Worship Schedule:
10:00am in the Sanctuary and on YouTube
Due to the pandemic the need for food is increasing daily. In addition, the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive (Stamp Out Hunger) which normally produces more than 50,000 lbs. of donated food has been canceled which makes the need even greater.
AFAC needs canned vegetables, cereal (low sugar), canned tuna, canned tomato products (stewed, diced, paste), and peanut butter (in plastic jars).
Contributions can be dropped off in the Narthex.
Announcements for the coming week are now available.
Announcements for the coming week are now available.
Announcements for the coming week are now available.
Announcements for the coming week are now available, in PDF format.
Sunday, June 16 — Celebration of our Graduates
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Saturday, June 22
10:00 a.m. — Chrismons-making workshop in the Church lounge on the first floor.
Sunday, June 23
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
11:00 a.m. — Adult Christian Education will be held after the Worship Service. The Animate Faith series begins.
Rejoice with our Recent Graduates of a Recognized Educational Program
We want to Rejoice with our members and those who worship with us, anyone who has completed a recognized educational program. This would include graduates from Preschool, Elementary, Middle, High School, College, or Grad school.
On Sunday, June 16, we will celebrate our graduates during the Worship Service AND following the service we will have cake in the Parish Hall.
Join us every Sunday after service beginning on Sunday, June 23rd for the Animate Faith series. Pastor Harry will lead a thoughtful discussion that begins with a short video of a current Christian thinker and then conversation in response to the questions and prompts put forward by the video speaker. Adult Education will continue most Sundays this summer and also include a couple of special presentations. Watch for further info.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place from Monday, August 19th – Friday, August 23rd. We will have dinner and a program for children AND a program for parents following our meal. We are looking for volunteers who would like to come together and make a meal for our VBS attendees. It's a great way to get to know the kids AND their parents. If able to assist in this manner, please contact Angie Brooke.
Monday, August 19th through Friday, August 23rd in the evening, while the children are having their VBS, the adults are invited to read and discuss the Bible stories that the youth are sharing, from an adult perspective with Pastor. Please plan to arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for a simple supper. Enjoy an opening devotion with the youth and then join the adult group as we ponder scripture.
As the summer season is upon us and schedules change and many of us plan to travel, let me share as your Christian brother and as your Pastor. On vacations and in different routines it may be easy to forget to spend time in worship and prayer. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. You can easily find your local ELCA parish at the ELCA website where you click on "find a church" and enter a zipcode.
If you have an interesting worship experience and want to share, or just want to let me know what you were up to, bring a bulletin back. I am also interested to see what others are doing.
And, remember the ministry we share together as Resurrection Church goes on every day of the year, so continue your support in finances and in prayer while you may be away.
I do pray that if you do have time away this summer, it is refreshing and life giving!
Travel safely and, "God watch between us while we are away from each other."
Pastor Harry
I just learned that Dr. Emma Lou Diemer died on June 2 in Santa Barbara, her home for decades. She was 96. Dr. Diemer was Resurrection’s organist 1961-62 while pursuing graduate studies at UMd. She was a prolific and respected composer at a time when women were seldom able to pursue a career in that field. The reversal of that situation today is due in no small part to Dr. Diemer’s pioneering influence.
Dr. Roy Guenther
Former Organist/Choirmaster, Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church 1969 to 2019
Professor Emeritus of Music and Executive Associate Dean Emeritus in the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences at the George Washington University (GWU)
Former Chairman of the Department of Music at GWU
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, June 23 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, July 7 and July 21 will also be AFAC Sundays.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
Chrismons update: next workshop on Saturday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m.
During coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display.
This is for everyone but ESPECIALLY to parents. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. Please look at the attached Chrismons PDFs booklets, one for 1st & 2nd graders, and another for 3rd & 4th graders, and let me know which ornaments you think your kids would like to try their hand at. Or, for Resurrection Church members who think they would like to include some of these in our collection, please let me know what patterns you are interested in. These Chrismon patterns do not come in single kits so I just need to know the patterns you want and how many to order so that I can order the supplies for them.
If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
Price list for any individual kit that has NOT been included in any of the group kits that are already in progress. These can be sponsored by individual members that wish to make them themselves OR would like a member of the wonderful current crafters who have volunteered to make them for you. If you see one of interest please contact me and I will order it for you. Through sponsorship (including ornaments that have already been completed), we are hoping to have tags on all of the ornaments in honor of, or in memory of, before they are blessed during the first week or two of December.
Chrismons for Grades 1 and 2Chrismons for Grades 3 and 4Individual Chrismon Kits
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Saturday, June 8 — DC Pride Parade in Washington, D.C.
9:00 a.m. - Noon — Help decorate the D.C. Synod's parade float.
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. — DC Pride Parade - Join Pastor Harry in walking with the Metro D.C. Synod RIC (“Reconciling In Christ”) Team.
Sunday, June 9 - DC Pride Festival in Washington, D.C.
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall. Parents are invited to meet with Pastor Harry at 9:00 a.m. in Room 13 while the young people are in their lesson. Last day of Sunday School before summer break.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. — DC Pride Festival in Washington, D.C.
From 3:00 p.m. - Join Pastor Harry in welcoming visitors to the Metro D.C. Synod’s booth.
Sunday, June 16 - Celebration of our Graduates
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
If you have a graduate that you would like to be recognized with their name included in the bulletin, please email the church office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wednesday, June 12.
Following the service we will celebrate our graduates by serving cake in the Parish Hall.
Rejoice with our Recent Graduates of a Recognized Educational Program
We want to Rejoice with our members and those who worship with us, anyone who has completed a recognized educational program. This would include graduates from Preschool, Elementary, Middle, High School, College, or Grad school.
On Sunday, June 16, we will celebrate our graduates during the Worship Service AND following the service we will have cake in the Parish Hall.
Pastor Harry will be walking with the D.C. Synod in the DC Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8th, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to join him at the parade. There are two other ways to participate. You can help decorate the D.C. Synod's parade float on June 8th or participate at the Synod’s booth during the Gay Pride festival on June 9th. You may view more information at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094BA8AB2CA5FB6-49158751-metro#/
Join us every Sunday after service beginning on Sunday, June 23rd for the Animate Faith series. Pastor Harry will lead a thoughtful discussion that begins with a short video of a current Christian thinker and then conversation in response to the questions and prompts put forward by the video speaker. Adult Education will continue most Sundays this summer and also include a couple of special presentations. Watch for further info. If you plan to attend, sign up in the church Narthex so that we have an idea of how many people plan to attend and can order an accurate number of materials..
Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place from Monday, August 19th – Friday, August 23rd. We will have dinner and a program for children AND a program for parents following our meal. We are looking for volunteers who would like to come together and make a meal for our VBS attendees. It's a great way to get to know the kids AND their parents. If able to assist in this manner, please contact Angie Brooke.
Monday, August 19th through Friday, August 23rd in the evening, while the children are having their VBS, the adults are invited to read and discuss the Bible stories that the youth are sharing, from an adult perspective with Pastor. Please plan to arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for a simple supper. Enjoy an opening devotion with the youth and then join the adult group as we ponder scripture.
I just learned that Dr. Emma Lou Diemer died on June 2 in Santa Barbara, her home for decades. She was 96. Dr. Diemer was Resurrection’s organist 1961-62 while pursuing graduate studies at UMd. She was a prolific and respected composer at a time when women were seldom able to pursue a career in that field. The reversal of that situation today is due in no small part to Dr. Diemer’s pioneering influence.
Dr. Roy Guenther
Former Organist/Choirmaster, Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church 1969 to 2019
Professor Emeritus of Music and Executive Associate Dean Emeritus in the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences at the George Washington University (GWU)
Former Chairman of the Department of Music at GWU
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, June 9 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, June 23 will also be an AFAC Sunday.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
During coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Sunday, June 2
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Sunday, June 9
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall. Last day of Sunday School before summer break.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Rejoice with our Recent Graduates of a Recognized Educational Program
We want to Rejoice with our members and those who worship with us, anyone who has completed a recognized educational program. This would include graduates from Preschool, Elementary, Middle, High School, College, or Grad school.
On Sunday, June 16, we will celebrate our graduates during the Worship Service AND following the service we will have cake in the Parish Hall.
Please respond by Wednesday, June 5, to Angie Brooke if you are graduating from a program. Thank you!
Pastor Harry will be walking with the D.C. Synod in the DC Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8th, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to join him at the parade. There are two other ways to participate. You can help decorate the D.C. Synod's parade float on June 8th or participate at the Synod’s booth during the Gay Pride festival on June 9th. You may view more information at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094BA8AB2CA5FB6-49158751-metro#/
Join us every Sunday after service beginning on Sunday, June 23rd for the Animate Faith series. Pastor Harry will lead a thoughtful discussion that begins with a short video of a current Christian thinker and then conversation in response to the questions and prompts put forward by the video speaker. The series runs through Sunday, July 28th. If you plan to attend, sign up in the church Narthex so that we have an idea of how many people plan to attend and can order an accurate number of materials.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place from Monday, August 19th – Friday, August 23rd. We will have dinner and a program for children AND a program for parents following our meal. We are looking for volunteers who would like to come together and make a meal for our VBS attendees. It's a great way to get to know the kids AND their parents. If able to assist in this manner, please contact Angie Brooke.
Monday, August 19th through Friday, August 23rd in the evening, while the children are having their VBS, the adults are invited to read and discuss the Bible stories that the youth are sharing, from an adult perspective with Pastor. Please plan to arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for a simple supper. Enjoy an opening devotion with the youth and then join the adult group as we ponder scripture.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, June 9 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, June 23 will also be an AFAC Sunday.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
During coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Sunday, May 26
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Rejoice with our Recent Graduates of a Recognized Educational Program
We want to Rejoice with our members and those who worship with us, anyone who has completed a recognized educational program. This would include graduates from Preschool, Elementary, Middle, High School, College, or Grad school.
On Sunday, June 16, we will celebrate our graduates during the Worship Service AND following the service we will have cake in the Parish Hall.
Please respond by Wednesday, June 5, to Angie Brooke if you are graduating from a program. Thank you!
Adult Christian Education Summer Options:
Join us every Sunday after service beginning on Sunday, June 16th for the Animate Faith series. Pastor Harry will lead a thoughtful discussion that begins with a short video of a current Christian thinker and then conversation in response to the questions and prompts put forward by the video speaker. The series runs through Sunday, July 28th. If you plan to attend, sign up in the church Narthex so that we have an idea of how many people plan to attend and can order an accurate number of materials.
The Holy Land Tour is extended! Our very engaged tourists took extra time on the Viadolorosa and at the Holy Sepulchre, so the tour continues this Wednesday, May 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. We visit Mt. Zion, hear more about the work of our Lutheran Churches in the Holy Land and extend our trip to the Jordan River baptismal site.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place from Monday, August 19th – Friday, August 23rd. We will have dinner and a program for children AND a program for parents following our meal. We are looking for volunteers who would like to come together and make a meal for our VBS attendees. It's a great way to get to know the kids AND their parents. If able to assist in this manner, please contact Angie Brooke.
Monday, August 19th through Friday, August 23rd in the evening, while the children are having their VBS, the adults are invited to read and discuss the Bible stories that the youth are sharing, from an adult perspective with Pastor. Please plan to arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for a simple supper. Enjoy an opening devotion with the youth and then join the adult group as we ponder scripture.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, May 26 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, June 9 and 23 will also be AFAC Sundays.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
During coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Saturday, May 18
10:00 a.m. - Noon — Chrismons Project meeting in the church’s first floor lounge.
12:00 p.m. — Confirmation Rehearsal in the Sanctuary.
4:00 p.m. — Carmina & Illuminare Concert. Barbara Bulger Verdile and Darwyn Banks from the RELC Choir will sing with Carmina & Illuminare. A reception in the Parish Hall will follow.
Sunday, May 19 – Pentecost
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship and Confirmation: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Please remember to wear RED on Pentecost, Sunday, May 19.
The “Christ in our Home" devotional books for July, August, and September can be picked up in the Narthex.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place from Monday, August 19th – Friday, August 23rd. We will have dinner and a program for children AND a program for parents following our meal. We are looking for volunteers who would like to come together and make a meal for our VBS attendees. It's a great way to get to know the kids AND their parents. If able to assist in this manner, please contact Angie Brooke.
Our tour bus was stopped at a checkpoint and we didn't get to Jerusalem! Our Wednesday evening group had great fellowship and conversation as we shared slides, video and questions about Bethlehem and felt we wanted to spend quality time in Jerusalem. So, the Holy Land Tour continues on Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Join us as we "go up to Jerusalem.”
Carmina & Illuminare Concert
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205
Free street parking • Free-will offering
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
The advent of efficient music printing around 1530 spurred a market that reached well beyond traditional courtly audiences to include musically literate members of a growing merchant class. New types of social music flourished, ultimately ranging from straightforward multi-verse part songs to ambitious creations crafted to wring every nuance of image and passion from their poetry. Barbara Bulger Verdile and Darwyn Banks from the RELC Choir will sing with Carmina & Illuminare. We will present Italian and English madrigals, French chansons, villanellas, and more: http://www.carmina.org/upcomingperformances.php#25-FFM
The Social Ministry Committee has designated Mandehah, LLC as the charity recipient of RELC's free-will offerings from Resurrection’s May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website where you can learn more about it.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, May 26 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, June 9 and 23 will also be AFAC Sundays.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
During coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
Our second Chrismons-making meeting will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the church’s lounge. Eight volunteers attended our first very successful meeting on Saturday, April 27th. If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Sunday, May 12 – Mother’s Day
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Emily Ewing.
Saturday, May 18
10:00 a.m. - Noon — Chrismons Project meeting in the church’s first floor lounge.
1:00 p.m. — Confirmation Rehearsal in the Sanctuary.
4:00 p.m. — Carmina & Illuminare Concert. A reception in the Parish Hall will follow.
Sunday, May 19 – Pentecost
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship and Confirmation: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Please remember to wear RED on Pentecost, Sunday, May 19.
The “Christ in our Home" devotional books for July, August, and September can be picked up in the Narthex.
Encore Stage and Studio, where kids perform for kids! Our Sunday school families will be attending "Rapunzel" on Sunday, May 12, at 3:00 p.m. Want to join us? Please contact Angie Brooke.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place from Monday, August 19th – Friday, August 23rd. We will have dinner and a program for children AND a program for parents following our meal. We are looking for volunteers who would like to come together and make a meal for our VBS attendees. It's a great way to get to know the kids AND their parents. If able to assist in this manner, please contact Angie Brooke.
Pastor Harry will be away for a family funeral from Tuesday, May 7 until Tuesday, May 14. We will host Pastor Emily Ewing on Sunday, May 12th to serve at Resurrection. Pastors CJ Valenti and Alex Stall will be available for emergencies. Please call the church office at 703-532-5991 should you desire pastoral care.
Our tour bus was stopped at a checkpoint and we didn't get to Jerusalem! Our Wednesday evening group had great fellowship and conversation as we shared slides, video and questions about Bethlehem and felt we wanted to spend quality time in Jerusalem. So, the Holy Land Tour continues on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Join us as we "go up to Jerusalem."
The Choir has done it again! This Easter season, church choirs who presented anthems published by St. James Music Press (SJMP) were again invited to “Share the Celebration” by submitting for review and possible selection, recordings of SJMP publications presented during a Holy Week or Easter service. SJMP selected our Good Friday presentation of Richard Shephard’s “Good Friday Reproaches” and posted access to our recording on their Facebook page. If you missed it, or would like to hear it again, follow this link and move the cursor to 1:15:37.
Of course, I’d like to extend thanks to our hard-working choir and Steve Black’s sound engineering, enabling RELC to receive this honor.
With a voice of singing, Barbara
We welcome your donations towards altar flowers on May 19, June 26 and June 30 should you be interested in honoring or donating flowers in memory of a family member or friend. Donations for one arrangement of altar flowers may be made for $55. Please sign up to donate on the sign-up sheet outside the kitchen.
In December 2023 RELC Church Council gave the green light to explore Reconciling in Christ (RIC), and the team to help do so (Shawna Bergman, Angie Brooke, Christina Cuesta, Mike Hirschberg, Gary Mortensen, Dave Oaks, Valerie Pratt, Jack Schoen and Pastor Harry Therwanger) was announced at the January annual meeting. The team has met monthly since February and is working on opportunities for the congregation to learn more about RIC throughout the coming months.
In the meantime, the team welcomes any questions or thoughts the congregation may have on RIC. An anonymous questions box with index paper has been placed on the Narthex table next to the right of the Chapel door. Or feel free to email or call Jeanne Broyhill, RIC team lead.
Please go to the RIC Works website at Home - Reconciling Works for more information. Reconciling Works is a nonprofit organization that has helped Lutheran churches since 1974 become welcoming churches "to people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions - or LGBTQIA+ - and names its commitment to racial equity in its welcoming statement." The RIC team at RELC is using RIC Works materials as are several Lutheran churches in our area.
Carmina & Illuminare Concert
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205
Free street parking • Free-will offering
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
The advent of efficient music printing around 1530 spurred a market that reached well beyond traditional courtly audiences to include musically literate members of a growing merchant class. New types of social music flourished, ultimately ranging from straightforward multi-verse part songs to ambitious creations crafted to wring every nuance of image and passion from their poetry. We will present Italian and English madrigals, French chansons, villanellas, and more: http://www.carmina.org/upcomingperformances.php#25-FFM
The Social Ministry Committee has designated Mandehah, LLC as the charity recipient of RELC's free-will offerings from Resurrection’s May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website where you can learn more about it.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, May 12 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, May 26 will also be an AFAC Sunday.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
During coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
Our second Chrismons-making meeting will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the church’s lounge. Eight volunteers attended our first very successful meeting on Saturday, April 27th. If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Please send in your submissions for “The Steeple Light” by Thursday, May 16th. Thank you!
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Sunday, May 5: Garden Blessing
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Sunday, May 12: Mother’s Day
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. – Worship: Pastor Emily Ewing.
Saturday, May 18
10:00 a.m. - Noon — Chrismons Project meeting in the church’s first floor lounge.
1:00 p.m. — Confirmation Rehearsal in the Sanctuary.
4:00 p.m. — Carmina & Illuminare Concert. A reception in the Parish Hall will follow the concert.
Sunday, May 19: Pentecost
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship and Confirmation: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Please remember to wear RED on Pentecost, Sunday, May 19.
The “Christ in our Home" devotional books for July, August, and September arrived on Monday, April 29. The books can be picked up in the Narthex.
Pastor Harry will be away for a family funeral from Tuesday, May 7 until Tuesday, May 14. We will host Pastor Emily Ewing on Sunday, May 12th to serve at Resurrection. Pastors CJ Valenti and Alex Stall will be available for emergencies. Please call the church office at 703-532-5991 should you desire pastoral care.
Anissi Chaale, mother of our Helen Chaale, passed from this earthly life on April 30. There will be a visitation at 11:00 a.m. and funeral service at noon on Tuesday, May 7 at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 4335 16th Street, N.W. in Washington, D.C. Please consult the Murphy Funeral Home website for further details.
Our tour bus was stopped at a checkpoint and we didn't get to Jerusalem! Our Wednesday evening group had great fellowship and conversation as we shared slides, video and questions about Bethlehem and felt we wanted to spend quality time in Jerusalem. So, the Holy Land Tour continues on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Join us as we "go up to Jerusalem."
The Choir has done it again! This Easter season, church choirs who presented anthems published by St. James Music Press (SJMP) were again invited to “Share the Celebration” by submitting for review and possible selection, recordings of SJMP publications presented during a Holy Week or Easter service. SJMP selected our Good Friday presentation of Richard Shephard’s “Good Friday Reproaches” and posted access to our recording on their Facebook page. If you missed it, or would like to hear it again, follow this link and move the cursor to 1:15:37.
Of course, I’d like to extend thanks to our hard-working choir and Steve Black’s sound engineering, enabling RELC to receive this honor.
With a voice of singing, Barbara
Pastor Harry accepted recognition from the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) on behalf of Resurrection Lutheran as a founding congregation of AFAC at its 35th Anniversary Spring Event celebration on April 18th.
AFAC reported that it is approaching its 2 millionth meal served and has served more than 140,000 meals so far this year. Our donations and volunteers work in partnership with many others to feed those in need. For more information, visit https://www.afac.org.
We welcome your donations towards altar flowers on May 19, June 26 and June 30 should you be interested in honoring or donating flowers in memory of a family member or friend. Donations for one arrangement of altar flowers may be made for $55. Please sign up to donate on the sign-up sheet outside the kitchen.
In December 2023 RELC Church Council gave the green light to explore Reconciling in Christ (RIC), and the team to help do so (Shawna Bergman, Angie Brooke, Christina Cuesta, Mike Hirschberg, Gary Mortensen, Dave Oaks, Valerie Pratt, Jack Schoen and Pastor Harry Therwanger) was announced at the January annual meeting. The team has met monthly since February and is working on opportunities for the congregation to learn more about RIC throughout the coming months.
In the meantime, the team welcomes any questions or thoughts the congregation may have on RIC. An anonymous questions box with index paper has been placed on the Narthex table next to the right of the Chapel door. Or feel free to email or call Jeanne Broyhill, RIC team lead.
Please go to the RIC Works website at Home - Reconciling Works for more information. Reconciling Works is a nonprofit organization that has helped Lutheran churches since 1974 become welcoming churches "to people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions - or LGBTQIA+ - and names its commitment to racial equity in its welcoming statement." The RIC team at RELC is using RIC Works materials as are several Lutheran churches in our area.
Carmina & Illuminare Concert
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205
Free street parking • Free-will offering
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
The advent of efficient music printing around 1530 spurred a market that reached well beyond traditional courtly audiences to include musically literate members of a growing merchant class. New types of social music flourished, ultimately ranging from straightforward multi-verse part songs to ambitious creations crafted to wring every nuance of image and passion from their poetry. We will present Italian and English madrigals, French chansons, villanellas, and more: http://www.carmina.org/upcomingperformances.php#25-FFM
The Social Ministry Committee has designated Mandehah, LLC as the charity recipient of RELC's free-will offerings from Resurrection’s May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website where you can learn more about it.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, May 12 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, May 26 will also be an AFAC Sunday.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
During coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
Our second Chrismons-making meeting will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the church’s lounge. Eight volunteers attended our first very successful meeting on Saturday, April 27th. If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Saturday, April 27
10:00 a.m. - Noon – Chrismons Project meeting in the church’s first floor lounge.
Sunday, April 28 — Earth Sunday
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
The RELC Creation Care Team invites you to attend an environmental education program presented by EcoAction Arlington focused on issues related to stormwater runoff in Arlington. Please join us during Coffee Hour!
Sunday, May 5 — Garden Blessing
Please join us on Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall. Pastor will share his slides, videos and experiences from his trip to the Holy Land in 2023. Our third session will land us in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Pastor also has a few more "old school" slides from his first trip to the Holy Land 30 years ago!
The Choir has done it again! This Easter season, church choirs who presented anthems published by St. James Music Press (SJMP) were again invited to “Share the Celebration” by submitting for review and possible selection, recordings of SJMP publications presented during a Holy Week or Easter service. SJMP selected our Good Friday presentation of Richard Shephard’s “Good Friday Reproaches” and posted access to our recording on their Facebook page. If you missed it, or would like to hear it again, follow this link and move the cursor to 1:15:37.
Of course, I’d like to extend thanks to our hard-working choir and Steve Black’s sound engineering, enabling RELC to receive this honor.
With a voice of singing, Barbara
Pastor Harry accepted recognition from the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) on behalf of Resurrection Lutheran as a founding congregation of AFAC at its 35th Anniversary Spring Event celebration on April 18th.
AFAC reported that it is approaching its 2 millionth meal served and has served more than 140,000 meals so far this year. Our donations and volunteers work in partnership with many others to feed those in need. For more information, visit https://www.afac.org.
We welcome your donations towards altar flowers on May 19, June 26 and June 30 should you be interested in honoring or donating flowers in memory of a family member or friend. Donations for one arrangement of altar flowers may be made for $55. Please sign up to donate on the sign-up sheet outside the kitchen.
In December 2023 RELC Church Council gave the green light to explore Reconciling in Christ (RIC), and the team to help do so (Shawna Bergman, Angie Brooke, Christina Cuesta, Mike Hirschberg, Gary Mortensen, Dave Oaks, Valerie Pratt, Jack Schoen and Pastor Harry Therwanger) was announced at the January annual meeting. The team has met monthly since February and is working on opportunities for the congregation to learn more about RIC throughout the coming months.
In the meantime, the team welcomes any questions or thoughts the congregation may have on RIC. An anonymous questions box with index paper has been placed on the Narthex table next to the right of the Chapel door. Or feel free to email or call Jeanne Broyhill, RIC team lead.
Please go to the RIC Works website at Home - Reconciling Works for more information. Reconciling Works is a nonprofit organization that has helped Lutheran churches since 1974 become welcoming churches "to people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions - or LGBTQIA+ - and names its commitment to racial equity in its welcoming statement." The RIC team at RELC is using RIC Works materials as are several Lutheran churches in our area.
Provide much-needed self-care and critical germ fighting tools to people around the world coping with poverty, disaster, conflict and more.
From April 14-28, your Social Ministry Committee will be collecting:
Drop donations in the box in the Narthex. You can also donate money and we will shop for the items we need. Please put “LWR Kits” on the memo line of your check or put cash in an envelope marked “LWR Kits.”
April is Earth Month, a time to celebrate our planet and take action to protect it. RELC will celebrate Earth Sunday on April 28 with a special presentation by EcoAction Arlington.
The RELC Creation Care Team invites you to attend an environmental education program presented by EcoAction Arlington focused on issues related to stormwater runoff in Arlington. You will learn about what our church and individual homeowners can do to reduce runoff and pollution of our local streams, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay. This event will provide details about the new Arlington County Stormwater Credit Program and opportunities to apply for voluntary credits to offset up to 35% of our Stormwater Utility bill. The event will include a child-friendly opportunity to engage with an Enviroscape model, which is an interactive watershed that demonstrates point and nonpoint source pollution. Please contact Monica Hirschberg with any questions.
Carmina & Illuminare Concert
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205
Free street parking • Free-will offering
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
The advent of efficient music printing around 1530 spurred a market that reached well beyond traditional courtly audiences to include musically literate members of a growing merchant class. New types of social music flourished, ultimately ranging from straightforward multi-verse part songs to ambitious creations crafted to wring every nuance of image and passion from their poetry. We will present Italian and English madrigals, French chansons, villanellas, and more: http://www.carmina.org/upcomingperformances.php#25-FFM
The Social Ministry Committee has designated Mandehah, LLC as the charity recipient of RELC's free-will offerings from Resurrection’s May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website where you can learn more about it.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, April 28 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, May 12 and May 26 will also be AFAC Sundays.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
From Sunday, April 14th onwards, during coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
I have invited all of those who have shown an interest in helping to make Chrismons to our first meeting on Saturday, April 27th, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the church’s lounge. If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Sunday, April 21
Please note that there will be no Sunday School.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
After the worship service, please stop by Resurrection Lutheran Church's “Volunteer Opportunities Fair” in the Parish Hall to check out the many varied ways in which you may share your talents to serve our church. We look forward to seeing you there!
Saturday, April 27
10:00 a.m. - Noon — Chrismons Project meeting in the church’s first floor lounge.
Sunday, April 28 – Earth Sunday
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
The RELC Creation Care Team invites you to attend an environmental education program presented by EcoAction Arlington focused on issues related to stormwater runoff in Arlington. Please join us during Coffee Hour!
Pastor Harry will be out of the office most of this coming week to attend the 2024 Bishop's Convocation which will be held from Tuesday, April 23rd through Friday, April 26th. Pastor will be away but reachable for emergencies if needed. Please contact him by using his cell number: 312-515-7269. Thank you.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall. Pastor will share his slides, videos and experiences from his trip to the Holy Land in 2023. Our third session will land us in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Pastor also has a few more "old school" slides from his first trip to the Holy Land 30 years ago! We will NOT meet on April 24th.
Do you speak another language than English? Would you be willing to read a couple of Bible verses in that language for our Pentecost worship on May 19? Please let Pastor Harry know.
We welcome your donations towards altar flowers on May 19, June 26 and June 30 should you be interested in honoring or donating flowers in memory of a family member or friend. Donations for one arrangement of altar flowers may be made for $55. Please sign up to donate on the sign-up sheet outside the kitchen.
In December 2023 RELC Church Council gave the green light to explore Reconciling in Christ (RIC), and the team to help do so (Shawna Bergman, Angie Brooke, Christina Cuesta, Mike Hirschberg, Gary Mortensen, Dave Oaks, Valerie Pratt, Jack Schoen and Pastor Harry Therwanger) was announced at the January annual meeting. The team has met monthly since February and is working on opportunities for the congregation to learn more about RIC throughout the coming months.
In the meantime, the team welcomes any questions or thoughts the congregation may have on RIC. An anonymous questions box with index paper has been placed on the Narthex table next to the right of the Chapel door. Or feel free to email or call Jeanne Broyhill, RIC team lead.
Please go to the RIC Works website at Home - Reconciling Works for more information. Reconciling Works is a nonprofit organization that has helped Lutheran churches since 1974 become welcoming churches "to people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions - or LGBTQIA+ - and names its commitment to racial equity in its welcoming statement." The RIC team at RELC is using RIC Works materials as are several Lutheran churches in our area.
Provide much-needed self-care and critical germ fighting tools to people around the world coping with poverty, disaster, conflict and more.
From April 14-28, your Social Ministry Committee will be collecting:
Drop donations in the box in the Narthex. You can also donate money and we will shop for the items we need. Please put “LWR Kits” on the memo line of your check or put cash in an envelope marked “LWR Kits.”
Please stop by Resurrection Lutheran Church's “Volunteer Opportunities Fair” on Sunday, April 21st to check out the many varied ways in which you may share your talents to serve our church. We look forward to seeing you there!
April is Earth Month, a time to celebrate our planet and take action to protect it. RELC will celebrate Earth Sunday on April 28 with a special presentation by EcoAction Arlington. To help us focus on caring for the Earth, the Creation Care Team will post weekly messages in the announcements during April about actions you can take to protect our natural resources.
Instead of using store-bought chemical cleaners, consider trying out some home-made recipes with natural products for at least some of your cleaning tasks. This could protect your family and pets from harsh chemicals in your home as well as keep chemicals out of our waterways. Check out some ideas here: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/environment-nature/water/quality/clean-green-homemade-cleaners.aspx
The RELC Creation Care Team invites you to attend an environmental education program presented by EcoAction Arlington focused on issues related to stormwater runoff in Arlington. You will learn about what our church and individual homeowners can do to reduce runoff and pollution of our local streams, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay. This event will provide details about the new Arlington County Stormwater Credit Program and opportunities to apply for voluntary credits to offset up to 35% of our Stormwater Utility bill. The event will include a child-friendly opportunity to engage with an Enviroscape model, which is an interactive watershed that demonstrates point and nonpoint source pollution. Please contact Monica Hirschberg with any questions.
Carmina & Illuminare Concert
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205
Free street parking • Free-will offering
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
The advent of efficient music printing around 1530 spurred a market that reached well beyond traditional courtly audiences to include musically literate members of a growing merchant class. New types of social music flourished, ultimately ranging from straightforward multi-verse part songs to ambitious creations crafted to wring every nuance of image and passion from their poetry. We will present Italian and English madrigals, French chansons, villanellas, and more: http://www.carmina.org/upcomingperformances.php#25-FFM
The Social Ministry Committee has designated Mandehah, LLC as the charity recipient of RELC's free-will offerings from Resurrection’s May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website where you can learn more about it.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, April 28 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, May 12 and May 26 will also be AFAC Sundays.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole.
From Sunday, April 14th onwards, during coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them (see attached photo). The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know.
I have invited all of those who have shown an interest in helping to make Chrismons to our first meeting on Saturday, April 27th, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the church’s lounge. If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Van Poole.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Saturday, April 13
9:00 a.m. — Garden Workday outside to prepare the Plot Against Hunger vegetable garden.
Sunday, April 14
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
A reception for our Holy Communion Class graduates will be held after the worship service in the Parish Hall.
We rejoice that five of our youth have completed their instruction in Holy Communion. In order to celebrate this achievement, these five students and their families will commune first this Sunday, April 14. Join us afterwards, in the Parish Hall downstairs, for cake, refreshments and the presentation of certificates. Please join us in congratulating the youth and continuing to encourage them to learn and grow in their faith.
Please join us on Wednesdays, on April 10th, April 17th and May 1st at 7:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall. Pastor will share his slides, videos and experiences from his trip to the Holy Land in 2023. Come to see and hear about some of the places we know from the Bible.
Come help us prepare the church’s Plot Against Hunger vegetable garden for spring planting on Saturday, April 13 at 9:00 a.m. during our Garden Workday. We will be weeding and mulching the garden beds and paths.
Provide much-needed self-care and critical germ fighting tools to people around the world coping with poverty, disaster, conflict and more.
From April 14-28, your Social Ministry Committee will be collecting:
Drop donations in the box in the Narthex. You can also donate money and we will shop for the items we need. Please put “LWR Kits” on the memo line of your check or put cash in an envelope marked “LWR Kits.”
Please stop by Resurrection Lutheran Church's “Volunteer Opportunities Fair” on Sunday, April 21st to check out the many varied ways in which you may share your talents to serve our church. We look forward to seeing you there!
April is Earth Month, a time to celebrate our planet and take actions to protect it. RELC will celebrate Earth Sunday on April 28 with a special presentation by EcoAction Arlington. To help us focus on caring for the Earth, the Creation Care Team will post weekly messages in the announcements about actions you can take to protect our natural resources.
Are you participating in Arlington County’s food scraps composting program at home? Here’s a tip if you’re going on vacation or haven’t filled the green yard waste bin enough to take it out to the curb. Simply place your bag of compostables into the freezer until you’re ready to use it again or ready to take the yard waste bin out to the curb. Learn more about Arlington’s food scraps composting program here: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Recycling-and-Trash/Residential/Organics-Waste/Food-Scraps-Collection
The RELC Creation Care Team invites you to attend an environmental education program presented by EcoAction Arlington focused on issues related to stormwater runoff in Arlington. You will learn about what our church and individual homeowners can do to reduce runoff and pollution of our local streams, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay. This event will provide details about the new Arlington County Stormwater Credit Program and opportunities to apply for voluntary credits to offset up to 35% of our Stormwater Utility bill. The event will include a child-friendly opportunity to engage with an Enviroscape model, which is an interactive watershed that demonstrates point and nonpoint source pollution. Please contact Monica Hirschberg with any questions.
Carmina & Illuminare Concert
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205
Free street parking • Free-will offering
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
The advent of efficient music printing around 1530 spurred a market that reached well beyond traditional courtly audiences to include musically literate members of a growing merchant class. New types of social music flourished, ultimately ranging from straightforward multi-verse part songs to ambitious creations crafted to wring every nuance of image and passion from their poetry. We will present Italian and English madrigals, French chansons, villanellas, and more: http://www.carmina.org/upcomingperformances.php#25-FFM
The Social Ministry Committee has designated Mandehah, LLC as the charity recipient of RELC's free-will offerings from Resurrection’s May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website where you can learn more about it.
One of the goals of the Music at Resurrection committee is to seek out quality talent to perform at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Please reach out to Cathy Carr, either in church, or by email, with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, April 14 in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, April 28 will also be an AFAC Sunday.
Calling out to all crafters - if you like to knit, bead, string wire, work w/clay (a new medium) or even just want to learn in a group (or on your own) please contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Chrismons.” I will be providing several initial “kits” with all the supplies & instructions in the near future (once I find interested parties).
Starting this coming Sunday during coffee hour, (by the fireplace), there will be individual Chrismon kits for you to look at. The current Chrismons, those in great shape and those we are replacing (or repairing), will be on display. I have specific children’s patterns for grades 1 & 2 and for grades 3 & 4. If anyone is interested in these, please let me know. Again, if you have any questions, please email me (writing “Chrismons” in the subject line) or call me at: 703-625-7391.
To start our adventure into the art of making Chrismons, I have ordered two kits that will give us everything that we need to make a variety of the ornaments (see attached photo). The ornaments come in various sizes with all of the patterns/instructions and supplies to make them.
I will reach out with various dates for our first meeting to all of those who have shown an interest in helping to make Chrismons: perhaps an evening wine and cheese at the church’s lounge (did you know there was such a place?), at someone’s house (I’m happy to host), or after coffee hour one Sunday. If folks want to just take home the pattern and supplies to make one ornament, you are also welcome to do so. I expect to receive the kits within the next couple of weeks, so look for the first gathering to be held in early April. Please email Mimi Van Poole and note “Chrismons” in the subject line, or text me at 703-625-7391.
RELC’s Meal Ministry is alive and well. We are looking for volunteers who like to cook/bake when the need arises. If anyone hears of/or needs something themselves, please reach out to Pastor Harry who will let the committee chair know and we will be in touch. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mimi Van Poole. Please note in the subject line: “Meal Ministry.”
To view our 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55 a.m. on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our quarterly “Steeple Light” newsletter, is, at present, also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. From February 1st on, if you place an item in our Weekly Announcements, please give Alexandra the specific dates for the announcement to be posted. If there are no dates provided, the announcement will run for one week and then be dropped. Please, let's keep the Announcements timely.
If you have any items that you wish to communicate in the Weekly Announcements as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please send them via email to both Alexandra and to Leslie by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
