just ask our Youth Group how awesome he is!) Go early and get a good seat.
RLC Staff Email . . . .
Pr. Dave. . . . . . . . . . . .PrDave@RLCIndy.org
Pr. Mitch. . . . . . . . . . . PrMitch@RLCIndy.org
Julie Peralta. . . . . . . . . . . .Julie@RLCIndy.org
Sherry Andersen. . . . . . .Music@RLCIndy.org
Ed Kistler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed@RLCIndy.org
Susan Garten. . . . . . . . . Susan@RLCIndy.org
Nursery Open House
and Registration
Sunday, August 20th
10:00am
Remember we need many hands to play with our children in the nursery on Sunday mornings! No diaper changing – we have a staff for that! Only playing with the children – reading books, coloring, building blocks, etc. Sign-up on the bulletin boards across from the nursery!