Our congregation's purpose statement: Called and empowered to proclaim the radical love of Christ through lives of service. | |
Beloved Siblings in Christ,
Thomas wasn’t hiding behind locked doors—he was out in the open, risking fear and questions. What if his so-called doubt was actually courage? This Sunday, we’ll explore how faith and doubt go hand-in-hand, and how the risen Christ meets us right where we are—wounds and all.
Faithfully yours,
Pastor Naomi
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Sunday Bulletin
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This Sunday, April 27 ~ 2nd Sunday of Easter
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+8:00a --Discussion Eucharist: Learning Center.
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9:00a to 9:45a -- Adult Faith Formation: Activities Room.
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9:00a to 9:45a -- Kindergarten-5th grade Sunday School: Learning Center.
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+10:00a -- Sunday Celebration: Sanctuary. (In-person and live-streamed on YouTube)
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11:15a -- Fellowship Time: Join us for conversation and refreshments in the Activities Room.
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11:15a -- Household Blessings Collection: Bethany B.'s car in parking lot
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4:00p to 6:00p -- Super Youth: Tanque Verde Lutheran Church
+ Service includes Holy Communion.
Monday, April 28
- The church office is closed on Mondays.
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10:30a to 12:00p -- Beyond the Book: Beyond Bread (Speedway & Wilmot)
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4:30p to 5:30p -- French Lessons: Activities Room. (Community Group)
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5:30p to 7:30p -- Beyond the Book: Beyond Bread (Speedway & Wilmot)
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6:30p to 9:00p -- Sunrise Presidio Townhomes Board meeting: Activities Room. (Community Group)
Tuesday, April 29
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Tuesday through Friday, 9:00a to 3:00p -- Church Office is open: Use the south entry door and ring the doorbell if the door is locked.
Wednesday, April 30
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9:30a to 10:30a -- All (Salaried) Staff meeting: Activities Room.
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Noon -- Articles are due for "Weekly Footnotes": Church Office.
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4:30p to 6:00p -- Los Campaneros handbell rehearsal: Sanctuary.
Thursday, May 1
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10:00a to 11:30a -- Thursday Journey: Activities Room.
Friday, May 2
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5:45p to 8:00p -- AA PreWeekenders & Al-Anon Sunset: Activities Room. (Community Groups)
Saturday, May 3
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10:00a to 12:00p -- Celebration Choir rehearsal: Sanctuary.
Coming Up
- May 4 -- Meet the Pastor immediately after the service
- May 4 -- Music Objective and Structure Team (M.O.S.T.) listening session immediately after the service
- May 5 -- Worship & Music meeting
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April 30 is last day to participate in NELM Water Project Community Service Emphasis
Thank you for your interest in and support of Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission’s Water Project during these past two months. You can participate in this emphasis through April 30 with your prayers and by marking your donation to Lutheran Church of the Foothills “Region 2 Lent 2025 Appeal” or by donating online via our congregation’s website (select “Community Service” on the giving page).
The over 600-foot deep well at Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) is the source of water for many residents who live on the Navajo Nation around Rock Point, Arizona, and rely on shallow windmill wells which often dry up and may be contaminated from nearby abandoned uranium mines. NELM’s Water Project, estimated to cost around $110,000, will improve the mission’s water system–learn how at the Community Service Emphasis display table in the narthex.
Thank you for giving to this Community Service Emphasis; you are helping to provide clean, safe water for our Navajo siblings.
Beginning May 4, stop by the Community Service Emphasis display table to learn about our May and June emphasis: Interfaith Community Services.
~ Leslie Johnson and Joan Nolan
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Household Blessings Collection This Sunday, April 27
Bring good-quality or gently used kitchen, bath, or bedroom items to Bethany Boyd’s car immediately after the service on April 27. Large items and furniture for Household Blessings will need to be picked up by volunteers or taken to Tanque Verde Lutheran Church, 8625 E. Tanque Verde Road.
Volunteers are needed to help with sorting on Thursday, May 8th at 9:00a at Tanque Verde Lutheran Church. If you have questions or items to donate, call Donna Elmquist at 520.603.2399 or email welmquist@msn.com
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Get ready to make a difference this spring!
You are invited to one of TIHAN's (Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network) Spring Volunteer Orientations. This is your chance to learn about the incredible volunteer opportunities at TIHAN. Whether you're passionate about direct service, administrative support, or fundraising, they have a spot just for you!
The next volunteer orientation is Saturday, May 10, from 9:30a to 12:00p at their new offices at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1200 N. Campbell, Tucson. TIHAN is recruiting for over a dozen volunteer roles, including:
- Operations Assistants - help with the front desk and general office support.
- Link Specialists - provide vital information, referrals, and support to people living with HIV.
- Community Ambassadors - represent TIHAN at events, sharing resources and information with the community.
Advanced registration is required. Contact TIHAN at 520-299-6647 or email volunteering@tihan.org
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TIHAN Open House April 30
TIHAN would love to celebrate with you the opening of their new offices at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. The Open House and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 4:00p to 6:00p, with a brief ceremony and remarks starting at 4:30p.
Please RSVP to operationsmanager@tihan.org or call the TIHAN office at 520-299-6647 if you would like to join this special celebration and social event. Refreshments will be provided.
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Thank You, Volunteers! Next Primavera Hot Stew Delivery May 16!
Our next opportunity to provide a hot stew dinner at the Primavera Men's Shelter is May 16. You can participate by signing up on the clipboard on the Activities Counter or calling the church office to indicate that you will prepare the food in your home kitchen, provide side dishes and desserts, or serve the meal at the Shelter.
Thank you for your participation in this ministry! For more information contact Sylvia Strauss-Kolb.
~ Community Service Team
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Music Objective and Structure Team (M.O.S.T) Update
The Music Objective and Structure Team is tasked with assessing the music ministry needs of Lutheran Church of the Foothills and recommending the most suitable staffing model for the future of our music program. This team is not interviewing or recommending a music ministry person.
Our next step is to listen to the congregation. On May 4, immediately following the service, our team will meet with the congregation in the Sanctuary. We have developed the following four (4) questions and look forward to listening to your responses.
- What is important and meaningful to your music experience during worship?
- What type of music would you find most welcoming as part of the service?
- How important is it to have music structured around a theme to learn about a variety of cultures?
- Thinking of LCF’s music ministry, what are your thoughts on staffing?
Copies of these questions are available on the counter in the Narthex. If you are a remote service attendee or fellow servant (via Zoom), or you will not be at the listening session on May 4, you can email your answers and other thoughts to Beth Daum at daum5735@yahoo.com by May 6.
The team will be thoughtfully considering all the listening responses to recommend the most appropriate music ministry model for our faith community. Thank you.
~ Music Objective and Structure Team
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"Beyond the Book" Study for April
For April we are reading Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High (Third Edition) by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler.
Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversation―especially difficult ones―leads to the results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style, it teaches readers how to be persuasive rather than abrasive, how to get back to productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations, regardless of the topic or person.
Our next meeting for the book discussion will be at Beyond Bread (Speedway and Wilmot) on April 28 at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm and again at 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
You can purchase the book on Kindle, Audible, or many online retailers or reserve it at the library. Be sure to look for the 3rd edition!
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Thursday Journey now studying "Loving My Neighbor"
On May 1, 10:00a, the Thursday Journey discussion will involve the current topic: Loving My Neighbor. This series explores "Who is my neighbor?" in bold new ways, and how we can love them when the needs of so many people are currently at risk.
Focusing on marginalized or at-risk communities, we will learn how to show up for our neighbors, what their unique challenges are today, and what they may be facing due to the rapidly changing landscape of American policy. As a Reconciling in Christ Church, we welcome all to our community, and in doing so, we invite them to bring their whole selves, their story, their joys, and challenges. Knowing our neighbors' stories is an important part of being able to welcome them to our community.
The group meets every Thursday from 10:00a to 11:30a in person in the Activities Room at church.
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“Babel” at Read & Yak on April 26, 12:00p to 1:30p
You are invited to join a discussion of the speculative fiction novel Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translator's Revolution, by R. F. Kuang. Bring your lunch to eat while Leslie Johnson leads the discussion on Saturday, April 26, at 12:00p, in-person in the Activities Room and online via Zoom. To join the discussion via Zoom, click here. Meeting ID: 822 7558 0676 Passcode: 844657
On May 24, Karen Nickey will lead us in a discussion of Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce, a novel that explores themes of female friendship, courage, and self-discovery.
Upcoming Reads:
📖 May 24: Miss Benson’s Beetle – Rachel Joyce (Fiction)
📖 June 28: Why Fathers Cry at Night – Kwame Alexander (Memoir)
📖 July 26: The Personal Librarian – Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (Historical Fiction)
📖 August 23: House Made of Dawn: A Novel – N. Scott Momaday (Fiction)
📖 September 27: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History – John Barry (Nonfiction/History)
~ Leslie Johnson,
for the Read & Yak Book Discussion Group
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What Part Can You Play in a Changing Church?
Each Sunday (except Easter Sunday) through May 4th from 9:00a to 9:45a in the Activities Room, journey with renowned author and emergent Christian leader Brian McLaren in the video series, "Seeking Aliveness: Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation." Drawing on the themes from his book We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation, he will offer up much food for thought for small groups both inside and outside the walls of the church, encouraging us to walk boldly into new forms and possibilities that are before us.
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Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who donated money to provide plants and decor for the Easter service. Your generosity is much appreciated!
~Lynn and John D. Kautz
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Counting on You!
Put your organizational and mathematical skills to good use. The after-service counting team needs volunteers for basic computer data entry and counting. The counting team is down to 3 counters and only 2 computer operators. More team members will ensure the existing counters get a break and are covered in the event of an unforeseen emergency. Training will be provided. Contact Bryan Daum or Gary Anderson if you are interested.
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash
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Help Us Keep the Memories
Help us tell our story to the community and preserve our story for future generations through photos. You don't need to be a pro; you only need access to a cell phone or 35mm camera to take photos of events and people so that we can maintain a historical file for marketing and in-house purposes. If you are interested, please contact the office at 520-299-5631 or office@lcftucson.org.
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"Where Two or More Are Gathered: Flourishing in Relationships" Bible Study with Rev. Brooke Petersen
As we navigate the complexities of modern life, the bonds we form with others provide strength, inspiration, and growth. This summer, delve into a profound exploration of the dynamics of human connection. Rev. Brooke Petersen, author of the Summer 2025 Gather Bible Study, will share tips on leading the 3 sessions of the study and some insights that will enhance the learning experience for everyone!
Hosted by the Women of the ELCA Grand Canyon Synod, this event will be held online via Zoom on Saturday, May 17 from 9:00a to 11:00a. You can join on your own for a $10 fee or gather as a group for $25. Click here to register online.
If you haven't already subscribed to the award-winning Gather magazine, you can do so for a reduced fee of $9.95 for the first year. Each year, you will receive 6 issues in the mail and digital access to the magazine. Go to https://www.gathermagazine.org to subscribe today!
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Refugees still need our help
Look for the “Refugee Crisis” display on the Activities Counter at church to learn about the many ways you can help Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (LSS-SW) continue its commitment to help refugees become self-sufficient in their new homes in Tucson and Phoenix. For even more information, visit Refugee Crisis Page — Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (www.lss-sw.org), or talk with others at LCF who have experience volunteering with their Refugee and Immigration Services.
The term “refugee” is a designation given by the United Nations. A refugee must have a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. Refugees must meet this strict definition, which does not include those seeking economic opportunity. Refugees undergo extensive screening while awaiting admittance to the United States while they are living in a refugee camp or another country they have fled to. Once accepted, they travel through flight arrangements made by the US government.
The Executive Order “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program” of January 24, 2025, paused refugee resettlement and funding for 90 days, leaving 878 refugees that had been planned to be resettled in Arizona in limbo. There are currently 388 refugees in Arizona within their first 90 days of arrival. With no further support from the federal government, and having to lay off 48 employees in their Refugee and Immigration Services after the stop-work order was issued, LSS-SW is now relying on your generosity to help them keep our government’s commitment to these 388 refugees.
“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” (Leviticus 19:33-34)
~ Leslie Johnson, member
Community Service Team
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We pray for . . .
- baby Falconer and family (friends of Sylvia S-K.);
- Teri, Nancy, Hillary (friends of Martine B.);
- Neill S. (friend of the Warrilows);
- JoAnn (grandmother of Marit and Nick H.);
- Brian S. (member);
- Trujillo family (friends of the Hartmans);
- Krista B. (niece of Vicky K.);
- Sheri (friend of Claudia B.);
- Terinia S. (friend of the Warrilows);
- Susan H. (member);
- Gilbert (friend of Sylvia S-K.);
- Bill V. (Roberta's husband);
- Julian (Leslie B.'s husband);
- Donna U., Mari E. (friends of Barbara & Clive W.);
- Jean M. (relative of Vicky K.);
- Robert O. (Pastor Naomi's father);
- Bryce L. (Michael L.'s nephew);
- Sue T.
We also pray for the friends and family of Don Schultz (member), who completed his baptismal journey on April 12.
Names will remain on the prayer list for three weeks unless otherwise notified.
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