Bulletin Excerpts Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Bulletin Excerpts Sunday, February 28^th,
2010

PRESENCE: Attenda= nce last week 740 (Saturday 63, Sunday 677)

Hospitals: Joe Hegedus (Son-in-law of Fred and Virginia Callsen) Carol= yn Ragatz

(daughter of Neeltje Gingerich),

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Care Centers: Russ Bierley<= /span>, Gladys Bright, Jan Cashen, Leonard Gardner, Gol= den Gentry, Gordon Irwin, Penny Kane, Mal Karchner, Dottie Kempster, Debbie Lawton, Karl Leppien, Doris Pyle, Diane Siems= , Florence Sphatt

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Prayers for Others: Rudy Ablid (friend of Jo Lawton), Richard Akermanis, David= & Bernice Aliyetti, Larry Arpan, Jane Bertelson, Jim Bjornsted,= Family of Brandy Hirsch Shearer, Doris Brown, Charlie Cheever= (friend of Carolyn Gosse), Bonnie Cheuvront, Diann Disco (friend of Jo Lawton), Amy Empson (sister of Nola Gear), Millie Ernst, James Gore, Carolyn = Gosse (daughter of LaNore= Wortes), Peggy Gundel, Cheryl Hart (daughter of Ron & Dottie Young), Jerry Hou= se, Shirley Hutchings, Marjorie J= ohnson ( Janice Manning’s sister), Frank Kienow, Karen Laidlaw, Jeni Landgren (granddaughter of Shirley & Ted Fanning), Judy Laughlin, Sharon Lichty, Maud Mansfield, Karin Meade, Guy <= span class=3DSpellE>Mirich, Pat Morton,, Marjorie Olsen, Matt O’ Ne= al (Rev. Jim O ‘Neal’s son), Rev. Jim O’ Neal Lynn Petersen, Don Poppen, Betty Shipley, James Shroyer (son of Edna Shroyer), Carmen Smith, Karen Warren, Nancy Wilsen, Catherine Youngdale and those in the Armed Forces

NEXT WEE= K:

Sat= urday Service = &nb= sp; 3^rd = Saturday in Lent

Cha= pel &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; “Pictures of Jesus” &nb= sp; = John 8:12 NRSV &nbs= p;

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Pastor Steve Holec, preaching

Wed= nesday &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 6:00 p.m. Lenten Worship Service and Holy Communion

Cha= pel &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Rev. Don Bommarito, preaching

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Sun= day Service = &nb= sp; 3^rd Sunday in Lent

San= ctuary &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ̶= 0;Elijah’s Three Mistakes” Part 2 1 Kings 19:9b - 18 NRSV

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Rev. Jim O’ Neal, preaching

UNITED METHODIST CONNECTION

Bishop &= nbsp; = Minerva Carcaño Senior Pastor = &= nbsp; Jim O’Neal

Central East District<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:5'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Associate Pastor<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> Don Bommarito

Superintendent &= nbsp; Sharon Ragland Associate Pastor Steve Holec

STAFF

Office Administrator Kathy Lachman &= nbsp; Stephen Ministry &= nbsp; Ramona Ehrmantrau= t

Admin Asst. &= nbsp; Sally Mc Knight Faith Comm.= Nurse &= nbsp; JoAnne McCay

Admin Asst/Kairos Ed= . Jan Wilhelm &nbs= p; Head Custodian &n= bsp; Joseph Encinas

Director of Music &= nbsp; Cris Evans = Custodian = &= nbsp; Fred Wise &nb= sp; =

Organist/Pianist = &= nbsp; Janice Manning Custodian = &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bob Stevenson

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WEEKLY CALENDAR -2^nd Sunda= y in Lent

February 28 through March 7, 2010=

Sunday 7:= 30 a.m. &nb= sp; Choir Practice, Choir Room

= ;           8:= 15 a.m.      &nb= sp; Worship Service, Sanctuary

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   8:45 a.m.      &nb= sp; Adult Forum, Room 4

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   9:15 a.m.      &nb= sp; Hospitality, Lindsay Hall

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   9:45 a.m.      &nb= sp; Adult Sunday School, Room 1

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   10:00 a.m.       Worship Service, Sanctuary

Monday        &= nbsp; 10:30 a.m.       Art of Moving Class, Room 10   &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   12:30 p.m.       Krafters, Room 14

        &= nbsp;   1:00 p.m.      &nb= sp; UMW Retreat Planning Meeting, Room 3

Tuesday          9:00 a.m.      &nb= sp; Planned Giving Committee, Room 2

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<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   9:00 a.m.      &nb= sp; Stephen Ministry Class, Room 3

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   9:00 a.m.      &nb= sp; Tai Chi Class, Room 10

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   9:30 a.m.      &nb= sp; Oil Painting and Water Colors, Room 14

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   10:00 a.m.       “Living With Loss” Support Group, Parlor

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   1:00 p.m.      &nb= sp; Staff Meeting, Alpha Classroom

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   1:30 p.m.      &nb= sp; Dialog Group, Room 2

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   3:00 p.m.      &nb= sp; Jewish Congregation, Choir Room

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   7:00 p.m.      &nb= sp; “Gospeled Lives”- Lenten Study, Room 1

Wednesday    9:30 a.m. = ;        Acrylic Painting, Room 14

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   9:30 a.m.      &nb= sp; UMW Executive Board, Room 2

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> 2:00 p.m.=          Tai Chi Class, Room 10

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   6:00 p.m.      &nb= sp; Lenten Service, Chapel

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   6:50 p.m.      &nb= sp; Choir Practice, Choir Room

Thursday:      8:30 a.m.         Yoga, Room 10

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   8:30 a.m.      &nb= sp; “Compassionate Care for the Sick and Hurting”, Lindsay Hall

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   10:00 a.m.       “Gospeled Lives” - Lenten Study, Room 1

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Friday        &= nbsp;   9:00 a.m.      &nb= sp; Beginning Computer Class, Room 4   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;                &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;

Saturday        5:00 p.m.         = Prayer and Praise Service, Chapel   = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;             &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;

N’S RETREAT: On Saturday, M= arch 20 from 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. in Lindsay Hall the= UMW will host .the Women’s R= etreat for all the women of the Church. Rev. Sharon Ragland, Central East District Superintendent, will spea= k on the topic, “A Future with Hope”. Buy your ticket today for $10 which includes lunch. Tickets will = also be sold on March 7 and March 14 between church services.

THE ALTAR FLOWERS, reminding us o= f the beauty of God’s creation, are given by Claire Akin in memory of George Akin; and by S= ally Mc Knight in memory of her husband,

Jack Mc Knight on their 50^th wedding anniversary.<= /span>

WELCOME VISITORS: Sundays are spe= cial because we take time to worship in the Lord’s house. The presence of each of you is a blessing. We welcome you sinc= erely.

SYMPATHY AND LOVE to Bonnie McPike and family on the death of her friend, Ann Orth, who died in Indiana last week..

WEDNESDAY LENTEN SERVICE on March 3 will be held in the Chapel at 6:00 p.m. with a meditation and Holy Communio= n.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS:

WALK ACROSS AZ participants will = have a group walk this week at the Chandler Mall at 8:00 a.m<= /span> on Friday, March 5. We will m= eet outside the food court and walk inside for 30 minutes.

There will be no Cancer Support Group on Thursday, March 4. The next o= ne will be on Thursday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m. in the Parlor.

SPINA BIFIDA BIKE PROJECT: Mercy Gilbert Hospital volunteers= give specially made<= /span> bicycles to children suffering from Spina Bifid= a each year.   Our Missions commi= ttee has supported this group by purchasing one bicycle a year for the past 3 years. One bicycle costs about $1400. You can see why we nee= d help with this community project. Members of SLUMC have asked how they can help this year.   Use our church offering enve= lopes in the pews to make your contribution.&nbs= p; Please give what you can so these children can have some “norm= al” time on a bike of their own.

ANNUAL PULPIT = EXCHANGE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12: Rev. Jim O’ Neal will preach at the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation’s worship service at 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Lakes Chapel. On Sunday, March 14, Rabbi Irwin Wiener will give the message at bo= th services here at SLUMC. Follo= wing the second service there will be a potluck in Lindsay Hall. The food brought should contain no shellfish, pork or dairy products<= /b>. A sign-up sheet is located in Lind= say Hall.

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FAIR TRADE COFFEE: The Internatio= nal Standards of Fair Trade focus on ensuring that small farmers are compensated with a fair and true living wage, working with democratically run farming cooperatives that are owned and governed by and for the farmers themselves. Buying directly from the co-ops ensures&nb= sp; that the benefits and profits from the trade actually reach the farm= ers and their communities, thus providing vital advance credit to farmers and encouraging sustainable farming practices.

COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THE SICK AND H= URTING will be held on Thursday, March 4, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in Lindsay Hall. The cost of materials a= nd lunch is $15, which may be paid to the Church Office.   Aubrey Beauchamp, RN, is the= USA coo= rdinator of Hospital Christian Fellowship. Her candidness and humor as well as her spiritual perception have endeared her to audiences across the nation. Ms. Beauchamp’s presentation= will be geared to an interfaith audience. = This presentation is sponsored by SLUMC Stephen Ministry.

ANNUAL INTERFAITH CHOIR FESTIVAL, sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Greater Sun Lakes, will be presented= on Sunday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. here at SLUMC. Tickets are $5 and are still available in the Church Office. Proceeds will go to Neighbors Who Care. You don’t want to miss this!

HOSPITALITY HOUR: Please sign = up today to serve or bring cookies during the month of March.

ADULT FORUM: The Education Commit= tee is sponsoring a 12-week adult forum entitled “Lost Christianities”= on Sundays February 7&nbs= p; through Sunday, May 2. There will be no class on Easter Sunday. The class is scheduled from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m in Room 4. The Teaching Compan= y DVDs are= the basis of these discussions. <= /o:p>

STEPHEN MINISTRY= : This afternoon several of our Stephen Ministers will be leaving for Carefre= e to participate in a Spiritual Retreat. Please keep them in your prayers as they explore the power of prayer= and enjoy Christian fellowship.