A WARM WELCOME TO ALL OUR GUESTS!!

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1 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAY 15-21, 2016 May 21st/22nd ~ Resurrecting A Bigger Vision Acts 10:1-20 Next Sermon Series: "Running Together" (We're Not Meant to Run Alone) As we summarize our year emphasis on "Belong," we'll hit upon key thoughts and make use of clips from the film: "McFarland, U.S.A." COMING SUNDAY EVENING, JUNE 5 TH A NIGHT OF WORSHIP A CONCERT OF PRAISE Pastor Jeff and the Various Singers and Musicians of Royal Redeemer will present a concert including favorite praise songs and some original songs as well. More details to come... A WARM WELCOME TO ALL OUR GUESTS!! Whether a friend invited you or you received a post card in the mail or even if the Lord just nudged you to show up WE ARE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO WORSHIP THE LORD WITH YOU. If you are a First Time Guest, please stop by the Connection Desk and pick up a Bible or a gift bag.

2 More than Rubies (for all women of all ages) When: Tuesday, May 24 th Time: 7pm Where: Royal Redeemer Gathering Room It will be ice-cream and dessert bring your favorite snack and topping for sundaes Sign-up sheets at the Connection Center Questions ask Anette SAVE THE DATE Royal Redeemer's 8th Annual Golf Outing will be held on Friday, July 8th at Skyland Golf Course in Hinckley, Ohio. All proceeds will be distributed to Faithwalk Church and Crossroads Lutheran Church. Watch for more information on our website, or contact Gary Likowski at or ext Page 2 RRLS NEWS FOR ROYAL REDEEMER 3: Chapel: on May 9:10 led by Pastor Timm. Our missions will support Alaskan VBS and the Friends of Jesus Missions! You are always welcome to attend! 2: North Royalton Public Library RRLS Art Show- visit our local public library and see our student's beautiful work on display this week (K-3) and next week (4-8). This will be a fun way to see our student's hard work through the school year while celebrating their God-given talents! 1: The Rocket Fun Run: We are counting blessings! Not only did we PASS our goal of $12,000, with a total of around $22,000, but we also celebrated some outstanding school spirit, Christian character building, and much more! As a part of every $30.00 pledged per lap, we were able to send a pair of shoes to a child in need in another country- and we sent 30 pairs! We also saw pledges come from 30 of our 50 states, and even from 3 other countries-afghanistan, Poland and India! What a fun way to support our school ministry together! God's blessings to you this week! The Book of Hebrews is the new Bible study that is beginning on Thursday mornings from 10:30 to Noon in Room 102. Ken Braun leads the sessions and has just started teaching on the book of Hebrews. There s a snack and conversation time in the middle. Handouts including the Bible text are give to each attendee. No previous Bible experience is needed, just a desire to know more about God so that one can grow closer to Him and serve Him with a more dedicated life. ROYAL SENIORS (formerly NEW BEGINNINGS) invite you to join them once a month for Summer Fun Days...Mondays June 13, July 11 and August 15. Bring a foursome or just yourself for Bridge, Canasta, Dominoes, Bananagram, cards or Scattergories! Bring a brown bag lunch. We ll provide coffee/tea. Held in Room come anytime between 10-3!

3 Join us every Sunday at 9:20 for breakfast in the Youth Café! We have BACON!!! This years youth STAY MISSION Trip is June 27-30th with a special bonus fun day on July 1st. You re not going to want to miss this years trip we have a new location every day with lots of fun side trips planned! Contact Karen for a registration form at ext SUMMER IS NOT THAT FAR AWAY Summer Camp Registrations are out at Connection Centers now! Contact Anette at ext. 121 or ashanks@royred.org for more information Page 3 Children s Ministry Corner: Theme: Resurrecting Your Calling Bible Story: Acts 9:1-20 Bible Reading: The Calling of Saul (Paul) on the road to Damascus Vacation Bible School Dates: June 20 th 24 th Registration and volunteer forms are out on the Connection Centers. Registration Deadline is June 3rd! Stop by the table in the Commons to donate needed items for VBS. We are looking for monetary donations to offer scholarships for families to attend VBS. It costs $20 for a student to attend VBS. If you are interested in helping out, see Anette (ashanks@royred.org) VBS Coloring Contest Stop by the table in the Commons and pick up your coloring sheet for VBS and turn it in by May 30 th. Be sure to put your name and grade on the back. Any questions, contact Anette at ashanks@royred.org.

4 Missionary Edward Naumann will be present in the Commons between services this weekend to explain his upcoming mission to India. He will be teaching at the Lutheran seminary in Nagercoil. He is hosted by Carol Albright, who with Carol Martin did a mission at this seminary several years ago. HELP WANTED!!! It has been a long time since the landscape beds facing Route 82 have been mulched. The Green Team is looking for able-bodied members to help with that project on Saturday, May 21 st from 9:00 am to Noon. We will have the use of a front end loader to help deposit large amounts of mulch in areas where it will need to be spread. If you are willing and able, please sign up on the connection card or contact Evelyn Izo at izoevelyn@att.net or Summertime Bible Study! Take advantage of the time this summer to seek Him together as a family! Register today for "Sword Study Summer 2016", family discipleship and age-level personal Bible Study materials on 1 Peter ("Sword Study", by Word in the Family) at sword-study-summer/ For questions or Monthly Summer Event Dates, contact local group leaders, Kristi & Charlie Upole: Please help us provide for families in need by donating the following items to the food pantry: Bags of carrots, potatoes, and lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, Alfredo sauce, pasta sauce, dried pasta, peanut butter, jelly, pancake mix complete, syrup (regular and low sugar), chunky beef soup, healthy choice soup, canned pasta, fruit cocktail, applesauce and toilet paper. We also accept monetary donations and gift cards. To arrange a fresh food drop off contact Kat Lacinski ext For appointments, contact Mary Ann Tansler ext.130. Together We Can Make a Difference! Page 4

5 MAY MISSION OF THE MONTH ~ PHILIPPINES The Pig Roast May 14 was to raise funds for the work of the Lutheran Church of the Philippines. Begun in 1946, Lutheran Church of the Philippines had 23,000 baptized members in 190 congregations and a national staff of 301 pastors, evangelists, lay preachers and teachers. A Royal Redeemer team has worked directly with the church body president, Rev. Antonio del Rio Reyes in opening a mission effort in the Leyte villages from which Royal Redeemer member Marissa Zimmerman comes. A team of seven went last March to bring and install water filters in four villages. Members of the team also brought eyeglasses to fit and give to villagers. The funds raised at the pig roast will be sent to President Reyes to support work of this evangelist, to send more water filters, and to help fund the orphanage run by the church body in Manila. We pray God s blessings on future mission efforts that might develop out of these relationships. As summer approaches we anticipate a decrease in donations to our Food Pantry. School will be out of session and many church families go on vacation. However, HUNGER NEVER TAKES A VACATION. Please pick up a shopping bag after service; you will find a list with suggestions inside. (Feel free to purchase any non-perishable food or toiletries or make a donation to the Food Pantry for gift cards or fresh food.) No expired foods please. Return the bags to the collection basket in the Gathering Room and THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO FEED THOSE IN NEED! For scheduling a drop off of fresh foods call Kat at extension 133. Any other questions you may have, call Mary Ann Tansler at extension DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MISSION INFO MEETING Feeling God s call to serve on a short-term mission trip? Come to the Dominican Republic Mission meeting on Thursday, June 2 at 7:00 PM in Room 30 to learn more about G o d s p l a n s f o r t h e February 10-18, 2017 mission trip. Contact team leaders Judy and Harold Tyreman at Page 5 LUTHERAN WEST SCHOOL PROFILE Lutheran West has been providing students with a premier college-prep education on our Rocky River campus for over 50 years. They are dedicated to celebrating the uniqueness of each student, helping them to achieve at their highest level of excellence. LW is a co-ed school of approx. 430 students. A representative will be here on Sunday, May 22. Please stop by the table in the Commons for more info.

6 WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE: Weekend Total: 988 Saturday, May 7, 2016: 266 Sunday, May 8, 2016 ~ Main Campus: 653 ; Faith Walk: 69 Nursery Total Weekend: 13 Sunday School: N/A; Students in Ministry: 16 Weekend Offering Main Campus: $30, ONWARD... Just a reminder that the ONWARD campaign "officially" ended on November 29th. Thanks to your generous support, we have raised over $698,031 over the past two years, reduced our debt to under $725,000, and completed some much needed campus projects! To God be the Glory! FINANCIAL UPDATE** (Thru March) Total YTD Budgeted Revenue $978,122 Total YTD Operating Revenue $1,072,684 Total YTD Budgeted Expenses $1,029,001 Total YTD Operating Expenses $994,581 **Does NOT Include School Ministry GOD FOLLOWERS This year Pastor Jeff is covering the lives of many of those who followed God in the days of the Old Testament. Each week includes 5 sections and 5 devotional reflections. You can receive them via (sign up on the Connection Card) or if you're on Facebook, you can go to God Followers 2016 and like the page. Beginning this Week: A God Follower Named Joshua Faith Walk C H U R C H Tell a friend, relative or coworker. Our Contemporary Sunday Service is at 10:00am Pearl Rd. Unit 6 in Brunswick. Check us out at faithwalkbrunswick.org, on Facebook, or call us at Page 6

7 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES ~ MAY 15-21, 2016 SUNDAY (5/15) 8:00 Spirit & Truth Prayer Group 8:15 Traditional Worship Service (Sanc) 9:30 Spirit & Truth Prayer Group 9:45 Blended Worship Service (Sanc) Contemporary Worship Service (CAC) Sunday School Youth Ministry 11:15 Contemporary Worship Service (CAC) 6:30 Boy Scouts 7:00 Volleyball MONDAY (5/16) 6:00 Parent & Me and Jesus Makes 3 6:30 Early Ed. Graduation 7:00 Monday Night Word (Gath. Rm.) Life Hurts God Heals Shanks Life Group (Rm. 102) Basketball TUESDAY (5/17) 8:30 Parent & Me and Jesus Makes 3 9:30 Judy Tyreman 10:00 Staff Devotions 6:00 Handbell Choir Rehearsal 6:30 Grief Share 7:00 Life Hurts God Heals (Room 134) Life Hurts God Heals Basics (Rm. 102) Morning Glory Choir Rehearsal Worship Band Rehearsal Royal Readers Book Club Redeemer Creations 8:00 Volleyball WEDNESDAY (5/18) 10:00 Senior Fun Day (Room 102) 6:00 Esser/Timm Life Group (Room 136) Confirmation Leader Party 6:30 Caring Cafe 7:00 Worship Band Rehearsal Confirmation Pastor Zahrte Life Group (Rm. 102) THURSDAY (5/19) 10:30 Ken Braun s Bible Study (Rm. 102) 11:30 Care Ministry 6:30 RRLS Sports Banquet Divorce Care Divorce Care for Kids 8:00 Volleyball Page 7 FRIDAY (5/20) 6:15a Manly Man SATURDAY (5/21) 5:00 Traditional Worship Service (Sanc.) 6:00 Contemporary Worship Service (CAC) 6:15 Children s Church The roses on the altar are in honor of the birth of Parker Kristopher Vitek, proud parents Kristopher and Amanda, proud grandmother, Gayle Vitek and proud greatgrandmother, Joan Polenske; and also Maximus Allen Helms, proud grandparents, Allen and Maureen Helms and great grandmother June Helms. Praise the Lord!! Altar flowers are placed to the Glory of God by the Altar Guild MOTHER S DAY DIAPER SHOWER Christians For Life of Royal Redeemer extends a hearty thank you to all who contributed diapers to meet the needs of babies and moms served by the Cleveland Pregnancy Center. We collected a total of 470 diapers, surpassing last years numbers. Many precious children also thank you for caring! MISSION TRIP TO HAITI June 11 th -16 th more info to come...

8 Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church Royalton Road, North Royalton OH Church Office: Mon Fri: 9:00 am 4:00 pm Phone: FAX: info@royred.org *Rev. Dave Luecke Missions Pastor dsluecke@royred.org x 106 Rev. Jeff Shanks Worship Pastor jshanks@royred.org x 120 Rev. Dave Timm Care Ministry Pastor dtimm@royred.org x 118 Rev. John Zahrte Senior Pastor jzahrte@royred.org x 104 *Ken Braun Care/Visitation kbraun@royred.org x 105 Karen Ciamente Youth & Media karenciamente@gmail.com x 141 *Ally Deal Children s Ministry Assistant Kim Faust Office Administrator kfaust@royred.org x 119 *Rosemary Freitag Financial Assistant rfreitag@royred.org x 114 *Sherry Galland Choirs/Organist sgalland@royred.org x 207 Keith Herzing Faithwalk Church keithh@faithwalkbrunswick.org *Don Lambacher Payroll/Benefits dlambacher@royred.org x 107 *Bennie Levy Outreach Coordinator blevy@royred.org x117 *Gary Likowski Administrator glikowski@royred.org x 139 *Jen Manthey Organist jennifermanthey@yahoo.com *Jim Prinz Maintenance jimprinz@yahoo.com x 143 *Mark Rein Pastoral Assistant mrein@royred.org x 151 *Pam Ries Congregational Nurse pries@royred.org x110 *Lorrie Russell Membership Secretary lrussell@royred.org x 123 Anette Shanks Director of Family Life ashanks@royred.org x 121 *Beryl Schneider Printing & Publications x 109 Mary Ann Tansler Care Ministry mtansler@royred.org x 130 *Kim Tish Financial Administrator ktish@royred.org x 108 *Liz Waldron Nursery Coordinator x 210 *Tracy Wilkens Worship Arts twilkens@royred.org x 111 Board of Directors board@royred.org Counseling Services *Tanya Inck Folger Food Pantry x 130 Meals on Wheels *Diane Krafft dkrafft@royred.org x 234 Stephen Ministry/Operation Barnabas x 220 Prayer Line prayer@royred.org x 295 School Office: Monday Friday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Phone: FAX: school@royred.org Heidi Malone Principal hmalone@royred.org x 165 Karen Ritter Preschool Director kritter@royred.org x 145 Carol Huxsoll School Office chuxsoll@royred.org x 166 *Joy Blankenship School Office Parent & Me Program *Sarah Sweney x 171 Robin Laux Preschool Office rlaux@royred.org x 146 *denotes part-time or volunteer Page 8