AUGUST 2017

Resurrection Lutheran Church 9812 Hamilton Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92646

714.962.5005 www.lcrhb.org

Sunday Worship Services • 8:30 a.m. Traditional • 10:00 a.m. Praise • 11:30 a.m. Japanese Language (1st & 3rd Sundays)

The next newsletter deadline is Friday, August 25—Please submit articles to lcr17@verizon.net

Pastor's Notes from Pastor Brad Stienstra

A wonderful addition to the campus of LCR since the last newsletter is the new garden area adjacent to the youth room and the preschool playground. Formerly a weed-infested litter box for neighborhood cats, it is now a well-planned and beautiful space that can help our preschool children get hands-on instruction in the growing of food and flowers. And we have two of our members to thank for taking lead roles in making this dream a reality. Rob Ludwick chose to upgrade this area for his Eagle Scout project, drawing up the plans and organizing and directing the labor force of Scouts. And Reiny Klein lent his carpentry expertise to the construction of the raised planters. Now, instead of an eye-sore that we needed to shield from parents touring the school, it has been transformed into a featured area that we are proud to show off.

This kind of improvement effort is exactly what will position LCR to be more ready for its next pastor. Even as the members of the Call Committee are engaged in the process of meeting with candidates, there is much work that can be done by everyone else in preparing for the arrival of the person the Holy Spirit is even now nudging into this position. Like Rob and Reiny discovered, lots of projects that can enhance the appeal of this ministry await those who have just a little imagination and willingness. There are a couple of rooms that could benefit from deep cleaning and/or repurposing in advance of visits by our candidates. Someone who enjoys painting could find spots that are crying out for some freshening. All you have to do is look around when you are here, and I’m sure you will notice some small item that you could address with your God-given talents that would spruce up the place so that it all looks as good as the new garden.

And while our giving has remained very strong during the interim period, for which I am grateful and for which you are to be commended, I know that the new pastor would feel greatly blessed if a steady upward surge in our financial support over these next few months provided a solid foundation for the programs that will need to get underway immediately upon arrival. Instead of scrambling to raise funds while building relationships with you, those dollars could already be in place – contributed in advance by members who are especially thankful for the many resources entrusted to them by God and want to use some of them to do a little extra to smooth the entry of their new leader.

Talk about something that would make LCR look good! Both a beautiful campus and a solid balance sheet! If everyone does their part, it’s not only possible, but from what I have come to know about you, it’s a dream sure to become a reality.

RESURRECTION TIMES

Preschool News

August is a quiet month at the preschool. Summer school has concluded and the teachers are all gone for the month.

We have lots of exciting things planned for our fall semester and after a few weeks of rest our teachers will be ready to get back and see all their little friends, both old and new. We are looking forward to another great year of exploring our world and figuring out where we fit in it! Fall is a wonderful time of the year when we look at the leaves as they change color, talk about Halloween and what we will be, and look forward to Thanksgiving. The very beginning of our year is all about getting to know our new friends and greeting our old ones. We talk about our families, our church, our school, our teachers, and learn new rules!

We look forward to a new school year, and all the blessings God has in store for us. It is both a privilege and a responsibility to be a part of these precious little lives and we take our role very seriously here at RLP. We thank the congregation for all of the support, prayer, money, and time and talents as we work to make this the very best preschool it can be. Here’s to another great year!

What a summer so far for the LCR Youth and Family Ministries! We kicked off the summer with a camping trip down to San Onofre with our high school youth and incoming freshmen. We spent time in fellowship and had fun in the sun! Eight high school youth and young adults headed out on the Japan Mission Trip in July. What a wonderful group to represent our church and to start the relationship with our friends overseas. It was a life changing experience for all who went. The end of July brings summer camp for six middle school youth and incoming 9

th graders!

They will spend a great week at El Camino Pines with Lutheran youth from all over the western states. Looking forward to August and Vacation Bible School! Watch your inbox for more events before we head back into the school year! Thank you for your continued prayers and support of our ministries!

Saturday, August 12 4:00—9:30 p.m.

Games and Relaxing 4:00—6:00

Dinner 6:00—7:30 Bonfire with S’mores 7:30—9:30

There is no cost!

Bring your own entrée and a side to share.

Meet near the Magnolia entrance. Contact the church office at 714.962.5005 to sign up.

Tokyo Disneyland, July 2017

Save the Date: October 31, 2017

Looking back and called forward: ELCA 500 An event commemorating the 500

th anniversary of the Reformation

Please plan to join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton on Tuesday, October 31, as she co-hosts a commemoration of the 500

th anniversary of the Reformation. The event, which will

include speakers and a service, will be at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Bishop Eaton will be joined by co-hosts Indiana-Kentucky Synod Bishop Bill Gafkjen, ELCA Vice-President Bill Horne and Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod Bishop Dick Graham.

The event is open to the public and will be available online via livestream. All are invited to participate and honor the Reformation anniversary as we bear public witness to Christ, who frees us to love and serve our neighbor, and as we look to the future to which God is calling us.

Veterans

In keeping with Synod resolutions to support our military veterans, we are seeking the names of our members who are veterans. Kindly provide this information by calling the office at 714.962.5005, or email at lcr17@verizon.net.

Room to Rent

Single, middle-aged Christian woman looking to rent long-term bedroom and private bath in single-family residence. Doesn’t have pets, doesn’t smoke; quiet. Work 30 hours a week. Call Michaele at 714.270.3296.

Joy's Book Club

Joy’s Book Club is on break and will return for their next meeting on September 5.

...to Frank Pollock for repairing the chairs in T. Hall

...to April Sharp, Pete Brunner, Frank Pollock, Jack Simonson, Pastor Hitoshi, Stone Sharp, Shane Hammer and Joey Valenta for helping clean out the attic

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CCN Updates – August 2017

• Game Day! Don’t forget to join us the first Thursday of every month for an afternoon of fun playing your favorite games! All are welcome. Bring a favorite game and a snack to share with the group. We meet Thursday, August 3 from 1:00-3:00 in Bercaw Hall, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection.

• Mark your calendars! Bunco with wine, cheese and chocolate! Tuesday, September 12 at 6:30pm. Educational Seminars resume Thursday, September 21.

Get Fit Where You Sit!

Yoga has many benefits including relaxation, improved flexibility and relief

from pain and insomnia!

Join instructor Linda Turner Monday mornings at 9:00

Classes begin August 14

Bercaw Hall, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

9812 Hamilton Avenue, Huntington Beach

Wear comfortable clothes and bring a beach towel

$10 for CCN members $15 for nonmembers

CCN Summer Luau

August Anniversaries 3 Jack and Kathy McGriff

4 James and Karin Anderson

7 Don and Jane Charlton

10 Hearld and Kim Rice

11 Jim and Annette Parsons

14 John and Tara Fort

Family of the Day Please keep these families in your prayers:

1 Greg, Susan, Christian & Andrew Hansen 2 Mark, Andrea & Matt Harding 3 Jerry & Vicki Hartunian 4 Carol Hazen 5 John & Terrie Hendrickson 6 Royoko Higuchi 7 Steve, Danielle, Kennedy & Delaney Hoenig 8 Linda Holland 9 Bert Horrox 10 Yukiko Hoshi 11 Ralph Howarth 12 Sylvia Hupp 13 Dean, Lynne & Robert Ichiyama 14 Miwako Inoue 15 Hilli Jacobs 16 Randy Johnson 17 Blake Jordan 18 Stan & Sallie Justl 19 Mike Gaczkowski & Vicki Kane 20 Jim and Barb Kaping 21 Debbie Karlson 22 Reiny & Cheryl Klein 23 Mike and Bonnie Knezevich 24 Kuniko, Leisa & Shannon Komyo 25 Doug & Alma Krueger 26 Jon & Karen Krueger 27 Eric, Luke & Matt Laipenieks 28 Jane Leipper 29 David & Fumi Liang 30 John & Sara Linder 31 Linda Logan & Robert Nissen

Is your name missing from the August lists? If you have a birthday or anniversary in the month of August and we have not included your name, we would appreciate you bringing it to our attention.

Please email: lcr17@verizon.net or call the church office at 714.962.5005.

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3 Julia Ludwick 4 Joe Valenta 6 Hilli Jacobs 7 Sue Taylor 9 Laura Marroquin Linda Holland 10 Rhonda Mueller 11 Eileen Sepulveda 13 Heather Ferrini 15 Delaney Crosser 16 Janice Genelle Linda Nelson 17 Tom Welch 18 Alice Speakman 19 Satoko Adachi 21 David Taylor 23 Dorothy Magnuson Randy Johnson Phil Pohl Estelle Webster 26 Reiny Klein Hitoshi Adachi 27 Sue Pohl 29 Susan Durica 30 Paul Coulter Linda Griffiths Carolyn Ross Delaney Hoenig Nozomu Shigaki 31 Cassie Marquez

...to Greg and Linda Griffiths who became grandparents and Lillie Pettey, a great-grandmother, to Odin Franklin Griffiths, born on July 16, weighing 9 pounds 2 oz.