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IN TOUCH
Fountain Hills, AZ
June/July, 2015
CHURCH OFFICE
SUMMER HOURS
June 1 through September 8
Church office will be open
Monday through Thursday from
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The office will be closed on Fridays.
In Touch
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Focus on Finance
April Income
$ 32,675
Budget
$ 33,775
Parish Associate
April Expense
$ 36,235
Budget
$ 32,482
Yr to date Income
$ 160,541
Budget
$ 157,250
Budget
$ 145,808
Debby DeBernardi
Director Christian Formation
Marta Ludwig
Administrative Coordinator
Debbie Fisher
Director of Music Ministry
Dorothy Parris
Pianist
Caryl Bates
Organist
Lynn Medley
Custodian
CHURCH TREASURER
Linda Lull
CHURCH SESSION
Class of 2015
John Brockelman
Helen Quigley
Terri Schmidt
Chris Young
Class of 2016
Sally Atchinson
Bob Lull
John Skewes
Arlene Stewart
Class of 2017
Mary Alice Bivens
Bonnie Hollabaugh
Aleyne Larsen-Craig
Helen Roesch
Ron Waldo
BOARD OF DEACONS
Moderator: Nancy Wulfmeier
Class of 2015
Ben Fast
Jack Morris
Ruby Pearson
Bev Watters
Class of 2016
Suzie McCready
Dorothy Rudack
Donna Sims
Nancy Wulfmeier
Class of 2017
Michele Hasley
Mary Lee Lehrich
Cynthia Linton
Linda Warren
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April actual income is slightly off from budget, and actual expenses are over
budget by $3,700. Main factor for higher expenses is paying some budgeted
expenses earlier than anticipated, such as VBS. YTD
income vs YTD expenses lost some ground due to
these early expenses, but it is hopeful that we will
recover before the summer months.
Respectfully,
Linda Lull, Treasurer
On the Inside:
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Focus on Finance .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .
Highlighting our Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .
Mission Ministry . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . ..
Presbyterian Women .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . ..
Baccalaureate Service .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Facebook .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not Yet a member? .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
How Can You Help? .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Birthday Party .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . .
Can you match them up? Then & Now.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . ..
Christian Formation .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . .. .
VBS Needs.. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . . . ..
From the Director of Christian Formation .. . . . . . . . . .
Sermon Series.. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. ..
FHPC Foundation.. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .
Ministry at Fountain View Village.. .. .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . ..
Library Footnotes.. .. . .. . . . . .
Thank you .. .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Music Ministry .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . ..
Member Spotlight...Did you Know? .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .
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Necrology for 2015 .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . .. . . .
July Birthdays .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ..
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David Hissler was born in Germany on May 3rd 1997 in a place by the name of Wadern, to
the parents of Christian and Katja Hissler. He lived in Germany until the age of 10 in a little
village called Primstal. He went to a small elementary school there, along with every other
child in Primstal. During the time he spent in Primstal two of his siblings were born, Johanna
and Charlotte. Primstal only had one Catholic Church, where David was baptized and had his
communion at age 9. In 2007 the whole Hissler family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. And
quickly after that David was enrolled in 5th grade, he started to adjust to the new language,
lifestyle, and environment. After a few years passed Davids family moved to Fountain Hills,
and became a freshman at FHHS. After settling in the town, he became a member of the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, where he especially enjoyed the live nativity scene with the
llama. By that time his little brother Samuel was born. David joined the Fountain Hills Swim
Team, and has been a member for four years. He regularly participated in the swim meets held
in Scottsdale. During his time in High school, David developed an interest in photography.
Several of his pieces have been displayed in art shows, and took part in painting the mural at
Fountain Park. He plans on incorporating his passion of photography, in his future career as a
mechanical engineer. He will pursue his career path here in Arizona and will later finish his
education at a University in Germany.
Sean Nangle is a 2015 graduate from Fountain Hills High School. During high school
Sean helped with the band and youth group at the church, and participated in the Triennium
event in Indianapolis. He also spent a week in service on the Navajo reservation with the
church before that. Sean was an active member in the local Boy Scout Troop. He hiked
75 miles through the mountains of New Mexico at the Philmont Scout Ranch, Sailed the
Caribbean off of Islamorada at the Boys Scout High Adventure Sea Base, and whitewater
rafted the upper Colorado River at the Rocky Mountain High Adventure Camp. Last summer he circumnavigated Catalina Island (53 miles) in an 8 man canoe in the ocean. In November he hiked 23.9 miles from the north to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. He is
currently in a delayed enlistment program with the United States Navy. He will be heading
to boot camp in August this year. He is enlisted to be in the aviation program with the
Navy. May he always have fair winds and following seasHooyah
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November 2012
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Mission Ministry
Thou shall not hunger nor thirst;
neither the heat nor sun smite them,
for He that hath mercy on them shall
lead them, even by the springs of water
shall He guide them. Isaiah 49:10
As I read this verse I am reminded that
we are not alone, that God is always
with us and sees to our needs. He may
send someone to help us and lead us;
we just have to be open to whomever it
may be that has been sent to help us.
Terri Schmidt, Elder
God has touched our hearts here in the
Mission Ministry and we try to be the helping hands that God
wishes us to be. We have several projects to help feed those
in need or to bring a little bit of happiness into the lives of
those who are struggling. We pray that we are able to make
someones life a little easier.
Here are some of the things we are involved in:
Maxs Closet
After you are done cleaning your kitchen food cupboards,
now you need to go through your closets and kitchen cupboards. And guess what? You can donate all of those unwanted items to Maxs Closet. This place is associated with
the Extended Hands Food Bank. They will take most anything, even used appliances. If you need someone to come
and pick them up for you, please call 480-580-2889. The address is 16548 E. Laser Dr., #5. This address is right next to
the Food Bank.
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Mission Ministry
MISSION PROJECT SUPPORT OUR TROOPS/VETERANS
In the last couple of months, and just a few weeks left for our current
project, we have focused on our Veterans, collecting new t-shirts and socks
for the warm summer months. I want to thank all of you who have
brought in your donations to date and hopefully for those of you who have
forgotten, you will remember that you can still do so for about 3 more
weeks before the items are going to be delivered. As part of our Mission
Program, we have been trying to help our local veterans, whether at the VA
Medical Center, the VA Home, MANA House or the Vets Center (both
help our homeless Veterans). So, if you can, again, items most needed are
socks and t-shirts (sizes L, XL, XXL). There are two boxes for you to place
your donations located at Church; one in the Narthex on the table and
one in the Fellowship Center located on the left side as you
enter. And as usual, donations of toiletries, magazines,
DVDs, CDs, and books, continues year-round. Any
questions, please just ask me.
Donna Sims,
Deacon
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December 2011
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Presbyterian Women
Presbyterian Women Coordinating Team for 2014-2015
Moderator: Maurene Gerson
Mission Coordinator: Sandy Larson
Vice-Moderator : Linda Capron
Librarian: Barbara Oakeson
Secretary: Bonnie Matty
Membership/Yearbook Coordinator: Linda Warren
Treasurer: Maria Berry
Bible Study Coordinator: Evelyn Hrunek
Publicity: Ilene Berg
Search Committee: Arlene Stewart
Morning Circle Leader: Suzie McCready Evening Circle Leader: Judy Irvin
Afternoon Circle Leader: Martha Baxter
Historian: Office Angels
Hooked on Books Leader: Jan Hoff
New Member Chair: Carol Fuls
Out n About Leader: Nancy Wulfmeier
The article below was inadvertently left out of the May issue
of In Touch. Deepest apologies from the editorial staff.
One Body, One Spirit
The 2015 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women will
be held in Minneapolis June 18-21, where the focus will be on
1 Corinthians: 12-27 For just as the body is one and has
many members, and all the members of the body, though many,
are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were
all baptized into one body Jews or Greeks, slaves or free
and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. There will be a
vast array of opportunities to make and renew friendships and
celebrate the one Spirit that lives and works through all of us.
$10 prepaid Target gift cards
for the American Indian Family
Center (AIFC) in St., Paul will
be collected and dedicated during a worship service at the
Gathering This program supports Native American families
by valuing and strengthening the American Indian community
and its culture. You can give your gift cards to Pat Tuttle and/
or Donna Yordy who will be attending the Gathering.
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Gail Botsford, Linda Warren, Linda Capron & Ilene Berg shopping!
THANK YOU!!
Many thank you notes were received from the recipients of Easter Baskets at the
Devereux Center in April. We wanted to share one so everyone who donated toward this mission project could appreciate the joy the baskets bring to the youth
living there.
It meant a lot to me to reseave(sic) an
Easter basket from you guys. Cause even
though my grandma loves me she forgot
about spending Easter with me for most of
the day. So instead she worked and then
brought me back to Devereux. So it felt
amazing to know that someone remembered
about me.
Ilene Berg
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Students attending Baccalaureate received a ESV Study Bible with on-line tools.
Debby DeBernardi had the honor of presenting the Bible to David Hissler.
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12. You can survive without eating for weeks, but you
will only live 11 days without sleeping.
13. People who laugh a lot are healthier than those
who dont.
14. Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as
smoking.
15. A human brain has a capacity to store 5 times as
much information as Wikipedia.
16. Our brain uses the same amount of power as a 10watt light bulb!!
17. Our body gives enough heat in 30 minutes to boil
1.5 liters of water!
18. The Ovum egg is the largest cell and the sperm is
the smallest cell!!
19. Stomach acid (conc. HCl) is strong enough to dissolve razor blades!!
20. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day & while you
walk, SMILE. It is the ultimate antidepressant.
21. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
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Christian Formation
Christian Formation Opportunities:
Sundays
10:15 AM Sabbath Day Bible Study
10:15 AM Elementary Life with God
11:15 AM Blessed Beginnings Nursery
11:15 AM Preschool Life with God
Wednesdays
Pastors Brown Bag Bible Study
12:00 PM Wednesdays (Sept-May)
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FRESH FRUIT:
Strawberries: 10 containers
Blueberries: 10 containers Needed for Day 3 & 4 of VBS
Raspberries: 10 containers
NON-FOOD ITEMS:
9 oz Plastics cups: 150
Small or snack size plastic bags: 100 for snacks/750 bags
For Imagination Station
Plastic spoons: 150
Small round plastic plates: 75
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Sign-up at the table to attend one of the decorating workshops to help create a cool environment by making snow flakes, flags, painting and
having a lot of fun!
June 24 3 to 5 PM or 6 to 8 PM
June 30 3 to 5 PM or 6 to 8 PM
Priorities
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say,
Youre tearing up the grass.
Were not raising grass, Dad would reply. Were raising boys.
Harmon Killebrew
-The Newsletter Newsletter
by Communication Resources, Inc
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Sermon Series
You may listen to the sermon series Progressive Christianity: Fact or Fiction on our website:
www.fhpresbyterian.info
Go to the sermon archives tab, click on it and the latest three sermons will appear in the right column. You may also
go back farther to past sermons.
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 7
June 14
480-837-5563
480-837-6001
480-688-8392
480-292-9021
Susan Phillips
Dawn Lau
Ben Fast
480-837-1225
480-837-2607
480-837-1119
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pulpit and Barbara Wyman, Donna Yordy, Evelyn Hruneck, quickly answered the call and volunteered. By October Tom enlisted Bud and Carol Fuls, Letha Neely, and
others to assist him in the Communion and service presentation. Together, Tom and Bud developed the infamous Everly After Brothers and would choose special
music with Bud accompanying them on his Guitar, as
they played during the Communion services.
The services continued to grow, so Tom solicited Reverend Stan Jones to take over the first service in the Independent Living Chapel, which he did so very willingly
and developed quite a loyal following. Now the FHPC
team of Reverend Jones, Martin and Fuls and the wonderful volunteers shared the Word of the Lord with joy
and enthusiasm for all in attendance, each week.
As holidays arrived, Veterans Day, Life Celebration of
9.11, and even memorial services came into their domain
The Everly After Brothers organized a huge holiday
musical celebration in the Town Hall section on Christmas, Thanksgiving, and other holiday Sundays for the
enjoyment of all.
When Tom Martin became ill, John Wyman led the singing at one of the last celebrations given in 2013, before
Bud and Carol Fuls began their wonderful continuation
of this important and loved ministry. Now Letha Neeley
leads the singing while Evelyn Hrunek accompanies the
attendees on the piano, in the much beloved ministry of
monthly services. Assistant Pastor, Ken Brown was
called upon to do the Independent service, when Reverend Stan Jones
became ill in
2014, which he
has continued to
officiate monthly
and the participants are always
welcoming and
consider this ministry, just a blessing to their spiritual and daily
lives.
What spark might
Pastor Bills message be igniting in
you this Sunday?
Pastor Ken Brown with Ruth Martin
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Library Footnotes
Answers to
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Then & Now
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A parable
Theres a story about a church member on vacation.
While hiking through a forest, he was caught in a sudden summer downpour. To escape a drenching, he
crawled into a hollow log. There, safe from the rain and
lulled by its steady sound, he soon fell asleep.
When the man awoke, he found that the rain had
swelled the wood of the log. He was stuck. Try as he
might, he couldnt get out, and realized he might die
there.
The mans life began to pass before his eyes. He
thought of his unpaid church pledge and how little he
had given. This made him feel so small that he was
able to crawl out of the log with ease.
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Music Ministry
SUMMER!! It's such a
wonderful time! Some people
are able to get some travel in and
visit family and friends. Some
are able to visit distant places
that take them away from town
for awhile, though our services
are still seeing quite a few congregants. It's good, because they
get to hear, along with the rich
and thoughtful sermons we are
fortunate enough to hear every
Sunday, the heartfelt music
Debbie Fisher, Director of Music
from our Special Music series which runs through the first part of September. There
are wonderful songs to sing and music to be played. There
are hymns that are part of our long worshipping tradition
and new hymns that bring language reflective of our absolute love of God, recognizing Jesus Christ as His Son, our
Savior.
VBS music is always fun, along with the whole
week of young ones running around. I love it! It's fun to
see most of you that are able to spend part or all of the
week running around after them! It's our own summer
camp, and really an important experience for all involved.
I hope the Celebration Singers and Ringers are
able to rest after the wonderful year of music you pro-
For fun
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To My Church Family:
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Hospitalized? Call the church!
If you are sick, hospitalized or home recovering from illness, we want you to call the church and let us know! In a congregation like ours where people leave in droves for extended
summer months, it is easy for the staff, elders and deacons to
assume, when we dont see someone, that they are simply
vacationing away. The truth is that some of you are sick and
we are not aware of it.
You can help us by simply letting one of the staff know of your
situation. We have an excellent support system in place due to
the diligent efforts of our deacons. Help us serve you by communicating your situation.
What is a Dad?
A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall
but instead picks you up, brushes you off,
and lets you try again.
A dad is someone who want to keep you from
making mistakes but instead lets you find your own way,
even though his heart breaks in silence when you get hurt.
A dad is someone who holds you when you cry,
scolds you when you break the rules,
shines with pride when you succeed,
and has faith in you even when you fail.
Harry Grider
George Holtan
Susan Phillips
Bill Covault
Jean Ipema
Caryl Bates
Dorraine Aggen
Donald Young
Janice McGuire
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07/10
07/11
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07/13
07/14
07/14
07/16
07/17
Ann Neal
Roger Essenburg
Mary Lee Lehrich
John Youngquist
Alissia Zenhausern
Arlene Olsen
Evelyn Hrunek
Dawn Lau
Violet Wieder
John E. Schopbach
07/19
07/21
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07/27
07/28
07/29
07/29
07/29
07/30
Nancy Saine
Tami Good
Abilgail Manzanares
Jean Linzer
Ramona Moore
Christopher Carillo
Deborah Fisher
Dorothy Parris
Susan Owens
Current Resident or
In Touch is published monthly; deadline for each issue is the 15th of the month before publication.
News and information should be submitted to the church office in hard copy, or email to fhpresbyterian.office@gmail.com Editor, Marta Ludwig; Proof Reader, Helen Roesch; Staff Photographers: Gary
Oakeson & Michele Hasley; Production and Circulation: Mary Wernecke, Bobbie Dangremond, Ruby
Pearson, Marilyn Humes, Mary Martinson and Vivian Virden. Travel to Bulk Mail Post Office: Mary
Martinson.
Thank you to
Jack Morris and George Holtan
for all your hard work in planting the
cactus gardens on the campus