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May 21, 2020 - The Weekly Newsletter of La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church
Congratulations,Graduates!Well-deserved congratulations to allour college and high schoolgraduates! Our prayers go with you asyou move forward to your nextadventure. For an inspiring messagefrom Interim Youth DirectorSuzan Scudder and to view a seniorslide show, goto LaCasaFamily.com/grads.
CollegeArizona State UniversityJonathan Bales – B.S. in EngineeringManagement (Magna cum laude)David Baughman – B.S. inEngineering/RoboticsKarenna Guzman - B.A. inJournalism/Public Relations (Magnacum laude)Connor Leicken - B.S. in ComputerScience (Magna cum laude)Clint James Ottmar - B.S. in Physics(Magna cum laude)Brandon Vano - B.S. in AutomotiveEngineering
Other SchoolsKristen Cribbs - Ph.D. in Public
Desert MountainBret Narveson Adie RandallEmma Wells
HorizonLogan AcottoZach AdamNick AmbroseAbbey BlikSam ErwinDani McMillanCorinne MitraCameron SecorAbbie TalamantesJack WhertyEthan Williams
Notre Dame PrepCarly BettisSamantha MaxwellBen OslandKaitlyn Ryan
Paradise ValleyJustin BaileyJackson BanksEmma IngebretsonZach Reynolds
PinnacleSophia CaballeroCooper DirckHarrison GauntElla GraggHunter GrovesJessica IngersollAnika LarsonKatie MacDonell
Health, City University of New YorkJames Robert Curley - Master ofDivinity, Azusa Pacific UniversityBianca Lingscheit - B.A. inBusiness/Human Resources, SantaClara UniversityNick Potthoff - B.A. in Biology,Whittier College
High SchoolBrophy College PrepAlex Buccino Charlie ErlandsonColby Musselmann
Cactus ShadowsJacob HulettDylan Woods
ChaparralNicole BostromCole CrichtonShelby JohnsonSpencer OlsonAnna Ostlie
Jansen MalvickLauren NeillLizzy NelsonSami ScottShane SundayClaire WahlbergTommy WhiteEthan WolffClay Zupke
Other SchoolsCamryn Davis – New Road HS, SantaMonica, Calif.Cassadi Davis – New Road HS, SantaMonica, Calif.Jared Faraci – Arizona Agribusiness& Equine CenterCarter Goodvin – Acellus AcademyKatie Herrington – North PhoenixPrepDylan Hoffman – Rancho SolanoPrep Christina Mayfield – Agua FriaKyLeigh Montgomery – Sandra DayO’ConnorTaylor Williams – Dobson AcademyAndy Xavier – Shadow Mountain
La Casa de Cristo: Phase TwoLa Casa de Cristo has entered Phase Two in ourfour-phase plan shared two weeks ago. Theleadership team of Pastor Ruby, Pastor Knopf, andParish Nurse Elizabeth Geenen will continue tomonitor public health circumstances and our localsituation and make decisions on the gateway to
Phase Three when appropriate. A reminder that we will resume in-personworship at Phase Four. Rather than focusing on what we can’t do, let’s focus on what we can do! Thisnewsletter and our Tuesday e-news are full of the many ways in which ourchurch is alive! We are the church! While we are online only for all on- and off-campus ministries until furthernotice, the Memorial Garden will reopen to our members this Fri., May 22,from 8 am-2 pm. Please see the story on the Memorial Garden for visitinghours and guidelines.
Jump aboard the #LaCasaFamilyExpress as we travel aroundArizona—and you won't even haveto leave home! Together we'll learnof the amazing love God has for us,love that's with us no matter where
Join us July 13-17 from 9-10am, at LaCasaLive.com. Noregistration required.
we go. We'll learn Bible stories,create a craft with supplies youhave at home, and participate infun family activities.
La Casa LivestreamOptionsNow you have more options than everto connect with La Casa de Cristoonline. Besides LaCasaLive.com, youcan stream worship through the LaCasa app as well as Roku, Facebook,and YouTube. For details,instructions, and a link to TechnicalHelp, goto lacasadecristo.com/livestream.
Memorial GardenThe Memorial Garden will open forMemorial Day Weekend this Fri.,May 22, and remain open from 8am to 2 pm through the holidayweekend. After Mon., May 25, theGarden will be open those samehours, Monday-Saturday, and closedSundays. No visits are allowedoutside of these hours. Click here to
Gather with other women online toexplore four lessons based on thebook Keep it Shut: What to Say,How to Say It, and When to SayNothing at All by Karen Ehman.Details and registrationat lacasadecristo.com/summertime.
read guidelines for visiting theMemorial Garden.
Coming inJuneMark your calendarsfor the weekendof June13/14 as PastorKenneth Davis will be our guestpreacher at LaCasaLive.com! PastorDavis is a former associate pastor ofLa Casa de Cristo who partneredwith us in our youth ministry inCalifornia last summer with Feed myStarving Children through#LaCasaFamily ministries.
Online with Pastor MattJerusalem: An Archaeological Lookat the Development of a Holy CityExplore the city of Jerusalem fromthe ground up as Pastor Matt Knopfpresents this well-received classthrough ASU’s Osher LifelongLearning Institute on Mon., June8, 10:30 am or 12:30 pm. Thisonline class takes an archaeologicallook at the city’s ancientdevelopment from a small hillsidehabitation into a bustling religiousepicenter. Particular attention willbe placed on the region of theTemple Mount and the surroundingarea. See the material evidence leftbehind which helped establish andadvance a holy city. Moreinformation and registrationat lifelonglearning.asu.edu.
The Building Fund pledge yearbegins June 1. As announced, wewill not have a major appeal, butwe continue to have fixed andongoing financial needs such as ourmortgage, utility bills, and campusrepair and upkeep.
Catch the wave and join Summerof Parables, our all-church Biblestudy on Wednesdays nightsstarting June 17, 6:45 pm. Goonline for a quick reflection fromour pastors, then join your Zoomgroup to explore the parablesfurther. Groups meet at varioustimes throughout the week, and theentire series is online so you canparticipate from anywhere.Visit lacasadecristo.com/summer for details and to sign upfor a Zoom group.
We ask that you prayerfullyconsider how you can serve bycontinuing your Building Fundpledge commitment for 2020-21. If you wish your pledge toremain the same, you do notneed to contact us. To changeyour gift, contact Colleen Wiley at480-778-8301 [email protected] andlet us know your new pledgeamount. If we do NOT hear fromyou, we will keep your pledgethe same for the comingyear. Thank you for supporting yourchurch and strengthening La Casade Cristo’s legacy.
Offering EnvelopesIf you received an email regardingyour 2020-21 Building Fundenvelopes, they are available ontables outside the church office.Please practice social distancingwhen arriving on campus. Boxes arearranged alphabetically so pleasepick up your box without touchingother envelope boxes. Thank you—we are grateful for your continuedstewardship. If you cannot find your envelopes orneed a correction, contact ColleenWiley at 480-778-8301or [email protected] staff on-site will not be ableto assist you.
To Remember in Prayer:
Celebrate the Birth ofJoel David Bjerkestrandborn to Julianne & Derek
BjerkestrandAnticipating Surgery
Linda Barber (6/4)
RecuperatingSally Gerdes Tom Hill
