A weekly publication for members and friends of Resurrection and the Child Development Center

Resurrection’s Mission Statement: Called by God’s Spirit, we are to be the presence of Christ in our daily lives so that others will follow him.

John Wiedenbauer is stepping down as Usher Coordinator at Resurrection after

20 years. Most parishioners have never realized the time and effort he has put in to making

our weekend Services run as smoothly as they do.

Over that period, most weekends have found him present at all four services and more often

than not, stepping in as needed. John developed the current seating chart and legend as well

as the current Communion procedures for both regular Sunday and Holiday Services. He has

instituted a weekly reminder for the some 80 ushers who volunteer on a weekly Service basis. John’s efforts have made our Services essentially seamless and very efficient.

John has lived in Tucson for sixty years with wife, Sylvia, and we are delighted that he will remain an active member

of Resurrection in his “retirement.” Please join us on the patio this Sunday, June 2, after the 9:15am Service to

thank John for his years of service and enjoy a piece of cake to celebrate!

Starting this week, we will go to a summer break for our Wednesday Worship. We will not

gather on Wednesdays during the months of June, July and August. We will resume

Wednesday Worship at 6:15pm on September 4. We look forward to offer a new look to the

Wednesday evening Worship time in the fall. Stay tuned for the plans!

Bishop Deborah Hutterer will preach at our OV Services this weekend, June 1-2!

We are honored to have our Grand Canyon Synod Bishop, Deb Hutterer, with us at our OV

Services this weekend! Bishop Hutterer, who was elected last summer as our synodical Bishop

at the Synod Assembly held at Resurrection, will bring us God’s Word through the sermon.

Please welcome Bishop Hutterer!

This Sunday, June 2, we are in need of volunteers to help stack and move the Sanctuary

chairs after the last Service in preparation for Vacation Bible School. We will also need

volunteers on Friday, June 7 at 12:45pm to help put the chairs back in place after VBS

is over. If you are available to help on either or both days, please join us! Questions? Con-

tact Brenda O’Connor at 520-575-9901.

What’s Happening @ Resurrection HELP NEEDED!

The Council and Finance Committee are

searching for a person to assist with a

bookkeeping project. The qualified person

will have an accounting background and

have comprehensive knowledge and expe-

rience with Quick Books. If you have an interest, please con-tact Judy Stanard at 520-818-6758 or jdstanard@gmail.com.

Your Council at Work! The Strategic Planning Committee is working and

making huge strides toward their goal of stating

the vision and the method of achieving that vision

within the next 3, 5 and 10 years. Each of you will

be encouraged to share your thoughts and ideas

with the Committee. At the end of the process,

combining their knowledge, research and infor-

mation provided by the congregation, they will

present a final product of the Vision Statement

that will give us a plan to place our church on an

upward trajectory of spiritual and mission growth.

And, in partnership with the Finance Com-

mittee….We are in the planning stage of rebuild-

ing our financial system, processes and proce-

dures. Our planning started with the financial re-

view that was completed by our own Katie Max-

well and her team. They gave us recommenda-

tions for new and improved processes and proce-

dures and a vision of a system that would benefit

the church at the present time and well into the

future. These changes will mesh perfectly with the

Strategic Planning Committee’s final product de-

fining a plan for the future of Resurrection Luther-

an Church.

Our goal is to work for you

and with you to give all of us

the very best worship experi-

ence possible and provide a

way to be ‘the presence of

Christ in our daily lives so that

others will follow him.’

All single men and women are

invited to meet for lunch on

Thursday, June 27

at 12:00pm

This month we will "Meet to Eat" at Sky

Dragon Chinese Restaurant (3607 N.

Campbell Ave in the Safeway Shopping Cen-

ter at Prince and Campbell). We will be or-

dering from the menu and paying with separate

checks. Please sign up at our OV site or call the church of-

fice if you plan to come. If you have any questions, please con-

tact June Anderson at 801-745-9609.

Our April luncheon will be held at Pastiche

(3025 N. Campbell Ave.). Separate checks will

be available. We need to confirm our reserva-

tions, so please sign up by Wednesday, June 12

(If you have signed up and find that you are una-

ble to attend, please contact Karen Louy or Carolyn Nichols

by Wednesday, June 12). Please sign up on the OV Patio

or call the church office. For more information, or if you

would like to carpool, please call Karen Louy at 742-7669 or

Carolyn Nichols at 744-4410.

Seeking Singers!

Did you know Resurrection has a summer

choir? Beginning June 12th, all ages, all voice types,

and all skill levels are invited to

join us Wednesday evenings

from 7:00pm - 8:00pm in the

Worship Center. No musical

experience necessary. Come

be a part of our family.

Sisters in Christ Bible Study

This study will not meet

Wednesday, June 5 due to VBS.

Our next study will be on June 12.

Are you a Thrivent

Financial Member?

If so, please call the office (575-9901), ask for one of the

pastors, and we will let you

know how you can bless oth-

ers within our community

with $500 without you having

to provide a cent!

Sounds too good to be true?!

Nope! Please call us! Thank you for being

agents of change in Christ’s name!

Do you enjoy singing? If so, come sing in our choir! Every-

one is invited to our rehearsals! Rehearsals are held at the Sonoran Room in the HOA 2 Club-

house from 1:00pm - 2:45pm each Wednesday under the direction of Charles Riddell. For ques-

tions and more information, please contact Charles at riddellcv@q.com. We hope you will join us!

Coffee and Cookie Fellowship in SaddleBrooke in the Agave Lounge ~ This Sunday, June 2

Join us for our Coffee and Cookie Fellowship after the Service in the Agave (the restaurant space

to the right of the reception desk) on the first Sunday of each month. This is a great time to meet

your friends and make new friends!

Resurrection @ SaddleBrooke

This year we have the opportunity to help

needy children in TWO schools start

the school year with new shoes!

As in past years, in support of the Head Start program at

Prince School, we will be collecting gift cards for the children in

this program. Our goal this year is to provide a $20 Walmart

gift card for each child for a new pair of shoes & socks to start

their new school year. There are 61 students enrolled in this

program.

In addition, we will also collect gift cards to provide

shoes for the Shoe Pantry at Coronado K-8 School. The

school stocks shoes in various sizes in their pantry for students

who are in desperate need of school shoes.

At both schools, these students come from low income homes

and many get hand-me-downs or other used shoes. In the case

of Prince, the gift cards and a note for each child for shoes and

socks will be their “BIG STEP” into a new school year. At

Coronado, we will be able to assist in providing shoes for their

pantry.

For two weekends in June, there will be a decorated box in

Oro Valley and envelopes in SaddleBrooke for your do-

nations of either a $20 gift card for Walmart, $20 cash, or a

check (made out to Resurrection, with Head Start/Big

Step in the memo line). These are important programs to each

of these communities! Praise God for leading us to expand this Min-

istry! Thanking YOU in advance for all your generosity!

This class is your opportunity to

investigate the ancient practice of yoga from a chair. Comforta-

ble, easy to move in clothes are

all you need.

Classes are FREE and meet in Katie’s Quarters

in the Outreach Center, on-going and open to

all. For more info, contact Linda Shatto, CYI, E-

RYT at 520-575-4652 or lshatto520@gmail.com.

**This class will not meet on

Tuesday, June 4 due to VBS.

Church News

This free class is for members and non-members alike and is held at Resurrection-OV. We focus on

improving agility and balance to help individuals avoid falling. Class is held on Mondays at 9:00am. Please

contact Jim Truitt at 275-2742 or fourtruitt@aol.com with questions. **This class will not meet

this Wednesday, June 3, due to VBS.

Join us Monday, July 22 -Friday, July 26

9:30am-12:00pm

Ages: incoming 6th, 7th & 8th graders

(2019-2020 school year)

$50/participant— Only 32 spots!

8 people per station, register early to choose

friends to travel with, you will be with the same

8 people throughout the week while you travel to

different stations each day

Registration is now open!

Register in the church office or contact Brenda

Rotate through a different activity each day M-Th

On Friday we will be doing a service project at Ben’s

Bells from: 10:00am—11:30am

Stations and Activities Cooking:

Bake piñata cupcakes and make

homemade frosting! YUM!!

Science:

Join us and have fun creating

different types of slime, learn

how and why they are different.

Art:

Get creative and work with

ceramics and paint.

Architecture:

Be a carpenter for a day, build

and paint your own birdhouse.

SPARK Sunday School &

B.L.A.S.T. Confirmation Spark Sunday School and B.L.A.S.T. Confirmation are taking a

summer break. There are no classes now through mid-August.

Watch The Vision for information about Rally Sunday and fall

programing.

Art by Heart for Students will be taking the summer off. There will be no classes June 19-

August 21. We will resume classes on August

28.

A group of folks (Gary Coxon, Bob & Anne

Blizzard, Bill Meusel, Marshall Hill, Jeff Jarvis, and Jerry Stenger) are happy to help you with minor

repairs and electrical problems around the house, including changing light bulbs and

furnace filters. Their labor to Resurrection members is free as part of their ministry to you. Call

Jerry Stenger at 329-8717 with questions.

Thank You Letters...Resurrection has received thank you letters and notes from the fol-

lowing organizations: World Vision, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Youth On Their Own, Sister Jose Women’s Center,

Interfaith Community Services, and Lutheran Campus Ministry. Thank you notes are posted in the patio kiosk.

P.O.W.W.O. W. is Back for the Summer! (Produce On Wheels WithOut Waste)

Summer Session - 3rd Saturdays in June, July, and August!

7:00am - 10:00am Resurrection will have Produce On Wheels WithOut Waste market in the south parking

lot this summer. The market offers customers 70 pounds of rescued produce for $12.

Come check it out on June 15, July 20, and August 17 from 7:00am - 10:00am.

Come join us for a time of fellowship after each Sunday morning service on the OV patio. Grab a

cup of joe and a donut hole or two and relax under the shade sails. It’s the perfect time to catch up

with old friends and maybe even meet a new friend or two! If you enjoy the coffee and donuts, you

may want to take a turn helping serve at HOLY GROUNDS. Our “Grounds Crew” is always look-

ing for volunteers. Please contact Brenda O’Connor at boconnor2222@yahoo.com or 575-9901 if you would like to

join the Holy “Grounds” Crew. Thank you!

Activities & Events

Not everyone leaves Tucson in the summer! Members of Resurrection who continue to enjoy

the outdoors in the summer are invited to attend a Hiking Life Group Social on Saturday,

June 29, 2:00pm-4:30pm. New member Mary Davis is hosting this social to get acquainted

with other members. It will be a snack potluck and Mary will provide beverages. It will be a

nice time to explore creative ideas for enjoying God’s wonderful creation together. One possi-

ble event is a hike to enjoy an evening sunset together in Catalina State Park. Email Mary Da-

vis inspiredlivingoils@yahoo.com to learn more about the social gathering on June 29th in her

home close to Resurrection Lutheran Church. Note: Our hikes are all levels, easy to

strenuous. If you are interested in learning more, join us!

Many of you know we sell coffee before or after Services on the 1st and 3rd weekends of the

month. This coffee is from Cafe Justo, a coffee cooperative in Mexico; sales benefit growers in several villag-

es, primarily in Chiapas. Try some today!

For all you crafters out there, it is time to get busy creating your unique craft items! Regis-

tration forms available in the church office and on our website at www.orovalley.org. Call

Debbie Ohlrich at 360-6625 or Jill Kuhlmann at 742-7360 for more information.

This Week @ Resurrection

Friday, June 7

9:00am ~ Vacation Bible School meets in the

Worship Center

Saturday, June 8

5:00pm ~ Worship at Oro Valley

Sunday, June 9

7:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:15am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:30am ~ LAUNCH High School Youth Bible

Study meets in the Outreach Center

10:00am ~ Worship at SaddleBrooke

10:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

Saturday, June 1

12:00pm ~ VBS Staff/Crew Leader Training in

the Outreach Center Gym

5:00pm ~ Worship at Oro Valley

Sunday, June 2

7:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:15am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:30am ~ LAUNCH High School Youth Bible

Study meets in the Outreach Center

10:00am ~ Worship at Saddlebrooke

10:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

12:00pm ~ VBS Set Up in the Outreach Center and

Sanctuary

6:00pm ~ High School Youth Fellowship Night

in the High School Youth Room

Monday, June 3

9:00am ~ Vacation Bible School meets in the

Worship Center

3:00pm ~ Fellowship Team Meeting in the Studio

Tuesday, June 4

9:00am ~ Vacation Bible School meets in the

Worship Center

4:00pm ~ Strategic Planning Team meets in The

Studio

Wednesday, June 5

9:00am ~ Vacation Bible School meets in the

Worship Center

1:00pm ~ Beginning Wood Carving in the Art

Rooms

1:00pm ~ Executive Committee Meeting in The Studio

4:00pm ~ Art by Heart for Students meets in the

Art Rooms

Thursday, June 6 9:00am ~ Vacation Bible School meets in the

Worship Center

1:00pm ~ Art by Heart meets in the Art Rooms

7:00pm ~ Al-Anon Meeting in Luther’s Lair

Sunday, July 28 @ 10:00am in

the Music Room in

Oro Valley’s Worship Center

This class gives you the opportunity to learn

more about Resurrection, and you will have

the chance to decide whether or not you

would like to make Resurrection OV or SB

your church home. Pastor Al will be in touch

with you after you sign up for the class. Please

sign-up at church or call the church office at

575-9901.

Prayers of the People

ATTENDEES OF RESURRECTION: John Allen, Pat Havens-Assenzo, Liz Baty, Keryl Bauer, Doris Bickel, Bruce Bjorke, Win Brabson, David Brandt, Bernice Brown, Bill Brunsdale, Lee Carruthers, Anne Cleghorn, Mary Davis, Ed Drager, Marion Gilmer, Harry Farris, Scott Fitch, Elmer Halsten-

gaard, Dusty Harvey, Nova Hinrichs, Steve Horst, Don Jungling, Charlie Lentner, Joan and Roy Mills, Dick Mueller, Ed Ogilvie, Kurt Ohlrich, Tommy Ohlrich, Rosemary Oldenburg, Jon Olson, Doreen Parks, Mike Parr, Sue Pearsey, Judy Rake, Jerry and

Ann Rasner, Paula Roberts, Dorinne Schiffman, Joanne Schleisman, Ken Shepard, Ilona Skjordahl, Bill Smith, Steve Somers, Jack and Lucille Spencer, Shirley Springborn, Elaine Stamm, Bob Sterritt, Dean Strandskov, Cliff Van Eaton, Merilee Waldron, Arlys

and DeMar Wanstrom, Jim Williams, Patti Wood, Chuck Zink.

FAMILY OF RESURRECTION MEMBERS/ATTENDEES:

(Alphabetical by Members’ last name) Pat Havens-Assenzo’s sisters, Connie and Sue; Jason and Emily Benedict’s uncle, David Pedersen; Jennifer Boyce’s un-cle, Jud Schultz; David Brunk’s brother-in-law, Gordon Thompson, and sister-in-law, Sonja Brunk; Lani Clark’s daughter, Shawn

Clark; Dawn Dallaire’s nephews, Connor Balzan and Spencer Radecki; Sandy Destefano’s son and grandson, Jamie and Garrett; Casey Domalewski’s son, Steven Kubrak; Kathy Dunn’s granddaughter and husband, Karina and Patrick and daughter, Roni;

Jack and Linda Good’s brother, Jim Hollis; Steve Huffman’s nephew, David Beaird; Chuck Jorgensen’s, daughter in-law, Lin-nea and husband Tom; Delores Lind’s daughter, Shari; Sue Maki’s daughter, Turi; Judy McMullen’s son, John McMullen; Nan-

cy Odson’s sisters, Doris Sweet and Carol Dilks, and stepson, Joey Rollo; Richard Oldenburg’s son, Scott; Gwen Parr’s sister, Maggie Johnson; Hazel Roper’s sister, Gloria Woods; Linda Shatto’s daughter, Jenna Irrer; Jane Sterritt’s mother, An-

nie Huggins; Don and Jane Stewart’s niece, Laura Taylor; Dianne Temple’s sister and grandson, Rose and Xavier; Richard and Stephanie Thompson’s great niece, Nola Solland and family; Elisabeth and Rick Wheeler’s granddaughter, Cortney Walden

and great grandson, Theo; Betty Young’s brother, Mark.

FRIENDS AND OTHER CONCERNS: Cathy Buhler, Dave Caplener, Louise Condito, Desi Couch, Liam Dodge, Don Domine, ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Paul Flemm, Jeff Furst, Norma Heflin, Grand Canyon Synod Bishop Deborah Hutterer, LGBTQ, Kay Gilson, Lorna Kitchen,

Sharon Kunz, Lorrie Lane, Nancy Marshall, Merry, Sonja and Pat McManus, Holly Myer, family of Dan Radke, Sandi Rogers, Ric Raynor, Craig and Reagan Simpson, Ron Tupy, Jim Vogel, Joel Weiss, Judy Weiss, Josh Weiss, Arlie Wolfe, Patti Wood,

Youth On Their Own, people with disabilities and chronic illness, the homeless, foster kids, and foster parents, refugees, members of the military and their families.

WE MOURN WITH THOSE WHO MOURN:

Martin and Peggy Valley, due to the death of their daughter, Sherri

The family of Adeline Wadley, due to her death

The family of Dorothy McGaw, due to her death

Please submit (or re-submit) names of those for whom we are to keep within our prayers

for June. (Bold Italicized names are those new to the list)

Oro Valley Site - 11575 N. First Ave., Oro Valley, AZ 85737

SaddleBrooke Site - SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse (Vermilion Room) Office: 575-9901 • Fax: 575-0572 • Child Development Center: 575-1521

Email: rlc@orovalley.org • website: www.orovalley.org Office Hours: Monday-Thursday ~ 8:30am - 4:00pm • Friday ~ 8:30am - 1:00pm

May Weekly Attendance

2019 2018

701 720

Last Week’s Attendance By Service Wednesday 33 9:15am: 2 1 1

Saturday 93 1 0 : 0 0 am: 122

7:45am: 9 9 10:45am: 1 0 4

YTD Weekly Attendance

2019 2018

955 985

May Financial Response

General Fund:

Building/

Mortgage:

MTD Total

YTD Total

2019

$ 103,236

$ 24,620

$ 127,856

$ 744,397

2018

$ 83,884

$ 17,177

$ 101,061

$ 711,462

Deadlines to Remember

The Vision Articles:

8 Days before the Sunday you wish

the article to appear.

Please send Vision articles to Char at:

cjensen@orovalley.org

Fundraising Requests: 2 months prior to the event;

submit to Church Office

Ministry Tables on the Patio:

10 days prior to requested

weekend; submit to Church Office

Spiritual Response

Community Groups Meeting Weekly at Resurrection: Al-Anon, Arizona Thunder Youth Basketball, Boy Scout Troop 299,

Girl Scouts, Gritfit Inc., CCC Board, Compassionate Friends, Jazzercise/Silver Sneakers, The Learning Curve, Spotlight Youth Produc-

tions, Tai Chi for Health and Arthritis, Weight Watchers, and YMCA Basketball Teams

Resurrection Church ~ One Church … Two Locations

Worship Services: Wednesday Worship: 6:15pm ~ Casual • Saturday Worship: 5:00pm ~ Blended

Sunday Worship: 7:45am ~ Traditional • 9:15am ~ Traditional Lite

10:00am ~ Traditional (at SaddleBrooke) • 10:45am ~ Contemporary

Nursery Care is available during the 9:15am & 10:45am Oro Valley Worship Services

April YTD

Operating Income

Fund Results

Actual Budget Difference

Income:

Expense:

Net:

The operating income fund is the one that serves to fund

our everyday expenses, and does not include the mortgage

or the Child Development Center.

Operating income is slightly below budget, but expenses are

still above plan, due mainly to unbudgeted costs relating to

professional services for accounting needs, and several ex-

penses that carried over from 2018. In the coming months,

this deficit should begin to be reduced as expenses normal-

ize. However, we continue to fund unbudgeted expense in

the area of services needed in the accounting function. It is

important that our income remain at or above plan to sup-

port the ministries of our congregation.

$ 519,971 $529,505 $ (9,534)

$ 510,370 $486,725 $(23,645)

$ 9,601

May 21, 2019

Council Meeting

Highlights

Due to persistent low attendance in the summer, a

motion was made, seconded and approved to suspend

the Wednesday evening services for the summer to re-

sume in September.

Motion made, seconded and approved to move Jo Sat-

terwhite, our bookkeeper, from 35 hours/week to full

time, 40 hours/week effective May 27, 2019.

Pastor Al reported that Resurrection will re-institute

the Andrew Ministry to match current members with

new members to help the new members better assimi-

late to the church.

Unapproved minutes are posted on the website.

Next council meeting is June 18, 2019.