Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church November 2, 2014 Keep In Prayers Dove Mountain and Pastor Jacobson on their recent decisions. Pastor Jacobson returned the call to serve in Fort Wayne, Indiana. For the past two weeks, he has been deliberating a second divine call to Grace in Glendale, AZ. Redeemer and their recently called pastor, Benjamin Schaefer, from Manitowoc, WI. The teachers’ in the WELS AZ-CA District who are attending the Teachers’ Conference this week at Redeemer. Our Christian missionaries and families in Northern Iraq. When a plan comes together Last Sunday was a very blessed day. The grace of God and his faithfulness was central. In additional, so many gifts of God were displayed in Word, music, worship, and festivities. And that large javelina tasted great, didn’t it? So now what? Now we plan. Jesus gave the church our plans in a great mission—and it was even the gospel lesson from last Sunday. We have a mission to rally around the Word and sacraments. We have a mission to hold out the Word to the world. Simply put, we are to grow in the Word, glow with the Word, and go with the Word. That foundation is what sustained us up to today. Let that foundation move us forward for another 40 years. Plan time to personally read your Bible. Request Bible studies at church where you see personal room to grow. Let the word of Christ dwell in us richly! Then, together, we are planning with God to succeed. Bible Study Opportunities Sunday Eckert: Hebrews 11 Terrell: How to live my faith Mueller: OT Bible Stories Mueller: Afternoon youth confirmation classes Monday Eckert: Once a month women’s study, topic: Facing Disasters Tuesday Eckert: 6:30 Contemporary Catholicism Wednesday Mueller: twice a month, mom’s class at 9:00 am. Topic: Proverbs. Terrell: SaddleBrooke women’s study on Colossians. Thursday Eckert: every Thursday, 9:00 am on The House of the Lord: Eden, the Tabernacle, the Temple, Jesus, the Church, Heaven. Ephesians 4:11-12 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. WEEKLY INFORMATION Keeping God’s people connected: Tucson Area Reformation Service—Today The Reformation Service for the Tucson area is today at 3pm at Grace Lutheran Church (830 N. First Ave) The theme is “Your Word Is A Lamp For My Feet And A Light For My Path.” There will be joint adult and children’s choirs and musical ensembles. Liturgist will be Pastor Adam Mueller from Redeemer Lutheran Church. Pastor Eric Hartzell - Cross & Crown; Georgetown, Texas, (former missionary to Africa and Apacheland) will be the guest preacher. Please join us for this festive service to celebrate confessional Lutheranism that stands firm on the foundation of God’s Word! Fellowship and snacks will follow. The Grace church parking lot will fill up fast, but the U of A Main Gate parking garage is located across the street to the east of Grace and is free on weekends. If you are able, please consider parking there so those who struggle walking can park at the church. Open Congregational Meeting & Voters’ Meeting Pat Weber Retirement After serving as our Office Administrator for the past seven years, Pat Weber has elected to retire effective November 13. We sincerely thank Pat for her faithful service and pray for God’s richest blessings for she and Chuck, wishing them a long, healthy and happy retirement. DVD of 40th Anniversary Service We have a few DVD’s burned of the entire service from last Sunday if anyone missed the service or would like to view it again. Our recorded audio of the service did not turn out well, but our video/audio of the service did work. You can watch the sermon video and the history video from our website. LutheranChurchTucson.com Rick Street Our pig roaster from last week is a WELS member from Grace, Tucson. He stayed up all night on our campus to prep the pig for roast—and gave us a very good deal on his cost. He did a magnificent job, and we sent him a thank you this We will be having an open con- past week. gregational meeting next SunFood Fund Drive day, November 2nd during the We are collecting monetary doBible Study hour. All are encouraged to attend. The follow- nations for Interfaith Community Services through Sunday, ing Sunday, November 9th we will have a Voters’ Meeting at November 23. All donations will go directly toward food 11:40 am following the worpurchases for local individuals ship services. in need. If you are interested in donating, make a check paya- ble to Shepherd of the Hills, put it in your yellow special offerings envelope and place it in the offering plate. Write "Food Fund Drive" next to Other on the front of the yellow envelope. Thank you! Redeemer Installation Pastor Wayne Mueller was installed today during their morning services. He began his part-time work with Redeemer on November 1st and will be there until April 2015. He will be concentrating on the seniors at Redeemer, Bible classes, shut-in visits and preaching. Pioneers Girl Pioneers next meeting will be on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10 am in Fellowship Hall. Michelle & Oscar Durazo will be giving the girls a presentation on CPR and first aid. Parents are more than welcome to stay. Boy Pioneers will meet next Sunday, Nov. 9 after the 10:30 am services. All boys are encouraged to attend and new parents are welcome to join us. AZ-CA District Teachers’ Convention This week, November 6-7, approximately 100 teachers from our WELS AZ-CA District will meet at Redeemer to grow professionally and spiritually. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer. If you are interested in helping please call the Redeemer office 572-8136. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS Those serving the Lord—November 9 8:00 am Traditional Ushers: ................................... Steve Gunn Chris Scheel Coffee Help ......................... Oscar Durazo Michelle Durazo 10:30 am Traditional Ushers: .................................. Dick Dobias Terry Winslow Nursery .................................... Jody Pepin Sara Daer Important Upcoming Events November 2 — Tucson Area Reformation Service, Grace Lutheran Church, 3 pm November 9 — Open Congregational Meeting, 9:15 am November 14 — Friday Night Seminar & Supper– The Homosexual War, 6:30 pm November 16 — Voters’ Meeting, 11:40 am Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries: 11/2—11/8 Birthdays this week: Flowers on the Altar: Pat Weber 11/3 Rachel Mueller 11/5 Gene Saucerman 11/5 Catherine Zadvydas 11/5 Caleb Anderson 11/7 Tori Kalmi 11/7 Are given to the glory of God by Mr. & Mrs. Milt Hage on the occasion of their 39th wedding anniversary Anniversaries this week: None SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH Alan J. Eckert, Pastor aeckert@LutheranChurchTucson.com 520.909.3776 (Cell) Aaron T. Mueller, Pastor amueller@LutheranChurchTucson.com 520.820.6487 (Cell) Brian S. Terrell, PhD bterrell@LutheranChurchTucson.com 520.297.6366 (Home) Pat Weber Office Administrator pweber@LutheranChurchTucson.com Lorisa Terrell Technology Secretary lorisadterrell@gmail.com Shepherd of the Hills 8799 N. Northern Ave Tucson, AZ 85704 520.297.5710; 520.297.8710 (fax) www.LutheranChurchTucson.com (web) The Coming Week at Shepherd of the Hills Monday ........... 10:30 am — Mountain View Bible Study—Stress Management Tuesday ............ 6:30 am — Men’s Bible Breakfast—Contemporary Catholicism 7:00 am — 7:00 pm General Election Voting in Fellowship Hall Wednesday ........ 9:30 am — SaddleBrooke Bible Study @ Patrice’s—Colossians 6:00 pm — Handbells 6:30 pm — Choir Thursday ........... 9:00 am — Bible Study—The House of the Lord Sunday............... 8:00 am — Traditional Worship Service 9:15 am — Sunday School/Open Congregational Meeting 10:30 am — Traditional Worship Service Lutheran Contemporary Worship 12:00 pm — Confirmation
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