RESURRECTION TIMES OCTOBER 2015 Sharing Christ—Shaping Lives

Resurrection Lutheran Church 9812 Hamilton Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92646 714.962.5005 www.lcrhb.org

Pastor’s Notes

Thank you! Thank you for your many expressions of kindness and generosity over the past several weeks. LCR donated close to 20 large boxes of food to the Lutheran Social Services Food Bank. I was told that was the largest contribution among the Son and Surf Conference congregations. Thanks for your generous offering of over $700 taken for “The Table” during Shin Adachi’s piano concert. “The Table” is our synod’s newest mission congregation in Orange County. Thanks for the weekly contributions of food for BCIS and your special support of the Preschool as they prepare for their Fall Fundraiser. Additional thanks to those who give extra gifts for special projects such as roof repair, parking lot repaving, internet upgrades etc. And, of course, thanks for your weekly expressions of Christian stewardship as we meet our day-to-day budgetary needs. I am always amazed and gratified by the congregation’s outpouring of generosity and kindness. Thank you again and again!

First Communion Class

All 5th graders and their parents or older children who have not yet received communion instruction are invited to join Pastor Carl for a potluck supper and class on Tuesday, October 13, at 6:00 p.m. Please bring a dish to feed six. Young people will receive their First Communion on Reformation Sunday, October 25 during the 10:00 a.m. service.

Daylight Saving Time Ends November 1

Please remember to move your clocks BACK one hour before retiring on Saturday, October 31.

Sunday Worship Services • 8:30 a.m. Traditional • 10:00 a.m. Praise • 11:30 a.m. Japanese Language

Looking Ahead

Saturday, December 5 Christmas Progressive Dinner

Sunday, December 6 There will be a single 10:00 a.m. service, followed by the annual meeting. During our meeting, we will elect Council Members, approve the 2016 budget and discuss our ministry plans for the future.

Sunday, December 13—10:00 a.m. Service of Lessons and Carols Potluck luncheon to follow

Saturday, December 19 CCN Christmas Party

Sunday, December 20 “Second Annual Holiday Sweater Sunday”

Take a Guess

What do ladders, Mt. Everest, socks, seminaries and feet have to do with God’s invitation to be good stewards? Start putting the pieces together on October 4!!!!

Congregational Meeting

The annual meeting of the congregation will be held following a single 10:00 a.m. combined service on December 6. During the meeting, we will vote on small changes to the Constitution and Preschool Bylaws, adopt a budget for 2016, elect council members and conduct all other appropriate church business.

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4th Monday Dinner Group

Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 26 for an evening of "fine dining", fellowship, study and prayer. Please bring a dish to feed 8. There’s always room at the table for newcomers!

Joy's Book Club

Joy's Book Club will meet at 2:00 on Tuesday, October 6, in T. Hall. Our book to read in October, "China Dolls," by Lisa See, will be distributed. Not only will we discuss the September book, "The Color of Tea," by Hannah Tunnicliffe, we will have a fall tea complete with macaroons and tea, as in the book. All bookclubbers are invited, whether or not you have read the book. For more information, call Gail Perkins, at 949.548.1044, or 949.400.6174.

LCR Ladies Bible Study

Join us for our next study, Stronger: Finding Hope in Fragile Places, by Angela Thomas, beginning the week of October 5. God is stronger than every struggle we will ever face. This study will guide us into biblical truth through exposition and story, so we can live confident, transformed, Christ-radiating lives marked by His strength. The evening group begins Monday 10/5 and concludes 11/16. This group meets at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Jane Charlton. The daytime group begins Tuesday 10/6 and concludes 11/17. This group meets at 9:00 a.m. at the home of April Sharp. If you have questions or plan to attend, please contact Carolyn Ross at 714.381.0581 or gardengirl01@hotmail.com. We look forward to studying God’s word together!

ALSO...Mark Your Calendars!

Our next study begins the week of January 25: Twelve Women of the Bible: Life-Changing Stories for Women Today

and

LCR Women’s Retreat April 29 – May 1 Forest Home Retreat Center

Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God's love. Since 1993, the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, has collected and delivered more than 124 million gift filled shoeboxes to children in more than 150 countries and territories. Samaritan's Purse works with local churches and ministries to deliver the gifts and share the life-changing Good News of Jesus Christ. In 2015, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoebox gifts to reach another 11 million children.

We at LCR would like to help Operation Christmas Child this year. Our Sunday School children will be collecting gifts/items for this cause until November 22. Everyone can be involved with this simple, hands-on project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas - Jesus Christ.

What should be put in the boxes and what are the ages of the recipients?

Toys: Include items that children will immediately embrace such as toy cars, yo-yos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries), etc.

School Supplies: pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons, markers, notebooks, paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.

Non-liquid Hygiene Items: toothbrushes, bar soap, combs, washcloths, etc.

Accessories: T-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips, jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), etc.

Crafts: Make your own items such as hair bows, finger puppets, and friendship bracelets.

Age and Gender-Specific Ideas: Girls 2-4, Girls 5- 9, Girls 10-14, Boys 2-4, Boys 5-9, Boys 10-14.

A Personal Note: You may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. If you include your name and address, the child may be able to write back.

Shipping cost: Donate $7 online or place your check made out to Samaritan’s Purse in an envelope on top of the gifts in your box to cover shipping and other costs.

Preschool News

Bible Verse Great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:23

We had a wonderful beginning to our new school year! We are full with a wait list on MWF and are still enrolling in our T/Th classes. Everyone seems very glad to be back and we are settling into our routine. It is always fun to meet new friends and greet our old friends as we start a new year. I am blessed by a wonderful staff and we are all excited to be back.

October begins with our new and improved fall "FUN”draiser and we know it will be a great success. It will take place here on Saturday, October 10 and all are invited. We will have our traditional Silent Auction during this event, and that will end our fundraising until our “Trike-A-Thon” in the spring, and our See’s Candy sale at Easter. As we are a private Christian school, we depend upon fundraisers to continue to provide a quality Christian program for the little ones we are privileged to serve. Thank you so much to all of you who are so faithful to our preschool. We appreciate our wonderful church family so much. Your faithful commitment to our preschool is a continuing blessing to all of us.

October is lots of fun here at RLP. We do lots of “pumpkin art,” talk about Halloween, harvest time, bats, spiders, and all things “fall!” We are all looking forward to wearing costumes to school for our Halloween parade and parties. Our chapels this month will feature a real pumpkin, the “Apple chapel,” and the creation story told using a flannel board and puppets. The Bible verse our children will be learning for October is “Great is your faithfulness” from Lamentations. The Fruit of the Spirit for October is faithfulness.

Our children are having a great time painting pictures, doing collages, playing with play dough, riding bikes, reading books, and so much more. Each morning we sing two songs and have a prayer in the courtyard before beginning our day with music provided by Miss Carol (Hazen). We are so blessed by Miss Carol’s faithful devotion to our preschool. Miss Carol plays for us every morning and our children learn about 40 songs by the time they leave our program. We learn songs for each season and some of our very favorites are about the fall and Halloween time. Soon we will begin practicing for our Christmas program! Our little ones will learn nine songs for the program and dress as angels, wise men, and shepherds for the performances. More about the Christmas program next month! In His Service, Judy

Twas the week before the Fall Festival,when all through LCR,

everyone was prepping, even Pastor Carl.Silent Auction Baskets are being wrapped,

games and activities are intact.The food is being donated,

and for that we are so grateful,but please come on October 10th, or our fundraiser could be painful.

We have a wine wheel, and everyone is a winner!The bounce house will be fun, but just not after dinner.

The kiddos will win lots of prizes, mom and dad are in for a few surprises,

grandma and grandpa will even have fun,cuz at the Photo Wall

who could only buy just one?

Get your presale tickets to the BBQ and Games,but only until October 6th

then the price wont stay the same.100% of the proceeds goes to RLP,

so don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity!New Auction Items

(No ticket necessary to come to the silent auction – JUST SHOW UP)Duffy Boat Ride for 8 City of HB Annual Parking PassBlue Water Grill Kings SeafoodCroche Baby Blankets Kitchenware and Serving BowlsToys Sports MemorabiliaYoga and Pilates Packages 8” TabletJewelry Quicksilver Wetsuit JacketsHair Care Tumi Purse

Thank you for your continued donations to Paper Rollers! Just a reminder, the following may be recycled through LCR's Paper Rollers program:

newspapers (no magazines or phone books)

water bottles (please be sure and remove caps first—no milk containers)

aluminum cans

If you need more information, please contact the church office.

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s 2 Madi Switzer 3 Emma Reed Hailey Tripodo 4 Andy Ross 5 Barb Kaping 7 Danielle Crosser 8 Robert Ichiyama 9 Vicki Walker Rick Sepulveda 11 Glen Miller Chris Nelson 13 Karen Ursini 15 Ed Uehara 16 June Shigaki Joy Shigaki 19 Debbie Trout 20 Kanako Kusano 22 Sallie Justl 23 Kan Adachi Hiroko Schwartz Jennifer Greenwald 24 Tad Trout 26 Donna Nerhus 28 Doug Krueger 29 Bobb Gardner 30 Jean Sayles

Anniversaries 9 Bob & Sheila Wenzel

10 John and Kirsten Valenta

Katy and Jim Sullivan

14 Barry and Donna Nerhus

16 Jim and Carol Weepie

18 Pete and Danielle Crosser

26 Jerry and Laura Marroquin

30 John and Terrie Hendrickson

Is your name missing from the October lists? If you have a birthday or an anniversary in the month of October 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.

Family of the Day

Please keep these families in your prayers:

1 Karl Skindrud 2 Susan, Andrew & Peter Skowron 3 Paul Smith 4 Rodica Smith 5 Gary & Shirley Spaulding 6 Alice Speakman 7 Joanne Stevens 8 Ray & Debbi Stewert 9 Rita Swanson 10 Chris, Amy, Bethany, Madi & Connor Switzer 11 Craig, Cindy, Amy & Malissa Taylor 12 Warren & Sue Taylor 13 Soyoko Thompson 14 Bill & Cheryl Tonic 15 Lisa, Max & Hailey Tripodo 16 Tad & Debbie Trout 17 Ed Uehara 18 Tomoko Uehara 19 Fran & Karen Ursini 20 John, Kirsten, Claudia & Joe Valenta 21 Don Volkerding 22 Nadene Weber 23 Estelle Webster 24 Jim & Carol Weepie 25 Tom & Carol Welch 26 Bob & Sheila Wenzel 27 Dave & Judy Wiggins 28 Sean, Kelley, Owen & Addison Wiggins 29 Don & Christine Williams 30 Pete & Viola Williams 31 June Yoshinari

Chuck Ott for help with the extra gardening work, Paul Coulter for orchestrating the roof repairs, Stephen Czajkowski for taking care of the recent "handyman" projects.