Schedule for the Coming Week at Resurrection Church
Sunday, July 30
No Sunday School during summer break.
10:00 a.m. – Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
“It is good Lord for us to be here!” Matthew 17:4
Dear Members and Friends of Resurrection,
It is so very good to be here.
Ebon and I have moved into the parsonage and have been getting settled and exploring the area.
I have taken these couple of Sundays at the beginning of July to visit two of our sister congregations and begin to become acquainted with my new colleagues with an eye to partnerships and outreach.
We wanted to say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who worked to prepare the parsonage for us in so many ways.
It is a joy to take up the calling of pastor here among you. Thank you for your warm welcome! I am praying with anticipation that we will have great joy serving our Savior together.
Blessings dear Church! Be talking and worshipping with you soon.
Pastor Harry Therwanger
Contact Information for Pastor T
Pastor Harry has a new email for you to reach him. It is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Also, Pastor will normally take Monday and Tuesday as his weekend so he asks that you contact him Wednesday through Sunday. Unless, of course, there is an emergency. You can reach him on his cell phone at 312-515-7269.
Signing up for Breakfast with Pastor
Want to get to know Pastor Harry? He would certainly enjoy meeting and visiting with you. Watch for details to sign up for “Breakfast with Pastor.” Have breakfast, devotions and a bit of conversation in a small group with our new Shepherd.
Dreaming & Visioning Conversations with Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Team
The newly formed Metro D.C. Synod Reconciling in Christ Team invites you to one of two online Zoom conversations in August to explore what the future of this team looks like.
Share your dreams, ideas and needs to help determine which trainings and resources are shared by this team to help synod congregations as well as rostered and lay leaders expand their love and welcome to all of God’s beloved.
Whether your congregation is RIC or not, you are welcome and encouraged to ask questions and explore what Reconciling in Christ is about.
Date:
Thursday, August 10
Thursday, August 31
Time:
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Website:
Please fill out the online Participant Information form and choose either the August 10 or the August 31 conversation date on Zoom, and submit it, using the link below. Thank you!
https://metrodcelca.elvanto.net/form/5b64ab66-0ca9-484a-a65c-6a85c7407dc7
Share Your Intent to Support Our Budget
Having adopted our 2023 operating and capital budgets, Resurrection’s financial team needs to ensure that our congregation will back these budgets with its generous offerings of support. Please let us know of your giving intentions by answering the Stewardship Committee’s request and returning your Giving Intent response at our Sunday services, mailing it to the church office, or using the online form on the Resurrection website.
You can also choose to have your offering automatically drawn from your bank account on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis with the “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program. Just complete an enrollment form and return it along with your giving intent – or schedule a recurring offering using the “Donate” button on the Resurrection website.
Member Information Form
Resurrection is continuing to work on updating its membership directory with the most current, accurate and preferred contact information. Member Information forms are available in the Narthex – we urge each member of the congregation to fill one out and return it to the church office.
Can't make it to church? Watch us Live! Now Livestreaming Worship
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.
Other Announcements?
Alexandra Mattson, the editor of our now quarterly Steeple Light newsletter, is now also serving as the editor of our Weekly Announcements messages, working closely with Council President Leslie Nolen. 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and to 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!