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.
The Fellowship Committee is also making plans for Easter Breakfast, which will begin at 8:30 am on Sunday, April 17. The menu will be what is in keeping with Resurrection traditions – hot casseroles, breakfast breads and beverages appropriate for breakfast. We plan to do this in the spirit of a potluck, so please begin to consider what you may bring to share.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, April 10, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
Challenge Week 6 – Congratulations! You did it!
Thank you for joining us in our plastic-free Lent challenge. Hopefully you will consider incorporating some of the tips you tried during Lent into your daily routines. Even a small change in our plastic usage can help reduce overall plastic waste. Small changes in many households can add up to big benefits for our environment in the long run!
The Creation Care Team would love to hear from you about some of the challenge tips you tried at home. Please take a moment to fill out this short Plastic Fast survey. Thank you!
For our Annual Lenten Project, the Social Ministry Committee is collecting books to support the Virginia Hospital Center Pediatric Clinic's pre-reading skills development program. They give a NEW book to children ages 6 mo-5 years at each of their well-child visits. Here are some general guidelines:
In order to include titles from a variety of multicultural perspectives, here are some author and series recommendations: Vera Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Matt de la Pena, Gaia Cornwall, Alexandra Penfield, Wong Herbert Yee, Jessica Love, John Steptoe, Innosanto Nagara, Ashley Franklin, Todd Parr, First Emotions series, Baby's Big World series or ask at your favorite local independent bookstore.
A box for Donations will be placed in the Narthex from March 2- April 17. Or you can make a check out to the church and put BOOK DRIVE on the memo line and we will do the shopping for you. Additionally, donations for the books for the Pediatric Center can be made online through the ‘Donate Now’ link on the RELC website.
Under the leadership of our Creation Care Team and Christian Education Committee, Resurrection Church will observe Earth Day on Sunday, April 24. Our worship will conclude with a litany for creation. Then we’ll adjourn for a blessing of our garden – The Plot Against Hunger – outdoors as well as giving prayerful thanks for our gardeners. Coffee Hour that day will be outdoors, weather permitting, and there will be activities for all ages, including planting some garden plants and seeds, along with Creation Care resources and information. This occasion is for all ages – please plan to join us!Social Justice Learning Group Upcoming Meetings
The Social Justice Learning Group (facilitated by Judy & Charlie Hughes) met on March 13th and will continue regular meetings after the service on the first Sunday of each month (next meeting in Room 13 will be April 3rd; all are welcome). A key discussion item will be social justice in housing.
On six Wednesday Evenings in the season of Easter, for an hour starting at 7pm, Gordon Lathrop and Gail Ramshaw will be offering an adult class on the theme of the Bible in Christian worship. The class will meet on Zoom. On April 27 and May 4 and 11, Gordon will be discussing three texts — Isaiah 25, Nehemiah 8, and Luke 24 — that have been important as sources for understanding the form and the meaning of the Christian assembly’s practice. On the following three Wednesdays, Gail will describe how our lectionary uses the Bible on Sunday morning. On May 18, she will focus on the Gospel reading, on May 25 the First reading, and on June 1, the Second reading. These classes will involve a presentation and then a discussion and questions. Bring your Bible and log on! The Zoom invitation will be included in the Midweek Message each week.
The Social Justice Learning Group met on April 3rd for a discussion led by Joe Ventrone on the issue of fair housing. Relying on his career-long involvement in real estate and housing policy concerns, Joe reviewed how US governmental actions (red-lining, neighborhood covenants, FHA underwriting rules, etc.) led directly to greatly imbalanced home ownership rates for Black citizens which have remained virtually stagnant over the past 50 years while the rates for other minorities (along with that of Whites) have all increased.
Further discussion among our more than 20 attendees involved racially disparate access to VA housing loans after WWII, race-based differentiation in home appraisals (highlighted recently in the Washington Post and elsewhere), the outsized impact of student loan debt on minorities seeking home ownership, the lack of affordable housing, and the general connection between historical housing discrimination and the current, widely-cited racial “wealth gap” in our country. There was general consensus that systemic barriers to fair access to housing represent yet another area where a full and accurate history has been relatively hidden from many of us.
We also discussed further future discussions on this topic with an eye towards possibly having a presentation available to the entire congregation.
The SJL Group agreed that our next discussion item would be about aspects relating to “education.” The Learning Group meets after the Sunday service in Room 13 on the first Sunday of each month – the next meeting is May 1st and all who want to learn more about social justice are welcome).
Resurrection Church is in need of two lay voting members (one female, one male) for the annual Metropolitan Washington DC Synod Assembly. This year’s Assembly is planned to be in person and will take place at the College Park Marriott in Maryland beginning on Friday morning, June 10 and concluding by early evening on Saturday, June 11. If you are interested in serving as a voting member for the Assembly, please be This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Spring Break is here! We will not have virtual Sunday school but please join Mighty Moo as he shares the Palm Sunday and Easter story. The children’s sermon link is available on our facebook page and in your weekly emails along with Pastor’s sermon.
April 10, Palm Sunday
April 17, Easter (Join us for our Easter Egg Hunt (open to all kids) following the Easter breakfast. Breakfast begins at 8:30 and we will meet outside by Pastor’s patio at 9:20 (nine twenty.) We will have an area just for our youngest friends, so bring the little ones.
April 24, Don’t wear your best clothes to church today! We have some fun activities planned to celebrate Earth Day. Following the worship service we will go outside and work in our garden to plant some sunflowers for our church grounds and then plant one to take home with you. Bring an old t-shirt and make a reusable bag; make a cutlery set to keep in the car or take camping with you. We have more fun in store for you and I can’t wait!
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to join us, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
For the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations, go to the following:
https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAARLINGTON/bulletins/2f93e4f
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
It’s hard to share in a Lenten Soup Supper over Zoom. Thus, our Fellowship Committee has planned one Lenten Soup Luncheon, scheduled for after worship on Sunday, April 3. Please join us for some fine food and a great opportunity to socialize, a major feature of our life together much diminished by the pandemic. There will be three kinds of soup, different breads and some desserts – simple, but hearty. Appropriate pandemic precautions will be taken in the serving of the food. If the weather is favorable, we may even provide seating outdoors.
As part of a Lenten tradition at Resurrection, a freewill offering will be received at our Lenten Soup Luncheon this coming Sunday, April 3 which will be designated for the Arlington Pediatric Center which supports care for children and youth in need.New Songs for a New Season: A Hymn Festival – March 26
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm. Wine and cheese reception follows the hymn festival in the parish hall.
The Social Justice Learning Group (facilitated by Judy & Charlie Hughes) met on March 13th and will continue regular meetings after the service on the first Sunday of each month (next meeting in Room 13 will be April 3rd; all are welcome). A key discussion item will be social justice in housing.
During April our All-Ages Bible Study will meet on an atypical week ahead of schedule, on Tuesday, April 5th from 6-7 pm via Zoom. Building from the Magi, Miriam, Eli and Samuel, we will continue our examination of prophets and prophetic teachings, and scripture references to kingdoms and monarchs using a second encounter between Samuel and Eli.
Once a month we invite you to gather with your household around a meal, turn on your computer, and come to the Bible study. Join your in person life and your virtual faith community for a time of conversation and learning, eating and playing. On Tuesday, March 8th you can join Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood in studying the prophet Micah's call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. All ages are invited to participate from 6-7 pm--bring your questions, your loudness, your faith practices and yourself! We will use our new Growing in God's love Bibles-email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP and to receive your copy.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, April 10, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
The Fellowship Committee is also making plans for Easter Breakfast, which will begin at 8:30 am on Sunday, April 17. The menu will be what is in keeping with Resurrection traditions – hot casseroles, breakfast breads and beverages appropriate for breakfast. We plan to do this in the spirit of a potluck, so please begin to consider what you may bring to share.
Resurrection Church is in need of two lay voting members (one female, one male) for the annual Metropolitan Washington DC Synod Assembly. This year’s Assembly is planned to be in person and will take place at the College Park Marriott in Maryland beginning on Friday morning, June 10 and concluding by early evening on Saturday, June 11. If you are interested in serving as a voting member for the Assembly, please be This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sundays 9:30am-10:15 on ZOOM, for children 3 years through 5th grade.
Each week we dig deeper into our bible story, watch a 6-minute video clip related to the bible story followed by a question and answer period which results in great discussions. Time is also spent with arts and crafts, science and/or games; along with fostering our friendships and continuing to learn and grow together in Christ.
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to join us, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
During Lent, please join the Creation Care Team in our challenge to become more mindful of the plastics we are using daily and try to “fast” from using various single-use plastic products. Each week we will offer a new challenge to help you reduce your plastic footprint. Try them out! Even a small change can make a big difference!
Before you start the challenge, take the Earth Day Plastic Pollution Quiz to check your Plastic IQ and learn some new facts about plastic pollution. And just for fun, take a picture of what’s in your recycling bin. Then you can take another picture at the end of Lent to see if you notice fewer plastic items.
Challenge Week 5 – Learn more and share!
For our Annual Lenten Project, the Social Ministry Committee is collecting books to support the Virginia Hospital Center Pediatric Clinic's pre-reading skills development program. They give a NEW book to children ages 6 mo-5 years at each of their well-child visits. Here are some general guidelines:
In order to include titles from a variety of multicultural perspectives, here are some author and series recommendations: Vera Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Matt de la Pena, Gaia Cornwall, Alexandra Penfield, Wong Herbert Yee, Jessica Love, John Steptoe, Innosanto Nagara, Ashley Franklin, Todd Parr, First Emotions series, Baby's Big World series or ask at your favorite local independent bookstore.
A box for Donations will be placed in the Narthex from March 2- April 17. Or you can make a check out to the church and put BOOK DRIVE on the memo line and we will do the shopping for you.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
For the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations, go to the following:
https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAARLINGTON/bulletins/2f93e4f
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm. Wine and cheese reception follows the hymn festival in the parish hall.
Dear Resurrection families: On Sunday, March 27th from 3.30-5:30, the RELC Education Committee is hosting a family spring service project to assemble snack packs for Arlington Housing Center (AHC) to be used for the week of spring break during their “career nights” study/learning sessions for their older students. If you recall, this will be similar to the service project we did this summer which was a lot of fun. From 3:30-4:30, (120) small snack packs (assembly style) need to be assembled and decorated with stickers on the deck of the parsonage. Tables/supplies will be provided and in case of rain we will have a tent or move indoors (wearing masks). A bag of healthy snacks will keep students energized as they attend career nights. Afterwards, from 4:30-5:30 the Education Committee will offer a liturgy event, a snack and cocoa by the fire pit. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! You are invited to attend all or any portion of this event.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, March 27, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
It’s hard to share in a Lenten Soup Supper over Zoom. Thus, our Fellowship Committee has planned one Lenten Soup Luncheon, scheduled for after worship on Sunday, April 3. Please join us for some fine food and a great opportunity to socialize, a major feature of our life together much diminished by the pandemic. There will be three kinds of soup, different breads and some desserts – simple, but hearty. Appropriate pandemic precautions will be taken in the serving of the food. If the weather is favorable, we may even provide seating outdoors.
The Fellowship Committee is also making plans for Easter Breakfast, which will begin at 8:30 am on Sunday, April 17. The menu will be what is in keeping with Resurrection traditions – hot casseroles, breakfast breads and beverages appropriate for breakfast. We plan to do this in the spirit of a potluck, so please begin to consider what you may bring to share.
The Social Justice Learning Group (facilitated by Judy & Charlie Hughes) met on March 13th and will continue regular meetings after the service on the first Sunday of each month (next meeting in Room 13 will be April 3rd; all are welcome). A key discussion item will be social justice in housing.
Resurrection Church is in need of two lay voting members (one female, one male) for the annual Metropolitan Washington DC Synod Assembly. This year’s Assembly is planned to be in person and will take place at the College Park Marriott in Maryland beginning on Friday morning, June 10 and concluding by early evening on Saturday, June 11. If you are interested in serving as a voting member for the Assembly, please be This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sundays 9:30am-10:15 on ZOOM, for children 3 years through 5th grade.
Each week we dig deeper into our bible story, watch a 6-minute video clip related to the bible story followed by a question and answer period which results in great discussions. Time is also spent with arts and crafts, science and/or games; along with fostering our friendships and continuing to learn and grow together in Christ.
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to join us, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
During Lent, please join the Creation Care Team in our challenge to become more mindful of the plastics we are using daily and try to “fast” from using various single-use plastic products. Each week we will offer a new challenge to help you reduce your plastic footprint. Try them out! Even a small change can make a big difference!
Before you start the challenge, take the Earth Day Plastic Pollution Quiz to check your Plastic IQ and learn some new facts about plastic pollution. And just for fun, take a picture of what’s in your recycling bin. Then you can take another picture at the end of Lent to see if you notice fewer plastic items.
Challenge Week 4 – Here are some shopping ideas to cut down on plastic. Try out one of these tips:
For our Annual Lenten Project, the Social Ministry Committee is collecting books to support the Virginia Hospital Center Pediatric Clinic's pre-reading skills development program. They give a NEW book to children ages 6 mo-5 years at each of their well-child visits. Here are some general guidelines:
In order to include titles from a variety of multicultural perspectives, here are some author and series recommendations: Vera Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Matt de la Pena, Gaia Cornwall, Alexandra Penfield, Wong Herbert Yee, Jessica Love, John Steptoe, Innosanto Nagara, Ashley Franklin, Todd Parr, First Emotions series, Baby's Big World series or ask at your favorite local independent bookstore.
A box for Donations will be placed in the Narthex from March 2- April 17. Or you can make a check out to the church and put BOOK DRIVE on the memo line and we will do the shopping for you.
During April our All-Ages Bible Study will meet on an atypical week ahead of schedule, on Tuesday, April 5th from 6-7 pm via Zoom. Building from the Magi, Miriam, Eli and Samuel, we will continue our examination of prophets and prophetic teachings, and scripture references to kingdoms and monarchs using a second encounter between Samuel and Eli.
Once a month we invite you to gather with your household around a meal, turn on your computer, and come to the Bible study. Join your in person life and your virtual faith community for a time of conversation and learning, eating and playing. On Tuesday, March 8th you can join Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood in studying the prophet Micah's call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. All ages are invited to participate from 6-7 pm--bring your questions, your loudness, your faith practices and yourself! We will use our new Growing in God's love Bibles-email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP and to receive your copy.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
For the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations, go to the following:
https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAARLINGTON/bulletins/2f93e4f
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Please join the gardening crew on Saturday, March 19, from 10:00 – 12:00 for a garden work day. We will be preparing our vegetable beds for the spring planting and can use plenty of help! Please let This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. know if you are able to join us.
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm. Wine and cheese reception follows the hymn festival in the parish hall.
The Social Justice Learning Group (facilitated by Judy & Charlie Hughes) met on March 13th and will continue regular meetings after the service on the first Sunday of each month (next meeting in Room 13 will be April 3rd; all are welcome). A key discussion item will be social justice in housing.
Resurrection Church is in need of two lay voting members (one female, one male) for the annual Metropolitan Washington DC Synod Assembly. This year’s Assembly is planned to be in person and will take place at the College Park Marriott in Maryland beginning on Friday morning, June 10 and concluding by early evening on Saturday, June 11. If you are interested in serving as a voting member for the Assembly, please be This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sundays 9:30am-10:15 on ZOOM, for children 3 years through 5th grade.
Each week we dig deeper into our bible story, watch a 6-minute video clip related to the bible story followed by a question and answer period which results in great discussions. Time is also spent with arts and crafts, science and/or games; along with fostering our friendships and continuing to learn and grow together in Christ.
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to join us, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, March 27, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
During Lent, please join the Creation Care Team in our challenge to become more mindful of the plastics we are using daily and try to “fast” from using various single-use plastic products. Each week we will offer a new challenge to help you reduce your plastic footprint. Try them out! Even a small change can make a big difference!
Before you start the challenge, take the Earth Day Plastic Pollution Quiz to check your Plastic IQ and learn some new facts about plastic pollution. And just for fun, take a picture of what’s in your recycling bin. Then you can take another picture at the end of Lent to see if you notice fewer plastic items.
Challenge Week 3 – Prepare your lunch-to-go with less plastic waste. Try these tips:
For our Annual Lenten Project, the Social Ministry Committee is collecting books to support the Virginia Hospital Center Pediatric Clinic's pre-reading skills development program. They give a NEW book to children ages 6 mo-5 years at each of their well-child visits. Here are some general guidelines:
In order to include titles from a variety of multicultural perspectives, here are some author and series recommendations: Vera Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Matt de la Pena, Gaia Cornwall, Alexandra Penfield, Wong Herbert Yee, Jessica Love, John Steptoe, Innosanto Nagara, Ashley Franklin, Todd Parr, First Emotions series, Baby's Big World series or ask at your favorite local independent bookstore.
A box for Donations will be placed in the Narthex from March 2- April 17. Or you can make a check out to the church and put BOOK DRIVE on the memo line and we will do the shopping for you.
Dear Resurrection families: On Sunday, March 27th from 3.30-5:30, the RELC Education Committee is hosting a family spring service project to assemble snack packs for Arlington Housing Center (AHC) to be used for the week of spring break during their “career nights” study/learning sessions for their older students. If you recall, this will be similar to the service project we did this summer which was a lot of fun. From 3:30-4:30, (120) small snack packs (assembly style) need to be assembled and decorated with stickers on the deck of the parsonage. Tables/supplies will be provided and in case of rain we will have a tent or move indoors (wearing masks). A bag of healthy snacks will keep students energized as they attend career nights. Afterwards, from 4:30-5:30 the Education Committee will offer a liturgy event, a snack and cocoa by the fire pit. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! You are invited to attend all or any portion of this event.
During April our All-Ages Bible Study will meet on an atypical week ahead of schedule, on Tuesday, April 5th from 6-7 pm via Zoom. Building from the Magi, Miriam, Eli and Samuel, we will continue our examination of prophets and prophetic teachings, and scripture references to kingdoms and monarchs using a second encounter between Samuel and Eli.
Once a month we invite you to gather with your household around a meal, turn on your computer, and come to the Bible study. Join your in person life and your virtual faith community for a time of conversation and learning, eating and playing. On Tuesday, March 8th you can join Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood in studying the prophet Micah's call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. All ages are invited to participate from 6-7 pm--bring your questions, your loudness, your faith practices and yourself! We will use our new Growing in God's love Bibles-email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP and to receive your copy.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
For the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations, go to the following:
https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAARLINGTON/bulletins/2f93e4f
Pastor Linman is working part-time remotely from Phoenix until March 22 while visiting his son. We thank Pastor Wally Jensen who will preach and preside for us this Sunday on the Third Sunday in Lent.
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
The Social Justice Learning Group has postponed its next meeting until March 13th (after the service) in light of the congregation's invitation to hear more after the service on March 6th about the school proposing to rent space at RELC.
The Learning Group will meet in Room 13 and welcomes all who are interested.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, March 13, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
Please join the gardening crew on Saturday, March 19, from 10:00 – 12:00 for a garden work day. We will be preparing our vegetable beds for the spring planting and can use plenty of help! Please let This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. know if you are able to join us.
Sundays 9:30am-10:15 on ZOOM, for children 3 years through 5th grade.
Each week we dig deeper into our bible story, watch a 6-minute video clip related to the bible story followed by a question and answer period which results in great discussions. Time is also spent with arts and crafts, science and/or games; along with fostering our friendships and continuing to learn and grow together in Christ.
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to join us, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
During Lent, please join the Creation Care Team in our challenge to become more mindful of the plastics we are using daily and try to “fast” from using various single-use plastic products. Each week we will offer a new challenge to help you reduce your plastic footprint. Try them out! Even a small change can make a big difference!
Before you start the challenge, take the Earth Day Plastic Pollution Quiz to check your Plastic IQ and learn some new facts about plastic pollution. And just for fun, take a picture of what’s in your recycling bin. Then you can take another picture at the end of Lent to see if you notice fewer plastic items.
Challenge Week 2 – Reduce your plastic consumption when eating out or ordering take-out. Try these tips:
For our Annual Lenten Project, the Social Ministry Committee is collecting books to support the Virginia Hospital Center Pediatric Clinic's pre-reading skills development program. They give a NEW book to children ages 6 mo-5 years at each of their well-child visits. Here are some general guidelines:
In order to include titles from a variety of multicultural perspectives, here are some author and series recommendations: Vera Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Matt de la Pena, Gaia Cornwall, Alexandra Penfield, Wong Herbert Yee, Jessica Love, John Steptoe, Innosanto Nagara, Ashley Franklin, Todd Parr, First Emotions series, Baby's Big World series or ask at your favorite local independent bookstore.
A box for Donations will be placed in the Narthex from March 2- April 17. Or you can make a check out to the church and put BOOK DRIVE on the memo line and we will do the shopping for you.
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm.
Dear Resurrection families: On Sunday, March 27th from 3.30-5:30, the RELC Education Committee is hosting a family spring service project to assemble snack packs for Arlington Housing Center (AHC) to be used for the week of spring break during their “career nights” study/learning sessions for their older students. If you recall, this will be similar to the service project we did this summer which was a lot of fun. From 3:30-4:30, (120) small snack packs (assembly style) need to be assembled and decorated with stickers on the deck of the parsonage. Tables/supplies will be provided and in case of rain we will have a tent or move indoors (wearing masks). A bag of healthy snacks will keep students energized as they attend career nights. Afterwards, from 4:30-5:30 the Education Committee will offer a liturgy event, a snack and cocoa by the fire pit. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! You are invited to attend all or any portion of this event.
During April our All-Ages Bible Study will meet on an atypical week ahead of schedule, on Tuesday, April 5th from 6-7 pm via Zoom. Building from the Magi, Miriam, Eli and Samuel, we will continue our examination of prophets and prophetic teachings, and scripture references to kingdoms and monarchs using a second encounter between Samuel and Eli.
Once a month we invite you to gather with your household around a meal, turn on your computer, and come to the Bible study. Join your in person life and your virtual faith community for a time of conversation and learning, eating and playing. On Tuesday, March 8th you can join Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood in studying the prophet Micah's call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. All ages are invited to participate from 6-7 pm--bring your questions, your loudness, your faith practices and yourself! We will use our new Growing in God's love Bibles-email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP and to receive your copy.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
For the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations, go to the following:
https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAARLINGTON/bulletins/2f93e4f
Pastor Linman will be working part-time remotely from Phoenix from March 13 through March 22 while visiting his son. We thank Pastor Wally Jensen who will preach and preside for us for the Third Sunday in Lent on March 20.
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Join us for an open forum after worship at about 11:30 on Sunday, March 6 in the parish hall during which time we will hear from representatives of The Village School who will share more with us about the school and its mission and educational philosophy and pedagogy. There will be occasion to engage them in conversation so that we can better get to know one another. The focus will be on the school and its mission and not on the particulars of a possible rental agreement with them.
The Social Justice Learning Group has postponed its next meeting until March 13th (after the service) in light of the congregation's invitation to hear more after the service on March 6th about the school proposing to rent space at RELC.
The Learning Group will meet in Room 13 and welcomes all who are interested.
Once a month we invite you to gather with your household around a meal, turn on your computer, and come to the Bible study. Join your in person life and your virtual faith community for a time of conversation and learning, eating and playing. On Tuesday, March 8th you can join Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood in studying the prophet Micah's call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. All ages are invited to participate from 6-7 pm--bring your questions, your loudness, your faith practices and yourself! We will use our new Growing in God's love Bibles—email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP and to receive your copy.
Sundays 9:30am-10:15 on ZOOM, for children 3 years through 5th grade.
Each week we dig deeper into our bible story, watch a 6-minute video clip related to the bible story followed by a question and answer period which results in great discussions. Time is also spent with arts and crafts, science and/or games; along with fostering our friendships and continuing to learn and grow together in Christ.
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to join us, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
During Lent, please join the Creation Care Team in our challenge to become more mindful of the plastics we are using daily and try to “fast” from using various single-use plastic products. Each week we will offer a new challenge to help you reduce your plastic footprint. Try them out! Even a small change can make a big difference!
Before you start the challenge, take the Earth Day Plastic Pollution Quiz to check your Plastic IQ and learn some new facts about plastic pollution. And just for fun, take a picture of what’s in your recycling bin. Then you can take another picture at the end of Lent to see if you notice fewer plastic items.
Challenge Week 1 – Reduce your plastic bag consumption. Try these tips:
Please join the gardening crew on Saturday, March 12, from 10:00 – 12:00 for a garden work day. We will be preparing our vegetable beds for the spring planting and can use plenty of help! Please let This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. know if you are able to join us.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, March 13, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
For our Annual Lenten Project, the Social Ministry Committee is collecting books to support the Virginia Hospital Center Pediatric Clinic's pre-reading skills development program. They give a NEW book to children ages 6 mo-5 years at each of their well-child visits. Here are some general guidelines:
In order to include titles from a variety of multicultural perspectives, here are some author and series recommendations: Vera Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Matt de la Pena, Gaia Cornwall, Alexandra Penfield, Wong Herbert Yee, Jessica Love, John Steptoe, Innosanto Nagara, Ashley Franklin, Todd Parr, First Emotions series, Baby's Big World series or ask at your favorite local independent bookstore.
A box for Donations will be placed in the Narthex from March 2- April 17. Or you can make a check out to the church and put BOOK DRIVE on the memo line and we will do the shopping for you.
At our January 23 annual meeting, our congregation adopted a robust budget for 2022 – one that depends on the active and generous support of every member of the church. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you plan to help meet our expenses and fulfill our plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 49 individuals and families have provided that information and the intended offerings would cover a little less than 48 percent of the budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the form that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form.
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm.
Dear Resurrection families: On Sunday, March 27th from 3.30-5:30, the RELC Education Committee is hosting a family spring service project to assemble snack packs for Arlington Housing Center (AHC) to be used for the week of spring break during their “career nights” study/learning sessions for their older students. If you recall, this will be similar to the service project we did this summer which was a lot of fun. From 3:30-4:30, (120) small snack packs (assembly style) need to be assembled and decorated with stickers on the deck of the parsonage. Tables/supplies will be provided and in case of rain we will have a tent or move indoors (wearing masks). A bag of healthy snacks will keep students energized as they attend career nights. Afterwards, from 4:30-5:30 the Education Committee will offer a liturgy event, a snack and cocoa by the fire pit. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! You are invited to attend all or any portion of this event.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
For the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations, go to the following:
https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAARLINGTON/bulletins/2f93e4f
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Join us for an open forum after worship on Sunday, February 27 in the parish hall during which time our leaders will share information on the possibility of renting portions of the educational wing of our building to a local, private school. In addition to providing for you current information, our leaders will also engage your questions and concerns.
Scripture is filled with truth tellers and calls to trust God. In celebration of Black history month, we study the prophets and their mentors, examining the relationship between Samuel and Eli, and those holy midnight wakeup calls. Meet us at 3:30 pm this Sunday, February 27th on the parsonage patio for a call to worship, followed by art based prayer stations. All ages are welcome to share in this liturgy--as whole families, as individuals, with enthusiasm or with curiosity--come and express your creativity and bring your prayers to community. We will use our new Growing in God's Love Bibles—email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive your copy!
Join us for occasions to worship on Ash Wednesday, March 2, at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. This service will feature confession and forgiveness along with imposition of ashes.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, February 27, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
For our Annual Lenten Project, the Social Ministry Committee is collecting books to support the Virginia Hospital Center Pediatric Clinic's pre-reading skills development program. They give a NEW book to children ages 6 mo-5 years at each of their well-child visits. Here are some general guidelines:
In order to include titles from a variety of multicultural perspectives, here are some author and series recommendations: Vera Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Matt de la Pena, Gaia Cornwall, Alexandra Penfield, Wong Herbert Yee, Jessica Love, John Steptoe, Innosanto Nagara, Ashley Franklin, Todd Parr, First Emotions series, Baby's Big World series or ask at your favorite local independent bookstore.
A box for Donations will be placed in the Narthex from March 2- April 17. Or you can make a check out to the church and put BOOK DRIVE on the memo line and we will do the shopping for you.
Once a month we invite you to gather with your household around a meal, turn on your computer, and come to the Bible study. Join your in person life and your virtual faith community for a time of conversation and learning, eating and playing. On Tuesday, March 8th you can join Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood in studying the prophet Micah's call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. All ages are invited to participate from 6-7 pm--bring your questions, your loudness, your faith practices and yourself! We will use our new Growing in God's love Bibles—email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP and to receive your copy.
At our January 23 annual meeting, our congregation adopted a robust budget for 2022 – one that depends on the active and generous support of every member of the church. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you plan to help meet our expenses and fulfill our plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 49 individuals and families have provided that information and the intended offerings would cover a little less than 48 percent of the budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the form that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form.
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm.
Dear Resurrection families: On Sunday, March 27th from 3.30-5:30, the RELC Education Committee is hosting a family spring service project to assemble snack packs for Arlington Housing Center (AHC) to be used for the week of spring break during their “career nights” study/learning sessions for their older students. If you recall, this will be similar to the service project we did this summer which was a lot of fun. From 3:30-4:30, (120) small snack packs (assembly style) need to be assembled and decorated with stickers on the deck of the parsonage. Tables/supplies will be provided and in case of rain we will have a tent or move indoors (wearing masks). A bag of healthy snacks will keep students energized as they attend career nights. Afterwards, from 4:30-5:30 the Education Committee will offer a liturgy event, a snack and cocoa by the fire pit. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! You are invited to attend all or any portion of this event.
The Group had a successful inaugural meeting on February 16, 2022 in the Parish Hall. Those present reached consensus on the strong need to continue learning more about this vital topic in order to better inform personal, family, congregational, and societal actions toward improvement. We also reached consensus on several logistical issues to carry forward:
The March 6th meeting will continue the discussion of the book White Too Long – The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity. After discussion at our first meeting, we agreed the book’s content and premise deserved further exploration. Whether you join our group or not, this book is recommended. Its author, Robert P. Jones, is well-known for annual surveys studying the intersection of religion and politics.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Join us for an open forum after worship on Sunday, February 27 in the parish hall during which time our leaders will share information on the possibility of renting portions of the educational wing of our building to a local, private school. In addition to providing for you current information, our leaders will also engage your questions and concerns.
Join us for occasions to worship on Ash Wednesday, March 2, at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. This service will feature confession and forgiveness along with imposition of ashes.
We are pleased to announce that our soup fundraiser for the 2024 ELCA National Youth Gathering raised $370 last week. Many thanks to those who made soup and many thanks to those who made donations!
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, February 27, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
At our January 23 annual meeting, our congregation adopted a robust budget for 2022 – one that depends on the active and generous support of every member of the church. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you plan to help meet our expenses and fulfill our plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 49 individuals and families have provided that information and the intended offerings would cover a little less than 48 percent of the budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the form that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form.
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
A recent edition of the Sun Gazette reported that Daniel Cuesta was named to the Dean’s List for this past fall semester at St. Olaf College. Congratulations and God’s blessing to Daniel, and indeed, to all of our high achieving students in many and various places of learning.
We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Our Reopening Planning Group has affirmed our commitment to continue to worship in person during the Omicron variant-related surge in Covid cases. Our modified worship routine includes attention to the following: reducing the amount of singing in worship, encouraging the use of N95 masks or double-masking, roping off again every other pew, and suspending coffee hour indoors for the foreseeable future. While we are committed to retaining our in-person worship practice, we also honor and respect those who, for varieties of reasons, need to refrain from in person worship at this time. We pray that this surge is comparatively short-lived.
Please stop by the fellowship hall after church to pick up your soup/stew/chili to enjoy in the comfort of your own home during the game! Proceeds to support the ELCA Youth Gathering...2024, Here We Come!
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, January 30, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
At our January 23 annual meeting, our congregation adopted a robust budget for 2022 – one that depends on the active and generous support of every member of the church. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you plan to help meet our expenses and fulfill our plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 49 individuals and families have provided that information and the intended offerings would cover a little less than 48 percent of the budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the form that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form.
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of new songs and new texts for Christian worship. Many of these songs come to us from across the world, giving joyful expression to the global extent of the church. Others are new texts set to familiar tunes which feature voices not previously heard in congregational song. Still other hymns give attention to current theological concerns such as care of creation and honest lament. Join us for a hymn festival exploration of some of these new resources found in All Creation Sings, a new hymnal supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Led by the choir of Resurrection Church under the direction of Barbara Bulger Verdile, Music Director, and sponsored by the Music at Resurrection series. Join us on Saturday, March 26 at 4:00 pm.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
We plan to receive new members into Resurrection Church on the Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration of Our Lord, Sunday, February 27 as part of our usual Sunday worship. For those who wish to be received and for those members who may know of others who wish to become members, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. concerning further details.
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
Out of an abundance of caution, we've postponed the start of the Learning Group that we've agreed to facilitate (from Wednesday 19 January 2022 to Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 7pm at RELC). We continue to believe that meeting in person (with appropriate distancing and masking akin to Sunday worship), at least to self-organize this new endeavor, is worthwhile.
In the meantime, we would encourage everyone (not just those who are considering joining our group) to avail themselves of the first resource we selected for initial discussion -- White Too Long, The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones.
If you haven't already let us know of your interest, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In keeping with RELC’s custom prior to the pandemic, we have resumed ordering flowers for the chancel. If you would like to participate in flower dedications, please sign up on the calendar, which will be placed in the hallway just outside of the kitchen. Please be sure to inform the church office for whom the flowers should be dedicated to, preceding the Sunday that you have assumed responsibility for the embellishment of the Nave. There will be recognition of your dedication in the church bulletin. Please also note that you will need to submit a $40 check to the church office for the flowers. The check should be paid to the order of Resurrection Lutheran Church, and should include a memo which identifies that the donation is for the church flowers. Sending great thanks to all who partake in serving and glorifying God and RELC, through your gifts of flowers during the worship service.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Our Reopening Planning Group has affirmed our commitment to continue to worship in person during the Omicron variant-related surge in Covid cases. Our modified worship routine includes attention to the following: reducing the amount of singing in worship, encouraging the use of N95 masks or double-masking, roping off again every other pew, and suspending coffee hour indoors for the foreseeable future. While we are committed to retaining our in-person worship practice, we also honor and respect those who, for varieties of reasons, need to refrain from in person worship at this time. We pray that this surge is comparatively short-lived.
We had an excellent beginning recently when 23 persons of all ages joined in. This Bible Study will be led on the second Tuesday of each month via Zoom, designed to be paired with your dinner hour, and to engage all of the members of your household. We will build relationships, pray together in multiple ways, and respond to stories in our sacred texts through this creative new pilot. Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood will lead using our newly distributed materials, “Growing in God’s Love A Story Bible”. To RSVP, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Details on each session’s exact logistics and login information will follow.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, January 30, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
We plan to receive new members into Resurrection Church on the Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration of Our Lord, Sunday, February 27 as part of our usual Sunday worship. For those who wish to be received and for those members who may know of others who wish to become members, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. concerning further details.
Please Share Your 2022 Giving Intentions
Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you intend to support Resurrection’s plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 42 individuals and families have provided that information and their intended offerings would cover a little more than 40 percent of the proposed budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the Statement of Intent that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form. It’s also a good time to consider enrolling in the “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program to have your weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly offering automatically drawn from your bank account or charged to your credit card – just complete the enrollment form and return it along with your pledge.
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through January into February.
Out of an abundance of caution, we've postponed the start of the Learning Group that we've agreed to facilitate (from Wednesday 19 January 2022 to Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 7pm at RELC). We continue to believe that meeting in person (with appropriate distancing and masking akin to Sunday worship), at least to self-organize this new endeavor, is worthwhile.
In the meantime, we would encourage everyone (not just those who are considering joining our group) to avail themselves of the first resource we selected for initial discussion -- White Too Long, The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones.
If you haven't already let us know of your interest, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In keeping with RELC’s custom prior to the pandemic, we have resumed ordering flowers for the chancel. If you would like to participate in flower dedications, please sign up on the calendar, which will be placed in the hallway just outside of the kitchen. Please be sure to inform the church office for whom the flowers should be dedicated to, preceding the Sunday that you have assumed responsibility for the embellishment of the Nave. There will be recognition of your dedication in the church bulletin. Please also note that you will need to submit a $40 check to the church office for the flowers. The check should be paid to the order of Resurrection Lutheran Church, and should include a memo which identifies that the donation is for the church flowers. Sending great thanks to all who partake in serving and glorifying God and RELC, through your gifts of flowers during the worship service.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.
Current Routine for Worship Indoors
We continue our worship indoors this Sunday at 10:00am. To alleviate any concerns and to help prepare you for your return, here is what you can expect:
First, out of loving concern for young children and others not yet able to be vaccinated, we ask that ALL worshipers wear facial masks. Secondly, we will maintain physical distancing, erring on the side of caution. These two basic practices serve as the foundation for safety and guide all other practices.
Upon arrival: kindly find your seats promptly on arrival to avoid congregating in the narthex. Every other pew will be available for seating. Please do not try to sit in pews taped off. Ushers will be available to assist you with seating options.
Offering: your offerings will not be collected. However, offering plates located near the front of the church are available for your use. When you come forward for communion, you may place your offering in one of the plates on stands near the chancel.
Communion: Holy Communion will be offered in both kinds, with bread being dropped into your hands, palms facing up, and wine administered from a pouring chalice into a container you bring from home. Intinction, dipping bread into the cup, is not permitted for reasons of hygiene. Communion will be continuous, with worshipers forming one line in the center aisle to receive both bread and wine at the direction of ushers. One side of the church will commune first, and then we’ll move to communing the other side. Return to your seats via the side aisles closest to you.
Upon Departure: kindly leave the nave promptly at the direction of ushers and avoid once again congregating in the narthex. If you wish to remain on church grounds for conversation, and we hope you do, please adjourn to the fellowship hall downstairs or outdoors beyond the Washington Blvd. entrance.
Misc. Considerations: Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers on stands are available for your use in several locations in the church building. If you forget your face mask, we have extras for you, and likewise small paper cups if you forget a container for communion. Worship indoors will be very similar to that which we have been doing outdoors, a simplified, somewhat shorter version of Resurrection’s normal worship practice.
We very much look forward to seeing you in church!
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Our Reopening Planning Group has affirmed our commitment to continue to worship in person during the Omicron variant-related surge in Covid cases. Our modified worship routine includes attention to the following: reducing the amount of singing in worship, encouraging the use of N95 masks or double-masking, roping off again every other pew, and suspending coffee hour indoors for the foreseeable future. While we are committed to retaining our in-person worship practice, we also honor and respect those who, for varieties of reasons, need to refrain from in person worship at this time. We pray that this surge is comparatively short-lived.
In an effort to save cost associated with mailing this year's Contribution Reports, Jennifer Schoen will be available before and after the services this Sunday, January 30th, to hand out reports. If you are not able to pick up this Sunday, she will be mailing them to you on Monday.
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, January 30, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
RELC is excited to announce the formation of our Creation Care Team. Just as the name states, we will be focusing on creation care as well as on environmental justice issues. These efforts will require many hands and many ideas! We invite RELC members of all ages to come to our next meeting on Thursday, February 3 at 7:00 via Zoom. Please contact Monica Hirschberg if you are interested. We look forward to seeing you!
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we are featuring a Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
We plan to receive new members into Resurrection Church on the Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration of Our Lord, Sunday, February 27 as part of our usual Sunday worship. For those who wish to be received and for those members who may know of others who wish to become members, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. concerning further details.
Please Share Your 2022 Giving Intentions
Our congregation will hold its annual meeting Sunday, January 23, and at that time we’ll vote on approving the church’s budget for 2022. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you intend to support Resurrection’s plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 42 individuals and families have provided that information and their intended offerings would cover a little more than 40 percent of the proposed budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the Statement of Intent that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form. It’s also a good time to consider enrolling in the “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program to have your weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly offering automatically drawn from your bank account or charged to your credit card – just complete the enrollment form and return it along with your pledge.
In our life together, we value continued learning and study of scripture. In our pandemic life together, we value supporting virtual and household participation in that learning, supported with resources and opportunities to connect and practice with others.
We’re excited to offer two new opportunities in the New Year, one that will kick off this weekend:
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through December and January.
We had an excellent beginning recently when 23 persons of all ages joined in. This Bible Study will be led on the second Tuesday of each month via Zoom, designed to be paired with your dinner hour, and to engage all of the members of your household. We will build relationships, pray together in multiple ways, and respond to stories in our sacred texts through this creative new pilot. Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood will lead using our newly distributed materials, “Growing in God’s Love A Story Bible”. To RSVP, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Details on each session’s exact logistics and login information will follow.
Out of an abundance of caution, we've postponed the start of the Learning Group that we've agreed to facilitate (from Wednesday 19 January 2022 to Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 7pm at RELC). We continue to believe that meeting in person (with appropriate distancing and masking akin to Sunday worship), at least to self-organize this new endeavor, is worthwhile.
In the meantime, we would encourage everyone (not just those who are considering joining our group) to avail themselves of the first resource we selected for initial discussion -- White Too Long, The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones.
If you haven't already let us know of your interest, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We recently received thank you letters from the following organizations which we support in their efforts to meet the varied needs of those most vulnerable in our community:
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In keeping with RELC’s custom prior to the pandemic, we have resumed ordering flowers for the chancel. If you would like to participate in flower dedications, please sign up on the calendar, which will be placed in the hallway just outside of the kitchen. Please be sure to inform the church office for whom the flowers should be dedicated to, preceding the Sunday that you have assumed responsibility for the embellishment of the Nave. There will be recognition of your dedication in the church bulletin. Please also note that you will need to submit a $40 check to the church office for the flowers. The check should be paid to the order of Resurrection Lutheran Church, and should include a memo which identifies that the donation is for the church flowers. Sending great thanks to all who partake in serving and glorifying God and RELC, through your gifts of flowers during the worship service.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.
Current Routine for Worship Indoors
We continue our worship indoors this Sunday at 10:00am. To alleviate any concerns and to help prepare you for your return, here is what you can expect:
First, out of loving concern for young children and others not yet able to be vaccinated, we ask that ALL worshipers wear facial masks. Secondly, we will maintain physical distancing, erring on the side of caution. These two basic practices serve as the foundation for safety and guide all other practices.
Upon arrival: kindly find your seats promptly on arrival to avoid congregating in the narthex. Every other pew will be available for seating. Please do not try to sit in pews taped off. Ushers will be available to assist you with seating options.
Offering: your offerings will not be collected. However, offering plates located near the front of the church are available for your use. When you come forward for communion, you may place your offering in one of the plates on stands near the chancel.
Communion: Holy Communion will be offered in both kinds, with bread being dropped into your hands, palms facing up, and wine administered from a pouring chalice into a container you bring from home. Intinction, dipping bread into the cup, is not permitted for reasons of hygiene. Communion will be continuous, with worshipers forming one line in the center aisle to receive both bread and wine at the direction of ushers. One side of the church will commune first, and then we’ll move to communing the other side. Return to your seats via the side aisles closest to you.
Upon Departure: kindly leave the nave promptly at the direction of ushers and avoid once again congregating in the narthex. If you wish to remain on church grounds for conversation, and we hope you do, please adjourn to the fellowship hall downstairs or outdoors beyond the Washington Blvd. entrance.
Misc. Considerations: Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers on stands are available for your use in several locations in the church building. If you forget your face mask, we have extras for you, and likewise small paper cups if you forget a container for communion. Worship indoors will be very similar to that which we have been doing outdoors, a simplified, somewhat shorter version of Resurrection’s normal worship practice.
We very much look forward to seeing you in church!
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
Our Reopening Planning Group has affirmed our commitment to continue to worship in person during the Omicron variant-related surge in Covid cases. Our modified worship routine includes attention to the following: reducing the amount of singing in worship, encouraging the use of N95 masks or double-masking, roping off again every other pew, and suspending coffee hour indoors for the foreseeable future. While we are committed to retaining our in-person worship practice, we also honor and respect those who, for varieties of reasons, need to refrain from in person worship at this time. We pray that this surge is comparatively short-lived.
Our annual congregational meeting will take place on Sunday, January 23, 2022 beginning at 11:30 am via Zoom. For those who attend worship in person and feel that they cannot make it back home in time to participate, you are welcome to adjourn to the fellowship hall where you can participate remotely there, appropriately physically distanced. Watch for further word about the logistics of our annual meeting which will be coming to you in separate communications.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we will begin a new Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom beginning on January 17. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
We plan to receive new members into Resurrection Church on the Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration of Our Lord, Sunday, February 27 as part of our usual Sunday worship. For those who wish to be received and for those members who may know of others who wish to become members, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. concerning further details.
Please Share Your 2022 Giving Intentions
Our congregation will hold its annual meeting Sunday, January 23, and at that time we’ll vote on approving the church’s budget for 2022. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you intend to support Resurrection’s plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 42 individuals and families have provided that information and their intended offerings would cover a little more than 40 percent of the proposed budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the Statement of Intent that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form. It’s also a good time to consider enrolling in the “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program to have your weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly offering automatically drawn from your bank account or charged to your credit card – just complete the enrollment form and return it along with your pledge.
In our life together, we value continued learning and study of scripture. In our pandemic life together, we value supporting virtual and household participation in that learning, supported with resources and opportunities to connect and practice with others.
We’re excited to offer two new opportunities in the New Year, one that will kick off this weekend:
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through December and January.
We had an excellent beginning on Tuesday, January 11th from 6-7 pm when 23 persons of all ages joined in. This Bible Study will be led on the second Tuesday of each month via Zoom, designed to be paired with your dinner hour, and to engage all of the members of your household. We will build relationships, pray together in multiple ways, and respond to stories in our sacred texts through this creative new pilot. Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood will lead using our newly distributed materials, “Growing in God’s Love A Story Bible”. To RSVP, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Details on each session’s exact logistics and login information will follow.
Collection of Food Items for AFAC on Sunday, January 30
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, January 30, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
Out of an abundance of caution, we've postponed the start of the Learning Group that we've agreed to facilitate (from Wednesday 19 January 2022 to Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 7pm at RELC). We continue to believe that meeting in person (with appropriate distancing and masking akin to Sunday worship), at least to self-organize this new endeavor, is worthwhile.
In the meantime, we would encourage everyone (not just those who are considering joining our group) to avail themselves of the first resource we selected for initial discussion -- White Too Long, The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones.
If you haven't already let us know of your interest, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In keeping with RELC’s custom prior to the pandemic, we have resumed ordering flowers for the chancel. If you would like to participate in flower dedications, please sign up on the calendar, which will be placed in the hallway just outside of the kitchen. Please be sure to inform the church office for whom the flowers should be dedicated to, preceding the Sunday that you have assumed responsibility for the embellishment of the Nave. There will be recognition of your dedication in the church bulletin. Please also note that you will need to submit a $40 check to the church office for the flowers. The check should be paid to the order of Resurrection Lutheran Church, and should include a memo which identifies that the donation is for the church flowers. Sending great thanks to all who partake in serving and glorifying God and RELC, through your gifts of flowers during the worship service.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.
Current Routine for Worship Indoors
We continue our worship indoors this Sunday at 10:00am. To alleviate any concerns and to help prepare you for your return, here is what you can expect:
First, out of loving concern for young children and others not yet able to be vaccinated, we ask that ALL worshipers wear facial masks. Secondly, we will maintain physical distancing, erring on the side of caution. These two basic practices serve as the foundation for safety and guide all other practices.
Upon arrival: kindly find your seats promptly on arrival to avoid congregating in the narthex. Every other pew will be available for seating. Please do not try to sit in pews taped off. Ushers will be available to assist you with seating options.
Offering: your offerings will not be collected. However, offering plates located near the front of the church are available for your use. When you come forward for communion, you may place your offering in one of the plates on stands near the chancel.
Communion: Holy Communion will be offered in both kinds, with bread being dropped into your hands, palms facing up, and wine administered from a pouring chalice into a container you bring from home. Intinction, dipping bread into the cup, is not permitted for reasons of hygiene. Communion will be continuous, with worshipers forming one line in the center aisle to receive both bread and wine at the direction of ushers. One side of the church will commune first, and then we’ll move to communing the other side. Return to your seats via the side aisles closest to you.
Upon Departure: kindly leave the nave promptly at the direction of ushers and avoid once again congregating in the narthex. If you wish to remain on church grounds for conversation, and we hope you do, please adjourn to the fellowship hall downstairs or outdoors beyond the Washington Blvd. entrance.
Misc. Considerations: Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers on stands are available for your use in several locations in the church building. If you forget your face mask, we have extras for you, and likewise small paper cups if you forget a container for communion. Worship indoors will be very similar to that which we have been doing outdoors, a simplified, somewhat shorter version of Resurrection’s normal worship practice.
We very much look forward to seeing you in church!
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
As was reported in detail in Pastor’s Midweek Message last week, our Reopening Planning Group has affirmed our commitment to continue to worship in person during the Omicron variant-related surge in Covid cases. Our modified worship routine includes attention to the following: reducing the amount of singing in worship, encouraging the use of N95 masks or double-masking, roping off again every other pew, and suspending coffee hour indoors for the foreseeable future. While we are committed to retaining our in-person worship practice, we also honor and respect those who, for varieties of reasons, need to refrain from in person worship at this time. We pray that this surge is comparatively short-lived.
Our annual congregational meeting will take place on Sunday, January 23, 2022 beginning at 11:30 am via Zoom. For those who attend worship in person and feel that they cannot make it back home in time to participate, you are welcome to adjourn to the fellowship hall where you can participate remotely there, appropriately physically distanced. Watch for further word about the logistics of our annual meeting which will be coming to you in separate communications.
Because our aspirations as a congregation center so much on the wisdom of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God,” (cf. Micah 6:8) we will begin a new Bible Study featuring Micah on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm via Zoom beginning on January 17. For the coming many weeks we’ll work our way through the whole book of Micah that we may come to understand in deeper ways the historical and theological contexts of this important prophetic work that this study may also enhance our understandings as a congregation in mission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Linman. All are welcome to join in!
Please Share Your 2022 Giving Intentions
Our congregation will hold its annual meeting Sunday, January 23, and at that time we’ll vote on approving the church’s budget for 2022. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you intend to support Resurrection’s plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 42 individuals and families have provided that information and their intended offerings would cover a little more than 40 percent of the proposed budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the Statement of Intent that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use this online form. It’s also a good time to consider enrolling in the “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program to have your weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly offering automatically drawn from your bank account or charged to your credit card – just complete the enrollment form and return it along with your pledge.
In our life together, we value continued learning and study of scripture. In our pandemic life together, we value supporting virtual and household participation in that learning, supported with resources and opportunities to connect and practice with others.
We’re excited to offer two new opportunities in the New Year, one that will kick off this weekend:
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through December and January.
We had an excellent beginning on Tuesday, January 11th from 6-7 pm when 23 persons of all ages joined in. This Bible Study will be led on the second Tuesday of each month via Zoom, designed to be paired with your dinner hour, and to engage all of the members of your household. We will build relationships, pray together in multiple ways, and respond to stories in our sacred texts through this creative new pilot. Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood will lead using our newly distributed materials, “Growing in God’s Love A Story Bible”. To RSVP, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Details on each session’s exact logistics and login information will follow.
Collection of Food Items for AFAC on Sunday, January 16
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, January 16, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
Out of an abundance of caution, we've postponed the start of the Learning Group that we've agreed to facilitate (from Wednesday 19 January 2022 to Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 7pm at RELC). We continue to believe that meeting in person (with appropriate distancing and masking akin to Sunday worship), at least to self-organize this new endeavor, is worthwhile.
In the meantime, we would encourage everyone (not just those who are considering joining our group) to avail themselves of the first resource we selected for initial discussion -- White Too Long, The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones.
If you haven't already let us know of your interest, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In keeping with RELC’s custom prior to the pandemic, we have resumed ordering flowers for the chancel. If you would like to participate in flower dedications, please sign up on the calendar, which will be placed in the hallway just outside of the kitchen. Please be sure to inform the church office for whom the flowers should be dedicated to, preceding the Sunday that you have assumed responsibility for the embellishment of the Nave. There will be recognition of your dedication in the church bulletin. Please also note that you will need to submit a $40 check to the church office for the flowers. The check should be paid to the order of Resurrection Lutheran Church, and should include a memo which identifies that the donation is for the church flowers. Sending great thanks to all who partake in serving and glorifying God and RELC, through your gifts of flowers during the worship service.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.
Current Routine for Worship Indoors
We continue our worship indoors this Sunday at 10:00am. To alleviate any concerns and to help prepare you for your return, here is what you can expect:
First, out of loving concern for young children and others not yet able to be vaccinated, we ask that ALL worshipers wear facial masks. Secondly, we will maintain physical distancing, erring on the side of caution. These two basic practices serve as the foundation for safety and guide all other practices.
Upon arrival: kindly find your seats promptly on arrival to avoid congregating in the narthex. Every other pew will be available for seating. Please do not try to sit in pews taped off. Ushers will be available to assist you with seating options.
Offering: your offerings will not be collected. However, offering plates located near the front of the church are available for your use. When you come forward for communion, you may place your offering in one of the plates on stands near the chancel.
Communion: Holy Communion will be offered in both kinds, with bread being dropped into your hands, palms facing up, and wine administered from a pouring chalice into a container you bring from home. Intinction, dipping bread into the cup, is not permitted for reasons of hygiene. Communion will be continuous, with worshipers forming one line in the center aisle to receive both bread and wine at the direction of ushers. One side of the church will commune first, and then we’ll move to communing the other side. Return to your seats via the side aisles closest to you.
Upon Departure: kindly leave the nave promptly at the direction of ushers and avoid once again congregating in the narthex. If you wish to remain on church grounds for conversation, and we hope you do, please adjourn to the fellowship hall downstairs or outdoors beyond the Washington Blvd. entrance.
Misc. Considerations: Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers on stands are available for your use in several locations in the church building. If you forget your face mask, we have extras for you, and likewise small paper cups if you forget a container for communion. Worship indoors will be very similar to that which we have been doing outdoors, a simplified, somewhat shorter version of Resurrection’s normal worship practice.
We very much look forward to seeing you in church!
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
As was reported in detail in Pastor’s Midweek Message this week, our Reopening Planning Group has affirmed the resolve to continue to worship in person during the Omicron variant-related surge in Covid cases. The rationale is elaborated on in this week’s Midweek Message. If you have not had occasion to read that, please do so. That message also outlines how our in-person worship will currently be modified, namely, by reducing the amount of singing in worship, encouraging the use of N95 masks or double-masking, roping off again every other pew, and suspending coffee hour indoors for the foreseeable future. While we are committed to retaining our in person worship practice, we also honor and respect those who, for varieties of reasons, need to refrain from in person worship at this time. We pray that this surge is comparatively short-lived.
Our congregation will hold its annual meeting Sunday, January 23, and at that time we’ll vote on approving the church’s budget for 2022. Thanks to those of you who have already shared how you intend to support Resurrection’s plans for ministry and education – but thus far, only 42 individuals and families have provided that information and their intended offerings would cover a little more than 40 percent of the proposed budget. If you haven’t done so yet please share your giving intentions for 2022 by completing the Statement of Intent that will be available at our Sunday worship services, or you can use the online form. It’s also a good time to consider enrolling in the “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program to have your weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly offering automatically drawn from your bank account or charged to your credit card – just complete the enrollment form and return it along with your pledge.
In our life together, we value continued learning and study of scripture. In our pandemic life together, we value supporting virtual and household participation in that learning, supported with resources and opportunities to connect and practice with others.
We’re excited to offer two new opportunities in the New Year, one that will kick off this weekend:
The Education Committee is distributing to households in the congregation new bibles and small catechisms for your use at home. These resources were selected to complement upcoming programming, and are additions to your personal libraries. To learn how to receive your copy, reach out to Amanda Lindamood or Pastor Linman by email. We’re excited to share these! Distribution and deliveries will continue through December and January.
Beginning on Tuesday, January 11th from 6-7 pm, Pastor Linman and Amanda Lindamood will be leading a monthly all ages Bible Study using our newly distributed materials, “Growing in God’s Love A Story Bible”. This Bible Study will be led on the second Tuesday of each month via Zoom, designed to be paired with your dinner hour, and to engage all of the members of your household. We will build relationships, pray together in multiple ways, and respond to stories in our sacred texts through this creative new pilot. To RSVP email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Tuesday, January 4th. Details on each session’s exact logistics and login information will follow.
Collection of Food Items for AFAC on Sunday, January 16
We will receive donations of food items for AFAC on Sunday, January 16, in conjunction with our regular worship service.
We hope you’ve seen our invitation in previous Announcements.
The group’s first meeting will be at 7pm on Wednesday January 19, 2022. We’ll initially meet in person at RELC (socially distanced, masked, etc.) to discuss organizational concepts including frequency, where/how to meet, how to select discussion topics, etc. We believe all of us should know more on this topic to guide our efforts toward achieving more justice. Initial discussion will center on the opening chapters of White Too Long – the Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones.
Please join us on the 19th or let 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. know of your interest.
Details of time and format are forthcoming, but please mark your calendars now for our annual congregational meeting which will take place on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Please know, too, that our Nominations Committee is currently recruiting members to offer themselves for election to our Congregation Council. If you are approached, please take the invitation into prayerful and serious consideration.
To view our 10:00 AM Sunday worship service on YouTube live, click on the live worship link on the RELC home page on Sunday mornings during the worship hour and be redirected to the YouTube live stream. The Live Stream will "go live" at 9:55AM on each Sunday morning. To view the service at a later time, go to our YouTube Channel. Click on the videos tab to browse archives of past services. Click on the Subscribe button and create an account to be notified when Live Streams are started or when other videos are added. For any questions, please contact the pastor.
In keeping with RELC’s custom prior to the pandemic, we will resume ordering flowers for the chancel, beginning on Rally Day (September 12, 2021). If you would like to participate in flower dedications, please sign up on the calendar, which will be placed in the hallway just outside of the kitchen. Please be sure to inform the church office for whom the flowers should be dedicated to, preceding the Sunday that you have assumed responsibility for the embellishment of the Nave. There will be recognition of your dedication in the church bulletin. Please also note that you will need to submit a $40 check to the church office for the flowers. The check should be paid to the order of Resurrection Lutheran Church, and should include a memo which identifies that the donation is for the church flowers. Sending great thanks to all who partake in serving and glorifying God and RELC, through your gifts of flowers during the worship service.
Click below for the current faith formation calendar that includes activities and resources for all ages:
This Bible Study continues on Monday evenings at 6:30 and will meet for several weeks. This series focuses on how themes of justice variously appear in the Bible, in both Hebrew and Christian scriptures. If you are interested in participating, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All are welcome to join in!
In addition to our usual prayers of intercession in our home worship, we encourage your prayers throughout the week for the following:
For those whom you know, consider sending a card, or an email, or make a phone call. These additional expressions of prayerfulness can make a big, healing difference in people’s lives and promote their sense of well-being. For current contact information, if you don’t have it, kindly reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you desire to make prayer requests for persons you care about, or desire prayer for other concerns, please contact Pastor Linman with those requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-972-2076. Pastor will make certain that the names you provide will be included in the Prayers of Intercession for Sundays, and for your prayers throughout the week. Making your requests known to Pastor Linman will allow him to follow up with you directly – as your requests for prayer help set the agenda for our Pastor’s ministry at Resurrection Church.
Click here for the latest updates on our county’s pandemic response as well as official and current information concerning vaccinations.
Current Routine for Worship Indoors
We continue our worship indoors this Sunday at 10:00am. To alleviate any concerns and to help prepare you for your return, here is what you can expect:
First, out of loving concern for young children and others not yet able to be vaccinated, we ask that ALL worshipers wear facial masks. Secondly, we will maintain physical distancing, erring on the side of caution. These two basic practices serve as the foundation for safety and guide all other practices.
Upon arrival: kindly find your seats promptly on arrival to avoid congregating in the narthex. Every other pew will be available for seating. Please do not try to sit in pews taped off. Ushers will be available to assist you with seating options.
Offering: your offerings will not be collected. However, offering plates located near the front of the church are available for your use. When you come forward for communion, you may place your offering in one of the plates on stands near the chancel.
Communion: Holy Communion will be offered in both kinds, with bread being dropped into your hands, palms facing up, and wine administered from a pouring chalice into a container you bring from home. Intinction, dipping bread into the cup, is not permitted for reasons of hygiene. Communion will be continuous, with worshipers forming one line in the center aisle to receive both bread and wine at the direction of ushers. One side of the church will commune first, and then we’ll move to communing the other side. Return to your seats via the side aisles closest to you.
Upon Departure: kindly leave the nave promptly at the direction of ushers and avoid once again congregating in the narthex. If you wish to remain on church grounds for conversation, and we hope you do, please adjourn to the fellowship hall downstairs or outdoors beyond the Washington Blvd. entrance.
Misc. Considerations: Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers on stands are available for your use in several locations in the church building. If you forget your face mask, we have extras for you, and likewise small paper cups if you forget a container for communion. Worship indoors will be very similar to that which we have been doing outdoors, a simplified, somewhat shorter version of Resurrection’s normal worship practice.
We very much look forward to seeing you in church!
Here are the best and most direct ways to contact Pastor Linman. The email address given for his professional and pastoral use is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pastor Linman’s direct dial phone number in the church office is: 703-972-2076. Please leave a message there if Pastor does not answer. He monitors and responds to his messages throughout the day even when he's not in the office. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you have announcements that you wish to communicate in this weekly message as committee chairs or those responsible for other ministry initiatives at Resurrection, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by late Wednesday mornings for inclusion in the message for the coming Thursday. Thanks!
