CHURCH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS

June 1 through September 1

Church office will be open Monday through Thursday from

8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The office will be closed on Fridays.

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Fountain Hills, AZ June/July 2014

From John Skewes, Treasurer

To everything there is a season, and a time to every

purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

SUMMER When I think of the season of “summer”, my thoughts turn to many things. Warm nights, brilliant stars shin-ing in the night sky, swimming, barbeques, a breather of sorts from the day-to-day routine. As a kid I thought “Three months of no school. The Lord is good.” As I got older, and had kids of my own, I thought “Three months of no school. Good Lord, help me.” At Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, “summer” means many things also. Generally, church activities take a respite: Session is not in session, most com-mittees take a break, as does the choir. The office scales back from normal hours, and is closed on Fri-days. Pastor Good often takes a few weeks off in late July for a well-deserved rest. For a couple of months, things go on hiatus. Well, not everything. Church expenses tend to be fairly predictable, largely because they seldom vary by much month-to-month-to-month. That is not only the good news, it is also the bad news. During the summer months, when at-tendance and contributions taper off, church expendi-

tures do not seem to enjoy the hiatus that everything else does. Payroll, debt retirement, utilities, and other costs see little variation due to the seasons. In fact, summer brings with it a surge in VBS costs (a worthwhile endeavor to be sure). A graph depicting our month-to-month expenses would barely register a dip during the summer. But for the steady generosity of you, the congrega-tion, this would be a cash flow problem. Your contin-ued faith to your pledge contribution throughout the entire year permits us to build up the reserves nec-essary to see us through the lean times. Your de-voted gifting provides the church with the basis to keep His Word alive and thriving during June, July and August. The main thrust of my message to you is this: THANK YOU. While we are physically “geared down” a bit during the summer, your spiritual dedica-tion and faith in the church re-mains unwavering. A building is a building. A church is its people and their faith in God’s every purpose under the heaven. Now it is time for me to go. It is my turn on the “slip-n-slide.”

John Skewes, Treasurer

FHPC VISION & MISSION STAMENTS

Our Vision: Living God’s love.

calls us to . . .

Our Mission : Reach out to all with faith and love.

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On the Inside: From John Skewes, Finance Elder .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. Focus on Finance .. .. .. ..… … … … .. . … .. . .. … . Stewardship ….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. Mother’s Day Service .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . … .. . .. . . . . . . . . Web site.. . . . . . .. . . … . . . . .. . . . . . .. … . .. .. . . . . . Mission Ministry . . … . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . … .. . . . Presbyterian Women .. .. .. …. .. . . . . .. . … .. . . .. . . .. New Members .. .. .. . . . … . … . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . Graduate Recognition. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FHPC Foundation .. .. . .. . ... . .. . … .. … … … . .. . 40th Anniversary Brunch .. .. .. . . … .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 35 Years of Service: Dorothy Parris . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Formation .. .. .. .. .. …. .. . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . From the Director of Christian Formation .. . . . . . . . . . New Members ... …. … . . . . . . … . .. . . . .. .. . . .. Bill’s Brown Bag Bible Study. . .. .. .. . . . . …. … . …... Library Footnotes.. … .. …. .…. …. …. …. …. …. … Facts about your body.. .. .. …. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . …... Music Ministry .. … … .. .. .. .. …. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. CPR Classes .. .. .. . . . . . … .. .. . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member Spotlight...Did you Know? .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . ... Necrology for 2014… .. … .. . . .. … .. … . .. . . .. . . .. July Birthdays .. ..… .. … …. … … …. … … .. . .. . Ruby Pearson, Senior Service Award Winner .. .. .. .. . .. Trey Uphoff and Arlene Stewart.. .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . ...

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OUR CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Bill Good Pastor/Head of Staff

Rev. Stan Jones Parish Associate

Debby DeBernardi Director Christian Formation

Marta Ludwig Administrative Coordinator

Debbie Fisher Director of Music Ministry

Dorothy Parris Pianist

Caryl Bates Organist

Lynn Medley Custodian

CHURCH TREASURER John Skewes

CHURCH SESSION Class of 2014

Mary Alice Bivens Gail Botsford

Jerry Cain Carol Hencz Letha Neely

Class of 2015 Brooks Benjamin John Brockelman

Helen Quigley Terri Schmidt Chris Young Class 2016

Sally Atchinson Bob Lull

John Skewes Arlene Stewart

BOARD OF DEACONS Moderator: Yvonne Ellingson

Class of 2014 Irene Cain

Yvonne Ellingson Phyliss Kern Helen Roesch Class of 2015

Ben Fast Jack Morris

Ruby Pearson Bev Watters Class 2016

Suzie McCready Dorothy Rudack

Donna Sims Nancy Wulfmeier

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Focus on FinanceFocus on FinanceFocus on FinanceFocus on Finance

As hoped, Income regained lost ground during April, led by Easter Sunday on April 20th. With the critical first four months of 2014 “in the books”, we are right on Plan for Income. Thank you, Lord. Expenses shot up in April. While some elements can be attributed to timing differ-ences, others represent expenditures larger than anticipated at this point in the year. We will be monitoring Expenses closely in the ensuing months to ensure they fall back in line with expectations. Respectfully, John Skewes, Treasurer

Apr. Income $ 41,223 Budget $ 35,150

Apr. Expense $ 41,436 Budget $ 36,276

Yr to date Income $ 167,396 Budget $ 166,450

Yr to date Expense $ 149,537 Budget $ 144,865

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STEWARDSHIPSTEWARDSHIPSTEWARDSHIPSTEWARDSHIP

True Stewardship:

“Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this

world, but let God transform you inwardly by a com-plete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God – what is good and is pleasing to Him and is perfect”

- Romans 12:2

Our last three newsletters were all in color. Thank you to Konica Minolta for their fine offer of printing those three monthly issues in full color. That was their perk to get us to renew our copier lease with them. Now we are back to the old black and white. Unfortunately, it is cost prohibitive for us to produce our newsletter in color. We would like to draw your attention to our website. All newsletters are stored there and they are in full color. If you would like to see those newsletters, please go to…

www.fhpresbyterian.info

Click on Newsletters in the upper right hand corner and the newsletter archive will open. Then just click on the month and year you are interested in.

Mother’s Day Service on May 11 was led by Debby DeBernardi. The Celebration Ringers started the service with the prelude “Shine, Jesus, Shine” and a special skit with Riley Herrera and Helen Roesch introduced the sermon. Since Tami Good was the liturgist Pastor Bill was able to worship in the Family Wiggle Area.

“Hello-copter” skit with Riley Herrera

Celebration Ringers

Pastor Bill with Anabelle

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Matthew 5:16 says “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your God.” We here in the Mission Ministry try hard to let our lights shine. We keep busy helping several different groups of people in different ways. Each person has a different need, whether it be money, food, help or just prayers. As children we

learned the song “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine.” We

may not have known the meaning of the song then , but we have since learned or should have learned. Here is an update on some of things we are doing or are planning to do, as we let our lights shine.

Extended Hands Food Bank

The Mission Ministry Committee continues to volun-teer our services at Jim Bob’s Fish Fry the first Friday of the month. On May 4th, Nancy Wulfmeier, Vivian Virden, Susan and Bob Titus and myself (Terri) all helped serve. Bob had particular fun serving soft serve ice cream on the new machine they were testing out. This ice cream machine is also used at fairs and social functions to raise money for the Food Bank. Thank you to those who gave their time to help serve at the Fish Fry. The Fish Fry will be taking some time off this sum-mer as they will be closing Friday June 21st through July 25th. They will be open again on Friday August 1st.

If you are leaving town for an extended amount of time, or just want to clean your cupboards, the Food Bank can use your canned and nonperishable goods. Thank you all for your generosity in giving both your food and loose change. The Food Bank is always grateful for what they get. They have a lot of people on their register to feed.

Don’t forget if you are cleaning out closets or getting new appliances or furniture, Max’s Closet will take most items.

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Terri Schmidt, Elder

They will even come and pick up at your home. All these proceeds also go to Extended Hands Food Bank . You know the old adage that says “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure”.

Presbyterian Bi-National Border Ministry We received a letter from The Frontera de Cristo asking for our help. They explained they were in dire need of a new van. The one they were currently using is 30 some years old and always in need of repair. There is a local Tuc-son Church who would donate $5,000.00, if Frontera de Cristo can raise the rest of the money. This van is used to take people on both sides of the border to various classes and services. They use the van to transport people to rehab classes as well as children to VBS or to Sunday school. This area is a high drug trafficking area and there are many prob-lems with drug use as well as with the cartel. So you can see the need for dependable transportation. We, the Missions Ministry Committee, have agreed to send them some money for the van. We feel this is a very worthwhile ministry in the southern part of our state.

Nancy Wulfmeier serving Carl Hayungs and Rose Marie Kramer

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The Bible giveaway from the Rummage Sale has been very successful. We are actually looking for more Bibles to give away. If you have any unused Bibles that you would like to donate please bring them into the church office or place them on the round table in the narthex on Sunday. Thank you!

Water The Mission Ministry is partnering with the Men’s Group to collect water this summer for the homeless down at the MANA House and the Phoenix Res-cue Mission. Water is such a vital need for these people in the hot summer months. We all need to stay hydrated, but it is especially important for these people who are exposed to the elements. If you can help us out with a case of water or money so that we can get water for these people, we would love to be able to help them. We can get by without a lot of things, but water is so important.

Blanket Sunday Church World Service

Kathy Dodson, Development Associate, Western Divi-sion and Art Ziemann, Field Director of the Rocky Mountain Region of Church World Service visited a few weeks ago and presented Barbara and Gary Oakeson with another patch to put on the banner from Church World Service that acknowledges all the sup-port FHPC has given to Church World Service over the years. Over the years the support totals over $35,000.

Certificate of Appreciation from the Phoenix Rescue Mission

A BILLION A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, But one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases. A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet. -The Newsletter Newsletter by Communication Resources, Inc

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Presbyterian Women Coordinating Team for 2013-2014 Moderator: Ilene Berg Mission Coordinator: Mary Alice Bivens Vice-Moderator : Susan Lickman Librarian: Barbara Oakeson Secretary: Linda Warren Membership/Yearbook Coordinator: Maria Berry Treasurer: Maria Berry Bible Study Coordinator: Evelyn Hrunek Publicity: Sally Atchinson Search Committee: Linda Capron

Morning Circle Leader: Carol Fuls Evening Circle Leaders: Maria Berry & Jeanene Schopbach Afternoon Circle Leader: Martha Baxter Historian: Office Angels Hooked on Books Leader: Jan Hoff Out n’ About Leader: Arlene Olsen

Presbyterian Women Presbyterian Women Presbyterian Women Presbyterian Women

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Who are you? Are you defined by the roles you assume or the tasks you accomplish? Are you defined by the place you sleep tonight? Are you defined by all your current relationships? Are you defined by the way you use today? By each hour and the content you chose to fill it with? Are you defined by how you look? No. You are: “the soul within” “the spark of life” “the pilot light” “the measure of Spirit God gave you. Eph. 5:8 “...you are light in the Lord. Live as chil-dren of light…” We talk a lot about our church being a light on a hill in this town, in this time and this place. That depends on all of us living in harmony and adding our light in this place or wherever we are. We are admonished to let our lights shine so that others will see God by associ-ating with us. What an awesome discipleship. Jesus himself described John the Baptist as a lamp. “John was a lamp that burned and gave light”.

So that’s our role too wherever we are this summer, whoever we’re with, whatever our tasks. Opportunities abound to illuminate our God. In Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church our activi-ties include vacation bible school for the children and noon Bible studies with lunch and Pastor Bill as we take a break from regularly scheduled monthly groups. If you are away, come back to us safely, refreshed and rested as we resume our fall activities. Luke 11:3-5 “See to it then that the light within you is not darkness.” There is a story about a nobleman building a magnifi-cent church for his village. The people marveled at its beauty but noticed there were no lamps. They asked “How will the church be lighted?” He gave them each a lamp and replied “Each time you are here the area around you will be lighted.” Together we can make a great light that will be no-ticeable and welcoming to all.

Our travel guide

There are two ways of traveling on the Continent. In the first, you do everything for yourself. You obtain your ticket, look after your luggage, get your seat in the carriage, ask at least three porters whether you are right, and, if you have an imperfect knowledge of the language, you have perpetually an uneasy sense that perhaps you are wrong. There is another method of foreign travel. You employ a Tourist Agency, which obtains your tickets, sees to your comfort, gives you precise directions, provides you, where necessary, with a conductor, and at every terminus waits to greet you. In this we have an apt illustration of the easier way of traveling to heaven. Be at rest in the indwelling and in working of the Holy Spirit. Only see that He is not grieved, and He will see to all else. -F.B. Meyer (1847-1929)

-The Newsletter Newsletter by Communication Resources, Inc

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Sally Atchinson

You made their Easter special! Thank you to all who participated in our mis-sion project.

Thank you cards and photos from the kids at Devereux Center.

Not Yet A Member? *If you are attending our church and don’t have membership in another church, you can join our church by profession

of faith and receiving the Sacrament of Baptism or, if you’ve already been baptized, you can join by reaffirmation of faith in Jesus Christ. *If you belong to another church, but would like to transfer your membership to our church, we can arrange for a letter of transfer from your current membership church to ours. *If you are a winter visitor and are an active member of another church “back home”, you can become an affiliate member at our church here and maintain your full active membership there. For additional information, please contact Gail Botsford at 412-613-3312, Sally Atchin-son at 480-837-1054 or call the church office at 480-837-1763.

Sally Atchinson & Gail Botsford

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New MembersNew MembersNew MembersNew Members De & Dallas Amend have lived in Fountain Hills for 13 years.

They are joining by Letter of Transfer from Grace Presby-terian Church, Springfield, VA, where Dallas served as a Deacon and taught Sunday School and De sang in the choir.

They were both born and raised in Nebraska and were high school sweet-hearts and have been married for 56 years.

They have a son and daughter-in-law in Seattle, who will be retiring to the Phoenix area soon. And their youngest son and daughter-in-law and 3 grandchildren live in Northern VA.

Following their marriage in 1957, they immediately moved to VA where Dallas was stationed with the Navy School of Mu-sic, playing the trombone. De became a legal secretary while Dallas completed his tour of duty, mostly aboard ship and then Philadelphia.

Upon discharge in 1960 Dallas became a State Farm Agent and retired in 1995 after 35 years of service.

They owned a couple of businesses along the way in which De was very involved and also worked for a CPA. In 1997 De finally retired and they moved back to their home town in Nebraska, however those winters were not their favorite sea-son, so they found their way to Fountain Hills. They bought a condo on Shea and became winter visitors. After 3 years of being snowbirds they bought a house in North Heights and love being part of this community.

What brought them to our church? They like Bill Good’s sermons.

John & Margie Bacher have been in Fountain Hills part time for 25 years and became full time permanent residents 4 months ago.

They are joining us by Letter of Trans-fer from Westmin-ster Presbyterian Church in Rock-ford, IL. where John served as a Deacon.

They have been married for 61 years and have a daughter (Sandi), 2 grandsons and 5 great grandchildren.

John & Margie were both born and raised in Vincennes, IN. After John was discharged from the service they moved to Rockford, IL and spent their adult life there. John was in-volved in the manufacturing of forged hand tools at Dasco Pro. These tools were sold at all the well known hardware stores. Margie worked for several years at an advertising agency.

They have enjoyed traveling over the years and have traveled to many foreign countries and to most of the states. Hope-fully there is still more travel in their future.

They have been avid golfers for many years and Margie has had a hole-in-one. John is still looking for his??

Margie said “Having been Presbyterian, this church was a natural, and they are looking forward to being permanent resi-dents of AZ and a member of Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church.

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Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church Foundation

“An Investment Today for the Life of Our Church Tomorrow”

Foundation Board of Trustees

Barbara Oakeson 480-837-5563 Susan Phillips 480-837-1225 Matt Jefferson 480-837-6001 Dawn Lau 480-837-2607 Roy Nickel 480-688-8392 Ben Fast 480-837-1119 Jerry Cain 480-215-3700

Gifts given to the Memorial Fund are used by the church for current needs or special items. Many times these donations are in lieu of flowers at a Memorial Service. The Foundation receives cash gifts at any time or bequests through wills or trusts at the time of death of the person wishing to insure the future prosperity and continuation of the church. Any member of the Foundation board can answer questions you might have about set-ting up your final documents and you are always welcome to attend any Foundation Board meetings.

Debby DeBernardi congratulating Trey Uphoff, Peter Carillo and Andrey Lull upon their graduation from High School

40th Anniversary Brunch 40th Anniversary Brunch 40th Anniversary Brunch 40th Anniversary Brunch

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Dorothy Parris, our pianist, is honored during the April 27 worship service for her 35 years of service! Thank you Dorothy!

The Church’s Dilemma

They have this lil’ ol’ gray haired lady that has played the piano for 35 years. She won’t quit and they can’t fire her. What to do??!! They plan AND execute a SURPRISE recognition program that almost causes her to have a heart at-tack!!!! She is left speechless!! Thank you for allowing me the privilege of presenting and sharing the music of the church with you. You, as a congregation, have been most gracious and accepting of my musical offerings. The music presented has not always been appealing to each of you, but we musicians have always said –“Wait! Come back next week. It WILL be dif-ferent” Thank you again – and rest assured – I do not plan to do another 35!!!!

Dorothy

Emily and son, Alan (Buz) Parris; Dorothy Parris; son, Jeff and Kristen Parris with grandkids Aubrey (7) and Jace (3)

Christian FormationChristian FormationChristian FormationChristian Formation

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. 2Peter 3:18 NIV Dear Friends, so much of our relationship with our Church is in learning about Jesus Christ through His Word, the Bible. We are so blessed to have many opportunities to interact with one another as we hear and learn more about what it is to be Christians; From the pul-

pit on Sunday’s, the choir songs, John Bivens, Ken Brown, Presbyterian Women, Men’s Bible Study, Woman’s Bible study, Sylvia Burke, Blessed Beginnings, Wednesday Kids and Teens, Mission’s work, Hilltop Hospitality , Book Study groups and many more. We are a learning community! As we head into our Summer months, be you here or in cooler places, please continue to “grow in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Blessings, Elder Arlene Stewart Elder Carol Hencz

Interest Survey: Your Christian Formation Elders want your input into how the Church can best meet you and your families learning needs in the coming Fall season. A survey is available for your comments. Please consider responding and returning a survey to the Church Office. You are always welcome to contact Elders Carol Hencz and Arlene Stewart with feedback on what you have enjoyed this past year and what you would like to see being offered this coming year.

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Carol Hencz & Arlene Stewart, Elders

VBS July 7-11

We can’t do it without you!

1. What type of classes would you attend,

____ Bible Study __Self-help ___Ageing ___Every Day Christian Living __Children and Family ___Wednesday Night Pastor Studies Other topics:___________________________________________________________________________________

2. What time works best for you? _______Mornings _____Afternoon ____Evening 3. What day of the week is best for you?________________________ 4. Sunday Events: Would you attend classes____ 8:00-9:00am

______ Bible Study 10:15-11:00am ______Young Adults on Today’s Family 10:15-11:00 am ______Class to be determined at 6:00pm

5. Would you be interested in: ______Attending only ______Teaching ______Leading a discussion group Comments/Suggestions: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Name_____________________________________________________Phone__________________________________ Thank you. Please place your completed survey in the Collection Plate or the Church Office.

Pastor’s Brown Bag Bible Study Bring your Bible and Brown Bag ! Please join Pastor Bill on Wednesdays begin-ning June 4th at noon time. He will take us on a journey with Hosea, the Old Testament Hebrew prophet. The heat of the summer cannot compare to the pressure Hosea has to endure his hope of the Gospels!

INTEREST SURVEY

From the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian Formation

Special Thanks to our 2014 KidFormations Servant Leaders:

Bless all the Family Wiggle Area Greeters and Hosts! You make a family worship experience and training possible.

Nursery: Arlene Stewart and Karen Ford (VBS) Nursery excitement with Samuel Hissler.

Preschool: Kitty Youngquist (school year) and Karen Ford (summer) Play is the transformational language of kids! We hope to see more of Anabelle, Mia and Riley this summer during

the second service sermon!

Elementary: Taylor Herrera, Gary DeBernardi, Sandy Heunisch, Judy Irvin, Michele Herrera, Tori Turner, and Marilyn Pape From games and craft activities, lead worshippers, creative story tellers, multi-media, small group reflec-tions to individual and group responses to what the Lord is doing… many leaders were needed for the Big God Story worship and discipleship time!

Drama Skit Writer: Cheryl (Kenna) Augustine Watch for more to come in the area of skits and drama!

Teens: Tyson and Kristi Robinson, Special Guests Brooke Benjamin and Ken Brown. Please take time to thank the Robinson’s for their care and connection with the teens as their youth leaders this year! They will be involved when we do special events this coming year.

Thank you all for being a faith friends to kids, teens and families! VBS Collaborative Adventure Continues: Helping Children “Track” God’s love in their lives!

It is “TREE”-mendous that, in our Fountain Hills com-munity, christians are able to have spiritual dialogue, prayer and action for the sake of children and fami-lies. Yes, it might be “weird” (I would say “unique”) - that Pres-byterians and Catholics would get together to fuel faith discovery

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in young children. But it will not be just kids finding Biblical truth in a sciency-gizmo, a conversation or an experiential Bible story. Hopefully we all will find Truth (Jesus) and experience His love. We all serve out of an intimate relationship with the one true, tri-une God. Be challenged to learn from and to grace each other in this collaboration! I am thrilled to hear comments like, “This is so awesome! We should have done this a long time ago!” Ascension volunteers have been so gracious and appreciative of the people and campus at FHPC. Both church leaderships are encouraging and em-powering of this endeavor. Watch to see what God is doing in the midst of the process.

Why Weird? It’s not about the theme, but to answer the question what our kids and families in Fountain Hills need most. Answer: Kids need to know they’re loved unconditionally! Be sure to pray and discern what your part is in this wildly-wonderful adventure.

Opportunities to Donate Supplies, Time, Skill or Monetary Help for VBS: Contact Helen Quigley or apply on-line at church website if interested in:

Prayer: Sign -up to pray for the children, volunteers and their families Bible Adventure Facilitator - Wednesday, July 9 Bible Adventure Assistant - for 3 days Critter Cafe food preparation - various times Audio-Visual Tech for Sound Booth Musicians Greeters and Hosts for first and/or last hour of the day Help with Decorating month of June and / or set-up June 28-29 Help tear down July 11-14

Still Need: Ace or Home Depot Gift Cards for decorating supplies like paint, foam board, plastic pipe 25 cups vanilla yogurt 200 strawberries 25 peaches 25 peeled oranges 100 3-4 inch sugar cookies 5 loaves of gluten free sliced bread 5 tubs of butter or margarine 100 individual cups or 25 bowls of prepared jell-o bright pool noodles

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New MembersNew MembersNew MembersNew Members

Wil & Michele Herrera with daughters Taylor, Brooke and Riley

They all live in Fountain Hills. They moved here 6 months ago from Chicago, IL. They have also lived in Tampa, Florida.

They have 3 daughters who attend the 2nd service with them—6 year old Riley, 9 year old Brooke and 14 year old Taylor, who sings in our choir during our 9 a.m. service. They also have a 22 year old daughter who resides in Florida. They all love the theater.

Wil is Vice President of I. T. Services and Michele says her life revolves around her daughters.

When they moved to Fountain Hills, they were looking for a home church, and they love this church.

Patricia (Patsy) Knoy has lived in Fountain Hills for 16 years.

She is joining by Reaffirmation of Faith and has served as an Elder at the First Presbyterian Church of Bay City, Michigan.

She is married to Ty and has 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

She grew up in Dallas and gradu-ated from Northwestern. She moved to Ann Arbor to continue study in piano performance at the University of Michigan.

Her special interest is music and she is a classically trained pianist and harpsichordist, and has en-joyed joining our choir.

Patsy was looking for a Presbyterian Church and found friendly and inspirational services here. She hopes to serve this church in whatever function she is able.

Interesting fact about Patsy:

She is a committed duplicate bridge player and holds a silver life Master Certificate. Peter & Margaret Thorade have been in Fountain Hills for 6 ½ years. They moved from New York to Colorado and then to Arizona to be warm.

They have been married for 52 years and have 2 daughters—Denise, who is a Nurse/Lawyer and Pamela, who is a Teacher. They also raised a nephew, Paul, who is a Pastor/ICE Agent (Retired).

Their interests are working out at the gym, shooting at the range, boating, camping, travel, visiting family and Bible stud-ies.

They said Michele Sivets knew they were looking for a church and invited them to visit with us. They think this is a great church with good people, very friendly, and the Pastor preaches the Word. They want to thank Michele for the in-vite---and we do too----thanks Michele!

Margie became a Christian when she was 9 years old at Va-cation Bible School.

Little known fact about Pete: He was in prison for 22 years------and then he retired from the Colorado Department of Cor-rections.

Peace for today May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be confident knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us. -St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

-The Newsletter Newsletter by Communication Resources, Inc

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Debby DeBernardi

Pentecost power

Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven, the Holy Spirit descended onto Jesus’ disciples. While they were gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish festival of Pentecost, the disciples saw flames among and on them, heard a rush-ing wind and began talking in many languages. As a result, the disciples were

able to share the good news of Jesus in the native tongues of all the pilgrims assembled in the city. Even today, the power of the Holy Spirit fuels the “flame” that ignites Christians’ outreach efforts. Only by the Spirit’s power can we know Christ and make him known throughout the world. Poet William Blake (1757-1827), who’s been described as a passionate, Pentecost kind of person, wrote this poem about the Spirit’s power: Unless the eye catch fire, The God will not be seen. Unless the ear catch fire, The God will not be heard. Unless the tongue catch fire, The God will not be named. Unless the heart catch fire, The God will not be loved. Unless the mind catch fire, The God will not be known. -The Newsletter Newsletter by Communication Resources, Inc

SOMETHING NEW FOR THE SUMMER!

Bill’s Brown Bag Bible Study Bring your Bible and your lunch (12PM—1PM) and join Pastor Bill in the Adult Center each Wednesday this summer for a relaxed time of fellowship and Bible Study. Beginning June 4th we begin our journey in the company of a Hebrew

prophet who receives the unusual charge to marry a prosti-tute. The book of Hosea is a record of faith under pressure. It tells of love on the killing floor of betrayal and duty in the crucible of duress. Yet, despite this unpromising setting, Ho-sea anticipates the hope of the Gospels; transcending the story of the prophet and his wayward bride to portray God’s steadfast commitment and persistent love for his people. We begin next Wednesday with a PowerPoint presentation ex-ploring the tradition and task of the Old Testament prophets.

All are welcome, drop in any Wednesday.

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Future Events: Preschool and Elementary families don’t miss June 8th, Pentecost Sunday . Instead of KidCom-munity we will be a part of the “Happy Birthday Church Celebration” between services. Kids will have cake, crafts, and games to celebrate the birthday of the church and the 40th birthday year of FHPC! Wear something red! Jewels for Jesus - Teen Girls Night Out Wednesday, June 11th 6:00 - 7:30 pm Youth Center at FHPC Enjoy dinner food, bring a friend, create a piece of jew-elry! Suzie McCready will host a demonstration for a bracelet or bookmark. She will be available to assist in the creative process! You may make a second piece of jewelry for the cost of the item while enjoying a sweet snack with new friends! A couple of church groups will be attending. A special surprise from Debby to make all

your creations shine for Jesus! Kindly RSVP to Debby DeBernardi at 602-570-7340/ fhpc.debyd@gmail.com. Teens: The Gamers' Quest will offer times to

meet, connect, discuss and play. Whether you know “game speak” or not, it will be very interesting! Six meetings planned for an interactive, spiritually engaging style of entering the world of gam-ers and scripture.

Developed by a college career small group called Catalyst, a 3-D Movie Night and/or Game Challenge Night will wrap up the series.

From the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian Formation

Walking on Water by Richard Paul Edwards

In this fifth and final book of the Walk series, we join Alan Christoffersen again on his quest to walk from Seat-tle to Key West. After the death of his beloved wife, the loss of his advertising business, the loss of his home, Alan’s decision to walk across America has taught him lessons about love, forgiveness and, but most of all love.

Walking on Water begins with Alan traveling back to his boyhood home in Pasadena, CA to be near his father. He discovers his father’s writings which tell him more about his family and his past than he ever thought possi-ble. Through visits with his father he learns that Key West was where his father asked his mother to marry him, giving her a special pinkish-red seashell, which was mounted on a plaque in his home. It seemed ironic to Alan when he realized he would end his walk in a place that was already a part of his family history. He recog-nized all he had learned from his father was a special gift which he could not have anticipated.

Good friends and old friends rallied around him once more as he dealt with his father’s death. They brought him great joy and some sadness as he learned how their lives had moved on in new directions. He knew he must get back to Florida and finish his walk. Two of these

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friends made him a promise to let them know when he was a few days from reaching Key West and they would be there to greet him at the Welcome to Key West sign.

Alan’s father had given him an envelope not to be opened until after his death. Alan left it unopened until he stood knee-deep in the water at the lowest point of land in Key West. In the envelope were two letters and the pinkish-red seashell. At the end on his letter to his son, Dad asked that he return the shell to the waters of Key West with the words, “It has served its purpose.” As he sat alone think-ing, he remembered when he promised his wife he would go on living, even without her. He now understood how he could do that, on day at a time, just as he had walked.

You will like what Alan wrote in his diary on that day and what happened next. Enjoy the Read!

The Walk series will be on display in the library. You may want to read the earlier ones first:

The Walk

Miles to Go

The Road to Grace

A Step of Faith

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Some interesting facts about your body!! Everything you have always wanted to know but were afraid of the answers...Please don’t ask for “source”.

21. The three things pregnant women dream most of during their first trimester are frogs, worms and potted plants.

Scientists have no idea why this is so, but attribute it to the growing imbalance of hormones in the body during

pregnancy.

22. The life span of a human hair is 3 to 7 years on average. Every day the average person loses 60-100 strands of hair.

But don't worry, you must lose over 50% of your scalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone.

23. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as an encyclopedia. Your brain uses

20% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream, and is itself made up of 80% water. Though it

interprets pain signals from the rest of the body, the brain itself cannot feel pain.

24. The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself.

25. Your eyes are always the same size from birth but your nose and ears never stop growing.

26. By 60 years of age, 60% of men and 40% of women will snore.

27. We are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening, because during normal

activities during the day, the cartilage in our knees and other areas slowly compress.

28. The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb, even while you are

sleeping. In fact, the brain is much more active at night than during the day.

29.Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Neurons continue to grow throughout

human life. Information travels at different speeds within different types of neurons.

30. It is a fact that people who dream more often and more vividly, on an average have a higher Intelligence Quotient.

More next month!

Vivian Virden

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The Music Ministry Staff and all those involved with filling the groups and ensembles would like to thank you, the congrega-tion, for the support and encour-agement through this last sea-son. It's an amazing experience to be involved with worship in any capacity. We just happen to be the sort that loves to be in-volved musically. Thank you

for letting us know how it has touched you, or inspired

you. We do appreciate your kindness! We look forward to the next season, which will begin September 11. If you are a musical person and would consider joining one of our musical groups, you will be welcomed with open arms! Just read the bulletin for the rehearsal time of the particular group you are inter-ested in joining , and when you are ready, come to the rehearsal. We will set you right up with the music you need, and you won't have to worry about doing a solo until you are absolutely ready! If you want to speak with me prior to any rehearsal, I am ALWAYS ready to speak with you. Just check our new directory for my number, or catch me between services on any given Sunday. Speaking of solo's, Summer Music is here! We will be hearing the solo's, duets, trios and quartets, instru-mental additions, and the voices of our youth. So often our youth have been expressing with music in building the family atmosphere of the 11:15 service. I really look for-ward to this time every year. There are so many styles of worshipful expression that can be heard. Mainly from those who are such an integral part of one or many of our Music Ministry groups. There will be no void when you

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Debbie Fisher, Director of Music

come to church as you hear one of our Musicians put forth an expression of faith, courage, love, compassion or joy! A reminder to any parent or grandparent who may be so lucky to have children with you through the summer, our YOUTH MUSIC will continue through with its regular rehearsal time, Wednesday @ 3:45 p.m. for the Elementary, and, 5:00 p.m. for the Teens. This Sum-mer we are going to take advantage of Taylor Herrera, a 14 yr. old member who loves to act. She will help Pro-duce short skits for the Elementary children. We will incorporate these into our worship services. So, that means we will eat snacks, sing, and act in our rehearsal slot each week. Good thing these kids have lots of en-ergy! Well, I must get ready to accept more calls from the friends and family who have left town and want to let me know of the pleasant, cool, perfect weather they are having. As always, they are missed. The rest of us will do as we do around here, still enjoying the worship ex-perience, and enjoying the few months of rest and prepa-rations for when we are all together again. "Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright in the congre-gation. Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them." Psalm 111:1-2 Deborah Fisher Director of Music Ministries

Do you know what to do in the case of an emergency? Come and find out! *******Due to Popular Demand*******

A 2ndCPR / First Aid class will be held on Saturday, June 28th at 9:00 a.m.in the narthex for anyone who wants to come in and learn what to do in case of an emergency. This class will last approxi-mately 3 ½ hours. Topics covered will include CPR and AED information for adults, chil-dren and infants. The First Aid section of the course will cover a variety of topics, including heat-related illnesses, poisonings, burns, choking, etc. Certification is through the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) and will be done by ASHI certified instructor Bonnie Hol-labaugh. The cost for the course is $20 per person, FHPC will cover this cost. Please dress comfortably because we will be practicing the various skills learned. Certification cards will be given at the end of the class which are good for two years. Space is limited so please RSVP to Marta at the church office by Wednesday June 25th

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Member Spotlight …. Did you know?Member Spotlight …. Did you know?Member Spotlight …. Did you know?Member Spotlight …. Did you know? Bob & Elsie Hoffarber Elsie was born and raised in the city of Chicago, at-tended the University of Illinois in Chicago for two years. Bob was born and grew up in Hastings, Ne-braska and graduated with a B.A. Degree from Hast-ings College, a Presbyte-rian Liberal Arts College. They both arrived to Ger-man immigrant parents in

the early 30’s, during the Great Depression, which left Life-Long attitudes and impressions. Elsie moved to Minneapolis in 1969, while Bob had moved there in 1960 to enter the Graphic Design Business. They met in the late 70’s at the home of a couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. It was a time when both were single and at crossroads in their lives. They were married in 1980, a second marriage for both, and will cele-brate 34 years this year. Elsie has a daughter, Elizabeth, in Wisconsin Dells, WI and a son, Jim in the Detroit, MI area. Bob has a son, Bruce, in Minnetonka, MN, a son, Ron, here in North Scottsdale and a daughter, Diane, in Nashville, TN. There are nine grandchildren and four great grand children. Elsie worked in people-oriented positions, the first was Case Management in Adult Services for Hennepin County in downtown Minneapolis. The second was coordinator of a Senior Dining Program in Edina, MN for fifteen years. Both positions were very satisfying and rewarding for her.

Bob’s early events and accomplishments began in high school in distance running, the mile event, for a total of six years in High School and college. The beginning of his work career also started in high school when given the opportunity to work part-time in silk screen art and print-ing, as the assistant to an artisan who produced point-of-purchase displays and posters for a department store chain. This valuable training period lasted 7.5 years. Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict, and entered the military between the second and third years of college. While serving in an Artillery Observation Battal-ion, the opportunity came to design a crest, symbolizing the Battalion, which was active in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII. His design was accepted by the Heraldic Divi-sion of the U.S. Army and worn on Class A uniforms of over 800 men. In the 40 years of studio art in Minneapolis, work was produced (on the drawing board) for the Billy Graham Decision 16-page, Tabloid publication, Lutheran Brother-hood Fraternal Organization, Minnesota 3M, Northrup King, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and various PR Firms and printers. The couple retired in 1995, moved to Fountain Hills from Edina, MN in 1999 and soon felt at home at FHPC. Here were dedicated, loving and caring Presbyterians with out-reach to others. Recently, while delivering to the Ex-tended Hands Food Bank, an elderly gentleman came out and remarked, “ Appreciate the Presbyterian Church and your Bill Good is my kind of man!” The reply? “ours too.”

Those times when you say and REALLY mean it …”Help Me, Jesus!”

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HAPPY JULY BIRTHDAYS!

07/19 Nancy Saine

07/21 Tami Good 07/27 Jean Linzer

07/28 Ramona Moore

07/29 Christopher Carillo

07/29 Debby Fisher

07/29 Dorothy Parris 07/30 Susan Owens

07/31 Jon Trautman

07/10 Roger Essenburg

07/10 Mary Lee Lehrich 07/11 John Youngquist

07/11 Alissia Zenhausern

07/13 Arlene Olsen

07/14 Evelyn Hrunek

07/14 Dawn Lau 07/14 Patrick Swipiarski

07/16 Violet Wieder

07/17 John Schopbach

With deepest sympathy we list those members who have passed away in 2014.

Pat Covault Elizabeth Bugg Gary Reynolds Vivian Olsen Tom Martin

“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 com-municating your situation.

07/01 Harry Grider

07/02 Susan Phillips 07/03 Bill Covault

07/03 Jean Ipema

07/04 Caryl Bates

07/05 Dorraine Aggen

07/05 Don Young 07/07 Janice McGuire

07/09 Ann Neal

This side of heaven

A little girl who’d grown up in the city spent some of her summer vacation out in the country. One starlit night, she and her dad stood gazing up into the sky without any harsh streetlights obstructing the view. The girl, amazed by the sparkling view, exclaimed, “If heaven is so pretty on the wrong side, I wonder what it looks like on the right side!” -The Newsletter Newsletter by Communication Resources, Inc

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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; Proof Reader, Helen Roesch; Staff Photographer: Gary Oakeson; Production and Circulation: Mary Wernecke, Bobbie Dangremond, Ruby Pearson, Marilyn Humes, Barb Hegwood, Arlene Olsen and Vivian Virden. Travel to Bulk Mail Post Office: Mary Martinson.

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Ruby Pearson, our Presbytery of Grand Canyon Senior Service Award winner for 2014 with friend Walt Nommay, sister Donna Wierema and Pastor Bill Good

attending a luncheon for the honorees.

Happy 4th of July

Chef Arlene taking some time out for fun with Trey just before his graduation party.