Resurrection Parish Club

Did you know that every parishioner and school family at Resurrection is a member of a group called the Resurrection Parish Club? This is a bit like a PTA for our whole parish. An executive board and many volunteers plan fun events for our parish while also raising money to support school and church projects and needs.

What is RPC? The purpose of RPC is to promote Christian fellowship among adult members of the parish, to promote spiritual and material undertakings of parish activities, to aid in acquiring the needs for the altar and sanctuary, and to assist in the extraordinary needs of the church, school, religious education, and athletics programs.

How can you become involved? RPC meetings are a time for any member of the parish or school to meet and learn more about current issues/needs and upcoming events. All parents and parishioners are welcome to attend. The group meets five times each school year, every other month on Wednesday evenings. During the 2023-2024 school year, the group met virtually via Zoom. Watch the bulletin and Resurrection Connection for meeting details.

RPC's work: The group's biggest fundraiser of the year is the annual Fall Festival. Hundreds of volunteers work closely with Deb Mitchell (RPC Treasurer and our parish's Director of Development) to make dumplings, kuchens, and pizzas, to run our drive-thru at Resurrection and our booth on Franklin Street, and to run product from our kitchen to our Franklin Street booth. The group also runs our Nut Club dinners and Breakfast With Santa and organizes our annual Trivia Night in addition to helping Deb lead our fish fry dinners during Lent. RPC leads our annual tricycle race fundraiser, and treats our staff members during Staff Appreciation Week. The group has also helped with family game nights, our parish auction, pastries with parent events, and more.

RPC's impact: The money RPC raises has been a blessing to our parish. Over the years, RPC has provided funds for new lawn mowers, replacement bricks for the outside of our school, new lights in the church and school, concrete for the gaga pit, new hand dryers, a tilt skillet that allows us to cook more dumplings at once during the Fall Festival, work on the parish office, roller skates for a PE program, new gym bleachers, and more. RPC also purchases all of our school textbooks each year, funds the food for all funeral meals, pays for the 8th grade graduation/reception, purchases supplies for teachers each year, pays for the donuts we serve at Welcome Weekends, and more.

2024-2025 RPC Board

• Tara Wayne - President
• Alanna Osborne - President Elect
• Suzanne Pyle - Secretary
• Deb Mitchell - Treasurer
• Jennifer Carnahan - Member
• Angie Weinzapfel - Member
• Melissa Merkel - Member
• Maria Gilles - Member
• Jamie Schiff - Member
• Holly Jahn - Member
• Carrie Poag - Member
• Allison Garrard - Member
• Ashley Lancaster - Member
• Haley Droste - Member
• Brooke Grossman - Member
• Marie Gallagher - Member