Weekly E-Messenger
For the week beginning April 22, 2022
Second Sunday of Easter
THE WEEK AT REFORMATION
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion
9:30 a.m. Service of the Word on Facebook Live
Wednesday: 10 a.m. Morning Service followed by Prayer Ministry
7 p.m. Evening Prayer Service on Facebook
Curt Aussicker, Jonathon & Crystal and their triplets, Susan Britt, Denise Burke, Les Cadigan, Robert Coles, Nick Cimorelli, Diane DeRasmo, Jan Erwin, Rosemary Howell, Royce Howell, Jonathan, Michael, Rose, Lisa & family, Trina, Bob McDonald, Ann Marie Neikum, Dan Nilsson, Conny Plancey, Jeff Reis, Myra Reyes, Joseph Scataglia, Penny Shermer, Diane Smith, Don Smith, Agnes Taylor, Gayle Topper, Brian Valentino, Georgie Zweig
Christian Sympathy to the families of Margaret Dix, Peter Repak, and Catherine Pusateri
PRAYER LIST UPDATE: If you have someone in need of prayers, please let us know via either Pastor Matt or the church office and we will be sure to add them to our list above. If you have good news to share on recovery of anyone on our prayer list, please let the office or Pastor Matt know. We’ll gladly share the good news!!
PICTURES
Beautiful flowers on the Altar!
Our Alleluia banners by the children are up!
First Communion Reminder
If you have a child who is interested in beginning to commune at Reformation, please contact Pastor Matt on a Sunday, or the Church Office during the week, to get age appropriate preparation materials that you and your child can work through together. Once you have completed that work, contact Pastor Matt to set a meeting time. If there are more than one child interested, he will schedule a group session. If not, he will meet individually with you and your child to discuss the meaning of the Sacrament. Following this conversational/educational meeting, a date can be selected and your child can begin communing.
As the ELCA Use of the Means of Grace document suggests, there is no age restriction on the reception of the Sacrament. The person must simply be baptized and be able to eat and drink. This is based on our belief that God’s grace does not require our understanding or assent. God does what God does wholly apart from our participation. All that is needed is the ability to receive the sign. Education regarding the deeper meanings ought to continue throughout the whole of one’s life as a disciple of Christ.
OFFERING ENVELOPES
It’s time for us to consider our paper offering envelope order for 2023!! We are asking you to please let us know if you DO WANT paper offering envelopes by emailing or calling the church (reformationwlb@gmail.com or 732-229-9180). If we do not hear from you, we will assume you no longer need paper offering envelopes because you are using our online options or just writing your envelope number on your check. We will give you until mid-May to reply before sending in our envelope order.
FOOD PANTRY NEWS!
This Sunday from 12-9pm the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation (JSJBF) presents Harpin’ Help 2022 – over 8 hours of continuous music on two simultaneous stages at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como to benefit JSJBF, our pantry and the Keyport Ministerium pantry. Everyone who brings non-perishable food items will be given a reduction of $5 on the entry fee!! Come join us for a fun afternoon.
As part of volunteer appreciation week, the food pantry is holding a brunch for all our volunteers tomorrow after the pantry closes.
Then the same Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation will be holding another festival on August 27th.
MOTHER’S DAY ENDOWMENT FUND GIFTS
As has become our tradition, we are offering an opportunity to remember or honor the special women in our lives by making donations to our Endowment Fund, a way to strengthen our church not only for today but for the future. There will be inserts in our bulletins this weekend and the donation form is also below.
{ Mother’s Day Tribute {
On Sunday, May 8th we will be celebrating MOTHER’S DAY. As has become our tradition, we are offering an opportunity to honor and remember our mothers and the special women in our lives through donations to our Endowment Fund. We have established three sections of the Endowment Fund. The original section is General Endowment, which will continue to make grants and matching gifts. The second section is for the Building Endowment and will be used exclusively for the repair or expansion of our church building. The third section is for Feeding the Hungry. You may choose where you would like your gift applied by annotating in the appropriate sections identified below. Simply make a contribution payable to Reformation Lutheran Church (in any amount) and complete this form. Your form and donation may be mailed to the church or placed in the offering plates by May 4th.
RESERVATION DEADLINE: MAY 4th
NAME: _______________________________________________________
TELEPHONE # _____________________Envelope #_________TOTAL AMOUNT: ________________
Fund Designation:
$________General Endowment (Code 800)
$________Building Endowment (Code 807)
$________Feeding the Hungry (Code 808)
( ) IN MEMORY OF: ______________________________________________________
( ) IN HONOR OF: ______________________________________________________
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