WEEKLY E-MESSENGER FROM REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH
For the Week Beginning October 2, 2015
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
THE WEEK AT REFORMATION
Saturday, October 3 – 5:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
Sunday, October 4 – 9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion
Wednesday, October 7 – 10:00 a.m. Eucharist followed by Wednesday Prayer Ministry
Pastor Matt will be on vacation from Monday, October 5th through and including Sunday, October 18th returning to work on Monday the 19th. Pastor Dean will be covering for any pastoral emergencies. Pastor Strockbine will cover services weekend of 10/10-10/11 and Pastor Tupy will cover services weekend of 10/17-10/18
PRAYER REQUESTS
Magdalena Aders, Joseph Agnellino, Pauline & Bob Anthoni, Amy Appleton, Don Appleton, Tim Beaty, Rachel Belli, Mary Bersch, Ann Bresnahan, Allen Buergin, William Buhsi, Nancy Carlisle, David Connelly, Margaret Connelly, Martha Cortes, Norman & Betty Crouse, Diana & Fred DeRasmo, Katie Doe, Edna Drinkard, Linda Eikner, Betty Errigo, Walter & Jan Erwin, Gary Gebele, Judy Goellner, Sarah Gomez, Eric Harrison, Linda Hagerman, Danny Hasse, Bill Hoffman, Royce Howell, Amada & John Jackson, Connie Jackson, Debbie Jakup, Ann & Trish Jamison, Bryan Jenner, Michael Kaplan, Ashlynn Kennedy, Joe Koenig, Dawn Latchaw, Michele McDonough, Mary McGonigal, Alida McKeon, John Mercogliano, Panchera Morales, Donna Partenope, Barbara Peterson, Elaine Plasteras, Rob & Wendy Rivera, Rosemary Rizzuto, Glover Rockwell, Myra Reyes, Rev. Jackie Rowe, Angelina Santopierto, Stephanie Scalise, Karli Schaffner, Patrick Sheridan, Russell Schmitzberg, Dustin Scholl, Cameron Smith, Ella Smith, Glenn Smith, Jeremy Smith, Deana Stowman. Kaitlyn Sudowsky, Bobbie Sweger, David Sweger, Linda Swinkola, Gladstone Trott, Gabe Wallace, Hans Walther, Lorraine White, Edis Williams, Francine Yamello
Christian Sympathy: to the family and friends of Ted Keller, Don Keller’s dad
Military: Mark Anthony, John Barrett, Sgt. Ian DiBennedetto and All our Military
Have someone you would like prayed for? Please call the office at 732-229-9180, email the church at reformationwlb@gmail.com or fill out a prayer request card found in the gathering area and leave it in the box by the display cabinet. Our prayer ministry will offer prayers on Wednesday when they meet. Please review the prayer list and be sure to let us know if we can celebrate in the recovery of anyone you’ve added to the list.
CHURCH HAPPENINGS
Reformation Exercise Class is back!!! As long as the weather holds, we will be meeting at Patty Mikolon’s house on Franklin Parkway (right off Locust Ave) to walk around Franklin Lake. It’s a beautiful time of the year to walk!! We’ll meet on Monday’s at 7!! As the weather gets too cold to walk, we will resume our informal classes in the great room using various tapes (light yoga, dancing to the oldies, etc.) For more information or to get on the text list, please contact Edie Jansen at erj1980@optonline.net
WELCA: The Women of the ELCA from Reformation and Holy Trinity Red Bank are joining together at Holy Trinity Red Bank for a presentation by Naomi Pilande, a Registered Dietician on Women’s Nutrition with a Q & A period too on Wednesday, October 28th at 7 p.m. See the sign-up sheet on the kiosk for full details. All women are invited and encouraged to attend this free event!
Mary Martha Circle: It’s time for the Mary Martha Circle’s annual Oktoberfest – a German Pot Luck in the great room on October 19th at 6:30 p.m. Sign-up sheet is on the kiosk!! All women of the congregation are invited.
RED BANK CROP WALK
SUNDAY – October 18, 2015
STEP UP & WALK WITH US!
Reformation will be represented at the CROP HUNGER WALK in a few weeks. This is the 35th Annual Red Bank CROP Walk, and their goals this year are to raise $135,000 and collect 18,000 pounds of food. Working together we can help end hunger & poverty!
We currently have 4 families signed up to walk & would love to have more. If you’d like to join our team, please let Sue Homza know so she can get you signed up & give you all the paperwork you’ll need. Most importantly you can start getting sponsors & collect donations for your walk.
The route is a 5 mile walk starting & finishing at Red Bank Regional High School, but there is a shorter route if you don’t think you can do the whole thing. Registration is 1:00, we start walking at 2:00.
On the day of the walk, please bring your cash donations, and a food donation of peanut butter, rice, and beans. This will help the Red Bank CROP walk reach their goals.
If you’d like to help but don’t think you can walk, consider sponsoring our walkers. Not sure who to sponsor? Let Sue know & she will distribute all sponsorships among our walkers. EVERY sponsorship of ANY amount will help! Call Sue at 732-933-1522 or email her at susanhomza1@verizon.net
The Community Clothes Closet needs your help: Besides the Clothing “Donation Bags” you may receive in the mail, if you have any oversized store bags that you aren’t using, it would be appreciated if you would bring them in for the Community Clothes Closet.
These bags have come in handy in bagging oversized items (i.e. blankets, pillows, towels, etc).
Please drop off your donations in the marked plastic bottle that can be located in the Gathering Area on the round wooden table or leave them next to the table. Thank you
EVANGELISM: Our Evangelism team is already preparing for their annual Halloween candy distribution on Halloween from 5-8 p.m. But, they need our help:
- They are looking for volunteers to distribute candy that evening
- They need donations of individually wrapped bags of candy
Please see Ralph Catron for more details. There is also an article in this month’s monthly messenger which is now available on the church website.
Prayer Shawl Ministry: After our summer hiatus, the Prayer Shawl Ministry team would like to get knitting and crocheting again! We plan to meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. with our first meeting set for October 12th. We find we are running low on shawls and are actively looking for volunteers to either join here at the church or if you can’t make it, please consider making a shawl at home. There is plenty of yarn in the closet so please stop on by to pick some out!! The prayer shawls mean so much to the recipients!!
Looking Ahead: Plan now to join us on Saturday, November 7th, to help clean, paint, and generally spruce up the church and property!! There is a sign-up sheet on the kiosk
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
NJ SYNOD HAND IN HAND DAYS: Volunteers are the hands, heart, and soul of the ongoing Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts still happening throughout the state of New Jersey. You are invited to come and team up with others from across the state to volunteer your time and effors to help those who hurt, who are in need, and who have limited choices due to Superstorm Sandy. The last Hand in Hand date is: October 24th from 9-3. Won’t you check your calendars now and see if you and your family are available to help one? Please contact Alex Elefante at aelefante@lsmnj.org for more information
Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA): The CMA with Don Sunshine Ministries will be presenting a free seminar here at Reformation on Saturday, October 10th from 9-2:30 including lunch. How would your life change if you could naturally and easily share your faith with one person every day? You can and it’s easier to do than you think!! This seminar will guide and teach us just that!! There will be a free will offering to offset their costs.
OCTOBER CALENDAR
Friday, October 2
12 noon NA
7:00 p.m. SDA & New Life
Saturday, October 3
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry
9:00 a.m. & 3 p.m. Seventh Day Adventists
5:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
Sunday, October 4
9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion/Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Bible Study/Confirmation Class
1:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
4:00 p.m. New Life Congregation
Monday, October 5
12:00 Noon NA
7:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation/New Life/Reformation exercise
Tuesday, October 6
12 noon Crafters
6:45 p.m. Food Pantry
Wednesday, October 7
10:00 a.m. Eucharist followed by Prayer Ministry
12:00 Noon NA
6:00 p.m. Women’s AA Group
8:00 p.m. AA
Thursday, October 8
12 noon NA
7:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
7:30 p.m. Choir
Friday, October 9
12 noon NA
7:30 p.m. SDA/New Life
Saturday, October 10
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry
8:30 a.m. Community Clothes Closet
9:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Seventh Day Adventists
9:00 a.m. CMA seminar – all invited to attend
5:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
Sunday, October 11
9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion/Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Bible Study/Confirmation Class
1:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
4:00 p.m. New Life Congregation
Monday, October 12
12:00 Noon NA
2:00 p.m. Food Pantry – Peter Cooper Village
7:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry/Reformation exercise class
7:00 p.m. New Life/NIIFG Congregation
Tuesday, October 13
12 noon Crafters
6:45 p.m. Food Pantry
Wednesday, October 14
10:00 a.m. Eucharist followed by Prayer Ministry
12:00 Noon NA
6:00 p.m. Women’s AA Group
8:00 p.m. AA
Thursday, October 15
12 noon NA
7:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
7:30 p.m. Choir
Friday, October 16
12 noon NA
7:30 p.m. SDA/New Life
Saturday, October 17
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry Distribution
9:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Seventh Day Adventists
11:00 a.m. Meal at Noon
5:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
Sunday, October 18
9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion/Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Bible Study/No Confirmation Class
1:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
1:00 p.m. CROP Walk 2015 in Red Bank registration
2:00 p.m. Actual CROP Walk 2015
4:00 p.m. New Life Congregation
Monday, October 19
12:00 Noon NA
2:30 p.m. Food Pantry – Oceanport Seniors
6:30 p.m. Mary Martha Oktoberfest
7:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation/New Life/Reformation exercise
Tuesday, October 20
12 noon Crafters
6:45 p.m. Food Pantry
7:30 p.m. Council Meeting
Wednesday, October 21
10:00 a.m. Eucharist followed by Prayer Ministry
12:00 noon NA
6:00 p.m. Women’s AA group
8:00 p.m. AA
Thursday, October 22
12 noon NA
7:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
7:30 p.m. Choir
Friday, October 23
12 noon NA
7:30 p.m. SDA/New Life
Saturday, October 24
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry
8:30 a.m. Community Clothes Closet
9:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. SDA
5:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
Sunday, October 25– Reformation Sunday
9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion/Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Distribution of bibles to kindergarten & 3rd graders
11:00 a.m. Bible Study/Confirmation Class
1:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
4:00 p.m. New Life Congregation
Monday, October 26
12 Noon NA
7:00 p.m. New Life/NIIFG Congregation
7:00 p.m. Reformation exercise class
7:00 p.m. Worship & Music meeting
Tuesday, October 27
12 noon Crafters
6:45 p.m. Food Pantry
Wednesday, October 28
10:00 a.m. Eucharist followed by Prayer Ministry
12 noon NA
6:00 p.m. Women’s AA Group
8:00 p.m. AA
Thursday, October 29
12 noon
7:00 p.m. NIIFG Congregation
7:30 p.m. Choir
Friday, October 30
12 noon – NA
7:00 p.m. SDA/New Life
Saturday, October 31 – Halloween
8:00 a.m. Food Pantry
8:30 a.m. Community Clothes Closet
9:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. SDA
5:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion
Halloween Candy Distribution – 5-8 p.m. – help needed
*Please remember all meetings and activity dates are subject to change. Please check e-messenger, bulletins, and your emails!
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