Announcements for Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 2/14/2020

1. Welcome
Worship
to

2. Annual Meeting
TODAY
Sunday, Feb 16th – 11:45 am
Please plan to attend!
Learn about what is coming up in 2020,
and give thanks for our church.

3. Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash
Pastor Nate’s Weekly Prayer for LCR
For the Faitful Departed: Lord, you have destroyed the
power of death, and your grace is stronger than the power of
of the grave. We give you thanks for all our brothers and
sisters who rest in your eternal love, and we pray for loved
loved ones who remain on this side of your resurrection. May
May your promise of new life support and strengthen all who
who grieve. Amen.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God;
believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that
were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to
prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also
may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I

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6. New Member Luncheon
Sunday, Feb 23rd – 11:45 am
Are you interested in membership
at LCR?
Please RSVP to office@lcrmarion.org
or comment on your welcome card.
New Members Received:
March 1 at 8 am and 10:30 am and March 4th at 6 pm

7. Mark Your Calendar for Lent
Ash Wednesday Services - February 26th
Reflection - Imposition of Ashes and Communion
6 pm and 7:15 pm
Fellowship Dinner: 5:15 - 6:45 pm
Wednesdays During Lent
March 4th - April 1st
Worship at 6 pm and 7 pm
Fellowship Dinner: 5:15 - 6:45 pm
Sunday Lent Worship
Worship at 8 am and 10:30 am
Adult Education and Sunday School at 9:15 am
Maundy Thursday Worship at 7 pm
Good Friday Worship at 7 pm
Easter Sunday Worship at 8:00 am and 10:30 am

8. Regular Worship Opportunities
February: Epiphany – Revealing Jesus
Sundays
8:00 am - First Light Traditional Worship
9:00 am - Coffee & Donuts
9:15 am - Sunday School & Adult Education
10:30 am - Contemporary Worship
Wednesdays
5:30 pm – Fellowship
6:00 pm – Evening Song Blended Worship

9. Time and Talent
We are so grateful for the gifts
of time and talent in our congregation!
Time and talent forms will be available
to fill out on
Wednesday, February 19th and
Sunday, February 23rd.

10. Nursery
Our wonderful nursery
is staffed on Sunday mornings
from 7:45 am – 11:45 am.
Infants – Age 5
are welcome!

11. Sunday Morning Adult Ed
9:15 am
Discipleship Series:
Making Sense of Scripture
Church Lounge
Discover Series:
Revelation
Back of the Fellowship Hall
Doing Series:
Unwrap your Spiritual Gifts
Conference Room

12. Discover Bible Study Series
Sunday mornings at 9:15
Discover Series:
Revelation
Bob Erlandson
Back of the Fellowship Hall
This Sunday:
“The Battle, the Kingdom, and the
Last Judgment”
Next Sunday:
“New Creation and New
Jerusalem”

13. Discipleship Bible Study Series
Sunday mornings at 9:15
Discipleship Series:
Making Sense of Scripture
Pastor Denny
Church Lounge
This Sunday:
“Is There a "Center" to Scripture?”
Next Sunday:
“What Kind of Authority Does the
Bible Hold?”

14. Doing Bible Study Series
Sunday mornings at 9:15
Doing Series:
Unwrap Your Spiritual
Gifts
Donna Dennis
Conference Room
This Sunday:
“Your Calling”
Next Sunday:
“God’s Vision and Your Vision
Coming Together”

15. High School Sunday Study
9:15 am
Studying the book of Jude
Katie Kascel
Café/Fellowship Hall
Open to 9-12 grade students

16. Other Studies/ Discussion Groups
This Week
Biblical Fellowship – “The Letters of John”
Tuesday – 2 pm
LCR Book Club – “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter”
Tuesday – 6:30 pm
Donna Dennis Small Group
(rescheduled from last week)
Thursday – 7 pm
LifeTree Café – “Overcoming Life’s Obstacles”
Friday – 12 pm

17. Lifetree Café
Fridays at Noon
This Week: “Overcoming Life’s Obstacles”

18. Sunday School
Sunday Mornings – 9:15 am
1st grade – 5th grade
The Wedding
at Cana
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19. Wednesday Night
Youth Opportunities
Wednesday Night Live
6 pm
3rd-5th grade
Confirmation
7 pm
5th – 8th grade
EDGE
7:30 pm
High School

20. Confirmation
Wednesday, February 19th
Large Group
Next Week:
Ash Wednesday

21. Groups!
Comforting Hands
Quilters
Monday – 9 am
Knitters/
Crocheters
Thursday – 6:30 pm
Woodcarvers
Thursday – 6:30 pm
Friends, fellowship & fun!
No Quilters on Monday, 2/17

22. Blood Drive
Tuesday, February 18th
2:00 – 6:30 pm
LCR Fellowship Hall

23. Book Club
Tuesday, February 18 at 6:30 pm
“The Memory Keepers Daughter,”
by Kim Edwards.
Library copies available in the
church office for you to sign out.
Questions?
Contact Sherrill Morrison

24. .
First Communion
Mark your calendars!
First Communion classes will
be taught on
Mar 25th and Apr 1st at 6 pm, and
First Communion will be celebrated on
Maundy Thursday, Apr 9 at 7 pm.
Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash

25. Ask us about our
Care ministry.
Need someone to talk to?
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash
Referral cards are available
in the chair pockets in front of you.

26. EDGE Youth Service Crew
is waiting for your call!
Contact Katie to arrange a team

27. Make Some Music
Resurrection Choir
Rehearsal on Wednesdays at 7:15 pm
Galileans Women’s Choir
Rehearsal on Wednesdays at 6:15 pm
The King’s Men
Rehearsal on Wednesdays at 6:15 pm
Resurrection Ringers
Rehearsal on Thursdays at 6:30 pm

28. Biderman Scholarship
LCR High School Seniors
Applications for the Biderman Scholarship
are available on the lcrmarion.org website
under “Downloads.”
Application deadline is March 15, 2020

29. .
Service Opportunities
LCR supports many ministries! Contact us for more information.

30. January/February
Mission Envelopes
Feeding Lunches To Youth
(F.L.Y.)
NEW!
We are collecting #4 size brown
paper sacks for FLY. Please place
them in the tub
in the Gathering Space!

31. Donations for Personal Care Kits
Please fill the basket in
the gathering space
with towels and soap!

32. Food Pantry Needs
This Week!
Peanut
Butter
The pantry goes
through over 120
jars of peanut butter
each week!

33. .
Winter Sidewalk Maintenance
We are looking for teams of people
who will “adopt” the church sidewalk
this winter, before services on Sunday
and Wednesday.
Can you help?
Please put a note on your welcome
card or contact the church office.
THANKS!

34. Nursery Staff Needed
• Currently hiring one part-time nursery attendant for
Sunday mornings from 7:45 to 11:45 am
• Looking for a responsible, caring, and faithful person
to serve with our precious little ones (infant through
age 5)
• $18.75 per hour
• Applicants must be 21 or older
• Job descriptions and applications are available on the
entryway bulletin board
• Return to Evelyn in the church office or email

35. Photo by Rodion Kutsaev on Unsplash
.
Altar Flowers
Sign up to provide altar flowers
on the bulletin board.
Take them home after services are done
for the week!

36. .
Register for Camp EWALU!
Early Bird Deadline: March 2
Scholarships are
Check our website for
ewalu.org

37. Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash
Weather Notifications
Wondering about cancellations?
Closings will be posted on KCRG and
LCR social media!

38. Did You Know?
LCR Accepts
GivePlus Donations
Download from Google Play Store
or Iphone App Store

39. Our Sermons Are Online! Search YouTube for
“Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Marion”