WEEKLY E-MESSENGER FROM REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH

 

 

For the Week Beginning July 7, 2017

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

 

THE WEEK AT REFORMATION

 

Sunday – 9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion/Sunday Church School

Wednesday – 10 a.m. Eucharist followed by Prayer Ministry

Wednesday – 7 p.m. Summer Worship Service with Holy Communion beginning June 21

 

Pastor Matt will be on vacation from after worship on Sunday, July 2 through and including Monday, July 10.  We will have Pastor Dean and Pastor Gary covering for us. 

 

Vacation Bible School – PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOUR CHILDREN ARE COMING TO VBS – its right around the corner. Plans are being made and supplies need to be bought. We need your help!! Please be sure to sign up your children for VBS as soon as possible – 7/23-7/27 starting at 5:00 p.m. with a light kid friendly dinner followed by gathering time and the start of VBS at 5:30 with an ending time of 8 p.m.

If you have any questions, please see Debbie Keszler, Edie Jansen, or Alicia Willemsen

THE REGISTRATION FORM IS AT THE END OF THIS E-MESSENGER!

 

There is also an adult track VBS again this year – same time/same place – come and join us!! There is now a signup sheet on the kiosk for the adult class so Pastor Matt can plan the class. Please be sure to sign up as soon as possible!!!

 

 

PRAYER REQUESTS 

Amy Appleton, Phil Apruzzi, Tim Beaty, Gabriella & Francesca Bellanca, William Brady, Haley Brunner, Christa & Allan Buergin, Bruce Burnham, Les Cadigan, Matt Callahan, Pamela Cancel, Dominick Caruso, Concetta Cassidy, Jeanmarie Chudzick, John Cipolletti, Joseph Clarke, George & Claire Crob, Jonna Crocker, Sidney Davis, Zack Davis, Edna Drinkard, Jan Erwin, Amanda Ferraro, Dr. Rosemary Fiore,  Margaret Oswald Fowler, Martina Graham, Patricia Grover, Kurt Homza, Royce Howell, Wayne Isaacs, Ann Jamison, Edie Jamison, Matthias Jamison-Koenig, Evie Johnson, Sharon Kennedy, Karen Kuttruff, Inger LaManna, Wyatt LeMeune, Brianna Lindsey, Bob MacDonald, Betty Malone, Jane McKinley, John Mercogliano, Judy Montulet, Jo Nolan, Jack Nolan, Danielle Orio, Karen Pajek, Louise Palmieri, Carol Pennega, Myra Reyes, Pr. Jacky Roderick, Miles Skolnick, Carleen Smith, Michael Smith, Pearl Smith, CJ Stratton, Dolores Strockbine, Kaitlyn Sudowsky, Bobbie Sweger, Kaila Taylor, Gladstone Trott, Benjamin Walker, Elisa Walker, Michelle Wellner, Francine Yamello, Julian Zotti,

 

Military: John Barrett, Michael Cirrincione, Chris Benz, and All our Military personnel

 

PRAYER LISTS

If you or a loved would like to be added to the church prayer lists, please call the church office (732-229-9180), email the church at reformationwlb@gmail.com  or leave Pastor Matt a note.  Please help keep the list up to date by sharing the good news of progress and recovery.

PLEASE NOTE: As a reflection of our trust that God does indeed hear our prayers, prayer requests will be kept on the prayer list spoken each weekend for a period of four weeks.  Should you wish to have someone placed back onto the list or to have their name remain on the list for an additional four weeks, please contact the church office or leave a note on Debbie’s desk. Names on the prayer list printed above and in the monthly messenger will stay on indefinitely until you share with us the good news of recovery or progress enough to be removed from the list

 

VBS – July 23-27 – Please register your children!! Adults – come and join us. There is now a signup sheet on the kiosk for the adult class so Pastor Matt can plan the class!!

 

CROSS ROADS DAY CAMP 2017 – Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Red Bank is planning a week long camp staffed by the Counselors and Staff of Camp Crossroads at Holy Trinity 8/21-8/25 from 9am-3pm for children entering kindergarten through children entering 6th grade.  Cost is $110 per child for the week. Please contact Naomi McKenna at 732-829-3503 for more information.

 

GOD’S WORK OUR HANDS DAY – Have you had a chance to check out the bulletin board in the gathering area?  Sue Homza has created an amazing bulletin board and what makes it so amazing (besides the great creativity) is its intent!!  There are hands on one side of the board with suggested “chores or jobs” one might choose to do between now and September 10th – the official God’s Work Our Hands Day. The other side has space for the completed “chore or job” hands to be placed.  The goal is empty the first side and completely fill the other side with finished jobs!! There are simple jobs, harder jobs, chores for children, something for everyone!

 

500TH COMMEMORATION OF THE REFORMATION EVENTS

 

  1. Sunday, September 10th – A new movie created for the 500th Commemoration of the Reformation has been issued. It is called “Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World.”  This feature-length film revisits the dramatic moments that shaped Luther’s life while examining his quest to share the good news of the freeing love of Jesus Christ.  The film is sponsored by Thrivent and in collaboration with the ELCA.  The viewing is made available through special arrangements with participating theaters.  In other words this movie will not be shown through conventional commercial channels.

 

The film vividly portrays the key moments in Luther’s story: the lightning storm that nearly killed him, the bleak self-punishment of his time in the monastery, the theological breakthrough that reset Christian thought and his ongoing drive to reconnect the church to its original anchor.

 

In a quest for authenticity, the movie was filmed in the castles, monasteries and cobblestone streets of Eastern Europe.  Luther scholars were involved in all aspects of the production to further ensure historical accuracy, including ELCA theologians Richard Perry, Kirsi Stjerna, Mary Jane Haemig, Kathryn Johnson, Jane Strohl, Mark Tranvik, Vitor Westhelle, and Timothy Wengert.  Every sentence Luther speaks in the film is taken fromhis writings, talks and sermons.

 

Reformation Lutheran Church, with Holy Trinity Red Bank, is exploring having an early afternoon viewing of the film at Monmouth Mall’s AMC on Sunday September 10.  More information to follow as the details is worked out.

 

  1. Saturday, October 14th – Hymn Fest and Worship Service followed by an Oktoberfest here at Reformation.

 

  1. Sunday, October 29th – Joint event with Precious Blood Catholic Church, Monmouth Beach in the early afternoon to explore the Reformation from both perspectives.

 

Look for more details on these events in the coming weeks and months but please put the dates on your calendar now!!

 

THE CAMP CONNECTION

CROSS ROADS CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER

 

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RETREAT AT CROSSROADS

Crossroads Camp and Retreat Center has scheduled their synod wide women’s retreat for 9/29-10/1 and 10/13-10/15.  Several of us here at Reformation have chosen to attend the 9/29-10/1 retreat to avoid a conflict with the annual CROP Walk which is 10/15.  We invite all women of the congregation to attend – check out the retreat center on their website at www.crossroadsretreat.com Just know it’s first come, first serve so if you are thinking of attending, you need to register as soon as possible.

 

Then, men – for the first time ever there is a men’s retreat weekend on 10/20-10/22 which will be led by Pastor Bruce Davidson.  It will be a new experience for all and promises to be as equally fun and spiritually renewing as the women’s retreats have been.  All men of the congregation are invited to register for this retreat – check out the retreat center on their website too at www.crossroadsretreat.com

  

Calendar for July 2017

 

Friday, July 7

12 Noon NA

7:30 p.m.  SDA

Saturday, July 8

8:00 a.m. Food Pantry

8:30 a.m. Clothes Closet

9:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Seventh Day Adventists

6:45 p.m. AA

Sunday, July 9

9:30 a.m.  Service of Holy Communion

1:00 p.m.  Spring of Life Congregation

Monday, July 10

12:00 Noon  NA

6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class

7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation

Tuesday, July 11

12 noon Crafters

6:45 p.m. Food Pantry

7:00 p.m. SAA

Wednesday, July 12

10:00 a.m. Eucharist/followed by Prayer Ministry

12:00 Noon  NA

6:00 p.m. Women’s AA

7:00 p.m. Summer Service with Holy Communion

8:00 p.m. AA

Thursday, July 13

12 Noon NA

6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class

7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation

Friday, July 14

12 Noon NA

7:30 p.m.  SDA

Saturday, July 15

8:00 a.m. Food Pantry

9:30 a.m.  & 3:00 p.m. Seventh Day Adventists

11:00 a.m. Meal at Noon

6:45 p.m. AA

Sunday, July 16

9:30 a.m.  Service of Holy Communion

1:00 p.m.  Spring of Life Congregation

Monday, July 17

12:00 Noon  NA

6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class

7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation

Tuesday, July 18

12 noon Crafters

6:45 p.m. Food Pantry

7:00 p.m. SAA

Wednesday, July 19

10:00 a.m. Eucharist/followed by Prayer Ministry

12 noon  NA

6:00 p.m. Women’s AA

7:00 p.m. Summer Service with Holy Communion

8:00 p.m. AA

Thursday, July 20

12 noon NA

6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class

7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation

Friday, July 21

12 Noon NA

7:30 p. m. SDA

 

Saturday, July 22

8:00 a.m.  Food Pantry

8:30 a.m. Clothes Closet

9:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. SDA

6:45 p.m. AA

Sunday, July 23

9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion

1:00 p.m.  Spring of Life Congregation

Monday, July 24

12:00 Noon  NA

6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class

7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation

Tuesday, July 25

12 noon Crafters

6:45 p.m. Food Pantry

7:00 p.m. SAA

Wednesday, July 26

10 a.m. Eucharist/followed by Prayer Ministry

12 Noon Na

6:00 p.m. Women’s NA

7:00 p.m. Summer Service with Holy Communion

8:00 p.m. AA

Thursday, July 27

12 noon NA

6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class

7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation

Friday, July 28

12 noon NA

7:30 p.m. SDA

Saturday, July 29

8:00 a.m. Food Pantry

9:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Seventh Day Adventists

6:45 p.m. AA

Sunday, July 30

9:30 a.m.  Service of Holy Communion

11:00 a.m. Worship & Music meeting

1:00 p.m.  Spring of Life Congregation

Monday, July 31

12:00 Noon  NA

6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class

7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation

**Dates and times for meetings are subject to change; please check bulletins and the e-messenger throughout the month

 

 

 

Vacation Bible School Registration Card

 

Students Name: ___________________________________________________________

 

Birth Date: __________Last Grade completed ___

 

Known allergies or medical concerns: __________________________________________

(Please list any other concerns or information for the teachers on the reverse side of the card)

Does the student attend church school? _________ If yes, where____________________

 

Parent’s Name: ___________________________________________________________

 

Address: ________________________________________________________________

 

Home Phone: ____________Cell Phone _____________Work Phone: _______________

 

Emergency Phone Contact: _________________________________________________

 

Brothers & Sisters (names & ages)____________________________________________
 

For office use:

VBS 2017 attendance record:  Class __________Leader __________________

 

Days Attended