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Chili Fest This Saturday! |
Our annual Chili Fest contest is this Saturday, February 5, serving at 5:30 PM in the Butterfield Elementary School's Multipurpose Room (west side of school off Duncan Dr.) located at 43800 Honeycutt Rd, Maricopa, AZ 85139. Come and enjoy some delicious chili and corn bread and vote for your favorite. Join the fun, a good meal and some good company! |
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All who are interested in becoming a Member or Associate Member of MLC and learning more about us are invited to lunch with Pastor Andrew on Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM.
Please complete the Membership Form by clicking on the button so we can be sure to have enough food. New Members will join MLC during worship on Sunday, February 27.
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The outreach committee is collecting items for the PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention & Support) for Desert Wind Middle School. There is a bin next to the bins for the Food Bank and Women’s Shelter at our front entrance. We will be collecting items the students can receive by turning in their PBIS tickets as they receive them weekly from their teachers. They get these tickets for exhibiting positive behavior. They can spend them at the “Tiger Trolley” at the end of each week. The items include: Gatorade, chips, crackers and popcorn (all single serve), school supplies like pens, markers, pencils, and small fidget items (poppers and squishy balls). We will have samples of these items at our entrance so you can get an idea of what to donate. Thank you!!! |
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We need your help so people can find Maricopa Lutheran Church on Google. Please go to our newly updated Google Business Profile page and give us a review! We have a great start: we are now at 21 reviews! Our goal is 50 reviews. Remember that 5 stars is the very best. :-) Thanks for your help. To God be the glory! |
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Feed My Starving Children |
MLC once again will be going to Mesa to help pack food for Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, February 16, from 9 to 10:45 AM. To sign up, please click on the "Sign Up" button below. There are spots for 12 people. It's always a fun and fulfilling day. |
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New Session of GriefShare |
You are invited to join our GriefShare meetings which are on Thursday from 3:00 - 5:00 PM beginning February 3 at Pastor Andrew's home. You can join the group at any time.
GriefShare is a friendly, Christian caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences, the loss of a loved one. You don’t have to grieve alone. If you have any questions, call Diane Hebert at 520-208-6778 or Vallorie Schlecht at 701-367-2997.
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Thank you for sharing God's gifts of your time, talents, and treasures this past year! Because of your generosity, our ministry in the name of Christ continues to go out into the community and the world. It was great to be able to worship together in-person. Last year we welcomed 24 new members and 2 associate members. We also baptized 2 children and confirmed 3 youth. God is good! All the time! We can't wait to see what God is up to in 2022!
End of year financial statements are available on Breeze. When you click on your name, there will be a column for “giving,” click on that and you will see your giving for the year.
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Breeze is our on-line church directory. If you have not established an account, please click on the button below "Breeze Signup." Once there, request an “invite” to Breeze. After signing up and receiving an invite, log into Breeze as described above. |
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Prayer For The Week
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
O Lord our God, who is always more ready to bestow Your good gifts upon us than we are to seek them, and Who is more willing to give more than we desire or deserve: help me, and those who pray with me, so to seek You that we may truly find You, so to ask that we may joyfully receive, so to knock that the door of Your mercy may be opened for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
~ James D. Robertson
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We are in need of people with some holy hospitality to assist in teams of two, one or two months at a time, with setting up the altar, banners, and Holy Communion for worship. If you wish to serve in this way, please sign up on the clipboard in the back of the church on Sundays or call Vallorie Schlecht at 701-367-2997. |
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Saturday Drive-in Communion |
We will be gathering for worship on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10 AM in the parking lot at the church office in the Blue Barn at 19428 N. Maricopa Rd. Maricopa, AZ 85139. Either park in front of the building and stay in your car with your windows down or you may stand in front of the altar.
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Our Divine Drama Bible class meets at the church on Fridays at 2 PM at the office in the Blue Barn. Come join in! You are welcome to wear a mask if you wish. Thanks and blessings! |
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The men's Bible Study will be dwelling in Paul's letter to the Romans. You are invited to join us!
WHEN: Every two weeks on Saturdays at 8 AM; please check the church calendar
WHERE: IHOP
COST: Please purchase the book. It is available at Amazon.
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Tuesday Video Bible Study on Zoom |
You are invited to join us as we explore the world of the New Testament with N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird. These videos serve as your passageway from the twenty-first century to the era of Jesus and the first Christians. Filmed around the world, this series takes you on a journey to Jerusalem, Corinth, Athens, Rome, Nazareth, Qumran, Capernaum, and the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
WHEN: Tuesdays at 2 PM
WHERE: Zoom; please check the church calendar to get the link.
COST: Please purchase the study guide available at Amazon.
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God is busy and active in Scripture, in our lives, in the lives of those close to us, in the community, in the world, and in the church. So let's start the investigation: the clues are everywhere!
WHO: Children 4-years-old through 6th grade
WHERE: Desert Wind Middle School
WHEN: Sundays 10:15 to 11:00 AM
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Volunteers Needed at the Food Bank |
Please consider coming out and having some fun with us at the foodbank. If you are already helping, perhaps you could reach out to friends or acquaintances to see if they might be interested also. We need help in almost every area. Children over 16 are welcome to come help out with or without a parent alongside them as a good community service activity. We work inside and hand out food at a drive-thru window, so it’s a comfortable, air-conditioned environment. You may consider helping one day a week or once a month:
- Mondays 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Thursdays 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Monday thru Saturday you could go out on the truck and help pick up food in our community.
We would love to see you so let us know when you are available and we will get you signed up! Phone number is 520-251-0226 or come visit the Blue Barn business building at 19428 N. Maricopa Road.
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Community Needs for February |
Women's Shelter:
For the month of February, the women’s shelter request is for coffee makers( new or used) and colored plates/ cup/ utensils (each family gets a color for COVID). Thank you!
Food Bank:
The food bank can use all food stuffs, but especially peanut butter and plastic bags. Please do not bring egg cartons at this time as they have plenty.
Monetary Donations:
You may also send a check to MLC for one or both of these organizations which we have been supporting for a long time. You may give electronically by clicking on the button below or mail a check to Sue Fletcher at 20263 N. Riverbank Road, Maricopa, AZ 85138. Just put “Food Bank” or “Women’s Shelter” on the memo line.
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