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Apart Together

Peace be to the whole community, and

love with faith, from God the Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be

with all who have an undying love for

our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 6:23-24

Well, the migration is in full flight. Each Sunday morningsince Easter our hearts have trembled through the uncertain-ties of our partings. There have been more extended hand-shakes, more hugs, more see you in the falls, as a largecontingent of our church family heads toward their otherhomes and the loved ones there. Its a distinct element ofour life here at FHPC. For half the year, we are removedfrom so many who mean so much to us.

Out of sight, however, is not out of mind. Though we aredistanced; we are not asundered. We remain part of one an-other; even as we reside in other parts.

And so we pray, along with the apostle Paul, for our wholecommunity, for all who have an undying love for our LordJesus Christ. . . We can pray this here in consideration ofthose who have travelled there. And we can pray thisthere for those who abide here.

Reaching out from Rome across the intervening miles to the

Fountain Hills, AZ May 2012

From Our Pastor

church in Ephesus, the apostle continues to guide us throughour season of separation, saying: Pray in the Spirit at atimes in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep ale

and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.

And then he turns deeply personal: Pray also for me, so thawhen I speak, a message may be given to me to make know

with boldness the mystery of the gospel. . . Pray that I madeclare it boldly, as I must speak. This, likewise, is my request of all of you.

Holding one another in prayer, wherever we may be found. .Bound together by prayer. . . Bound together in prayer. . This is the key to remaining a community, even though ware parted geographically. This is the key to remaining apartogether.In the meantime:

May the road rise up to meet you,

May the wind always be at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

The rains fall soft upon your fields and,

Until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand

Let us pray,

Rev. Bill Good

Memorial Day reflectionWe who are left how we shall look again

Happily on the sun or feel the rainWithout remembering how they who went

Ungrudgingly and spentTheir lives for us loved, too, the sun and rain?

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On the Inside:From Our Pastor. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .Focus on Finance .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . Music ministry . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Mission Ministry . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .Congregational Life & Fellowship . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . .Congratulations Graduates .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . ..Presbyterian Women .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. .Holy Week Photos . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .Palm Sunday & Easter Sunday .. .. . .. .. . .. . .Mission Fundraiser.. .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .

Director of Christian Formation.. .. .. .. . . .. . .Christian Formation Information.. .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . New Members.. .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. .Library Footnotes.. .. . .. . . . . . . .Need Accurate Addresses .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. . .. .Necrology for 2012 .. .. . . .. .. . .. . .. . . Thank You note.. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. ...May Birthdays .. . . .. .. ..Senior Service Awards .. .. .. .. . . . .. . .... . . . . ... .. .. . . ..

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OUR CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Bill GoodPastor/Head of Staff

Rev. Stan JonesParish Associate

Debby DeBernardiDirector Christian Formation

Marta LudwigAdministrative Coordinator

Debbie FisherDirector of Music Ministry

Dorothy ParrisPianist

Caryl BatesOrganist

Lynn MedleyCustodian

CHURCH TREASURER

John Skewes

CHURCH SESSIONClass of 2012

John BrockelmanSusan PhillipsTerri SchmidtJohn WymanClass of 2013

Charlie EberspacherSusan Owens

Jim RoyDonna Yordy

Class of 2014Gail BotsfordJerry Cain

Carol HenczJerry MaplesLetha NeelyTrey Uphoff

BOARD OF DEACONSModerator: Ruby Pearson

Class of 2012Ben Fast

Ruby PearsonBev Watters

Chris YoungClass of 2013

Yvonne EllingsonSandy HeunischJohn Schopbach

Donna SimsClass of 2014

Irene CainPhyliss KernLinda Maples

Chandler Roesch******

Rev. Glenn Atchinson

Pastor Emeritus

Focus on FinanceFocus on FinanceFocus on FinanceFocus on Finance

March income was slightly ahead of budget, making income through the firstthree months of 2012 at about expected levels. Expensesfor the first quarter should still be considered basicallyon target, despite an unexpected $2,700 sewer repairexpenditure in March. Some year-to-date favorable ex-

pense variances are again more attributable to timingthan savings. Overall we are OK about on Budget.

Respectfully,John Skewes, Treasurer

March Income $ 33,771 Budget $ 33,310

March Expense $ 36,983 Budget $ 35,097

Yr to date Income $ 108,672 Budget $ 109,980

Yr to date Expense $ 103,076 Budget $ 105,214


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Music MinistryMusic MinistryMusic MinistryMusic Ministry

Here we are, in the last monthbefore our summer music ses-

sion begins. My, my, how timeflies. Some say the days go byslow, but the years go byfast. I say every minute fliesby quickly, without a moment towaste. We have a full summerseries of music to fill, the VBSweek of fun, with music and rec-r e a t i o n ,

snacks, lessons, stories and greatfun, followed in the afternoons of the sameweek by a band camp that caters to theolder youth who just like spending hours

upon hours together, making music, playingdifferent instruments, listening to new musicand putting together some great ChristianMusic to bring into our worship ser-vice. The band camp is offered to kids jun-ior level through highschool. There is a feeinvolved, so anyone who has an interestedyouth who loves music and would like to par-ticipate in the band camp, please contact me throughthe office, or call me at home, 480-837-1810 for moreinformation.

What a privilege to have been able to sing at theEaster Sunrise Service last month. By gathering a

group of hearty musical souls, Paula Eberspacher,Greg Fisher, Phil Katz, Jake Eberspacher, Jon Traut-man, Jerry Zilofer and myself, we met at the Foun-tain Park at o-dark-thirty, carrying instruments andcoffee mugs, ready to sing in our designated place atthe designated time. We carried out a fine job of har-mony and sound. It was good to be asked to do it,and I hope our church has an opportunity to put some

music into the service again.The whole music ministry unit, including the

sound-booth personnel and the Audio/Visualteam, experienced a WONDERFUL time in thebeautiful home of Howard and Arlene Olsen forour end of the season gathering. The hosts werefirst-rate, and our organizing team of Kris Peluso,Roy Nickel and Letha Neeley under the leader-ship of our music ministry secretary, Helen Quig-ley, brought us all together for a great

time, recognizing the efforts of all whoput forth music into our worship service,week in and week out, and making surethe sound carries our praise toGod. What a great year it has

been! Thank you everyone!In closing, I'd like to remind those ofyou with musical ability that our summersession of music does require heart-feltpresentations to continue, and if youhave a solo, duet, trio, quartet or morethat you are interested in sharing with ourcongregation, contact me through the

office or at home, 480-837-1810. To those re-turning to your summer homes and families, besafe. We look forward to your return.

The eternal God is your refuge, and under-neath are the everlasting arms.

Deuteronomy 33:27

Deborah FisherDirector of Music Ministries

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Acts of GodUnexpected flash mob musical performances have sprung up in public places such as airports and malls. Phila-delphias 600-member Opera Company scattered among Macys crowds and broke out in the Hallelujah Chorus.A university choir did the same at a Fargo, North Dakota, food court. Groups have also performed impromptuperformances of Silent Night, Amazing Grace and well-known secular songs.

These events have been called random acts of culture, but they might better be called purposeful acts of God.Through music, we can praise God anywhere. Whenever Christs disciples move beyond churchbuildings and Christian gatherings to share the gospel, God is surely at work.

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Mission MinistryMission MinistryMission MinistryMission Ministry

JUST COFFEE MISSION PROJECTCOMES TO A CLOSE

Thank You! The Mission Committeewill conclude the sale ofJUSTCOFFEEon Sunday, April 15th. Your purchases ofJUST COFFEE this past season, has con-

tributed to improving the lives of the coffeegrowers living in the border town of Salva-dor Urbina, Chiapas, Mexico.In addition, the Mission Committee was

able to provide the modest proceeds of

$73.00 to support C.A.R.E. and HELP the

Troops. We look forward to providing other

initiatives to support the mission work of

Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church.

ONE GREAT HOUR OF

SHARING

A special offering for One Great Hourof Sharing was taken on Easter Sun-day, April 8th. The ministry of OneGreat Hour of Sharing is a continuouseffort to share God's love with needypeople worldwide. $ 2053.25 wascollected.Thank you for your generous support!

We continue to work with the Changing Lives Centerin Phoenix (which is the female counterpart to the Phoe-nix Rescue Mission) which helps to support and teachday-to-day skills for women, mothers and their chil-dren. They are in a Christian-based environment wherethey may live until they are ready to be out on theirown.Late last fall, we helped out with providing music to anotherwise quiet existence by donating new CD playersand assorted CD's that were shared between every-one. Through conversations our committee has hadwith Mark Tullis since then, we discovered even more

music would be appreciated. So, a couple of weeksbefore Easter--on the date of the CLC Open House, infact--we took to them a little surprise to hopefullybrighten their world once again!There are currently 11 women in the facility, as well asseveral children and a couple on the way, so we madeup 12 Easter Baskets colorfully appointed with twoCD's in each, as well as a bit of seasonal candy! Thistime, we searched for more religious-natured CD's, aswell as some more modern artists (like Michael Bubleand Adele). We also made up a basket entirely of lulla-bies and young children's music. It was a wonderfulsuccess!

Next fall, we will likely set up another tour incase anyone else is interested in going down with us tosee the impact this center has on all these lives, and tosee how else we may be called on to help them! Pleasejoin us! It is an amazing place!

-Susan Owens

CALLING ALL CHRISTIANS!

Membership is open!The Mission Outreach Group is working together to restore

faith, hope and love to all places in need. So, no matter who

you are, no matter where you've been and no matter what

you've done - we want you to know that you are welcome to

join us on this adventure of a lifetime! We are growing to-

gether as we get involved in all sorts of amazing and surpris-

ing Mission Outreach projects. Being part of this group is a

great way to meet new friends and find a fun creative way to

be the hands and feet of JESUS CHRIST here at the

FHPC....come visit us at our next meeting May 8 th at 3pm in

the conference room of the office and see if you would like

to join us to share your gifts, strengths, skills and passion!

The library & media staff at Changing LivesCenter, would like to thank the Fountain Hills

congregation for their generous donation of theDisney VHS collection, VHS, CD player , CD'sand adult & children's books.

The Changing Lives Center has accepted severalnew mothers & children, so all the donated itemswill be shared.

-Susan Titus


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Not Yet A Member?If you are interested in joining our church family, please seeor call Susan Phillips at 480-837-1225 or Gail Botsford at412-613-3312 or call the church office at 480-837-1763.

Blankets Plus Mission Project

What a wonderful contribution our church has made tothe Church World Service organization helping others

in need!! Our congregation is helping impoverishedcommunities here in the U.S. as well as around theworld with the basic tools they need to sustain them-selves and their families! This year, through yourgenerosity, Fountain Hills Presbyterian Churchcontributed $2,463.00 to this mission. That is themost ever raised by our church for this project!

Thank you again so much for helpingto make a difference!!!

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Prayers Power

Prayer lays hold of Gods planand becomes the link betweenhis will and its accomplishmenton earth.

Amazing things happen, and weare given the privilege of beingthe channels of the Holy Spiritsprayer.

-Elisabeth Elliot



EASTER BOXES HAVE ARRIVEDFOR THE TROOPS

The 8 Easter boxes that were shipped to Afghanistan

in late March have arrived to at least one outpost. Belowplease find a copy of the post card received from Kabul,Afghanistan from one of the eight recipients. Just knowingthat at least one box arrived in time for Easter is such agreat feeling. This is what makes all the work worth it,being told thank you for your support.

Current needed items: dark t-shirts, sizes L & XL;chapsticks; and sunscreens.

And lastly and most important, please remember tokeep all of our Troops in your thoughts and prayers.

Donna SimsDeacon


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FACEBOOK PAGE: Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church

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SAVE THE DATE---JUNE 10TH FROM 34:30pm

An OldAn OldAn OldAn Old----Fashioned Ice Cream SocialFashioned Ice Cream SocialFashioned Ice Cream SocialFashioned Ice Cream Social

Sponsored by CLAF

Fun times, Fellowship, Music while enjoying

Sundaes, Cones, or even a Banana Split

Along with all of your favorite toppings!

Cookbooks are available in the church office.Corrections page have been printed. Pick up your correction page on Sundaymorning or in the church office during the week. Please pick up as many correc-tion pages as cookbooks you have purchased.


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Emily Kathryn OwensEmily has lived in Fountain Hills,and been attending Fountain HillsPresbyterian Church, since we

moved here in the summer of2006. She was confirmed here atFHPC soon thereafter. She was amember of the Cross Unity YouthGroup and the Celebration Singersup until high school took over herlife!As a middle and high school student,Emily has been a large part of the Fountain Hills School dis-trict! Involved in studio dancing her entire life, she pursued itat the school level, and on into the Senior Dance Company atthe high school until the program was discontinued due tobudget cuts. For many years, Emily also took voice lessons,and now her senior year, was finally able to fit choir into hercourse schedule at the high school, singing with the Vocal FXShow Choir.Arriving in Arizona as a 7th grader, Emily had been swim-ming competitively with a swim club. Within a year or two,however, she desired to be a part of school sport teams. Sheplayed soccer in 8th grade, and Varsity Tennis as a fresh-man. And then she discovered volleyball! Her largest in-volvement in high school has been her volleyball ca-reer. Emily was the starting Middle Blocker for the highschool teams all 4 years. She was a co-Captain at the Varsityand Club levels. She was a Scholar-Athlete all 4 years aswell. She was on the AZ United 18 Premier Club team last

spring, traveling out-of-state for major tournaments. Shewas chosen by the Arizona Republic as the Scholar-AthleteHigh Achiever of the Week, and went on to be awarded Hon-orable Mention for All-State.In addition to sports and music, Emily has been a member of

the Key Club and is currently the President of the NationalHonor Society. This year, she is a T.A. for the 11th gradeAP English class. She has been involved in the communitythrough assorted service projects, and also has been em-ployed by Chocofin Chocolatier all through highschool. She is an AP Scholar, currently ranking 4th in herclass. In her private time, she loves to cook, camp, read, andtravel! She continues to dance in her free time, too, havingrecently become Zumba certified!Emily has accepted the invitation to attend Purdue Universitythis fall as a freshman. She will be in the Hospitality andTourism Management Program, for which Purdue is well-known. She has many ideas of what she would like to do one

day under this degree, ranging from owning a bakery or a B& B, to event-planning, or working in Tourism at somelevel.Her parents, Mike and Susan Owens, as well as her olderbrother, Benjamin, are very proud of her! We wish her con-tinued success as she moves forward into this next chapter inher life! Go Boilermakers!

Congratulations 2012 GraduatesCongratulations 2012 GraduatesCongratulations 2012 GraduatesCongratulations 2012 Graduates

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The Graduating Class of 2012

Get ready because here they come. The Graduation Class of2012 will be celebrating their graduation ceremony at The Foun-tain Park on Friday, May 25th, but if you cant make that dateyou can celebrate with our Graduating Youth on Sunday May20th at our 9 a.m. Worship service. After service come and greetour young men and women in the Fellowship Center for cakeand refreshments.We are proud of our Graduates and wish them the very best Godhas to offer.

A word for graduatesCongratulations to the young members of our congrega-tion who are graduating! No doubt they look forward to

the next phase of their lives with excitement, anticipationand perhaps a little apprehension. We hope these words,adapted from Phillips Brooks, will serve graduates well

as they embark on their journeys:

Do not pray for an easy life; pray to be a strongerperson. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers but

for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of yourwork shall be no miracle, but you will be the miracle.

Every day you shall wonder at yourself and the richnessof life which has come to you by the grace of God.


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Presbyterian Women Coordinating Team for 2011-2012

Moderator: Ilene Berg Mission Coordinator: Mary Alice BivensVice-Moderator (Program): Jan Hoff Historian: Barbara OakesonSecretary: Linda Warren Membership/Yearbook Coordinator: Maria BerryTreasurer: Maria Berry Bible Study Coordinator: Evelyn HrunekPublicity: Terry Martin

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Dedication for the Book Shower

PWs Barbara Oakeson makes it Happen.A Book Shower for the church library was held during the PWSpring Gathering. A wonderful and exciting Wish List whichincludes next years PW Reading is included for you in thisNewsletter or you may find it posted on the bulletin board in theChurch Library Resource Center for your convenience in select-ing a book to purchase. A form will be provided to enable yourdonation to be made in Memory/Honor of someone significant inyour life. Gently used books may also be donated,but check with Barbara Oakeson (837-5563) tomake certain it is not one that is already in inven-tory. Monetary donations are always welcomedwith checks to be made payable to Fountain HillsPresbyterian Women marked Library. You mayleave your donation at the church office if you were unable toattend the Spring Gathering. Your continued support is appreci-ated. As always and as we have all come to expect, BarbOakeson our very own Historian/Librarian was able to displayscrapbooks, provide the PW Reading List and gave a dedicationservice for the book shower.

Excellent work to His Glory, Thanks!

Coordinating Team Friday, May 4th meeting , at 9 AM, in the Adult Center.Morning Circle meets 9 AM Thursday, May 10 in Adult Center. Lesson 9 Bible study Leader Ilene Berg.

Evening Circle meets 7 PM Tuesday, May 22nd. Lesson 9. Hostess: Linda Capron 12232 N Falcon Dr., 837-5881 Co Host-ess: Linda Warren. Bible Study Leader: Barbara Oakeson.

A Special Guest for our Spring Gathering!This is our state's Centennial Year! Our own PW Leaderand Thespian, Barb Wyman helped us to learn more abouthow we became a state and how wethen developed into the modern com-munity of today.Martha Summerhayes (personified byBarbara Wyman) will tell about herlife at Fort McDowell in the 1870's as

part of Centennial Week at the Com-munity Center. And as only Barbaracan, she reappeared at the April 21stGathering and gave an encore performance of Martha forall attendees at the Spring Gathering.How blessed we are to have Barbara in our community!

Thanks!

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DATES TO REMEMBERChurch wide Gathering July 18, 2012

Barbara Wyman more photos on page 17

A Poem For our Lovely Gathering It must havebeen written for just this occasion..

I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers:Of April, May, of June, and July flowers.

I sing of Maypoles, Hock-carts, wassails, wakes,

Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes.Robert Herrick (15911674) Hesperides (1648)

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It was early in morning and our Fellowship Center was buzzing all

the faithful workers under the direction of Elsie Hoffharber were creat-

ing their very own FHPC wonderment. People would begin to gather

around 10:00 a.m. And gather they did. Hooked on Books members

and other volunteers made the tables look welcoming and were fash-

ioned in a spring motif that set one to day dreaming. But there would

be no time for Day Dreaming as the women streamed in and took their

places at these beautifully arranged tables for a brunch of delight. The

mellifluous musical sounds of Letha Neely and Loren Marshall were


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OUT n ABOUTOUT TOLUNCHThe last luncheon for this season will be onWednesday, May 16 at 12:00 noon at theMimis Caf in Scottsdale. As usual we willorder off the menu and receive separatechecks that will not include the tip.

Call Arlene Olsen at 837-4271 for reservations.

Hooked on Books...

Women's reading Group ...will not meetin May. The next meeting will be in Sep-tember.

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soothing and uplifting any spirit that may have been a littlelow not for long at this gathering, no sir! By the way alittle trivia here about Letha and Loren- all the Marshallsiblings have names that begin with the letter L. I got thislittle known fact from a good source.As the gathering picked up steam and rolled out the food

and refreshments A Visitor from 19th Century Arizonaarrived and delighted each and every person as our ownBarbara Wyman stayed in character and theme for theevent right into the book review! Early American music, a19th Century Visitor, a room transformed and transported.Ilene, Elsie, each and every women who volunteered, par-

ticipated, offered talents, time and truffles deserves a huge

round of applause. Using your love and gifts to gather in

His name! Hallelujah.

Feed My Sheep and Thanks toPW, Mission Committee andMary Alice BivensWe are feeding His Sheep in manyways. Take a moment to see whatthe scripture tells us and then read

what your sisters are doing.Scripture: John 21:16-17

Feed my sheep: In verse 16, Jesus tells Peter to feed His sheep.

In Greek, the word "feed' is different from that used in verse

15. In this verse the word "feed' means "to shepherd," "to

tend," "to rule. " In other words, besides feeding with the Word

and acts of provision, it also includes guiding, warning, pro-

tecting, disciplining, restoring, etc. The word "sheep" refer to

more mature Christians. When we love Jesus we express our

love to Him by pastoring Christians by warning them against

false doctrines, protecting them from wrong associations, dis-

ciplining them, training them, restoring the backslidden etc.

Every Christian parent is a pastor to his own little flock.

Whether a Christian is a lamb or a sheep, he always needs to

be fed with God's Word through Sunday school teachers, bible

-teachers, missions and preachers.

Conclusion: Are we feeding Jesus' lambs and sheep? Or are wealways expecting to be fed by others? The motivation for feed-ing Jesus' sheep must be love for Him. Any other reason willnot be acceptable to Him. Furthermore, if it is merely fromlove of men that we feed them, we will soon be discouragedfrom doing so - because men inevitably disappoint us. There-fore, we must realize that our feeding of men is primarily anexpression of our love to Jesus, who first loved us. These actsof feeding men are part of our worship to Him. When we con-sider these acts of feeding as unto Jesus, and our rewards asfrom Him, then we can serve sacrificially and Joyfully. Peterremembered Jesus' exhortation and later wrote "Feed the flockof God' (I PE 5:2).The PW CT, the Mission Committee and Mary Alice Bivens,

spear heading and organizing these efforts on behalf of FHPC,

have contributed $ 500.00 to The Church of the Ascension for

the Weekender Bag Program. Members of PW CT have

signed up for hands on work to pack bags on May 24 and Au-

gust 23.

They continue to pray for Dignity House and the rescue of

young women leaving the life of prostitution. Sister my sis-ters!! These are good things you do. Thanks Mary Alice as

always right on the Front Line!

A Tisket A Tasket 49 Easter Baskets!

Devereaux was so grateful and wants to thank you all Ilene Berg extends a thank you for all who reached out andmade this happen! Forty nine children will know the loveand hope of Christ because someone cares enough to touchthem .If you have gifts to share and love togive in any of these ministries...callthe church office and get ready to beblessed! 837-1763.


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Holy Week 2012Holy Week 2012Holy Week 2012Holy Week 2012

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Maundy ThursdayIn the Upper Room

DramatizationDo this in remembrance of me

A big Thank You to Jesus, theDisciples and the readers, as well asall the behind the scenes people whotook part in the week before Easterevents. Each person was an importantpart of making that week a very mean-ingful and holy week.

- Letha Neely, Worship & Music Elder


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Love One Another!Love One Another!Love One Another!Love One Another!

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Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday 2012


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Getting Ready for Mission FundraiserGetting Ready for Mission FundraiserGetting Ready for Mission FundraiserGetting Ready for Mission Fundraiser

Thank You for the Support of our Youths SummerMission Trip to the Navajo Nation!

Mission trips are great places to learn about spiritual gift-edness, major world issues like poverty, working withChristians of other cultures, and a host of other importantlessons. If you were unable to attend the Youth Sun-day Mission Fundraiser and would like to donate orscholarship a teen, please contact Debby DeBernardiat the church office or send a donation marked YouthMission 2012.


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From the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian FormationFrom the Director of Christian FormationWhat If we commit to kids, not programs

What if having a relationship with Jesus was more than

befriending Him on Facebook? What if kids could meetand build a relationship with God that would thrive on intoadult life?

Have you noticed all the elementary, preteen, and teenagers?Do you realize we regularly have a need for a nursery orpreschool time on Sunday morning? Yeswe also havechildren and teens coming on Wednesday evenings! Morewill come during VBS in June.

It is one thing to desire more youth and young families, butwe also must be ready to welcome, build relationships anddisciple them. Many mentors and teams of Faith Friends

VBS: OPERATION OVERBOARDDare to Go Deep with God! Summer VBS is

June 18-22 from 8:45 am - Noon

Vacation Bible School is fast approaching and we areVERY EXCITED about this year's theme! Our VBS willrun June 18 through June 22 from 8:45am through 12:00Noon. Because VBS was so much fun last year, we havemany returning volunteers! Having said that, we are stilllooking for others to help coordinate, assist and just be on

campus to welcome the many families to our beautifulchurch. Please start watching the bulletin and announce-

ments for lists of items that we are asking the congregationto donate. Of course, CASH donations are always helpful inorder to get many of the items needed to makeit fun and successful. Please contact ShawnUphoff (480)794-0872, Paula Eberspacher(480)837-4466, or Debby DeBernardi (480)837-1763 if you would like to participate or donate!

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can make this not only doable, but also incredibly enjoy-able! Sweet fellowship, education, worship and outreach!This is a new season, what might God be drawing you tothis ministry year for the sake of kids?

What if YOU join a rotating team of 3-4 people to be thepresence of Jesus and share in thediscipleship of these young lives!Team up, train together and selecta schedule and time that fits you.No one will be alone and therewill be flexibility in serving withothers. Join God and families inshaping lives of faith.

Are you available on: What age level do you desire:

Wednesdays 5:00 pm Nursery PreschoolWednesdays 6:30 pmSundays 9:00 am Elementary TeenSundays 10:00 am

Are you interested in:Teaching GamesCrafts Snacks

Welcoming MediaMusic DramaCleaning LaundryDecorating Small Group FacilitatingSubstituting ORMonthly Rotation

Contact Debby DeBernardi 602-570-7340 or the church office to begin the conversation and journey.


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Christian FormationChristian FormationChristian FormationChristian Formation

ChristianFormation

That was an excitingmonth we just livedthrough. All of the funand inspiring things we did

in April are going to be hard to follow,but we will try. It was an awesome EasterSeason, we had some unique and unusualservices and I enjoyed them all. I hopeyou were able to join in on some of thefun. Spring is here and we are jumping inwith both feet.

Pastor Bills Bible StudyWe will begin the month of May in thebook of our Apostle John. We are look-ing forward to studying another of Jesusapostles. This study will be another inter-esting story hour. As with the book of

Mark, we are looking for-ward to hearing how theApostle John tells his story.If you are interested in join-ing us we meet on Sunday

mornings at 10:30, after fellowship. Wemeet in the Adult Center for approxi-

mately an hour. We would love to haveanyone who wishes us to join us.

Wednesday EveningFamily Night

We will continue to meet on Wednesdayevenings with our series of Claiming ourFaith. This should take us through themonth of May. We meet in the Fellow-ship hall at 5:45 with a meal with theyouth, and then we separate into our re-spective groups for our studies. The

youth divide into pre-teen and teen, theyare taught by Sandy Heunisch, DebbyDeBernardi, and Kristi and Tyson Robin-son; in their respective classrooms. Whilethe adults stay in the Fellowship hall withPastor Bill continuing his studies. Comeon and join us for some family time withfood and then to our studies.

Koffee Klatch

Tuesday mornings are set aside forStans Koffee Klatch. This groupmeets in the Adult Center at 9:00am onTuesday mornings. They discuss eve-rything from books, to todays events.If this sounds like something thatwould interest you, please join in onthe fun.

Mens Bible Study

The men are welcome to come to theAdult Center on Thursday mornings at7:00am. These men

are studying theApostle Paul. Thisstudy is being led byJohn Bivens. Johngets there early to putthe coffee pot on, so all are alert andready to get into some serious study-ing. If this appeals to any of you men,they are willing to pull up a chair foryou to join in.

Easter Egg Hunt

Well our great Easter Egg Hunt of2012 is over. There were over 450eggs hid around our campus for thelittle ones to find. Many had to behelped with some of the more diffi-cultly hid eggs. There were somegolden eggs hidden with prizes to becollected in the Fellowship center. Wealso had some craft areas set up forthose who were staying for the EasterBrunch and needed to keep busy. Overall I feel Debby DeBernardi made ourEaster Brunch for the youngsters quitea success. Thank you Debby.

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Graduation

We have four graduating from FountainHills High School this year. They are:

Emily Owens, Gunnar Huckabay, JoshJablonsky, DevonKeenom. Theseyoung peoplehave been a joyfor me as Chris-tian FormationElder. Getting to know these multi-talented young people has been so inspir-ing. I want to take this time to thankthem for enriching my life and the life ofthe church. Full bios will be in anotherpart of the newsletter.

As May comes it means we are closer toanother school season ending. We willtry and keep the youth occupied withvarious activities this year as we have inthe past. We hope to have things for allpeople in the church, so keep an eye outfor news in the bulletins, newsletters orpresby-news. For those of you who aheading home for the summer, May Godsee you safely there and back again nextfall. We will miss all of you who will

not be with us this summer. God Blessyou all.Terri Schmidt

Christian Formation Elder

~ Laugh Loudly ~ Laugh Long ~~~ Laugh Wholly ~~

SomedaySomeday is a snake whose tongue has mastered the talk of deception. Someday, ithisses, Ill take her on that cruisewell have time to sit and chat

But you know the truth before I even write it, dont you? Someday never comes! Wiseup! Invest the time. Send the flowers. Write the letter. Make the apology. Take the trip.Purchase the gift. Do it! The seized opportunity brings joy ----the neglected one bringsonly regret!

--Max Lucado,And the Angels Were SilentThe Newsletter Newsletter


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New MembersNew MembersNew MembersNew MembersOn Sunday, April 29th we welcomed six

new members into our wonderful church family.

They are:Dave and Terri McDermid are joining by letters of transferfrom Mountain View Presbyterian. They moved to Scottsdalein 1985 from Eau Clair, WI. They were charter members ofCongregational Church of the Valley then moved to MountainView where they met Bill Good. Well you know the rest ofthe story-they followed Pastor Bill here. Dave is about toretire from the insurance business after 41 years. Dave en-joys golfing and, in fact, he played in a Church golf groupwith our Pastor Bill at Mountain View Presbyterian. Terri isan avid quilter and crafter and they both enjoy world travel-ing. They have 4 Children aged 4-16 Children aged 4-16years old, but they all have 4 legs and a tail!!!!Kate Cox is joining today as an affiliate member. Dean andMargaret Heiser and Dick Westphal invited her to attend herewhen she told them she was looking for a church home inFountain Hills. Kate was born in Detroit and raised in Dear-born, Michigan and is an Ordained Elder of the East OhioAnnual Conference of the United Methodist Church. She mether husband James at Wesley Seminary in Washington DC.They have been married for almost 30 years. James is stillworking in Ohio, but they have plans to move here perma-nently. Kate says that they have no biological children, butthey have looked after and unofficially adopted many chil-dren, baptizing them and nurturing them in the Christian faith.Kate is a huge sports fan of the Michigan Wolverines, DetroitTigers, Lions, Pistons, Red Wings and now the Arizona Dia-

mondbacks.Alan and Marilyn Pape are joining our church as affiliatemembers. They have escaped the Wisconsin winters for about4 months for the last three years, but enjoy their summers andfall at their country home in Wisconsin where Marilyn enjoysgardening, walking, traveling, and spending time with friends.They have been married 47 years. Marilyn is a retired FamilyTherapist and youth councilor for Lutheran Social Services inWisconsin. Alan is a fine art painter and a retired historicpreservation planner. In fact, they live in a restored 1896 log

home in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. They enjoy spend-ing time with their daughter and family in Scottsdale. Alanand Marilyn say they enjoy the warm welcome theyve ex-perienced here from our church family.Tom Martin is rejoining our church by Reaffirmation ofFaith. Tom and his wife Terry have been married for 35years and they have five surviving children- 4 sons and 1daughter, 7 grandchildren, and 2 great granddaughters. Tomserved 2 tours in Korea in the Paratroopers, achieving therank of Captain and receiving the Silver Star, Bronze Star,Air Medal, and Purple Heart. After his military service hebecame the Youth Leader for West Chester United Method-ist Church in PA. and taught Sunday School for 25 years.Tom has an extensive background in numerous choirs.While at Antioch he founded the Faithful Followers, agospel quartet that performed at many churches throughout

the Charlottesville area. They would sing not only to theGlory of God but for food. Tom is an active member of ourCelebration Singers; he has served as an Elder on the Ses-sion and on the Evangelism Team. He is a past Director ofthe Fountain Hills Community Chorus and served on theboard of the FH Cultural Council. He continues to supportthe C.A.R.E. Community ministry and works with returningVeterans at the Phoenix VA Hospital.

We are so happy to have each and every one of

these wonderful individuals. Be sure to introduce your-

selves to our newest FHPC members.

Elders, Susan Phillips and Gail Botsford

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The 2012-2013 Reading List fromPresbyterian Women of GrandCanyon Presbytery has been re-leased and is posted on the bulletinboard in our Church Library. Wealready have some of the books onour shelves ready for checkout andthey include these titles:

Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and DenverMoore. A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up pick-ing cotton in virtual slavery, an upscale art dealer, and agutsy woman with a stubborn dream come together tomake a story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it.Gritty with pain and betrayal, this true story also shineswith an unexpected, life changing love.

Code Talker, Chester Nez by Judy Avila. The first andonly memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers ofWorld War II includes the actual Navajo code. In thismemoir, the 90 year old Nez chronicles both his war yearsand his life growing up on the Navajo reservation - thehard life that gave him the physical and mental strength tobecome a Marine. His story puts a living face on the leg-endary men who developed what is still the only unbrokencode in modern warfare.

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Important information about addresses!

We are now mailing out the monthly newsletter to all members, affiliate mem-bers, friends and prospective members. It is very important that we have a cor-rect address for you. It is especially important for those of us who have two ad-dresses. Our computer program can maintain two addresses and if we knowyour months of residency here, the program knows which address to use for mailings. We mail out the newsletter in bulkmail. But if we have the wrong address, it gets returned to us and we are responsible for full postage for it and you missout on the newsletter. Can you please help us and insure that we have the correct dates for your alternate address? Pleasecall or email the church office with your information. 480-837-1763 or [email protected]. Thank you for your timeand caring.

Library FootnotesLibrary FootnotesLibrary FootnotesLibrary Footnotes

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Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope by Joan Chit-

tister. It is in the necessary struggles of life, that westretch our souls and gain new insights. Building on thebiblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the storyof her own battle with life changing disappointment, SisterJoan Chittister deftly explores the landscape of sufferingand hope.

Box 7, Black Canyon Stage Route, Scratchin Out a Livin

on an Arizona Chicken Ranch by Susan McMichael. Ahighway engineer and a southern belle struggle throughstorm, vermin, and pestilence on adrought prone chicken ranch in Ari-zona with grit and humor. This is ahomespun tale of a four generationfamily that came to Arizona in territo-rial days and helped pave the way for amodern state. Susan resides in Mesaand is Treasurer of PWP of GrandCanyon.

-Barbara Oakeson

In-carnationThe official flower of Mothers Day is the carnation, the favorite flower of the mom of holidays founder, Anna Jarvis. Overtime, the custom arose of wearing the white carnation on Mothers Day if your mother has died and a red one if shes living.

In fact, many carnation colors have special meanings. Pink carries the richest Christian symbolism. According to legend, car-nations first appeared on earth as Mary wept while watching Jesus carry his cross. Where her tears fell, there appeared pinkcarnations, symbolizing a mothers undying love.

According to one theory, the English word for carnation comes from carnis, Latin for flesh. From the same root comes incar-nation, Gods coming to earth in flesh. Thus, carnations remind us of our loving mothers as well as our loving Savior.




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HAPPY MAY BIRTHDAYS!

05/23 Mary Alice Bivens05/25 Peggy Kurkjian05/27 Leah Carillo05/27 Linda Covault05/27 Anabelle Good

05/27 Margaret Heiser05/27 Genie Price05/28 Barbara Wyman05/29 Larry Linkin05/30 Phyliss Burkett05/30 Christine Young05/31 Stephanie McWethy

05/17 Jeff Pyritz05/17 Beverly Watters05/18 Bobbie Dangremond05/18 Izzy Edwards05/19 Michael Stanton

05/20 June Shaffer05/22 Gail Botsford05/22 Anthony Carillo05/22 Mary Carillo05/22 Michael Carrillo05/23 Ralph Berry

05/01 Phyliss Kern05/02 Mike Owens05/03 Claire Cartmell05/03 David Hissler05/05 Lois Medley

05/09 Michele Sivets05/10 Bob Lull05/13 Kurt Augustine05/16 Anna Martinson05/16 James Stewart05/17 Matt Botsford

With deepest sympathy we listthose members who have passedaway in 2012.

Don Gallentine

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

Matthew 25:21

Hospitalized? Call the church!

Ifyou 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 extendedsummer months, it is easy for the staff, elders and deacons to

assume, when we dont see someone, that they are simplyvacationing away. The truth is that some of you are sick andwe are not aware of it.You can help us by simply letting one of the staff know ofyour situation. We have an excellent support system in placedue to the diligent efforts of our deacons. Help us serve youby communicating your situation.

Thanks, Mom

Dad came home to find toys all over the living room, dirty dishesstacked in the sink, clothes piled in the laundry room, beds unmadeand kids still in their pajamas. The house was a wreck, like nothinghed seen before.

Worried, Dad rushed upstairs to find Mom reading a book in bed.

Are you okay? he asked. What happened?

You know how you always ask what I do all day? Mom replied.Well, today I decided not to do it.



I want to thank you for the cards,phone calls, food, visits, con-cerns, e-mails and prayers that Ireceived from so many of you.All of these things certainly

made me feel better and helped in my recoveryafter surgery! You are definitely angels with kindhearts and helping hands!!!

God Bless All Of You,Mary Ann Nickel


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Current Resident or

Each year special senior member(s )arehonored for their service to their churchand community at a luncheon sponsoredby the Presbytery of Grand Canyon.

On March 29, this years nominees,Chandler and Helen Roesch (picturedwith Pastor Bill Good) were honored atthe luncheon at Valley PresbyterianChurch.

Congratulations! Thank you for the gifts

of your time and talents.

28th Annual Senior Service Award of the Presbytery of Grand Canyon

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