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THE WORD
THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED
FOR THE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF
REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH
June 2006
Pastor Claire S. Burkat Elected Bishop of SEPA Synod
(click here to go to article.)
From the Interim Pastor
Last year as Oprah was kicking off her Wildest Dreams Tour, she planned to surprise Desperate Housewives’ Felicity Huffman. You see, in an earlier interview Felicity had mentioned her dream of being a back-up singer. And so, Oprah flew Felicity to Chicago to be a back-up singer to Tina Turner on her show. Felicity went through the training and rehearsal and held her own as she sang and danced behind Tina.
It was afterwards, while watching a playback of her performance that Felicity made a rather odd comment; “I look like such a Lutheran.”
Yes, we all have different ideas about what it means to be a Lutheran. Some see being Lutheran as a natural part of who they are; it is simply what they have always been. For others, being Lutheran conjures up the wafts of delicious food coming from the fellowship hall tempting us to head downstairs before the final hymn. Or perhaps Lutherans are simply those people in Minnesota with funny names that Garrison Keillor talks about.
At Reformation, I have heard Lutheran being used to describe the type of worship service we should have. Some see Lutheran worship as being not Roman Catholic, while others see it as being not Baptist. Perhaps Lutheran worship brings to mind a certain style of music, or way that the worship space should look, or the color of the book that is used for the hymns.
Yes, I suppose all these things might be a part of our varied understanding of being a “Lutheran”, which is why I would like to invite you to participate in a series of conversations.
For Lutherans, worship matters. In fact, worship lies at the heart of how we understand ourselves together. Today, worship practices among Lutherans reflect different patterns, different pieties, different ethnic backgrounds and experiences, and some with influences that are not Lutheran at all. For the sake of the mission we share and with the hope of coming to understand more deeply who we are as Lutheran Christians together, I invite members and friends of this congregation into conversation and study about worship.
These conversations will be on Wednesday evenings in June and July, beginning June 28th at 7:00 pm.
In Christ,
Pastor Jeff
UP-COMING EVENTS
The Reformation Thrivent Financial Group is presenting an afternoon at the theatre on Sunday, June 18, 2006. We will see Holiday Hearts, a drama with comic touches, at Freedom theatre, 1346 North Broad St. The play begins at 3:00 P.M. Tickets are $23.00 per person. Please contact Aldora Harmon, Merle Spearman, or Charline Kent to purchase tickets. We hope you will join us. (Please see church directory for telephone numbers.)
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Thrivent is holding its annual Pantry Party on Saturday, May 13, 2006 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM.
For ticket information contact: Charline Kent, Sandra Wilson, or Merle Spearman (see church directory for phone numbers).
Application forms are now available for camp registration . They may be picked up in the church office.
Our camp is held for ten weeks from June 26 until September 1st . Pre-week is June 19th until June 23rd.
Camp fees are $80.00 a week for the first child and $50 for any other siblings. We also have Before & After care, which is $13.00 for each.
Prayer concerns…for healing: Rosetta Singleton, Nicole Matthews, Faye Campbell, Maryellen Brown, Oronde Watson, Barbara Broadnax, Dorothy Wilson, Herbert Bomar,
Note: If any group has information for the newsletter, it must be received by Monday of the second week of each month. You may leave your information at the church or contact Alicia Bradford (see church directory for phone number) or aliciadbradford@hotmail.com.
TAKE STOCK IN OUR YOUTH!
This year our youth will join other Lutheran youth from all over the world and North America at The Gathering in San Antonio, Texas. Fourteen of our youth and four adult leaders will be traveling to San Antonio from July 2nd to July 9th.
The Youth Group has set a goal of raising $12,000. We have raised $6000 through fundraisers. Many of you have individually donated money and few of the church committee groups have made donations. But we still need to raise $6000 more.
Now, how can the congregation be a part of this great event? You can do this by purchasing stock in our youth. The list below will explain how this can be done.
Ø One share costs $30
Ø $6 will by a meal for a youth
Ø $20 will provide days worth of meals for a youth
Ø $154 will pay for the complete registration of a youth
Ø $130 will pay for the hotel room for a youth
Ø $400 will pay for the roundtrip airline ticket for a youth
Please make checks payable to “Reformation Lutheran Church Youth”
There are different levels of stockholders:
Ø Platinum stockholder = $500+
Ø Gold stockholder = $250
Ø Silver stockholder = $150
Ø Green stockholder = $50
Ø Stockholder = $30
Incentives:
Ø All stockholders are invited to a shareholders dinner in September.
Ø Silver and Gold stockholders will receive a postcard from a youth in San Antonio.
Ø Platinum stockholders will receive an email message, a postcard, and will sit with youth at the shareholders dinner.
Thank you for your continuing support. Look out for future fun raisers.
Peace and Love,
Maya Davis, Kirby Dixon, Michelle Edwards, Ashley Fulton, Precious Gabriel, Jasmine Goldsmith, Naja Green, Shareese Hackney, Brianna Jenkins, Raychel Williams, Cory James, Anthony McAllister, Justin Neville, Jonathan Rawlerson, Michael Robinson, Addison Small-Bradley, Ryan Williams, Gwen Mayrant, Gwen Dixon, Charlene Threadgill, Jennifer Redmond, and Martin Washington, Jr.
June Birthdays
1. Shirley Baker, Damani Hernandez, Willemmine Verdieu, Antonia Williams
2. Ruth Munson
3. Crystal Scott
4. Anthony Cann, Neema Herbert
7. Gail Hicks, Carolyn Moment, Shirley Wooden
8. Towanda Sutton, Monique Wooden
9. Anala Boyd, Channa Gay
10. Sherece Bailey, Francis Stewart
12. Alphonso Campbell
13. Amber Jaynes, William Jaynes, Syreeta Peoples, Caroline Richards, Paulette Thomas
14. Fred Bartelt, Thekla Scott, Alexa Walls
15. Henry Hudson, Lonnie Jones, Zymill, Lee, Ruby Nicholson
16. Keith Shepard
17. Sharita Barnett, Stefanie Holden, Sarina McKnight, Sadie Stewart
18. Lauren Cole
19. Sheralina Baker, Daphne Womack
20. Angelique Hannible, Maurice Howerton
21. Pat Davis
22. Joel Webb
23. Aminah Richardson, Dorothy Taylor
24. Barbara Adams
25. Nicolette Riley, Elizabeth Stewart,
26. Mary Anderson, Deborah Myles, Cheryl Peterson
27. Linda Bradley, Precious Gabriel, Samantha James
28. Christine Inwek, Jerome Miles, Byron, Moon, Myron Moon
29. Sherita Blair, Candice Gillespie, Hank Rawlerson
30. Jenna Hill, Lillette Hill, Amir Holston, Carolyn Matthews, Elaine Thomas
Council Corner
Actions from April 25, 2006 Council Meeting
· A sexton will be authorized to work up to 2 hours per week to ensure that our building is secured each night.
Reminders:
· “Members Concern/Suggestion Sheets” are available in the narthex for members who would like to express their concerns and/or make suggestions to improve our ministry.
· Reformation will be sponsoring our 1st Annual Picnic at Mermaid Lake on Saturday, August 12, 2006. The cost will be $32.00 per adult. For additional information, please see Thekla Scott or Cynthia Crenshaw. Tickets will be available soon.
· Members can place announcements in the box top in the back hall by noon each Friday
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Gwen Redmond & Tom Salber
Council President & Vice President
Calling Post Messages
To retrieve the most recent calling post message just call 1-800-925-7443,
ten digit group ID 125 324 3733
S T R E T C H ACADEMY NEWS
Click here to see Brochure of Stretch Academy Activities
RIDE FOR LUTHERAN CHARITIES
16TH ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE
BIKE RIDE
Volunteers are needed and welcome. Proceeds to benefit Lutheran Charities.
SteepleChase Bike Ride 16-100 miles on the road. Starting and ending at St. John Lutheran Church, 1802 Skippack Pike, Center Square, PA.
Century (100 miles)
Metric Century (62 miles)
Half Century (52 miles
Quarter Century (31 miles)
Short Ride (18 miles)
The fun ride is 10-20 miles on the bike path, starting and ending at Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, 101 New Mill Road, Oaks, PA. Ride along the Perkiomen Creek and through Historic Valley Forge National Park
For information or registration contact Marcia Berner at Lutheran Charities, (610) 829360x212 or www.lutherancharities.org, or contact John Hoffmeyer at 215-753-1226.
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
Lutheran Settlement House exists to empower individuals, families and communities to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through an integrated program of social, educational and advocacy services.
Now you can raise money for Lutheran Settlement House just by searching the Internet at GoodSearch.com. You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine - the site is powered by Yahoo! - but each time you do, money is generated for LSH. Here’s how it works: 1. Go to www.goodsearch.com 2. Type Lutheran Settlement House into the “I support” box and click on “verify”. 3. Search the Internet just like you would with any search engine 4. Since GoodSearch shares its advertising revenue with charities and schools, every time you search the Internet at GoodSearch, you’ll be earning money for us.
Here's an example of how much LSH can earn through using GoodSearch.
|
Number of Supporters |
Average Searches Per Day |
Estimated Revenue/Year |
|
100 |
2 |
$730 |
|
1,000 |
2 |
$7,300 |
|
10,000 |
2 |
$73,000 |
You can keep track of our estimated earnings by clicking on “amount raised” once you designate us as your organization of choice. The more people who use the site, the more money we’ll earn, so please spread the word!!
Thank you!
The Men’s Committee will be holding it’s annual meeting on May 24th at 7 pm. Topics include church business and upcoming events. All men are welcomed to attend.