Posts by Betsy Coopersmith
May 25th : As We Forgive Documentary Screening and Fundraiser
May 25th at 7 pm, As We Forgive Documentary Screening and Fundraiser: Join us for the DC launch of the As We Forgive Rwanda Initiative (AWFRI), a Rwandan reconciliation organization inspired by the student Academy Award-winning documentary As We Forgive. The event will feature a screening of the film and a new 7-minute epilogue. Afterward will…
Read MoreAudio from Women's Teaching Event with Connally Gilliam
On February 22, 2011, we were privileged to have Connally Gilliam come and speak to the women of Rez & our community. You may listen here to Connally’s talk, entitled ‘Loving the Life We Didn’t Expect- Seen & Loved by the One who Knows Us’. The recording also includes the Q&A session that followed Connally’s talk.…
Read MoreAnnual Parish Retreat Registration
Our annual retreat is a wonderful opportunity for spiritual renewal, rest, and fun with the whole Rez family. This year’s parish retreat will be held April 1-3 at Massanetta Springs in Harrisonburg, VA. The Rev. Aubrey Spears and other leaders will help us renew our love for the Lord and for one another. Prices are listed below.…
Read MoreRwanda Team Update #2
Muraho again! Yesterday, the Rwanda team departed from Nyagatare, visited Bishop Alexis in Gahini, and safely arrived at the As We Forgive house in Kigali. Our brothers and sisters in Nyagatare sent us off with monster hugs and greetings to everyone. It is going to be difficult to describe the intensity and impact of these…
Read MoreRwanda Team Update
Muraho! The Rwanda team from Church of the Rez, Advent and Ascension made it safely to Rwanda on Friday, August 27 and has spent the past few days in Nyagatare (the location of our sister church), meeting the new pastor and his family. We also attended church services with the sister church and played football…
Read MoreOnline Giving is now live on the Rez website
For those who prefer the convenience of online giving, this option is now available via a link on the Rez website. To get started, click on the e-Give button on the right panel of the Rez website (www.rezchurch.org) and follow the prompts to create an account with e-Give, a third-party processor of donations. Once an…
Read MoreSupport the Rwanda Team at Groovin’ For Rwanda!
A group for Church of the Resurrection will be traveling to Rwanda in late August to visit or sister church in Nyagatare and to work with the As We Forgive Rwanda Initiative. We have two opportunities to support them as they make their final fund-raising push. If you’d like to make a general donation to…
Read MoreRez Profile: Matthew Mason
Today’s post is the second in a series of posts that will help us better know the folks that we worship with each week. In each post, we’ll play Q&A with a member of the church. Matthew Mason 1. Can you share a short bio with us? Throughout my life, I’ve moved fairly regularly, so…
Read MoreRez Profile: Dan Claire
Today’s post is the first in a series of posts that will help us better know the folks that we worship with each week. In each post, we’ll play Q&A with a member of the church. Dan Claire 1. Can you share a short bio with us? Dan Claire is a fifth-generation Floridian who moved…
Read MoreWorship as Medicine for the Soul
By Emily L Worship is like a medicine for the soul. Sometimes it tastes good, sometimes we can’t taste it at all, and sometimes it tastes bitter. Even so, we are instructed to worship: “In everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”—1 Thess. 5:18 “Sing to him, sing praises…
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