Reformation Lutheran Church Programs

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We have several Bible study groups meeting each month, except for breaks during the summer. Check the calendar or call the church for more information.

• Friday afternoons. This group meets every Friday at 1:30.

For some additional resources for Bible study materials, check out the link Guide to Christian Literature on the Internet

Best Times of Life is an adult fellowship group for those who are 55 years of age or more. It provides an opportunity to meet with others, share good food and enjoy a variety of programs.

The group meets monthly (other than August) on the second Monday of each month 12:00 noon in the Parish Hall. Those attending each bring a covered dish to share, their own table service and make their reservations to attend enabling us to be properly set up. The programs reflect the diverse interests of the group and we strive for a variety of interesting presentations. We welcome all newcomers and visitors.

Birthdays are celebrated at each meeting, hosts sign up to prepare the tables and members share the responsibilities of calling for reservations, sending cards to the ill or homebound, making program suggestions and baking the birthday cake.

The Parish Choir, The Parish Choir leads worship regularly, September through May. Regular rehearsals are held on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Adults who enjoy singing with others are welcome!,

The Adult Handbell Choir, Reformation Ringers, is made up of adults and interested high school students. The choir usually plays once each month, September through May. Regular rehearsals are held on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. New or experienced ringers are invited to join the bell choir.

The choirs lead the congregation through a variety of musical expressions in our worship life Throughout the year, individuals from the congregation provide occasional instrumental or vocal music enhancing the musical liturgy. During summer months from June to August, individuals serve as cantors, soloists or small ensembles when no regular choirs are scheduled.

Music Ministry Jan 2007 - Marlene

Worship life at Reformation Lutheran Church includes music from early Lutheran traditions along with the best of more recent compositions for the church and music from around the world. Liturgies and hymns from Evangelical Lutheran Worship and With One Voice are used on Sunday mornings. Holden Evening Prayer is offered for mid-week Advent services and Evening Prayer from Evangelical Lutheran Worship during Lent. Saturday worship at 5:30pm includes holy communion within the context of a spoken liturgy, service for healing or Taize music. The parish family's worship life is lively and rich, and the congregational song is a strong and vibrant voice of praise to the Lord.

A 1996 Berghaus pipe organ and Yamaha grand piano help to enhance worship music at Reformation Lutheran Church.

Servants of God, Guided by the Holy Spirit to Make Christ Known.

The golf is usually scheduled for a weekday afternoon. If you would like to join, or have more information, please contact any member of Golfers for God: Tom Cronk, Waldo Gerards, Dick Hasselwander, Clarence Koch, Ken Lang, John Lee, Jack Metz, Jan Moyer, Paul Ryding, Craig Stallwitz, Jerry Whetstone and Ken Woodard.

Thrivent Financial unknown - TBD

As many of you know, it’s been a year since Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) and Lutheran Brotherhood (LB) merged into the new organization called Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Many of the programs that support the congregations and communities are still in place but some of them have changed. We still provided Confirmation gifts this year and Baptismal medallions continue to be presented to each newly baptized person at our church. You now have three required congregational coordinators who help acquire funding. They are Kathy Drake, Keith Martin, and Marsha Meili.

We wanted to make sure you know how you can be involved in hands-on service and fund-raising activities and help Reformation receive its Care in Congregations money. This year, we have received matching funds for the Easter breakfast, the Pit BBQ and the Garage Sale. A total of $1500 in matching funds was available. In the future, funds will be allocated based on the size of the congregation and its level of volunteerism. On all of the projects, we need to put together a planning team consisting of a minimum of six Thrivent member households. The activity is then cleared through Thrivent as meeting the intent of service or fund-raising. The event is publicized and conducted with Thrivent support being noted. After the event, we report the net proceeds, number of volunteer hours and number of Thrivent members and non-members involved in planning or conducting the activity.  If you were a member of either previous body, you are automatically a Thrivent member and we NEED your ideas and help. There are additional programs that benefit the community and the larger geographic region.

Sunday School meets every Sunday during the school year, from 8:45 to 9:45 am. There are classes for all ages . All grades except adult meet in the Sanctuary at 8:45am for a brief opening then go to their classrooms.  The curriculum used is lectionary based and is called Living the Good News.

Each year we kick off the start of Sunday School with Rally Day, which is the first Sunday following the Labor Day weekend.  This is a Cross-generational event held in the Parish Hall is for everyone.  Other Cross-generational events in the year include Reformation Sunday, Happy New Year (first Sunday after the new year), and  The Good Soil Garden Center (Usually some time in the sprint March/April).

We always have an annual Christmas program usually the second or 3rd Sunday of December.  In May we finish up with the last Sunday being Recognition Sunday where we recognize the Sunday School staff, students and all graduates (high school, college, etc.).

Last updated on April 11, 2008