Midweek Announcements for February 10, 2022

Worship in Person Indoors Continues

Our Reopening Planning Group has affirmed our commitment to continue to worship in person during the Omicron variant-related surge in Covid cases. Our modified worship routine includes attention to the following: reducing the amount of singing in worship, encouraging the use of N95 masks or double-masking, roping off again every other pew, and suspending coffee hour indoors for the foreseeable future. While we are committed to retaining our in-person worship practice, we also honor and respect those who, for varieties of reasons, need to refrain from in person worship at this time. We pray that this surge is comparatively short-lived.

It's SOUPER BOWL XI

Please stop by the fellowship hall after church to pick up your soup/stew/chili to enjoy in the comfort of your own home during the game! Proceeds to support the ELCA Youth Gathering...2024, Here We Come!

Collection of Food Items for AFAC on Sunday, February 13

We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, January 30, in conjunction with our regular worship service.

Will You Commit to Financially Supporting Our Church’s Mission?

At our January 23 annual meeting, our congregation adopted a robust budget for 2022 – one that depends on the active and generous support of every member of the church. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you plan to help meet our expenses and fulfill our plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 49 individuals and families have provided that information and the intended offerings would cover a little less than 48 percent of the budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the form that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form.

New Songs for a New Season: A Hymn Festival – March 26

Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm.

Bible Study on the Prophet Micah, Monday Evenings at 6:30 via Zoom

Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!

New Member Sunday, February 27

We plan to receive new members into Resurrection Church on the Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration of Our Lord, Sunday, February 27 as part of our usual Sunday worship. For those who wish to be received and for those members who may know of others who wish to become members, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. concerning further details.

A Gift for You—New Bibles & Small Catechisms

The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.

Social/Racial Justice Learning Group Postponed for a Month

Out of an abundance of caution, we've postponed the start of the Learning Group that we've agreed to facilitate (from Wednesday 19 January 2022 to Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 7pm at RELC). We continue to believe that meeting in person (with appropriate distancing and masking akin to Sunday worship), at least to self-organize this new endeavor, is worthwhile.

In the meantime, we would encourage everyone (not just those who are considering joining our group) to avail themselves of the first resource we selected for initial discussion -- White Too Long, The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones.

If you haven't already let us know of your interest, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Your Generosity at Work in the Community

We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:

  • Borromeo Housing, Inc
  • ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response (assistance to victims of tornadoes)Culpepper Garden (affordable senior housing)
  • Lutheran Social Services, National Capital Area
  • Virginia Hospital Center Foundation (support for pediatric care)

Can't make it to church? Watch us Live! Now Livestreaming Worship

To view our 10:00 AM 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 9:55AM 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.

Altar Flowers Sign Up for 2022

In keeping with RELC’s custom prior to the pandemic, we have resumed ordering flowers for the chancel. If you would like to participate in flower dedications, please sign up on the calendar, which will be placed in the hallway just outside of the kitchen. Please be sure to inform the church office for whom the flowers should be dedicated to, preceding the Sunday that you have assumed responsibility for the embellishment of the Nave. There will be recognition of your dedication in the church bulletin. Please also note that you will need to submit a $40 check to the church office for the flowers. The check should be paid to the order of Resurrection Lutheran Church, and should include a memo which identifies that the donation is for the church flowers. Sending great thanks to all who partake in serving and glorifying God and RELC, through your gifts of flowers during the worship service.

Faith Formation Calendar

Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:

pdfAdvent Calendar RELC 2021

For Your Prayers at Home

In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:

  • Mary Ann Glover
  • Teri Torres
  • Edna Frady
  • Jane Coonce
  • Janet Lewis
  • Krista Kurth
  • Evon Lippencot
  • Nancy MacDonald
  • Bob MacDonald
  • Grant Aldonas
  • Norm Olsen
  • Judy Frank
  • Effie Stallsmith
  • Barb Jensen
  • Charlotte Boeck
  • Lynn Kiewel
  • Phillip Swingler
  • Maria Liwski
  • Tucker Dean
  • Irene Belcher
  • Sharon Kravetz
  • John and Anneliese Arnold
  • Julie Bates
  • Walters, Grays, and Lombardos families, who lost their homes in the Colorado wildfires
  • Family of Mark Anderson
  • Family and Friends of James Smith
  • Family and Friends of Malcolm Stark

For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Prayer Requests

Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.

Arlington County Covid-19 Response

Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.

The best ways to contact Pastor Linman

Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.

Other Announcements?

Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!