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August 2013 Final T HE L AMPLIGHTER A UGUST 2013 INSIDE THIS ISSUE A View from the Porch… View from the Porch 1 Earlier this week as I was picking up the mail at our home and heading back through the car port to the side door, I overheard some laughter among my neighbors as one of them was Previews from the 2 saying goodbye. As they parted, one of them shouted back rather playfully to the other, “You Pulpit are becoming an interesting combination of George Burns and Walter Matthau.” I couldn’t help but almost laugh out loud myself at the comment. I knew exactly what he meant! WOK/Office Notes 2 Having immersed myself lately in some deeply com‐ Brunch with a Bunch 3 plex and serious theological study about questions Fellowship that haunt Christianity such as: suffering, evil, heaven and hell, forgiveness, repentance, and sal‐ Birthdays and 3 vation, etc.—it was just “good to laugh!” The very Anniversaries thought of Walter Matthau reminded me of those hilarious comedies with Jack Lemmon: The Odd Joys & Concerns Couple, and one of my all time favorites Grumpy KFFL 4 Old Men. The Book of Proverbs reminds us that laughter is good medicine for the soul. In Proverbs KFFL Sign-up sheet 5 17:22 it says, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength." (NLT) Deacon Corner 6 When one’s spirit is broken, it is counterintuitive for most of us to laugh. Suffering is, of Music Corner 6 course, not a laughing matter. To laugh at suffering is to pour salt in an open wound; to add insult to injury, so to speak. Those who suffer often feel that they will never know joy or hap‐ Mission 6 piness or laughter again; so, in my mind, laughter can only be good medicine if it comes as a sheer gift of grace. A cheerful heart arises from serendipitous moments of laughter that al‐ August 2013 Calendar 7 lude to the healing and hope one has lost and may be found again despite the immense pain and despair. 2013-2014 Session and 8 Deacons In some church traditions, the Sunday following Easter is celebrated as “Holy Humor Sunday.” People gather for worship and have the opportunity to tell their favorite jokes, play innocent pranks on the pastor, sing uplifting and joyful hymns, and basically “laugh” at the defeat of sin and evil through Christ’s resurrection. Laughter has to be a tough medicine to take when one is caught in the web of immense suf‐ fering and emotional pain; but if it comes unexpectedly and unprescribed, it may be a sign that healing and hope lie not too far in the distant future. Laughter may be a redemptive and powerful witness to God’s vulnerability displayed in Christ’s suffering for us and with us; and, of our resurrection through him (cf. Phil. 3:10‐11, NIV). The Psalmist, who so often expressed the deep pain of lament, also wrote of the hope that one day joy would return. In Psalm 30:5 we read, “Weeping may tarry for a night, but joy comes with the morning.” (ESV) Please remember to I’m grateful for that serendipitous moment of overhearing my neighbors and for the sheer gift sign-up for of laughter that came so unexpectedly to lighten the load of some quite challenging and seri‐ flowers on the ous study. Now I’m off to get some DVD’s of some of my favorite comedies—and, “Grumpy “Flower Calendar” Old Men” tops the list. throughout the year. Pastor Larry AUGUST PREVIEWS FROM THE PULPIT Worship— 10 a.m. During August we will continue the Summer series of messages on “Questions that Haunt Christians.” My thanks to those of you who have submitted questions that 2013-2014 you find either deeply troubling or irresolvable as you WOK BOOK CLUB seek to live your life as a follower of Christ. Sunday, August 4th— September 9 Celebration of Holy Communion The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani 11th Sunday after Pentecost—Rev. Lisa Henderson, Guest Minister October 14 Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 12:20-33 Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne “Write It In Your Hearts” th November 11 Sunday, August 11 — Those We Love Most by Lee Woodruff 12th Sunday after Pentecost—Luke 16:19-31 “Heaven, Hell, Dante, and God” December 9 Sunday, August 18th—Rev. Lees away for the Miss Julia Speaks her Mind by Ann B. Ross baptism of his grandson Charlie 13th Sunday after Pentecost—Rev. Saul Cardona January 13 Sunday, August 25th—John 14:1-14 My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor 14th Sunday after Pentecost “Forgiveness, Repentance, the Cart, the Horse and February 10 God” Budda in the Attic by Julie Otsuka March 10 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Office Notes: April 14 August Office Hours: Killing Lincoln:The Shocking Assassination August 1st—23rd That Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly M-F 11-4 & Martin Dugard Starting August 26th we will go back to regular office hours—M-F 10-3 May 13 Rev. Lees is off on Fridays. The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy tan Lamplighter Deadline: If you would like to include something in the next Lamplighter, please have your sub- June 9 missions in by Monday, August 26th. Inferno by Dan Brown Hostess information TBD. Questions: Call Kirkwood at 703-451-5320 2 BRUNCH WITH A BUNCH AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 3 Katie Townsley Powers “Brunch With a Bunch” Small Group is open to all on 4 Lois Smith Sunday, August 4th, at the Ft. Belvoir Officers’ Club, 5 Paul Dudley located at 550 Schulz Circle, #20, Ft. Belvoir, VA (take 7 Rachel Amon Rolling Rd. south until it becomes Fairfax County Park- 17 Chris Cook way, then follow that to Richmond Hwy/US 1; turn left, 21 Sandy Webster then turn right at the next stoplight (Tulley Gate at Pohick 23 Yvonne Taylor Rd.); use this link to get to the Officers’ Club: http:// Elizabeth Masho www.belvoirmwr.com/docs2013/OC_Directions.pdf). 24 Chelsea Coffman Please consider joining us for some food, fun and fellow- Robin Hatfield ship immediately after worship! RSVP by August 2nd to Laura Dudley Karen and Warren Qualley at 703-646-5905, 26 Bob Harris [email protected] or [email protected] if 27 Donna Ross you’re interested in attending. 28 Dean Scofield 29 Joe Yancey FELLOWSHIP AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES Fellowship Dinner and Ice Cream Social 2 Steve & Debbie Wingfield Bring your families to our Au- 4 Erin & Tim Bowman gust Potluck and Ice Cream So- 10 Krista & Chris Cook cial 6:00 PM on Sunday, Au- John & Denise Gulley gust 18th. A through L bring 14 Myra & Dave Kurtz Main dishes and M through Z bring side dishes and outreach/ Special Concerns: fellowship will provide the ice Members/friends in the armed forces who are in harm’s cram and toppings. The Chris- way: tian Education committee is Major Joe Yancey, U.S. Army Guantanamo Bay going to tell us about their fall program and give you the opportunity to register your families for Sunday School. Health & Personal Concerns: Bob Flory KFFL Kick Off / New Owners Meeting Steve Coffman’s sister-in-law, Jan Coffman Immediately following the August Fellowship and Ice Andrew Lemberos, friend of Denise Gulley Cream Social you are all invited to stay for the Kirkwood Hal Sellers Fantasy Football League (KFFL) Kick Off / New Own- Ann Gisch’s niece’s fiancé Gary Klimek ers meeting at 7:00 PM. Learn what KFFL is all about Dick Pape and watch the Indianapolis Colts take on the New York Heather Telfer’s father, Bob Snow Football Giants. Michelle Scofield’s mother Andrea Jean Hemm Sandy Webster Pat Johnson Morgan Death, friend of Jon Larson’s Thank You Kirkwood Friends... Your prayers, cards and many conversations over these past several weeks have been a comfort to me during my illness. Thanks be to God, my good Prayer Chain—If you have a joy health is restored completely, and I am now waiting or concern, we would like to pray to start radiation treatment. Kirkwood is a blessing with you. To start the prayer chain to me and my family. by phone, please call, the church office, (703) 451-5320; to start it by Peace and love e-mail or to be added to the prayer Sandy Webster chain, please contact Warren Qualley, [email protected] 3 The KFFL 2010 Seaso is Dedicated to Kirkwood Fantasy Football 2013 The KFFL 2013 Season is Dedicated to Kirkwood Fantasy Football League (KFFL) enters its 10th year of Fellowship. We are changing our fellowship activities back to Eve- nings Monday or Thursdays 7:45 PM primarily at owners’ homes. Owner’s can choose to host Monday Night games or Thursday night games if they have the NFL channel. Bryan Lees had a vision of a Christian Fellowship built around a game that both he and his Dad love. Bryan’s vision and commit- ment, along with Pastor Larry’s drive, has created one of the most rewarding Christian Fellowships that I have had the pleasure to be associated with. Richard Benham, Phil Myers, and I, Co-Commissioner’s of the Kirkwood Fantasy Football League, invite all members of Kirk- wood, and friends of Kirkwood to participate in the 2013 Kirkwood Fantasy Football Season. If you have never done Fantasy Football before, read the information and sign-up sheet in this issue of the Lamplighter. It is easier than you think, and is a great opportunity to be in fellowship with Christians who appreciate the complexity of a flea-flicker, and can use an amazing play on the football field to make a point about what Jesus calls us to do.
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