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SUMMER SCHEDULE

Sunday, July 8 – Game Night (Youth Room)

Sunday, July 15 – Movie night/Lock In (@ Theatre/Church)

Sunday July 22 – Ice Skating (1-3pm)

Sunday, July 29 – 5:00pm Gethsemane Worship

Service for Youth!

Special points of in-

terest:

A Word from your

Pastor

Senior Adults: Hall of

Flame

AZ Women’s Retreat

Message from our

Nurse

Meet our Graduates

ECC Lease Update

Hydration Campaign

Just 4 Youth!

Adult Ministries LCEF LWML News

2

2012 Graduates 3

Community News 4

Council Minutes 5

Women’s Ministry News Thank You Birthdays/Anniversaries

6

Calendar 7

Inside this issue:

Introducing Learning Foundation!

July marks the official beginning of our

r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h L e a r n i n g

Foundation. You may have heard it

announced at church recently that they

will be in our Pre-School building this

coming school year, so, let me share a

little bit about who they are.

Learning Foundation is a K-6 state

charter school that has operated for many

years next door to us at the 1st Baptist

church. Last year they had 108 students,

and they are looking to enroll 130

students for this fall. In fact, even before

we ever contacted them, they were

looking for a way to expand their

facilities. When they found out that we

were looking for someone to rent our

pre-school building, they were very

excited because of how close we are.

The plan is for Learning Foundation to

fill our four classrooms with Pre-K,

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade

classes. They will keep 3rd-6th grade at

the 1st Baptist campus. We will

probably have around 60 students on our

campus everyday. In addition to holding

classes on our campus, they are planning

to do some of their school performances

in our Oasis and Sanctuary

buildings. This means that at certain

times throughout the year, we will have

hundreds of people on our campus who

are primarily young families.

While Learning Foundation strives to

provide a well-rounded education for

their students and to teach them moral

values, they are not a Christian

school. In some ways I find this to be

the most exciting aspect of the

relationship! We may have the chance to

“love on” them by giving gifts to their

staff, helping families in need, providing

a great learning atmosphere, and maybe

even helping to get their name out in the

community. Of course we’ll invite them

to things like VBS and Night in

Bethlehem, and we hope to be able to

work together on some service projects

as well.

I ask that you continue praying for

Learning Foundation and our

relationship with them. I am praying

particularly that God opens the doors for

these young families to put their faith

and hope in our Savior, Jesus.

God bless,

Pastor Luke

A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR

Volume 3, Issue 7

Living Lives for Christ July 2012

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Lutheran Church Extension Fund investors know that they have a place to invest money for every day

needs or emergencies that also brings the satisfaction of knowing that their money is being used to help

build places of worship and Christian development. Find out how you can join in this ministry and earn a

fair rate of return at the same time. See your congregational representative John Hollmann today, or call

1-800-THE-LCEF.

Message from our Nurse...

Key difference in heart attacks between

women and men.

Heart disease is the number 1 killer of men and women. But when

women have a heart attack, they tend to be about 10 years older than

men. Women are more likely to have other conditions such as diabetes,

high blood pressure and congestive heart failure—making it more vital

that they get proper treatment fast. Unfortunately, women are less likely

than men to believe they’re having a heart attack and more likely to

delay seeking emergency treatment. As with men, women’s most com-

mon heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are

more likely than men to experience some of the other symptoms such as

shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, or back or jaw pain.

Friday, July 27 ~ 9:30 am...we will meet at church to go

visit the Hall of Flame Fire Museum in Phoenix. Cost is

$5.00 per person. After visiting the museum we will go out

to lunch nearby.

The Hall of Flame Fire

Museum and the

National Firefighting Hall

of Heroes, located in

Phoenix, Arizona, has

almost an acre of fire

history exhibits, with over

90 fully restored pieces of

fire apparatus on display, dating from 1725 to 1969. Most of

the exhibits are American, but we also have pieces from

England, France, Austria, Germany, and Japan.

If you are interested in going, please sign up on the Ministry

Board. If you have questions, contact John Hollmann in the

church office (480.969.4414).

SENIOR ADULTS

September 28-30

Camp Aloma, Prescott

Cost: $100 per person

(Includes materials, lodging and 5 meals)

Questions, contact Jan Reynolds (623.584.1551)

Beverly Williams (928.771.9521)

“The Supremacy of Christ”

Based on the Book of Hebrews

Arizona Women’s Retreat 2012

Sponsored by

Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML)

Pastor Dave Bolte, Bible Study Leader

The LWML sends their Mite offerings to

Pacific Southwest District each month.

75% goes to District LWML projects and

25% to National LWML projects. Our

members also contribute to a St. Luke’s

fund. This year our money was given as

follows:

We thank the congregation for their finan-

cial support through the “Purple Pucket”.

$400 - St. Luke Personal Assistance

$400 - St. Luke Monument Fund

$400 - Salvation Army

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7/1/78 Bob and Nancy Beffel

7/2/55 Arnie & Faye Lieber

7/5/53 Leonard & Barbara Dueker

7/9/83 Bob & Kathy Kolden

7/21/07 Ethan & Jessica Edsall

7/26/03 David & Katherine Spurling

7/28/67 Jerry & Callie Hauptli

A BIG thank you to Sonja Johnson, Carol Schroeder, Sandy Preston, Lois Splendoria, Karen Jacques, Joyce Wood, Pat Clark, Leslie Steinke, Molly and Anna Yoccabel, Teresa Baca and Karrie Schelin in our sewing “Little Dresses for Africa”. Thank you also to all the people who donated pillow cases, material and trims. They were put to good use in creating the 38 dresses we completed and 10 dresses sewn but not trimmed. Everyone had such a good time that they’ve asked to “do it again”. We have plenty of the materials to make dresses, so watch the bulletin and newsletter for dates and times to come and sew more of these beautiful dresses created with loads of love.

The Women's Ministry has had a successful beginning this year. It's now time to get together to plan the next six months of activities. We will be meeting for lunch at Garcia's Restaurant on Saturday, July 14th @ 12:00 PM!! Bring ideas so we can plan what we would like to do. We will start with a replay of our successful Christmas Tea. All women of the congregation are invited. Please sign up on the Ministry Board or email Karen Jacques (kcjacques@q.com) or Lois Splendoria (chimes30@q,com) so we know how many to plan for.

WOMEN’S MINISTRY NEWS

A heartfelt thank you with much appreciation to all those that helped with the re-roofing of the Early Childhood Center. Thank you for you assistance in prep work, painting, tear off, shingling, tarring (you tar babies know who you are), nailing, picture taking, food preparation and delivery, etc. I was once again amazed at your generosity of time and talents in coming together to accomplish a task of this magnitude. Thank you for your selfless giving.

7/9 Logan Hennings

7/10 Bob Daly

Lisa Hennings

Ruth Konemann

7/11 Faye Fjelland

Esther Wilson

Richard Wood

7/12 Lindsay French

Judy Ray

7/14 Steve Bieterman

David Maughan

7/16 Gregg Dandy

Marilynn Peters

7/17 Ryon Baca

7/18 Dorothy Flosi

7/19 Irene Puccio

7/20 Michael Langley

7/21 Robert Ray

7/1 Ed Jilka

7/2 Walter Mermis

Harold Wilson

7/3 Carleen Albee

Joseph Murata

7/4 Keegan Will

7/5 Jennifer Gagon

Dennis Green

Alan Hoggatt

Mary Kobza

7/6 Laura Henderson

7/8 Mike Schelin

7/22 Nancy Arnold

7/23 Zoey Enright

Sean Hayne

7/24 Laura Caler

Pat Lieber

7/25 Helen Buchholz

Kyle Cramsey

Juergen Foerstner

Naomi Key

7/26 Jayna Beffel

Ruth Berft

Diana Harris

Barbara Schrader

7/29 Sedona Kolzow

7/30 Donna Foerstner

Joyce Mitchell

Mark Nelson

7/31 Taylor Hayne

Bruce Tonkin

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Meet our 2012 GRADUATES

High School Graduates

College and Post High

School Graduates

DANIEL CLUEVER

graduated from Gilbert

High School. He was a

member of ROTC as an

officer, on the varsity

football team and varsity

wrestling team. Graduating with honors,

he plans to go on to become an

engineer.

WILEY COTE is 18 years

old and graduated with

honors from Mountain

View High School. He was

part of the varsity wrestling

team, and received the

Dean’s scholarship. Wiley plans to

attend the Air Force ROTC, and fly for

the Air Force after 4 years.

PAIGE ESPARAZA

graduated from Mountain

View High School.

MATTHEW MOONEY graduated

from Coronado High School.

J O S H U A ( J J )

HOFFMANN graduated

from Mt. View High

School. He participated in

football and wrestling, and

he plans to attend Mesa

Community College in the fall to study

physical fitness. JJ has also been a active

member of the praise band for the past

4 years, playing the drums and doing a

little singing.

BRIAN KOLDEN

graduated from Red

Mountain High School.

During his time in High

School, Brian was a mem-

ber of the Phoenix Boys

Choir, played Saxophone

and Bass Guitar, and studied Engineer-

ing and German. He graduated with

Honors. He plans to attend Barrett

Honors College at ASU and major in

Computer Systems Engineering.

BETH STEINKE

graduated from Campo

Verde High school with

a Freshmen Facility

scholarship for Grand

Canyon University, as well as EVIT

certified Nursing Assistant class. She

plans to go to Mesa Community

College for a short time, and then

transfer to Grand Canyon University to

obtain a Bachelors in Nursing

E LS A S T R U B LE

graduated 13th in her

class at Red Mountain

High School. She is a

member of the National

Honor Society and was

involved in the theatre

production “Almost Maine” at Red

Mountain this last fall. She was an

active fund-raiser and participant in the

Relay for Life, and ran cross-country

and track for the varsity teams. She will

be attending Northern Arizona

University to pursue a degree in

Secondary Mathematics Education.

CHRISTOPHER WASCHER

graduated from Red Mountain High

School.

RYAN GOLDEN

graduated from Arizona

State University. Ryan’s

Bachelor’s degree is two-

fold, focusing on both

History and Political

Science. Future plans for Ryan include

working on his Master’s degree for

Sports Management.

JULIE FRENCH

completed her Master’s

Degree in Accounting

and Financial Manage-

ment in December of

2011 and walked with

the rest of her class in June of 2012.

DANIEL SCHLAG graduated from

LSU—Shreveport, Louisiana with a

Masters Degree in Kinesiology and

Wellness. He has been a graduate

assistant the past two years in the

Kinesiology Department as an Assis-

tant Strength and Conditioning Coach

for the LSUS athletic teams and the

Olympic Weightlifting team at the LSU

US Olympic Center for High Perform-

ance and Development. He graduated

with a perfect 4.0 GPS and is acknowl-

edged with the Department Dean’s List

Academic Award. His future plans are

to continue to train athletically in

Olympic Weightlifting for future Team

USA consideration. He also seeks fu-

ture employment as a health and fitness

specialist or strength and conditioning

coach at NCAA Div I University.

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Family of Christ Lutheran Church and

Learning Center seeks part-time teacher aides for the

Fall. Experience in early childhood or elementary

education is required. Email resume and cover letter to

pastor@focaz.org.

Lutheran Hour Ministries is seeking to fill the position of Video

Production Manager in the St. Louis office. Qualified candidates for this po-

sition are motivated and creative individuals with a heart for sharing the

Gospel message in innovative ways. Also, the positions of Digital Outreach

Coordinator and Europe Area Counselor are still available

for those qualified and interested. These postings were

d i s t r i b u t e d i n M a y a n d c a n b e f o u n d a t

h t t p ://w w w . lhm .o r g/a b ou t /c a r e e r opp or t un i t i e s . a sp . Jo b

descriptions available on the Ministry Board in the Church Lobby if

interested in any of these position..

Mesa Hydration Donation Campaign

With temperatures now hitting triple digits, the City of Mesa is working with nonprofit agencies to provide supplies of water to the homeless and unsheltered. Residents are asked to donate water at various drop-off locations throughout the City:

Mesa Fire Dept. Volunteer Center

2830 E. Adobe (behind Fire Station 206 at Lindsay/Adobe) 24-hour drop-off in parking lot

Paz de Cristo

424 W. Broadway Road 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Friday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sat. – Sunday

Superstition Springs Center/Guest Services

6555 E. Southern Ave. 10 a.m.—9 p.m. Monday - Saturday 11 a.m.—6 p.m. Sunday

Last year, more than 222,275 bot-tles of water were donated. The water is distributed through United Food Bank to numerous a genc ie s in th e v a l l e y .

The Mesa Hydration Donation Campaign will be collecting water until Sep-tember 14. For more info, contact Mischelle Durkovic (mischelle.durkovic@mesaaz.gov or 480.644.3983).

**This year, among the special projects to collect

water for the campaign is...Amazing Jake’s is of-

fering two free games of bowling to anyone that

brings a case of water in to their location (1830 E

Baseline Rd) now through August 30.

Early Childhood Center Building Lease Update

Our lease with Learning Foundation (LF) will begin on 07/01/2012. Then, we at St Luke will wear

the “Property Management” hat. We want this new relationship to be positive and professional.

One aspect of this is to respond quickly to LF requests for any necessary and or desired building

maintenance needs. We want to develop a list of professionals and helpers to aid in this area. We

will call this team the ECC Building Brigade. Some requests may be filled with simple tools and a good handyman. If you

have handyman or handywoman talents that you would be willing to share with St Luke’s property management role, please

join the Brigade by calling Kathy cell 480.619.1263 or the church office. We are happy to welcome all who want to share in

this new adventure for St Luke. Kathy Paulson, Bookkeeper

Ready for

Preschool?

Preschool and Pre-K Program currently registering for the 2012/2013 school year

Quality Christian Early Childhood Education

All day and half-day programs (ages 2½ to 5 years old )

Open Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM -6:30 PM

Certified staff, affordable rates,&

low teacher/child ratios

Download a registration form at: www.fpcmesa.org

First Presbyterian Church

161 N Mesa Drive/480.964.8606

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Council Minutes Highlights - June 9, 2012

The Learning Center Update: Note: per the council's April meeting, the lease with Learning Foundation was voted on via e-mail. After modifying the original lease, an updated lease was motioned by Mickey Pre-ston and seconded by Don Smith on May 29th. The entire council unanimously voted in favor of accepting the lease contract.

Treasury: Our current total cash assets are $148,865. We have received $260,152 of our $609,320 budgeted income for 2012. We have spent $262,891 of our $644,065 budgeted expenses for 2012.

(1) Thanks to Kathy Paulson’s efforts, we received a Health Care Credit of $11,232 from the Department of Treasury for the year 2011.

(2)ESL expenses will cease after this month because the program has ended.

(3) The Chase High Yield ($52,575) and Thrivent MMF ($1,078) have been closed and funds transferred to Chase Brokerage ($52,000) and Chase General Operating account.

(4)The FMSC and Anniversary Events accounts are now closed and remaining funds have been moved to the 50th Anniversary Fund.

(5) We have a new contract with Paragon Business Equipment that will reduce our average monthly printing cost to $600+tax/month from the current $1200/month. The equipment they will provide consists of a Konica Minolta BizHub.

Church Property: (1) The roof on the Early Childhood Building is finished at a cost of $8000. The work done by congregation members saved St. Luke approximately $18,000.

(2) The fire inspection was done in May. There were three areas that needed repair/change and they have been completed.

(3) Fresh woodchips will be put in the Early Childhood playground on June 15th. The swing set will also be fixed.

(4) Work is being done on the electrical service for Sunday morning coffee.

Elders: The Elders continue to work on prayer card follow-up, reviewing absentee list updates by making phone calls and following up on connect cards by sending

letters and emails. The Elders and those assisting with communion will continue communing prior to communing the congregation.

Pastor: (1) The average per weekend wor-ship attendance for May is up 24 over 2011.

(2) The rental agreement is in place with The Learning Center (TLC). They will start their move into the Early Childhood Center on July 2nd.

(3) Eight new members attended the St. Luke 101 class on June 3rd.

(4) There is a new registration volunteer for VBS, Kristi Cleasby. There are currently 20 children registered. It was sug-gested that TLC students be invited to attend VBS.

(5) The youth intern, Ashley Walters, from Concordia, Mequon, has started.

(6) The date for the training event for the worship band is set for September 22nd. Mu-sicians conducting the training will be visiting St. Luke from California.

(7) Comparing April-May 2011 to April-May 2012, we have seen an 18% increase in giving. This is partly due to the Steps in Faith Cam-paign.

(8) On-line giving update: We are waiting for our website management company to release their e-giving feature in “early 2012”.

(9)John Yoccabel and Pastor Hennings have been working with Andy Bonas on the design for the new Monument Sign. These designs will be brought to Council.

(10) Joe Barya, a Lutheran pastor from Cameroon, has been a part of our congrega-tion for the past two years. He left his country because of persecution due to his belief in God and was forced to leave his wife behind. He requested that St. Luke help him to get a visa for his wife by writing a letter so that she can come for a visit. A motion was made and seconded that we approve the suggested letter with the understanding that any insurance concerns are taken care of. Carried.

Personal Assistance Fund: John Hollmann has handled this part of our ministry for years and should be thanked. New guidelines have been set up for handling this fund. A motion was made and

seconded that we accept the Personal Assistance Fund Guidelines as submitted. Carried. A Personal Assistance Support Team consisting of 4-5 members will be set up to counsel people whose needs exceed the guidelines. A motion was made and seconded to approve Chuck Paulson and Dorothy Johnson to serve on the support team. Carried. John Hollmann will continue his involvement as the main point of contact for initial requests following to the established guidelines as well as coordinating all activities with the support committee.

Endowment Committee: The committee met for the first time and went through the by-laws. They changed the membership term from two years to three years along with several other changes. One of the committee members, Dan Berck has resigned. A motion was made and seconded to replace Dan Berck with Tim Creaser. Carried.

Voter’s Meeting: Kathy Paulson began her Bookkeeper position in December 2011. Since coming on board she has significantly improved every aspect of our accounting and financial system. She has also worked in many other areas of St. Luke ministry. The Council approved bringing the following proposal to the congregation at a special meeting to be held on June 24th:

In view of our current bookkeeper’s value to our organization and high level of capability, it is recommended that a new “Business Director” position be created, and that our current bookkeeper fill this new position. This position will include all of the current bookkeeper responsibilities as well as responsibilities for managing our business relationships and facility tenants. The additional cost to our budget this year will be around $5000.

Retreat: The Council retreat will be held at church on July 28th from 9:00 to 5:00. We will invite the Assistant Elders to attend the second half of the retreat.

The next Council meeting will be scheduled in August. It was decided to meet at 2:00 instead of 2:15. The meeting adjourned with prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Kobza, Secretary