Resurrection
Lutheran
Risen Son
August 2014
The Mission of Resurrection Lutheran Church is to promote Spiritual growth in Christ and service to all people
Pastor Sue’s Message
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Ministries & Education
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Birthdays and
Anniversaries
2
Love INC
3
Worship Assistants
3
Change for Good
4
Food Pantry News
4
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5
Person in the Pew
Bible Camp 2014
Book Group
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6
Care Corner
6
Out and About in God’s
World
7
Offering Progress Report
8
New Council Members
SPECIAL EVENTS
One Lutheran, One Jew, One
Hour
August 7th, 7 pm
KTOO 104.3
Vacation Bible School
Aug 30
NAMI Conference
Sept 3-6
Wrangell Mission Trip
Sept 25-29
Southeast Cluster
October 17-19
I was amazed to realize that this has been my 7th Bible Camp, and I have
the T-shirts to prove it! This year’s theme was WAIT!---an Advent journey and
Christmas celebration. Our theme verse was from Isaiah 40.31 “Those who
wait for the LORD shall mount up with wings like eagles.” We created a camp
flag, made Advent candles, and in our Bible studies and worship and campfires
looked at the history of Christmas and Advent, the way God kept his promise
to come among us, that we may trust the promise of his coming again. We
chose a prayer partner for the week, and at our final worship exchanged gifts
we made for that person we’d been praying for. Every day was “sponsored” by
a letter:
W = welcome and walk
A = attention and always
I = include and invite
T = thanks and tell
There was incredible food, lots of games, lots of beach hikes and water
splashing and kayaking, lots of music, lots of sunshine. In the midst of running
and eating and crafts and singing, there are those breath-taking, unexpected but
hoped-for God moments that connect with kids, and makes camp such a special
and amazing experience. Camp is meant to be a fun and safe place to talk about
faith and God and Bible stories and prayer. When campers do make that connection (and they almost always do), they express it in ways that move and surprise us. Here is a letter left by a cabin group scribe, for the pastors:
“I will acknowledge the fact that what I am about to say is not directly
affected by the theme of camp: wait. However, I would still like to tell
you what everyone should know: Jesus loves you! He loves you so, so,
so much. Enjoy the rest of your day (and life) reveling in that knowledge.
We are happy to be the bearers of that news. God bless you, --Bear 4”
That, my friends, is the glory and the joy of camp. Thank you for your
prayers, your support, your encouragement, and your contributions to this
faithful, incredible, exhausting, and important ministry!
With joy,
Pastor Sue
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August Ministries and Education
Sun—9:30 Worship with Communion
Monday—Adult Bible Study, 5:30 pm
Tuesday—Al-Anon from noon-1 pm
Wednesday—Women’s Breakfast, 7 am at the
Sandpiper. All women are invited to join in the
fellowship and Bible Study.
Wednesday—Lutheran World Relief Quilters
meet from 9-3 to tie quilts, visit and eat lunch.
Thursday—Book Group, August 14, 2-3 pm,
in sun room
Thursday—Council, August 14, 6:30 pm
Saturday—Al-Anon from 10:30-noon
Third Sunday of the month is Food Pantry Sunday. Please bring food. Thank you for sharing!
Fourth Sunday of the month Dan Kassner provides a sing along at the Pioneer Home at 6:00 pm.
If you are interested in helping Dan please let the
church know.
Our prayer partner this month is Thorton Memorial Lutheran, Wales. Please keep them
as well as our bishops, Elizabeth Eaton of the ELCA; Shelley Wickstrom of the Alaska
Synod; and William Rindy of the Eastern North Dakota Synod in prayer. As always
remember RLC members and friends in prayer on their special days.
RLC August Birthdays and Anniversaries
3 Mila Hargrave
19 Tara Israelson
6 Lorelee Wade
7 Ramie Carlson
20 Erin Rorem
21 Ashley Johnson
7 Tanya Rorem
7 Taylor Sutak
21 Dan & Lois Wetherall
23 John Furuness
10 Jeff & Danith Watts
23 Per & Audrey Rasmussen
10 Tony & Amy Phillips
11 Keana Davis
26 Gregory Maloney
26 Michelle Marie Wilson
12 Elanor Watts
28 Donna Furuness
15 Nancy McMullen
28 Tony Phillips
15 Paul & Philis Beran
29 Kristin Wright
16 Lannea Sutak
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Worship Assistants
AUGUST 2014
Thank you to all who share their time and gifts to provide a rich worship service each Sunday. There are
many members who assist!
August 3
Worship Assistant: Sherri Dressel
Reader of the Word: Sunny Israelson
Power Point: Julie Neyhart
Altar Care: Marian Koelsch
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August 10
Worship Assistant: Delores Graver
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Reader of the Word: Delores Graver
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Power Point: Connie Olson
Altar Care: Kristin Wright
August 17
August 24
August 31
Worship Assistant: Amanda Bay
Reader of the Word: Lois Wetherall
Power Point: Loretta Mosley
Altar Care: Robert Wade
Worship Assistant: Delores Graver
Reader of the Word: Delores Graver
Power Point: Julie Neyhart
Altar Care: Mary Lou Peterson
Worship Assistant: Amanda Bay
Reader of the Word: Lois Wetherall
Power Point: Connie Olson
Altar Care: Marian Koelsch
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Love INC’s phone number: 780-4090
Our phone lines are open Mon. Wed. Fri. from 10am - 2pm
and Tues. evening from 7pm – 8:30pm. We thank God for the
way He meets the changing needs of this ministry through the
hands, gifts, time and service of HIS People! Thank You!
You're Invited: Retirement Dessert Reception for Executive Director, Ann Lockhart. Saturday, August 2nd 7-9pm at Chapel by the Lake. We welcome Michelle Strickler as our new Interim Executive Director who will begin in August.
Food Boxes: Jam, Syrup, Cereal, Canned Chicken/Beef/Tuna, Instant mashed potatoes
Personal Care: Toilet paper, Adult size toothbrushes, Q-tips, family size toothpaste & shampoo
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Change for Good Update:
Change for Good update: July Change for Good purchases included goats, chicks, bees and bicycle ambulance,
and food to feed seven refugee families for one week. The
directory board in the gathering area is the place to check
for a history of our Change for Good projects!
Food Pantry News:
From July 1 through July 28, 269 families visited our food shelf, collecting food
for 958 people. Thank you for your continued support! Your food donations help
fill our shelves. Your monetary donations help RLC purchase food from the
Southeast Alaska Food Bank at 14 cents a pound and from Costco. We thank God
for his abundance! He has given us resources to help others put food on their tables.
Thanks to the Juneau Symphony Board Members for their contributions.
One Lutheran, One Jew,
One Hour
FOOD CHALLENGE! Yea!
Loretta Mosley will
match cans of beef ravioli—and the number is 71.
Challenge was met!
Thursday, August 7, 7 pm
This radio forum on KTOO 104.3 hosted by
Pastor Sue and Rabbi Dov Gartenberg airs
the first Thursday of each month. The topic
this month is “Religion and Spirituality”
All who have ears, listen!
Happy Belated Birthday,
Loretta.
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New Challenge????
NAMI National Conference
Sept 3-6
Pastor Sue has been invited to attend the
NAMI national conference in Washington,
D.C. She will be attending with a state-wide
contingent and will use this as this year’s continuing education.
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Popcorn in
the Pews!
August 16th
Children’s Feature at 4:30
Regular Feature at 6:30
AUGUST 2014
PERSON IN THE PEW
My name is Sophia Owen. I am eight years old. I am a third grader at Mendenhall River
School. My favorite color is pink. I like to dance. I am on the Dazzlers Dance team at TAFY. I
am in gymnastics. I am in Girl Scouts too. I love to sell cookies! What I like about church is I
am an acolyte and I like Sunday School too. I love to learn. My favorite subject is science. My
favorite books and movies are Harry Potter.
Sophia Owen
GLACIER BIBLE CAMP 2014
GLACIER BIBLE CAMP 2015—JULY 26-30
CAMP MATTERS
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
"Invitation
BELL CHOIR
to the Lord's Table: Celebrating Holy
Communion"
Sat. August 30th is VBS Day so mark your
calendars!
Kid’s VBS 9:30-12 noon; Adult VBS 1-5pm.
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Bell Choir will resume the
first Wednesday after Labor
Day. Lucy is in need of two bell ringers for the coming season. Please contact Lucy Merrell or an opportunity to
participate in this group...
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STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP
NEEDED!!
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Save the Date!!
Explore Biblical stewardship foundations and
learn specific tools and strategies around giving and generosity for you congregation with
ELCA Stewardship Director, Keith Mundy.
The quilters are putting together school bags to send
overseas. Seventy (70) spiral notebooks are all that
is needed to complete the bags. Please, no other supplies are needed at this time! Due to your previous
generosity there are enough other supplies for the
school bags. Thanks!
Keith will lead a workshop for lay folks
(Clergy welcome too) on Saturday, October
18, 2014 in Juneau, AK. This is a rare opportunity to learn from a leader on the ELCA
church wide staff. Please save the date and
join us for this inspiring and practical session.
GOD’S WORK, OUR HANDS
September 25-29
RLC will host a God’s Work, Our Hands Mission trip
to Wrangell from September 25-29. The ELCA celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2013 by encouraging
congregations to find ways to make a difference in
their local communities, wearing T-shirts that announce our presence and ministry. It was so successful, we’re doing it again! This year, RLC members
will undertake a first: a mission trip! Young, less
young, tall and small, we’ll join with the Island of
Faith community to work on projects there, sharing
work, meals, worship and fun! The ferry fare is $174.
If you are interested in participating, let Pastor Sue
know. If you are interested in helping to sponsor the
trip, donations are welcome!
INTRODUCING
THE NEW RLC COUNCIL
Adam Garner, President; Karen Lawfer, Vice President;
Amanda Bay, Secretary; Mike McMullen, Treasurer;
Andrew Keeffe, Lucy Merrell, Bob Mosley,
Connie Olson, Dan Squires, Kristin Cadigan McAdoo.,
and Pastor Sue Bahleda.
PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS
CARE CORNER
Stay in Touch
Book Group
Kiatcha Lie passed away 7/19/14. Sympathy to her
family. Service for Kaitcha Lie will be later this summer.
The August book group convene on Thursday the
14th at 2pm in the sun room. The non fiction selection is Melozi: A Teenager's Search for A
Summer Job Lands Him An Adventure In The
Alaska Bush by Michael Travis.
Dan Squires 5993 N. Street, Juneau, AK 99801
Nancy and Mike McMullen, P.O. Box 240587, Douglas, AK 99824-0587 .
Buel and Nancy Hixson, 800 F Street, Juneau, Alaska
99801
Janet Routsala, Wildflower Court, 2000 Salmon Creek
Lane, Juneau AK 99801
Ed Nygard and Emma Houston, Juneau Pioneers’
Home, 4675 Glacier Highway, Juneau AK 99801
Ted Merrell,3240 Fritz Cove Road, Juneau AK 99801
Elaine Vuille, PO Box 20345, Juneau AK 99802-0345
Brenda Krauss and Teddy, P.O. Box 21655, Juneau,
AK 99802-1655
Marge Schmeige, 1800 Evergreen Ave, Juneau, AK
99801-1424
A modified version of Amazon's description reads:
In 1973 16 year old Michael Travis accepted an
offer to help an older couple build a lodge at
Melozi Hot Springs--a remote camp north of the
Yukon River. Expecting a capable man, the couple
is shocked when they see a boy step out of the bush
plane. Michael proves his worth and learns quickly
this beautiful land hands out hard lessons. He gradually earns his place among his employers and becomes an Alaskan.
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AUGUST 2014
OUT AND ABOUT IN GOD’S WORLD
It was so good to see Nancy McMullen back from her "House Arrest" in Seattle. Though suffering a little
battle-fatigue from those surgeries and long-term chemo, she's here and smiling as ever. Thanks Nancy, you
are an inspiration to us all, showing how "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." May God give
you the continued strength to fight this successfully, along with the best of medical care and advice.
Nancy McMullen’s coworkers have put together a meal train with allows friends to sign up online to deliver meals in the coming weeks. To support Nancy and Mike through this ministry please contact Tisha Gieser by email, [email protected] for scheduling information.
Pastor Sue never ceases to amaze us with her ability to take whatever is in the red box that one of our
"Little-Lutes" brings in, and instantly develop a children's sermon that keeps them all mesmerized. Drew
McAdoo brought in a tiny toy Spiderman. Sure enough, not only a great children's sermon, but teaching
them that Spiderman's 3 fingers uplifted on each hand are the letters I,L,Y - or I love you - in sign language.
Drew couldn't wait until his Dad got home from work that day to flash I,L, Y at him with both hands
"Spiderman style" and then tell him what it really meant. It seems as if all the "Little-Lutes" in church can't
wait until RLC's next Saturday Morning Bible Camp.
Pastor Sue's beloved Chicago Cubs are currently 1.9% improved over the end of last year. If they can only
continue this rate of improvement, they could well be the American League Champions by 2021! Keep
cheering pastor, miracles do happen, and this one (at least statistically) just might happen in your life time.
If the plan is to make some sort of a rock garden at the RLC entry, from Pastor Sue's self-identification as
having a "brown thumb," and assuming this will be done with volunteer labor, let's "un-volunteer" Pastor!
Footloose and Fancy Free—Regular meetings will resume in September at Shepherd of the Valley. On the
second Tuesday of each month will be a 10 am coffee meeting usually with a program. The fourth Tuesdays
will feature noon potluck meals.
Do any of you watch the History Channel? Darrell Wetherall's Kodiak Brown Bear hunt last November with guide Mike Horstman was among the episodes featured recently in an eight week series titled The
Hunt. All of the featured hunts took place on Kodiak Island. Darrell's hunt with Mike took place in Kiliuda
Bay.
Julie and Jim Egolf from Saddlebrooke in Tucson, Arizona have been busy exploring Alaska this summer. They will be in Juneau from August 1-5 and are staying with Jim and Dot Wilson.
All baptisms are enjoyable events in church. The christening of baby Kendall was another such happy event
witnessed by relatives from the other side of the globe. Baby Kendall was robed in the same gown as grandfather Ken Koelsch was christened several score years ago. (That's less than "Four score and seven years
ago," however., and Ken is over a "score" away from that level of antiquity.)
Rumor has it that after a fishing lull of 46 years Ken Koelsch landed a 100 pound halibut on a recent fishing
trip. Congratulations Ken!
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2014
CURRENT OFFERING
PROGRESS REPORT
JANUARY
NEEDED: $16,154
YTD: $16154
RECEIVED: $14,195
YTD: $14,195
NEEDED: $14,929
YTD: $31,082
RECEIVED: $12,153
YTD: $26,348
NEEDED: $17,494
YTD: $48,576
RECEIVED: $14,587
YTD: $40,935
NEEDED: $20,751
YTD: $69,099
RECEIVED: $13,972
YTD: $54,907
NEEDED: $22,236
YTD: $91,564
RECEIVED: $37,035
YTD: $91,943
NEEDED: $21,267
YTD: $112,831
RECEIVED: $21,924
YTD: $113,867
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MARCH
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Pastor: Pastor Suellen Bahleda
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Worship: Sunday 9:30
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Secretary: Penny Stevens
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