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.
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!
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!
Sunday, April 7
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
“Online Bible Study Thursdays” will be held weekly at 11:00 a.m. A group of RELC members and friends will meet online each week to discuss the upcoming Gospel Reading for the following Sunday. Due to the Easter holiday, the group won’t meet on Thursday, March 28th, or on Thursday, April 4th, but will resume on Thursday, April 11th. To join the group, email Gail Flatness or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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.
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.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 27, 2024. This is a great reminder to always dispose of your prescription medications safely. Safeway stores now have convenient year-round drug disposal boxes at their in-store pharmacies where you can dispose of expired prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, and pet medications. Leave them in their original bottles or put them in a plastic bag. In addition, Arlington County has several permanent disposal locations. Remember, you should never flush these items or put them in the trash!
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 with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection. Recently, Voix de Femmes, a women's vocal ensemble that sings pieces written by female composers as a good part of its repertoire as well as compositions written by men, was proposed by RELC member Franz Gimmler. Voix de Femmes will perform at RELC on Saturday, September 21st at 4:00 p.m. with a reception to follow in the Parish Hall. Voix de Femmes is based out of Laurel, Maryland.
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).
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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 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!
Sunday, March 31 - Easter Sunday
8:30 a.m. — Easter Breakfast Potluck in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Dear Member or Friend of Resurrection Congregation,
Attached is a pamphlet created by one of our members to invite you and any others you may feel would be blessed to participate in The Great Three Days of Christian liturgy. This year, the dates are from March 28 through March 30. You can print the pamphlet yourself, or copies will be available in the church Narthex this Sunday and next Sunday for you to take.
As our Lenten journey approaches Holy Week, may we again be drawn in new and wonderful ways to the power of God's love in Christ at the Cross and the Empty Tomb! Blessed Lent, dear Church!
– Pastor Harry
We welcome Mr. Dale Heidebrecht as our new Church Administrator. Dale will be present in the Church Office from Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and support our shared ministry in a variety of ways. He will use the email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please stop by and welcome him to RELC.
The Fellowship Committee is making plans for Easter Breakfast, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. The menu will be what is in keeping with Resurrection traditions – hot casseroles, breakfast breads or fruit dishes and beverages appropriate for breakfast. We plan to do this in the spirit of a congregation-wide potluck. Please begin to consider what you may bring to share before the Easter Service.
“Online Bible Study Thursdays” will be held weekly at 11:00 a.m. A group of RELC members and friends will meet online each week to discuss the upcoming Gospel Reading for the following Sunday. Due to the Easter holiday, the group won’t meet on Thursday, March 28th, or on Thursday, April 4th, but will resume on Thursday, April 11th. To join the group, email Gail Flatness or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Pastor Harry will be out of the office on Monday, April 1st through Thursday, April 4th. The pastors at Faith and Advent Lutheran churches are available in case of an emergency. Please contact the church office at RELC should you wish pastoral assistance. Thank you.
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.
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.
Mandehah was founded in Madagascar by Henri Rabezanahary. Henri and his family emigrated from Madagascar to Arlington and Pastor Amy Sevimli received them into membership (probably in 2008). Steve Black has been working with Henri to identify sources of donations to support one of the programs that the non-profit is pursuing: to set up a dental health program in Madagascar using donated equipment from dental practices in the United States.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website as follows:
Our organization's purpose is to free Madagascar of grinding poverty. "Mandehah" in Malagasy means, "going forward," or "moving to the right path." We seek to improve access to clean water, adequate nutrition, dental health, and immunizations against illness in rural Madagascar.
Between 2021-2025, our goal is to provide community water resources, vaccinations, screening for tropical diseases, and reduce the number of malnourished children from age 5 and under. We will begin a dental health program in 2023 with the help of an international partner. We will provide dental screenings and treatments."
Henri has established an LLC in the United States, Mandehah, LLC, to receive donations to support Mandehah's projects in Madagascar. The LLC received an IRS tax-exempt organization determination letter in January 2023. Steve has personally donated to Mandehah, LLC.
Steve Black nominated Mandehah, LLC as a possible recipient of donations received at the next Music at RELC program. The Social Ministry approved this nomination at its meeting on March 7 and supports this recommendation as a recipient of funds donated at the May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
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 with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection. Recently, Voix de Femmes, a women's vocal ensemble that sings pieces written by female composers as a good part of its repertoire as well as compositions written by men, was proposed by RELC member Franz Gimmler. Voix de Femmes will perform at RELC on Saturday, September 21st at 4:00 p.m. with a reception to follow in the Parish Hall. Voix de Femmes is based out of Laurel, Maryland.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, March 31 (Easter Sunday) in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, April 14 and April 28 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. 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).
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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 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!
Sunday, March 24
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Suggested donation $20.
Please return a donation form (available with the Sunday bulletin and also below) in the offering plate or to the church office by Sunday, March 24. Please make checks payable to Resurrection Lutheran Church. Flowers are available to be taken home after the service.
Easter Flowers Order for 2024 (PDF)
Dear Member or Friend of Resurrection Congregation,
Attached is a pamphlet created by one of our members to invite you and any others you may feel would be blessed to participate in The Great Three Days of Christian liturgy. This year, the dates are from March 28 through March 30. You can print the pamphlet yourself, or copies will be available in the church Narthex this Sunday and next Sunday for you to take.
As our Lenten journey approaches Holy Week, may we again be drawn in new and wonderful ways to the power of God's love in Christ at the Cross and the Empty Tomb! Blessed Lent, dear Church!
– Pastor Harry
We welcome Mr. Dale Heidebrecht as our new Church Administrator. Dale will be present in the Church Office from Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and support our shared ministry in a variety of ways. He will use the email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please stop by and welcome him to RELC.
“Online Bible Study Thursdays” will be held weekly at 11:00 a.m. A group of RELC members and friends will meet online each week to discuss the upcoming Gospel Reading for the following Sunday. Due to the Easter holiday, the group won’t meet on Thursday, March 28th, or on Thursday, April 4th, but will resume on Thursday, April 11th. To join the group, email 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..
The annual Lent Madness bracket began February 15. It is a fun way to learn about 32 saints. Download the free scorecard from the Lent Madness website:
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 include 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. 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
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.
Mandehah was founded in Madagascar by Henri Rabezanahary. Henri and his family emigrated from Madagascar to Arlington and Pastor Amy Sevimli received them into membership (probably in 2008). Steve Black has been working with Henri to identify sources of donations to support one of the programs that the non-profit is pursuing: to set up a dental health program in Madagascar using donated equipment from dental practices in the United States.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website as follows:
"Our organization's purpose is to free Madagascar of grinding poverty. "Mandehah" in Malagasy means, "going forward," or "moving to the right path." We seek to improve access to clean water, adequate nutrition, dental health, and immunizations against illness in rural Madagascar.
Between 2021-2025, our goal is to provide community water resources, vaccinations, screening for tropical diseases, and reduce the number of malnourished children from age 5 and under. We will begin a dental health program in 2023 with the help of an international partner. We will provide dental screenings and treatments."
Henri has established an LLC in the United States, Mandehah, LLC, to receive donations to support Mandehah's projects in Madagascar. The LLC received an IRS tax-exempt organization determination letter in January 2023. Steve has personally donated to Mandehah, LLC.
Steve Black nominated Mandehah, LLC as a possible recipient of donations received at the next Music at RELC program. The Social Ministry approved this nomination at its meeting on March 7 and supports this recommendation as a recipient of funds donated at the May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with your suggestions for choral or musical groups that might be available to present a concert at Resurrection.
Recently, Voix de Femmes, a women's vocal ensemble that sings pieces written by female composers as a good part of its repertoire as well as compositions written by men, was proposed by RELC member Franz Gimmler to perform at RELC, potentially for a date in September that is to be confirmed. "Voix de Femmes" is based out of Laurel, Maryland.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, March 31 (Easter Sunday) in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, April 14 and April 28 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. 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).
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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 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!
Sunday, March 17
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Communion Class: Sundays on March 17
Pastor Harry will lead a Communion Class for grade school aged young people and any parent or guardian during the Sunday School hour, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on March 17. Sunday School will continue as usual for other students. Please let Pastor Harry or Ms. Angie know if you have an interested student who would like to participate.
Dear Member or Friend of Resurrection Congregation,
Attached is a pamphlet created by one of our members to invite you and any others you may feel would be blessed to participate in The Great Three Days of Christian liturgy. This year, the dates are from March 28 through March 30. You can print the pamphlet yourself, or copies will be available in the church Narthex this Sunday and next Sunday for you to take.
As our Lenten journey approaches Holy Week, may we again be drawn in new and wonderful ways to the power of God's love in Christ at the Cross and the Empty Tomb! Blessed Lent, dear Church!
– Pastor Harry
We welcome Mr. Dale Heidebrecht as our new Church Administrator. Dale will be present in the Church Office from Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and support our shared ministry in a variety of ways. He will use the email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
“Online Bible Study Thursdays” will be held weekly at 11:00 a.m. A group of RELC members and friends will meet online each week to discuss the upcoming Gospel Reading for the following Sunday. To join the group, email 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..
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
RELC is part of the Metro DC Synod of the ELCA. Follow the link to learn a bit more about the work we do in partnership with other ELCA congregations in the area. It is the Synod March update.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwjYvL_gbWdVfY4V-5UtbP28tfpZ8qYF/view?usp=sharing
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
The annual Lent Madness bracket began February 15. It is a fun way to learn about 32 saints. Download the free scorecard from the Lent Madness website:
Join us on Saturday, March 16 in the Parish Hall anytime from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to celebrate National Quilt Day!
Attendees do not need to know how to quilt; you only need to know how to tie a secure knot. Those feeling more adventurous can help cut, lay out, and/or pin and/or sew a quilt. All materials will be provided.
Suggested donation $20.
Please return a donation form (available with the Sunday bulletin and also below) in the offering plate or to the church office by Sunday, March 24. Please make checks payable to Resurrection Lutheran Church. Flowers are available to be taken home after the service.
Easter Flowers Order for 2024 (PDF)
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 include 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. 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
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.
Mandehah was founded in Madagascar by Henri Rabezanahary. Henri and his family emigrated from Madagascar to Arlington and Pastor Amy Sevimli received them into membership (probably in 2008). Steve Black has been working with Henri to identify sources of donations to support one of the programs that the non-profit is pursuing: to set up a dental health program in Madagascar using donated equipment from dental practices in the United States.
The mission of Mandehah is described on its website as follows:
"Our organization's purpose is to free Madagascar of grinding poverty. "Mandehah" in Malagasy means, "going forward," or "moving to the right path." We seek to improve access to clean water, adequate nutrition, dental health, and immunizations against illness in rural Madagascar.
Between 2021-2025, our goal is to provide community water resources, vaccinations, screening for tropical diseases, and reduce the number of malnourished children from age 5 and under. We will begin a dental health program in 2023 with the help of an international partner. We will provide dental screenings and treatments."
Henri has established an LLC in the United States, Mandehah, LLC, to receive donations to support Mandehah's projects in Madagascar. The LLC received an IRS tax-exempt organization determination letter in January 2023. Steve has personally donated to Mandehah, LLC.
Steve Black nominated Mandehah, LLC as a possible recipient of donations received at the next Music at RELC program. The Social Ministry approved this nomination at its meeting on March 7 and supports this recommendation as a recipient of funds donated at the May 18th Carmina and Illuminare Concert.
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 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, March 17, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, March 31 (Easter Sunday) 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).
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 photos). 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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 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!
Sunday, March 10
Please note: Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday morning. Don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour!
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Communion Class: Sundays on March 10 and 17
Pastor Harry will lead a Communion Class for grade school aged young people and any parent or guardian during the Sunday School hour, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on March 10 and 17. Sunday School will continue as usual for other students. Please let Pastor Harry or Ms. Angie know if you have an interested student who would like to participate.
Online Bible Study Thursdays
“Online Bible Study Thursdays” will be held weekly at 11:00 a.m. A group of RELC members and friends will meet online each week to discuss the upcoming Gospel Reading for the following Sunday. To join the group, email 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..
Wednesday Lenten Suppers: March 13 and March 20
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
RELC is part of the Metro DC Synod of the ELCA. Follow the link to learn a bit more about the work we do in partnership with other ELCA congregations in the area. It is the Synod March update.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwjYvL_gbWdVfY4V-5UtbP28tfpZ8qYF/view?usp=sharing
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: March 13 and March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
The annual Lent Madness bracket began February 15. It is a fun way to learn about 32 saints. Download the free scorecard from the Lent Madness website:
Join us on Saturday, March 16 in the Parish Hall anytime from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to celebrate National Quilt Day!
Attendees do not need to know how to quilt; you only need to know how to tie a secure knot. Those feeling more adventurous can help cut, lay out, and/or pin and/or sew a quilt. All materials will be provided.
Suggested donation $20.
Please return a donation form (available with the Sunday bulletin and also below) in the offering plate or to the church office by Sunday, March 24. Please make checks payable to Resurrection Lutheran Church. Flowers are available to be taken home after the service.
Easter Flowers Order for 2024 (PDF)
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 include 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. 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
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
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., either in church or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 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, March 17, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, March 31 (Easter Sunday) 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).
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 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.
Sunday, March 3
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Communion Class: Sundays on March 3, 10 and 17
Pastor Harry will lead a Communion Class for grade school aged young people and any parent or guardian during the Sunday School hour, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on March 3, 10 and 17. Sunday School will continue as usual for other students. Please let Pastor Harry or Ms. Angie know if you have an interested student who would like to participate.
Online Bible Study Thursdays
“Online Bible Study Thursdays” will be held weekly at 11:00 a.m. A group of RELC members and friends will meet online each week to discuss the upcoming Gospel Reading for the following Sunday. To join the group, email 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..
Wednesday Lenten Suppers: March 6, March 13, and March 20
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
RELC is part of the Metro DC Synod of the ELCA. Follow the link to learn a bit more about the work we do in partnership with other ELCA congregations in the area. It is the Synod February update.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwjYvL_gbWdVfY4V-5UtbP28tfpZ8qYF/view?usp=sharing
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: March 6, March 13, and March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
The annual Lent Madness bracket began February 15. It is a fun way to learn about 32 saints. Download the free scorecard from the Lent Madness website:
Join us on Saturday, March 16 in the Parish Hall anytime from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to celebrate National Quilt Day!
Attendees do not need to know how to quilt; you only need to know how to tie a secure knot. Those feeling more adventurous can help cut, lay out, and/or pin and/or sew a quilt. All materials will be provided.
Suggested donation $20.
Please return a donation form (available with the Sunday bulletin and also below) in the offering plate or to the church office by Sunday, March 24. Please make checks payable to Resurrection Lutheran Church. Flowers are available to be taken home after the service.
Easter Flowers Order for 2024 (PDF)
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 include 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. 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
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
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., either in church or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 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, March 3, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, March 3, March 17 and March 31 (Easter Sunday) 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 Vanpoole. 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).
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 Vanpoole. 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 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.
Sunday, February 25
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Helping Hands Update from National Capital Treatment and Recovery.
Communion Class: Sundays on March 3, 10 and 17
Pastor Harry will lead a Communion Class for grade school aged young people and any parent or guardian during the Sunday School hour, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on March 3, 10 and 17. Sunday School will continue as usual for other students. Please let Pastor Harry or Ms. Angie know if you have an interested student who would like to participate.
Online Bible Study Thursdays
“Online Bible Study Thursdays” will be held weekly at 11:00 a.m. A group of RELC members and friends will meet online each week to discuss the upcoming Gospel Reading for the following Sunday. To join the group, email 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..
Wednesday Lenten Suppers:
February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
Longtime RELC member, Jake Jacobson, passed away last week. The visitation and funeral service will be on February 28th at:
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
605 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia
Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. and the service will begin at 2:00 p.m.
RELC is part of the Metro DC Synod of the ELCA. Follow the link to learn a bit more about the work we do in partnership with other ELCA congregations in the area. It is the Synod February update.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x2p7uJSD3bnSzE29oPTKbcgCAh34Q5A_/view?usp=sharing
Debby Taylor, president and CEO of National Capital Treatment and Recovery, will give a short talk about her organization’s work helping those suffering with substance abuse problems. RELC supports this work through our Benevolence budget. Please plan to stay a few minutes after the service to hear Debby’s short presentation on this important issue. She will also join us at the Coffee Hour and will be happy to answer your questions.
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
The annual Lent Madness bracket began February 15. It is a fun way to learn about 32 saints. Download the free scorecard from the Lent Madness website:
Join us on Saturday, March 16 in the Parish Hall anytime from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to celebrate National Quilt Day!
Attendees do not need to know how to quilt; you only need to know how to tie a secure knot. Those feeling more adventurous can help cut, lay out, and/or pin and/or sew a quilt. All materials will be provided.
Suggested donation $20.
Please return a donation form (available with the Sunday bulletin and also below) in the offering plate or to the church office by Sunday, March 24. Please make checks payable to Resurrection Lutheran Church. Flowers are available to be taken home after the service.
Easter Flowers Order for 2024 (PDF)
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 include 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. 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
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
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., either in church or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 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, March 3, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, March 3, March 17 and March 31 (Easter Sunday) 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 Vanpoole. 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).
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 Vanpoole. 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 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.
Sunday, February 18
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Wednesday Lenten Suppers:
February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
Longtime RELC member, Jake Jacobson, passed away this week. The visitation and funeral service will be on February 28th at:
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
605 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia
Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. and the service will begin at 2:00 p.m.
RELC is part of the Metro DC Synod of the ELCA. Follow the link to learn a bit more about the work we do in partnership with other ELCA congregations in the area. It is the Synod February update.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x2p7uJSD3bnSzE29oPTKbcgCAh34Q5A_/view?usp=sharing
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
The annual Lent Madness bracket begins February 15. It is a fun way to learn about 32 saints. Download the free scorecard from the Lent Madness website:
Save the Date - LWR Quilt Tie - March 16, 9:00 a.m. - noon in the Parish Hall
LWR Quilt Tie-In Event:
Join us on Saturday, March 16 in the Parish Hall anytime from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to celebrate National Quilt Day!
Attendees do not need to know how to quilt; you only need to know how to tie a secure knot. Those feeling more adventurous can help cut, lay out, and/or pin and/or sew a quilt. All materials will be provided.
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 include 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. Please contact Monica Hirschberg with any questions.
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., either in church or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 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, February 18, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, March 3, March 17 and March 31 (Easter Sunday) will also be AFAC Sundays.
RELC launched a search for its newly created position of Church Administrator on Monday, January 15th, when Pastor Harry signed a dozen letters to neighborhood churches, seeking candidates from among our local Christian community. Copies of the announcement can be found in the Narthex. The job announcement is being posted on several regional Job Listing sites.
The job announcement is currently posted on our RELC website at https://www.relcarlington.org/jobs.
Please reach out to any of your friends and neighbors who may qualify for the job and be interested in it. It would be wonderful if we could consider for the position persons that are already part of our local faith community and have a heart for the ministry.
You may know someone who would see the opportunities and benefits of working within that culture of Christian service. The position is paid and could be up to full time.
Thank you.
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 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.
Sunday, February 11
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall. We will have a run through for the Shrove Tuesday Talent Show.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger
Please note: This "Souper Bowl Sunday," there will be soup available for purchase after the service.
Tuesday, February 13
6:00 p.m. — Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.
Wednesday, February 14
Ash Wednesday Schedule:
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. — "ASHES TO GO" at East Falls Church Metro Station.
11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. — Worship Service in Church: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Sunday, February 18
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Wednesday Lenten Suppers:
February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
RELC is part of the Metro DC Synod of the ELCA. Follow the link to learn a bit more about the work we do in partnership with other ELCA congregations in the area. It is the Synod February update.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x2p7uJSD3bnSzE29oPTKbcgCAh34Q5A_/view?usp=sharing
Resurrection’s Pancake Supper for Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, will be held on Tuesday, February 13th. Fellowship Chair Tom Mugavero will organize the festive event. There will be no sign up sheet for contributions to the Pancake Supper since Tom will provide the supplies for it.
Pancake Supper: On Shrove Tuesday (February 13), Resurrection will reinstate the traditional Pancake Supper. Please join us at 6:00 p.m. for pancakes, sausage, and fruit as we clear out the pantry and prepare for Lent.
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
You always let your light shine, but on Shrove Tuesday, let your TALENT shine! Please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR sign up in the Narthex.
For all interested kids, we will have a run through during Sunday school on Sunday, February 11.
The annual Lent Madness bracket begins next Thursday, February 15. It is a fun way to learn about 32 saints. Download the free scorecard from the Lent Madness website:
Save the Date - LWR Quilt Tie - March 16, 9:00 a.m. - noon in the Parish Hall
LWR Quilt Tie-In Event:
Join us on March 16 in the Parish Hall anytime from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to celebrate National Quilt Day!
Attendees do not need to know how to quilt; you only need to know how to tie a secure knot. Those feeling more adventurous can help cut, lay out, and/or pin and/or sew a quilt. All materials will be provided.
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., either in church or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 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, February 18, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, March 3, March 17 and March 31 (Easter Sunday) will also be AFAC Sundays.
RELC launched a search for its newly created position of Church Administrator on Monday, January 15th, when Pastor Harry signed a dozen letters to neighborhood churches, seeking candidates from among our local Christian community. Copies of the announcement can be found in the Narthex. The job announcement is being posted on several regional Job Listing sites.
The job announcement is currently posted on our RELC website at https://www.relcarlington.org/jobs.
Please reach out to any of your friends and neighbors who may qualify for the job and be interested in it. It would be wonderful if we could consider for the position persons that are already part of our local faith community and have a heart for the ministry.
You may know someone who would see the opportunities and benefits of working within that culture of Christian service. The position is paid and could be up to full time.
Thank you.
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 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.
Sunday, February 4
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. —Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
Sunday, February 11
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall. We will have a run through for the Shrove Tuesday Talent Show.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger
Tuesday, February 13
6:00 p.m. — Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.
Wednesday, February 14
Ash Wednesday Schedule:
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. — "ASHES TO GO" at East Falls Church Metro Station.
11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. — Worship Service in Church: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Sunday, February 18
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Wednesday Lenten Suppers:
February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
RELC is part of the Metro DC Synod of the ELCA. Follow the link to learn a bit more about the work we do in partnership with other ELCA congregations in the area. It is the Synod February update.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x2p7uJSD3bnSzE29oPTKbcgCAh34Q5A_/view?usp=sharing
One of our shared values is Christian Education for all ages. In an effort to offer discussion, study and the nurture of our adult faith, Pastor Harry would like to know the best time(s) when you would be able and willing to join a group study with some of your fellow RELC family.
Below is a very simple survey that was available in church last Sunday; a printable copy is also attached below. If you did not have a chance to respond, please print it out, mark it and leave it with an usher this coming Sunday. Thanks for your input. We envision our congregation as a dynamic, informed community of believers.
SURVEY: ADULT EDUCATION
Please choose no more than two responses.
Resurrection’s Pancake Supper for Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, will be held on Tuesday, February 13th. Fellowship Chair Tom Mugavero will organize the festive event. There will be no sign up sheet for contributions to the Pancake Supper since Tom will provide the supplies for it.
Pancake Supper: On Shrove Tuesday (February 13), Resurrection will reinstate the traditional Pancake Supper. Please join us at 6:00 p.m. for pancakes, sausage, and fruit as we clear out the pantry and prepare for Lent.
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
You always let your light shine, but on Shrove Tuesday, let your TALENT shine! Please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR sign up in the Narthex.
For all interested kids, we will have a run through during Sunday school on Sunday, February 11.
Save the Date - LWR Quilt Tie - March 16, 9:00 a.m. - noon in the Parish Hall
LWR Quilt Tie-In Event:
Join us on March 16 in the Parish Hall anytime from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to celebrate National Quilt Day!
Attendees do not need to know how to quilt; you only need to know how to tie a secure knot. Those feeling more adventurous can help cut, lay out, and/or pin and/or sew a quilt. All materials will be provided.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, February 4, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, February 18 will also be an AFAC Sunday..
RELC launched a search for its newly created position of Church Administrator on Monday, January 15th, when Pastor Harry signed a dozen letters to neighborhood churches, seeking candidates from among our local Christian community. Copies of the announcement can be found in the Narthex. The job announcement is being posted on several regional Job Listing sites.
The job announcement is currently posted on our RELC website at https://www.relcarlington.org/jobs.
Please reach out to any of your friends and neighbors who may qualify for the job and be interested in it. It would be wonderful if we could consider for the position persons that are already part of our local faith community and have a heart for the ministry.
You may know someone who would see the opportunities and benefits of working within that culture of Christian service. The position is paid and could be up to full time.
Thank you.
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 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.
Sunday, January 28
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
Sunday, February 4
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
Sunday, February 11
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School in the Parish Hall. We will have a run through for the Shrove Tuesday Talent Show.
10:00 a.m. — Worship: Pastor Harold (Harry) Therwanger
Tuesday, February 13
6:00 p.m. — Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.
Wednesday Lenten Suppers:
February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20
6:00 p.m. — Supper.
6:30 p.m. — Program: "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
7:00 p.m. — Evening Prayer.
As the Church Year progresses, we move from the celebration of the Nativity and the amazing birth of our Savior into the time of the adult Jesus moving into ministry. The scriptures of the Epiphany season, which means "manifestation," will focus on the growing understanding of who Jesus is, and the manifestation of God's mission in him. The preaching, the signs and wonders, all add to the crowd's, and our, growing understanding that Jesus is the Son of God and Messiah, and what that means. The season begins and ends with two amazing high points of manifestation -- the Baptism of Our Lord (January 7) and the Transfiguration (February 11). Blessed Epiphany!
Resurrection’s Pancake Supper for Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, will be held on Tuesday, February 13th. Fellowship Chair Tom Mugavero will organize the festive event. There will be no sign up sheet for contributions to the Pancake Supper since Tom will provide the supplies for it.
Pancake Supper: On Shrove Tuesday (February 13), Resurrection will reinstate the traditional Pancake Supper. Please join us at 6:00 p.m. for pancakes, sausage, and fruit as we clear out the pantry and prepare for Lent.
Lenten Suppers: Every Wednesday during Lent: February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, and March 20 (except for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week), Resurrection will hold Midweek services, preceded by a Lenten Supper in the Parish Hall. Please see the schedule below:
Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m. It will be a series called, "Wandering Heart -- Figuring Out Faith with Peter."
Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for soup, bread and dessert, and fellowship. In addition, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for our members to volunteer to bring food for one (or more) of the Suppers. Please help as you can.
You always let your light shine, but on Shrove Tuesday, let your TALENT shine! Please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR sign up in the Narthex.
For all interested kids, we will have a run through during Sunday school on Sunday, February 11.
The special season of Lent begins on February 14th with Ash Wednesday. We will be having Lenten Midweek activities in person this year, in the evening.
I am aware that it is wise for some not to be driving at night. If there is an interest, we could also have a service in church at 11:00 a.m., perhaps just on Ash Wednesday, or through the Lenten season, if RELC members would like to do so. If you are unable to attend an evening event and would participate in a daytime Ash Wednesday service, please sign up on the sign up sheet provided in the Narthex.
Get in early and pick the dates for 2024 when you would like to purchase flowers for the Altar under the Cross. You may take the flowers that you have purchased home, after the worship service. The cost remains $55.00 payable by check or cash deposit placed in an offering plate, or mailed to the church office at: RELC, 6201 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22205-2034. Please make sure to note "Altar Flowers" on your check or on the cash envelope. Flowers will be given, "To the Glory of God by...." unless otherwise designated in "honor of" or "in memory of." Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions or concerns.
Now our wonderful RELC choir can be heard throughout the nation, on the Saint James Music Press (SJMP) Facebook page. This Advent, church choirs who use their publications (which we often do) were invited to “Share the Celebration” by submitting for review and possible selection, recordings of SJMP publications presented during a service. SJMP selected last Sunday’s anthem, “Come Quickly Lord Jesus,” by Mark Sweitzer, and posted access to our recording on their Facebook page. Many thanks to our hard working choir, and Steve Black’s sound engineering, enabling RELC to receive this honor.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, February 4, in conjunction with our regular worship service. In the coming weeks, February 18 will also be an AFAC Sunday..
Sunday, December 3rd kicked-off a year-long project to restore and/or replace our Chrismon ornaments. More information to follow. We do hope that all of the Resurrection families, no matter what size, will get involved. Please contact Mimi Vanpoole at 703-625-7391 and/or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Offering envelopes for 2024 are now available in the Narthex. If you haven’t picked yours up yet, please take a moment to do so – and if you don’t see envelopes for you and your family, please let Glen Mason know (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
The church’s proposed 2024 budget passed on Sunday, January 21st at the annual Congregational Meeting. Now is the time for us to share our plans by returning the Giving Intentions form we received in the mail or can pick up now in the Narthex and putting them in the offering plates. You can also mail them to the church office or use the online form on the Resurrection website, choose to have your offering automatically drawn from your bank account by enrolling in the “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program, or using the “Donate” button on the Resurrection website to schedule a recurring offering. Please talk with This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions about sharing your giving plans for 2024.
To add a name to be included in Sunday Intercessions during worship, please email or phone Pastor Harry by Thursday evening. The name will be included for one week, and if you wish to continue having someone named in the prayers, please update Pastor each week.
At the December 2023 Meeting, the RELC Council approved the recommendation that the current "Masks Optional" policy now apply to all congregants, including ushers, communion assistants, and the Pastor during communion. The ad hoc group monitoring COVID-like situations will continue monitoring CDC guidelines for COVID and other infectious concerns, and act accordingly.
Congregants are still encouraged to adhere to the following guidelines:
Everyone should feel comfortable wearing a mask at any time, particularly those at high risk for severe illness. The CDC recommends staying up-to-date with COVID vaccines and isolating at home if symptoms do occur, if you receive a positive test or if you are exposed to someone with COVID. Stream the church service from home.
To the extent possible, congregants should maintain a safe distance in the pews, when sharing the Peace of Christ with prayer hands, and taking communion. Hand sanitizers will remain available throughout the church.
The wearing of masks in Sunday School will continue to be guided by parents.
The CDC recommends staying up-to-date with COVID vaccines and isolating at home if symptoms do occur, if one receives a positive test or if one is exposed to someone with COVID.
RELC launched a search for its newly created position of Church Administrator on Monday, January 15th, when Pastor Harry signed a dozen letters to neighborhood churches, seeking candidates from among our local Christian community. Copies of the announcement can be found in the Narthex. The job announcement is being posted on several regional Job Listing sites.
The job announcement is currently posted on our RELC website at https://www.relcarlington.org/jobs.
Please reach out to any of your friends and neighbors who may qualify for the job and be interested in it. It would be wonderful if we could consider for the position persons that are already part of our local faith community and have a heart for the ministry.
You may know someone who would see the opportunities and benefits of working within that culture of Christian service. The position is paid and could be up to full time.
Thank you.
Thursday, February 1, at noon is the upcoming deadline for articles, news updates and calendar items for the March/April (Spring) issue of "The Steeple Light." Please submit your content to editor Alexandra Mattson by February 1. Thank you!
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. 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!
