Weekly Update 12-04-2011

December 2, 2011 by  
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RSHeader For the week of
December 4, 2011
Risen Savior Lutheran Church & School Sunday worship at 7:30, 8:50, 10:10, 11:30

Worshiping

Sermon Sermon Series: Advent Conspiracy

Greetings!

The story of Christ’s birth

is a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love.

So, what happened?

What was once a time

to celebrate the birth of a savior

has somehow turned into a season

of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists.

And when it’s all over, many of us

are left with presents to return,

looming debt that will take months to pay off,

and this empty feeling of missed purpose.

Is this what we really want out of Christmas?

What if Christmas

became a world-changing event again?

 

Welcome to Advent Conspiracy. 

 

 

 Advent Services
The Perfect Gift

Join us on Wednesdays at 12:30pm or 6:30pm for worship as we prepare the birth of Jesus, the Perfect Gift!
Advent 2011

 

Growing

VeteransThinking About Joining Our Congregation?
Sundays, 10:10am Fellowship Hall

Our next “Connections” course will be held starting January 15. Please call the church office at 480.895.6782 to make reservations.

VeteransCreation/Evolution
Sundays, 8:50am Fellowship Hall

All are welcome to explore what the Word reveals about the Creation.

 

VeteransGalatians Bible Study
Sundays, 10:10am, Perfect Place

Join us in studying Galatians, a favorite of Martin Luther, surrounding the essential truth that we are wholly and solely justified by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

 

VeteransNew Saturday Morning Bible Study
Saturdays, 9:00am, Sun Lakes

Join us for prayer, fellowship, and connecting to God’s word.  We are studying the book of Hebrews.  Contact Pauline Turner at pcturner@q.com for more detailed information. 

 

VeteransPhilippians Excel Group
Every other Tues. 7:00pm; meets in Maricopa

Rick and Amy Stinogel are beginning a new Excel group hosted by Dale and Caryl Brinkman with a focus on the book of Philippians. Interested? Contact Rick Stinogel, or the Brinkmans for more info and directions.

 

Evidence Bible Study 
Wednesdays, 1:00pm, meets in Sun Lakes 

Join an in-depth study of the Bible, science, geology, history, and legends, all pointing to the catastrophic world-wide Flood as recorded in God’s Word. Contact: Lee Kroeger for more info and directions.

 

VeteransCouples Excel Group
Every other Tuesday, 2:00-4:00pm, meets in Gilbert

This Excel Group, “Couples Studying the Bible” will meet for growth in faith, prayer, and relationships. Contact Chet & Joyce Cesolini for more info and directions.

 

VeteransHebrews Excel Group

Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm, meets in Sun Lakes

Grow in faith using the book of Hebrews to explore Christian living, especially concerning perseverance and discipline. Contact: LeAnn or Trygve Fekjan for more info and directions..

Serving

VeteransPiece Maker Quilters Quilt and Bake Sale
Sunday, Dec 4th, 8:00-12:00
 

The Piece Maker Quilters will have their annual quilt and bake sale on Dec. 4th, 8:00-12:00. We would appreciate donations of baked goods or candy. Come early, we always sell out by 11:00. We have some beautiful quilts this year so come and buy your Christmas gifts early. 

VeteransAdvent Dinner
Wednesdays Dec. 7th & 14th, 5:00-6:15pm
   

Join us for dinner before Advent services.  Advanced sign-up is preferred.  A free-will offering will be taken with all proceeds going toward the LWML Mission Mite projects.  

VeteransLWML meeting
Thurday, Dec. 8, 1:00pm Perfect Place
   

Officers will be installed for next year.  Refreshments will be served after watching the children practice their Christmas Pageant.  Please bring an unwrapped toy for a needy child. 

VeteransChristmas Dinner
 Sunday, Dec. 25, 12:00pm    

Come join us in the Fellowship Hall for a wonderful Christmas dinner. Sign up sheets will be located on the patio after Sunday services. Jane Zehnder for more detailed information.

VeteransAngel Tree
 

To sponsor a child, please see someone at the LWML table out in the patio area.  Ornaments with the sponsor name and the child’s name will become the decorations for the tree in the narthex.  All gifts (suggested value $25) need to be returned to the library by Sunday, Dec. 18th with a gift tag.  

VeteransChristian Card Sale 
Sunday after Services 

Christian greeting cards for Christmas are available on the patio Sundays. LWML will use the proceeds for Mite mission projects. Contact Sharon Kolanowski or Karen Mahoney for more detailed information.

VeteransStaff Christmas Gift

Every Christmas we give you the opportunity to give our staff a Christmas gift. We do not budget for this; it is a free will offering outside of our normal giving. You may put your gift in the offering plate or send it to the church office through Sunday, Dec. 18. Make checks out to Risen Savior and note “Staff Christmas Gift” on the envelope, or note that on an envelope if giving cash.
In This Issue
Current Sermon Series
Membership
Creation/Evolution
Galatians Bible Study
Saturday Morning Bible Study
Philippians Excel Group
Evidence Bible Study
Couples Excel Group
Hebrews Excel Group
Quilt and Bake Sale
Advent Dinner
LWML Meeting
Christmas Dinner
Angel Tree
Christian Card Sale
Staff Christmas Gift

God’s Word

His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

Luke 1:50

 Prepare for Worship

Save the Date!

Thurs. Dec. 1, 6:30pm

Hebrews Excel Group

Sun. Dec. 4, 8:00am    Quilter’s Sale

Tues. Dec. 6, 2:00pm

Couples Excel Group

Wed. Dec. 7, 1:00pm

EVIDENCE Bible Study

Wed. Dec. 7, 5:00pm

Advent Dinner

Thurs. Dec. 8, 1:00pm     

LWML Meeting

Tues. Dec. 13, 7:00pm

Philippians Excel Group

 

Sun. Dec. 25, 12:00pm     

Christmas Dinner

VeteransArticle Submissions

 

E-mail news@rslcs.org to submit your articles for the News & Notes publication and for the newsletter. Please specify which publication and print dates you would like. Newsletters will go out at the end of each month. Submissions for the newsletter are due by the 10th of the month, and News & Notes submissions are due at the first of each week. Thank you!

VeteransCaring Ministries

 

Please submit prayer requests to prayers@rslcs.org.  These are published each week in the Sunday News & Notes and send out via email the Friday prior.  If you’d like to join the prayer email list, also email prayers@rslcs.org.

Please email visits@rslcs.org if you would like to notify the church office of a surgery, hospitalization, or other care emergency to ensure quick follow-up.  Include the facility and contact number.


Use your taxes to provide scholarships!

 

Is a Lutheran-based Christian education for children important? You can help! Redirect up to $1000 of your AZ tax liability to ALSO (Arizona Lutheran Scholarship Organization) and help a child in need Connect to Jesus. Brochures with all the details are at the info booth.

VeteransLutheran Church Extension Fund

 

When considering your personal investment plans, please consider LCEF.  While supporting ministries such as Risen Savior, LCEF also provides a good financial return on your investment. For more information please contact Joe Bibler or the church office.

VeteransFresh and Easy Fundraiser

 

Bring your Fresh and Easy receipts and drop them off in the School Office or in the special basket out by the Information Booth in the Church Narthex.  For every $20 spent at Fresh and Easy, Risen Savior Lutheran School can receive $1.  This promotion will extend to December 31st.

Veterans2012 Offering Envelopes
 

2012 offering envelopes may be found in the hall to the right of the lobby.  If you cannot find your numbered set contact Trygve Fekjan or Larry Schuller.  


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RSHeader For the week of
October 30, 2011
Risen Savior Lutheran Church & School Sunday worship at 7:30, 8:50, 10:10, 11:30

Worshiping

Sermon Sermon Series: I Heart My Church

Greetings!

 

 

The title for our new series might well have been spoken by our Savior himself: “I Love My Church.” That’s why he blessed it with a Reformation, which we celebrate today.

 

Sermon Commitment Cards

The grace-filled outpouring of generosity last Sunday is testimony of the Holy Spirit’s work in our midst; God’s blessings to all who made a commitment. Commitment cards will be found in the pew racks for weeks to come, and may be placed in the offering plate.

Growing

VeteransThinking About Joining Our Congregation?

Sundays, 10:10am Fellowship Hall

Our next “Connections” course will be held in January. Please call the church office at 480.895.6782 to make reservations.

VeteransReformation Rally in Tempe

Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3:00pm, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

You are invited to attend a Reformation Rally featuring District President Larry Stoterau as the guest preacher, a mass choir and a bratwurst supper is a free-will offering following the service.  RSVP’s are necessary. To RSVP about dinner or for information, contact Pastor Boye .

VeteransCreation/Evolution

Sundays, 8:50am Fellowship Hall

All are welcome to explore our new focus on what the Word reveals about the Creation.

 

VeteransGalatians Bible Study

Sundays, 10:10am, Perfect Place

Join us in studying Galatians, a favorite of Martin Luther, surrounding the essential truth that we are wholly and solely justified by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

 

VeteransPhilippians Excel Group

Every other Tues. 7:00pm; meets in Maricopa

Rick and Amy Stinogel are beginning a new Excel group hosted by Dale and Caryl Brinkman with a focus on the book of Philippians. Interested? Contact Rick Stinogel or the Brinkmans for more detailed information.  

 

VeteransEVIDENCE Bible Study

Wednesdays, 1:00pm, meets in Sun Lakes 

Join an in-depth study of the Bible, science, geology, history, and legends, all pointing to the catastrophic world-wide Flood as recorded in God’s Word. Contact: Lee Kroeger for more detailed information.

 

VeteransLove Your Marriage Excel Group

Sundays 8:50am Church Library

A new small group gathers to focus on marriage on Sundays.  Amy Cesolini and Crystal Jaso are the group leaders and welcome individuals or couples to join them.  What to do with the kids?  They can go to Sunday School while you’re in group, and then you can attend worship at 10:10 as a family.

 

VeteransSoul Sisters Excel Group

Every other Thursday, 9:00-11:00am Multipurpose Room

Join an Excel Group for women exploring the book of Philippians: joy, eagerness, humility; trust in Christ alone for righteousness. Next meeting is Nov. 3.  Contact Maryann Wolf for more detailed information.

 

VeteransCouples Excel Group

Every other Tuesday, 2:00-4:00pm, meets in Gilbert

This Excel Group, “Couples Studying the Bible” will meet for growth in faith, prayer, and relationships. Contact Chet & Joyce Cesolini for more info and directions.

 

VeteransHebrews Excel Group

Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm, meets in Sun Lakes

Grow in faith using the book of Hebrews to explore Christian living, especially concerning perseverance and discipline. Contact: LeAnn or Trygve Fekjan for more detailed information.

Serving

VeteransSunday School Teachers Needed
Sundays 8:50 & 10:10am 
 

Sunday School for children age 3 through 6th grade is held at 8:50 and 10:10; Teachers are needed! Contact Alyssa Burdett.

VeteransFall Festival
Fall Festival:  Sat., Oct. 29, 5-8pm, Risen Savior campus
Book Fair:  Wed., Oct. 26-Wed. Nov. 2,  Modular 109
Tickets for Fall Festival are on sale in the school office and will
also be available Sunday Oct. 23 between services. $5 admission/activities, $2 Floridino’s pizza slice and drink. Adding to the festivities this year is the Scholastic Bookfair in the modular building behind the Fellowship Hall, Oct. 26-Nov. 2.

VeteransSchool Town Hall Meeting
Tues., Nov. 1, 7:00pm, Church Sanctuary 
 
Risen Savior School Parents, and those interested in our school, are invited to discuss opportunities for growth.

VeteransLWML Meeting
Thurs., Nov. 10, 1:00pm, The Perfect Place   

Join us as we welcome Kathy Baumhofer, zone president, who will be speaking about our zone and the LWML convention.

VeteransMen’s Breakfast
Sat., Nov. 12, 8:00am, Fellowship Hall  

Join us for the Men’s Group breakfast on Sat., Nov. 12 at 8:00am, which will be about RSLCS Foundation, Inc.  

VeteransHolidays Can Be Hard
Sun., Nov. 13, 10:00am, Fellowship Hall 
 

The holidays are a difficult time for many who have lost loved ones. Pastor Jim will be leading a seminar “Surviving the Holidays” which will center on God’s word for healing in times of loss. Contact the church office for questions.

VeteransCanned Food Drive
Sunday Nov. 13th & 20th

Please join us in this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive to benefit the Chandler Salvation Army. Please bring your non-perishable food items or money donations to the church.

VeteransMom’s Group
Tues., Nov. 15, 9:30am, Snedigar Park  
 

Reconnect or meet new friends while we have devotion time celebrating motherhood. Play, eat, pray, and make a craft! Please bring a snack to share for our “friendship feast” at Snedigar Park East, 4705 S. Basha Road (near soccer fields). Please RSVP to Jen Blunt

VeteransGolf Tournament
Sunday Nov. 20, 12:30pm Tee Time at Ironwood 

The men’s group invites all men, women, and teenagers to sign-up on the patio Sunday for the Fall Golf Tournament.  Non golfers may join the group in the Fellowship Hall for a Chicken Cordon Bleu dinner.  

In This Issue
Current Sermon Series
Commitment cards
Membership
Reformation Rally
Creation/Evolution
Galatians Bible Study
Philippians Excel Group
EVIDENCE Bible Study
Love Your Marriage Excel Group
Soul Sisters Excel Group
Couples Excel Group
Hebrews Excel Group
Teachers Needed
Fall Festival
School Town Hall Meeting
LWML Meeting
Men’s Breakfast
Holidays Can Be Hard
Canned Food Drive
Mom’s Group
Golf Tournament
Religious Card Sale
ALSO
Thrivent Financial
Fresh & Easy Fundraiser
Tournament of Roses

God’s Word

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”   

    

Romans 3:23-24

Prepare for Worship

Save the Date!

   

 

Oct. 26-Nov. 2

Scholastic Book Fair

Sat. Oct. 29, 5:00 – 8:00pm

Fall Festival

Sun. Oct. 30, 8:50am

Love Your Marriage Excel Group  

Sun. Oct. 30, 3:00pmReformation Rally

Tues. Nov. 1, 7:00pm

Philippians Excel Group       

 

Tues. Nov. 1, 2:00pm  

Couples Excel Group

 

Tues. Nov. 1, 7:00 – 8:30pm

School Parents Town Hall Mtg

Wed. Nov. 2, 1:00pm

EVIDENCE Bible Study

 

Thurs. Nov. 3, 9:00am

Soul Sisters Excel Group

Thurs. Nov. 3, 6:30pm

Hebrews Excel Group

  

Thurs. Nov. 10, 1:00pm

LWML Meeting

Sun. Nov. 12, 8:00am    Men’s Breakfast

Sun. Nov. 13, 10:10am     Surviving the Holidays

Sun. Nov. 13 & 20    

Canned Food Drive

Sun. Nov. 15, 9:30am    Mom’s Group

Sun. Nov. 20, 12:30pm  
Golf Tournament 

VeteransArticle Submissions

 

E-mail news@rslcs.org to submit your articles for the News & Notes publication and for the newsletter. Please specify which publication and print dates you would like. Newsletters will go out at the end of each month. Submissions for the newsletter are due by the 10th of the month, and News & Notes submissions are due at the first of each week. Thank you!

VeteransCaring Ministries

 

Please submit prayer requests to prayers@rslcs.org.  These are published each week in the Sunday News & Notes and send out via email the Friday prior.  If you’d like to join the prayer email list, also email prayers@rslcs.org.

Please email visits@rslcs.org if you would like to notify the church office of a surgery, hospitalization, or other care emergency to ensure quick follow-up.  Include the facility and contact number.

VeteransLWML Religious Card Sale

Beginning Sunday, Nov., 6

Religious greeting cards will be on sale beginning November 6. Thanksgiving and Christmas card assortments will be available on the patio. LWML will use the proceeds for Mite mission projects. Contact Sharon Kolanowski or Karen Mahoney. 

VeteransRedirect Your AZ Tax Liability

 

Is a Lutheran-based Christian education for children important? You can help! Redirect up to $1000 of your AZ tax liability to ALSO (Arizona Lutheran Scholarship Organization) and help a child in need Connect to Jesus. Brochures with all the details are at the info booth.

VeteransThrivent Financial

 

Thrivent Financial members of the congregation are reminded that they may have Choice Dollars that can be donated to the Church or School. For more information, please contact Mike Fischer at the Church Office – Ext. 102.

VeteransFresh and Easy Fundraiser

 

Bring your Fresh and Easy receipts and drop them off in the School Office or in the special basket out by the Information Booth in the Church Narthex.  For every $20 spent at Fresh and Easy, Risen Savior Lutheran School can receive $1.  This promotion will extend to December 31st.

VeteransTournament of Roses Petal Pushers
 

Once again it’s time to start planning a trip to “The Tournament of Roses Parade”.  Join Lutheran Hour Ministry and thousands of Petal Pushers to help build the floats or just watch.  If you need more information, contact Marlys Long or Bob Becker.

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