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PRAYING AND PLANNING The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. (Eph. 4:11-13) Over the past month or so we have held a number of staff and committee planning

sessions for 2011-2012 as we prepared for the summer exodus of God’s people to the northern Promised Lands. As is usual with this community, there was praying and planning – sprin-kled liberally with laughter and camaraderie -- and a bunch of good work done. What a busy and exciting year lies before us at FHPC! As we engaged in these various discussions people were uniformly kind to me, remarking on all the positive changes that have occurred here and offering warm thanks for my efforts. Now, I must confess that I am not blind to what has (and has not!) been accomplished during my time as your pastor. But, as grateful as I am for your appreciation, I must also tell you in all honesty that a vastly disproportionate im-port has been attached to my contributions.

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From Our Pastor

Let’s start with this. . . It is Christ who is at work here, leading his church on this hilltop into new life and equipping the saints to do the work of ministry in his name. If we are experiencing renewed vitality and fruitfulness, it is from him and for him.

Then there’s this. . . The fullness of life at FHPC is not – and never has been in almost 40 years – the product of the pastor(s), or the staff. It is all of us – bound together as the community called and blessed by Jesus Christ – who have made this church a vision of the Kingdom. So, who are these “saints” who are being “equipped” to do the work of ministry? Look in the mirror. You’re one of them!

Summer vacation is a time where we should make time – time to share ourselves with our families in play and leisure; and time to share ourselves with God in reflection and self-examination. I want to encourage you to spend some of that time doing your own praying and planning. Consider what part you’re going to play in the life of Foun-tain Hills Presbyterian Church next year.

Take it from me, I’ve seen the calendar and all of us ordinary everyday saints have a lot of work to do!

May God bless you richly as you seek him. Grace and Peace,

CHURCH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS

Starting June 1st until September 3rd, the Church office will be open Monday through Thurs-day from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The office will be closed on Fridays until Labor Day.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!! Words cannot express the thanks Tami and I feel for the kindness of our FHPC family in celebrating the arrival

of baby Anabelle. We are simply overwhelmed by the words and work of your loving hearts. The daily encouragement, the baby shower, the seemingly endless array of gifts. . . it is all so much more than we could have ever asked or antici-pated. Honestly, we sat down together to write thank you notes and, in the rush of events that presently surround us, find that there’s no way we could begin to respond in a timely fashion to such an amazing outpouring of generosity.

We hope that you can forgive us for using this venue to express our thanks. Please know – despite the public nature of this “thank you note” -- how dear each of you is to us individually.

Much love, Bill and Tami

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On the Inside: From Our Pastor…. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . Focus on Finance .. .. .. ..… … … … .. . … .. . .. … . … . Mission Project .. .. .… … .. … …... …. .. … .. … Mission Ministry… … … … … … … … … … . … . . . Presbyterian Women … … .. ..…. … … … … … … … Welcome New Members … .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . . … .. . . . . . . Music Ministry… … … … …. …. …. …. …. … … . .. .. Christian Education… … … … … .. . . …. .. . .. .. .. .. . ... Congratulations Graduates .… … … .. … . … . . .. …. . . Library Footnotes.. … .. …. .…. …. …. …. …. …. …. .. Need Accurate Addresses .. .. … … .. .. . .. . … . .. .. . .. .. Ways to Get Involved .. .. .. … … … .. … … … .. … . . . June Birthdays .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . Necrology for 2011… .. … .. . . .. … .. … . .. … . .. . . …. July Birthdays…… …. … … …. … … .. ……….. .. .. .. Easter in our Chancel . .. … .. .. . .. .. .. … . . .. .. . . .. … ..

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OUR CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Bill Good Pastor/Head of Staff

Rev. Stan Jones Parish Associate Marta Ludwig

Administrative Coordinator Debbie Fisher

Director of Music Ministry Dorothy Parris

Pianist Lynn Medley

Custodian Anna Hill

Nursery

CHURCH TREASURER Bud Fuls

CHURCH SESSION Class of 2011 Norm Collins Peggy Linkin Helen Roesch

Pat Tuttle Class of 2012

John Brockelman Susan Phillips Terri Schmidt John Wyman Class of 2013

Charlie Eberspacher Susan Owens

Jim Roy Donna Yordy

BOARD OF DEACONS Moderator: Ruby Pearson

Class of 2011 Ralph Berry

Bud Fuls Linda Maples

Chandler Roesch Class of 2012

Ben Fast Ruby Pearson Bev Watters Chris Young Class of 2013

Yvonne Ellingson Sandy Heunisch John Schopbach

Donna Sims

Rev. Glenn Atchinson Pastor Emeritus

Focus on FinanceFocus on FinanceFocus on FinanceFocus on Finance

The income in April fell below our budgeted amount, but our expenses also fell below the budgeted amount, yielding a small positive value of income over expenses. Year to date results remain positive for both income and expenses. For the summer months, it is projected that our income will decline and the expenses remain about the same, but the current surplus should carry us through. Respectfully, Bud Fuls, Treasurer

April Income $ 27,882 Budget $ 30,627

April Expense $ 27,105 Budget $ 31,882

Yr to date Income $ 139,688 Budget $ 123,288

Yr to date Expense $ 107,906 Budget $ 118,524

Difference $ 31,782

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SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS At the McDowell Mountain Elementary School

Large zipper pencil bag #2 pencils

Box of gallon and small size zip lock bags Boxed Family size Kleenex tissue

Elmer’s Glue sticks – white, regular size Elmer’s glue (small bottle)

White copy paper (by the ream) Colored copy paper (by the ream)

Fiskar scissors (blunt point) Fiskar 5” scissors

Crayola crayons, 8, 16, and 24 count. (regular size) Washable Crayola Markers “Classic Colors” 8 ct.

Box of 12 colored pencils Yellow highlighters Large pink erasers

Pack of pencil erasers Expo Dry Erase Markers

Clipboard Plastic Ruler (12” plus Centimeter Side)

Two pocket folders (blue, red, green and yellow) Wet Ones Pop-up Towelettes

Purell Hand Sanitizer

Please bring as many items as you’d like to the Mission Table in the Narthex on Sunday, July 17, July 24, and July 31. The supplies will be taken to the school prior to the Opening Day of School which is August 9. THANK YOU

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Happiness is . . . Experiencing a friendly atmosphere. Now you can see it in the faces at FHPC’s Sunday services. The enthusiasm has returned.

Seize the moment: Introduce yourself to someone you don’t know. Making new friends is fun.

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Susan Titus Susan Titus is a member of First United Methodist Church dur-ing the summer months and FHPC during the winter months. She has served on many church committees in Madison, WI. For example: new member, church luncheon, and 3 holiday meals for the homeless. Sue has been a Rotarian for 16 years and Chairwoman of Hope House ( 120 day safe house for young mothers w/ babies). Sue has been a Madison Library Foundation board member as well as serving on several Madi-son Commissions: Parks, Zoo, and Planning. Susan & Bob manage/work at the Attic Angel Nursing home dental clinic and enjoy treating our patients ( age range 75-104) We have worked at the clinic for 8 years.

Lisa Kern Linda Maples Terry Martin

Things to remember to bring to the Mission Table on Sunday mornings..... Box Tops for Education Betty Crocker Coupons Campbell Soup Labels (UPC label only) Small toiletries Gently used clothing

Mission Ministry Committee BLANKET SUNDAY The Church is once again in receipt of an Honor Certifi-cate for our response and support of the Blankets for Church World Service. We have helped enable them to assist people overcome by natural and human-caused disasters. Thank you!!

PENTECOST SUNDAY This year Pentecost is on June 12th at which time we will be collecting an offering to be used for Children at Risk with congregations utilizing new ways to minister to such children in our community. 40% of the offering stays here in Fountain Hills. General Assembly helps facilitate outreach to youth through a website, facilitate the work of the Human Trafficking issues on child sex and labor abuse, advocate to eradicate child poverty to name just a few. We thank you for your participation to help work to-wards a safer environment for out youth, our future.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES We are pleased that we can once again work with McDowell Mountain Elementary School here in Foun-tain Hills to provide school sup-plies for children who can not afford to purchase their own. These items are for grade K-2. Every child wants to be just like his or her friend and come to school with the required school supplies. By donating these items we can make this possible for each child. The list can be found on page 3. We suggest you watch for cou-pons from office supply stores for their sales etc. Items can be brought to church on July 17, 24 and 31st. We will have a basket in the narthex to collect the items. Thank you in advance for helping.

Susan Owens, Elder Pat Tuttle, Elder

Susan Titus Arlene Johnson

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Dear members of Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, I received your care package and I wanted to thank all of you who contributed with goodies, thoughts, or prayers. With so many supporters like you back home, Easter was a blessing for all of us out here. I regret that it took so long for me to send my gratitude.We'll continue to do our best to make you proud, and we look forward to returning to US soil this summer! Thanks again for your heartfelt generosity, for remembering your Soldiers half a world away, and please continue to pray for us. Gratefully, 1LT John-Paul Burca

CHANGING LIVES CENTER The Mission committee was joined by Evelyn Hrunek, Mary Alice and John Bivens in attending the open house and tour of the Changing Lives Center. We were in awe of the facility to its brightness, homey and comfortable feel-ing for women/children in need. We were all moved by the art work on the walls in the dining room of Christ holding and hugging children. The Center has been built on Faith and Prayer for the need of those who need a safe place to be while they get their lives back together. This is an outreach from the Phoenix Rescue Mission. The Mission Committee will be working with Presbyterian Women and Men's Fellowship to see how we can best serve them and help them meet their needs. The facility opens July 1st.

Labels for Menaul School A gentle reminder – they can NOT use the entire soup label as Campbell's no longer accepts the entire label. Please, just bring in the UPC product code and/or coupon. These labels can be put in a snack zip lock bag. Thank you!

Changing Lives Center Chapel

As the parents and grandparent of LCPL Michael A. O. Dallmann, we would like to express our sincere gratitude and heartfelt appreciation for the care packages, cards, and prayers this congregation has so graciously sent to our son/grandson. Every link they receive from home is welcomed with open arms. As a handler for a bomb sniffing dog named Lode, Mi-chael and Lode have taken care of each other and protected their fellow marines while in Afghanistan. We are extremely proud of Michael and the sacrifice he makes to ensure our freedom. We pray every day for his safe return. God is good and has watched over him during his deployment. He should be back on American soil soon and will be able to thank you in person. May God Bless each of you, Paul and Denise Dallmann Richard Westphal

Thank You Letters:

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Presbyterian Women Coordinating Team for 2010-2011 Moderator: Ilene Berg Mission Coordinator: Mary Alice Bivens Vice-Moderator (Program): Jan Hoff Search Committee: Donna Yordy Secretary: Linda Warren Membership/Yearbook Coordinator: Maria Berry Treasurer: Maria Berry Bible Study Coordinator: Evelyn Hrunek Publicity: Letha Neely Historian: Barbara Oakeson

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CLOTHES SILO A BIG Thank You to all who donated clothing for the “Clothes Silo”. Donna Yordy, Mary Ann Nichol and Mary Alice Biven each took a car load full of clothing and made the delivery to the “Silo”. For ALL your generosity we re-ceived a huge THANK YOU from Tamera Zivic, Executive Director of the WHEAT’S Clothes Silo. She informs us that in 2010 Wheat: • Provided 5300 faith communities, education institutions

and organizations around Arizona with dynamic speak-ers, training workshops, and important resource materi-als;

• Trained, mentored and placed 144 unemployed indi-viduals into living wage positions through our Manage-ment Training program, supporting their efforts to self sufficiency.

• Provided 6,113 women in need with appropriate busi-ness wear, completely free of charge, thanks to the gen-erous donations of people in our community;

• Operated WHEAT’s Hand to Hand Fair Trade Store; • Worked with national, state and local elected officials

and advocates to bring about change through legislation and appropriation on Child Nutrition ReAuthorization, the Arizona State Budget, and so much more.

EASTER BASKETS One of the ongoing missions of FHPC is to provide Easter baskets for underprivi-leged children. For several years the recipient has been those attending the Devereux Center in Phoenix. During the month of April women of the church were asked to provide Easter baskets for this institution’s 48 children. The response was tremendous resulting in 51 baskets. Wanda Collins and Linda Maples were in charge of the pro-gram and along with their husbands, Norm and Jerry, deliv-ered the baskets a few days before Easter.

BABY SHOWER My Oh My!!!…..what a JOYOUS occasion. As one stepped into the Fellowship Center your eyes took in the center pieces, which were baby items, (to be given to ‘Mommy’ at end of Shower) surrounded with small potted plants. Stuffed animals were every where you looked.

And all of the gifts for baby Anabelle Grace were piled high upon the stage. It took almost an hour for Tami to unwrap all of the packages. One heard many “Oh’s and Ah’s” as each gift was unwrapped. Those present were all smiles through-out this FIRST EVER baby shower held by the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Women. Pastor Bill was planning to attend this shower, but because of a conflicting schedule, he was not able to share this JOY with us. However, he was not forgotten. On Sunday, May 1st., he was presented with HIS gift of an apron, (made by Barbara Oakeson) with the words “DADDY’S DIAPER DUTY”. What a FUN weekend!!

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A RE-CAP ON THE SPRING GATHERING The theme “HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW” was enlarged with many tips from John Rolfe and Rita Applegate, from the Verde Valley Nursery. Providing us with info as to the best selections, plant wise, for the FHPC Biblical Garden. We were entertained by the GRACE NOTES…Tristin Miller & Deb Alexandar from the Mountain View Presbyterian Church, who gave an inspiring performance of songs related to gardening. (My favorite was “Seeds”.) One of the high-lights of this gathering was the PW Honorary Life Membership Recipient, with the 2011 Reward being pre-sented to Pat Tuttle by Donna Yordy. HOOKED ON BOOKS……OUT N’ ABOUT THANKS to all who took part and supported these 2 groups. Have a fun and great summer. See you all in September.

Continued from page 6….PW Also, on May 15th, during Worship Ser-vice, a check for $185.00 was presented to Dawn Lau by Linda Capron for the benefit of the Biblical Gardens.

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED Beverly Roselieb hosted an orga-nizing meeting on May 12th, to form a CWU ecumenical group in Fountain Hills. Lorna Bennett lead the meeting. The group will be hosting World Community Day on November 4th at FHPC.

Baby Shower Photos…. Letha Neely

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Welcome New MembersWelcome New MembersWelcome New MembersWelcome New Members

On Sunday, May 15th , we were delighted to welcome the newest members of our church family. Tom and Cheryl Kautz are joining our church by Letters of Transfer. Originally from North Dakota, they have lived in Fountain Hills for 30 years now. Many of you may al-ready know Tom and Cheryl because they used to be mem-bers here many years ago and they also own a business here in town called Cheryl’s! Tom and Cheryl have been mar-ried for 43 years and they have 2 sons and 3 grandchil-dren. Cheryl said that 43 years ago, when she got mar-ried, she never thought that her husband would be her assis-tant!!! Tom said, that after 30 plus years in the corporate world, he never thought he would end up selling women’s and children’s apparel. Amy Martinson is join-ing by Letter of Transfer. She was born in North Dakota and has lived here in Fountain Hills for 29 years. Amy is the mother of 5 children-one is Cheryl Kautz and another you might know of is Kent Martinson. Amy is a huge Phoenix Suns’ fan. She knows every member of the Suns’ players and has missed very few of their games in the last 20 years. Something else you should know is that Amy recently celebrated her 95th birthday!!!!!Congratulations, Amy! Phyliss Burkett is joining by Reaffirmation of Faith. Phyllis is originally from Alma, Michigan but moved here in December from Fort Lauderdale, FL after the death of her husband in September of last year. She travels and camps with her dog Sitka throughout the US two months or more a year and loves swimming, horseback riding, and

Not Yet A Member? If you are interested in joining our church family, please see or call Susan Phillips at 480-837-1225 or call the church office at 480-837-1763.

taking scenic photography. Phyllis is sharing a home with Marsha Brizzie and has even gotten busy helping Marsha prep, decorate and set up for events here in the Fellowship Center. Together, they cater and host all types of parties and other events in the area. John and Carol Skewes are joining by Reaffirmation of Faith. John’s father was a career military man and they moved often. In fact, John said that the first time he spent a second year at the same school was not until 8th grade! John and Carol met while they were both working in a restaurant while in college and they have been happily married for 33 years now. Fours years

ago, and after their children had moved away to college, they both quit their long-standing jobs and moved here from Fresno California to start a new chapter in their lives together. By the way their daughter Stephanie is an Actress in LA!!! John is a Manager of a Law Firm in Scotts-dale. He enjoys golf-ing periodically and watching the History Channel on TV. Carol was a Real Estate Appraiser for 30 plus years and she now works in the church office at Pin-

nacle Presbyterian Church in North Scotts-dale. You might say

she is their ‘Marta Ludwig’!!!!! Make sure you give a warm and friendly welcome to the newest members of Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church!!!!!!!!

John & Carol Skewes, Phyliss Burkett, Tom & Cheryl Kautz (not pictured: Amy Martinson)

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Whew! Well, we've now come to the time where we sit down for a second, evaluate, clear out the fold-ers and prepare to start anew in the fall. I wish you all good and relaxing times throughout the summer. To those of you who have

been involved with making the Music Minis-try of this church so vital an activity, with such a meaningful purpose, I extend a heart-felt thanks. That comes from Dorothy, too! You are such wonderful people to work with. To the congregation, we say “Thank You” for supporting and encouraging us from Sunday to Sunday. We felt your love! The Celebration Singers and the Celebration Ringers will begin next season’s rehearsals Thursday, September 8th. Watch for the times in the bulletin. The youth band, "Committed" will continue through the summer months, as they have for the last two summers. We are trying a new event this summer; "The Committed Band Camp" which will be the same week as the VBS, only in the after-noons... when they finally get out of bed. We will spend a longer, more thor-ough time building repertoire, and con-tinue to develop the sound of this awesome group of Youths playing music with their styles in mind, carrying the same message of praise and thanks to God as we all do. They are such respectful people to work with. I look forward to the week of June 20- 24 with excitement! Any youth interested, contact me through the office, or stop into rehearsals on Wednesday's, from 5:00 to 6:30. We all look forward to the summer musi-cians who define our music ministry for the next few months. The combinations of voice and instrument we'll hear can be absolutely divine. Some will make you want to tap your

toe, and some will just touch you with their specific way and approach that will remind us of God's everlasting love. If you have such a gift, and you would like to share in worship, please notify me through the office, and I'll work to incorporate you into our worship experience. I will be attending a workshop/conference at the Presbyterian Confer-ence Center / Zephyr Point, in Reno, during the first week of August. I am excited! Thank you to those of you who arranged this so that the growth of the Music Ministry of our beautiful church will continue in its nurturing process, and con-tinue to develop by the wisdom and knowl-edge that comes from working with others who are like-minded in their endeavor toward bringing inspiring and heartfelt music forward to the glory of God. We are truly a blessed congregation! I ap-preciate hearing from you, and I appreciate what you have done for the Music Ministry of our church. We are truly on this journey to-gether, but, now, to quote Marta, it feels like we're holding hands! Deborah Fisher Director of Music Ministries Proverbs 24.27 Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.

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Christian EducationChristian EducationChristian EducationChristian Education

Christian Education We are winding down here for the summer months. Even though there seems to be plenty of wind for our sails, we are cutting back on some of the programming. We are still busy trying to get our pro-jects underway and I will explain and report on some of them in the following paragraphs. But I want

to take this time to thank my Chris-tian Education committee on all their hard work this year. So my hat (if I was wearing one) is off to: Paula Eber-spacher, Sandy Heunisch, Carol Hencz, Elder Charlie Eberspacher, and Shawn Uphoff. These people have all stepped up and helped me make a success of all of the things we tried to accomplish this year. Thank you to all of the many other volunteers who helped with our many projects.

Easter Egg Hunt As I said in the last newsletter, we had an Easter Egg Hunt for the real young people who attended Church on Easter Sunday. The youth from our Wednesday nights were kind enough to help me hide 250 eggs (we were an-ticipating lots of youngsters). Unfortunately, or fortu-nately depending on who you ask, there were only about 10 youngsters who hunted eggs. We had to help them find the eggs we hid, so as not to leave any egg unfound. We hope there will be more youngsters next year!

You may have noticed that we have a basket of dry boards at the main doors on Sunday mornings for the little ones to play with in church if they don’t want to go to the nursery. Please return these to the basket, to be used again. This is just our way of keeping the young ones busy while still exposing them to Church.

Youth Connection

We had our last Wednesday evening Youth Con-nection on May 11th. I want to take this opportunity to thank a few people. Most of all I want to give a big THANK YOU to Sandie Guiney who has faithfully been there to teach and lead our young people. This is Sandie’s last year with us, as we are in the process of getting a new CE Director and we will be trying to reformat some of our programming. We hope she will not be a stranger around our campus as our young people love her immensely. (As well as some of us big kids)

Next I want to thank those of you who fed the

Terri Schmidt, Elder

youth this year. We all helped when we had our Wednesday evening Bible studies and brought pot-luck. But I especially want to Thank: Beverly Watters, Bob and Linda Lull, Bill and Ruth Martin, Richard and Dawn Lau, Marsha Brizzie, Ralph and Maria Berry, John and Jeanene Schopbach, and Frederic and Nicole Zenhausern. These people stepped up and fed the youth on their own on those days we did not meet as a church family. You are all wonderful cooks and the youth were very grate-ful. Though I have heard through the grapevine that they did enjoy the evenings when we were all there.

Midnight Madness The youth ended their year with a “Midnight Madness” or “Lock- In” depending on who you were talking to. This was on Friday May 13th, from 6:00pm to 12:00 midnight. Everyone who attended, including the adults, had a fun time. We started off the evening with a meet and greet and dinner of pizza and drinks. The kids got into a Jousting competition right off the bat. We had gotten from

Arizona Bounce Company, a jousting air balloon ring. Then we divided the kids into two teams: They named their teams “Hazardous Matter” and “Whoopya”. They jousted among their team to determine the best jouster then jousted against the other team. While one team was in the Fellowship Center jousting the other was in the Youth Center playing Wii and Air Hockey and Ping Pong. The

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overall winner of the jousting was Josh Jablonsky from the “Whoopya” team, congratulations to Josh. Josh competed against Jacob Eberspacher from the “Hazardous Matter” team. After this they played a game called “Capture the Flag.” This game took a lot of energy as it entailed lots of sneaking and running around outside. We wound down the last 2 hours with popcorn, cookies and a movie. The movie was called “To Save a Life”. This was a very thought provoking and inspira-tional movie about Teen Suicide and how one young person dealt with the suicide of a friend. We had 14 youth all night with 4 more coming at different times. So we declare this a huge success. Thank you to Paula and Charlie Eberspacher for getting this all together for the youth.

Vacation Bible School

Well it is official! We will have our Vacation Bible School June 20th through June 24th. It will begin at 8:45 AM and conclude each day at 12:00 Noon. We will have snacks for the children, but not a meal. Our curriculum is called “Shake it up Café”. It looks like great fun. Shawn Uphoff has graciously agreed to be our “Head Chef” in this en-deavor. We still need “sou” chefs (helpers). So if you feel you can help in some way, please call Terri Schmidt 837-7083 or Shawn Uphoff at 837-3386. Pastor Bill, Shawn Uphoff, Carol Hencz and Terri Schmidt all met with Janice Fitch at Mountain View Presbyterian Church, to see how they run their VBS. We came away from this meeting with lots of ideas and very enthusias-tic. Now we can say “Bring on the Kids”. This will for children from 3 years of age to 3rd grade. We will be having a minimal fee, to be decided at a later date. We are so excited to be having this again.

Graduation

I am hanging my head as I write this paragraph. I owe Anna Martinson a big apology for leaving you out of last month’s newsletter. Anna along with Katie Myhr and Charlie Eberspacher all graduate from Fountain Hills High School on May 27th. Congratulations to all the graduates. (See their photos and bios on page 12) Nursery News

We are still looking for someone to step up and agree to be in charge of the nursery during church service on Sunday morn-ings. If you are interested, please call Terri Schmidt at 837-7083.

Christian Education Director We are still interviewing for our new Christian Education Director. Our Committee has met with 2 wonderful women already and we are looking forward to at least 1 more. We hope to have her or him in position before our Vacation Bible School starts. We ask for your continued prayers that we will find the right person for this job. Pastor Bible Study Pastor Bill has taken up his study of Mark again. He leads us all on our journey through the book of Mark, on Sunday mornings at 10:30 after fellowship. Although our numbers have diminished some with the leaving of our winter members, there are still many of us who enjoy our Sunday morning study. Come join us and learn the sto-ries Mark has to tell. Men’s Bible Study The men are continuing to meet on Thursday mornings at 7:00am. They are enjoying the books of Samuel. They are also enjoying some light refreshment while they are studying. If you wish to join them, they meet in the Adult Center on Thursdays at 7:00am.

This concludes the news I have for you at this

time. I know you were probably wondering if I was go-ing to stop. I am excited for the direction we are going here at Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church and I ask that you continue to hold us in your prayers. We need all the guidance we can get to lead our church down our new path. We have wonderful people here and so many of you have been so generous and stepped up when we have asked. Thank you for your service and time.

Terri Schmidt Christian Education Elder

~~Laugh Loudly~~Laugh Long~~Love Wholly~~ Remember to recycle your

papers, ink cartridges and cell phones!

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Charlie Eberspacher

Charlie Eberspacher’s par-ents are Paula and Chuck Eberspacher. They have lived in Fountain Hills for 5 years and have been at-tending Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church for 4 of those 5years. In school Charlie has been involved with the music program through choir and guitar, as well as the robotics club, Mayor’s Youth Council, and Teen Court. Outside, Charlie has been heavily involved in Boy Scouts in Troop 343. After graduation Charlie plans on attending college at ASU Polytechnic this fall. In 4 years, he hopes to be closing in on obtaining a degree in 3D Game Art and Design and getting a job with a game company helping to design characters, environments, or anything else within the game world. Anna Martinson

Baptized and con-firmed at Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, Anna has lived in Fountain Hills her entire 18 years. High school brought 3 years of varsity volleyball as team setter and 2 year cap-tain. She holds the school record for most assists in a season and most blocks in a career. Anna was awarded 1st Team All State senior year and will participate in the All-Star game this June. She is a member of the National Honor Society and served as treasurer her senior year. She was also an active member of Falcon Leadership and Key Club. Future plans are to attend Arizona State University this fall. She has been awarded the ASU President Award Scholarship. Her major is undecided. Parents, Mary and Kent along with her brother Tyler know what a blessing they were given in this happy, fun and friendly young woman.

Katie Myhr

Katherine Grace Myhr’s parents are Bill and Sandy Myhr.

Katie has lived in Fountain Hills for 4 years. She has been attending Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church for around 3 years.

Katie is involved in several activities. She played bas-ketball for her first two years at school and played Varsity softball all four years. She was a cheer-leader during football sea-son this year. Katie has also been involved in Key Club and Falcon Leader-ship.

She plans to attend ASU in the fall. She doesn’t know where she sees herself four years from now. A lot de-pends on what she discov-ers during her four years in college. One thing she does see is that she should be graduating from college four years from now.

Congratulations GraduatesCongratulations GraduatesCongratulations GraduatesCongratulations Graduates

A word for graduates

Congratulations to the young members of our con-gregation who are graduating! No doubt they look forward to the next phase of their lives with excite-

ment, anticipation and perhaps a little apprehen-sion. We hope these words, adapted from Phillips Brooks, will serve graduates well as they embark

on their journeys:

“Do not pray for an easy life; pray to be a

stronger person. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers but for powers equal to your tasks.

Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you will be the miracle. Every day you shall

wonder at yourself and the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God.”

How exciting to hear the news that a Va-cation Bible School is being planned at our church this month! For any of you that are helping or participating in any way, assistance is available in our church Li-brary Resource Center. All of the chil-dren’s books are shelved separately from the adult books. They are divided into

two categories – the ones with the EZ stickers on the book spine are geared toward preschool and early elementary age children. The books with the Juvenile stickers on the book spine are appropriate for older elementary children and some middle school. We have a good selection of Bible stories as well as some nice devotional and prayer books. Also on hand are books for the leaders such as song books and Bible skits that can be acted out.

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Besides books, there are CD’s with children’s songs and videotapes about many Bible heroes. And if you won’t be helping with VBS, keep these re-sources in mind when you have young visitors at your house. Besides providing free entertainment, they are a chance to expose unchurched children to Christian beliefs. Barbara Oakeson

Important information about addresses! We are now mailing out the monthly newsletter to all members, affiliate mem-bers, friends and prospective members. It is very important that we have a cor-rect address for you. It is especially important for those of us who have two ad-dresses. Our computer program can maintain two addresses and if we know your months of residency here, the program knows which address to use for mailings. We mail out the newsletter in bulk mail. But if we have the wrong address, it gets returned to us and we are responsible for full postage for it and you miss out on the newsletter. Can you please help us and insure that we have the correct dates for your alternate address? Please call or email the church office with your information. 480-837-1763 or fhpc.marta@gmail.com. Thank you for your time and caring.

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Ways to Get InvolvedWays to Get InvolvedWays to Get InvolvedWays to Get Involved Ways to get involved: MISSION OUTREACH • Serve on Unit • Assist with Spec. Projects • Special Offering Speaker • Write Newsletter Articles • Deliver Items to Food Bank • Mission trips WORSHIP & MUSIC • Choir, Celebration Singers • Play Instrument • Presby Ringers • Art/Drama • Usher/Greeter • Sound Booth • Celebration Ringers • Pearwood Recorders • Liturgist OFFICE ANGELS • Computer skills, typing • Telephone support • General Office Help (folding & Stuffing envelopes)

HAPPY JUNE BIRTHDAYS!

06/25 Mary Morris

06/27 Kyanne Bracher 06/27 Sandy Myhr 06/27 Bob Sanderson

06/28 Suellen Monahan 06/29 Ruby Pearson 06/30 Wilbur Nelson

06/13 Sandra Heunisch

06/15 Megan Bracher 06/18 Heather Vawter 06/19 John Brockelman

06/20 Sandra Henningson 06/21 Ken Root, Jr. 06/23 Howard Olsen

06/02 Sally Atchinson

06/03 Richard Lau 06/07 Bob Bracher 06/09 Jerry Cain

06/11 Leanne Reynolds 06/12 Terry Martin 06/12 Walter Robinson

Ways to get involved: BDLG & GROUNDS • Maintenance Projects • Landscaping • Decorating • Wood Working • Electrical Work • Plumbing • FC Kitchen • Biblical Gardens

COMMUNITY & PUBLIC RELATIONS • Photography • Writing Ads • Media Relations • Create Brochures • Public Relations • Community Outreach OTHER INTERESTS • Social Concerns Events • Rummage Sale • Special Events

There is an insert in the newsletter:

Yellow Pages of Caring and Sharing

Please share with us on the insert areas where you would be willing to give of your time and talents. You may drop the insert in the offering plate or bring/mail it into the church office. Thank you!

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HAPPY JULY BIRTHDAYS!

07/21 Tami Good

07/23 Don Tepfer 07/27 Jean Linzer 07/28 Ramona Moore

07/29 Christopher Carillo 07/29 Deborah Fisher 07/29 Don Miller

07/29 Dorothy Parris 07/30 Susan Owens

07/09 Ann Neal

07/10 Roger Essenburg 07/11 John Youngquist 07/13 Arlene Olsen

07/14 Evelyn Hrunek 07/14 Dawn Lau 07/16 Janie Miller

07/16 Violet Wieder 07/17 John Schopbach

07/19 Nancy Saine

07/01 Harry Grider

07/02 Susan Phillips 07/03 Bill Covault 07/03 Jean Ipema

07/04 Caryl Bates 07/04 Chandler Roesch 07/05 Dorraine Aggen

07/05 Elizabeth Brown 07/05 Donald Young

07/07 Janice McGuire

With deepest sympathy we list those members who have

passed away in 2011

Jack Hrunek Dick Patterson Ruth Sherick

Molly Pitcher Ron Behrends

Thelma Blake Eric Blake Jim Rudack

Paul Brisbane Maida Navis

Walter Breidenbach

Bob Hutchinson Dick Dresser

“Well done, Thou good and faithful servant…. Enter thou into the joy Of thy Lord.”

Matthew 25:21

Hospitalized? Call the church!

If you are sick, hospitalized or home recovering from ill-ness, we want you to call the church and let us know! In a con-gregation like ours where people leave in droves for extended summer months, it is easy for the staff, elders and deacons to assume, when we don’t see someone, that they are simply “vacationing away”. The truth is that some of you are sick and we are not aware of it. You can help us by simply letting one of the staff know of your situation. We have an excellent support system in place due to the diligent efforts of our deacons. Help us serve you by communicating your situation.

Last month we failed to mention Kurt Augustine’s birthday on May 13 and Phyliss Burkett’s on May 30. Our sincerest apologies for our oversight.

HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY

KURT And PHYLLIS!

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In Touch is published monthly; deadline for each issue is the 15th of the month before publication. News and information should be submitted to the church office in hard copy, or email to fhpresbyte-rian.office@gmail.com Editor, Marta Ludwig; Assistant Editor, Carol Hencz; Proof Reader, Helen Roesch; Staff Photographer: Gary Oakeson; Production and Circulation: Mary Wernecke, Bobbie Dan-gremond, Ruby Pearson, Arlene Olsen, Marilyn Humes, Barb Hegwood, Vivian Virden and Joyce Stott. Travel to Bulk Mail Post Office: Mary Martinson.

Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church 13001 Fountain Hills Blvd. - Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Phone - (480) 837-1763 Fax - (480) 837-1729 OfficeE-Mail Address: fhpc.marta@gmail.com Summer Office Hours: Monday – Thursday : 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. www.fhpresbyterian.info

Pastor/Head of Staff Rev Bill Good email: fhpc.billg@gmail.com cell phone: 480-329-8090

If anyone is not getting our newsletter or Presb-E-News and would like to, please let the church office know at 480-837-1763.

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Photo courtesy of Gary Oakeson EASTER 2011