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Christ the Victor
COMMUNITY NEWS APRIL 2019
6173 E Arizona Farms Rd., Florence, AZ 85132 | 520-723-4220/www.ChristTheVictor.net
Bruce Lerum, Pastor | [email protected]
WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday 8 & 9:30am Saturday 4:00pm
CHURCH HOURS
Monday-Thursday
9:00am—12:00pm A LUTHERAN FAITH COMMUNITY
A Letter From Pastor Lerum
April showers bring… miracles. I know. The old joke goes
like this.
“April showers bring Mayflowers. What do Mayflowers
bring?” “PILGRIMS.”
But this is April of 2019; not November of 1621. And “Yes,”
I also know that the first Thanksgiving was not what it has become today. Now that we
have all of that cleared up, let us talk about April 2019. Why are we having this conversa-
tion in April instead of November? What does that Thanksgiving have to do with us? And
what does it have to do with now?
EVERYTHING!
There should actually be a dedicated time of thanksgiving in the month of Easter because
there is nothing that we are more thankful for than what God did for us and all of human-
kind at Easter. What He did climaxes on Resurrection / Easter Sunday. However, what
God did before that is significant.
All God did was paint a large mural across history that began with Adam and Eve and the
first promise of the Messiah made to them; a promise that was reiterated throughout the
Old Testament as it was repeated in many and varied ways through the likes of Abraham,
Moses, Ruth and King David. It was heard also through prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Elijah, Daniel and Ezekiel.
God’s promise of the Savior is fulfilled and comes through loud and clear in the New Tes-
tament. A baby is born in a stable; Immanuel, for “He will save the people from their sin.”
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Mission Statement
To lead people into a growing relationship
with Christ by creating environments where people are
encouraged and equipped in community.
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(Pastor’s Letter continued from page 1)
He grows up and lives the most prolific ministry in all history, before or since. Jesus’ teach-
ing and miracles drew crowds wherever he went. He not only attracted those who wanted to
see more or be healed themselves, He also attracted those who were only interested in putting
a stop to everything he did. And stop Him is exactly what they thought they had done.
The Jewish leaders thought they had Him stopped when He was arrested in the Garden and
hauled away to be tried by Caiaphas the High Priest, King Herod, and Pontius Pilate. They
thought Jesus was finished for good when they saw him hanging on the cross. They thought
he was finished when He shouted from the cross, “IT IS FINISHED.”
Jesus was only getting started because the best was yet to come. And the best is where our
Thanksgiving begins. The best is when Jesus is raised from the dead, thumbs His nose
(pardon the expression) at Satan and says in the words of the Apostle Paul,
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 Happy Thanksgiving at the Resurrection!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Bruce Lerum
“Give Us A Clue” Sermon Series
Through April and into May, we will take a look at the before, during and after
stories of Easter. Be with us as clues are given and eyes are opened.
Sat-Sun Apr 6-7 Intimidation Won’t Cut It Luke 13:31-35
(4:00) Psalm 51:10-16
Sat-Sun Apr 13-14 In The Face Of It All Matt 21:1-11
(4:00) Psalm 31:1-5,9-16
Sat-Sun Apr 20-21 Jesus Said To Her, “Mary” John 3:14-21
(4:00, 8:00, & 9:30)
Apr 21 Easter Sunrise Just As He Said Mark 16:1-8
Sat-Sun Apr 27-28 A Bum Rap John 20:19-29
(4:00) Psalm 149
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Christ the Victor Choir rehearses Wednesday, April 3 & 10, and Thursday, April 17 at 5PM. Danielle Cooke and Nancy Mitchell are ready to lead us in our music worship. Please feel free to join our musical ministry.
Quilters will meet on Thursday, April 11 at 11:15am—3pm in the Food Bank area. Our Fidget Quilts for Alzheimer’s patients are almost completed. The new wall hanging for our sanctuary has been installed and dedicated just in time for our Easter season. We wel-come anyone to join us. Your company will always be welcomed!
Crafters Are Us will meet 1pm—3:30pm on Monday, April 8. Crafters are encouraged to join us with a craft of your choice. This is a great way to meet others in our church. We will also meet May 13 from 1:00-3:30. It is time to complete your projects for Club 66’s, (our Sunday School) Spring Fling Craft & Bake Sale. Set up for the sale will be Friday, April 5 from 8am to 10am. We cannot wait to see your creations!
Victor’s Men meets Monday, April 15 at 9am Join us the 3RD MONDAY of the month as we work on our campus. You bring the elbow
grease (tools if you want to) and we’ll provide the coffee and goodies. Hoping to see you as
we work together to beautify God’s property. Thank you for your hard work in March re-
pairing outdoor signage, pruning trees, and preparing the sunscreens to be put on for sum-
mer.
Easter Egg Hunt Our yearly Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, April 13, 10am to noon.
This will be an exciting time with games, crafts, and of course, the Easter egg
hunt. If you are donating individually wrapped candy for the egg hunt,
please bring them to Club 66 no later than Sunday, April 7.
NEXT MONTH’S NEWSLETTER INFORMATION and PHOTOS DUE the 15th of THIS MONTH.
4/3,10 Soup Supper 6:15pm 4/3,10 Lenten Service w/Drama 7:00pm 4/5 Set-up for Spring Fling 8:00am to 10:00am 4/6 Spring Fling Craft & Bake Sale 10:00am to 2:00pm 4/9 Barros Pizza Club 66 Fundraiser 11:00am to 10:00pm 4/16 Elder/Admin Board Meeting 1:00pm 4/26 Area Wide Prayer Meeting 7:00pm 4/28 Congregational Meeting 10:45am
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Snowbirds and Summer Travelers
As you button up your homes to leave for a few months, we encourage you to consider using VANCO ONLINE GIVING Some of our biggest bills come in the
summer (A/C) while our funds are the
lowest. Even a smaller percentage of
your normal offering will go a long way
to help us be financially stable. This is
especially important as we apply for a
mortgage in 2020. Vanco is a great way
to contribute consistently. The process
is easy to set up. Simply go to:http://
www.christthevictor.net/give-online/ If
you have any questions please contact
Jerry Olson at [email protected]
During the month of March, we were
blessed to have the following people join
our Christ the Victor Christian family.
Ray & Cindy Frederick
Stanley & Deloris Dockter
Meng & Kea Thikim
Steven & Jill Smith
We welcome you to our growing commu-
nity of believers and look forward to get-
ting to know you as we work together be-
ing the hands and heart of Jesus.
Fellowship Time
Through Easter we will meet for fellow-
ship in the Food Bank area. When leav-
ing worship on Sunday mornings,
please exit through the rear sanctuary
door to enjoy some coffee and fellow-
ship with others. Saturday fellowship
will be in the nar-
thex. Don’t forget to
wear your name tag!
Donald Ray Beck
Don Beck went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 13, 2019. He was born on March 23, 1927 in Stevensville, Montana. Don along with his first wife, Nellie were one of our the first members of Christ the Victor Lutheran Church. Don is survived by his wife Doris, his 3 children and spouses, along with 5 grandchildren, 10 great grandchil-dren, and 1 great-great grandson.
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Memorial donations for Easter lilies can be left in the Nook. Envelopes are pro-vided for your $10 donation. Let’s adorn our sanctuary and remember your loved ones. Cost is $10. We en-courage you to take your plant home af-ter our final service on Easter Sunday.
A Church Can Be A Funny Place
The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Wa-ter”. The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus.”
Don’t let worry kill you off– let the church help.
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on March 24th in the church. So ends a friendship that be-gan in their school days.
Sunday, April 28th
at 11 am our Congre-gational Meeting will be held in the sanc-
tuary. All are welcome.
Club 66’s Spring Fling Craft
Fair and Bake Sale It is crunch time! Now is the time to finish assembling your crafts for this new event presented by Club 66, Sat-urday, April 6 10am to 2pm. Set up will be Friday, 8am to 10am. Please bring your priced pieces in at that time.
Hand-made crafts, fresh and tasty baked goods along with a few surprises are sure to delight your senses. Mark your calendar for this great event, as the children AGAIN lead the way in growing and con-tributing to our Capital Campaign.. Come one and come all to this special event! REMEMBER!!! ALL proceeds go to the building fund. Any questions, please contact Becky Hampton.
Thank You Quilters!
This beautiful
Cross quilt looks
wonderful in the
sanctuary.
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Christ the Victor
Lenten and Easter Worship Schedule
Soup Suppers and Lenten Service
April 3 & 10 6:15/7:00pm When a traveler comes to a crossroads, he is faced with several options: for-ward, back, right or left. An encounter with Jesus Christ is a crossroads experi-ence to choose our own course by ignoring His example to serve, suffer and die OR follow him in serving, suffering and possible death. Join us as we continue our Lenten journey following the likes of Matthew, Nicodemus, Pilate, and Ju-das and their encounters in our weekly dramas
Palm Sunday Sat, April 13 4:00pm
Sun, April 14 8:00 & 9:30am
Maundy Thursday April 18 7:00pm
Good Friday April 19 noon & 7:00pm
Easter Worship Sat, April 20 4:00pm
Sun, April 21 6:00, 8:00 & 9:30am
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A Lutheran Faith Community
Bethlehem Village
The Old Rugged Cross
Holy, Holy, Holy
How Great Thou Art
Do you have a favorite hymn/praise song? Please send an email to: [email protected] or drop a note in the offering plate to share your favorites. Our worship committee would love your input.
Thank you for your overwhelming support of the 1st
Christ the Victor Cookbook. Not only did we have the op-portunity to share some of our favorite recipes, we have raised $2,000 for our Capital Campaign. We sincerely ap-preciate the effort and commitment from all involved along with Thrivent Financial for giving us the seed money to begin this project.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL-GOD’S FRUIT STAND
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
The date and time is set for our summer VBS. June 10-13, 5:30-7:30pm. All children Pre-K through 4th grade are welcome. There will be snacks, crafts, games, music, and story time.
The planning is almost complete; however we are in need of a Leader to see the plan through and some Farmer Guides (helpers). If you are interested in assisting at GOD’S FRUIT STAND, please contact the church office or Becky Hampton at [email protected]
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6173 Arizona Farms Rd., Florence, AZ 85132
www.ChristTheVictor.net CHRIST THE VICTOR
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
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8:00am Worship
9:30am Worship
9:30am Club 66
9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet 10:00am –10:30pm Barros Pizza Fundraiser
1:00pm Crafter’s Are Us
9:00am Women’s Bible Study-Pew Sisters
5:00pm Choir Rehearsal 6:15pm Soup Supper 7:00pm Lenten Worship
Palm Sunday
8:00am Worship
9:30am Worship
9:30am Club 66
9:00am Victor’s Men
9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet 1:00pm Admin & Elder Board Meeting
Easter Sunday
6:00am Sunrise
8:00am Worship
9:30am Worship
9:30am Club 66
9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet
9:00am Women’s Bible Study-Pew Sisters
8:00am Worship 9:30am Worship 9:30 Club 66 11:00am Congregational Meeting
9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet
8:00am Men’s Breakfast
and Bible Study
9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet
5:00pm Choir Rehearsal 6:15pm Soup Supper
7:00pm Lenten Worship
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Church Hours: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm
Phone: 520-723-4220
Just Saying…
APRIL 2019
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet
8:00am –10:00am Set-up for Spring Fling Craft and Bake Sale
10:00am-2:00pm Spring Fling Craft and Bake Sale 4:00pm Worship
9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet 11:15am Quilters
Easter Egg Hunt 10:00am-2:00pm 4:00pm Palm Sunday Wor-ship
Maundy Thursday 9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet 5:00pm Choir Rehearsal
7:00pm Worship and First Communion
Good Friday
Noon Worship 7:00pm Worship
Easter Saturday 9:00am King David Bible Study 4:00pm Worship (Last one until fall)
9:00am Food Bank and Victor’s Closet
7:00 pm Area -Wide Prayer Meeting @ TBD
Christ the Victor
A Lutheran Faith
Community
Every day God thinks of you.
Psalm 68:19
Every hour God looks after you.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
Every minute God cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 Because every
second He loves you.
Jeremiah 31:3
The sweetest time of
the day is when you
pray. Because you are
talking to the one
who loves you the
most!
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CLUB 66 NEWS
Wow!! April is going to be a month full of activities for Club 66. April 6-The Spring Fling Craft and Bake Sale 10am-2pm April 7- First Communion Class-final day April 9- Barros Pizza in Copper Basin-Club 66 Fundraiser 10am-10:30pm April 13- Easter Egg Hunt, games, crafts and of course prizes 10am-noon April 14- Palm Sunday Celebration: The children will sing at the end of 8:00 service and the beginning of 9:30 service. * April 18- Maundy Thursday. Our First Communion class will be at this service for the washing of the feet. They will receive their first communion. What an exciting way to walk toward Res-urrection Day! April 21- Our Easter Celebration: Special class and a special treat. Club 66 will sing at the end of the 8am service and the beginning of the 9:30am service. * April 28- Breakfast during Club 66 as we celebrate Jesus on the road to Emmaus. *FYI parents for Palm Sunday and Easter ...As always have the children at church by 8:40 to practice and line up. Please keep all our special events during this busy month in your prayers. Question for April- What does the word Easter mean? Thank you to all who worked so hard on crafts and who donated food items to our bake sale and hotdog lunch. We pray Gods blessings on our biggest event for the Capital Campaign. Blessings and Happy Resurrection Day!! He is Risen !! There are no happier or love filled words! Blessings,
Becky and Club 66
YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUNDAY-THANK YOU!
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Serving God
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good
works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Opportunities to Serve!
Below are a variety of ways to help Christ the Victor grow its’ faith community.
Please prayerfully consider how you can “Fit In” at your church.
*Worship Slide Assistant
*A/V Operator for Saturday/Sunday Worship
*Facebook and Website Management
*Sunday Morning and Saturday Evening Fellow-ship clean up
*Prayer Ministry
*Worship Volunteers to include:
Ushers, Greeters, Communion Assistants, and A/V
Contact the office if you see an area you would like to participate in. There is a sign up sheet in the Nook. Your assistance is appreciated and training will be provided.
Whether you are here for a month or the entire year, your time and talents are needed and appreciated!
Time and Talent Survey
We have a newly updated Time and Talent Survey waiting for you in the Nook. Please take
one home, fill it out and return the next time you are at the church. Volunteers are key to
our growth as a Christian community and you are essential in that mission.
To all of our dedicated volunteers who prepare our worship space, enhance our worship experience, and faithfully serve
to make Christ the Victor a place welcoming to all. You are appreciated
and we are blessed to have you!
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1st Monday
MEN’S BIBLE STUDY &
BREAKFAST
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 8AM
Join the men of Christ the Victor the first
Monday of the month for breakfast and a
lively discussion of Scripture.
Invite a friend!
2nd and 4th Wednesday
April 10 & 24 at 9AM
Come join in as we study Pew Sisters Bible Study. There is room for you in our Women’s Bible study. We meet in the narthex and you are welcome to join us at any time. The study book cost $10. Please contact Carol Jeffers 507-251-3358 for information.
SATURDAY BIBLE STUDY OPEN TO ALL!
APRIL 20 at 9AM
“KING DAVID” Learn to know King David, the one for whom Jesus is called “Son of David”.
This study is for everyone and we meet in the narthex. This study is led by Chuck Peterson. We are taking April 6 off for our Club 66 Spring Fling and Bake Sale.
How would you like to be ”Rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflow-ing with thankfulness” ? (Colossians 2:7) Watch for more info on our next Bible study coming the first week of June.
Sunday Sermon’s On Line
If you are not able to be present on Satur-
day afternoon or Sunday morning, it is
possible to listen to Pastor Bruce’s com-
plete sermon.
http://www.christthevictor.net/
Follow this link and click on the sermon.
Make sure your volume is turned up and
enjoy the message.
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Greetings, Stewardship is a word commonly used within the Church. Stewardship can best be defined as behaving responsibly with something you have been given. It entails diligently seeking the best uses for the resources with which you’ve been entrusted. Whether it be money, time or talents, a stewardship campaign calls on members of a congregation or do-nors of an institution to dedicate a portion of their resources to a cause. In our case here at Christ the Victor, our campaign was initiated to raise funds to pur-chase the land and facilities we now lease from Victory Lutheran Church, the in-itiators of the mission we are participating in. As you are probably aware, we contracted with INJOY, a consulting firm special-izing in church fund raising. They were very helpful in assisting us with our campaign and continue to provide some assistance, including analysis of our campaign results. I offer here some of their latest findings as of December 31, 2018.
26% of the campaign is completed with 50% of amounts pledged having been given, but 56% has actually been received considering giving from those who have not pledged.
Approximately 60% of those pledging are on track with their giving and 11% are slightly trailing.
19 families have completed their original pledged amounts (six have given more than their pledge).
Non-pledge giving total is 11% of the total to date. 87 families have pledged. Combined with 21 families that are giving to the
campaign and did not pledge gives a total of 108 participating. (We had forecasted a goal of 60).
This is a lot of numbers but it says we are doing well in our campaign. Our re-
sults since December 31, 2018 continue to look promising. (Please check out the
Campaign Thermometers posted in the narthex and the hallway leading to the
food bank area with our up to date information). (continued on next page)
WHERE DO
I FIT IN?
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than
all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at
work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in
Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and
ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
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(continued from previous page)
However, considering the size of our
congregation, there is still lots of po-
tential for additional dedication of re-
sources. If you have not pledged, or
are giving without pledging, please
prayerfully consider your ability to
pitch-in and help us reach our goal to
purchase the land and facilities by De-
cember, 2020.
Also, please be aware of your giving to
the General Fund as well. The every-
day operation of the Church depends
on that stewardship too.
To Christ Be the Glory, For the Capital Stewardship Campaign Bob McDonnell Campaign Director
98,953
112,591
124,546
140,258
152,798
166,923
182,742
237,829
277,761
291,080
303,752
Our Faith Can Move Mountains
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PRAYER WARRIORS
WANTED!
Christ the Victor Lutheran
Church is a community that
believes in the power of
prayer. To be added to our
community Prayer Chain,
please sign up in the Nook.
No experience necessary.
God provides on-the-job
training.
AREA-WIDE PRAYER MEETING
April 26
Join other Christians of our area in prayer the last Friday of every month at
7PM. Open to everyone, this is a wonderful time to come together with the com-
mon thread of Jesus as our Savior. Prayer meeting location to be determined.
Watch your bulletin for location information.
You’re important to God.
You’re important to all at
Christ the Victor. When it
comes to prayer, we be-
lieve that God wants to
meet your needs and re-
veal His promises to you.
So, whatever you’re con-
cerned about or want to
give thanks, send your re-
quests to our Prayer Team
at : [email protected]
Thank you Jesus for giving your life so we would have eternal life. Pastor Bruce
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Altar Guild Denise Fruehling [email protected] 480/358-4796
Choir Nancy Mitchell [email protected] 330/620-1235
Crafter’s Are Us LuAnn Siekas [email protected] 218/280-0257
Food Bank Dee Lorenzen [email protected] 520/906-0490
Greeting Card Paulette Green [email protected] 708/543-0320
Library Denise Fruehling [email protected] 602/614-3386
Men’s Studies Dick Waggoner [email protected] 605/940-0947
Music Danielle Cooke [email protected] 602/689-9856
Prayer Chain Dick Waggoner [email protected] 605/940-0947
Quilters LuAnn Siekas [email protected] 218/280-0257
Sunday Fellowship Pat Johnson no email 218/405-0511
Sunday School/VBS Becky Hampton [email protected] 623/255-0871
Victor’s Closet Dianne Pomeroy [email protected] 480/720-7328
Victor’s Men Jim Green [email protected] 708/502-5256
Women’s Bible Study Carol Jeffers [email protected] 507/251-3558
Worship Volunteers Terrie Lerum [email protected] 480/466-2424
Please feel free to contact any of our leaders or volunteers with questions or suggestions.
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