WHAT S THE BUZZ. LAY COMMUNION Lay Communion Ministers will be blessed and sent forth this morning.

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1 The CHIMES MUHLENBERG: A WELLSPRING OF GOD S GRACE Muhlenberg Lutheran Church strives to be a Wellspring of God s Grace in Jesus Christ. Open Authentic Relational Serving Published Weekly by Muhlenberg Lutheran Church 281 East Market Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia Phone: address: info@muhlenberglutheran.org Website: Pastor Bob Humphrey: humphrey@muhlenberglutheran.org Pastor Brett Davis: davis@muhlenberglutheran.org WHAT S THE BUZZ April 3, 2016 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER TODAY AT MUHLENBERG WELCOME EMILY RENDON We welcome Emily (Knapp) Rendon to our staff as the new part-time Nursery Coordinator Assistant. Emily has attended Muhlenberg off and on since she was a child and even helped her mother in the nursery. After attending college and getting married, Emily has returned to her hometown. She has always loved working with children and will be a great assistant to Nursery Coordinator Crystal Weaver. Emily began work last Sunday. WELCOME GUESTS We are blessed to welcome our guests today. We have a gift waiting for you at the Welcome Desk in the Gathering Area (main church entrance) and ask that you complete a blue guest card and/or sign our guest register. If you prefer, you may scan this QR code or visit us at to securely register online. RETURNING THANKS TIME AND TALENT SURVEY TODAY you will be given a small sheet of paper. Please write on the sheet a way(s) that you and/or your family serve our church family. (Examples: ushering, teaching, singing in the choir, volunteering in the office, etc.). Place the completed sheet in the offering plate. NAME BADGE SUNDAY TODAY (and the first Sunday of each month) we make name badges to be welcoming and learn each other s names. Introduce yourself to someone you don t know! Nametags, markers and stickers are available in the Gathering Area. LAY COMMUNION Lay Communion Ministers will be blessed and sent forth this morning. FOOD COLLECTION TODAY we collect non-perishable food items for Patchwork Pantry, which also needs paper products (paper towels, wraps, food storage bags, toilet tissue, etc.), cleansers (dish, laundry, cleaning), diapers (sizes 1-5), and all types of personal hygiene products. Thanks for your support.

TODAY AT MUHLENBERG (CONT D) RELAY FOR LIFE Muhlenberg s Relay for Life team is getting ready for the event May 6 at the Rockingham County Fair Grounds. This year s theme is Colors of Cancer.

Place your donations in the bin marked Relay for Life TODAY or next Sunday, April 10. Thanks for your support.

2 TODAY AT MUHLENBERG (CONT D) RELAY FOR LIFE Muhlenberg s Relay for Life team is getting ready for the event May 6 at the Rockingham County Fair Grounds. This year s theme is Colors of Cancer. We are planning our campsite design using colored ribbons and fabric. We are asking for donations of scrap fabric you may have around your house. Place your donations in the bin marked Relay for Life TODAY or next Sunday, April 10. Thanks for your support. EASTER CAROLING INVITATION Come share some Hallelujahs with Muhlenberg brothers and sisters who find it hard to get to church as often as they would like. Join us for Easter caroling TODAY beginning with a light lunch in Wayland Hall at 12:15. Bring your voice and smiling face. JAMers Meet TODAY, 4:00 5:30 pm in the MAC for some fun activities. We will also put together the kits for Baskets of Promise. We hope to see our 2 nd 5 th graders there for fun and fellowship with your church friends. JCREW MEETING TONIGHT Girls/Guys Night Out! JCrew will gather this evening in the MAC at 5:00 pm for a planning session for the upcoming Youth Service to be held Sunday, May 1. At 6:00, we will break off for separate Girls and Guys Nights Out! All high school youth are encouraged to come spend time getting to know each other. Specifics are TBD, but parents can plan to pick up at 8:15 at the MAC. Have questions? Contact Kati Derrick coachkati@hotmail.com or BEER AND HYMNS All are welcome to Beer and Hymns, tonight, 6-8 pm, at Brothers Brewing (800 N Main St.)! Join fellow Muhlenberg folks and friends for a pint and some fun as we raise our voices together! It s informal, a capella, and crowdoriented - bring a friend and feel free to call out a request. THIS WEEK AT MUHLENBERG RUTH SIGMON CIRCLE Meets TOMORROW at 6:30 pm in Wayland Hall. Pat Costie will lead the program The God to Whom We Pray. Please bring your Bibles. ELDERCARE SUPPORT GROUP Those currently caring for elderly parents or inlaws meet the first Monday each month. Next meeting: TOMORROW at 7:00 pm in the Kairos Room (downstairs). Contact Jennie Warner ( or mjwarner1@aol.com) for more information. WEDNESDAY NOON SERVICE Interested in Revelation? During the Easter season, Sunday s scripture from Revelation will be used for the noon chapel communion service on Wednesday. Please join us. GO-GO GROUP LUNCH Are you 55+ and enjoy fellowship with others? Join the group Wednesday, April 6 at Traditions at 1 pm. Call Dan Werner ( ) for more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR OUTSIDE WORKDAY APRIL 9 The Property Ministry has scheduled a spring outside workday for Saturday, April 9 beginning at 8:00 am until 12:00 noon.

3 MARK YOUR CALENDAR OUTSIDE WORKDAY APRIL 9 The Property Ministry has scheduled a spring outside workday for Saturday, April 9 beginning at 8:00 am until 12:00 noon. The event will be held rain or shine. We have outside projects around our campus that include weeding; mulching and trimming bushes in the parking lot planters. We will supply the mulch and trash bags. We appreciate and need your help. If you can attend for only an hour or two, you are more than welcome to participate. Please bring your work gloves, a large shovel/fork to handle mulch and a wheelbarrow (if you have one). We look forward to seeing you on April 9. Have questions? Contact Property Ministry co-chairs Malcolm Wilfong (mwilfong@ shentel.net) or John Mulder (mulderjf@ comcast.net). CREATION CARE Join us for our first ever event at the 19 th annual Blacks Run Cleanup Day on April 9, 9:30 am in downtown Harrisonburg! Free lunch provided. If interested, contact Holly Veenis at hdonahue36@gmail.com. All ages welcome! RETURNING THANKS MEETING We invite you to join other Muhlenberg folks at the Stewardship Town Hall Meeting offered by our synod for resource/idea sharing to talk about good stewardship among congregations and make us all stronger. Thursday, April 14, 6:30-8:30 pm at Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton. Dinner provided for this free event. Interested? Speak with Diane Nash ( ), Susan Gallaher ( ) or Pastor Brett. SECOND HOME FOOD COLLECTION We will collect healthy snacks for Second Home on Sunday, April 17. Please bring cans of tuna or chicken. If you prefer, you may make a cash donation by designating Second Home food on the memo line of your check and envelope. Thank you for helping us provide nutritious snacks for our students! OILS OF THE BIBLE Muhlenberg's WELCA (Women of the ELCA) is sponsoring a special lunch and presentation on Oils of the Bible Sunday, April 17. Lunch is at 12:30 pm in Wayland Hall, followed by the presentation and Bible study. Oils for healing, cleansing, and holy anointing are mentioned more than 500 times in the Bible. Jen Roszelle will lead this presentation - come learn, share and experience these holy healing oils. Details available at the Connection Center. RSVP to Judy Wilfong (jwilfong@shentel.net/ ). YARD SALE: MAY 7 As you spring clean and find items you no longer need or want, please consider donating them to the youth yard sale happening May 7. There will be a trailer in the church parking lot April 26-May 6 for your donations. MUHLENBERG S SUMMER OF SERVICE THE SEQUEL Sundays all Summer: June 5 Aug. 28 Due to the wonderful success of our Intergenerational Summer Sunday School program last year, we will have a sequel program this summer. If there is a local service agency you would like to learn more about, contact Diane Bayer ( ) with the agency name and contact person: deadline TODAY. 3

SECOND HOME SUPERHERO 5K Mark your calendars and register today for Second Home s 2 nd annual Superhero 5K Saturday, April 23 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds.

Run or walk, wear your superhero costume or just be you either way, you will be a hero for kids and support the amazing ministry for kids in need at Second Home.

4 SECOND HOME SUPERHERO 5K Mark your calendars and register today for Second Home s 2 nd annual Superhero 5K Saturday, April 23 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. Registration will begin at 8:30 am, and the run starts at 9:00. Run or walk, wear your superhero costume or just be you either way, you will be a hero for kids and support the amazing ministry for kids in need at Second Home. Register online today link on Facebook or on our Muhlenberg website under Upcoming Events. CONGREGATION COUNCIL NEWS The MLC Congregation Council would like to share the following information from the monthly meeting on March A motion was made to approve an 8 x 10 storage shed, properly anchored and locked, purchased by the Day Care and located near our western property line in the front yard of the main church building. 2. The cloth tablecloths will be replaced with funds from the Memorials Committee. 3. In order to reduce confusion, the Social Ministry Committee has been renamed Local & Global Mission. LOCAL AND GLOBAL MISSIONS CLOTHING FUND The Clothing Fund (formerly called the Underwear Fund) is used primarily to purchase underwear for the Trinity Clothes Closet, and occasionally for urgent, unmet clothing needs of other local agencies. We are currently in need of donations to continue to fill this need in our local community. If you feel led to contribute, you can place a check in the offering plate or drop it by the office. Please designate Clothing Fund on the memo line of your check and on your envelope. Our last request triggered such a generous response that we have not needed to request additional donations for well over two years! Thanks so much for helping to meet this most basic need in our community. Contact Karen Matthias ( ) with questions. Local and Global Mission (formerly Social Ministry Committee) 4

MUHLENBERG CAMP WEEK CAROLINE FURNACE LUTHERAN CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER July 24-29 Do you enjoy being outside in the sun playing games, hiking, singing, swimming?

If you said yes to any of these things you will want to be part of the Muhlenberg week at camp.

5 MUHLENBERG CAMP WEEK CAROLINE FURNACE LUTHERAN CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER July Do you enjoy being outside in the sun playing games, hiking, singing, swimming? What about sitting outside on a beautiful summer evening looking at the stars maybe around a fire so you could toast some marshmallows. If you said yes to any of these things you will want to be part of the Muhlenberg week at camp. This will be a week at camp where we hope to have a lot of the kids from Muhlenberg attend camp together. This year s theme is Faith, Fun, Adventure. Come and explore how we grow to know and love God deeper: through God s word, service to others, worship, fellowship with other Christians and exploring God s beautiful creation. Campers are rising 1 st graders rising 12 th graders. EXPLORERS rising 1 st 3 rd Graders ($440) PIONEERS rising 4 th 6 th Graders ($440) Traditional ADVENTURE rising 7 th 9 th Graders ($450) Hiking QUEST rising 9 th 12 th Graders ($620) Whitewater Rafting You can register online at carolinefurnace.org. We want to kick up the fun this summer and have a terrific time being with our church friends and sharing in wonderful faith-filled activities planned. You might be surprised by who you will see at camp like Pastor Brett, Pastor Bob, Miss Diane and others form Muhlenberg! JOYS, THANKS & CONCERNS We are excited to share joys and concerns of our congregation, our synod/church, and beyond. Please lift these up as a part of your daily prayers. Joys/thanks/concerns may be submitted to info@muhlenberglutheran.org and will be printed with consideration for space and appropriateness at the discretion of the pastors & editor. If you would like us to notify the congregation of the birth, illness, injury, or death of an immediate family member, please contact the pastors or Linda Depoy (depoy@muhlenberglutheran.org) We give thanks for wonderfully meaningful and inspiring Holy Week and Easter services. On behalf of all, your pastors want to offer a big thank you to everyone who served - every voice that sang, every hand that washed communionware, every usher, sound tech, everyone! It takes a village! Thanks! We are delighted to announce the birth of Margaret Maggie Rae Ohgren to Kimberly & RJ and big brother Henry on March 24. PRAYER REQUEST CARDS Have a prayer concern to share? Forms are available in the back cover of each hymnal and at the Welcome Desk in the Gathering Area. HOLY WEEK ATTENDANCE: Maundy Thursday: 132 Good Friday: 138 Easter Vigil: 88 5

6 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 2016 SPRING ACTS COURSE ACTS is the Virginia Synod's Adult Faith Formation program. The Spring Course, A World According to God: Practices for Discipleship, will be April 9 & May 14. The presenter will be Dr. Martha E. Stortz, the Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation at Augsburg College, a position she has held since Contact Diane Bayer at for more information. HEBREW GRAMMAR CLASS Elementary Biblical Hebrew Grammar is being offered Sundays, April 3-17, 4:00-5:30 pm at Temple House of Israel (15 N. Market Street, Staunton). The sessions are free and open to anyone who already knows the alphabet and can decode (sound out) Hebrew. For more information, see our bulletin boards or contact RabbiJoeB@hotmail.com or Pick up the latest edition of our Who We Are brochure at the Connection Center today! It includes details about Muhlenberg s ministry, ideas about how you can serve, and a contact list to easily reach Congregation Council members, staff and committee chairs. REMINDERS GATHERING AREA SPACE NEEDED ON SUNDAY? We are blessed the Gathering Area is buzzing with activity. To respect all ministries and safe traffic flow on Sunday mornings, contact Linda Depoy (depoy@muhlenberglutheran.org or ) by Thursday at 8 am if your ministry needs a table or display space reserved in the Gathering Area. Much planning goes into the Sunday morning arrangement of the Gathering Area. We appreciate your cooperation and respect of the layout and ask that ministries refrain from rearranging tables. Please contact Linda with any suggestions for improved layout and traffic flow. CONNECTION CENTER The Connection Center (located in the Gathering Area) is where you find information to get connected to ministries, brochures about the congregation (Who We Are, Christian Formation), details of upcoming events, and the sign-up book for congregational activities (worship assistants, altar flowers, etc.). This is where it all happens. Visit often reach out and get connected at the Connection Center. CONTACTING OUR PASTORS Reach our pastors at any time by calling the church office ( ). Ask to speak with Linda Depoy during office hours. After hours leave a message on their voice mail and it will be forwarded to their respective mobile phones at that time. They will respond as soon as possible. 6

7 YOUTH & CAMPUS NEWS While Youth Minister Shanna VanderWel is on maternity leave, contact Parish Administrator Linda Depoy at or for more information. JCREW NEWS CONNECTIONS: FINDING WAYS TO TALK ABOUT THE HARD STUFF All high school students and their parents are invited to join Deirdre Staton, LCSW in a workshop aimed at helping parents and youth explore language and communication strategies for talking about anxiety, depression, and other sensitive issues that may weigh down adolescents, worry parents, and present challenges for parent-child communication. We will gather at 9:30 on Sunday mornings from April 10 May 15. (Note: May 1 is reserved for youth-led worship services at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00.) If you have questions, contact Stefanie Eye (stefanie_eye@hotmail.com, ) or Pastor Brett. GET YOUR JUMP ON! On April 17, JCrew will take a field trip to Charlottesville Jump, a trampoline park! Reservations are required, so please RSVP by TODAY to Stefanie Eye, stefanie_eye@ hotmail.com, , or on the Facebook page. CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES The JCrew calendar for spring and summer 2016 is now posted on the Facebook page and has been ed. Contact Stefanie Eye, stefanie_eye@hotmail.com, , with questions. CHRISTIAN FORMATION Contact Christian Formation Minister Diane Bayer at or bayer@muhlenberglutheran.org for more information. SUNDAY MORNING Classes begin in designated locations at 9:30. Children should be picked up immediately following the 9:30 liturgy. Children s Church is at 11:00 for children 3-7 years old (held in the Nielsen Room). ADULT FORMATION CLASSES AT 9:30 Classes meet downstairs in the church Study of the Book of ACTS: An in-depth Bible study using Opening the Book of Faith. Meets in the Kairos Room. 40-Day Journey: Reading, Reflections & Spiritual Growth: an interactive class where participants read Christian literature and discuss from that perspective. Meets in the Campus Room. Christ-Coffee-Conversation-Connecting: A discussion class to share and support one another as we study various of the ELCA Social Statements. Meets in the Augsburg Room. God s Love See it! Learn it! Share it! For class details and locations, pick up a green Christian Formation brochure from the Connection Center. 7

8 TIME, TALENT & TREASURE LAST WEEK S ATTENDANCE 8:00 Worship 156 Wed. Noon 16 9:30 Worship :00 Worship 311 Total 792 Returning Thanks The members of the Returning Thanks ministry meet monthly, seeking ways to celebrate and inspire the gifts of Muhlenbergers' time, talent, and treasure in the service of God and all of God's people. Among other things, we help to coordinate Muhlenberg's Stewardship Commitment Sundays and The Chimes feature you're reading right now. If you have thoughts on how to help us all maintain a focus on joyful giving, please join us or contact Susan Gallaher at palosva@gmail.com or FINANCIAL REPORT Through February 2016 Y-T-D actual Y-T-D Budget Y-T-D Last Year Gifts & Offerings $112,104 $118,234 $94,753 Total Receipts $125,637 $132,800 $107,141 Expenses $149,460 $160,115 $147,872 Excess Income/ (Expenses) $(23,823) $(27,315) $(40,731) Information regarding donations to other designated funds is available in the Connection Center notebook. Giving in support of our Spending Plan: $ 29,541.72* Giving to Debt Reduction: $ 3,219.00* Giving to Other Designated Funds: $ 6,408.95* Total Giving for the Week $ 39,167.67* *Includes Simply Giving March Thrivent Choice Dollars: $1,392 Grace Notes Balance: $213, To give online, scan here DAILY DEVOTIONS PRAYING OUR FAITH TOGETHER! For individual and family use. Scripture citations taken from ELW s 3-Year Daily Lectionary, p , (Year C). Mon. Rev. 1:9-20 Thu. Rev. 3:14-22 Tue. Rev. 2:8-11 Fri. Rev. 4:1-11 Wed. Luke 12:4-12 Sat. Luke 14:12-14 Sun. John 21:1-19 In the Name of the Father and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (The Apostle s Creed) WEEKLY CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS Mon. Tues. Wed Sat. Sun. April 4-10, :30 pm Ruth Sigmon Circle 7:00 pm Eldercare Support Group 6:30 pm Celebration Singers 7:30 pm Gloria Dei Ringers 7:30 am Before Work Bible Study 12 noon Holy Communion 1:00 pm Go-Go Group Lunch 4:45 pm Cherub Choir 5:15 pm SonShine Singers 6:00 pm Campus Ministry 7:30 pm Sanctuary Choir 8:00 am Outside Workday Third Sunday of Easter 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 Holy Communion 4:00 pm JAMers The weekly deadline for routine articles for The Chimes is Thursday at 8 am. Requests for inserts or full-column articles should be made two weeks in advance. Submit info to info@muhlenberglutheran.org. Additionally, requests to post information at the Connection Center or set up space in the Gathering Area on Sunday should be made to Linda Depoy ( /depoy@muhlenberglutheran.org) as soon as planned, but no later than Thursdays at 8 am. Check bulletin boards for community information. Like us at facebook.com/muhlenberglutheran. 8

TODAY AT MUHLENBERG. WHAT S THE BUZZ ANNOUNCING A SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE The Church Council has set a new summer

TODAY AT MUHLENBERG. WHAT S THE BUZZ ANNOUNCING A SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE The Church Council has set a new summer The CHIMES MUHLENBERG: A WELLSPRING OF GRACE Muhlenberg Lutheran Church strives to be a Wellspring of God s Grace in Jesus Christ. Open Authentic Relational Serving Published Weekly by Muhlenberg Lutheran