Announcements & Upcoming Events


Announcements & Upcoming Events
CHURCH PICNIC- This Sunday Verona! Join us for the RLC family picnic on Sunday, August 18th, held at the Verona campus. There will be food, bean bag tournaments, bingo, bouncy house, an ice cream truck and more! The fun begins right after the 9:00 am worship service. Bring as many people as you’d like to! FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY AND “GARBAGE CAN FEED” September 8 in Monroe Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 8 and join us for food, fun and fellowship after 10:30 worship. Bring your lawn chairs and a hefty appetite! Invite your friends! Postcards are available in the back of church to hand out. For first-timers, bring your items for the “can” on Saturday, September 7 so we can assemble everything and begin cooking early Sunday. Suggested items for vegetables: potatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage, squash, sweet corn, broccoli and cauliflower. Suggested Meat: wieners, brats, sausage, bologna or any other meat with casing. Bring a salad or your favorite dessert. Plan on eating at 12:00 noon. ---------------------------------------------- Remember You may attend both events - It is a great way to meet fellow members from the two campuses. ---------------------------------------------- LAST CHANCE GARAGE SALE! - This Sunday August 18 ONLY - 10-10:30am in the green classroom (the one by the office entrance). If there is anything you may be interested in stop & shop during that time. Kate, Paulette or Kathy will be in there to assist. This will be the last chance before the items are packed up and donated to Twice Is Nice in Jefferson, WI. Twice Is Nice is a resale shop run by volunteers for Lakeside Lutheran High School, Lake Mills, WI. BPNN UPDATE Badger Prairie Needs Network in Verona is in need of some specific items as well as additional volunteers. There is a box in the hall for BPNN donations. They are in need of the following: toilet paper, toothpaste, cereal, spaghetti, tuna, canned fruit, ketchup, egg cartons, and meal helpers (such as Hamburger Helper). To find out more about volunteering, contact Karen at kdettinger@bpnn.org ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT - PLANNING It’s time to start thinking about planning for Advent by Candlelight, an uplifting and evangelical event for women of the church to prepare their hearts for Christmas. We’re looking for volunteers to join the committee to organize the event. What is involved: meeting 4 to 5 times for organization and crafting decorations. There are several opportunities to use your talent, including taking care of food and drinks, decorating, preparing program content, hymn selection, and music. The preparations are as much a time of fellowship as they are for preparing for the event. Please contact Julie Krause at jkkrause65@gmail.com or call/text 608-225-0372 if you would like to participate on the committee. The first meeting will be held September 11 at 6:30pm in Verona. SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS SEPTEMBER 8 Register your children for Sunday School! Pick up a yellow registration form on the table in back, fill one out for your child and place it in the basket next to the registration forms. Please see Lisa Neumann-Pudlo or Pastor Strutz with any questions. CONFIRMATION CLASS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 4 As the summer blazes on, the school year is fast approaching. This year Pastor Ewings is looking to visit with the families of all our seventh and eighth graders before confirmation class begins. Please contact Pastor Ewings if your child is ready for confirmation class this year. Call (608) 535-6531 or email pastorewings@rlcmonroe.org. HEY RLC YOUTH! Camp Randall needs our help. On August 17 we`re going to need a group of about 20 kids with about 5 adults - all with willing hands to help Camp Randall set up their new chairs. Afterwards we’ll decide where to go for lunch & have tons of fun there too! We can meet at church and carpool. Email Grace Meinel at meineg22@llhs.org for more information or to RSVP. Thanks for thinking about participating in this! VINE & BRANCHES SIGN-UP ENDS SOON Fall is not far away, and we will be getting our fall groups together soon. Sign up ends September 1! Check the table for the groups available and join one that works for you. If you have any questions, contact Ned Reimer at ned.reimer@promega.com or speak to one of the pastors. SUNRISE LIGHT HOUSE PAINTING NIGHT Wednesday, August 21 at 6:30pm in Verona “You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.” 2 Samuel 22:29. Does this verse remind you of the image of sail boats and lighthouses? We are like the sail boats, the lighthouse of the Lord beckons to all as we sail the seas of life. Come join us and paint a lighthouse & sailboat at sunrise on August 21st at the Verona site this time! All are welcome. Simple drinks and snacks will be served. No fee is involved, but donations to help cover the cost are accepted. If you have brushes and rulers, bring them along. If not, Ivy will have extras on hand. Contact Ivy Ewings with any questions. THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY Sure, you’ve sung some Psalms here and there… you might recognize the book of Psalms as the longest book in the Bible… but do you know about the hidden gems?? There are plenty of Psalms that point directly to Jesus! In fact, Psalm references appear OVER 400 TIMES in the New Testament! Luther called the Psalms a “miniature Bible”. Join us each Thursday to skip the surface and dive deep! Even if you miss a session or two you can hop back in and not be behind. Please join us when you can to see our Savior in the Psalms! RLC BOOK CLUB SUMMER SCHEDULE During the summer months, the book club reads books that have been made into movies. We will watch the movie and have a discussion following. We meet at 6:00 pm in the youth room in Verona. August 28: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly In September we will return to our regular meeting format. We will meet at 6:30pm on September 24 to discuss Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. KWIK TRIP CARDS AVAILABLE We have many different denominations of Kwik Trip cards on hand for all your travel needs. Plus, if you make a purchase inside a Kwik Trip store, we get an additional 10% back for our youth group. The money is used to send teens to the youth rally. The youth group has also used profits to purchase food for the Verona Area Needs Network food pantry. Please see Denise Reimer (608) 225-0902 or Katrina Meinel (920) 382-6696 for Kwik Trip cards. HELP FOR THOSE IN NEED It has come to our attention that a few of our families at the Monroe site are in need of assistance. If you are able, we will be accepting food donations (primarily non-perishable items) to help them out. This will be an ongoing giving opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ewings at pastorewings@rlcmonroe.org or 608-535-6531. ...more UPCOMING SERMON SCHEDULE Text Verona Dates Monroe Dates Romans 5:6-8 August 15 & 18 September 8 & 9 Luke 12:13-21 August 22 & 25 September 1 & 2 Hebrews 11 August 29 & Sept 1 August 18 & 19 Luke 12:49-53 September 5 & 8 August 25 & 26

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CHURCH PICNIC- This Sunday Verona!

Join us for the RLC family picnic on Sunday, August 18th, held at the Verona campus. There will be food, bean bag tournaments, bingo, bouncy house, an ice cream truck and more! The fun begins right after the 9:00 am worship service. Bring as many people as you’d like to!

FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY AND “GARBAGE CAN FEED”
September 8 in Monroe

Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 8 and join us for food, fun and fellowship after 10:30 worship. Bring your lawn chairs and a hefty appetite! Invite your friends! Postcards are available in the back of church to hand out. For first-timers, bring your items for the “can” on Saturday, September 7 so we can assemble everything and begin cooking early Sunday. Suggested items for vegetables: potatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage, squash, sweet corn, broccoli and cauliflower. Suggested Meat: wieners, brats, sausage, bologna or any other meat with casing. Bring a salad or your favorite dessert. Plan on eating at 12:00 noon.

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Remember You may attend both events - It is a great way to meet fellow members from the two campuses.
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LAST CHANCE GARAGE SALE! - This Sunday

August 18 ONLY - 10-10:30am in the green classroom (the one by the office entrance). If there is anything you may be interested in stop & shop during that time. Kate, Paulette or Kathy will be in there to assist. This will be the last chance before the items are packed up and donated to Twice Is Nice in Jefferson, WI. Twice Is Nice is a resale shop run by volunteers for Lakeside Lutheran High School, Lake Mills, WI.

BPNN UPDATE

Badger Prairie Needs Network in Verona is in need of some specific items as well as additional volunteers. There is a box in the hall for BPNN donations. They are in need of the following: toilet paper, toothpaste, cereal, spaghetti, tuna, canned fruit, ketchup, egg cartons, and meal helpers (such as Hamburger Helper). To find out more about volunteering, contact Karen at kdettinger@bpnn.org

ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT - PLANNING

It’s time to start thinking about planning for Advent by Candlelight, an uplifting and evangelical event for women of the church to prepare their hearts for Christmas. We’re looking for volunteers to join the committee to organize the event. What is involved: meeting 4 to 5 times for organization and crafting decorations. There are several opportunities to use your talent, including taking care of food and drinks, decorating, preparing program content, hymn selection, and music. The preparations are as much a time of fellowship as they are for preparing for the event. Please contact Julie Krause at jkkrause65@gmail.com or call/text 608-225-0372 if you would like to participate on the committee. The first meeting will be held September 11 at 6:30pm in Verona.

SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS SEPTEMBER 8

Register your children for Sunday School! Pick up a yellow registration form on the table in back, fill one out for your child and place it in the basket next to the registration forms. Please see Lisa Neumann-Pudlo or Pastor Strutz with any questions.

CONFIRMATION CLASS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 4

As the summer blazes on, the school year is fast approaching. This year Pastor Ewings is looking to visit with the families of all our seventh and eighth graders before confirmation class begins. Please contact Pastor Ewings if your child is ready for confirmation class this year.

Call (608) 535-6531 or email pastorewings@rlcmonroe.org.

HEY RLC YOUTH!

Camp Randall needs our help. On August 17 we`re going to need a group of about 20 kids with about 5 adults - all with willing hands to help Camp Randall set up their new chairs. Afterwards we’ll decide where to go for lunch & have tons of fun there too! We can meet at church and carpool. Email Grace Meinel at meineg22@llhs.org for more information or to RSVP. Thanks for thinking about participating in this!

VINE & BRANCHES SIGN-UP ENDS SOON

Fall is not far away, and we will be getting our fall groups together soon. Sign up ends September 1! Check the table for the groups available and join one that works for you. If you have any questions, contact Ned Reimer at ned.reimer@promega.com or speak to one of the pastors.

SUNRISE LIGHT HOUSE PAINTING NIGHT

Wednesday, August 21 at 6:30pm in Verona “You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.” 2 Samuel 22:29. Does this verse remind you of the image of sail boats and lighthouses? We are like the sail boats, the lighthouse of the Lord beckons to all as we sail the seas of life.

Come join us and paint a lighthouse & sailboat at sunrise on August 21st at the Verona site this time! All are welcome. Simple drinks and snacks will be served. No fee is involved, but donations to help cover the cost are accepted. If you have brushes and rulers, bring them along. If not, Ivy will have extras on hand.

Contact Ivy Ewings with any questions.

THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY

Sure, you’ve sung some Psalms here and there… you might recognize the book of Psalms as the longest book in the Bible… but do you know about the hidden gems?? There are plenty of Psalms that point directly to Jesus! In fact, Psalm references appear OVER 400 TIMES in the New Testament! Luther called the Psalms a “miniature Bible”. Join us each Thursday to skip the surface and dive deep! Even if you miss a session or two you can hop back in and not be behind. Please join us when you can to see our Savior in the Psalms!

RLC BOOK CLUB SUMMER SCHEDULE

During the summer months, the book club reads books that have been made into movies.
We will watch the movie and have a discussion following. We meet at 6:00 pm in
the youth room in Verona.

August 28: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

In September we will return to our regular meeting format. We will meet at 6:30pm on September 24 to discuss Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.

KWIK TRIP CARDS AVAILABLE

We have many different denominations of Kwik Trip cards on hand for all your travel needs. Plus, if you make a purchase inside a Kwik Trip store, we get an additional 10% back for our youth group. The money is used to send teens to the youth rally. The youth group has also used profits to purchase food for the Verona Area Needs Network food pantry. Please see Denise Reimer (608) 225-0902 or Katrina Meinel (920) 382-6696 for Kwik Trip cards.

HELP FOR THOSE IN NEED

It has come to our attention that a few of our families at the Monroe site are in need of assistance. If you are able, we will be accepting food donations (primarily non-perishable items) to help them out. This will be an ongoing giving opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ewings at pastorewings@rlcmonroe.org or 608-535-6531.

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