“whoever drinks the water i give them will never thirst.” john 4:14 · 2013. 4. 11. · 4 ask...

APRIL 2017

PASTORMark Rossman

PASTORShari Bernau

OFFICE/BLDG MANAGERAndrea Greer

FINANCE MANAGERLori Clark

CHOIR DIRECTORMarcie Donavon

ACCOMPANISTScott Sims

SEXTONJakab Peter

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“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.”John 4:14

Maunday Thursday - April 13 @ 7pm

Good Friday - April 14 @ 7pm

Easter Sunday - 6:30am, 8:30am & 11:00am

Easter Brunch - 9:40am

Mark your calendars...HAPPY VALLEY COUNTY FAIR

Saturday, April 22

Email your prayer request to [email protected]

Welcome to our Guests

We Remember in our Prayers

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John & Brenda BerryAnn BondBob & Barb BremerPatrick BurnsBob & Karla ConnorDick & Virginia ConradPete & Jan DahlWalter & Margaret DawsonKeith & Debra DiniusEileen DoenelBen & Jordan FeltconLordes GasparinoJason, Stephanie, Ryan & Allison HandleyJohn & Jill HansonElaine HitchcockBob & Nancy HutsonCarol JonesJoyce & Stan KerberHarold KeyserKira LehmanVetta LovelandJim LyellsMichael & Robbye McFarrinSandy MosesTim & Leslie MouerJohn & Judy NerisonGreg NollMike & Donnice OlsenNancy PayneSusan & Sarge PurewalGary & Sue QuostPete & Nyla Rome

Ted & Dawn ShieldsGretchen StacyPaul SwensonM/M Dave SyversonGreta TryhusLowell & Doris WhitersHarold WilhelmsenPat WinterSteve & Julie Yates

Out of AreaRuth Almen, Marquette, MIKathy Anderson, Omaha, NEPaul & Mary Bardal, Minneapolis, MNAngela Berge, W. Fargo, NDTony & Missy Bertig, Valparaiso, INAmy Born, Champaign, ILDebbie Brosius, Ida Grove, IAPhil & Alice Brueing, Northbrook, ILSteve Cornils, Minneapolis, MNRyan Cumming, Chicago, ILGenen & Nancy Ellinger, Rochester, MNDave Farris, Plattsmouth, NEElizabeth Galsil, Northbrook, ILTeresa Garawa;y, Oklahoma City, OKLaJune Geberg, Ida Grove, IADoris Groh, Mason City, IALinda Harrimer, Des Moines, IASusan & Jim Janck, Milwaukee, WILinda & Rick Knapp, Santa Rosa, CAWayne & Carolyn Larson, Green Valley, AZMary & Duane Lund, Eau Claire, WI

Bill McGlone, Edina, MNLeone & Pat McGlone, Tonka Bay, MNSharon Magnuson, Chicago, ILGerry Olson, Fort Collins, COJudy Nicolette, Champaign, ILRoy & Cammil Olson, Minneapolis, MNCurt Putzig & Sandy Selling, Midland, MIGlen & Gloria Scheb, Kansas City, MOJohn & Midge Sterner, Suttons Bay, WIDonald Teigen, Minneapolis, MNRandy & Karren Veil, Burnsville, MNLen Wiegert & Andrea Priboth, Madison, WIMark & Di Wieland, Bloomington, MNBetty & Hal Wingrad, Indiana, PARenee Zavalee, San Deigo, CA

Winter VisitorsTod & Bonnie Dawson, Champaign, ILGayle Denton, Oconomawoc, WIGary & Zo Karlstad, Grand Forks, NDKen & Claudia MacKay, Wheaton, ILWes & Carole Mathre, Moorehead, MNGaylen & Shirley Mendini, Green�eld, WIJim & Carolyn Tonneson, St. Paul, MNBonnie Townsend, Rock Island, ILJohn & Eunice Vorhees, Dellwood, MNDon & Judy WarringtonJack & Ellen Wise, Mans�eld, PA

•Janet Adamski - (Rita Reamer's sister) - Diagnosed with cancer •Linda Coutts - Recovery from knee surgery •Madeline Donner - Health concerns•Family & Friends of Judy Dumler – Mourning her death •Krista Gullickson Ghiare (Friend of Joan Halverson)- Battling cancer •Roger Harp (Myna Ulland's brother-in-law) – In hospice due to terminal cancer •Ralph Helwig (Friend of the Coutt’s) - Recovery from heart surgery •Kevin (acquaintance of Stephen Wehr) - stage 4 cancer •Lee Ann Land – Recovering after bike crash •Larry Melancon (Friend of Lori Clark) – Health concerns•Family & Friends of Shirley Pelletier (Nancy Payne’s aunt) – Mourning her death •Family & Friends of Dick Sandberg (Friend of Dick & Nancy Blazer) – Mourning his death •Cheryl Sellheim (Friend of Ron and Cindy Ophaug) - Health concerns•Trueman Tryhus - Battling cancer •Geri Ulland (Myrna & Bob Ulland’s sister-in-law) – In hospice due to cancer

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Ask Zeke April 2017 – Harps

Living Water’s plucky 24/7 office fish says hurray for the harps Q. When I was up in Psalms for Adult Forum last month, I saw a harp next to the piano. Where did it come from? A. The harp in the Psalms room, where our divine choir practices, belongs to Kathy Exelby,Living Water’s newly arrived volunteer harpist. Ditto for the one in the sanctuary. Thanks to Kathy and a spell of fishin’ on the Internet, my harp IQ has climbed a couple octaves. Did you know that 66 Bible verses mention harps? That harpists don’t use their baby finger to pluck strings? The harp is the oldest known stringed instrument. It dates back more than 4,500 years to ancient Egypt. The earliest harps were fashioned from hunting bows. Today’s harp bears a strong similarity to its cousin the piano. Harp strings correspond to white piano keys, and pedals serve as this instrument’s sharps and flats. Kathy’s harps have 47 strings – divided into 7 octaves, each ranging from C to B – and 7 pedals. If you get up-close-and-personal with the harps (it’s OK to touch them) you’ll notice the strings are different colors: C is red, F is purple, and the others are white. Lower-octave strings are made of brass, and the ones for middle octaves and higher are gut. When plucked, the strings vibrate and move air through space. The soundboard they’re attached to at an angle also vibrates and moves air. Audible sound waves are produced. Our seasoned harpist, who’s semi-retired, has been plucking joyfully for about five decades. She looks forward to “giving back with joy” at Living Water. Along with playing at our 8:30 worship service, she’s available for weddings and memorial services (contact the church office to make arrangements). I’m thrilled to the gills to welcome our resident harpist and her heavenly harps. It’d be utterly swell to hear the dulcet tones of Handel’s Water Music being played on the harp. What more could a lowly water-dwelling columnist ask? Do you have a question for Zeke? E-mail it to him at [email protected] or contact his writing partner, Jill Wehr, at 480-515-4813.

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A Message from Pastor ShariGree�ngs from my new office!

As I look around this new space surrounded by familiar books, pictures, and knickknacks filled with memories, it occurs to me that there is one thing that always gets a prominent place wherever I have worked or lived for over 20 years. I purchased it back in high school, and it has travelled from Brooklyn Park, MN to Flagstaff, AZ to Miami, FL to Berkeley, CA, and then to Phoenix, AZ. It is a simple black picture frame with a photo of a rowing team and below it reads:

TEAMWORK The ability to work together toward a common vision.

The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organiza�onal objec�ves. It is the fuel that allows common people to a�ain uncommon results.

I love this so much because it resonates with who I am and what I am all about. When I recall precious memories from my life and ministry, they all seem to be the result of great teamwork. In those moments, I learned first-hand that when the gi�s of everyone are u�lized and celebrated, God can do amazing things. St. Paul writes about this in his le�er to the Ephesians: “…the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” (Ephesians 4: 16). And, in St. Paul’s le�er to the Colossians, he reminds us that there is an important component that must be included in the team: Christ. “He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything” (Colossians 1: 18) As I begin my ministry here at Living Water, I want to thank you for welcoming me to the team! My family and I have felt warmly welcomed here, and we are excited to worship, fellowship, learn and serve alongside you. I am also looking forward to helping build up the children, youth and family ministries here at Living Water. But, there is something I must do before I begin working on that. In the next couple of months, I plan to observe and listen and learn more from you about what Living Water is all about, what teams are already working on, who you are as a child of God (and your faith story), and why you have chosen to be a part of this community of faith (or, maybe, how God chose you!). I realize this will take quite some �me, but it’s worth every minute, for we are all important players on the team. So, if you would like, feel free to call me in the office or email me, and we can set up a �me that works for both of us to talk and learn from each other. I’m looking forward to our conversa�ons! God’s peace, Pastor Shari

Pastor Shari Bernau arrives at Living Water Lutheran

Church in mid-March to serve as the new Associate

Pastor with a focus in Children, Youth and Family

Ministries. She was previously at All Saints Lutheran

Church in Phoenix, AZ, where she served the past 12

years (2005 to February 2017) as the Associate

Pastor of Children, Youth and Family Ministries.

Pastor Shari was born and grew up in a NW suburb

of Minneapolis, MN, called Brooklyn Park. Her

fondest memories are from the summers spent in her

family’s Birchwood, WI, lake home.

She earned bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and

International Affairs from Northern Arizona University

in Flagstaff in 1998 and her Master of Divinity at

Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary at Berkeley,

CA, in 2004. She was ordained as a minister of the ELCA, the largest Lutheran

denomination in the United States, on February 5, 2005.

Youth and Family Ministry is Pastor Shari’s passion. She has shared the love of Christ

with the kids of All Saints through leading the confirmation program; directing

approximately 20 milestone recognitions, classes and events each year; and managing

numerous youth events, fundraisers, camps/retreats and mission trips. Pastor Shari

says, “Kids bring out the very best in me, and when I am working with children and

youth, I feel as though I am truly using the gifts God has given me.” Within the Grand

Canyon Synod of the ELCA, Pastor Shari serves on the staff for Lutheran

Campfirmation (a one-week camp for junior high students in Payson), is a member of

the Leadership Team for this summer’s Synod Partners Service and Learning Trip for

high school youth, and was selected to be the Synod Coordinator for the 2018 ELCA

National Youth Gathering.

Even though her focus is on Children, Youth and Family Ministries, Pastor Shari has a

great deal of experience in the area of worship leadership, preaching, visitation, and

officiating memorial services and weddings. Serving in a large congregation during

times of transition has provided many opportunities for her to learn and grow into a

diversely qualified pastor.

Pastor Shari is married to James, owner-operator of PlayGrounds Fun Zone & Café.

They are the parents of Anna (almost 11) and Miriam (age 8). Pastor Shari loves to

travel with her husband, and their favorite destination is Mexico. In her spare time, she

enjoys baking, hosting parties and guests in her home, walking and hiking, going out to

eat and driving her daughters to swim, volleyball and choir practices.

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Livng Water Council Notes

Please call the o�ce if your birthday is not listed and we will make sure to enter it into our database.

May you be gifted with God’s blessings on your special day and always!Marquardt, Tim 4/27

Hagstrom, Bradley 4/18

Achterfeldt, Cassidy 4/8

Smith, Kinsley 4/11

Feaster, Keegan 4/17

Lehman, Kira 4/23

Freshwater, Abbigayle 4/16

Mathews, Nikolas 4/15

Leinweber, Kim 4/23

Fjeld, Janis 4/21

Harris, Sally 4/16

Schoenbeck, Dave 4/15

Pounds, Phil 4/1

Hannan, Barbara 4/12

Yock, Doug 4/24

Tornowske, Dick 4/9

Lentz, Pastor Ken 4/3

Anderson, Roz 4/25

Beebe, Jan 4/25

Tryhus, Joan 4/21

Blazer, Dick 4/25

Van, Iris 4/20

Kilburn, Ed 4/5

Welnhofer, Bob 4/27

Donner, Madeline 4/6

The council met on February 27th, with an introduction of the new council members. We were excited to welcome Pastor Shari Bernau between services on March 19th, with her installation at 4:00 pm the same day. The Congregational Council reviewed the Finance Team recommenda-tion to approve an annual maintenance contract of the HVAC system in the church buildings, as our systems are getting old and have not been serviced on a regular basis. The council also discussed costs of changing the lights from halogen bulbs to LED, which will decrease the elec-trical cost as well as the heat output from the light fixtures.

Deborah Bash, council secretary

Every Thusday @ 7:30am at Soul Cafe (7615 E Pinnacle Peak Rd)

SUNDAY MORNING ADULT FORUM SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9: 40 AM IN PSALMS

The Sunday morning Adult Forum continues at 9: 40 AM in the Psalms Room on the second floor of the Education Building. We will not be meeting on Easter Sunday because of the brunch between services, but our schedule for the other Sundays is as follows.

On April 2, 9, and 23 Dennis Nelson will continue his five-week study on the Gospel of John, using a video-based series featuring Adam Hamilton. On April 2 we will focus on the story of the resurrection of Lazarus. On April 9 (Palm Sunday) we will look at John’s account of the last supper, including his description of what Jesus did, said, and prayed on the night of His betrayal. On April 23 (the Sunday after Easter) we will celebrate God’s gift of eternal life as we read of the resurrection of Jesus and His appearing to His disciples after His resurrection.

On April 30 Deb Bash, member of Living Water, will tell about her ten-day trip in May 2016 bicycling through Israel with eleven other cyclists. The Adult Forum will then meet for three more Sundays, through and including May 21, before we take a break for the summer.

10 AM & 6:30 PM IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL

2017 Vacation Bible SchoolMark your calendars now for our 2017 edition of Vacation Bible School on June 19-23! Our theme this year is “ROME – Paul and the Underground Church.” Your children, grandchildren, neighbors and friends will elbow through a crowded Roman marketplace, visit with the Apostle Paul and gasp as a thief is wrestled to the ground. They’ll tiptoe past Roman guards as they inch their way to a hidden cave – where first-century Christians eagerly await their arrival. And that’s just one day at this summer’s most exciting VBS!

Registration is available at lwlcaz.org for all children ages 3 through 6th grade. We will also need lots of youth and adult volunteers to bring this adventure to life. Please contact Kris Crow ([email protected]) or Janice Moore at ([email protected]) if you are interested in sharing your time and talents with our amazing children!

Starting on Tuesday, April 4, we begin a 6-session video study on “Becom-ing More Than a Good Bible Study Girl.” This study, written by Lysa TerKeurst, will challenge us to see what kind of difference Jesus can make in our lives. We’ll explore questions such as “Will Jesus make a difference in my heart? Will He help my connection with God be more real? Does Jesus really have a calling for my life?” Join us at 10 am or 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Participant books are available from Myrna. You can also download the participant book from Kindle, and it’s also available in an audio version. The coffee (and hot water for tea/hot chocolate) is always on. We welcome all women to join us. Questions? Contact Myrna at [email protected]

On April 2, we will bless more than 40 quilts that were completed during the last 12 months. Then, on April 22, they will join other quilts and kits at a pick up site at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran in Phoenix, headed to a Lutheran World Relief warehouse, where they will be repackaged and sent overseas to distribution sites in one of probably 15 countries where they are needed. Recipients of the quilts we make use their quilts to shield against the cold and rain, and for warm bedding. But their versatility also makes quilts useful as simple tents, floor coverings, or a wrap to hold a baby on a mother’s back.

It costs LWR $2.25 per quilt to ship the completed quilts overseas. If you want to support this relief ministry, make a gift to Living Water and note LWR Quilt and Kit Shipping in the memo line of your check. Thank you!

The ministry of mission quilting for Lutheran World Relief will continue during the summer hiatus in our own homes. In September, we’ll regroup to again tie quilts that have been created and assembled during the summer. The Piece Makers group thanks everyone for their support and contributions of fabric and money to purchase needed items. God continues to bless the work of our hands! Questions? please ask Myrna Ulland. You can also find information on LWR's quilt ministry at http://lwr.org/get-involved/quilts

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Piece-Makers Mission Quilting at Living Water

HABITAT FOR HUMANITYLiving Water Lutheran Church, as part of the Northeast Coalition of Lutheran Churches, broke ground last month in Tempe for a new Habitat for Humanity house. The house is being built for the Sherman family. Our one work date will be Saturday, April 8 and we will need men and women willing to help with the build. Signup sheets will be available in the narthex this month. If you have questions, call or email John Goesling, (480) 778-9176 or [email protected] .

Thank you to everyone who contributed items for our LWR “Baskets of Promise” Personal Care Kits during several weeks of this year’s Lenten season. With the generous help from a Thrivent Action Team grant ($250), we were able to com-plete many, many kits to bless the recipients who will receive them. The kits will be blessed on Sunday, April 2, and then sent off to the LWR ingathering at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran in Phoenix on April 22. Something as simple as a bath towel, some soap, a toothbrush, a comb, and a nail file can add dignity to the life of someone who perhaps has lost everything due to a natural disaster or a refugee situation. May God bless all of the kits that you so generous-ly contributed.

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Special thanks to Desert Storage for their gracious generosity in assisting us with the needs of our Refugee Resettlement Ministry.

Desert Storage 26520 N. Alma School Rd. 480.447.3863 Air Conditioned Monthly Storage, Wine Storage, Mailbox Service and Shredding Servicewww.DesertStorage.com

If you’d like to donate to the refugee program, please contact Vern Reamer at 480.668.3472or Mary Jo Miller at 602.743.9955.

10 AM & 6:30 PM IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL

Shu�e on over for a spirited evening of bridge on April 28Are a bridge whiz? A former player with rusty skills? A beginner? Bridge players of all levels are invited to a fun evening of casual party bridge at the home of Ed and Penny Kilburn on Friday, April 28, starting at 7:00 pm. (Note: This is a change from the group's usual 3rd Friday gathering). Please add your name to the sign-up sheet on the kiosk in the Narthex. For more information on this monthly fellowship opportunity, please contact Richard or Jill Wehr (480-515-4813 or [email protected]).

CHURCH PICNICPlan to attend our annual church picnic on Sunday, May 7. It will be in the McCormick Railroad Park (7301 E Indian Bend Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250) at the Papago ramada. The time is 4:30pm. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be on the grill. Bring a side dish to share. Activities are being planned plus the concert in the park at 7:30pm. Watch for more details. Questions, contact Dee Eilers at [email protected].

Mark your calendars...HAPPY VALLEY COUNTY FAIR

Saturday, April 22

WHAT CAN I FIND ON WWW.LWLCAZ.ORG?Event Calendar, SPLASH!, Weekly Connections, Photo gallery,Weekly Bible Readings,

Bible Studies, Prayer List, LW Ministries, Online Sign-ups, Weekly Sermons, and much more!

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

TUESDAY LADIES BIBLE STUDYTuesday 10am or 6:30pm (FH)

MEN’S BIBLE STUDYThursday 7:30am (Soul Cafe)

FRIDAY MORNING CLUBFriday 10:00am (FH)

9201 E. Happy Valley Rd, Scottsdale, AZ [email protected] ~ 480.473.8400 ~ www.LWLCAZ.org

Living Water is a Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Grand Canyon Synod.

8:30am Liturgical Worship9:40am Adult Forum & Sunday School

11:00am Praise Worship

Sunday Worship Times

Weekly Events

APRIL 5 SUPPER (6PM/FH) & LENTEN SERVICE (7PM)APRIL 8 HABITAT FOR HUMANITYAPRIL 13 MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE (7PM)APRIL 14 GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE (7PM)APRIL 15 SPLASH! DEADLINEAPRIL 16 EASTER SUNDAY (6:30AM, 8:30AM & 11AM)APRIL16 EASTER BRUNCH (9:40AM)APRIL 17 OFFICE CLOSEDAPRIL 22 HAPPY VALLEY COUNTY FAIRAPRIL 29 SPRING LEADERSHIP MEETING (9:30AM/FH)



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