WEEKLY E-MESSENGER FROM REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH
For the Week Beginning June 9, 2017
The Holy Trinity
THE WEEK AT REFORMATION
Saturday – 5 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
Sunday – 9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion/Sunday Church School
Wednesday – 10 a.m. Eucharist followed by Prayer Ministry
Come join us for our Annual Congregation Picnic this Sunday, 6/12
– Holy Guacamole – a taco bar, side dishes, piñata, yummy desserts thanks to our annual bake off!!
Remember children are invited to show us their talent and participate. Pastor Matt will, of course, be our judge but this year his assistants will be some of our SCS students – it should be a blast!!
Even if you didn’t get to sign up, come and join us!!!
Vacation Bible School – yes, it’s time to think about VBS – it’s 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
Father’s Day is next Sunday, June 18 – There is still time if you would like to honor or remember the special men in your lives by making a donation to our Endowment Fund. The form is at the end of this e-messenger, on the round wooden table in the gathering area, and also on our website in our monthly messenger. Just please be sure to get your request to the office by this Tuesday at the latest! Thank you
PRAYER REQUESTS
Amy Appleton, Phil Apruzzi, Tim Beaty, Gabriella & Francesca Bellanca, Christa & Allan Buergin, Bruce Burnham, Roberta Ann Butler, Les Cadigan, Pamela Cancel, Dominick Caruso, Concetta Cassidy, Jeanmarie Chudzick, Joseph Clarke, George & Claire Crob, Jonna Crocker, Sidney Davis, Zack Davis, Edna Drinkard, Jan Erwin, Amanda Ferraro, 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, Bob MacDonald, Betty Malone, Jane McKinley, John Mercogliano, Judy Montulet, Danielle Orio, Karen Pajek, Louise Palmieri, Carol Pennega, Barbara Ramistella, 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, Michelle Wellner, Francine Yamello, Julian Zotti,
Military: John Barrett, Michael Cirrincione, Chris Benz, and All our Military personnel
Christian Sympathy to the family and friends to Tom Bain and Kristen Thorsen
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, June 10 – Last Saturday evening worship service
Sunday, June 11 – End of SCS year picnic – Mexican theme! See details below
Saturday, June 17 – Hand in Hand Day at Camp Evans with LSMNJ
Saturday, June 17 – 8th Annual Equality Walk in Asbury Park
Sunday, June 18 – Father’s Day – An opportunity to remember/honor the men in our lives
Wednesday, June 21 – First Wednesday evening service at 7
Please mark your calendars with all these important dates!!
THE CAMP CONNECTION
CROSS ROADS CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER
Camp isn’t just for summer! All year round, people of all ages can come to Cross Roads to find a time and a place apart. Take in a big breath of new life. Marvel at how many different colors of green God has made. Spring retreats remind us that we are resurrection people. Not only does Cross Roads have retreats and Confirmation Camp for our confirmation students but it also offers age appropriate summer camp opportunities including family weekend camp opportunities. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AT: www.crossroadsretreat.com – Both the men’s and women’s retreats are now on the calendar!!!
IT’S TIME FOR OUR END OF YEAR PICNIC AND BAKE OFF CONTEST!!
Come join us for a fun filled picnic on Sunday, June 11th following worship. There will be a piñata for the kids, games, a taco bar, side dishes, and of course our annual bake off! This year we have a children’s entry and the kids will also be the judges with Pastor Matt. Can you keep your entry within the theme of the picnic – we challenge you to!! Please see the sign-up sheet on the kiosk for attendance, side dishes, and bake off entries. Please be sure to sign up so we know how many to cook for!!!
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
HAND IN HAND DAY INFORMATION
Our next Hand in Hand Day is approaching fast. On June 17th we will be at Camp Evans in Wall Township. It looks like we need at least 8 – 10 volunteers to make this day a success.
I have attached the days details to this email for you to review. Feel free to use our VIC Net portal or if you prefer please email me at aelefante@lsmnj and I will assist you in signing up for the event.
If your fellow volunteers have not registered in our system yet, please have them use the link below and it will take you to the registration form.
http://www.lsmnj.org/how-we-help/community-outreach-services/lsmnj-disaster-recovery/ldr-individual-volunteer-registration
If they have already filled out the registration then you can use the link below which takes you to VicNet our Volunteer Information Portal. Here you can enter your ID and Password to access your account and sign up for the event location of your choosing. If you cannot recall your ID and Password, no problem. Have them contact me and I can send it to the email address on file. Here is the link:
https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?from=161797
I also included the link to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lsmnj.disaster.recovery#!/lsmnj.disaster.recovery . Here you can see some of the pictures and projects the volunteers have been involved in throughout the state.
If you or a few of your congregation members can make it to this month’s event it may be a way to start small and build this as a volunteer mission in the future. If you need more information or have questions please let me know and I will be glad to assist.
We hope to see you there! Blessings to all of you!
Alex Elefante
Disaster Recovery Coordinator
3 Manhattan Drive
Burlington, NJ 08016
aelefante@lsmnj.org
P: 609-699-4132 | C: 609-864-3539
F: 609-747-4132
www.lsmnj.org
8TH ANNUAL EQUALITY WALK
REGISTER NOW: Saturday, June 17th at 10 a.m. for registration; 11 a.m. walk steps off at Kennedy Park in Asbury Park (Grand Avenue between Cookman and Lake Ave) This year there is a NJ Lutherans group walking and please consider joining the walk and/or supporting the group as they walk. You can go the 2017 Equality Walk website and click on view all teams; from there you can click on New Jersey Lutherans and it will take you to their page for full details on how to join the walk and/or support the walk as part of team NJ Lutherans
Calendar for June 2017
Friday, June 9
12 noon NA
7:30 p.m. SDA
Saturday, June 10
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry
8:30 a.m. Community Clothes Closet
9:30 a.m. SDA and 3:00 p.m. SDA
5:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
6:45 p.m. AA
Sunday, June 11
9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion/SCS
11:00 Annual Church Picnic
1:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Monday, June 12
12:00 noon NA
6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class
7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregations
Tuesday, June 13
12 noon Creative Crafters
6:45 p.m. Food Pantry
7:00 p.m. SAA
7:30 p.m. Council
Wednesday, June 14
10:00 a.m. Eucharist followed by Prayer Ministry
12 noon NA
6:00 p.m. Women’s AA
8:00 p.m. AA
Thursday, June 15
12 noon NA
7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Friday, June 16
12 noon NA
7:30 p.m. SDA
Saturday, June 17
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry
9:30 a.m. SDA and 3:00 p.m. SDA
11:00 a.m. Meal at Noon
6:45 p.m. AA
Sunday, June 18– Father’s Day
9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion
1:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Monday, June 19
12 Noon NA
7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Tuesday, June 20
12 noon Creative Crafters
6:45 p.m. Food Pantry
7:00 p.m. SAA
Wednesday, June 21
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, June 22
12 noon NA
6:30 p.m. Reformations Exercise Class
7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Friday, June 23
12 noon NA
7:30 p.m. SDA Congregation
Saturday, June 24
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry
8:30 a.m. Clothes Closet
9:00 a.m. SDA and 3:00 p.m. SDA
6:45 p.m. AA
Sunday, June 25
9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion
1:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Monday, June 26
12 noon NA
6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class
7:00 p.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Tuesday, June 27
12 noon Crafters
6:45 Food Pantry
Wednesday, June 28
10:00 a.m. Eucharist/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, June 29
12 noon NA
6:30 p.m. Reformation Exercise Class
7:00 a.m. Spring of Life Congregation
Friday, June 30
12 noon NA
7:30 p.m. SDA
*dates and times for meetings are subject to change; please check bulletins and e-messenger throughout the month.
{ Father’s Day Tribute {
On Sunday, June 18th we will be celebrating FATHER’S DAY. We are providing an opportunity for honoring and remembering our fathers and the special men in our lives through the Endowment Fund. We are providing a FATHER’S DAY TRIBUTE where contributions may be made to the church and applied 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 donations may be placed in the offering plates, mailed to the church or placed on Debbie’s Desk— no later than June 12th
RESERVATION DEADLINE: JUNE 12th
(Please print clearly to ensure accuracy for your memorial or tribute)
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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