From the Staff . . . .

original ones from when the mine was active from 1937 to 1957. This is an extremely remote (a #10 on the forest service’s scale of 1 to 10), self-sustaining community. It is a place of peace and beauty, a place of renewal and learning, a place of encounters with God. We would love to go back in a couple of years and have some other families from Resurrection experience it with us.

    On the way back from Holden, we spent a day sightseeing in Seattle. Then we were home for a few nights before going to Columbus, Ohio to visit my mother and brother. A couple more nights at home and then it was off to Florida where we got to spend a couple of days with my grandmother who will turn 90 this fall.

    We then made our first visit as a family to Disney World. This was a great age for Hayley to make her first visit to that world of magic. The sabbatical grant allowed me to attend a 3½ day seminar at the Disney Institute – “The Disney Approach to Leadership Excellence” – and enabled us to be there long enough that we could take a relatively relaxed approach to exploring what Disney World has to offer. It was very interesting for me to be able to experience Disney World as a guest – as a consumer – and also spend time in sessions with Disney insiders and learn about how they pursue their business of making magic. Some of the sights and sounds we saw there – and the look on my daughter’s face and her squeals of delight – will be forever etched in my memory.

    After Disney, we landed in our own beds for about a week. Then we spent most of a week on the beach in Michigan City with Charisse’s family. Her parents are celebrating their 45^th wedding anniversary this year and they rented a house for the whole family – all 20 of us. There was one more trip to Columbus over Labor Day to visit with my family again. On that trip I hauled along the computer I built as part of the sabbatical grant in order to show it to my brother and begin editing the video we shot this summer. I left a DVD with my mother with video and pictures of all of her grandkids.

    When I met with my spiritual director between Holden and Disney, I laughed and joked that there had been encounters with God all over the place at Holden, but I didn’t expect the same thing to happen at Disney. I was wrong. I heard God speaking loud and clear several times during sessions at the Disney Institute. I have much to reflect on and think about from this time of sabbatical – and over time, I will share it with all of you. But, as I am running out of space here, I will say one more time – but not for the last time! – Thank You! to everyone who made it possible for us to experience this wonderful time together! It is good to be back!

    Last month, at the Sept. 23^rd 9:30 Discipleship Hour, we hope that many of you were able to attend that forum presented by both our Future Facilities Ministry Team (“FFMT”) and our “Life Together” strategic planning team. We all had both a chance to listen to updates and ask questions about what we have been doing. Basically, the “FFMT” continues to examine pros and cons and the attending details of what we have called “stay/go” alternatives.

 

    In addressing the “Go” option, while being open, thinking “outside the box” and looking at alternative sites, we have continued to encounter many difficulties related to moving the congregation to a new location, not the least of which are extraordinary land prices (especially for parcels nearer to our current location), combined with considerable building costs.

    On the “Stay” side, we continue to look at the cost/long-term benefit of expansion, especially as it relates to parking issues – can we justify expanding if it inordinately constricts our parking? Those of you at the forum saw a “revised” drawing of a thinner strip of the Perry Park land that, while not optimal, would, we think, be adequate for expanded facilities parking.

    We were glad to learn, then, that we have been invited by the Perry Township school board to present this idea at an open public forum the Board is hosting on Monday evening, October 22^nd, at the Southport High School Auditorium (time TBA). There will obviously be other items on the agenda, but the future of Perry Park (owned by the school district, leased in the past to Indianapolis City Parks) is one of those agenda items. We would like to present our proposal to purchase this thinner strip of land that would leave the “soccer field” intact. We believe this solution will not only provide the additional parking we need, but will also provide accessible parking to the Park not currently available to the public, and satisfy community residents who have mistakenly feared our intent to destroy the Park. As we all know, we highly value this green space that our own children and youth use frequently. We have always believed this to be a win-win solution for us, the Park, the School district, and the community.

    We continue to invite anyone to speak with us about ideas, dreams, brainstorms, concerns!

             Michael McCarty, Daryl Huber, Brian Hewitt, Joyce Peterson, Tom Myers, and Leslie Daugherty

Caring Ministry Worshop

Saturday, October 13, 2007

9:00am-1:00pm

(Registration begins at 8:00am)

                                            Have you ever thought you really didn’t understand Resurrection’s Stephen Ministry program? Have you wondered just what the training to become a Stephen Minister is all about? Have you felt God might be calling you to be a Stephen Minister, but you aren’t certain? Or would you simply like to learn how to reach out to others and be an effective listener?

    On Saturday, October 13, you will have a unique opportunity to discover the answers to those questions. Stephen Ministries St. Louis will be sponsoring a half-day Caring Ministry Workshop in the Fellowship Hall at Resurrection.

    Pam Montgomery, a dynamic, enthusiastic and entertaining speaker, will not only offer information concerning the Stephen Ministry program, but will lead two actual Stephen Ministry practice sessions. In the first, “Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief,” participants will learn about the stages of grief and how to minister to people in each of those stages. In another session, participants will learn what makes Christian caring unique and how they can use resources like prayer, blessings and scripture in their caring for others.

    Invitations to attend this workshop have been extended to approximately 500 other churches in the Indianapolis area. It will also be announced in local newspapers and other media. While there is a charge for this workshop, as a member of Resurrection, you can attend it without cost. We encourage you, however, to sign-up for it ahead of time so that enough materials are available for everyone. To do so, just contact the church office (881-7854) or Gloria Aplin (535-5648) or Joanne Daniel (888-0138).     See you there!

Volunteers Needed for Caring Ministry Workshop

    The success of any workshop depends not only on those organizing and presenting it, but also on those people behind the scenes who make everything possible. Volunteers are needed to set up tables, serve refreshments, greet participants and help them register, hand out materials and staff information tables. Some of the work can be done the night before, some briefly on the morning of the workshop and some at various times between 7:30am and 1:00pm on the day of the workshop.

    If you are interested in helping with any of these functions or can lend a hand on Saturday, October 13, please contact Gloria Aplin (535-5648), Joanne Daniel (888-0138) or the church office (881-7854).

    Thanks! We appreciate any assistance you might give us. – Joanne & Gloria

Many ❝Thanks❞ . . . .

    ❁   WELCA thanks all who participated in the Lutheran World Relief School Kit Project, whether you sewed the bags, donated the school supplies and/or helped fill the bags. Thirty-one completed kits were shipped to LWR via our good friend Don VanPelt, who is taking a truckload of kits and quilts to Fort Wayne in a few weeks. The extra school supplies were donated to the Pass Christian community and to the Discipleship Hour here at RLC. Thanks again for all your help.

    ❁   Thank you to everyone for your prayers, cards, words of encouragement and offers to help following my recent health problems. My entire family has been blessed by all your support. I appreciate your continued prayers and support on my road to recovery” – Gary Myers

    ❁   Thank you – all of the prayers and cards I have received during my hospitalization away from home have been uplifting. Now that we are home, I will continue my therapy and hope to be as good as new soon. Thanks to each of you for your concern from both Bill and myself. This has been a 50^th wedding anniversary never to be forgotten! – Jan Hurrell

    ❁   Thank you for all of our brothers and sisters in Christ for your thoughts and prayers during Levi’s recent hospitalization. Special blessings to the unseen angels of the Prayer Chain and to Pastor Schreiber for his visits and loving words of encouragement. Levi is well now and growing. – Joe, Rachel, Noah, Luke, & Levi Nicholson

    ❁   Thank you Connie Wiernicki for organizing the Olivet fellowship weekend. Thank you also to those who assisted throughout the weekend. A great time was had by all – check out the photos on the bulletin board across from Julie Peralta’s office!

  

ELW

Did You Know?

 

Did you know that we change the liturgy settings by the church season? The festivals during a season also determine when and if we sing the Kyrie, Gloria and the Hymn of Praise!

 

FB & YG Teams . . . .

The monthly FB/YG Team huddle will be Sunday, Oct. 28^th at 12:15pm in the Fellowship Hall for lunch.