Dear Friends in Christ,

One of the games I have always enjoyed playing with campers our Lutheran Camp Chrysalis is

“My Train.” It goes like this. You point to an object or a person and say something like, “My

train goes from that chair to Sally sitting over there, but that doesn’t work.” Then you point to

another object or person and say something like, “Listen! My train goes from that window to the

swimming pool, and that works.” The campers then try to figure out what works and doesn’t

work. The key to what works is using the word “listen” before you tell where the train is going.

This is a great way to emphasize that listening is an important part of how we interact with one

another. That is so true in the Church especially in a transitional time like we are in at LCR.

One of my jobs as a transitional pastor is to ask challenging questions and then really listen to the

answers. Even more important is for you as congregational members is to listen to one another.

“How are you doing?” is not just an idle question. When we ask it, we should be ready to listen

to the answer and the answer should be an honest one.

So as a congregation, how are you doing? Think and pray about it. If you want to talk about that

just give me a call. I will be glad to listen and I think we will find “that works” in helping us to

find out where we are going and how we will get there.

Pastor Jeff

The Chronicles Lutheran Church of the Resurrection RR 12 & Spoke Hill Rd P.O. Box 1087

Wimberley, Texas 512-847-3386

Web page: www.welcometonewlife.org Pastors: John Fox, Jeff Thompson

E-mail: Office@welcometonewlife.org Office Admin: Maureen Mele

July 2018

July Birthdays

1 Delayne Leonard

11 Allison Sherwood

12 Ben Raska, Sr.

20 Ryan Durkin

23 Brandon Merkord

24 Lois Hickman

31 Whitlee Leonard

July Anniversaries

10 Carrie & Jason Valentine

16 Londa & Autry Burns

27 Susan & Harvey Hohmann

31 Dianne & Travis Kilpatrick

Youth Gathering in Houston

The ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston is in session from

June 27- July 1. Natalie Merkord, Bella Raska, and Benjamin

Raska are all attending along with Brandon Merkord.

To watch the gathering live, you can stream the event at https://www.elca.org/gathering. Thanks to Lynn Raska for

providing this information.

LCR contributed 56 children’s books for the book

collection being held at the conference, Blast Off For Books.

Many thanks to all who donated!

LCR Financial Report

May and Year-To-Date Totals

These figures are subject to revision.

GENERAL FUND BUILDING FUND

Donations Budget % Donations Budget %

May $6,759 $5,340 127% $1,245 $1,450 85.9%

YTD $35,944 $28,685 125% $5,515 $7,250 76.1%

July Worship Helpers

Assistant Ministers 1 Lois Hickman

8 Autry Burns

15 Shirley Schliessmann

22 Chris Weaver

29 Doris King

Acolytes

1 Bella Raska

8 Aiden Boger

15 Whitlee Leonard

22 Savannah Cargill

29 Benjamin Raska

Readers

1 Danny Hickman

8 Kay McBrayer

15 Autry Burns

22 Tamela Jarvais-Flores

29 Mary Rodgers

Ushers

1 Raska Family

8 Travis/Colten Kilpatrick

15 Al Strobel

22 Al Strobel

29 Brandon Merkord/Don Isler

Altar Guild

1 Bella Raska

8 Dianne Kilpatrick

15 Shirley Schliessmann

22 Bella Raska

29 Ann Fox

Greeter

1 Autry Burns

8 Al Strobel

15

22 Benjamin Raska

29 Lynn Raska

Counters

1Tamela Jarvais-Flores

8 Brandon Merkord

15 Shirley Schliessmann

22 Tamela Jarvais-Flores

29 Don Isler

Bulletin Folders

1 Bella Raska

8 Ann Fox

15 Shirley Schliessmann

22 Bella Raska

29 Mary Rodgers

Back-to-School Fiesta – How

You Can Help!

2018 Back to School Fiesta takes

place Sat., August 11, from 9am to

noon at the Methodist Church. For

many years, this Barnabas

Connection event has been LCR’s Mission of the Month for

June and July, and we have been strong supporters by

providing workers and monetary gifts. Here are ways in

which you can help for the 2018 event as well:

◊ Help load the backpacks with all the supplies (youth are

welcome) on Thurs., Aug 9 (There’s a sign-up sheet on the

Fiesta display table in the narthex.)

◊ Help with the distribution process on Sat., Aug. 11 (adults

only) (Contact Shirley Schliessmann at 605-695-3168 or

shirleyschliess8572@gmail.com)

◊ Make a monetary donation of any amount. (Pick up an

envelope from the display table, or drop off a check at the

church office).

Approximately 500 students in Wimberley’s Kindergarten -

12th

grade benefit by receiving backpacks containing all the

their required school supplies, as well as a $15 Payless

Shoes gift card for new shoes. Volunteer barbers and

hairstylists also give free haircuts, the Lions Club provides

eye exams, and St. Vincent de Paul of the Catholic Church

has an on-site station where families can “shop” for gently

used children’s clothing.

Eucharistic Minister Training LCR is looking for Eucharistic Ministers to

serve at Sunday worship and possibly at

other times, i.e. hospital or home visits.

The training takes about an hour and is being

offered on Tues. July 10 at 10am or Wed.

July 11 at 6pm in the sanctuary. You only need to attend

1 session; you can pick which training you’d like to attend

by emailing the office at office@welcometonewlife.org.

While it’s not mandatory to sign up in advance, it would be

helpful so that enough materials are available for everyone.

If you would like to serve but cannot make either of these

training sessions, just let the office know so we can schedule

a different time.

As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” These

pictures don’t tell the whole story, but they give you an idea of the

enjoyable celebration of Fathers Day at LCR on June 10th

.

LCR’s ladies treated the gents to a “Roll Your Own Taco”

breakfast, and everything was delicious! Inspiring quotations

about dads prettied up the tables, and photos of members’ dads of

all ages led to lots of reminiscing and a few surprises as people

tried to figure out who was who on their Who’s This Daddy? quiz.

Thanks to all who made this a fun fellowship event . . . and tasty

breakfast!

Hello to all "Spine Crackers" or anyone who wants to join the topic!

Spine Crackers is currently reading One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus.

Based on an actual historical event, but told through fictional diaries, this is a

story about a group of women who travel west during the late 1800's to marry members of the

Cheyenne Tribes. These marriages were arranged as a trade between the Cheyennes' and

President Grant in exchange for horses. The entire novel is the journals of May Dodd. The

challenges these woman endure is a remarkable journey. One Thousand White Women is a

trilogy with The Vengeance of Mothers and Stongheart (not yet released). If you are at home

reading for pleasure and not following us, I highly recommend Crackin' these Spines!!

Continuing the sequel from One Thousand White Women, Spine Crackers has decided to follow

with Vengeance of Mothers: Journals of Margaret Kelly and Molly McGill. Both novels

available on Amazon. We meet again July 24th, 6:30 at Mima's to discuss book #2.

Crack a Spine and relax!!

Father’s Day Breakfast—Fellowship, Food and Fun!

Milestone Ministries We’re collecting information for Milestone Ministries. So if your child has received: a diploma, special honors, a driver’s license, school recognition, teacher’s award, community service plaque, art ribbon, Gold Award, … we’d like to know about it! Contact the church office at office@welcometonewlife.org so we can celebrate it at worship. We’ll try not to embarrass them too much but no promises.

Thank you to Dorothy and Jerry Tasian for refinishing and painting another outside door. This time they rehabed the door to the fellowship hall. Thank you to Paula and David Johnson for organizing and

cleaning the “cleaning closet.” Thank you to Lois Hickman for organizing the Father’s Day breakfast and thank you to all the people who contributed food and helped serve and clean-up after the breakfast. Thank you to Ben Raska for getting the air conditioning fixed again. Thank you to Shirley Schliessmann for working on cleaning and organizing the large closet behind the kitchen. Thank you to Paula Johnson for folding bulletins every week for the past 2 months and for preparing the church on each of those weeks. Thank you to Kay McBrayer, Shirley Schliessmann and Chris Weaver for doing the painstakingly detailed work of revising the LCR constitution.

Joan Mohr Joyce Bradshaw Michael Thurman

Estelle Hill Lill Grant

Kelly Sensat Marvin Bowen

Beverly Pugsley Judge Bert Cobb Keith Lauderdale

Rob Schultz Melanie Bobrowski

Andi Williams Carley Turk

Gini Bouzzard Dave Bardashay

Ginnie Groda Rod Nelson

Emma Benda Brenda Hill

For now we see in a mirror

dimly, but then face-to-face.

Now I know in part; then I

shall understand fully, even as

I have been fully understood.

1 Corinthians 13:12