HOW CAN I REACH BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR?

Phone: 480-967-2660; Email: besavioluchu1001@qwestoffice.net;

or check us out on the WEB: www.beautifulsaviortempe.org

Mail or in person at: 1337 W. 11th St., Tempe, AZ 85281

Church offices are open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

FELLOWSHIP HOUR SPONSORS sign-up sheet for September is on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall or let Dorothy know which Sunday you can volunteer for: September signups that still need sponsor are: 6nd, 13th, 20th, 27th. Please sign-up in the fellowship hall or Call Dorothy at 602-276-7076.

***If you put food in the refrigerators please put your name and the date you put it in on the items!

Thank you, Dorothy

BY THE NUMBERS

August average Sunday attendance per service – 45

August Adult Bible Study average attendance per class – 12

YOU CAN RIDE ON A FLOAT! MAKE MUSIC! Have you ever wanted to ride on a float? Have you

ever wanted to try playing the handbells? Well, you can do both. I'm looking for people who would like to

try their hand playing in the Tempe Light Parade the month of November. In the beginning we would meet

once or twice a month until November. Drop me an email at: nana.calender@gmail.com if you'd like to play.

*To-date 5 people have signed up, we can use more people to help make beautiful music on the float.*

Blessings, Cyndi Calender

REQUEST from Grace Lutheran Church in the City, they are asking for help to put shoes and socks on the

homeless. If you have any used tennis shoes, walking or work shoes (no sandals, open-toed shoes or heels)

Also, used/clean or new socks they will be put to good use and are much needed this time of the year. I will

put a box in the 1st room next to the cry room for the shoes and socks. Thank you! Marsha Beetham

Beautiful

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Newsletter

September 2015

BOARD OF FINANCE:

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE:

Thank you to everyone who donated items to Holdeman and Gililland schools. They were delivered

August 5th. Stewardship is now collecting items for a store at Gililland School. Students at Gililland Middle

School are encouraged to make accomplishments and when their goals are reached, they are given the

privilege of choosing an award/prize from the store. BSLC’s budget has allowances for community projects but

if anyone would like to give to this project, the list of items and container are located in Fuerbringer Hall. This

is our small way of helping in the community.

Believe it or not!! When God made us His children through Baptism, we became stewards. What does it

mean to be a steward of the Gospel? Telling others as stated in Acts 4:20: “We cannot but speak the things

we have seen and heard.” John 3:16 says it all: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten

Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” Stewardship can be a joyful

activity rather than a duty by getting involved, working together with God and being a faithful steward. In

1 Samuel 26:23 we read, “The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness.” We look

forward to the Lord telling us, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will

set you over much. Enter into the joy of your Master.” Matthew 25:23.

Hebrews 6:10: “God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have

helped His people and continue to help them.”

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE has been given the opportunity to donate items to the Gililland Middle School

to supply their store with items that students can select from when they have accomplished certain goals.

BSLC’s budget allows funds for community projects, but if anyone would like to help donate, following is the list

furnished by the school:

Boys back packs

Girls back packs

Cardinal stuff for boys or girls

Boys sports miniature stuff as ASU flags or banners

Girls colorful socks

Girls costume jewelry

Erasers

Fancy pencils

Girls headbands

Healthy snacks: Low fat popcorn (pre-popped if possible), packaged nuts, variety crackers, baked

potato chips.

Stewardship Committee: Gladys Meyer, Dorothy McShee, Peggy Tapley

BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

September 2015 Trustees

The trustees have been busy with their usual chores.

There are plans to plant some flowering shrubs around the patio, soon as the weather breaks. This will

complete the patio project.

The Brunson Bros. have power washed the end of the church building, and capped off the rotted ends of the

beams. They will caulk around the kitchen windows, then finish up and paint the end of the building. This

project should be finished by the end of August.

We received a gift from a congregation member to put in a new door with a window for pastor’s office. We

will proceed with that, with council’s approval.

The trustees continue to do their best to keep our church campus looking God pleasing.

If there are any questions, or concerns, please speak to the trustees, or put a not in the trustee mailbox. The

trustee meetings are OPEN to anyone, so feel free to attend. Trustee meetings are the second Sunday of the

month after service, at eleven thirty.

Board of Trustee

It’s that time of year…Football season for the Tempe High Buffaloes Varsity Team 2015-2016 school year.

BSLC’s Out Reach for the Team. Dinners will be on the days before the Home games. We need help serving,

cooking, and clean up. The dinners will be in the cafeteria. It’s located off the west side parking lot, at the high

school. We will be let in at four thirty (4:30 p.m.) to set up. The coaches will provide the drinks for the boys.

Thursday, Sept. 3

Thursday, Sept. 17

Thursday, Oct. 1

Thursday, Oct. 15

Thursday, Oct. 29

We will be serving approximately fifty BIG EATERS!

We will be doing roasters full of spaghetti, bbq beef, chili, hot dogs. We always have a desert, brownies,

cookies, cupcakes, etc… If you are able to help set up, serve, bake, cook or any other way to help, it will be

greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help, and God Bless you.

Pat and Joe Carlin 480-802-5993; cell 602-361-6115

Pat & Joe Carlin, Dorothy McShee, Doris Reith, Don & Phyllis Schinke and PJ Tapley, Trustees

BSLC’S WOMEN IN MISSION (also known as the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League):

LWML Prayer Chain

The Prayer Chain members here at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church are ready and willing to pray with or for

you. Anyone who would like to join the Prayer Chain can be added to the list just by notifying Gladys Meyer.

All prayer requests are accepted and forwarded to the prayer chain members. Call your prayer requests to

Pastor Misch, 602 582-7473 or 480 967-2660, or Gladys Meyer, 480 897-2236, geneglad@q.com, or anyone

on the list: Caryl Appeld 602 414-0733, Maebell Beard 480 785-8657, Marsha Beetham 602 304-0603, Pat

Carlin 480 802-5993, Char Chamberlin 480 831-7667, Ashley Conley 480 371-4633, Lucy Durham 602 881-

1820, Natalia Goschie 480 892-4531, Tom Kruch 480 296-5311, Ruth Lacy 1-816 500-5280, Bobbie Littou 480

491-5703, Mary McFadden 480 966-6027, Dorothy McShee 602 276-7076, Sandra Wardwell 480 967-4229,

Nancy Whittenburg 480 893-6701.

A Monday Prayer is sent out to the Prayer Chain Members. This includes a mini devotion with a related

prayer as well as prayer requests.

God welcomes your prayers. I Peter 5:7: “Cast all your anxiety on Him for He cares for you.”.

Thank you. Gladys

LWML GIFT BASKET RAFFLE During the month of November, the LWML will be conducting a raffle of gift baskets. Proceeds from the raffle will be used to fund our local mission projects. Anyone wishing to donate a gift basket of items should contact Sandra Wardwell or Nancy Whittenburg. The baskets should have a theme such as baby gifts, Christmas decorations, tea party items, etc. We know we have many creative people in our congregation and invite you to join in this activity. Raffle tickets will be $1 each or 6 for $5. Winners will be announced at the annual Christmas potluck dinner on December 6th. Thank you!

ANNUAL CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE BIBLE SALE

Save $5-25 on Bibles! There will be a large order form in the Narthex for those who wish to order a new Bible

and other specific books on the form for home and study uses. The order form will be up from now until

September 14, 2015. Checks for Bibles and shipping made out to Beautiful Savior with notation for Bible Sale

Order in the Note area on the check and must be paid by the Sept. 14th date.

Shipping charges as follows: Purchases $1-25; Shipping $9; $26-50; $14; $51-75 $15; $76-$100 $17 above

these purchases, please see Marsha for shipping charges.

THERE IS AN INTEREST SIGNUP SHEET IN THE NARTHEX OR PLEASE CONTACT NANCY

WHITTENBURG. She needs to have an idea of approximately may attend for the theater, also if

you would be interested in afternoon (this would be an afternoon time & could be different

date or evening performance.

CAMP ALOMA NEWS

COMING EVENTS AT CAMP ALOMA

Labor Day Family WEEKEND September 4-6 Prescott Hopefest October 3....MORE INFORMATION AT http://www.hopefestaz.com Thanksgiving Dinner November 26 Christmas in Prescott Family WEEKEND December 4-6.....MORE INFORMATION AT http://www.reviewjournal.com/visitor-guide/cerca/prescott-lives-reputation-arizonas-christmas-city CONTACT CAMP ALOMA FOR MORE INFORMATION AND to make reservations. office@campaloma.com or 928-776-1690. http://www.campaloma.com/aloma-events/ Summary of July family WEEKEND event "The event entitled Disconnect to Reconnect held from July 10th to July 12th went amazingly well. We had 15 families in attendance, and we focused on both the children and their parents. Our goal was to offer these families a weekend in the woods, focusing on their relationship with God, themselves, and each other. We did this through a mix of fun outdoor activities, group Bible studies, and quiet individual time with God. All events, facilities, and meals were offered to these families free of charge. Many of the men and women came up to us after the event and shared how special the weekend was to them. Some of the topics discussed were: Romans 12, what is true wealth, how do we love those who hurt us, Forgiveness, Jesus' need to go off and Pray to his Father, and our need to do the same. The idea of Living Generously changed for the participants by the end of the weekend. LG went from meaning wealth, money, and possessions, to Forgiving generously, loving generously, and unceasing prayer. Thank you for giving us the ability to touch so many hearts. There were approximately 10 volunteers. There were more than 60 people in attendance (15 families), there were 5 hours in Bible studies and 3 hours in chapel and just singing Christian songs by the fire."

See the bulletin board with Camp ALOMA’s tri-fold brochure on activities, facilities, etc.

Hank Rausch, Volunteer Arizona Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Association (ALOMA); hank.rausch@campaloma.com

480-376-5940

FRY’S FOOD COMMUNITY REWARDS

Please REMEMBER: BSLC contributing participants, you may begin re-enrolling in the 2015-2016 Fry’s

Community Rewards program beginning August 1, 2015! (NPO number will stay the same).

Participants supporting BSLC please use the process below to re-enroll in the program. If you have

shop at Fry’s and use a Fry’s store card at the checkout you can also go online and follow the

instructions to enroll (this won’t take anything away from your discounts in the store or your fuel

points, but Fry’s will donate a dollar amount of those from BSLC that are enrolled and will send the

church a check quarterly). Just go to the Fry’s Community Rewards. If you’ve set-up your card

previously you go in as usual with the password and account number already established.

Thank you to all of those that now participate and all that decide to sign-up!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST

IS THE DATE YOU NEED TO REMEMBER. PARTICIPANTS MAY RE-ENROLL IN

THE 2015-2016 FRY’S COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION BEGININNING

AUGUST 1ST

.

How to Re-Enroll for the Fry’s Community Rewards Program

1. * Go to www.FrysCommunityRewards.com

2. * Click on ‘Sign-In’.

3. Enter your email and password, click on ‘sign in’.

4. Click on your name (top right hand corner), under ‘Account Summary’ scroll down to “Community

Rewards”.

5. Click on ‘Edit’ under Community Rewards.

6. Under Find Your Organization: Enter the BSLC NPO number 80384 or name of organization then

select ‘search’. (You can get the NPO number from your organization.)

7. Under ‘Select Your Organization’, click on the circle next to your organization.

8. Click on ‘Enroll’

If you have re-enrolled correctly, you should see a green box with ‘Your enrollment in the

Community Rewards Program has been updated. Thank you for participating!’ You will also see

the information listed under ‘Community Rewards’ on your Account Summary page.

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FROM PASTOR MISCH:

The Church: There’s a Christian nursery rhyme that goes like this. “Here’s the church. Here’s the steeple. Open the doors and see all the people.” Along with this rhyme, are hand movements that help illustrate the rhyme. I remember learning this nursery song as a child and coincidentally I learned this song at church. However, this nursery rhyme makes me wonder. When you think about church, what comes to mind? Does the illustration of this rhyme come to mind? That is, the church is a building with a steeple on it? Is the church a place filled with memories? Is it a location that we go to, or is the church something more? Paul sheds a little light on this in his letter to the Ephesians. In the later part of chapter 5 Paul talks about husbands and wives. But his main point is about the relationship between Christ and the church. Paul says, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.” If the church stood for a static building then this is a very awkward thing Paul says because what would that mean? It would mean that Jesus died for a place. It would mean Jesus died for a location, for brick and mortar. But thankfully the church means something much more. The church doesn’t mean a location. it doesn’t mean a building, magnificent or small. It doesn’t mean an institution. It means something much more powerful and significant. It means people. Jesus did not die for four walls and a roof. Jesus died for us and understanding that comes with a realization that the church is not a location where we gather. The church is us and wherever we are. It is as Jesus says, “where two or more are gather there I am also.” Wherever we gather there Jesus is. Which means that we are precious to God. It means that we are the ones for which Jesus died. It means that he has made us clean and taken away our sins. A perspective that this frees us from the confines of a location. It frees us to be the church wherever we are. Understanding that we are missionaries with the mission of bringing the gospel to all people regardless of location.

Pastor Misch