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Join us on Sunday afternoon, May 6, at 3pm for a time of prayer, dedication, and celebration on the property which will be called Standing Stones – the home-base of the Shepherd's Canyon Retreat ministry. The property is located at 44020 W. Hwy 60 (15 miles west of Wickenburg on the north side of Hwy 60, at mile marker 93-94). We will have a Prayer Walk around the property, invoking the presence of God and the power and anointing of His Holy Spirit to direct the development of this special place.

Bring lawn chairs or folding chairs. We will provide a tent for shade, water, iced tea and snacks. We'd like to know if you are planning to join us. Contact us at 480-588-8837 or connie@TheFellowship.com. If you wish to ride one of the buses to the site, contact Gene Grefe (480-967-8559) by May 2. The buses will leave Gethsemane at 1pm sharp Sunday, May 6.

Donations of furnishings for the property are still needed. We can arrange for pickup at your home. Please call if you can help with this ministry in that way.

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Mark your calendars for June 4-8. Our theme this year is Group’s “Sky: Everything is Possible with God!” More details will become available as the date draws near, so be watching!

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It’s the last chance to give us your correct information for the new Membership Directory! Any changes in address, phone number(s) or email address(es) should be sent to churchoffice@glctempe.com. New directories will be run the first part of May.

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It’s here – the beginning of a long, hot summer in the desert – a heat that could fry an egg on the sidewalk. Remember summers past – scorching steering wheels that burn in a parked car; walking from air conditioning into the incredible “barbeque grill” of the outdoors; mascara running from perspiration, clothes sticking to our bodies. But we adapt and endure – it’s only 4 months, right? (or 5 or 6….)

Sin is like the incredible heat of Arizona – searing our souls with temptations, guilt, resentment, anger, envy, greed. It eats away from the inside out. Sin erodes our faith, washing away our sometimes-thin veneer of trust in God.

We walk from the refreshing “air conditioning” of God’s love into the heat of stress, frustration, worry and we pant, we thirst to “rehydrate” our relationship with Christ, seeking to cool our very souls with His words of compassion and love. We say, “Whew, Lord, I’m back! I was burning up away from you. I want to stay and bask in the valley with You, feel the breeze and the peace that comes when I keep You in my sight and by my side.”

So why do we stray from Christ’s life-giving water? We are human. God gave us choices. We are not perfect. We stray. We experience the energy-draining heat of every-day stress and unbidden thoughts that burn us.

Jesus walks with us through the heat of sin and temptation and says, “Come, it is cool in the meadow of faith in me and my love. If you are burned beyond recognition, I will bind up your wounds, heal you, and carry you for awhile if need be.”

What a relief! Thank you, Lord, for the cool balm of knowing that You died for me. You gave me salvation freely and without conditions. The heat of my sin is quenched in your life-restoring water. Recall the wonderful joy of drinking a cold glass of water on a very hot day. That is what Jesus is to our souls. Drink Him in, always. He is our desert oasis. - Bonnie J. Brockway

“Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up

to eternal life.” JOHN 4:14

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Ladies’ Tuesday morning Bible study in the Café will resume in June.

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Want to make a difference at Gethsemane that you can see right away? Here’s a “wish list” of small items that don't quite fit into our budget. You can note the item on your check or speak with the Elders. For more info, contact Tom Kusserow (602-454-9298 or tmlkusserow@yahoo.com).

Wish List Item Estimated Cost

Table Top Easel .................................................... $25

Acolyte/elder robes (each)..................................... $50

Tapers for acolyte .................................................. $20

Advertise GLCS at Pollock Theater (month) .......... $40

ESV Bibles for classrooms (each) ......................... $10

Picnic Tables for courtyard (each) ....................... $100

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Thursday, May, 3, at noon: Lunch at RigaTony’s (just east of McClintock on Warner - north side of the street). Then meet in the Fellowship Hall at 1:30 for the last study by Pastor Jerry Kosberg on the "Study From Sacrifice to Sacrament." This final session will be "Hebrews: Epistle of Sacrifice." Thank you, Pastor Jerry, for an enjoyable and very interesting study series. Please stay following the study for a short meeting.

Thursday, May 17 at noon: SAM’s Annual Spring Potluck in the Fellowship Hall. Chicken and drinks will be furnished. Please sign up and bring a salad, vegetable, rolls, fruit, or dessert. Bob Villa will be entertaining us with music.

Once again we have reached the end of our regular meetings for the season. Watch for information about SAM events that may be planned for the summer. Have a good summer. We’ll see you in September.

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We desperately need items such as canned fruits, canned meats, canned spaghetti & meatballs, ravioli, pasta & pasta sauce, Raman noodles, canned soups. We do not need canned

vegetables. Travel size toothpaste/brushes, soap, and shampoo, individual packets of baby wipes or hand sanitizer are always needed.

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We want to thank you for all the encouragement we received from our Gethsemane family at the blessing of our quilts on April 15. God has truly blessed us with hard working ladies, with donations of fabric and monies. We pray that the Moms and babies that receive services through Crises Pregnancy will enjoy the quilts and also be touched by the Spirit of God.

If you would like to be a part of this ministry, join us on the first and third Saturday of each month (May 5 & 19) from 9-12 in the Fellowship Hall. We have ladies who make quilt tops at home and bring them to the church for assembly and tying. Some cut squares at home for others to sew together. We will teach you what you need to know using our supplies. We also have ladies who crochet or knit baby shawls on our work days or at home. Choose your level and type of involvement. You are needed and you will be blessed as you serve. Questions?? Call Bonnie (480-821-9574) or Kathy (480-678-7417).

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I hope that you had a fantastic Easter! March was a really good month, and I am excited to share some of the things that happened with you. Please let me know if there is anything that I can be praying about for you. I also wanted to let you know that I have been accepted to re-STINT next year! Please pray for me as I prepare to finish this year well and get ready to transition into my next year of STINT. You are amazing! Thank you so much! - Amanda Sever

[See Amanda’s blog for the full March update at amandasever.blogspot.com]

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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, to the people who volunteered and helped make Easter a glorious celebration. Your willingness to step up and serve was greatly appreciated by staff and by our Gethsemane family members.

Thank you for your prayers and support for our grandson Connor when he was injured in the skateboard accident. He is doing much better and we appreciate the power of prayer. - Ken and Marilee Moore

Please convey my heartfelt thanks to my Gethsemane Family for their prayers, cards, emails and calls during my recent recuperation. - Lois Reffel

We want to thank everyone who sent cards and kept the two of us in your prayers. Your expressions of love and concern were both uplifting and humbling. It’s been a long journey since last November for Whitey.

Truly the Lord answered our prayers by putting Whitey in the hands of doctors and surgeons with knowledge and medical tools needed to bring healing. Whitey started physical therapy this week to restore strength to a very weak body. We pray we will be back in worship with all of you at Gethsemane very soon. - Whitey & Jan Buel

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We are wrapping up another great year here at GLS. The staff and faculty wish to thank the congregation for all of your support.

The American Experience production on April 27 was well attended and very touching for the students and audience, as

we paid tribute to those in the Armed Forces. Well done, students and staff!

The GLS Auction Dinner will be May 5. Proceeds will be put toward improving technology at the school. A huge THANK YOU to all. More this month:

May 4 Park Day (Kiwanis Wave Pool)

May 9 Trade Show

May 11 Band Concert at 6:30 (gym)

May 21 Sports Banquet

May 24 Last day of School

We will be honoring Sharyn Buddenhagen on Sunday, May 20 at a reception from 3:30-5:30pm. Sharyn has been a devoted Kindergarten teacher.

Eighth Grade Graduation will be held in the Sanctuary at 7pm on Wednesday, May 23. Congratulations to:

Elijah Bowie Warren Campbell Patrick Champagne Giovanna Ficara Kade Lopez Anna Pongracz Justin Ree Sara Skornik Jessica Smith James Turensky Kailee Whitaker

Summer Camp begins Tuesday, May 29, and runs to the beginning of school in August. Open to the public, Preschool 3’s to Grade 8, so if you are interested—check us out! www.glstempe.com

We have openings in some of our classes, 2’s through Grade 8, for the school year which begins August 8. We have advanced academic curriculum, presented in a nurturing Christian environment. Please call Betty Sahs, Admissions Coordinator (480-839-0906, option3, or email bsahs@glstempe.com).

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May 6 – June 3, at 9:15am, come for “The Beatitudes” – an important section of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, taught by Pastor Jerry Kosberg and Tom Kusserow in the Sanctuary.

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Come and join us on May 11 at 11am in the Fellowship Hall for our CINCO de MAYO TACO BAR and BIBLE STUDY. We will be enjoying each other’s company and celebrating May birthdays. Remember to bring your Bible for our Bible study time together. Please come and share in this special morning.

Optional Service Project for May: Please bring one canned meat product for the GLC food pantry. We will have a cart at the door. Sign-up on Sundays (April 29, May 6). Call Kathy Manthey at 480-678-7417 or Bonnie Hanson at 480-821-9574 if you have questions.

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Celebrating Christian Women, on Saturday, May 12, at 10am (Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 1337 W 11th St, Tempe). Join us for devotions, fellowship and fun with music, flowers, door prizes and lunch. Please bring a dish to share by last name: A-H: salads, I-P: breads, rolls, crackers, Q-Z: desserts. RSVP to Sandra Wardwell (s.wardwell@asu.edu), by May 4.

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Christopher Cleland, freshman at NAU (2011 graduate of VLHS & member of Christ Church Lutheran), has been invited to join an overseas mission trip this summer with Carpenter’s Tools International. Chris needs to raise $5,000 by June 1, to cover cost of plane tickets, food, housing, etc. Visit www.ctimusic.org. To make a tax deductible donation, click on “donate,” “support a team member,” and designate Christopher Cleland. Contact Chris at cwc48@nau.edu. He also seeks your prayers.

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Camp ALOMA women’s retreat: I am a Princess? May 18-20 (Friday-Sunday). Bible study, recreation, great meals, hikes, fun and laughter. $60 includes 4 meals. Go to www.campaloma.com (or stop in the church office) for details. Camp phone: 928-778-1690.

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Baptisms: Charles Stojakovich, Haley Morgan Ross, Cory Van Patten, Reegan Harper Van Patten, Cecelia Grace Phillips Transfers In: Jessica Burhans

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2012 2011 Baptized Members 897 889 Confirmed Members 700 690 Family Units 419 389 Average Weekly Attendance 482 415

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5/1 Mark Garcia Gay Hulke 5/3 Kian St. Louis 5/4 Louise Grant Linda Herbert 5/5 Stephanie Hoffman

Jarrod Morby Charles Sauer 5/6 Jeremiah Lemons Jim Morse, Jr. 5/7 C.J. Evans 5/8 Jason Kann 5/9 Shannon Huerta Timothy Stoimenoff 5/10 Gale DeBois Andrew Braun Clarence Rosenow 5/11 Jerry Turensky 5/12 Anita Haesemeyer Jasmine Hogan Susan Reitz 5/13 Roger Koehnlein Samantha Koehnlein 5/16 Alex Dunning

Joyce Lemons 5/17 Katherine Martin 5/18 Christine Stutz 5/19 Elizabeth Dietz

Mary Ann Dorsey Shane Dorsey Ryan Jones Kristy Searcy 5/20 Jonathan Kemper Nicole Kemper Emma Schuldt 5/21 Lorraine Feigenbaum Eric Keller Clara Morse 5/22 Alyssa Braun

Joe White 5/23 Don Haden Marianne Timar Breanna Casiano Emily Woods 5/24 Stephanie Martin Mireille Carpenter

5/25 Debra Bindy Joanna Gunaraj Darrel Rosenbaum 5/26 Sandra Hooper Jianna Wacloff Chuck Winfrey 5/28 Bob Stratman David Wright 5/29 Ruben Blanco Casey Enright Dale Hawley Mary Orth Kristine Polnow Lora Mae Untiedt 5/30 Kelyn Dettlaff

Matthew Lemons Steven Taradash 5/31 Kenneth Brockmeyer Charlene Cullon Charmayne Fraedrich Addie Martin Linda Miller Scott Tremper

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5/2 Luke & Jennifer Peterson 5/3 Jonathan & Susan Reitz 5/4 Dan & Brook Constance Robert & Michelle Davies Chuck & Reny Stratton 5/9 Charles & Carrie Phy 5/12 Matthew & Tammy Dostal 5/13 Steven Joel & Mary Kay Schuldt 5/14 Chuck & Pam Winfrey 5/15 Randy & Mag Boase

John & Stephanie Martin 5/18 Brian Welch & Stefanie Welch 5/20 Brian & Erfah Ellis Paul & Cheryl Rogers 5/24 Joshua & Cathy Rogers 5/25 David & Lori Kemper Chad & Sandra Somerville 5/26 Greg & MarKetta Roemke 5/27 John & Christine Taradash 5/28 Fred & Deborah Santesteban 5/29 Robert & Angela Askey 5/30 Wendell & Dawn Robson 5/31 David & Barb McCann

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8am Traditional Worship

9:15am Bible Study 9:30am: - Modern

Contemporary Worship

- Sunday School - Sr. Youth

11am Contemporary Acoustic Worship

Pastor’s day off

9am Braille Workshop (will not meet June-August)

6:30PM HANSON 7pm Worship

Team

6:30AM MEN’S

BIBLE STUDIES 7:15PM GARCIA/

YOUNG MARRIED

6:30pm Adult Choir

7PM MOMS’ BIBLE

STUDY

(SMALL GROUP

BIBLE STUDIES)

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5

Noon, 1:30pm SAM

9am Quilters GLS Auction/

Dinner

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

7pm Boase 6:30pm GLS PTO

11:00am Time Out!

6:30pm GLS Band Concert

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Mothers’ Day 7pm Elders Pentecost Noon, 1:30pm

SAM

8-noon Farmers’ Market

9am Quilters

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Confirmation 3:00 Sharyn B’s

Retirement

6pm Newsletter deadline

7pm Boase 7pm GLS

Graduation

GLS-Last Day of School

(Daycare closed)

27 28 29 30 31

5pm Thrive! – Youth/Family Service

Memorial Day (Offices/Daycare

closed)

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May 6 * 5th Sunday of Easter Gospel: John 15:1-8

May 13 6th Sunday of Easter Gospel: John 15:9-17

May 17 Ascension

May 20 * 7th Sunday of Easter Gospel: John 17:11b-19

May 27 Pentecost Gospel: John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

* Holy Communion celebrated at

all services on these dates

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