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COOK BOOKWe finally have approval to go ahead with our cookbook. We willbegin typing them online and create our cookbook. Due to holidaysand missing discount dates, our book will not be ready for sale untilearly 2022. They will be $10.00 each. Thanks for all of your recipes.It’s not to late to get them in to me.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

October 2021 From the desk of Pastor Robert Jones

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Dear Members and Friends of Santa Cruz Lutheran Church,

I want to thank all of the volunteers both from our Congregation andfrom the Neighborhood who helped us with our Bike Safety Rodeo onSunday, September 26. We had a lot of support from the DrexelHeights Fire Department, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, the LivingStreets Alliance, and the Ajo Bike Shop, the Pima Street Bike Shop,and Roadrunner Bike Shop. Without their help we would not havebeen able to provide bike helmets, water bottles, safety lights, maps,or an interactive Bike Safety Course for the Children whoparticipated. I am sure that our experience with the event this yearwill help us to plan for even more effective programs to improve thequality of the lives of young people and their families in the years tocome. Thank you to everyone who helped with the planning andwith your time and enthusiasm.

We provided gift bags for 20 Children from the Community. I sawthat 12 Children had signed up for Bike Helmets from the FireDepartment and the mechanics from the Living Streets Alliance alsoprovided Helmets but did not keep a count of the number of peoplethey helped. It was a pleasant surprise that a News Reporter fromKOLD Channel 13 also showed up and did a News Piece that wasbroadcast on the Sunday Evening News. Here is the link to the Piecethat they did which is available Onlinehttps://www.kold.com/2021/09/27/tucson-church-promotes-bike-safety-after-hit-and-run-involvingPastor/?fbclid=IwAR3tW_Hidts6Q5TjiDmx4HDc9PTyiJzzj7KELS_72wdG1p9sSEC5udpjo4c

It’s hard to believe that October is already here and another Fall isupon us. You may remember that my first “Pastoral Act” here atSanta Cruz was a Blessing of the Animals on the first Saturday ofOctober back in 2019 to commemorate the Festival of St. Franciswhich falls on October 4. I am looking forward to observing the same

October Birthdays9 - Dylan Ceceña Rey Alvarez11- Sheila Ceceña Renee Riegert12 - Carolyn Dodson Judi Ruder 15 - LeAnne Mitts 18 - William Hohmann 20 - Susie Hager-Monk 24 - Mark Kern 25 - Dina Mathis 28 - Ellen Swancutt Chuck Glenn Tisa Lopez

Happy Anniversary to…02-2015 - Justin & Ashley Woo (Contreras)05-1984 - Ray & Sandy Rakow06-2007 - Guy & Melissa McAdams07-1961 - Larry & Joyce Havenga22-1977 - Gary & LeAnne Mitts26-1963 - Norman & Alice Davis

HOLIDAY FOOD BOXESOur Outreach Team is collecting items for our Thanksgiving andChristmas food boxes. We have asked Vicky Hohmann to provide uswith families, from the Head Start Program, who need a bit of help.Would you care to assist by bringing the following items to church?

Canned Fruit – Canned Other – Canned Tuna – Canned Veggies –Cookie/Cake Mix – Dry Beans – Hamburger/Tuna Helper –Hot & Cold Cereal - Jelly – Laundry Soap – Mac & Cheese –Packaged Pasta – Packaged Potatoes – Pancake Mix –Pasta Sauces – Peanut Butter – Personal Care items–Pie Filling – Rice – Soup – Stuffing – Toilet Paper –

If you are unable to bring in items for the boxes, you can make a donation and the team will be able to purchase items.If you bring items on Sunday’s please indicate, to the ushers, that your food items are for the Holiday boxes.

Important Dates for the holiday boxes.Thanksgiving boxes start collecting on October 24th

Deadline for Thanksgiving food November 19th.Boxes will be delivered to the families on Nov 22nd and 23rd.

Christmas boxes Start collecting November 24th

Deadline for Christmas food December 10th

Boxes will be delivered before Christmas

Angel Tree will be up on November 21st.Gifts must be returned wrapped or in gift bags with Angel attached.Deadline for gifts is December 10th.Gifts will be delivered with the Christmas Boxes

tradition on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00 PM in the Patio Area. Youare welcome to either bring your pets or bring photos of your pets ifyou are concerned about them mixing well with other animals.

I don’t know if you are aware of it, but another Alcoholics AnonymousGroup has started to meet in our Fellowship Hall on Thursdayevenings. We now have three AA Groups who meet in our FellowshipHall on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. These are importantpartners who provide essential spiritual support for recoveringAlcoholics in our neighborhood.

The Church Yard Sale is on Oct. 16 and I encourage you to look inother parts of the Newsletter for details. That is also the case withDrive Thru Halloween on October 30. It’s nice to resume some ofthese traditions from the past that we share with the community.Our ministry in and with our neighbors is a mix of old and new. Ithelps us to grow while giving us a sense of continuity with the pastwhile looking into the future.

I also want to welcome the “Snowbirds” back: As the temperaturesstart to moderate, we begin to see more and more of our WinterVisitors who also provide vital support with their time and talents andthe insights that they bring from other parts of the Country. We havemoved our worship to 9:30 AM beginning on October 3 which reflectsthe majority response from the second survey that our ChurchCouncil conducted last month.

I look forward to the weeks and months ahead with confidence as wewalk together with our Lord.

Respectfully,

Pastor Robert Jones

CONGRATULATIONS TO….…Bob & Vicky Hohmann are grandparents again. Oliver Francis was born 09/01/21 Congratulation Saphyre and family. ….William and Michelle Hohmann are getting married October 2, 2021.

OCTOBER 2021 9:30 am Worship

Lectors Ushers 3 Melody Hensley Doris and Renee Riegert10 Renee Riegert Sandy Mathis-Arment & LeAnn Mitts17 Kenny White Diane White and Joanie Contreras24 Cheryl Barychuk Pam Kern, Jaden and Brooklyn Johnson31 Carol Radler Cheryl Barychuk and Ruth Senkbeil

Oct 3rd Coffee Hostess Diane and Kenny White

Thanks to…..….Kristin Smith and her friend Mike for fixing our irrigation drip line by the Memorial Garden. …Kenny Morgan for turning on our outside water fountain.…Kenny Morgan & Curtis Radtke for their assistance with the Rally Sunday Piñata bashing.…Kenny White for cleaning the patio for our Rally Sunday celebration.And for cleaning the patio and sidewalks for the Bike Rodeo.…Lisa Wood-Hromidko for donating the Piñata & helping at our Rally Sunday, and for the new art scissors for our Sunday School Class.…Bill Devinney for the donation of a speaker for our keyboard.…for all of the volunteers at the Bike Rodeo on the 26th of Sept.What a great time everyone had.…for all of our readers, acolytes, ushers and musicians that help with services. It does take a village.…to Carol Radler for washing all of our windows and painting screens.…to Mark Herr for donating a piano from his home to SCLC.

We grieve with…Gay Kine and families as they mourn the loss of Don Genung on September 22, 2021.…Dana Scholer as she mourns the loss of a dear friend Denise on September 21, 2021.

+ + + Prayers for……Please pray for Carlos Gracia and his family as they continue to mourn the loss of his brother and the loss of a friend of Leo Gracia’s.…Prayers for Judi and Larry Ruder. Judy is home now but is unable to come to service right now. Larry asks for prayers for continued healing for he and Judy.…Allan DePew is now home from the rehab center following his fractured hip surgery last month. …All Caregivers…these are very special people that take care of loved ones. It’s not an easy job and they also need our prayers.

All Saints day is November 7, 2021.We will honor those we have lost since November 2020 at our 9:30am service. You will be invited to light a candle during the service tohonor your loved ones.There will also be a Sunset service at 6 pm in the memorial garden.I have the following names to be remembered that day:Betty Layton 12-7-2020, Johnny Palermo 12-7-2020, Dan Chavez(Richard Corral’s uncle) 12-25-2020, Lois Bradshaw 1-14-21, MarilynMcGarry 1-27-21, Florence Billingsley 3-15-21, Al Freedy 3-21-21,Glenn Herr 4-23-21, Winnie Keesler, 6-14-21, Manuel Gracia (CarlosGracia’s brother) 6-12-21, Royce Tollman (Joyce Havenga’s brother)6-26-21, Don Genung 9-22-21If I have forgotten anyone, please let me know so I can add theirnames.

Notes from Carol Radler:

Sunday School starts 10/10 with new material called Grapple: Preteens' toughest questions.  The Bible's smartest answers!!  Youthwill be sent to class just before the final hymn, to join Carol fortreats, games, music, and finding answers to todays questions. Come find out why parents say NO, and is God a party pooper?

Volunteers needed to help with the new curriculum for our pre-teen Sunday School. A spreadsheet with dates and topics is on the Kiosk, everyone is welcome to share in the fun.

Alter Guild & Music / Worship Committees are holding acombined session on October, 24, immediately after Worship. Aftersolidifying our plans for erecting/decorating the Christmas Trees forAdvent, and collaborating on seasonal needs, we can split intoseparate groups to finalize our individual set up/take down schedulesand the liturgy/music portions.

“STAR(S) OF THE MONTH”Each month I would like to have a star(s) of the month with yourphoto and history for our newsletter. This can be one person, acouple or family photo that I would take. You would be responsibleto write a short history that I could print in our newsletter. This helpsus to get to know others in our church.This includes all members and our winter guests.Will you be our star(s) for November?

Pastor Bob will not be available October 18-19 and 20, 2021.It’s the annual Bishops gathering. This year it is on Zoom and he willbe in Phoenix.

DRIVE THRU HALLOWEEN

Saturday October 30th 4:30 pm to 6:00 pmVolunteers will set up their own display around the perimeter of theparking lot. The Vision and planning committee will apply for Thriventfunds to buy small coloring books, crayons, small toys, etc. Congregation is welcome to donate any of these items along withcandy to hand out. Joe Contreras is making small pumpkin pinatas tohand out. Al Apalategui (McGruff the Dog) is having his annual Halloween Haunted House again this year. Request that you bring a can of food. 5 pm to 9 pm on Halloween.

LADIES LUNCH BUNCHLadies mark your calendars for our October lunch gathering.On Friday October 8th at 11:30 am we will gather at Coyote Pause 2740 S Kinney Rd, Tucson Estates, AZ 85735..Please let the office know if you plan to attend. There is also a sign up sheet on the table at the back of the sanctuary. And let us know ifyou need a ride.

OCTOBER 2021 “STAR OF THE MONTH” Melody Hensley

I was born in Galion, Ohio. My parents, my older brother andyounger left Ohio for parts unknown. My dad couldn’t live inthe humid climate so we traveled in our station wagon andended up in Tucson in November 1955. He found a job atHughes. We went to Calvary Lutheran. I married DavidHensley and his 2 children Randy and Sherry. We had 3 boys,Davy, Shawn, and Jamie. We divorced. I have 5 grandchildrenand 3 great grandchildren and another on the way. I workedas a school cafeteria manager for 30 years. I have always been active in church. Started in Luther Leagueand have continued throughout the years. Joined Prince ofPeace in 1976. I love serving others especially through ourfood bank. Have been active in World Hunger and our churchcouncil. God has continued to be my guide in all I do. Hope tostay active for many more years.

Thank you Melody ZOOM MEETINGS These are new ID’s and Passcodes

Do not use the new codes until the effective dates..

SUNDAY MORNING Coffee Hour-Virtual Cafe 11:30 am-12:30 pm Effective Oct 10thTime: This is a recurring meeting Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82266402171?pwd=clQ3eW56MVE4M3hMTnVyczFHVzlrQT09Meeting ID: 822 6640 2171Passcode: 101021

THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY Noon to 1 pmThis is a recurring meeting. Effective Oct 7thJoin Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88601276408?pwd=aXJWODVhT211Z2MxY012dUFhaGZHQT09Meeting ID: 886 0127 6408 Passcode: 100721

FRIDAY EVENING Lectionary Study 5:00 pm to 6:00pm This is a recurring meeting Effective Oct 9thJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82943666767?pwd=REJ3dVJ1d2wxdjd2TDJIbVB2R3Jrdz09Meeting ID: 829 4366 6767Passcode: 100921

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FOOD BANK: Thank you for all of the donated food items and monetary donations for our Food Pantry. We continue to serve clientsevery Wednesday from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. We just received our annual letter from the Tucson Community Food Bank showing us how many pounds of food we receive a year from them and the valuation of the food. These numbers do not show the food and monetary donations from our members and friends.

Pounds received 268,457 valued at $400,000.88. INCREDIBLE!!

And I think the crew that unloads the truck each week have felt everypound that they carried in from the truck.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 16TH 7:00 AM TO 1:00 PMYou may bring items in October 10th (Sunday) or October 12th, 13th

and 14th. Kris and her team will be setting up and pricing items onthe 15th for the sale on the 16th.

Please do not bring in before the 10th because we have no room toput your things.

Volunteers are needed to sort and price and also to help with the saleon Saturday. Please talk to Melody if you can help.

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DON GENUNG

Gay has scheduled a memorial service for Don on SundayOctober 24th at 11:30 am. Service is open for family, friendsand church members. More information will be provided later.

Parish Life will set up, clean up and help serve.

Don’t forget …Worship will now begin at 9:30 am on Sundays starting October 3rd.