Hymn of the Day for Easter 3 - April 14, 2024

“With High Delight”  ELW 368

In today’s Gospel from Luke 24: 36-48, we have the parallel story to last week’s “Doubting Thomas” story (John 20), but Luke tells it without the character of Thomas. Here, when Jesus appears to the disciples they are startled and terrified, thinking him a ghost! Jesus invites them all to touch him and see and therefore believe. Finally as a proof that he is fully alive again, Jesus asks them for a bit of food. If he can eat, he is alive! Perhaps the point of both stories here was a real physical proof that Jesus, after having been killed on that cross, had been brought back to life so that all could believe in a resurrection like his for themselves according to God’s promise.

Our hymn of the day gives us words and a common voice with which to proclaim together that we do indeed believe that he died and “burst forth into life again!  “With High Delight Let Us Unite” gives voice to our belief in Jesus’ death and resurrection, 

“True God, he first from death has burst forth into life, all subduing. 

His enemy now vanquished see: his death has been death’s undoing.”

This text by Georg Vetter from the mid/late 1500s was originally written in Czech, but then translated into English by a Minnesotan, Martin Franzmann. The tune MIT FREUDEN ZART is a Bohemian Brethren tune dating back to the Genevan Psalter of 1551. 

Peace!

Deacon Gary Butler

March Church Council Minutes

The minutes of the LCR Church Council are now available on the website by clicking THIS LINK.

Please come to a Spaghetti Supper!

Home-made spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, and dessert! Gluten free pasta will be available.

Wednesday, April 17

5:00 – 7:00

Fellowship Hall

Free Will Offering: Proceeds will support our youth who are attending the ELCA National Youth Gathering.

Dine in and enjoy the company of our church community, or take-out orders will be available, so you can have your spaghetti at home. Let us do the cooking for you!

Como Park Mission Auction

Please support our partners in Guatemala and at Como Park Lutheran by attending Como Parks Mission Auction on Saturday, April 20, 5:30 - 8:00 PM. Catering by Dick's BBQ - Tickets are $20/adult, $10 for kids 12 and under, $60 cap Reservations are due by Saturday April 13. 

To register please contact Nancy Nelson either by e-mail (bandymama@hotmail.org) or text (651) 247-7716 and she will contact event organizers to get you on the RSVP list. 

Habitat for Humanity Work Day - FRIDAY, APRIL 19.

We are looking for volunteers to work at the site and also volunteers to bring lunch. The house we’ll be working on is right across the street from our church! The address is: 3094 Victoria. Most of the work will be inside. Potential tasks are painting, flooring, trim / finish work, kitchen cabinets and the back porch. If you want to help with construction, please sign up using this link: 

http://holyhammers.tchabitat.volunteerhub.com.

Please let Gloria Anderson know if you want to help with food for lunch on April 19. If this date doesn't work you can sign up for dates from April 15-June 14. There is a women-only build on June 7.

Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band - April 20

Join the Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band for their Spring concert at 7:00 pm at Bethel's Benson Great Hall on April 20. This is the kick-off for the band's 30th year. Attend in person or by live-stream. Both Brent Swisher (tuba) and Sue Strohschein (alto clarinet) are with the band. E-Tickets are available at https://www.bethel.edu/events/arts/music/2024/shoreview-northern-lights-variety-band

Youth Arts Showcase - April 21

Our annual Youth Arts Showcase is coming up on Sunday, April 21 during the education hour. All youth are invited to share their gifts and talents with us: sing a song, play your instrument, display your art work, read your poetry, dance, whatever talents you want to share!  

This is another one of our youth fundraisers to raise money for youth summer camperships and Lutheran Summer Music. We hope you will join us immediately after worship on Sunday, April 21 and give generously!  

Youth can sign up for the event on Sign Up Genius. Please sign up by Sunday, April 14. Email Rachel Wright at rachelwright72@gmail.com with any questions.

Irish Pancake Fundraiser for Emmet D. Williams School

LCR will hold a pancake fundraiser (free will offering) to benefit the Emmet D. Williams school in the Fellowship Hall at LCR on Saturday, April 27 from 8:00 - noon. The breakfast will feature Irish pancakes, bangers (sausages), home-produced maple syrup, and Irish coffee (non-alcoholic). The event will include Irish music. Volunteers are welcome to join the effort - speak with Phil Peterson.

Communion Class on April 28 

Children ages 4 - 9 (preschool - 3rd grade) are invited to learn about communion with Pastor Sarah on Sunday, April 28th from 11:30-1:00.

Whether your child has never taken communion or has been taking communion for a long time, whether they have attended a communion class before or not, this is an opportunity to learn about the Lutheran understanding of communion in age-appropriate ways.

We will:

• Receive a personalized book about communion (If your child has already received A Place For You, please bring it with you)
• Bake communion bread
• Practice taking communion
• Learn about the first communion with Jesus
• Find out what "eucharist" means

Click this link to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AACAF29ABFBCE9-48865967-communion

Each child should plan to bring a grown-up with them (one grown-up per family group is fine). Older and younger siblings are also welcomed to attend the class, and/or eat lunch with us.

Bookworms Meet May 1

Bookworms will meet on Wednesday, May 1 at 1:00 in The Fireside Room. All are welcome! The book “Sooley" by John Grisham will be discussed.

“Sooley" follows the story of Samuel Solleymon, a teenager from South Sudan who is separated from his family because of an ongoing civil war while pursuing his dreams of becoming an NBA player. The text jumps between Samuel’s experiences in America and his mother’s experiences in a Ugandan refugee camp. The novel focusses on global inequality and the difficulties facing refugees, as well as the potentially dangerous consequences of a sudden rise to fame and fortune.

April Monthly Mission: MN Interfaith Power and Light

Earth Day is April 22, so it is fitting that our Mission of the Month for April is MN Interfaith Power and Light. MNIPL works in partnership with faith and spiritual communities and all Minnesotans to build transformative Power and bring the Lights of peoples unique gifts to addressing the climate crisis. Our congregation has benefited from some of the workshops MNIPL has provided and we hope to address climate justice in the future. Please take time to learn about this important organization and give via your monthly mission envelope.

Como Park Mission Auction

Please support our partners in Guatemala and at Como Park Lutheran by attending Como Parks Mission Auction on Saturday, April 20, 5:30 - 8:00 PM.

Catering by Dick's BBQ - Tickets are $20/adult, $10 for kids 12 and under, $60 cap (you can purchase tickets by clicking the link and then checking the Mission Auction selection. CLICK THIS LINK to purchase tickets. You can also contact Nancy Nelson by April 18 and let her know you’d like to attend.  

David & Gloria Anderson 50th Anniversary Party

The Resurrection community is invited to attend the celebration of David & Gloria Anderson's 50th wedding anniversary in the LCR Fellowship Hall on Saturday, May 4 from 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Click on the invitation for more information and to RSVP.

Sign Up for Every Meal Distribution Slots

Open slots for Every Meal helpers exist for the coming weeks. Please consider signing up to help with this project to address the needs of those living with food insecurity by packing meals for distribution. The sign-up slots are most often on Fridays, with a few weeks adjusted for holidays and school breaks. The site for signing up to help with packing meals is available at THIS LINK.

VBS Registration has begun!

Vacation Bible School registration has begun for summer 2024 and we hope that your kids will sign up and invite their friends. The week is Sunday, July 28 (1:00 to 4:00 pm) through Thursday, Aug. 1 (9 am to noon). Students age 4 through grade 6 (completed) are encouraged to register, and we are always looking for teen counselors- anyone who has completed grades 7-12! This year's musical is "Are We There Yet?", the story of Moses and the Israelites. The performance is Thursday, July 27 at 7:00 pm. Register online at 2024 VBS REGISTRATION

We hope your children can attend. It’s always a great week!

Questions? Please contact Rachel Wright rachelwright72@gmail.com

or Sue Hendrickson suehendrickson24@gmail.com