Our congregation's purpose statement: Called and empowered to proclaim the radical love of Christ through lives of service. | |
Dear Siblings in Christ,
What a week it has been so far! The kids are having a great time playing Gagaball, making new friends in their cabin groups, and gathering for evening campfire. As we have learned about Legendary Bible characters, we have taken time to talk about who are the legendary people in our lives that have inspired our faith. We are looking forward to sharing pictures of our time together this week! Thank you for the support in order to send us all here for a faith filled adventure!
Faithfully yours,
Pastor Naomi
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Sunday Bulletin
and Online Worship Link
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This Sunday, July 6 ~ 4th Sunday after Pentecost
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+8:00a -- Gospel Discussion + Communion: 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: Activities Room. Join us for refreshments and conversation.
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11:15a -- Meet the Pastor: Pray-Ground area (northeast corner of the Sanctuary).
+ Service includes Holy Communion.
Monday, July 7
- The church office is closed on Mondays.
- Pastor Naomi's birthday
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5:30p to 6:00p -- Pray Without Ceasing: Our Saviour's Lutheran Church chapel.
Tuesday, July 8
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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, July 9
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Noon -- Articles are due for "Weekly Footnotes": Submit via email to office@lcftucson.org.
Thursday, July 10
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10:00a to 11:30a -- Coffee Talk: Bruegger's Bagels (northwest corner of Swan and Sunrise).
Friday, July 11
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5:45p to 8:00p -- AA PreWeekenders & Al-Anon Sunset: Activities Room. (Community Groups)
Coming Up
- July 18 -- Primavera Men's Shelter hot stew meal items due.
- July 19 -- National Charity League (Community Group)
- July 20 -- Inclusivity Team meeting
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July Community Service Emphasis: School Supplies for San Juan Bautista
It’s that time of year again! Parents
are thinking about where they might come up with the resources to purchase
school supplies for their children.
For the month of July, San Juan Bautista Lutheran Church and Lutheran Church of the Foothills are partnering to provide about 30 neighborhood students with the supplies needed to start their next school adventure. Over 45% of the community at San Juan Bautista is of school age and so many of the families in their community face many challenges, not the least of which is purchasing school supplies.
A list of supplies is available on the table in the church narthex. Feel free to take one with you. Specific needs include, but are not limited to:
- backpacks,
- wide-ruled paper,
- pencils, pens, markers, crayons, and
- monetary donations.
You can help by donating any of the above during this month. A box is available by the display table in the narthex to place items you donate.
You can also help by giving a monetary donation by using the Community Service envelopes on the display table. Make checks payable to “Lutheran Church of the Foothills” and note “Community Service” in the memo line. Place your donations in the offering basket or mail them to the church. You can also give online by using the QR code in the Sunday worship bulletin or the Giving page on our website. Finally, any loose cash placed in the offering basket is automatically designated for the current Community Service emphasis.
Thank you so much for supporting this month’s Community Service emphasis and your generous support throughout the year.
~Community Service Team
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The Peanut Butter Party Has Arrived!
The Interfaith Community Services (ICS) 2025 Peanut Butter Party begins Tuesday, July 1, and runs through Friday, August 1. It's a month of friendly competition, community spirit, and helping food-insecure families during the critical summer months--one peanut butter jar at a time!
Bring in your peanut butter jars (preferably 12 or 16 oz.) and add to the display in the narthex. If you choose to drop off your donations at the Northwest Food Bank (2820 W. Ina Rd.) or Eastside Food Drop-Off (8701 E. Old Spanish Trail), you will need to fill out and bring the 2025 PB Party Competition Form for your jars to count toward the Lutheran Church of the Foothills total. Prefer to donate from home? You can also shop on Amazon and take advantage of free Prime delivery directly to ICS! Just CLICK HERE to see the shopping list and complete your order.
If you have any questions, please contact Becky Lococo at blococo@icstucson.org
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You Have Made It Possible
At the Refugee Baby Shower on June 20, we had an opportunity to visit with Connie Phillips, CEO of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (LSS-SW). Connie Phillips asked us to tell our congregation “Thank you.” She specifically said, “You have made it possible for refugees in Tucson to make it through these past six months.”
Since January 24, 2025, the LSS-SW Refugee Crisis Fund has raised over $600,000 to support newly arrived refugees in Arizona. At the beginning of July, they will have $70,000 remaining in that fund to help 70 refugee families in Tucson and 120 refugee families in Phoenix. The greatest needs now are:
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Finding employers who are willing to hire refugees (employment has been less than LSS-SW had hoped for). If you know of a possible employer or want to help encourage refugee employment, please let LSS-SW know; their Tucson office can be reached at 520-748-2300 or requests-comments@lss-sw.org.
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Helping to pay rents and utilities for recent refugees. These costs have been rising (one way this happens is when the monthly rental fee no longer includes utilities), and you can help by giving an online donation at LSS-SW Donate to Refugees.
To learn more information about the status of LSS-SW’s Refugee and Immigration Services, pick up a printed “June 4 Zoom Recap” from the Activities Counter in the Narthex.
~ Leslie Johnson and Beth Daum
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Next Primavera Hot Stew Meal Date: July 18
Our next opportunity to provide a hot stew dinner at the Primavera Men's Shelter is July 18. 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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You Can Be a Part of the A/V Team
Each Sunday during worship a small team of people make sure everyone can see, hear, and feel connected—both in the sanctuary and online. One volunteer operates the sound while another operates the video. We’re looking for a few more helping hands to join this important ministry.
Why volunteer? Serving on the A/V Team is a wonderful way to:
- Take pride in helping worship reach people near and far
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Learn something new in a relaxed, supportive environment
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Make a meaningful difference every time you serve
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Enjoy getting to know other volunteers better
You don’t need to be “tech-savvy”—if you can click a mouse, push a button, or follow simple instructions, you already have what it takes! We’ll provide all the training you need, and you’ll never serve alone until you feel comfortable.
Volunteering once a month (or as often as you like) makes a big difference. If you’d like to learn more or give it a try, talk to Bryan Daum (daum5735@yahoo.com; 520-577-1782) or Stewart McDonald (revstewart@lcftucson.org; 520-360-7794) or come see us in the a/v booth after worship.
~Stewart McDonald
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Be a Part of Electing Our Next Churchwide Bishop
Join almost 100 other volunteers who will be giving a friendly and helpful welcome to fellow Lutherans attending the 2025 Churchwide Assembly this summer in Phoenix. You’ll be assisting members of the Assembly who are there to vote on various issues and policies, including electing our new churchwide bishop and churchwide secretary (terms are expiring). You’ll be able to join some amazing worship services. Volunteering your time and talents will give you an opportunity to visit with fellow Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Christians from congregations all over the United States and the Caribbean.
ELCA Churchwide Assemblies are held every three years at various locations around the nation, and it is an honor to be involved in whatever way you can—especially when this Assembly is so near to us. Volunteers are needed at the Phoenix Convention Center from July 26 through August 2, 2025, to assist with airport and hotel greetings, on-site registration, worship support, tech assistance, luggage room, and more. Volunteers pay for their own expenses and there is a discount hotel rate for volunteers. To learn more visit the Grand Canyon Synod website at https://www.gcsynod.org/cwa; to peruse the various volunteer shifts and tasks, click on the orange “Sign up here” button and scroll down to below the “About You” fields on the registration form.
Let’s give our Churchwide guests a “hot” welcome to the Grand Canyon Synod!
~ Leslie Johnson, Leader
Neighborhood Interaction Team
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The Power of Us: Civic Engagement on HIV and Related Issues
Hearing about funding cuts and wondering what’s going on and how to respond? Join us for a 90-minute, non-partisan session for Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN) CarePartners, volunteers, donors, and faith community members, as well as folks from key partner agencies who are sponsors and participants of this event. This session will be held from 5:30p -7:00p at a midtown Tucson location provided upon receiving an RSVP on Monday, July 14. This session will be facilitated by Dr. Alison Sutton-Ryan (TIHAN Board member, professor, and psychotherapist), Dr. Kevin Carmichael, Executive Director Scott Blades, and Pima County Supervisor Andrés Cano.
In addition to an overview of the $3 million in HIV funding cuts, topics will include:
- Identifying your advocacy goals
- Understanding risk in advocacy
- Ways to get involved (advocacy tools)
- Intersectionality with other justice issues
- Safety considerations
- Self-care as activism
For more information, see the flyer on the Activities Counter in the narthex. An RSVP is required to scott@tihan.org
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Kautz Ordination Celebration
Congratulations to Rev. John D. Kautz who celebrated 54 years of ordination on June 20. Lutheran Church of the Foothills is grateful for his generous gift of time and talents through supply preaching, his carpentry skills, and service on various committees. You are a blessing!
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Bintliff Ordination Celebration
Rev. Gayle Bintliff celebrated 24 years of ordination on June 29. Lutheran Church of the Foothills thanks her for her service on the Worship Assistant team when she and her husband are in Tucson during the winter months! We are so grateful for her presence in our congregation!
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Read & Yak on July 26: The Personal Librarian
You are invited to join us at noon on Saturday, July 26, for a discussion of the historical novel, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Bring your lunch to enjoy as we talk.
The Personal Librarian tells of the remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Green, the personal librarian to J.P. Morgan, who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite her dangerous secret. Click here to join the Zoom discussion. Meeting ID: 822 7558 0676 Passcode: 844657
Upcoming Reads:
📖 August 23: House Made of Dawn: A Novel, by N. Scott Momaday (Fiction)
📖 September 27: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, by John Barry (Nonfiction/History)
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Revitalize Your Faith Through Diakonia
A new cohort for the Growing in Faith/Diakonia program will be forming this fall. Brochures detailing this ministry program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are available on the Activities Counter in the narthex. If you have questions about the program, contact Bethany Boyd or Ken Goode. They can give you a firsthand account of how it helped them grow in faith. Our own Rev. Stewart McDonald and Kevin Roark will be teaching select sessions.
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Coffee Talk Meets Every Thursday During the Summer
Through the end of August, this informal version of Thursday Journey meets at 10:00a each Thursday at Bruegger's Bagels (at the corner of Swan and Sunrise) for a little food, beverages, and engaging conversation on current events. Thursday Journey will resume in September with a topic yet to be determined.
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"Kneaded": Communion Bread Bakers
If you like to bake or wonder how you can volunteer from the privacy of your home, you can be a communion bread baker!
The most current and easy unleavened bread recipe and signup sheet are on the counter in the Narthex. To ease communion prep on Sunday mornings, please bring the bread to the church Sacristy by noon on the Friday before the service or no later than 8:45a Sunday morning. For more information, contact Beth Daum.
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Celebration of Life for Rev. Frank Nausin
You are invited to Tanque Verde Lutheran Church for a celebration of life for Rev. Frank Nausin in the main sanctuary at 10:00a on Saturday, September 27, 2025. A light reception with potluck desserts will follow in the Nausin Family Life Center. All are invited to attend and share in the blessings of knowing Pastor Frank.
God's peace,
Tanque Verde Lutheran Church
8625 E. Tanque Verde Road
Tucson, AZ 85749
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We pray for . . .
- Gary M. (relative of Janice M.);
- Brian W., Jordan O., and Raelyn O. (family of Denise R.);
- Luke, Kellie, Elizabeth, and Dan P. (friends of Nancy & Gerry A.);
- friends and family of Jayne S. (friend of Judi W.);
- Bob & Ginger (friends of Mark H.);
- unhoused people;
- Deanna, Gwen, and Esther (friends of Patrice F.);
- Georgia C. (cousin of Donna & Ken C.);
- Bob B. (member);
- Bill V. (Roberta's husband);
- Donna U., Mari E. (friends of Barbara & Clive W.);
- Robert O. (Pastor Naomi's father);
- Bryce L. (Michael L.'s nephew);
- Sue T.
Names will remain on the prayer list for three weeks unless otherwise notified.
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