April 2018

“Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!”

Has it really been 40 days since we started our Lenten Journey? Has it real-ly been 40 days since we wore ashes on our foreheads and remembered that we are dust and to dust we shall return? Maybe you remember part of Kath-leen’s sermon from Ash Wednesday. She read from a poem written by Walter Brueggemann, entitled “Marked by Ash-es.” “We are able to ponder our ashness with some confidence Only because our every Wednesday of ashes anticipates your Easter Victory over that dry, flaky, taste of death. On this day we submit our ashen way to you—

You Easter parade of newness Before the sun sets, take our Wednesday and Easter Us. Easter us to joy and energy and courage and freedom

Easter us that we may be fearless for your truth

Come here and Easter our Wednesday with mercy and justice and peace and generosity.” Easter Us! Is the message of our Easter Season at Lord of Life. You will receive a button with this printed on it on Easter Sunday. Wear it proudly! Wear it boldly!

I like that it makes me think of Easter as a verb. God is doing for us. Yes! He has given us the Risen Jesus. I like thinking of Easter as a day of doing which leads to a week of doing then to a lifetime of doing. We are Easter People and Easter People do Easter in the example of God Eastering us. Easter us to strong faith and good deeds. Easter us to fearless proclama-tion of the Good News. Easter us to act justly. I like that when God Easters Us I think about God moving us to all that is new. “Your Easter Parade of newness.” We are new every morning. Easter us this day. God moves us to stronger faith. Easter us with faith. We turn in our Ash-es for shouts of exuberant joy. Easter us with your goodness and love. Easter us, dear God, until we are exhausted with the weight of your grace. Pastor Kim

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SOLOS For singles of all ages who enjoy conversation and having fun with other singles, come to our SOLOS events. Join us for good food and shared con-versation. Lunch - Thursday, April 12 at 11:30 am, Longhorn Steakhouse, 14127 W. Bell Rd., Surprise. Sign up around worship services or through the church office.

Bible Readings For April

April 1 Acts 10:34-43 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 April 8 Acts 4:32-35 1 John 1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31 April 15 Acts 3:121-19 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 April 22 Acts 4:5-12 1 John 3:15-24 John 10:11-18 April 29

Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8

LOL University

Friday at 7:00 am at Coco’s in Sun City Grand

All men are welcome!

“The 5 Most Important Questions” For five Wednesdays in April and May (April 11 – May 9) you are invited to join Pastor Beyer and members of the Church Council explore “The 5 Most Important Ques-tions,” as part of our 2020 Vision process. The questions were developed by Peter Drucker as a self-assessment tool for businesses. We are applying them to our ministry and mission as a church. This is your opportunity to ask the BIG questions and strate-gize our long-range plan! Pastor Beyer will facilitate. Apr 11 What Is Our Mission? Apr 18 Who is Our Customer? Apr 25 What Does the Customer Value? May 2 What Are Our Results? May 9 What Is Our Plan?

“Money Talk$” May 16 and 23

This will be followed by two weeks on stewardship, tentatively titled: “Money Talk$.” Even though money is one of the least-popular topics in church it is one of the most common topics in the Bible and in the preaching of Jesus. We will talk frankly about our stewardship of money, the role of benevolence, leaving a legacy and our Mission Endowment Fund. Pastor Beyer will facilitate.

We will gather on Wednesday evenings from April 11 - May 2 to discuss topics related to Creation Justice. As we will only be meeting four times, there is of course only so much we will be able to cover on such a broad field, but it is my hope that we will be able to engage in some good discussion around this critical topic. I am by no means an expert, but I hope to present a few materials for us to use as springboards into our conversation together. Some of the materials we’ll be looking at include the ELCA’s Social Statement on Caring for Creation, articles from the Journal of Lutheran Ethics, and others. We’ll explore together the impact of sin on our rela-tionship with God, the rest of humanity, and the rest of Creation. We will also talk about the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Lastly, we will also talk about what gifts the Church has to bring to this discussion in terms of hope. Hope to see you there! Kathleen

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Ethel Amundson Roxanne Butler Ann Grummert Carol Hager

Nancy Hempy George & Mary Lou Mackanic Shirley & Joe Marsh John & Joyce McCorkle

Gwen & Randy Mekus Eloise & John Ostrem Maryalice Quinn Bill & Joanne Rodgers

Ray & Donna Weihofen Ole & Carol Wentz Jim & Joy Sheets Judy Wineland

Next New Member Class

May 8 & 15 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. New members will be re-ceived the weekend of May 19 & 20. For more information, call the church office at 623-584-2000.

Kirk & Linda Hall

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Transportation to medical appoint-ments in special circumstances

Holy Communion in the home Delivery of CDs of weekly worship

services Telephone Ministry

Call the church office if you would benefit from any of these. The ministries are possible because of wonderful volun-teers. If you would like to become a vol-unteer, please contact our Parish Nurse, Ruth Lundeen.

Please contact the Church if you are in the hospital and would like us to be aware of your situation. If you are not able to do this yourself, you may ask the hospital staff, chaplain or a friend to call for you. We hope to be able to meet your needs the best we can but we have to know. Thank you for your coop-eration.

Reminder Regarding Hospitalizations

Care Ministries Available

Viking Grand European River Cruise

Envoy America will offer transporta-tion to the 10:30 church service only. This service is for those who want to come to services but are either unable to find a ride or need extra assistance to get to church. There is no charge to the rider. Just call the church office by 2:00 on Thurs-day to make a reservation. Funding pro-vided by the Kastelle Estate.

Lord of Life Shuttle Service

The Lord of Life Shuttle Service will transport members to and from Lord of Life Lutheran Church and their residenc-es in the Sun City West and Surprise area to participate in activities at the church. Activities include worship services, educational programs, meetings and other activities at the church 7 days a week. (LOL sponsored transportation is limited to trips to and from your private residence and LOL). For reservations call Discount Cab at 602-200-2000 and give them the code: Lord of Life Lutheran Church #2840. For wheelchair transportation, give the code: Lord of Life Lutheran Church Wheelchair #2840W.

Transportation to Worship Services Pastor Steve Beyer and his wife, Toni,

are escorting an awesome pilgrimage to the Holy Land departing October 10, 2018 with an optional four-day extension to Jordan. The tour is coordinated by Collette Tours and Bergan Travel. For more information, call Annette Bergan

at 623-340-1337. Brochures are available on the Narthex counters or in the church office.

Join Pastor Kim Sterner and U.P. Travelers Karen & Thomas Teichman on the 14 night Viking Grand European Riv-er Cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest departing Amsterdam May 2, 2019. We will visit four countries as we cruise the Rhine, Main, and the Danube Rivers with Holland's windmills, through Austria's Wachau Valley and the picturesque vine-yards and castles of Europe. Included is the 15-day cruise, 12 guided tours with audio headsets, all meals featur-ing regional specialties and complimentary beverages with onboard lunch and dinner, all port charges and free Wi-Fi with cruise fares starting at $ 5,774 based on double occupancy. A deposit of $500 per person will secure your stateroom with final payment due October 2018. A non-refundable $100 applies to all cancellations before final pay-ment. Pre and post stays are available at additional cost. Passports must be valid through November 2019. To book your stateroom contact Karen & Thomas Teichman by email UPTraveler@hotmail.com or phone, 623-444-8024. Information flyers are available in the Narthex at the welcome center desk. The next informational and meet and share meeting will be Sunday, April 29 at 6:00 pm.

Holy Land Tour

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Thoughts from our Intern Kathleen

Happy Easter Sea-son and Happy Spring to you! I’m grateful for the weeks during Lent that have led up to this time. It was wonderful to gather with you at church and to worship our Redeemer and to also learn about the many different places where the fac-es of Christ are revealed to us. Thank you to all of you who extended your hos-pitality during the Lenten studies, and thank you to all who made the delicious soup suppers possible. In these next few weeks we will be continuing to celebrate the Resurrection, although as Christians that seems like something we naturally should be rejoic-ing in all the time. Springtime always offers abundant reminders in nature of the promises of Easter. Growing up in the desert, I may not have had the expe-rience of witnessing snow melting away, but a quick drive out to the desert would reveal wildflowers in bloom and even blooms opening on cacti. The birds al-ways seemed to sing more spiritedly too. It’s hard to experience these without being overwhelmed by the sheer force of life breaking through. Rev. Randy Woodley talks about the entire Community of Creation which in-cludes all beings formed by our Creator. In these springtime moments it is hard to not be reminded of the truth that God loves ALL that he created. When we talk about loving our neighbor do we consid-er that perhaps our neighborliness might extend beyond other humans? How do we understand ourselves in relationship to our God, to each other, and to the rest of the Community of Creation? Begin-ning April 11 we will have an LOL Uni-versity class in which we will discuss topics related to Creation Justice. My hope is that we can begin to look togeth-er at some of the work being done in this area and learn from each other about how we see ourselves in this world that God so deeply loves. Peace, Kathleen

Thoughts from the President

AN INVITATION TO JOIN

THE 2020 TEAM

Many times we have heard that we really have three sepa-rate congregations all

under the Lord of Life Church umbrella. Though we have unique fea-tures at our Saturday 5:00 pm service, Sunday 8:30 am ser-vice and our Sunday 10:30 am service we are still one wor-shipping church family under that umbrella. At our Council retreat in February we identified that we could also be divided by age into three different groups.

1. First we have a large group who are fortunate to be in the 90 year old and over club! What a bless-ing to have them and to be able to learn and share from their wisdom. Let’s call them the Sen-ior Class.

2. Secondly, we have the majority of our membership who have been in our church family for a number of years. They are active and engaged in a variety of the studies, Circles and volunteer opportunities. Let’s call them the Junior and Sophomore Classes

3. Thirdly, we have the “young ones.” They have only been under that Lord of Life umbrella for a few years. They are the 38 new members received in Janu-ary and the 27 new members who just joined in March. They come to us with their views and talents which we need to tap into. Let’s call them the Fresh-man Class.

The question is how do we continue to grow and change and be meaningful

for each of these groups as we try to establish a forward think-ing vision for our church? This is the year of team work. The Council invites you to join the team in discussing this and other questions in five one-hour sessions during the LOL

University time slot beginning on Wednesday April 11 at 6:30 pm. We need members from the Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Freshman clas-ses to really make this a team effort. Are you willing to help out with this five week project? Here is the best part; there is no homework and no test!

Lori Jensen, President (623) 214-0182 Each day is God’s gift to you.

Make it blossom and grow into a thing of beauty.

Lori Jensen, President

A new WELCA Circle (now officially named Katherine) was formed last month and is wel-coming new members. We meet the 2nd Monday of each month. The next meeting is Monday, April 9 at 9:30 am. All are welcome, seasonal, year round, anyone who would like to meet other women and participate in Bible study. We will meet in May and then recess until September. Every woman is invited to join with us forming friendships and engaging in Bible study.

New W-ELCA Circle

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Tutoring at Pan de Vida

Community Outreach

Tutoring has started and continues every week from 4:30 - 5:30 pm, except for school holidays. If you are available to sub on Mon-days from 4:30 - 5:30 pm on an as-needed basis, we would be happy to add your name to our volunteer substitute list. Contact Joan Janis (jajan@q.com) or Jan Yetter (janyetter@cox.net). Tutors who are proficient in math, as taught in schools today, are especially needed.

Thompson Ranch

A huge thank you, Lord of Life, for your support, kindness and generosity.

Put school supply items in the Thompson Ranch bin in the hallway of the Social Hall. Always helpful: art sup-plies-stickers, colored paper, pictures, calendars, ribbon, scrap-booking sup-plies, Boxtops for Education - found on cereal, cake mixes, granola bars, etc., Campbell Soup labels, and many office supplies. To volunteer, call 623-876-7875 or Jeanne Welborn at 623-544-2440.

Supplies Needed A box has been placed in the Social Hall to receive needed school supplies. Thanks to all those who have already given and thank you in advance to all who will give. There is a variety of volunteer oppor-tunities available.

Contact Jack Sellers at 623-584-2049 or jsellers7131@gmail.com to discuss this rewarding activity.

Nadaburg School

SUMMER ADDRESS CHANGE

Did you know that it takes the envelope

company a minimum of 45 days to have your

address changed or your envelopes stopped? Giving us 45 days or more notice allows for your address change to be updated and your envelopes mailed to your summer address so you receive them in a timely manner. Also, if you stop your envelopes for the summer, we have time to avoid un-necessary print-ing and postage charges. Additionally, the date you plan to return to Arizona is just as important. Again, it requires 45 days advance notice to reverse the process so that you begin receiv-ing your giving envelopes upon your return to Arizona. So that the office can assist with the timely delivery of your envelopes to the address, please complete the information below as accurately as possible and give us as much information as possible. Incomplete depar-ture and return dates will cause envelope delivery to be interrupted. Please be assured, in the event your pre-printed envelopes have not reached you in time, you can al-ways use a white My Gift envelope or a blank enve-lope with your name and Giving # on it. Again, we as-sure you that your gift is recorded accurately even in the absence of pre-printed envelopes.

April Gratitude Gift is ELCA World Hunger

Each year Lord of Life generously sup-ports the ELCA World Hunger program through our Christmas Project: “Good Gifts.” Now members are invited to continue sup-port of the vital programs within the ELCA World Hunger ministry which continue throughout the year. More than 800 million people - that's 11 percent of people in our world today - are hungry. As members of the ELCA, we are called to respond. We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work. Working with and through our congregations, in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Lutheran churches overseas and other part-

ners, ELCA World Hunger is uniquely positioned to reach commu-nities in need. From health clinics to microloans, water wells to ani-mal husbandry, community meals to advocacy, your gifts to ELCA World Hunger make it possible for the ELCA to respond, supporting sustainable solutions that get at the root causes of hunger and pov-erty. Hunger facts

815 million people around the world - that's more than 1 in 10 - can't access the food they need to live active, healthy lives.

According to the most recent estimates, 766.6 million people live in extreme poverty on less than $1.90 per day. That's 10.7% of the world's population.

At some point in 2016 (the most recent year available), more than 41.2 million people in the United States were unsure where their next meal might come from.

40.6 million Americans were living in poverty in 2016. For a family of four, this means their annual household income was below $24,563.

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Collections Congratulations to the members of Lord of Life. In November you responded with 349 pounds of food for

the Food Bank. Thank you for your re-sponse to their continual need.

Men’s Book Club

Have you visited our Church Library recently?

We invite you to stop in the next time you are on the church campus. Unlike Motel 6, we do not leave the lights on, however, step in (light switch is to your right), browse and you will be pleasantly surprised to find… Fiction books (some in large print) Fiction audio books Biographies Documentary audios Children (movies and books) DVDs: Christian, documentaries, TV

series, and movies The Bible (a section on all aspects of

the Bible) Christian (books in this section by

many scholars) Many Biblical resource books Puzzles to check out and also to put

together in the library! Look for the Extra Books Box. In this box are extra copies of books currently shelved and are there free for the taking.

On April 11 we will focus our attention on “Bowling Alone” by Robert Putnam, an analysis of how the focus on commu-nity in the U.S. has erod-ed. He even looks at the decline in church attendance as one indicator. The church has purchased two copies of “Dreamland” and we will purchase copies of “The Quiet American” and “Bowling Alone.” These sessions have been lively and we have been able to discuss our differences of opinions; congratulations guys.

Easter Greetings from all in the Book Discussion Group.

All are welcome to come discuss the April’s selection, a historical fiction nov-el, “The Traitor’s Wife” by Allison Pataki on Monday, April 30 at 1:00 pm at church. A young lady’s maid is witness to Benedict Arnold and his wife’s treach-ery in this fictional account set during the American War for Independence. Those familiar with U.S. history may already know how Arnold’s saga unfurls, but the author’s interpretation of events offers a fresh perspective, plenty of intrigue and a host of interesting, multidimensional characters. I can’t wait to read this best-selling novel. I hope you can join us for what promises to be a good discussion. We meet once a month usually on the last Monday of the month at 1:00 pm at church to discuss a variety of books, some fiction, some nonfiction. All our selections can be found in the church library and local libraries and bookstores. We will meet in third Monday of May, on May 21, at 1:00 pm at church to dis-cuss “Etched in Sand” by Regina Cal-ceterra. We will meet on this Monday instead of the last Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday. All are welcome! Feel free to bring a friend. See you soon! Rita Boyd rboyd74@yahoo.com 972-742-6532

Each Monday morning Caring and Sharing meets at 9:00 am. This is a chance to get to know others, share the concerns that you might have, give com-fort to others who are facing problems, and discuss topics of interest to the group.

Lutheran Thrift Shop

10615 West Peoria Ave, Sun City

Spring is here! It’s happening again! Everything is blooming and beautifully green, baseball fans from all over the country are visiting, and this year, Easter has come and gone; spring is here! Before we know it, our winter friends will be leaving for cool-er summer climates. The show must go on, though, and you are invited to join the team at the Lutheran Thrift Shop! Since we have only one paid staff person, we always need volunteers in all departments; accepting donations, clothing, children’s, holiday items, books, housewares, hardware, linens, cashiers, customer service, and truckers - Yes, we always need truckers! Our “benefits package” includes flexi-ble hours; most volunteers work a 4-hour shift – but some work several shifts per week, fellowship, that ‘great feeling you get when you do a good thing’, a 20% discount on your Thrift Shop purchases and yummy baked goods at break time! Sorry, no dental plan! Our new shop is huge; plenty of room for more helpers! Join us, won’t you? Shop with us, donate your gently used goods or become a volunteer. Call us today to schedule a tour or a donation pick-up, 623-815-7061.

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Stewardship Report

Attendance Averages 2017 2018 February 1034 1018

News of Our Members

Hospitalized since last LifeLines

Kathie Knoop Dewey Sommerfeld

Joanne McIntyre Jinny Templeman Marge Newman Terri Wascher Jeanie Wright Betty Hoyle Harold Rud

Cynthia Stuart Marietta Johns

Jean Buth

as of March 21, 2018 Full 899 Associate 369 Total 1268 Units 828

Removal from Membership by Death

Removal from Membership by Transfer

Just a friendly reminder: Electronic Giving is available to you. Your donation can be set up on the church website at www.lolaz.org or you can scan the code at the bottom of the yellow sheet to get directly to the donation site. We have included it here. If you are more comfortable, forms are available here at the office, and our accountant can set every-thing up for you. This method might be easier for you. With no check writing, this al-lows your contribution to continue even if you’re not able to get to church.

Electronic Giving

Dick & Marion Erickson John & Doris Fagin

Larry & Jane Warren

Jerry Husak Madge Rothwell

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W-ELCA Retreat

Yuma Arizona

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I am so fortunate. I have a wonderful family. I have lived a good life. Oh yes, there have been those ups and downs, but the Lord and many of his angels have brought me to this day. I have a church, Lord of Life, which means so much to me in the later years of my life. Smiling faces, warm embraces, feeling Jesus close to me. How can I share the

love of Christ – AFTER I AM GONE? Lord of Life offers you a way. In 2006, the LORD OF LIFE MISSION ENDOWMENT FUND was created. The purpose for its creation and its operation is to be LITTLE CHRISTS TO OTHERS in our community. How interesting. You know, after caring for my family and other important matters, I think I may have some excess to share with others. But the question has been, HOW DO I DO THAT?. So often I see those who have not been as fortunate as me whom I would like to help. I would like to help those who want to be pastors. I want to help pro-grams for children that are not as lucky as me to know the love of Christ. THE LORD OF LIFE MISSION ENDOWMENT FUND is that vehicle to do these things for me today and after I am gone. It reaches outside of our congregation to pro-vide scholarships for seminary students, it reaches small churches such as Pan de Vida Lutheran Church sharing THE GOOD NEWS, Benevilla, Friends of SJF (Haiti), Lutheran Social Services and others that will share my love today and after I am gone. This fund began with seed money of $119,064. Through gifts from people asking “how can I share while I am alive and after I am gone?” The Fund has grown to more than $1,200,000. Annually, the fund provides support of over $100,000 each year. If our fund would grow to two or three million dollars in value, I could be a part of as much as $300,000 a year outreach sharing Christs Love. Please contact the Endowment Fund Committee if we can help you with the answer to your question.

Lord of Life Grief Sup-port Group meets Thursday at 1:30 pm. We will meet every Thursday except holi-

days. This group is for anyone who has experienced a loss, is living with grief, is in need of being with others who are going through a grief process as well. We want you to know that you are not alone. Please contact Pastor Kim if you have any questions or concerns.

Grief Support Group

Easy Does It Especially when it

comes to Fragrances

There are a num-ber of people who are allergic to the co-lognes worn by both

men and women. Please refrain from using perfume/cologne for the sake of worshippers who are sensitive and may suffer a life-threatening incident due to another’s use of a fragrance. Thank you.

Benevilla, our local social service agency honored Larry Vering with the Bill Wolfrey Community Service Award and the West Val-ley Lutheran Thrift Store with the Business Leadership Award. Congratulations, Larry!

A Huge Thank You!

The Lord of Life staff wishes to thank you all for your generous donations to-ward the 40-Day Challenge. The Administration Office is in need of updating and remodeling. We asked for your help and you stepped up. It is exciting to think of the possibilities ahead due to the sharing of your re-sources. May the destruction/construction begin!

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Ruth Lundeen

For me, the promise of New Life has always been the most meaningful and joyous thing about Easter. New Life in “the sweet by and by,” of course, but also New Life in the here and now, even as we travel through the third chapter of our lives. I was reminded of this wonder-ful truth in a special way when Jim and I took a little trip recently, to see the sights. Yes, but more importantly to visit our daughter in her workplace and to learn about what she and her company are doing. Susan is a senior officer of Unity Bio-technology, a start-up biotech that is doing some amazing research in their South San Francisco facility. Unity is seeking to develop drugs to deal with some age-associated diseases such as arthritis, vision loss and cognitive decline that tend to beset those of us in the third chapter of life. Backed by funding from investors such as Mayo Clinic Ventures and the venture fund of Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, Unity’s research is decep-tively simple. They seek to clear the body of senescent (aging) cells that are still alive, but that are not making any new tissue. Research has shown that such cells often congregate in areas that start to wear with aging, like the mind, the eyes and the joints. Of course, such research is still in its infancy stages and you and I will likely never be the recipients of the wonderful fruits companies like Unity hope to produce. But what an exciting kind of New Life the future may hold, if not for us, then quite likely for those who come this way after us. New Life, God’s great Easter prom-ise for the here and now, as it is brought to fruition through the efforts of women and men; using the gifts God has given them. New Life, God’s great Easter promise, making real the abundant life Jesus came to give to all; even to “old-timers” like you and me. Ruth

Upcoming Dates

Matter of Balance continues through April 16

Chair Exercise meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 am

Memory Caregivers Support, 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 2:00 pm

Time Out, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 2:00 pm

Light Beams, Thursday, April 5 at 1:00 pm - Support group for vision impaired individuals

Home is Where the Heart Is: Options for staying Independent at Home: Tuesday, April 17 1:30 pm at Bene-villa Surprise Campus, 16752 N. Greasewood St., Surprise, AZ 85378

Light Beams

Can you see what I see?

Come to “Light Beams” on April 5 at 1:00 pm. This is a group for visually im-paired individuals. Dr. V. McCarthy will be the facilitator. She is from Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center and will be bringing devices to assist in reading, driving and cooking. She will also share advice on how to use all the “new” tech-nology available.

Many of our members have and use Thrivent Financial Services. On Wednes-day, April 11 at 2:30 pm, we will have a brainstorming session on how we can use the Action Programs which are available to Thrivent members twice a year. There will also be information on the Choice Dollars Program. Find out how we, as individuals, can use these excel-lent options to benefit the most people for the greatest good.

A note from Feed My Starving Children

Organization

Dear Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Thank you for donating $8,641.28 to Feed My Starving Children on March 12 2018 at the Sun City West Event. Your gift has provided 39,278 nutritious meals to those who are desperate for food. Thank you for handing hope to them in Jesus’ name. The food funded through your dona-tion provides a critical foundation for a child. It is the first step toward a hope-filled life for them and their families. They rely on you to provide MannaPack meals so they can focus on becoming self-reliant. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for hearing their cries and be-ing a beacon of hope to God’s kids. God bless you for feeding so many starving children. Mark Crea Executive Director/CEO (Our meals went to the Philippian Is-lands)

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Lord of Life Women

Women of the ELCA (W-ELCA) Executive Board will meet Thursday, April 19 at 10:00 am. The W-ELCA Leaders Bible study will be Thursday, April 26 at 9:00 am. W-ELCA Board will meet Thursday, April 26 at 10:00 am.

Monday, April 2, 2018 Hannah, 10:00 am

Suzanne Thomas 623-547-7408 Lord of Life Conference Room

Rachel, 2:00 pm 14110 W. Territorial Ln., SCW Marilyn Carhart 623-584-2371 Jan Erlandson 623-214-5561

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Esther, 9:30 am

15411 W. Heritage Dr., SCW Maxine Hegg 623-584-0425 Joan Janis 623-546-3059

Joanna, 1:00 pm 12934 W. Paintbrush Dr., SCW

Glorice Morris 623-214-8430 Fern Skoglund 623-584-9664

Monday, April 9, 2018 Katherine, 9:30 am

Karen Austad 623-933-8383 LOL Classroom #2

Anna, 6:00 pm 14740 W. Ravenswood, SCW Christi Rich 623-466-3648

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Mary Elizabeth, 6:30 pm

Lord of Life Conference Room

April Circle Meetings

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Sarah, 9:00 am 14214 W. Parada Dr., SCW

Glenice Gibson 402-489-1285 Priscilla, 9:30 am

Fay Brattain 623-214-8538 Lord of Life Conference Room

Dinah, 1:00 pm 22018 N. Golf Club Dr., SCW Leona Kraus 623-975-1332

Naomi Miriam, 1:00 pm Barbara Houdek 763-913-7689 Mary Etta Schaffler 623-640-1952 Lord of Life Conference Room

We have two service projects coming up, one on April 10 and one on May 1. We have established Thrivent Action Teams to support our efforts. Each of these events will start at 4:30 pm. We will talk about the purpose of the project, have a light dinner, and work on the projects. We will have tickets for $3.00 for each event, this will help us to plan how many we will serve. On Tuesday April 10 at 4:30 pm we will be assembling School Kits for Lutheran World Relief. Everyone is welcome to help. We estimate that each school kit has about $8.00 in supplies. We have put a box in the Narthex to collect the supplies. Please bring school supplies or a donation, everything will go to Lutheran World Relief. We need the following new items for each kit: Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, approximately 8” x 10 ½”,

no loose leaf paper One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the

other One pencil sharpener One pair of blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well) Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band Five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink) One box of 16 or 24 crayons One 2 ½” eraser

On Tuesday May 1 at 4:30 pm we will be working on Days For Girls kits as our service project. These kits are distributed to countries where feminine care products are not available or affordable. When they don’t have products they have to stay home from school. A kit includes two wash cloths, a bar of soap, 2 pairs of underwear, 2 shields, and 8 liners. We will be making the shields and liners. If you have a serger please bring it with dark thread in it. We need: Fabric – cotton or flannel prewash, darker colors, no animals or symbols Gallon size Ziploc bags (non-slider) Wash cloths (new cheap ones are more absorbent) 100% cotton briefs adult sizes Bar soap – small

I hope you can join us, I know many of you will be traveling this month or the next, may the Lord bless you and keep you safe as you journey.

Shari Jones

Circle Meetings Continued… Thursday, April 12, 2018 Ruth, 10:00 am Classroom #2, Guests Welcome

Thursday, April 19, 2018 Lydia, 9:00 am

Leasen Clark 623-975-3394

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Saturday Nite Life! Saturday Nite Life will be April 7 at 6:15 pm with entertainment by the Lord of Life Big Band. There was a very large audience for the Big Band at their con-cert in March and now we have another opportunity to hear more of their great music. Yes, they still have some great new “oldies” that you’re sure to enjoy. Menu for the evening will be garden salad, parmesan/panko crusted chicken, smashed red potatoes and apple des-sert. Cost is $10.00 and tickets are avail-able around worship services or through the church office.

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April is the time of year we say good-bye to many of our winter visitors. Once again, it’s been a joy to have you in our midst and you have added SO MUCH! We wish you a wonderful summer, safe-ty, good health and hope that you’ll soon be back.

LOL Concert Series We have completed our 2017-18 Concert Series and want to thank you for coming to many of the excellent pro-grams. We’re building the 2018-19 se-ries now and by this fall, we’ll announce the new season.

One of the continuing concerns of churches is finding organists for the future. The CAZAGO, Central Arizona American Guild of Organists, is hosting a Pipe Organ Encounter, POE, for young people 14 through 18 years of age. We are expecting 30 young peo-ple from around the country, some of whom have had a little experience with organ and some with only piano in their growing years. At Lord of Life we will have one or two young people tak-ing lessons each morning and a time to practice, on our Glat-ter-Götz organ and the Wicks organ (in the Chapel). The teachers are ASU graduate students working on their doctor-

ates in organ as well as people within our Phoenix community. This event happens June 17-22. The POE committee needs a number of volunteers to help with supervision, driving, coordinating, chaperoning, etc. More information will be in the May/June' Life-lines. Gloria Lien is on this committee, so if you'd like to help, please talk to her.

Pastor Kim

Brendan, the “sound guy”

Dueling Trumpets

Toni Beyer Saxophone’s rule!

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01 Laura Johnson Marilee Kyte

02 Marilyn Grieve Kathie Knoop Bill Marx Mary Moors Jan Welch

03 RuthAnn Atkinson Betty Bagaus Phyllis Bristol Carol DeAmbra Susan McGill

04 Janet Farnsworth Jack Miller Anna Royko

05 Hazel Weed

06 Nancy Crossen Doris Feeney Cecil Lamphier LaVerne Mallon Marylee Manoog Bob Nix Del Rogge Jill Svee Dick Weidner Pam Wille 07 Pat Caster Diane Olson

08 Wayne Hose Nancy Hunt Harry Jebsen Stella Morton Laverne Svitak

09 Charlene Farwell Jack Sellers Jan Wallin

10 Jo An Boche Terri Campbell

11 Lyle Bakken Thayne Kraus Carl Lasiter

12 Jon Reeber

13 Herb Carl Glen Heinemann Vicki Huska Jan Krantz

14 Bev Johnson Judy Van Sickle

15 Fred Burklund Debbie Dorn

16 Richard Miller Bill Nutt Jim Wright

17 Nancy Comas Helen Johnson Marge Le Gore Joan Sauer

18 Kaye Thorkelson Peggy Watkins

19 Jeff Burroughs Dave Hardy Betty Merwin Carole Perkins Roger Schaffler Terry Wascher

20 Glenda Bakken Mary Ann Carlson Terry Parker Dick Sutherland

21 Anne Klemba Jeanne Moe Sally Williamson

22 Marguerite Bradley April Hanson Leone Lovejoy Sandy Rhodus Ginger Welch

23 Maxine Henderson

24 Roger Capps

25 Rogene Clark Ernie Kletz Jeanne Wead

26 Bob Linse Al Mau Sue Opsal Don Riegel

27 Ed Hoel Marlys Steffen Dale Thompson

28 Marcy Johnson Ted Martin Jim McLinn Scott Swanson

29 Carl Doak Sheryl Swanbeck Betty Van Koten

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1 Easter Sunday 6:30 am

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8:30 am W

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AA Open D

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Bipolar Support 7:00 pm

AA Open Speaker

4 3:00 pm C

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5 9:00 am C

hair Exercise 9:45 am

Visitation Choir

10:30 am A C

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JuBELLation Choir

1:00 pm Light Beam

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Grief Support G

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Chancel C

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Executive Team

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Centering

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7 Food Bank

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5:00 pm W

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Blood Pressure 6:15 pm

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8:30 am W

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Fellowship H

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Blood Pressure 10:30 am

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Mary Elizabeth C

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AA Open Speaker

7:00 pm Fellow

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11 8:30 am

Quilters

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Men’s Book C

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Benevolence Team

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Thrivent Information

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Creation Justice

12 7:30 am

Eye Opener Bible Study

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10:30 am A C

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2:30 pm C

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14 9:00 am

Food Bank Brigade 5:00 pm

Worship

6:00 pm Blood

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15 LifeLines D

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9:30 am Fellow

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Blood Pressure 10:30 am

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16 9:00 am

Caring & Sharing

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Buildings & Grounds

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Eye Opener Bible Study

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Chancel C

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Congregational C

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Centering

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21 5:00 pm

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6:00 pm Blood

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22 8:30 am

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9:30 am Fellow

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Blood Pressure 10:30 am

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28 9:00 am

Food Bank Brigade 5:00 pm

Worship

6:00 pm Blood

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29 8:30 am

Worship

9:30 am Fellow

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Blood Pressure 10:30 am

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PAID SUN CITY, AZ

PERMIT NO. 17

LORD OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH 13724 W. Meeker Blvd. Sun City West, AZ 85375-3730

Winter Worship Times Saturday, 5:00 pm

Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 am

Church Office Hours Monday through Thursday

8:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Phone: 623-584-2000

Email: info@lolaz.org Website: www.lolaz.org

Staff

The Rev. Stephen Beyer Pastor

pastorbeyer@lolaz.org

The Rev. Kim Sterner Pastor

pastorkim@lolaz.org

Ruth Lundeen Parish Nurse

ruth@lolaz.org

Gloria Lien Music Director

gloria@lolaz.org

Dave Lien Choir Director

dave@lolaz.org

Deb Dorough Director of Administration

deb@lolaz.org

Marsha Shaw Communications Manager

info@lolaz.org

Cheryl Costa Office Coordinator Cheryl@lolaz.org

Jodie Dufek-Grote Accountant

jodie@lolaz.org

Sheila Wright Event Coordinator sheila@lolaz.org

Kathleen Lotz Seminary Intern

Kathleen@lolaz.org

Dave Wascher Custodian

Milka Huerta Custodian

April 2018

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Items of Interest… Worship Services on the Web. If you are out of town or not able to attend services, visit our

website and listen to the service. Listening Devices. Assisted listening devices are available as part of our sound system

during worship services. Holy Communion in the Pew. If you wish to receive Holy Communion in the pew during

worship, please notify one of the ushers prior to the beginning of the service. We are always happy to offer the sacrament to anyone who is unable to come forward to the altar.

Unisex Handicap Restrooms. The restrooms in the Chapel are Unisex Handicap Restrooms and are available for people who need family member assistance or are in wheelchairs.

Wheelchairs. Wheelchairs are available in the Narthex for those who may have difficulty walking from the parking lot to the Sanctuary for worship. The door into the Sanctuary on the east side of the building (next to the Columbarium) is handicap assessible for those in wheelchairs, walkers or who have difficulty walking.

Pastors on Call. One of your pastors is on call after office hours, on weekends and on holidays for emergencies. If you need to contact a pastor during those times, call the church office answering machine at 623-584-2000 and you will be given the name and contact information for the pastor on call that week.

Hospitalizations. If you are in the hospital and want us to be aware of it, please call the church office or have someone call on your behalf. Unless directed otherwise, your name will be placed on the prayer chain and included in electronic notifications.

Council Minutes and Financial Statements. These documents are available for your perusal in the church office.

Lost & Found. Come to the church office to claim lost items. Mobile Donations. Use the code to the right to use Lord of Life’s secure mobile

donation site. Simply scan with your smart phone’s QR Code reader application.