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Next Week @ Resurrection
Sat., December 10th
6:30pm - The Well Christmas Party
Sun., December 11
9:00-9:45am - Open Rector Forum
12:00pm - Acts4Youth Discovery Luncheon
Tues., December 13
4:00-5:30pm - Res Kidz Pageant Rehearsal
7:00 - 8:30pm -High School Bible Study
Wed., December 14
10:00am - Women's Bible Study
7:00pm - Vestry Meeting
Thurs., December 15
6:45-7:45am - Men's Bible Study
7:00am - Lessons and Carols Service
Sun., December 18
9:00am - 9:45am - City Gate Forum
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Christmas
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Call or email the office to commemorate or honor your loved ones in the bulletin on Christmas Eve with a donation.
These donations will be used to augment our Christmas flower fund.
Please write names clearly and mail or email them, or place them in the offering plate.
Deadline for receiving names will be Dec. 12.
Email dedi@resbalt.org, or call 410-560-0456.
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The Well
(20s/30s @ Resurrection) Christmas Party! |
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When:
Sat. December 10th
6:30pm
Where:
The Trainor's home
(on the church property)
Each person should bring a wrapped gift that cost under $10 for our gift exchange game.
Last names A-M: Bring a small side
Last names N-Z: Bring a small dessert |
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When:
Sat. January 28
9-11am
Where:
TBD
- REQUIRED for all new team members
-Suggested for ALL team members
If you are interested in joining the Worship Prayer Team or would like more info, please visit our website's Prayer page HERE, or contact Terrell Meyer at terrellmeyer@gmail. com
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Dear Resurrection Family,
For those of you who have been reading the Rector's blog on the website,
you know that I have been doing some studying on the whole topic of discipleship. All the studying and reading has greatly encouraged me in
my own walk with Christ. It has reminded me how important "loving God
with our minds" really is as we study and learn his Word and digest good
books, articles, and other sermons. Perhaps this Christmas is a great
time to ask Santa for, or perhaps give someone you know, a great book
or resource. Here are a few I might recommend off the top of my head:
- A subscription to Christianity Today Magazine
Non-Fiction Books:
* Unbroken - The unbelievable biography of Louise Zamperini, by Laura Hillenbrand
* Severe Mercy - Remarkable True Story of a couple who moves to Oxford and meets C.S. Lewis, by Sheldon Vaunaken (Warning, keep the Kleenex box close)
* Safe at Home- Remarkable story of baseball, boys, and redemption, by Bob Muzikowski
* Bonheoffer - A Biography ,by Eric Mataxes
Christian Growth
* Love and Respect - The Best Marriage Builder out there, By Emerson Eggerichs
* Loving God by Charles Colson
* Real Life Discipleship by Jim Putman
* Fresh Wind Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
* Honest to God by Bill Hybels
* God's Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts
Fiction
* Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
* The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
* This Present Darkness by Frank Perretti
I would also recommend the sermons of Dr. Timothy Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian church in New York. Go to www.redeemer.com - click redeemer store and then "free sermons". Download and listen to them while exercising, driving, or during your quiet time.
Seeking to Grow this Advent with you, ~ David
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Holiday Sharing - Reaching out to love and serve others in our community
ALL GIFTS DUE THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11TH!!!!!!!!
(all gifts should be wrapped with a tag indicating the individual and family it is for)
Every family deserves to have presents under the tree this Christmas, help us make that a reality for the 10 families
we have adopted!
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Rector Open Forum
This Sunday, December 11th - 9:00-9:45am
in the Parish Hall
Please come on Sunday morning for the first of what we hope to be regular opportunities to hear from our Rector, David.
He will be sharing more about the vision of Resurrection, discussing the role of worship, community groups, mission, evangelism, and discipleship in the life of the parish, as well as address some important issues facing the Anglican Church in North America.
After a 15 minute presentation, David will spend 20 minutes or so answering questions and addressing any needs or concerns that you may have.
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Lessons and Carols Service
with the Maryland State Boychoir 
Thursday, December 15th 7:00pm
in the Main Sanctuary of the church
Come worship as we prepare our hearts during this Advent season through readings and songs.
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW (Please Bring Plate of Cookies to Share!) |
Acts4Youth Discovery Luncheon  THIS Sunday, December 11 12:00pm directly following Fellowship time Acts4Youth is a Christian urban ministry which provides education and mentoring to equip at-risk boys with foundational character traits and life skills so that they may make a successful progression through school and into manhood. You'll see why one mother called Acts4Youth a "lifesaver".
Join us in the back of the fellowship hall for a light lunch and the opportunity to learn about this ministry.
Contact Joanne Timmel at jtimmel1@jhmi.edu for more information
"...so, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it because if it prospers, you too will prosper."
Jeremiah 29:7.
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Volunteer Schedule ONLINE!!
The monthly volunteer schedule is now available through
our website!!
To see the schedule, simply visit the website, resbalt.org, go to "Get Involved" and scroll down to Volunteer Schedule.
This schedule will always be up to date, so if at any point you need to know when you are assigned to volunteer, simply vista that page to see the schedule.
If you are unable to fulfill an assignment, please find a replacement and then contact Dedi at dedi@resbalt.org or 410-560-0456.
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ResKidz
 Res Kidz Christmas Pageant
REHEARSAL THIS TUESDAY DECEMBER 13th 4:00-5:30pm
We still need readers!!! And a Joseph!
If your teen/child would be interested in being a reader for the pageant, please contact Claire Trainor.
The Christmas pageant is a great opportunity for the kids to learn what the true meaning of Christmas is, and then to share what they havediscovered with all of us.
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High School Bible Study  Tuesday Nights 7:00-8:45pm In the Student Lounge
Sponsored by FOCUS (Fellowship of Students in Universities and Schools), and led by Shannon Trainor and Amy Casper, the group meets in the Student Lounge and is open to all high school students.
For more info, call Shannon Trainor 410-446-1738 or check out the Baltimore FOCUS Facebook page |
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Sign up for "Resurrection 101"
This series of three classes, led by David Drake, will meet three Sundays in January: the 8th, 15th, and 22nd, from 5:30 - 7 pm. The place will be determined, and a light supper will be served.
For more info click HERE.
So, if you want to begin the process of becoming a member or just want to find out more about Anglicanism and the Church of the Resurrection, sign up for these classes now on the 'Getting Connected' table. Those considering membership in the church are urged to attend all three.
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This Sunday's Scripture Readings
Preaching Text: Malachi 3:1-18
1 "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.
2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, 4 and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.
5 "So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.
6 "I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty.
"But you ask, 'How are we to return?'
8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.
"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?'
"In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse-the whole nation of you-because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit," says the LORD Almighty. 12 "Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land," says the LORD Almighty.
13 "You have said harsh things against me," says the LORD.
"Yet you ask, 'What have we said against you?'
14 "You have said, 'It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.'"
16 Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name.
17 "They will be mine," says the LORD Almighty, "in the day when I make up my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.
Other Readings: Psalm: 126 New Testament: II Corinthians 9:10-11Gospel: John 3:16-17
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Prayers for our Community " I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints-but let them not return to folly." . Psalm 85:8
Thanksgiving: For Imogen Rose Holmes, Stephen and Tiffany's baby girl born Tuesday Nov. 29th!! 
Prayers for Healing:
Jeanne Baetjer, recovering from a fall
Helen Taylor, recovering from a mild stroke
David Martak's niece, Jocelyn, with Leukemia.
Tim and Donna Anderson, and their granddaughter, Natalee; for God's provision, protection and guidance.
Harriett Clark's daughter, Roberta, and her brother in-law, Tom; complete healing
For Vic Meyer's sister, Mickey.
For the Cunningham family.
For Hank, Mary Meyer's step-father and her mother, Laura.
For Blake, Carol Clews' nephew
For Kasia Pfund's brother
Marion Glasby's father, Bob
For Darleen Atkinson's mother, Margaret, and for Darleen as she cares for her.
Richard Dum, Cindy Moose's father
The Reilly family
For all those seeking employment
For protection from the many cold germs floating around, and speedy recovery for those who have succumbed.
Prayers for our church:
Vestry and Lay Leaders.
Children & Student Ministries.
Adult Ministries, especially Community Groups and City Gate Forum.
Worship Services.
A prayer for our long range planning team: "Father, we praise and thank You for all you have done in and for Church of The Resurrection. As we continue forward, we dedicate our time, talent and treasure to you, and pray you will so guide us by your Holy Spirit that in all decisions your will would be done. We ask this in your son, Jesus Christ's name. Amen."
Prayers for our Mission Outreach:
At Jacob's Well
For our new Prayer Shawl Ministry
Acts4Youth
Center for Pregnancy Concerns
FOCUS,
InterVarsity
Search Ministries
Titus Institute
Vintage Church
Bishop Hector (Tito) Zavala
Solar Stoves for Africa
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Project
Families sponsoring Compassion Children, and for the children
For a possible Missions Trip next summer
Prayers for the Anglican Communion:
Archbishop Bob Duncan, Bishop John Guernsey in his new role as Bishop of the Mid Atlantic Diocese
Church planting initiatives |
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"...So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith."
Malachi 2:16b
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