January 13, 2009

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONGREGATION

Dear Friends in Christ,

Grace to you and Peace from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen!

Thanks be to God for your meaningful participation in the Body of Christ! We pray that through the ministries of Resurrection Lutheran Church you have been sustained and strengthened in your faith during this year. We give thanks for God’s healing grace and the many blessings that we have received individually and as a congregation. We are truly blessed to be a blessing!

Each year we prepare this Annual Report during Advent, a season of great hope and expectation. We, as a congregation and as a Nation, find ourselves looking forward with both great hope and great expectations. It is our faith, our compassion for our fellow man, and our strength as a people that will serve our church and our country well in next few years. As we face challenging times, our faith and our determination to share that faith will be the rock we can stand upon.

This report outlines our varied ministries, and the goals we have set for 2009-20010. We encourage each of you be a part of the ministries of Resurrection Lutheran Church.

May the Peace of God be with all of us, and help us keep our hearts and minds always in the Risen Christ Jesus!

Your Pastors and Congregation Council

RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH6170 Plank Road

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407Church: (540) 786-7778 Fax: (540) 785-4732

E-mail: office@resurrectionpeople.org Website: www.resurrectionpeople.org

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1

Mission > Vision > Strategy 2

25 January 2009 Congregational Meeting Schedule 3

Minutes of June 2008 Congregational Meeting 4

Our Goals for 2009-2010 9

Our Organization 10

2008 Annual Report from the Pastors Kniseley 11

Resurrection Lutheran Ministry Team Annual Reports for 2008 13

Worship and Music Team 13

Evangelism Team 14

68 Persons Received into Membership at Resurrection in 2008 16

Social Ministry Team 17

Property Team 19

Stewardship Team 20

Youth Team 21

Family Life Team 23

Finance Team 26

World Mission Support Team 28

Health Ministry Team 30

Resurrection Lutheran School 32

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Our Mission:

"Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered, and sent -- for the sake of the world."

Our Vision:

"Resurrection Lutheran Church is a Christ-centered family of believers, so deeply and confidently rooted in the Gospel of God's grace, that we are free to give our lives joyfully in witness and service to those whom God has brought into our lives: within our congregation,

our community, and our world."

Our Strategy:

Grateful for the many Blessings provided by God, we are sent into the community and the world to bear witness through service to our neighbors. We bear witness by:

Teaching and mentoring our Family - Encouraging the spiritual growth of each individual child of God, strengthening each one in love for God and love for their neighbors; encouraging our members to serve joyfully in sharing their blessings with others; supporting our members in answering their individual calls to ministry, within our congregation and throughout the world.

Serving our Community – Opening our new facility with a view toward serving the community, in partnership with service organizations to help heal those in need; encouraging members to serve others with Christian love and witnessing through volunteer contributions in order to bring the church into daily activities.

Serving our Nation and World – Partnering with communities of faith to serve our neighbors around the world by supporting ELCA programs that reach out and minister to people around the world; increasing awareness of other worldwide needs; fostering good stewardship of environmental resources.

All in order to proclaim the Gospel of Christ through word and deed.

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January 25th 2009 Congregational Meeting Schedule

12:30PM – Congregational Lunch (Fellowship Hall and Narthex)

Annual Meeting – will begin during lunch

Establishment of quorum

Opening hymn and prayer

Approval of June meeting minutes

Presentation of the Congregational Report for 2009-2010

Approval of the Congregational Report

Nomination and election of Synod Assembly delegates

Nomination and election of Nominating Team members

Constitution and Bylaws update

Stewardship and Capital Appeal Team presentation

Building Team update

Resurrection Lutheran School Update

Finance Team update

Closing Prayer

Benediction

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Minutes of our June 2008 Congregational Meeting

Congregation MeetingResurrection Lutheran ChurchJune 22, 2008

Congregation President Ken Tillman opened the meeting at 6:04pm.

Congregation Secretary Bob Martin advised that a quorum had been established.

Pastor Jim Kniseley led the meeting with the hymn, “Blest Be The Tie That Binds”. Pastor Carol Kniseley led the congregation in prayer.

The minutes of the January 27, 2008 Congregation Meeting were presented for approval. One correction was made. Paul Niemi moved and Bev Floyd seconded that the minutes be approved as corrected. The motion was approved. (Note: the actual end of the meeting time was determined and the Congregation Secretary entered this time in the official minutes.)

Pastor’s Time: Pastor Jim reviewed the Vision and Mission statements of RLC, as well as the goals.Vision: “Resurrection Lutheran Church is a Christ-centered family of believers, so deeply and confidently rooted in the Gospel of God’s grace, that we are free to give our lives joyfully in witness and service to those whom God has brought into our lives; within our congregation, our community, and our world.”

Mission: “Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered, and sent – for the sake of the world.”

Pastor Jim reviewed the 2008 goals: Complete building project and occupy Open preschool: on schedule to be opened in September. Dedication service for new facility: Scheduled for October 26, with Bishop

Mauney presiding. Second Annual Health Fair: scheduled for October 18, 2008. Bethlehem Marketplace: on schedule to be held. Participate in second Habitat Build: not going so well; first build still in progress

and we continue to participate in that project. Add adult education classes: one class is being held Sundays; once the new

building opens, more can be considered for addition. Receive 100 new members

Pastor Carol reviewed the 2009 goals: Relocate nursery: eventually move to what is now the office; the administrative

office will move to what is now the Fellowship Hall

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Increase benevolence by 1%: currently at 7.6%; the eventual goal is to increase benevolence to 20% by 2020 in line with the Synod’s 2020 goals

Receive 100 new members Increase worship attendance by 20%: an increase of 60 to 390 Add small groups (+5): we currently have 6 Target neighborhood evangelism Establish companion synod partnership: Virginia Synod is partnered with

Papua, New Guinea

President Tillman introduced the current Congregation Council members.

President Tillman advised the congregation that a survey regarding the best times/days to hold Congregation Meetings had been taken of congregation members. A task force headed up by Tom Evans analyzed the results of the survey. Some of the information developed was:

Time, date, and place information for the meeting should be published as far in advance as possible

Conflicts with other activities should be avoided Congregation Meetings should be scheduled as close to worship service as

possible Sense that Congregation Meetings are perfunctory with little input from

congregation members

President Tillman asked that members participate during the meeting this evening. He also announced that there is a link on the RLC web site to provide feedback on the meeting. Bernie Patton asked what the return on the survey had been: 61 RLC members responded. Tom Evans commented that there was a consistency in the responses that were gathered that was important in reporting the results.

Proposed Budget

In the absence of Treasurer Barbara Tomayko, Vice President Rachael Orzechowski reviewed the proposed 2008/2009 budget. The total budget amount was presented as $476,566. A copy of the budget is attached to these minutes. Expenses for the new building are included in the budget and are estimated.

Questions and Answers from the floor regarding the budget: Are staff salaries available? There may be privacy issues involved with

revealing staff salaries that will be reviewed by Council before making the information public. The Personnel Committee had made the information available in the past.

Are the costs of running the Preschool properly apportioned to the school? The Preschool seeks to move towards self-sufficiency. The trailer will be moved off the property shortly; some funds will be left in the budget for storage rental if needed. An adjustment to the budget has been made to account for the shortfall in enrollment.

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Does Council plan to adjust the budget quarterly? Council reviews income and expenses on a monthly basis. Adjustments would probably be made in the December/January time period if needed. The fiscal year runs from July through June, which provides information regarding income before the budget is finalized rather than afterwards.

Designated Accounts: The Health Ministry funds are now kept and accounted for separately from RLC’s Mission and Ministry budget; a yearly audit will be conducted. Funds appearing on the United Lutheran Appeal line reflect only those funds that are given through RLC; funds given directly to ULA are not reflected locally.

Norm Sahley moved that the budget be approved as presented. Bernie Patton seconded the motion. The congregation approved the motion.

Council Elections

There were five Council vacancies to be filled by election. Three vacancies for terms expiring in June 2011; one vacancy for a term expiring June 2010; and one vacancy for a term expiring in June 2009.

For the three vacancies expiring in June 2011, the Nominating Committee placed the names of Tom Evans, Karen Meyer, and Rachael Orzechowski into nomination. Jerrie Rosenfeld moved that nominations be closed and Dee Tillman seconded the motion. There being no objection from the floor, nominations for the three Council terms expiring in June 2011 were closed.

For the vacancy expiring in June 2010, the Nominating Committee placed the name of Tom Bannon into nomination. Barbara Buck moved that nominations be closed, with a second by Dee Tillman. There being no objection from the floor, nominations for the Council term expiring June 2010 were closed.

For the vacancy expiring in June 2009, the Nominating Committee placed the name of Dick Manthei into nomination. Barbara Buck moved that nominations be closed, with a second by Nancy Evans. There being no objection from the floor, nominations for the Council term expiring June 2009 were closed.

Frank Jacobeen moved that the nominees be elected by acclamation. Cindy Hall seconded the motion. The congregation on a voice vote unanimously approved the motion.

Preschool Update/Amendment to RLC By-LawsJenny Stearn, School Board Vice Chair provided a report on the status of the Preschool:

Enrollment has increased slightly; eight 3 year-olds and four 4 year-olds are enrolled

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Plan to have a Giving Tree in the Narthex August 10, 2008, to help offset cost of supplies (will not interfere with any other traditional school supply fund raising)

First fund raiser is currently being planned; School Board will sponsor and benefit from this year’s Silent Auction; seeking donations of merchandise and volunteers to help

The preschool will open the first week in September Once the new building opens, the Preschool will temporarily set up in the

Fellowship Hall for the first few weeks The Preschool has advertised in Parent Magazine (a local publication), in the

local newspapers, through postings on line, with a banner in front of RLC, by word of mouth, and through the use of a brochure.

There is a Preschool link on the RLC web site

Tom Evans moved that the proposed amendment to the RLC By-Laws authorizing and describing the operation of the RLC Preschool Board of Education be approved by the congregation (a copy of the amendment is attached). Dick Rothermel seconded the motion, which was approved by the congregation on a voice vote.

Pastors Carol and Jim recognized outgoing congregation leaders: Ken Tillman – who served on the Council and as President and Vice President

of the congregation and the Council Eric Carlson – who served on the Council and as President and Vice President

of the congregation and the Council Tony Jenkins – who served on the Council Barbara Tomayko (not present) – who served on the Council and as Treasurer

of the congregation Margaret Brockman – who was recognized for her many years of Prayer Team

leadership

Linda Smith presented an update on the Stewardship Team’s activities. Pledges were up to $378,109 for the 2008 – 2009 Mission and Ministry. An additional $89,000 in unpledged giving based on last year’s giving patterns is anticipated. Additional information, including Capital Appeal status, is included in the attached report.

Building Update: schedule of anticipated progress is included in the attached report. It was asked if the delay in construction would increase the costs to RLC for the building. Since this is a fixed cost contract, there would be no increase in costs due solely to delay and increasing costs of materials.

Staff Compensation Study: The study recommended a standing Compensation Committee to review staff salaries in the future. Council has designated four members plus the Pastors as members of the Committee, however another two members are being sought. Additional information is attached.Membership Statistics: Statistics for all ELCA congregations are available on the ELCA web site. Per the ELCA constitution, the Pastors are responsible for reporting

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and maintaining congregation statistics. RLC has 755 baptized members. There were 76 new members this year and 54 were taken off the rolls. There has been a growth rate of 40.3% from 2000 to 2007. There has been an increased of 62.3% confirmed, communing, and contributing members. Attendance has been increasing from 250 to 327 to 330 over the last three years. Operating expenses for RLC have increased from $190,000 a year to a current $356,000, an increase of 87%. Benevolence has increased from $10,000/year to $33,000/year, an increase of 171%.

Eric and Debbie Carlson were thanked for their work on the Sacristy.

Pastor Carol led the congregation in a closing prayer and the meeting was adjourned at 7:47 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Bob MartinCongregation Secretary

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Our Goals for 2009-2010

The Council affirms the Mission, Vision, and Strategy of our congregation as modified and presented in this year’s report. We establish the following goals for congregational growth

over the next two years:

20091. Relocate nursery2. Increase benevolence by 1%3. Receive 100 new members4. Add small groups (+5 )5. Target neighborhood evangelism6. Establish companion synod partnership7. Pursue “Book of Faith: Initiative8. Become Mission Partners with Rejoice Lutheran Church, Chesapeake VA9. “Go Green” throughout RLC10. Pursue discussions with Lutheran Family Services and Virginia Lutheran Home11. Encourage ELCA program and partnership education of all RLC members12. Explore the possibilities of adult mission trips

20101. Renew capital campaign2. Receive 100 new members 3. Increase worship attendance by 20% 4. Add small groups (+5)5. Achieve tithe in benevolence6. Partner with additional service organizations

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Our Organization

Here is how we are organized to teach and serve as ambassadors of Christ:

Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Rev Mark Hanson

Bishop of the Virginia Synod Rev Jim Mauney

STAFF:

Pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church Rev Jim Kniseley

Pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church Rev Carol Kniseley

Minister of Youth Greg Brock

Minister of Family Life Susan Cheatham

Minister of Music Amy Burcher

Secretary Denise Sohlke

COUNCIL: (Council Term Ends)

Congregation President Rachael Orzechowski (2011)

Congregation Vice President Terri Kuckuck (2010)

Congregation Secretary Bob Martin (2009)

Congregation Treasurer Linda Smith (2010)

Congregation Financial Secretary (Appointed) Bill Gellerman

Congregation Council Dick Rothermel (2009)

Congregation Council Dick Manthei (2009)

Congregation Council Tom Bannon (2010)

Congregation Council Tom Evans (2011)

Congregation Council Karen Meyer (2011)

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MINISTRY TEAMS: Team Captains:

Worship and Music Team Jane Sahley

Evangelism Team Donna Crump

Social Ministry Team Allan and Sue Mitchell

Property Team Tom Bannon

Mission Resources/Stewardship Team Eric Carlson

Youth Team David Boyd

Family Life Team Diana Burgess

Mutual Ministry Team Dan Rieken

Finance Team Linda Smith

Audit Team Denise Guest

World Mission Support Team Liv Hauge

Health Ministry Team Betsy Patton and Mickey Miller

Nominations Team Dick Rothermel

Constitution and Bylaws Team Bob Martin

Shepherd Ministry Team Pastors

2008 Annual Report from the Pastors Kniseley

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they

may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

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Matthew 5:14-16

Jesus’ words in his Sermon on the Mount are a good reminder to us today. The true Light of the World shares his light through us. We give him all the credit. Resurrection is being given more and more opportunities these days to reach out and serve others in the name of Jesus. Our prayer is that we will be empowered to meet the challenges and opportunities to let the light of Jesus shine through Resurrection People in the year 2009!

This is the 19th annual Pastors’ report for Resurrection. Here are a few ministry highlights from the year 2008:

1. We received 68 new members into the Resurrection Family.2. We sent $34,036.59 to the Virginia Synod to support ministries of the synod (49.5%)

and ministries at the national and international level (50.5%). We sent $100 per month to support Grace Lutheran, Massaponax, our mission congregation.

3. We opened our Resurrection Lutheran Preschool in September. Rebecca Eastman is our teacher and director. We have 11 three-year-olds and 7 four-year-olds.

4. Our Resurrection Health Ministry conducted their second annual Health Faire in October. This fine ministry also sponsored quarterly healing services and blood pressure screenings. We are blessed to have Bonnie Hughes as our Parish Nurse.

5. We had a wonderful Bethlehem Marketplace in December. This long-awaited event was very successful. We had over 300 folks attend and over 50 of our folks in costume. Susan Cheatham is to be commended for her foresight and planning.

6. Bishop Mauney was our special guest on Reformation Sunday. He blessed our Family Life Center and gave us needed affirmation in the midst of our long construction time. We commend Eric Carlson, the chair of the Building Team, for his fine leadership and enduring patience. We further commend all who serve on our Building Team.

7. Our Music Ministry is truly a blessing. Under the direction of Amy Burcher, our musicians have inspired our worship all year long. We certainly had some highlights, including the Easter and Christmas Cantatas and the December 21st Concert by the Master’s Touch Chorale from Syracuse, New York.

Here are some goals and challenges for the coming year:

1. We need to move into our new building and learn to use it well. The first year will be our time of learning about scheduling, cleaning, maintenance and utilities.

2. We need to embrace our congregation goal of “going green.” That means recycling, turning off lights in unoccupied rooms, using less paper, and using less water.

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3. We need to emphasize fiscal responsibility and good stewardship. Our enlarged facility and the national economic crisis means we need to stretch our resources in order to maintain a well-rounded ministry at Resurrection.

In December we began our 9th year as your pastors. We feel truly blessed to serve in your midst. We thank God every day for our excellent staff. All of us on staff give thanks to God for the overflowing and dedicated volunteers from the congregation who serve in the hundreds of ways that are needed to have a healthy congregation. Thanks for your partnership in the Gospel! In Christian Love,

The Rev. Carol Haynes Kniseley The Rev. James C. Kniseley

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Our Ministry Plan for 2009-2010

Resurrection Lutheran Ministry Team Annual Reports

Team Name: Worship and Music TeamOur Mission: Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we create conditions through worship, music, and drama for meaningful dialog between God and man.

Our Goals for 2009-2010: To encourage more active participation by all our members in worship and music. We encourage: +Daily Prayer+Daily Reading of the Word +Weekly participation in Worship+Participation in all Festival Events+Regular service as a Worship Assistant each month

Our Projects for 2009: Date Event Location 25 Feb 2009 Ash Wednesday RLC 05 Apr 2009 Palm Sunday RLC 09 Apr 2009 Maundy Thursday RLC 10 Apr 2009 Good Friday RLC 12 Apr 2009 Easter RLC 31 May 2009 Pentecost RLC 25 Oct 2009 Reformation Sunday RLC 01 Nov 2009 All Saints Sunday RLC 22 Nov 2009 Evening Service of Thanksgiving RLC 29 Nov 2009 First Advent RLC 24 Dec 2009 Christmas Eve (Thursday) RLCOur Witness and Service in 2008: In 2008 the Worship and Music Team worked together to prepare for each worship service. More people became involved in supporting all the many aspects of worship. An integral part of every service is music provided by our choirs, instrumentalists, signing choirs and many talented individuals. Of significance, was beautiful music at Easter and Christmas presented by our combined choirs. A special addition this year was a concert presented by Syracuse Master’s Touch Chorale who were invited to our church by our Minister of Music, Amy Burcher. Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:

Jane Sahley, Team Lead Nancy Evans Diane ShaneJeannine Bachner Kathleen Howard Lucille CovicDorothy Vernon Brian Dickerson

Debbie Carlson Joy Bushman

Amy Burcher, Minister of Music

Pastor Jim Kniseley Tom Evans, Council Liaison

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Team Name: Evangelism TeamOur Mission: The Evangelism/Outreach Team exists for the purpose of helping the people of Resurrection to become “Contagious Christians” by inviting and welcoming visitors and helping new members to grow in their faith journeys through the mission of Resurrection.

Our Goals for 2009-2010:1. Continue to encourage all RLC members to reach out with a friendly smile and “hello”

to visitors and folks they do not know as well as to include new members in the various committees and activities of the congregation.

2. Continue to encourage RLC members to invite friends to visit RLC.3. Provide a Visitor Table, to be manned before and after all services, to answer questions

and provide information to visitors.4. Encourage all Resurrection teams to recognize the “outreach” element for all their

activities.5. Continue to develop “job descriptions” for the tasks of the Evangelism/Outreach Team.6. Increase the number of people on the committee to include:  1) a person who would be

willing to coordinate contact with local media for RLC; 2) One or more people to assist with weekly note writing to new visitors (each person would be assigned one Sunday a month); 3) Two persons to coordinate new member orientation luncheons and receptions approximately two times a year each.

7. Look into participating in a neighborhood parade in December.8. Look into the possibility of holding “community” events in the new fellowship hall in

order to reach out to our neighbors with the Good News.

Our Projects for 2009-2010: Date Event LocationEaster and Christmas Friendship Celebrations Church NarthexQuarterly New Member Orientations Fellowship HallQuarterly New Member Receptions Church NarthexDecember Christmas Parade TBDOur Witness and Service in 2008:

1. Visitor Follow Up - Telephone calls are made to visitors soon after their first visit. Notes are sent within a couple of days of first time visits. The Pastors follow up with a letter.

2. New Member Orientations- 4 new member orientations were held with a meal prepared for each session. Usually members of the previous class prepare the meals. Members of the Youth Group volunteer for childcare.

3. New Member Sponsors - Each new member/family is assigned a sponsor from the congregation.

4. New Member Receptions -Teams are in place to arrange for receptions for new member Sundays.

5. RLC Information - Information materials about Resurrection have been prepared and are available for visitors.

6. New Member Packets - When a person/family joins, they receive new member packets

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(items such as a book, certificate, offering envelopes, name badges).7. Christmas and Easter Friendship Celebrations - Twice this year this team sponsored

“Friendship Celebrations.” Invitations were distributed to RLC worshippers throughout the seasons of Advent and Lent. Everyone was encouraged to spread the word and invite their friends and families to join us on Christmas Eve and Easter Sunday morning. All guests at the Friendship Celebrations, who turned in their visitor information card after the service, received a candle votive at Christmas and a book at Easter. Special gifts were also given to the children.

8. Advertising - Ads were placed in the Lake of the Woods Directory and RLC is listed in the Lake Currents, the newspaper of Lake of the Woods. A larger ad is now featured in the yellow-page section of the Verizon phone book.

9. The Lutheran Magazine - The Evangelism-Outreach Team continues to urge the congregation to provide for an “every family” distribution of The Lutheran and encourages members to read this valuable publication produced by the ELCA. Articles about The Lutheran were included in some of RLC’s newsletters and RLC members have been encouraged to contribute money for The Lutheran subscriptions.

10. 2007 New Members - 68Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:Donna Crump, Team Lead Dick Rothermel, Council Liaison Pastor Carol KniseleyBrock Brockman Bryan CrumpCarol-Ann Courtney Lillian MooreKim Thagholm Donna Corrao

Many thanks to the RLC members who prepare meals, serve for the receptions, and most of all to every RLC member who reaches out to someone new.

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68 New Members Received at RLC in 2008Jan 1 Caleb Michael JonesMar 2 Dylan Christopher BauerMar 16 Jamie ConradMar 16 Tracey ConradMar 16 Abigail ConradMar 16 Grady ConradMar 16 Charles EhmMar 16 Kate EhmMar 16 Jennifer GenottiMar 16 Darren HamiltonMar 16 Jennifer HamiltonMar 16 Isabel HamiltonMar 16 Jessica HamiltonMar 16 Kenda HamiltonMar 16 John VanVorstMar 16 Kristin VanVorstMar 16 Elliot VanVorstMar 16 Sydney Grace VanVorstMay 18 Jim CochranMay 18 Nell CochranMay 18 David CochranMay 18 Andrew CochranMay 18 George CoutscoudisMay 18 Abbey CoutscoudisMay 18 Sandy CoutscoudisMay 18 Aimee McNultyMay 18 Thomas McNultyMay 25 Collin Daniel RiekenJun 1 Duncan T. WrightsonSep 14 Mary AnctilSep 14 Robert AnctilSep 14 Nathan AnctilSep 14 Katelyn AnctilSep 14 John Blanchard

Sep 14 Laurel BlanchardSep 14 Jared BlanchardSep 14 Joshua BlanchardSep 14 Diane BlanchardSep 14 Gary ButlerSep 14 Colleen ButlerSep 14 Mark CaspersenSep 14 Virginia CaspersenSep 14 Leslie ChristoffersonSep 14 Eric ChristoffersonSep 14 John ChristoffersonSep 14 Sarah ChristoffersonSep 14 Janice FutrellSep 14 Robert MartinSep 14 Carrol MartinSep 14 Oliver MartinSep 14 Barrett Sullivan Sep 14 Barrett Sullivan (son)Sep 14 Andriana Sullivan Dec 7 Benjamin AlgerDec. 7 Pastor Tom BaileyDec. 7 Carol BaileyDec. 7 Pamela GorskiDec. 7 Peter GorskiDec. 7 JP GorskiDec. 7 Allison GorskiDec. 7 Tammy OhlrichDec. 7 David AchaDec. 7 Robert ZicklerDec. 7 Suzanne ZicklerDec. 7 William ZicklerDec. 7 Michael ZicklerDec. 7 Thomas ZicklerDec. 7 Christine Zickler

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Team Name: Social Ministry TeamOur Mission: The Mission of the Social Ministries Team is to enable members of the congregation to emulate the servant example of Jesus Christ by performing acts of mercy, justice, and love in their community and the world.

“The Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’.”

Our Goals for 2009-2010: To continue to serve those in need in our community, and involve even more church members in this rewarding ministry.

Our Projects for 2009-2010:

Date Event LocationMonthly Thurman-Brisben Homeless Shelter Dinner TBHS5th Saturdays Homeless Feeding at Presbyterian Church FPCTBD Other activities as recorded in 2007 below…

Our Witness and Service in 2008:Thurman-Brisben Homeless Shelter: RLC members are involved in cooking and serving the evening meal at the shelter once a month. This includes donating all of the food items. We have six teams of four volunteers along with a substitute list. We realize and appreciate the fact that any of us could find ourselves depending on our neighbors and we look forward to fellowship with the families at the shelter each month. Dee Tillman and Gene Ernst do a wonderful job of coordinating this group.

Red Cross Blood Drive:Church members donate blood and volunteer to help by donating healthy snacks and assisting as needed every 6 to 8 weeks. This is headed faithfully and lovingly by Laura Berry.

Hope House for Women and Children:RLC Members donate household items twice a year in February and October. Donations of toiletries, recycled cell phones, computers, and furniture are accepted by the Hope House throughout the year. Our donations help residents during their stay at Hope House and also in establishing their own homes. In 2008, Barbara Buck and Mike Eastman took over the program and have done a wonderful job with Hearts for Hope House in the Spring and the Fall for Hope House collections. Church members have been gracious in their donations to this cause.

Emergency Meals:A program that benefits the members of RLC by providing evening meals to the families affected by personal crisis. The Shepherd Groups are currently coordinating this effort.

Holiday Blessings:This program provides seasonal gifts to needy families in our community. RLC members help by contributing needed items, and helping to assemble and deliver gifts. Easter Baskets,

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Holiday meals at Thanksgiving, and The Angel Tree at Christmas are some ways that we are able to spread joy to others. The Thanksgiving and Christmas Blessings programs were congregation wide efforts this year and were coordinated by Diane Shane, Barbara Buck, Katrina Erb, and Al and Sue Mitchell along with many others assembling and delivering to the families. These programs would not be possible without the awesome generosity of our church families and we provided Thanksgiving meals and Christmas gifts to 9 area families~over 45 adults and children.

CROP Walk: Gail Taylor heads up this program for the benefit of hunger awareness and hunger relief. RLC members and friends walk 3.3 miles and collect money to donate to the cause. In 2008, total contributions were more than $10,000.00 and there were over 40walkers from RLC. Our Youth Group participated in the walk again this year.

Fifth Saturday Meals at the Presbyterian Church:This is a new RLC ministry in 2007 and is a partnership with Fredericksburg City Presbyterian and Methodist Churches as well as Spotsylvania Presbyterian. RLC members help by providing food items, donating funds, cooking, and serving the dinner. RLC served 4 times in 2008 with over 20 church members assisting on the 5th Saturday of the month which included Labor Day and Thanksgiving Weekends this year. We served approx 60 people and provided 60 bag lunches each time. Gail Taylor heads this project with many eager helpers. Thrivent provided a $425.00 Grant and matched an additional $425.00 in receipts for items donated by church members.

S.E.R.V.E.Our May 18th Harvest Sunday collection brought in over 450 lbs of non-perishable food items for the Food Bank.

Thank you to each and everyone involved in this special ministry in 2008. Our short journey can be filled with joy and fulfillment by finding ways to help others on their journeys.

Who is currently serving as of our Ministry Team:

Al Mitchell, Team LeadSue Mitchell, Team Leadsmitchell@owt.net540-287-7480540-845-3584

Team Name: Property Team

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Jesus called for stewards to be faithful and responsible with the trust that has been given to them.

Our Mission Responsible for the maintenance and repair of the church grounds and buildings. Responsible for the efficient and safe operation of church’s facilities and assets. Provide support to ministry programs. Provide maintenance and repair recommendations to the church council. Responsible for space utilization, furniture, and capital equipment Serve as the contact team for property emergencies Serve as building and grounds service contractor liaison

Our Goals for 2009-2010: Support new construction Support the new pre-school Address storage problems Service contract administration Establish a capital equipment fund Increase Property Team membership to 12 members Provide monthly bulletin articles

Our Projects for 2009-2010: Date Event LocationSpring 2009 Spring 2009 Cleanup Day RLCFall 2009 Fall 2009 Cleanup Day RLCSpring 2010 Spring 2010 Cleanup Day RLC

Our Witness and Service During 2008: Two cleanup days were held. Volunteers were obtained when specific property needs were needed. Responded to building and grounds maintenance needs. Supported pre-school and new construction needs. Provided a new custodial contract.

Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team: Tom Bannon, Team Lead Bob Martin, Council LiaisonKen Tillman Fred Shane Jack EastWarren Lee Frank Jacobeen Bernie PattonBill Duvall Sheldon Edner Paul Niemi

Team Name: Stewardship Team

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Our Mission: To provide an ongoing, year-round program of stewardship education; to invite all members to participate meaningfully in the financial support of Resurrection Lutheran Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; to encourage and facilitate planned giving; to challenge all members to offer witness and service in support of the work of the church. The Stewardship Team serves to encourage all parishioners to be good stewards of the life and resources we have been given. We encourage all to take to heart our congregation's mission and vision. We are each blessed by God in order that we might be a blessing to others. As we work together in this growing hive of activity known as Resurrection, our theme for 2009-2010 continues to be: Blessed to Bee a Blessing!

Our Goals for 2009-2010: a. Coordinate a Lenten Stewardship Appeal to gather both Mission and Ministry and

Capital Pledges for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.b. Transition Capital Appeal II (Blessed to Bee a Blessing) into Capital Appeal III. c. Provide encouragement and opportunity for all communing members to pledge a tithe to

the work of the church. d. Assist Council in implementing the Congregational Mission Endowment fund. e. Expand on-line participation in Simply Giving.

Our Projects for 2009-2010: Date Event LocationLent 2009 2009/2010 Financial Pledge Program RLCLent 2009 Witness and Service Pledge Program RLCMar 29 2009 Pledge Sunday – Consecration Sunday RLCLent 2010 2009/10 Financial Pledge Program RLCLent 2010 Witness and Service Pledge Program RLCMar 21 2010 Pledge Sunday – Consecration Sunday RLC

Our Witness and Service in 2008-2009: We conducted a successful Mission and Ministry pledge campaign in March 2008 and a witness and service pledging campaign in June 2008. . Results are available at: http://www.resurrectionpeople.org/plugin/service.htm. We crafted a Stewardship webpage at: http://www.resurrectionpeople.org/stewardship/index.php and provided a means for on-line giving through the Simply Giving program of Thrivent. We decided to provide offering envelopes for all baptized and communing parishioners starting in April 2009 – with numbered envelopes assigned once a communing parishioner starts confirmation (6th grade).

Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:Eric Carlson, Team Lead Pastor Carol KniseleyDenise Guest, Capital Appeal Team Lead Mary Grace Niemi Dick Manthei, Council Liaison Paul NiemiBev Floyd Dee Tillman

Team Name: Youth Ministry Team

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Our Mission: The mission for the Youth Groups of Resurrection Lutheran Church is for the Younger Youth (Yo-Yo Group) to Know who Jesus Christ is as our Lord and Savior, for our Middle School Group to Grow in that knowledge and love for our Lord and Savior, for our High School Group to Go and share that love with the community, both locally and worldly.

Our Goals for 2009-2010: The goal for the youth of Resurrection Lutheran Church is to share our love for our Lord and Savior with the community in any way possible; from the classroom, to the athletic fields to our playgrounds and to our peers.

The Youth Groups of Resurrection consist of three different groups: Young – Youth (Yo – Yo Group) -- grades 2nd to 5thMiddle School Group -- grades 6th to 8thHigh School Group -- grades 9th to 12thOur Projects for 2009-2010: Date EventJanuary 25, 2009 - Provide Annual Congregational Meeting meal as a fundraiser to benefit 2009 National Youth GatheringFebruary 21 - 22, 2009 - Annual 30 Hour Famine for High School Youth March 7 & 8, 2009 – Middle School Youth – 7th Day Synod Retreat for 5th & 6th graders (Lynchburg, VA)April 12, 2009 – High School Youth – Easter Morning Breakfast Free Will Offering Fundraiser (Fellowship Hall) May 18, 2009 – High School Youth – Golf Outing Fundraiser (Lee’s Hill Golf Center)May 31, 2009 – Affirmation of Baptism for Confirmands and Seniors at 11:15 ServiceJune 22 to 26, 2009 – Annual Middle School Summer Trip to beach at Ocean City, New JerseyJuly 21 - 27, 2009 – ELCA National Youth Gathering in New OrleansAugust 9, 2009 – High School Youth Worship Service – sharing the National GatheringAugust 2009 – Annual Back to School Supply Drive hosted by High School YouthNov. 20 to 22, 2009 – Middle School Youth – Lost & Found Synod Retreat for 7th & 8th graders Dec. 2009 – Bethlehem Market Place and Living Nativity

The Witness and Service for the 2008 Middle School Group included helping with Vacation Bible Camp right here at RLC; attending retreats of Lost & Found and 7th Day Retreat with Va. Synod and our own Confirmation Summer Trip. For the Confirmation Summer Trip, a group of 18 youth, 2 college councilors and 3 adults visited the Williamsburg area of Virginia. We stayed at the Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center and there traveled to historic Jamestown, Williamsburg and Busch Gardens. While at the camp the kids swam and adventured on a ropes course; including a zip line and 60’ tall climbing tree. The devotional theme for the week was “Staying on Course”, looking at Apostle Paul’s journeys and what youth value today. As with the rest of the congregation a highlight for the year was helping out with the first annual Bethlehem Market Place. The youth loved being beggars, lepers, and children of Bethlehem while learning about children in Jesus’ time.

As for the High School Group, they were very busy reaching out to the community with such projects as: helping with the Easter Fair, VBC, Back to School Supply Drive, See You At The Pole, Living Nativity, Christmas gifts for less fortunate children and church clean-up days.

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This year we got back on track and held our annual 30 Hour Famine. The service project for the Famine was helping out at the Habitat for Humanity house.

For our Annual Summer Servant Trip, 28 high school youth and 6 adults traveled to Tampa, Florida and worked with TEAMeffort. The project this year was to help a family reorganize and make a home safe for a young mother and her two children. Once again the kids stepped up to the occasion and Greg lost his hair. With donating over $300.00 from out of their own pockets the kids purchased parts of a crib for the baby and a complete bed set for the little boy. Helping out this family is still underway with the mailing of Veggie Tales movies and DVD’s to the two little children.

The group’s devotional theme of the trip was “Surviving”. Our discussions went from: Up Religion vs Down Religion; Who Is A Stranger In Church; to How Much Are You Worth. After all the price tagging and counting of dollars,

YOU ARE WORTH THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.The goal for the youth of Resurrection Lutheran Church is to share our love for our Lord and Savior with the community in any way possible; from the classroom, to the athletic fields to our playgrounds and to our peers.

Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:

David Boyd, Team Lead Diana BurgessLaura Berry Karen MorrowKevin Berry Harry BudionGreg Brock, Youth Minister Karen Meyer, Council Liaison

Team Name: Family Life Team

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Our Mission: Each of our ministries, whether Christian Education for children or adults, special events, teaching and learning opportunities, or others, focuses on this mission as we seek to fill ourselves with the Living Water that is Christ: Worship God through a variety of experiences

Advance in our spiritual journeyTell others about God’s awesome love and powerExperience God with other believersReach out to help and serve others

Our Projects for 2009: Date Event LocationApril 11, 2009 Easter Fair RLCMay 1,7 2009 Teacher Appreciation Sunday RLCJuly 13-17, 2009 Vacation Bible Camp RLCJuly 19, 2009 Vacation Bible Camp 11:15 Service RLCSep 12, 2009 Homecoming RLCSeptember 13, 2009 Christian Ed Academic Year Begins RLCNovember 1, 2009 Reformation Fair RLCDec 5, 2009 Set up Week for Bethlehem Marketplace RLCDec 11-13, 2009 Bethlehem Marketplace RLC

Check the monthly newsletters for other dates and times as they are published.

Our Witness and Service in 2008:

2008 has been a year of constant change and flexibility, sometimes literally from moment to moment. We have been looking forward to moving into our new facility, finding that there have been many challenges to getting there. And we have learned that God and our Resurrection family always come through with humor, patience, and willing hands.

As we have awaited our new facility and the lack of space that has accompanied that, our Living Well Sunday School has taken on a new look during the year in that we have gathered together as a large group, rather than separating into our flocks to rotate to different classes. We have participated in a number of group-building activities and service projects. Throughout all of the transitions, we remain so grateful to our children, parents, and teachers for their patience and flexibility and we look forward to returning to our rotation model and a routine.

Our Confirmation program continues to be one that is geared to our own kids. In Sunday School, the 6th and 7th graders have been studying the New Testament, while our 8th graders study the gospel in relationship to sharing and defending their faith. Twice a month, all of our Confirmation students also meet together to dig into the Bible and what it means to them. It continues to be our goal and prayer that these years of study lay the foundations for making their faith applicable every single day in all that they do.

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hope to implement a group on Sunday mornings as well.

Adult education continues to be an important ministry here at Resurrection. There are a number of groups that meet throughout the week. We also committed to providing Christian Education for all age groups, including adults, during our Christian Education hour between services. Currently, one class is offered for adults, but we hope that more opportunities will be available simultaneously when we move into our new facility.

During the summer, our Vacation Bible Camp visitors traveled to Parableland to learn how Jesus taught His disciples and how He continues to use those same lessons to guide us today. We were excited to offer a new 2 year-old class this year, with parent involvement and we look forward to continuing that group this year. We continue to have a wonderful response to this ministry and are grateful to God for allowing us to minister to church and community children and their families in this way.

We continue to offer a number of seasonal opportunities. Our Easter Faire had lots of visitors who took advantage of crafts, an Easter Egg Hunt, storytelling, and a moon bounce. In October, our Living Well and Confirmation classes participated in our Reformation Faire, which had to be moved inside due to a lack of space on our outdoor location. That same lack of space kept us from our Annual Homecoming Celebration in September, but it is our hope to have a Winter Celebration Grand Opening as soon as we are ready to move into our new space.

Through all of the challenges, God made a way for us to go forward with a fantastic ministry this past December which had been in the works for nearly two years. Our Bethlehem Marketplace came to life as over 75 “actors” and craftspeople became the town of Bethlehem 2000 years ago. The news of the marketplace spread throughout the weekend and we were able to welcome hundreds of visitors to our church. Plans are already underway for next year and this ministry will then become an every other year event.

As our ministries continue to grow and expand, we look forward with great anticipation to the space our new building will provide. We are challenged weekly with juggling who will meet where and trying our best to make sure those spaces accommodate the needs of those meeting. We have discussed a number of opportunities we would like to provide for both children and adults – within our congregation, and as an outreach into the community and look forward to implementing them as we have the physical space to do so.

God continues to provide us with so many new ideas and opportunities to minister to the people of Resurrection and our community. We have been truly blessed by an incredible number of people who share their time and talents in so many ways within this ministry and we look forward to another exciting year in 2009.

Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:

Diana Burgess and Susan Cheatham, Team Leads

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Laura BerryGene ErnstPam SteinkoenigTerri Kuckuck, Council Liaison

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Team Name: Finance TeamOur Mission: To be good Stewards of Resurrection’s funds and to keep the RLC family informed of financial matters.

Our Goals for 2009-2010: To continue to closely monitor the finances of Resurrection, produce monthly financial reports, and to keep the members of Resurrection informed.  Also to make sure that the annual audit is done in a timely manner.

Our Projects for 2009-2010: Date Event Location2nd Tuesday each month Finance Team Meetings RLCApril – June 2009 Prepare 2008-2009 Budget RLCJune 2009 2008-2009 Budget presentation to congregation SanctuaryJuly 2009 Prepare for annual audit RLC

Our Witness and Service in 2008-2009: This year, RLC continues to have the same challenges as those in the past, more expenses than income. We have finished the first six months of this year with a deficit of funds totalling $792.94. This same time last year we had an excess of $2,597. The Church has expenses such as a mortgage, utilities, and repairs along with salaries and all the different ministry areas. In order to maintain a healthy financial state either our offerings need to increase or spending will need to be cut. Our ministry areas are currently operating on a very minimal budget. Please consider increasing your giving if you are able to; and keep us in the black.

Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:

Linda Smith, TreasurerBill Gellerman, Financial SecretaryBev Floyd, Contributions SecretaryIke JohnsonRod LymanSheldon EdnerPastor Carol KniseleyPastor James Kniseley

Supporting Documents: Enclosed are:

1. Income and Expenses for 20082. Account Balances as of Dec 31st 2008

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Income and Expenses for July – December 2008 and 2007

July to December 2008 July to December 2007

Actual YTD Budget

Annual Budget Actual YTD Budget

Annual Budget

Income $221,359 $229,192 $476,566 $227,526 $244,919 $467,338

ExpenseBenevolence $17,867 $17,169 $34,338 $16,953 $17,375 $34,750Worship $1,351 $915 $2,215 $1,390 $1,266 $2,805Music $2,912 $1,727 $3,735 $638 $2,485 $4,950Evangelism $844 $1,465 $3,718 $1,462 $1,560 $3,525Hospitality ($205) $50 ($14) $100 $100Stewardship $296 $250 $550 $295 $500 $800Social Ministry $0 $50 $50 $50 $100Family Life $2,751 $2,805 $5,395 $2,847 $3,175 $6,185Youth $3,593 $2,411 $7,010 $4,560 $3,499 $7,785World Mission $0 $50 $50 $200 $200Administrative $41,159 $40,701 $83,034 $38,525 $39,237 $78,940Property $20,063 $24,248 $60,250 $19,253 $19,503 $41,078Staff Expenses $131,521 $137,485 $276,170 $139,021 $141,060 $286,120

Total Expenses $222,152 $229,276 $476,565 $224,930 $230,010 $467,338

Excess( Deficit ) Funds ($793) ($84) $2,596 $14,909

Checking Account Balances as of Dec 31st 2008:

Mission and Ministry Account: Capital Fund Account: Designated Funds Account:

$8,738.99 $128,325.00 $40,706.66

Last year at this time (Dec 31st 2007):

Mission and Ministry Account: Capital Fund Account: Designated Funds Account:

$ 1,503.16 $789,407.47 $ 40,720.89

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Team Name: World Mission Support TeamOur Mission: In the name of Jesus, the World Mission Support Team educates and inspires members of Resurrection Lutheran Church to give their lives joyfully and thankfully in witness and service for the sake of the world, through coordination of meaningful events and projects in support of the worldwide outreach of the Body of Christ.

Our Goals for 2009-2010: Educate the congregation about opportunities to support world mission efforts.Inform the congregation about specific needs in the world for the good news of the gospel.Coordinate contributions of materials and funds to world mission projects.Support Virginia Synod, Church wide, & Lutheran World Relief and the World Mission Prayer League (Lutheran faith based missionaries - Nepal specifically) overseas partnering effortsEncourage, through Family Life and others, RLC members’ correspondence with missionary families.Coordinate letter-writing and other support efforts through organizations such as Voice of the Martyrs.

Our Projects for 2009: Date Event LocationTBD Blessing and Display of Quilts Narthex & WorshipApr-May 2009 Layettes: collection, blessing, distribution of

materialsNarthex, SS, Worship

Oct-Nov 2009 Health Kits: collect, bless, distr of materials Narthex, SS, WorshipSep-Oct 2009 Collect, bless, ship Clothing, etc. to remote

native areasNarthex & Worship

TBD Knitted Prayer Shawls: display & blessing Narthex & WorshipTBD Prayer Lap Quilts: display & blessing Narthex & WorshipJan 2009 Display re: Persecuted Christians, Letter-

writingNarthex

TBD SERVV NarthexYearly Collect and send Cancelled Stamps NarthexYearly Knitting, blessing & sending baby caps to

HondurasNewsletter, Bulletins

Yearly Publicize Missionary Families’ Special Days NewsletterTBD World Mission Awareness Sunday Newsletter

Our Witness and Service in 2008:January 13, 2008: Sunday morning there was a display for Voice of the Martyrs featuring specifically interest in three Pastors who are prisoners in Eritrea for their faith. Letters were written and sent to the Ambassadors in DC regarding their imprisonment, as well as personal letters to each of the pastors, signed by members of RLC. This was done again Sunday, April 20th.

Dr. Lisa, Tim, Emma and Ian Ruohoniemi attended worship at RLC September 14, After the

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11:00 service a few RLC people joined them for lunch at IHOP, where much was shared about their life in Nepal. Letters from the Ruohoniemis, Carol and Kris Gurung, and Dr. Stephen and Becky Thorson have been received, consolidated and sent to members of the World Mission Team throughout the year. A total of about $400 was sent to these missionaries in the end of December.

About 18 large boxes of clothing was sent to people in Shishmaref during October and November. Shipping costs were covered through Thrivent’s “Care Abounds in Community” under the F’burg Chapter. Our contact person has been Muriel Wentzien, the wife of the Lutheran Church’s pastor – Rev. Rob Wentzien. When Rob and Muriel were home in Oregon during Thanksgiving, Rob had an epileptic seizure, fell and shortly thereafter died. Muriel has written many letters to us in the past one and half years, sharing life among the Inupiat people, including many pictures, which are all on file. Shishmaref is a community that has been badly affected by global warming and featured on ABC TV, and other TV channels. The entire community are members of Shishmaref Lutheran Church. They are a people who live on subsistence.

Tubfrim, owned by the Norwegian Health Assoc. Profits are used to help handicapped children and youth in Norway, to finance the efforts to eradicate tubercolosis. Tubfrim is located in Nesbyen, Norway; but stamps sent through Norw. Lutheran Memorial Church in Minneapolis, MN.

SERVV items were again available for sale this Fall, under the leadership of Nancy Evans and Joy Bushman.

Knitted and/or crocheted caps Preemie baby hats have been sent to NE Minnesota Synod, Duluth, MN for distribution to Honduras. A total of 38 have recently been sent to Minnesota.

Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:

Liv Hauge, Team Lead Tony JenkinsKen Hauge, Assistant Team Leader Tom and Nancy EvansJoy Bushman Sharon Vines John Vanderhoof Dianne VanderhoofBob Ware Gloria & Bob WareForrest Kennedy Wanda LaRueMary Grace Niemi Diane ShaneRichard & Judy Troast Dianne & John VanderhoofSharon Vines Ed & Mickey MillerLynn Manthei Dick Manthei, Council Liaison

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Team Name: Health Ministry TeamOur Mission: As Jesus has called us to care, the Health Ministry is committed to a Healing Mission that integrates Faith and Health by promoting wholeness of body, mind and spirit.

Our Goals and Objectives for 2009: Minister to the health needs of our congregation and community. Assess and implement ways to reach out to older adults within our congregation and

community, by providing wellness programs, financial seminars, nurse visits, and social events to support their physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

Interface with the Tricord Senior Adult Housing Project: “The Retreat” to provide presentations with speakers on health related topics.

Implement a Pilot Project with Seniors in our community by interfacing with the Germanna Heights Senior Apartment residents. Our goal is to assess and provide necessary health related presentations and look for ways we can meet their needs to improve their quality of life. This project is designed to help our ministry address the health needs of seniors, and to look for ways of helping older adults stay in their homes.

Fundraising Events to support the health ministry Interface with other organizations and churches to combine efforts in meeting health

needs Open and furnish the Health Ministry/Parish Nurse Office in our newly designated

space (the old nursery!)

Our Projects for 2008-2009:

Our Projects for 2009: Health related presentation for Tricord’s “Retreat” Community of Active Older Adults Pilot Project to serve Germanna Heights Apt residents (seniors with low or fixed

incomes) Speaker Presentations at RLC 3rd Annual CPR Class for congregation members Fundraiser Events, including Summer Lobster Dinner, healthy cookbook in the fall, and

possible initiate ongoing fundraising products for members to purchase 3rd Annual Health Fair with Flu Shots in the fall Regular Blood Pressure Screenings Regular Healing Services during our Worship Services Nurse provided for Summer Vacation Bible Camp Parish Nurse available to counsel or answer questions before and after Mid-week

worship services Monthly newsletters on health issues, and corresponding bulletin board information in

the narthex

Our Witness and Service in 2008:We continued to ask for God’s guidance and support as we entered into our 3nd year of ministry

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at RLC.Throughout the year, several of our members attended 3 separate conferences on Senior Adult Ministry to learn and gather valuable information for our future goals. In February, we hosted an” Italian Dinner Nite” fundraiser with great success and matching funds from Thrivent. These funds helped provide free flu shots for 100 people at our 2nd annual health fair on October. In May, we sponsored a Tea at Chancellors Village with Dr. Mark McClanahan’s presentation on Osteoporosis and free screenings. In the summer, we provided nurses on site at the Vacation Bible Camp, along with our 2nd annual CPR class taught by Khary Stringer and his associates. (Pastors Jim and Carol are now certified!) Our big event in October, the Community Wide Health Fair was a big success, reaching out to serve those in need of health screenings and information provided by over 30 vendors. Our Healing Spirit Support group enjoyed 3 speaker presentations, and we continued to provide quarterly healing services and blood pressure screenings for our members. Hopefully our newsletter and bulletin board articles helped to provide valuable health information, as well as our table display with Christmas Care Notes at the Bethlehem Marketplace.We received the second portion of our 3-year grant from the ELCA, which enabled us to continue building our ministry. God has truly blessed our ministry and we look forward with great anticipation and excitement of what our Lord has in store for us in the year 2009!

Who is currently serving on our Ministry Team:

Karen Meyer, Council Liaison Mickey and Ed MillerBonnie Hughes, RN, Parish Nurse Tom MurphyKaren Dickerson, RN Sue Merna, RNJanet Buccola, RN Ed MillerBarbara Tomayko Khary StringerJerrie Rosenfeld Pastors Carol and Jim KniseleyJoy Kerley Emily SluntGinny East Ginny Casperson

Jennifer Genotti

Special thanks to Khary Stringer for providing the CPR Class, the NAF group, along with Greg & the high school youth group for helping with the Health Fair, and Tom Evans for formatting the Health Ministry trifold brochure.

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Resurrection Lutheran School

What a wonderful (and busy!) first year for our school! We opened our doors in September and have been growing ever since. We currently have 11 students in our three-year old class and 8 in our four-year old class – great numbers for our first year! Our students are enjoying learning and playing together and have had lots of fun over the last several months. In October, we took a field trip to Belvedere Plantation and received a visit from the Spotsylvania Fire and Rescue Squad for fire safety month. In November, we learned about farm animals with a visit from a member Gene Ernst and celebrated Thanksgiving with a family feast. In December, we decorated the room tree with handmade ornaments and celebrated Christmas with a birthday party for Jesus and a program for the families.

In addition to the everyday school activities, we held two fundraisers: Giving Tree in August and a silent auction in November. We would like to thank the congregation again for their support in making both efforts so successful! With the funds we raised during the silent auction, we were able to hire an associate teacher! Our payroll costs continue to exceed our tuition revenues, but due to the auction, we will be able to meet our financial obligations this school year.

As we complete this report, we are very busy preparing for the 2009-2010 school year. We will begin enrolling students and holding open houses in February. We hope that our school continues to grow and improve in 2009!

School board members include: Debbie Carlson, Jeanne D’Anza, Kara Irving, Jenny Stearns, Sabrina Stringer, Kristin Van Vorst. Pastor Jim Kniseley, Terri Kuckuck (Council liaison), Rebecca Eastman (Lead Teacher/Director), and Ali Groom (Associate Teacher) are ex-officio members.

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