Resurrection LifeMay 2015

This year we will celebrate the Ascension of our Lord of Thursday May 14. Thisis truly a day to be celebrated and honored. It is a day to come to the house of Godto worship our Lord with great joy, to praise Him for the mission that Jesus hasaccomplished and for the mission that He has given for us to complete.

The mission of our Lord was made very clear when he was named. Jesus is hisname, for he shall save his people from their sins. With His death on the cross, HisResurrection from the dead and now His ascension, our Lord has accomplished Hismission for which he was sent into the world. He has saved his people from theirsins. All evil, all sin, all transgressions, iniquities, moral failures--all has beeneliminated by what Jesus did. The mission, to save his people who are all people,from their sins is accomplished. Jesus has removed the barrier that stopped the flowof God's blessings to each of us. Only if we do not believe and trust what Jesus hasdone would we separate ourselves us from God.

Our Lord Jesus has returned to God. That is what this day celebrates: MissionAccomplished. Jesus has saved his people from their sins. So on Ascension Day wecelebrate that the Son returns to sit at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.He has returned victoriously from whence He came. Mission Accomplished!

Now that His Mission is accomplished, there is a Mission for us to Accomplish.This Mission is very simple: repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be preached inJesus' name to all nations. However, this is a Mission only for those who arewitnesses to that repentance and forgiveness in their own lives. Our Lord only asksthose who have had their own personal experience of repenting their sins beforeGod and do also have a personal experience of the forgiveness of their sins.

He then gives us "power from on high." He gives us the Spirit of God. It takes thefrailest and weakest of all of us and gives us the ability to turn the most resistantadversary of God into a friend and lover of God. That is the power he gave Hisdisciples. It is the same power that we receive in the Blessed Meal of our Lord'sSupper.

However, the devil still prowls, still tries to scare, still tries to get us off where wecan be devoured. As such oftentimes we get sidetracked in becoming obsessed onthings like such church practices of who should get Holy Communion and whoshould not, about what kind of worship we should do: traditional, contemporary,or a blended worship (whatever these terms mean). We get caught in traditionswhich, of course, were not traditions at one time. We get turned on or off bycertain words and phases: entertainment evangelism, seeker friendly worship. Weare lured to believe God avoid us if we dare clap in church, say an "amen" or twoin worship, or dare to have other instruments of music besides the organ and thepiano!

Look, how quickly we lose focus on the Mission we are to Accomplish. How soonthe joy of salvation escapes from our hearts and anxiety enters. How soon weforget that our Lord has accomplished His Mission and paved the way for us tobe reconciled to God by grace through faith. How soon our focus is on ourselves,and quickly we assign the responsibility for witness those who do not know theLord to someone to others.

Our Lord has completed His Mission. He now sits at the right hand of God andHe will return. Until He returns, we have a Mission to Accomplish! We praiseGod that we have something to do. We have a Mission to Accomplish, a work todo, a power to unleash in our lives and more joy than we have ever known yet tofind! When our Mission to Accomplish is done, we shall then return to be withour Lord forever. Until then, praise God for Jesus! Find joy in salvation! Carryout the work of witness.

Peace in Christ,

Pastor James Gajadhar

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Our next meeting will be on Tues. May 12th @ 7:00pm

In Christ,

President Ladies Guild

Ladies Guild May 2015

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Remember your Mite Boxes . . .

REMINDER: QUEENS ZONE SPRING RALLYSaturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:00amGrace Lutheran Church102-03 Springfield Blvd. (Corner of 102nd Ave)Queens Village, NY 11429Ingathering:Non-Perishables for Food Pantries at Grace Lutheran Churchand Emanuel Lutheran Church.

The first Mother’s Day was celebrated in West Virginia in 1912. Mothers were tobe recognized as an important part of our culture and lives. The heart of a mother islike a rare jewel. They love their children during the worst and best of times.

Yet all mothers are not the same. Author and speaker Patsy Clairmont says, “Normalis just a setting on your clothes dryer.” We are all different. She shared that as womenwe may “struggle, fail, start over, and celebrate.” But we are mothers who can loveunlike any other person.

A familiar mother’s day poem written in the early 1900’s is:

M is for the Many things she gave me,O means only that she's growing Old.T is for the Tears she shed to save me,H is for her Heart of purest gold.E is for her Eyes with love light shining,R means Right and Right she'll always be.

Put them all together, they spell MOTHER. A word that means the world to me.

CHURCH STAFF:Pastor: Rev. James T. GajadharElder: VACANTChurch Office: (718) 463-4292Church Secretary: Eleanor Johnson and Karen CarellaMinister of Music and Adult Choir Director: Walter HartmanMusicians: Flautist - Heather Valente; Percussionist - Ralph ValenteMinisters: All the Members

2015 CHURCH COUNCIL: President: Gary Carella, Vice President: VacantSecretary: Anita Reinert, Financial Secretary: Vacant, Treasurer: Eleanor Johnson,Deacons: Walter Hartman, Deanna Bardolf, Ida Myers, Henry TroueTrustee: Gary Carella, Deanna Bardolf,

NEWSLETTER STAFF: Editor: Debbie Sichler, Assistants: Ada Gavora, Madeline Hurster,and Anita Reinert.

Kneel before Jesus and you can stand beforeanyone.

FOR MAY 2015

Exercise daily. Run from Satan. Walk with God.

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BIBLE TRIVIAAPRIL 2015 Trivia Question With Answer

THEY DID IT FIRST:What is the first commandment in the Bible?

ANSWSER: Be fruitful and multiply Genesis 1:28

MAY 2015 Trivia QuestionTHEY DID IT FIRST:Who used the first pseudonym?

HINT: LOOK IN THE BOOK OF ESTHER

-Our Members who are who are HOME-BOUND: Eleanor & Joe Dunlop; in NURSINGHOMES: Rosemarie Armstrong; Harriet Rose  and  those  with OTHER CONCERNS:Kathy, Tim, Lynn, Marie Cappello, Marilyn Lang, Connie, Karen Carella, Diana Green,Brett Gurnee, Daniel Valente, Juliette Valente, Donna Teekasingh, Khameel Gajadhar,Ronnie Sowa, Grace Serro, Sonja Munzenmaier, Pastor Sam, Claire Siebert, DeannaBardolf, Madeline Hurster, Anita Reinert and Douglas Gonzalez (Grandson).

Dear Heavenly Father, make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.May we follow him into the new creation, for his ascension is our glory and our hope.We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you andthe Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. In Jesus' Holy Name we pray, Amen.

- Shared Faith Ministries - Dear Heavenly Father, Direct and guide us as the twochurches work together in your name spreading the good news of your beloved sonJesus Christ, Amen.

-our Mid-Week BIBLE Study - Dear Heavenly Father, God, you have made theheavens and the earth. You have revealed your beauty in creation and inspired thebook that we are now about to study. Please help us now as we read together.Take us deeper into understanding more about you and your love for us. Amen

-our ESL Classes, We pray Heavenly Father to send those in need of learning theEnglish language to our doors and we thank all of our volunteers who help in thisunique ministry.

- Our missionary groups right here in Flushing, the Chinese Ministry, the KoreanMinistry and the Indo Pak Ministry, and Glory Lutheran that God will continue to blessall of these Ministries and help them to grow.

- for all of our troops "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them aThey protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform forus in our time of need. Amen.”

“Pray without ceasing ... Do not put out the Spirit’s fire”1Thessalonians 5: 17, 19

- for all of us at Resurrection that we may all have a heart for those who don't knowJesus, to help everyone come to know the love of God, and become part of God's churchfamily, into an even closer relationship with God, and come to eternal life.

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Welcome to Our Church FamilyDouglas Law Jr.

April 19, 2015

Douglas Law, Jr. by The Profession ofFaith became a member of ourResurrection family on Sunday,April 19, 2015.

We welcome him and look forwardto sharing in the Lord’s Supperwith him.

The funeral service was held at Resurrection Lutheran Church on Monday,April 28, 2015 officiated by Rev. James T. Gajadhar. Our thoughts andprayers are with his wife Anita, their two sons, their families and Gerry’smany friends during this difficult time.

It is with much sadness that we share with you ourBrother Gerry Reinert was calledto Glory Thursday, April 23, 2015.

Gerry was a very faithful member and lay leaderof Resurrection Lutheran Church, Flushing.He was a leading force behind the outreach effort

at Corona, Queens. He has served on various District boards and at the timeof his death was the President of the Atlantic District Lutheran Laymen’sLeague. He will be truly missed.

Those we love don’t go away; They walk beside us every day.Unseen, unheard, but always near; Still loved, still missed and very dear.

birthday’sGod’s Blessings on your birthday...God’s Blessings on your birthday...

Andrew CiminelliKevin SichlerSonja Munzenmaier

May 8May 13May 27

Sunday School Children Sing for EasterSunday School Children Sing for Easter

Once again, our Sunday School children sang during our worshipservice on Easter Sunday. This time they had musical instrumentsto accompany their singing. Keep up the good work. The singingwas enjoyed by all. Special thanks for Heather Valente for teachingthese children to sing.

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Won’t you please help to fillthe cart with non-perishable foods!

Your HELP is NEEDED for the food pantry at Emanuel Lutheran Churchin Corona which serves the hungry in this community. Non-perishable foodscan be brought to the food cart located in the Narthex of Resurrection forfuture distributions at Emanuel, usually the first Saturday of the month.For further information call (718) 229-1988.

If you have a computer and would liketo e-mail your articles you may do so to:debsichler@yahoo.com

If you don't have a computer, please write or submit your article toMadeline Hurster and place it in her mailbox at church.

May 22, 2015

May 31, 2015

Usher: Dee Bardolf Deanna Bardolf

Reader: Walter Hartman

Greeter: Ida Myers

Altar Care: Anita Reinert Jenny Gajadhar

May 24, 2015

Usher: TBD

Reader: Gary Carella

Greeter: Ada Gavora

Altar Care: Jenny Gajadhar Anita Reinert

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WEDNESDAY'S - Mid Week BIBLE STUDY - 10am Choir Practice - 7:30pm

Immanuel Chinese Bible Study 7:30-8:30pm

SUNDAY'S - Immanuel Chinese - Bible Study - 9:30am Pastor Sam uses church 2:00pm - 3:30pm Glory Lutheran Church 4:00pm - 5:30pmTUESDAY'S - ESL @ 7:30pm

FRIDAYS - Immanuel Chinese Bible Study 7:45 - 9:00pm

THURSDAYS - Glory Lutheran Bible Study 7:30 - 9:00pm

MAY2015May 3, 2015

Usher: Deanna Bardolf Dee Bardolf

Reader: Debbie Sichler

Greeter: TBD

Altar Care: Sonja Munzenmaier Christel Schnackenberg

May 17, 2015

Usher: TBD

Reader: Debbie Sichler

Greeter: Jenny Gajadhar

Altar Care: Anita Reinert Jenny Gajadhar

May 10, 2015

Usher: Stephen Gavora

Reader: Joanne Gajadhar

Greeter: Sonja Munzenmaier

Altar Care: Ada Gavora Debbie Sichler

May 14, 2015

Usher: TBD

Altar Care: Debbie Sichler Ada Gavora

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Join us on Thursday, May 14th at Resurrection Lutheran Churchfor our Ascension Day Service. The service will begin at7:30pm

Shared Faith Ministries

Resurrection Lutheran Church will be hosting:Atlantic District Circuit 37 - Queens New York

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As disciples of Jesus and in obedience to God's word,the mission of Resurrection Lutheran Church is:

Growing in the knowledge and love of Christ,ministering to one another and to those in the

community, sharing the Gospel with unbelieversso that the Holy Spirit draws them into a faith

relationship with Jesus.

Our Mission Statement