Our mission: Connecting upward, inward and outward.
We are a group of people who share faith in Christ and a love for God. We strive to care for others by following the example of Jesus. We are welcomed by God, just as we are, and we pray that we welcome others in the same way. Come visit us!
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Worship is at 10:15am.
Church-wide Bible study is on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm, except in March. Check out our women's and men's Bible study groups, too. . |
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Ongoing Activities at RLC
-Adult Bible School, after worship service -Hand and Foot Canasta, 1st Thursday of the month -Quilt Ladies, 2nd Saturday of the month, 9am -Senior Night Out, 3rd Thursday of the month, 5:30pm -The Men's Group, 3rd Sunday of each month -RLC Council, Last Sunday of the month, 12:30pm (may change Nov and Dec due to holidays) -Wed night fellowship and prayer, 6:30pm -Wed night Bible Study for Lent, Feb 7-Mar 27, 7:00-8:30pm -Men's Breakfast: Every even numbered Thursday at 8am, location changes each time. More Info. -Women's Bible Study: Tuesdays at 6:30pm. More Info. -Mar 3: Museum trip: Kingdom of David and Solomon Discovered (free), bring $ for lunch
-Mar 9: Women's Retreat at University Lutheran in Norman, 9:30-2:30 (See article for details. -Mar 16: Winter Jam, 7-9 pm at the Paycom Center -Mar 17: VBS Planning Meeting, noon -Mar 23: Older youth help with Easter Egg Hunt prep and trip to Celebration Station -Mar 24: Easter Egg Hunt starting at 11:30am (for one-year olds through fifth graders. -Mar 28: Maudy Thursday Service, 7pm -Mar 29: Good Friday Service, 7pm -Mar 31: Easter Sunday Services, 8:15am and 10:15am -Mar 31: Easter Breakfast, 9-10am -Check back for info
Communion Help NeededWe are looking for a couple more people to help set up and take down communion. This way, it can be rotated each week. Penny Budzein will teach you how. It only takes a few minutes each week and can be set up on either Saturday or Sunday. Contact Penny to get trained. Thank you.
Learning About Forgiveness through Jesus's Teachings, Feb 7-March 27, 7:00pm-8:30pm-An 8-Week “70x7” study by Dr. Bruce Wilkinson
A group consisting of many members and non-members of RLC has been having an amazing journey of forgiveness as we go through the Bible study “70x7” by Dr. Bruce Wilkinson. It is now too late to join the study this time, but we hope to start a new study soon. Let Pastor Mark know if you would like to be part of the study the next time we do it. Your Giving Matters UpdateIf we all help, we can meet our budget, support the church and open up new ways for God to bless our lives.
Resurrection Kids Summer and Fall EnrollmentResurrection Kids is enrolling for Summer. Classes for ages 2-8 yrs.
Resurrection Kids is also enrolling for Fall Preschool/Mother's Day Out, Ages 1-5 yrs. For more information, please call or email us: 405.354.3322, samantha@rlcok.org or contact Jenifer at the RLC church office. 2024 VBS Planning Meeting SetThere will be a VBS Planning Meeting Sun, Mar 17, at noon. We will be picking out a program for VBS this year.
A light lunch will be provided. See you there. News of Our Own Andrew Borseth |
Sermon Themes through Easter “12 Steps Into the Kingdom"
March Sermon Themes: Steps 9-12 of the 12 Steps of AA Why are we investing 12 weeks at the beginning of the year in focusing on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous as our sermon themes? Can’t we invest our Sundays in something with better returns than that? The answer to that question is “probably not!” The 12 steps invite Jesus to get access to areas of our lives that are often kept out of his sphere of influence when we do church as normal. Please choose to not be offended that this series isn’t normal operating procedure for churches and instead take advantage of this opportunity to give God access to areas of your life which “business as usual” has kept God out of in the past. Themes in March: March 3, Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. March 10, Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. March 17, Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His Will for us and the power to carry that out. March 24, Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. In short, we will be focusing on healing the brokenness which get in the way healthy relationships with God and others, living a life of honesty where we address issues as they come up rather than giving them access to fester and inflict more damage on us and those around us, seeking a life of constant awareness of God’s presence and activity, and choosing to take what we have learned from the 12 steps to redefine how we live our lives every day – honestly, seeking personal healing, seeking healthy relationships with God and others, and living our lives every day to love and serve others better because we are freer, healthier and more connected with God and others than we were at the beginning of this 12-step journey. Musicians Needed for Easter, Mar 31: How About You? Please let Pastor Mark know if you would like to do specia music for Easter this year.
We will likely have two services, so you can do music for one or both. Thanks! Easter Egg Hunt Supplies Needed-Please help us with our Easter Egg Hunt Donations. We are in need of small individually wrapped candies, small toys that will fit in an Easter Egg or cash.
Holy Week and Easter scheduleMaundy Thursday Worship, Thurs, March 28 at 7pm
Join us as we remember Jesus’ last night with his disciples before his arrest and crucifixion. That night he washes their feet, shares his last supper with them and leads them to the Garden of Gethsemane where he is arrested by a group of soldiers sent by the church leaders who are led there by Jesus’ disciple Judas. Good Friday Worship, Fri, Mar 29 at 7pm Join us as we gather to remember and enter into Jesus’ passion as he is turned over to the Romans and crucified. As Christians, we believe that the death Jesus experiences doesn’t end his ministry but fulfills the purpose for which he came – to suffer and die for us. Easter Worship, Sunday, Mar 31 at 8:15 and 10:15am (breakfast from 9-10am) Join us as we celebrate that the death of Jesus is not the end. Instead of remaining in the tomb, Jesus is rises from the dead to reveal to us that our death is not the end for us either. Stay after the first service or come early for the second to enjoy Easter breakfast. A Little of This & a Little of That.If you would like to be a Flower/Candle Sponsor, there are still 2024 days open. There is a sign-up chart in the Fellowship Hall. Our Outside Blessing Box Needs FoodWe are going through a lot of food through our outside blessing box. We are in need of breakfast items, pop top lid canned goods and easy to open protein items, energy bars, cereal, etc. We also need gloves, scarfs, hand warmers, etc. Thank you.
Collecting Change for ELCA Youth Gathering4Message from our youth: Please help us get to the ELCA Youth Gathering 2024, in Minneapolis MN. There is a gas can in the large fellowship hall. We are asking people to put their change from each week into the gas can to help cover our travel to the Gathering. Thank you!
Collecting Food for Jacob's CupboardJacob’s Cupboard has been going through food quickly, and could use a good restocking. We will be collecting food the next couple of Sundays at RLC to give to them to help them minister to those in need in our community. Please bring in non-perishable food to RLC, if you are able.
Wednesday4LocalPart of the Christian faith is getting out of the church building and engaging in issues of faith in the community. To be more intentional in connecting with people outside of the church building, Pastor Mark is spending Wednesdays from 4-5 pm at The Lokal in Yukon to meet people, pray with them, and pray for the community.
If you are free on Wednesdays at 4:00, stop by for a while. |
Several Ways to Give to RLC
You can now give to RLC several ways, including online, if you choose to. Just click on the Donate button below this paragraph, and you will go to our Giving Page, listing all of the options for giving to RLC. You can use any credit or debit card even if you aren't on PayPal.
Don't want to give online? You can also drop your offering off at church Monday-Friday from 9-Noon, mail it in, or set up RLC as a payee on your bank bill payment service.
Thank you for supporting our church, our youth and our community outreach.
Don't want to give online? You can also drop your offering off at church Monday-Friday from 9-Noon, mail it in, or set up RLC as a payee on your bank bill payment service.
Thank you for supporting our church, our youth and our community outreach.
Connecting to Facebook LiveJust click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/rlcofficial/live/
Once there, watch for the "Live" message and click on it. Once on, you can click on the visual and you will also see the Comments section, where you can communicate with others and share prayer requests. You can also go back to view services you missed. Or even easier, Like RLC on Facebook and get an alert when the service is live and click on the alert! |
Connecting to an RLC Zoom MeetingHow to Connect to a Zoom Meeting: Click on this RLC meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4637039774?pwd=VTNlSEJpR2svV2IvdXA4d3lyWVpRQT09 This link will take you directly to the RLC meeting. -You will be asked to enter a password: RLC. -Then, you can choose to connect via video, if you would like. -Then, select audio so you can hear and be heard. For further help, please go to our special section. |
RLC is going places. We're building a new church. We invite you to add a little extra to your normal giving and designate it for the new church. And please volunteer to help on a committee as we move forward with our vision for the future! Learn more: http://www.rlcok.org/vision-for-the-future.html
You are Welcome Here!
We are seniors, young parents, teens, children, married, and single. We are from different places and different religious backgrounds. We come together to worship, to help and support one another and to serve our community.
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