February 24, MONDAY - FEBRUARY 25 9:30 am Pastoral Care Meeting (Office)

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1 Living Water Lutheran Church February 24, 2019 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany 8:30 am Liturgical Worship (Sanctuary) 9:45 am Adult Forum & Sunday School (Ed Building) 11:00 am Praise Worship (Sanctuary) 6:45 pm Confirmation Class (Youth Room) MONDAY - FEBRUARY 25 9:30 am Pastoral Care Meeting (Office) TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 26 10:00 am Women s Bible Study (FH) 6:00 pm AA (Mark/Matthew) WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 27 10:15 am Staff Meeting (Office) 11:00 am Holy Land Group Travel Meeting (FH) 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal (Psalms) THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 28 7:30 am Men s Breakfast (Soul Café) FRIDAY - MARCH 1 10:00 am Friday Morning Club (FH) SATURDAY - MARCH 2 8:30 am AA (Matthew/Mark) SUNDAY MARCH 3 Transfiguration of our Lord 8:30 am Liturgical Worship (Sanctuary) 9:45 am Adult Forum & Sunday School (Ed Building) 11:00 am Praise Worship (Sanctuary) 6:45 pm Confirmation Class (Youth Room) Special note: Please have any submissions for March 10 Connections to the Office no later than Monday March 4 at 9 am

2 We Remember in our Prayers Michael Steele (Friend of the Coutts) Battling cancer Maren McKay (Daughter of Lance & Carol Jacobson) - Health Concerns Jon & Tamey Manalli Health concerns for Jon Elsa Nelson (Daughter of Celia Giontzeneli) Health concerns Everett Johnson (Great Grandson of Norb & Peggy Schroeder) Health concerns David & Joy Gallimore Health Concerns Joe Franck (Brother of Kathie Roenigk) Recovering from surgery Michael Kieffer Health concerns Rebecca Jensen (Friend of Barbara Brooks) Recovering from hip replacement Jay Stemm (Brother of Scott Stemm) Battling cancer Doris Groh (Mother of Kris Crow) - Battling cancer Norman Jensen (Brother-in-law of Mary Nyberg) Battling cancer Family & Friends of Glen Porter (Father of Kim Fordiani) Mourning his death Lynne Mohr (Step-daughter of Carol Gasser) Battling cancer Angelika Dumpf Stone (Relative of Brett Stone) Suffering Grand Mal seizures Chris Holland (Friend of Barbara & John Hannan) Health Concern Mary Lou Backhus (Friend of Stephen McCarthy & Beth Liguori) Health Concerns Sharon Holland (Friend of Barbara & John Hannan) - Battling cancer Darlene Zacher (Friend of Barbara & John Hannan) - Battling cancer Prayer Requests Prayer@lwlcaz.org or Fill out a prayer request card in the Narthex or Call the office at

3 News & Events Join us for Piece-Makers on Wednesday March 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall BRIDGE Calling All Bridge Players Former, current, and prospective bridge players of all levels are invited to a fun evening of party bridge at the home of Larry and Linda Coutts on Friday, March 15, starting at 7:00 pm. Simply add your name to the sign-up sheet on the kiosk in the Narthex. For more information on this monthly fellowship opportunity, please contact Richard or Jill Wehr ( ). Mt Olivet Friends Forever Arizona Round Up Mt Olivet Arizona residents will be joining Living Water Lutheran at our 8:30 am service on March 3. This will be followed by fellowship and brunch at Pinnacle Peak Country Club, 8701 East Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale, AZ Phone: (480) (Turn in at Messenger Mortuary for direct access to the clubhouse.) For those interested in joining Pastor MacLean for a relaxed evening of dinner and conversation, join us for 5:30 pm dinner at Arrivederci Ristorante, 7101 East Thunderbird Road, Scottsdale, AZ Pastor Cornils invites those going to dinner to stop by his hacienda at 4 pm for refreshments on their way to dinner Sunnyside Drive, Scottsdale, AZ. Brunch is $20 per person. Dinner is paid at the restaurant. To RSVP for Brunch or Dinner visit:

4 Join us for Ash Wednesday Service March 7 PM Join Us Wednesdays during Lent March 13, 20, 27 & April 3, 10 6:00 pm: Soup Supper 6:30 pm: Lenten Bible Study 7:00 pm: Lenten Service If you are interested in helping with a Soup Supper please sign up in the Narthex. MOPs & MOMSnext Group MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers, and by preschoolers we mean kiddos from birth through kindergarten. MOMSnext is the next step with school-aged kids. A MOPS & MOMSnext group is an open, accepting place for all mothers to experience authentic community, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. We meet from 9:30-11:30 am on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each Month: March 7 & 21, April 4 & 18. Consider joining us, and/or inviting your friends and neighbors! Contact Pastor Shari for more details: pastorshari@lwlcaz.org

5 Wednesday Lenten Service Offerings 50% will be given to ICM Food & Clothing Bank & 50% will be give to Lunches for Learning ICM Food and Clothing Bank (Interfaith Cooperative Ministry) ICM provides an immediate response to basic human needs for families and individuals each day in Maricopa County. ICM provides twice per month: Food Boxes, Clothing for all ages, Toiletries, Baby formula and diapers, Snacks for Children, Summer time Kids Café, Senior Food Boxes, Back to School Supplies, Resources and Referrals, Health Screenings (Medical and Oral). All services are based on donations and availability and a first come first served basis Lunches for Learning 2019 represents the seventh year members and friends of LWLC have supported this important ministry in Honduras. In addition, each year half of the Lenten offerings including Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday are donated to Lunches for Learning. This ministry was founded by Ron Hicks who discovered a critical need on a trip thru Honduras where he learned that nearly 80% of grade school aged children either had to drop out or not attend school to beg for money that was used to provide food to the families of these children. Lunches for Learning provides food that is cooked at the schools in the Valle Region of rural Honduras allowing the children to pursue an elementary education and begin the opportunity for these children to gain literacy and an ability to pursue work opportunities after graduation. The dropout rate in the schools served by L4L has been nearly eliminated. LWLC has sponsored two of the 29 schools that are supported by Lunches for Learning and has broken the cycle of poverty for many children served by the program. Today over 17,000 children have benefitted from this mission founded by Ron. Recently, we were saddened and shocked to learn of Ron s death at age 75. We ask you to pray for his family, for all those impacted by Lunches for Learning, and consider adding a special gift to this mission in rural Honduras.

6 What is a Prayer Partner Program? PRAYER PARTNER PROGRAM The purpose of a Prayer Partner Program is to set in motion faith mentor relationships between adults and kids. By matching a child/youth with an adult in the congregation, we are providing the child with another adult in their life who knows their name, cares about them, offers security, assures them they are not alone facing day-to-day challenges; and makes them feel that they matter. What does a Prayer Partner do? Fill out a Discovering Your Interests form and place in basket in narthex. Wait until Pastor Shari contacts you with the name of your Prayer Partner. Pray for your Prayer Partner. When you see your Prayer Partner at a church event, check in with them and see how they are doing, and ask how you can pray for them. Can I be a Prayer Partner? Yes, all kids and adults can be Prayer Partners. Please note, if you are an adult who has not received a background check yet this year at Living Water, Pastor Shari or Financial Manager, Greysen West will be happy to give you the form to get that simple process started. Please contact Pastor Shari: pastorshari@lwlcaz.org if you have additional questions VBS 2019 June 17 21, 2019 Register Now at lwlcaz.org/vbs Mark your calendars now for our next edition of Vacation Bible School on June with our traditional Celebration Sunday Worship Service on June 23. This year we will be traveling to Athens with Paul. We will learn that Paul left a life of privilege and power to face angry mobs, painful imprisonment and chain-breaking earthquakes all to spread the lifechanging truth of God s love! Children and volunteers will enjoy lively music, small group interactions in Oikos Time, interesting and creative crafts in the Marketplace Shops, fun-filled activities in the Arena Games, educational drama in Paul s Adventure s and delicious snacks. Registration is open for all children age 4 and up at lwlcaz.org/vbs. Be sure to tell all of your family, friends and neighbors about Living Water s Vacation Bible School with no registration fee and a free t-shirt for every child! We need many volunteers to bring our VBS program to life. Please see Kris Crow or Janice Moore if you can lend a hand with the set, help us out during the week of VBS as a small group leader, craft, snack shop or games assistant or maybe do some behind the scenes work. See you in Athens! Kris Crow kcrow737@gmail.com Janice Moore jlb.moore@yahoo.com

7 7:30 am Join us for Women s Bible Study Tuesday Women s 10 am In February, we have returned to the video series study from Max Lucado: Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God. Life is filled with problems, and God s Word is filled with promises. Come and join us as we explore 12 of Lucado s favorite promises from scripture. Each week is a new chapter with a focus on another promise of God. We meet for about 90 minutes in the Fellowship Hall each Tuesday morning at 10 am. The coffee is always on, as is hot water for hot chocolate and tea. All women are invited. Bring your favorite Bible translation (hard copy or electronic version). Questions? Contact Myrna Ulland at myrna.ulland@gmail.com Join us for Adult 9:45 am Sunday, February 24 Hospice Care: Caring for the Caregiver In hospice, assistance is provided to the patient and to the family members. Families who come to Solace Hospice for help receive support services customized to their unique needs. Presented by: Beverly Kosierowski of Solace Hospice Sunday, March 3 End of Life Series: Five Wishes Richard Andersen will be leading this session and will offer participants the opportunity to create their Power of Attorney and Attorney for Healthcare as a result of doing this exercise.

8 8:30 AM SERVANT TEAM Leaders: Denny Dumler Usher/Greeter: Mark & Roz Anderson, Steve & Susan Johnson Communion Servers: Barbara & John Hannan Lector: Peder Dahl LIVING WATER IN WORSHIP Purpose Statement: To Be and Make Disciples of Jesus Christ. Living Water is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Grand Canyon Synod, and Northeast Valley Conference. Altar Guild: Carolyn Stock Sound Desk: Stephen Page Hospitality: Ellen Wise & Carol Gasser Servant Team Leader for March 3 : Deb Bash & Debbie Anderson Last Week s Attendance: 181 (8:30 am) 49 (11 am) General Fund: $9,481 Building Fund: $1,161 11:00 AM SERVANT TEAM Leaders: Sue & Charles Boyd, Ed & Darrell Shipley Usher/Greeter: Sue & Charles Boyd, Ed & Darrell Shipley Communion Servers: Sue & Charles Boyd, Ed & Darrell Shipley Lector: Patti Pick Altar Guild: Sue Boyd Sound Desk: Stephen Page Servant Team Leaders for March 3: Gene & Dee Eilers Ministers: All the members of Living Water Pastor: Mark Rossman PastorMark@lwlcaz.org Pastor: Shari Bernau PastorShari@lwlcaz.org Office Manager: Marie Kelen office@lwlcaz.org Finance & Building Manager: Greysen West Greysen.West@lwlcaz.org Choir Director: Marcie Donavon Accompanist: Scott Sims Sexton: Jakab Peter In case of Pastoral Emergency, please call Pastor Mark at (cell) Living Water Lutheran Church 9201 East Happy Valley Road, Scottsdale, AZ Phone: (480) I Fax: (480) office@lwlcaz.org I