A weekly publication for members and friends of Resurrection and the Child Development Center

Resurrection’s Mission Statement: Called by God’s Spirit, we are to be the presence of Christ in our daily lives so that others will follow him.

A RESURRECTION UNSUNG HERO IS RETIRING

John Wiedenbauer is stepping

down as Usher Coordinator at

Resurrection after 20 years.

Most parishioners have never real-

ized the time and effort he has put

in to making our weekend Services

run as smoothly as they do.

Over that period most weekends

have found him present at all four

services and more often than not,

stepping in as needed. John devel-

oped the current seating chart and legend as well as the cur-

rent Communion procedures for both regular Sunday and Holiday Services. He has instituted a weekly reminder for the

some 80 ushers who volunteer on a weekly Service basis.

These efforts have made our Services essentially

seamless and very efficient.

John has lived in Tucson for sixty years with wife, Sylvia, and

we are delighted that he will remain an active member of

Resurrection in his “retirement.” Please join us on the patio

Sunday, June 2 after the 9:15am Service to thank John for

his years of service and enjoy a piece of cake to celebrate!

Soon, we will go to a summer break for our

Wednesday Worship. We will not gather on

Wednesdays during the months of June, July

and August. We will resume Wednesday Worship

at 6:15pm on September 4.

We look forward to offer a new look to the

Wednesday evening Worship time in the fall. Stay

tuned for the plans! And…see you this Wednesday

at 6:15pm for our final mid-week Service prior to the

break.

Bishop Deborah Hutterer will preach at our OV Services next weekend, June 1-2!

We are honored to have our

Grand Canyon Synod Bishop, Deb

Hutterer, with us at our OV Ser-

vices next weekend! Bishop Hut-

terer, who was elected last sum-

mer as our synodical Bishop at

the Synod Assembly held at Res-

urrection, will bring us God’s

Word through the sermon. Please welcome Bishop Hutterer!

On Sunday, June 2, we are in need of

volunteers to help stack and move the

Sanctuary chairs

after the last Service in preparation for

Vacation Bible School. We hope you

will join us! Questions? Contact Bren-

da O’Connor at 520-575-9901.

The Church office will be closed this Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

Welcome New Members! Mary Davis was born and

raised in Omaha, NE and

moved to Arizona 6.5 years

ago. She has a son and a

daughter still living in Oma-

ha and is a semi-retired Life

Coach. Mary enjoys the

Arts, music, dance, being

outdoors, movies, reading,

and hanging with friends.

Mary worships at the OV

Saturday 5:00pm and Sun-

day 9:15am Services.

Rod Hutton was born in

San Diego, CA and has 3

grown children. He has been

married to his wife, Denise

for 17 years. Rod moved to

Arizona from Columbus,

OH 2 years ago. He is a re-

tired Seminary Professor

(Old Testament Biblical

Studies) and enjoys cycling

and playing the trumpet.

Rod worships at the OV

9:15am and SB Services.

Jon and Tonya Sigl

have been married

for 12 years and

have two sons, Jax-

on, 12, and Cooper,

10. Jon and Tonya

were born in North

Dakota and moved

to Arizona 5 years

ago for Jon’s work

as an Army Helicop-

ter Pilot for the Ari-

zona National Guard. Jon likes to smoke meat and fish.

Tonya is a Special Education Teacher and enjoys shop-

ping, hiking, and traveling. Jon, Tonya, Jaxon, and Cooper worship at the OV Sunday 9:15am Service.

Wally and Johnine Vette

have been married for 46

years. Wally was born in

Chicago, IL and Johnine was

born in San Francisco, CA.

They moved to Arizona for

retirement in 2012 after liv-

ing in New Mexico for 28

years. Wally is retired and

worked in Hospital Admin-

istration and likes biking and

gardening. Johnine is also re-

tired and worked in Corporate Human Resources. She

enjoys reading, discovering new places, and playing with

their dogs. Wally and Johnine worship at the OV 7:45am Service.

Sunday, July 28 @ 10:00am in the Music Room in

Oro Valley’s Worship Center

This class gives you the opportunity to learn more about Resurrection, and

you will have the chance to decide whether or not you would like to make

Resurrection your church home. Pastor Al will be in touch with you after

you sign up for the class. Please sign-up at church or call the church office

at 575-9901.

Children & Family Ministries

SPARK Sunday School &

B.L.A.S.T. Confirmation Spark Sunday School and B.L.A.S.T. Confirmation are tak-

ing a summer break. There are no classes now through

mid-August. Watch The Vision for information about Ral-

ly Sunday and fall programing.

Art by Heart for Students will be taking

the summer off. There will be no classes

June 19-August 21. We will resume clas-

ses on August 28.

Join us Monday, July 22 -Friday, July 26

9:30am-12:00pm

Ages: incoming 6th, 7th & 8th graders

(2019-2020 school year)

$50/participant— Only 32 spots!

8 people per station, register early to choose

friends to travel with, you will be with the same

8 people throughout the week while you travel to

different stations each day

Registration is now open!

Register in the church office or contact Brenda

Rotate through a different activity each day M-Th

On Friday we will be doing a service project at

Ben’s Bells from: 10:00am—11:30am

Stations and Activities Cooking:

Bake piñata cupcakes and make

homemade frosting! YUM!!

Science:

Join us and have fun creating

different types of slime, learn

how and why they are different.

Art:

Get creative and work with

ceramics and paint.

Architecture:

Be a carpenter for a day, build

and paint your own birdhouse.

9:00am to 12:00pm Last Chance to Register!

Space is limited…

Register Today!

To register participants or as a volunteer, go online to

our website (www.orovalley.org) and scroll down the

homepage and click on the VBS link. You may also

contact Brenda O’Connor at 520-575-9901or

boconnor2222@yahoo.com.

We are still in need of

volunteers to be

Crew Leaders! Sign up

at www.orovalley.org

Crew Leaders – Elementary (going into K – 5th grade

2019-2020 school year) and Preschool (3 & 4 year

olds). As a crew leader you will be responsible for 5 chil-

dren and leading them through different stations each day

and helping the station leaders.

(You MUST have COMPLETED 6th grade in order to be a

crew leader, and your first year you must have a co-leader for the same crew with you.)

Resurrection Quilting Bee

The Quilting Bee at Resurrection will take a

summer break from the usual schedule. The

final meeting for the season will be this Friday, May

31st. Quilters are encouraged to work independently toward

next fall when meetings will resume on 1st and 3rd Fridays.

Questions? Contact Marguerite at 520-797-7311.

What’s Happening @ Resurrection Seeking Singers!

Did you know Resurrection has a summer

choir? Beginning June 12th, all ages, all voice types,

and all skill levels are invited to

join us Wednesday evenings

from 7:00pm - 8:00pm in the

Worship Center. No musical

experience necessary. Come

be a part of our family.

HELP NEEDED! The Council and Finance Committee are

searching for a person to assist with a

bookkeeping project. The qualified person

will have an accounting background and

have comprehensive knowledge and expe-

rience with Quick Books. If you have an interest, please con-tact Judy Stanard at 520-818-6758 or jdstanard@gmail.com.

Your Council at Work! The Strategic Planning Committee is working and

making huge strides toward their goal of stating

the vision and the method of achieving that vision

within the next 3, 5 and 10 years. Each of you will

be encouraged to share your thoughts and ideas

with the Committee. At the end of the process,

combining their knowledge, research and infor-

mation provided by the congregation, they will

present a final product of the Vision Statement

that will give us a plan to place our church on an

upward trajectory of spiritual and mission growth.

And, in partnership with the Finance Com-

mittee….We are in the planning stage of rebuild-

ing our financial system, processes and proce-

dures. Our planning started with the financial re-

view that was completed by our own Katie Max-

well and her team. They gave us recommenda-

tions for new and improved processes and proce-

dures and a vision of a system that would benefit

the church at the present time and well into the

future. These changes will mesh perfectly with the

Strategic Planning Committee’s final product de-

fining a plan for the future of Resurrection Luther-

an Church.

Our goal it to work for you

and with you to give all of us

the very best worship experi-

ence possible and provide a

way to be disciples in our

troubled world.

All single men and women are

invited to meet for lunch on

Thursday, June 27

at 12:00pm

This month we will "Meet to Eat" at Sky

Dragon Chinese Restaurant (3607 N.

Campbell Ave in the Safeway Shopping Cen-

ter at Prince and Campbell). We will be or-

dering from the menu and paying with separate

checks. Please sign up at our OV site or call the church of-

fice if you plan to come. If you have any questions, please con-

tact June Anderson at 801-745-9609.

Our April luncheon will be held at Pastiche

(3025 N. Campbell Ave.). Separate checks will

be available. We need to confirm our reserva-

tions, so please sign up by Wednesday, June 12

(If you have signed up and find that you are una-

ble to attend, please contact Karen Louy or Carolyn Nichols

by Wednesday, June 12). Please sign up on the OV Patio

or call the church office. For more information, or if you

would like to carpool, please call Karen Louy at 742-7669 or

Carolyn Nichols at 744-4410.

Many of you know we sell coffee before or after Services on the 1st and 3rd weekends of the

month. This coffee is from Cafe Justo, a coffee cooperative in Mexico; sales benefit growers in several villag-

es, primarily in Chiapas. Try some today!

“Inspiring Generosity: Stories of Faith and Grace in

Art” This series is based on a book compiled by Thrivent that considers specific works of art based on

Biblical stories. We will be hearing about the artists and their inspiration regarding the specific piec-

es. This Wednesday, May 29: “The Prodigal Son” by Albrecht Durer (1496).

What’s Happening @ Resurrection

Not everyone leaves Tucson in the summer! Members of Resurrection who continue to enjoy

the outdoors in the summer are invited to attend a Hiking Life Group Social on Saturday,

June 29, 2:00pm-4:30pm. New member Mary Davis is hosting this social to get acquainted

with other members. It will be a snack potluck and Mary will provide beverages. It will be a

nice time to explore creative ideas for enjoying God’s wonderful creation together. One possi-

ble event is a hike to enjoy an evening sunset together in Catalina State Park. Email Mary Da-

vis inspiredlivingoils@yahoo.com to learn more about the social gathering on June 29th in her

home close to Resurrection Lutheran Church. Note: Our hikes are all levels, easy to

strenuous. If you are interested in learning more, join us!

Life Hiking Group’s Sabino Canyon hike last Saturday… They enjoyed a pleasant hike in cool temps and devotion and prayer and lots of good fellowship with Resurrection friends!

For all you crafters out there, it is time to get busy creating your unique craft items! Regis-

tration forms available in the church office and on our website at www.orovalley.org. Call

Debbie Ohlrich at 360-6625 or Jill Kuhlmann at 742-7360 for more information.

This Week @ Resurrection

Friday, May 31

7:15am ~ Bulletin Folders meet in the Mu-

sic Room

10:00am ~ Quilters meet in the Music Room

Saturday, June 1

12:00pm ~ VBS Staff/Crew Leader Train-

ing in the Outreach Center Gym

5:00pm ~ Worship at Oro Valley

Sunday, June 2

7:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:15am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:30am ~ LAUNCH High School Youth

Bible Study meets in the Outreach Center

10:00am ~ Worship at Saddlebrooke

10:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

12:00pm ~ VBS Set Up in the Outreach

Center and Sanctuary

6:00pm ~ High School Youth Fellowship

Night in the High School Youth Room

Saturday, May 25

5:00pm ~ Worship at Oro Valley

Sunday, May 26

7:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:15am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

9:30am ~ LAUNCH High School Youth

Bible Study meets in the Outreach Center

10:00am ~ Worship at Saddlebrooke

10:45am ~ Worship at Oro Valley

Monday, May 27

CAMPUS CLOSED ~ MEMORIAL DAY

Tuesday, May 28

9:00am ~ Chair Yoga in Katie’s Quarters

1:00pm ~ Total Wellness Meeting in The

Studio

Wednesday, May 29

9:00am ~ Sisters in Christ Bible Study

meets in Luther’s Lair

9:00am ~ VBS Prep in Katie’s Quarters

1:00pm ~ Beginning Wood Carving in the

Art Rooms

1:30pm ~ Knitting Clinic in Luther’s Lair

4:30pm ~ Endowment Committee meets

in The Studio

6:15pm ~ Wednesday Worship in the Sanc-

tuary

Thursday, May 30

9:30am ~ Thursday Life Group meets in

Luther’s Lair

1:00pm ~ Art by Heart meets in the Art

Rooms

1:00pm ~ Matching Dragons Life Group

in Luther’s Lair

7:00pm ~ Al-Anon Meeting in Luther’s Lair

Prayers of the People

ATTENDEES OF RESURRECTION: Pat Havens-Assenzo, Liz Baty, Keryl Bauer, Doris Bickel, Bruce Bjorke, Win Brabson, David Brandt, Bernice Brown, Bill Bruns-dale, Lee Carruthers, Anne Cleghorn, Mary Davis, Ed Drager, Marion Gilmer, Harry Farris, Scott Fitch, Elmer Halstengaard,

Dusty Harvey, Nova Hinrichs, Steve Horst, Don Jungling, Charlie Lentner, Joan and Roy Mills, Dick Mueller, Ed Ogilvie, Kurt Ohlrich, Tommy Ohlrich, Rosemary Oldenburg, Doreen Parks, Mike Parr, Sue Pearsey, Judy Rake, Jerry and Ann Rasner, Paula

Roberts, Dorinne Schiffman, Joanne Schleisman, Ken Shepard, Ilona Skjordahl, Bill Smith, Steve Somers, Jack and Lucille Spencer, Shirley Springborn, Elaine Stamm, Bob Sterritt, Dean Strandskov, Cliff Van Eaton, Merilee Waldron, Arlys and DeMar Wanstrom,

Jim Williams, Patti Wood, Chuck Zink.

FAMILY OF RESURRECTION MEMBERS/ATTENDEES:

(Alphabetical by Members’ last name) Pat Havens-Assenzo’s sisters, Connie and Sue; Jason and Emily Benedict’s uncle, David Pedersen; Jennifer Boyce’s un-cle, Jud Schultz; David Brunk’s brother-in-law, Gordon Thompson, and sister-in-law, Sonja Brunk; Lani Clark’s daughter,

Shawn Clark; Dawn Dallaire’s nephew and family, Connor Balzan and nephew Spencer Radecki; Sandy Destefano’s son and grandson, Jamie and Garrett; Casey Domalewski’s son, Steven Kubrak; Kathy Dunn’s granddaughter and husband, Karina

and Patrick and daughter, Roni; Jack and Linda Good’s brother, Jim Hollis; Steve Huffman’s nephew, David Beaird; Chuck Jorgensen’s, daughter in-law, Linnea and husband Tom; Delores Lind’s daughter, Shari; Sue Maki’s daughter, Turi; Nancy

Odson’s sisters, Doris Sweet and Carol Dilks, and stepson, Joey Rollo; Richard Oldenburg’s son, Scott; Gwen Parr’s sister, Maggie Johnson; Hazel Roper’s sister, Gloria Woods; Linda Shatto’s daughter, Jenna Irrer; Jane Sterritt’s mother, Annie

Huggins; Don and Jane Stewart’s niece, Laura Taylor; Dianne Temple’s sister and grandson, Rose and Xavier; Richard and Stephanie Thompson’s great niece, Nola Solland and family; Martin and Peggy Valley’s daughter, Sherri Dolecki; Elisa-

beth and Rick Wheeler’s granddaughter, Cortney Walden and great grandson, Theo; Betty Young’s brother, Mark.

FRIENDS AND OTHER CONCERNS: Cathy Buhler, Dave Caplener, Louise Condito, Desi Couch, Liam Dodge, ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Paul Flemm, Jeff Furst, Grand Canyon Synod Bishop Deborah Hutterer, LGBTQ, Kay Gilson, Lorna Kitchen, Sharon Kunz, Lorrie Lane, Nancy Marshall,

Merry, Sonja and Pat McManus, Ric Raynor, Craig and Reagan Simpson, Ron Tupy, Jim Vogel, Joel Weiss, Judy Weiss, Arlie Wolfe, Youth On Their Own, people with disabilities and chronic illness, the homeless, foster kids, and foster parents, 2019

Confirmands, refugees, members of the military and their families.

WE MOURN WITH THOSE WHO MOURN:

Lois Klein and family, due to the death of her sister, Evelyn Beggs The family of Dorothy McGaw, due to her death

Please submit (or re-submit) names of those for whom we are to keep within our prayers

for June. (Bold Italicized names are those new to the list)

Oro Valley Site - 11575 N. First Ave., Oro Valley, AZ 85737

SaddleBrooke Site - SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse (Vermilion Room) Office: 575-9901 • Fax: 575-0572 • Child Development Center: 575-1521

Email: rlc@orovalley.org • website: www.orovalley.org Office Hours: Monday-Thursday ~ 8:30am - 4:00pm • Friday ~ 8:30am - 1:00pm

May Weekly Attendance

2019 2018

714 737

Last Week’s Attendance By Service Wednesday 30 9:15am: 1 9 9

Saturday 80 1 0 : 0 0 am: 111

7:45am: 1 0 8 10:45am: 1 7 4

YTD Weekly Attendance

2019 2018

970 1001

May Financial Response

General Fund:

Building/

Mortgage:

MTD Total

YTD Total

2019

$ 84,800

$ 21,499

$ 106,299

$ 722,840

2018

$ 70,164

$ 14,590

$ 84,754

$ 695,155

Deadlines to Remember

The Vision Articles:

8 Days before the Sunday you wish

the article to appear.

Please send Vision articles to Char at:

cjensen@orovalley.org

Fundraising Requests: 2 months prior to the event;

submit to Church Office

Ministry Tables on the Patio:

10 days prior to requested

weekend; submit to Church Office

Spiritual Response

Community Groups Meeting Weekly at Resurrection: Al-Anon, Arizona Thunder Youth Basketball, Boy Scout Troop 299,

Girl Scouts, Gritfit Inc., CCC Board, Compassionate Friends, Jazzercise/Silver Sneakers, The Learning Curve, Spotlight Youth Produc-

tions, Tai Chi for Health and Arthritis, Weight Watchers, and YMCA Basketball

Resurrection Church ~ One Church … Two Locations

Worship Services: Wednesday Worship: 6:15pm ~ Casual • Saturday Worship: 5:00pm ~ Blended

Sunday Worship: 7:45am ~ Traditional • 9:15am ~ Traditional Lite

10:00am ~ Traditional (at SaddleBrooke) • 10:45am ~ Contemporary

Nursery Care is available during the 9:15am & 10:45am Oro Valley Worship Services

Come join us for a time of fellowship after each Sunday morning service on the OV patio. Grab a

cup of joe and a donut hole or two and relax under the shade sails. It’s the perfect time to catch

up with old friends and maybe even meet a new friend or two! If you enjoy the coffee and do-

nuts, you may want to take a turn helping serve at HOLY GROUNDS. Our “Grounds Crew” is

always looking for volunteers. Please contact Brenda O’Connor at boconnor2222@yahoo.com

or 575-9901 if you would like to join the Holy “Grounds” Crew. Thank you!

Call For Empty Pill Prescription Bottles! The Primavera Foundation is in need of empty pill prescription bottles WITHOUT LA-

BELS & GLUE REMOVED so they can fill with personal care essentials like shampoo, con-

ditioner, lotion, soap, etc. to help the participants at the Primavera homeless intervention and prevention drop-in Center in Tucson. Please deliver your empty bottles to the small container

labeled “Primavera” in the bookcase in the OV narthex and they will be delivered to Primavera.

A group of folks (Gary Coxon, Bob & Anne Blizzard, Bill Meusel, Marshall Hill, Jeff Jarvis, and Jerry

Stenger) are happy to help you with minor repairs and electrical problems around the house,

including changing light bulbs and furnace filters. Their labor to Resurrection members is free

as part of their ministry to you. Call Jerry Stenger at 329-8717 with questions.