Announcements

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Saturday Worship ~ 5:00 pm

Sunday Worship ~9:30 am

Sunday Bible Study ~ 8:00 am

Sunday School ~ 9:30 am

The LWML only collects Commemorative Stamps.

A "Commemorative Stamp" is one issued to honor a person or event. It is printed once, in relatively small quantities (typically 50 to 100 million in the U.S.), and withdrawn from sale (if not sold out)

after a specified time, usually about a year. Or at least that's what it used to be - these days, with stamps for insects, aquariums, and

dinosaurs, the definition has been stretched quite a bit. They usually make at least a pretense of a connection to U.S. history or culture,

but let's face it, the name of the game is "market appeal".

SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDIES

Tuesdays ~ 9am @ MVLC

Leader: Pastor Mark

Location: Church Conference Room

All participants are welcome.

Please contact Pastor Mark at 480-313-8559 for more info.

Family Faith Formation Newsletters

The new edition of the MVL Family Faith Formation Newsletter is here. In this issue you will find tips for your family to foster faith every night in your home, a good idea for saying "I'm sorry" around the house, an article on family psychology and family of origin theory, some

information on upcoming events and a couple books to help strengthen family bonds in faith. PICK UP YOUR COPY from the Family Ministry Bulletin Board or click here to visit our Family Ministry page and download a copy of the newsletter.

Lutheran Church Extension Fund investors know that they have a place to invest money for every day needs or emergencies that also brings the satisfaction of knowing that their money is being used to help build places of worship and Christian development. Find out how you can join in this ministry and earn a fair rate of return at the same time. See your congregational representative, Evert Mueller, at 480-986-1449, or call 1-800-THE-LCEF

Please welcome our new members — you can identify them by the special BROWN CROSS in the upper left-hand corner of their name badge.

ALUMINUM CAN RECYCLING HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO THE NORTH SIDE (REAR) OF THE CHURCH BUILDING. YOU MAY ACCESS IT 24 HRS DAILY BY USING THE SIDEWALK AREA OF THE OLD PLAYGROUND. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CHURCH OFFICE OR ANY TRUSTEE. THANK YOU.

CHANGES TO THE PAPER RECYLING BIN . . .

Abitibi Paper Retriever is now accepting the following:

Cardboard

Cereal Boxes

Soda Can Boxes

Shredded paper is acceptable, but it is preferred to be put in clear trash bags before placing in the bin.

MVLC MOMS (M&Ms)

Wednesdays ~ 9:30am

For more information, please contact Kyra West at 480-254-1976 or Pastor Mark at 480-982-8266

Members and Associate Members

Do You Need a Copy of the Constitution and By-Laws for Mountain View Lutheran Church? Click on the document below:

Consitution

By-Laws

What is an "Associate Member"?

Many winter visitors are active members in their home congregation "up north". For those who are attending here 3 or more months, we offer "associate membership". You do not have to transfer from your home church. Associate members may vote in meetings, have a record kept of contributions, receive monthly newsletters, and in all other ways be considered a member of Mountain View. If this is something you would like to find out about, please contact an elder or Pastor Mark.

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NOTICE: Everyone is welcome to attend and listen in on the monthly Council Meeting. This is a good way to know what is happening in YOUR church. The Council meets the second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m.

August 9th, lunch (noon), IHOP on Signal Butte. All Grief Share and Grief Support attendees are encouraged to join us for fellowship and friendship. Questions call Kathleen 982-1543

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS:

· USHERS ~ Contact Helga Rossback 480-984-3883

· GREETERS ~ Contact Gerri Higgins 480-983-2507

· OFFICE HELP ~ Contact Church Office 480-982-8266

· SUNDAY SCHOOL ~ Contact Bonnie Gregrow 480-982-4476

· FELLOWSHIP REFRESHMENTS ~ Contact Linda Massow

The New Lutheran Study Bible is now available for a limited time

through CPH for $39.99 (free shipping). Contact the Church Office o place an order.

Set up GoodSearch as your homepage search engine. Choose Mountain View Lutheran Church, Apache Junction, AZ (or other charity of your choice). With each search performed on the internet, one penny will be placed into an account and distributed on quarterly intervals.

Use GoodShop to find coupons and discounts at more than 1,000 stores. Up to 30% of every purchase will also go to your favorite charity or school! This is a great way to support the ministry of the Church (or other charity of your choice) each time you use your computer to search for information or buy items through online shopping. Try it ~ you’ll like it!

Thank you for applying to participate in the Thrivent Choice^SM program.

We are pleased to inform you that Mountain View Lutheran Church has been enrolled as a participating organization in Thrivent Choice.

Thrivent Choice is a new charitable grant program that allows eligible members to help direct where Thrivent Financial distributes part of its charitable funds each year. Mountain View Lutheran Church is listed in the program’s searchable online catalog. When Thrivent Financial members help direct Choice Dollars^SM to your organization in a particular month, you will receive an electronic contribution at the end of that month. (Charitable grant disbursements to organizations will begin in late summer.) Those funds may be used to carry out the religious, charitable or educational purposes of your organization.

Garden Club Hours ~ 7 am

The Gardening Club will now meet at 8:00am on Tuesday mornings. Please join us!

ALUMINUM CAN RECYCLING HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO THE

NORTH SIDE (REAR) OF THE CHURCH BUILDING. YOU MAY ACCESS IT 24 HRS DAILY BY USING THE SIDEWALK AREA OF THE OLD PLAYGROUND.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CHURCH OFFICE OR ANY TRUSTEE. THANK YOU.

CHANGES TO THE PAPER RECYLING BIN . . .

Abitibi Paper Retriever is now accepting the following:

Cardboard

Cereal Boxes

Soda Can Boxes

Shredded paper is acceptable, but it is preferred to be put in

clear trash bags before placing in the bin.

See your June Newsletter for complete information.

Sunday School Move

YOUTH and PARENTS ARE INVITED TO HELP!

Due to the Leading Edge Academy moving into our education building the Sunday School will be on the move this July. WE WILL NEED HELP TO MOVE OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL. We are doing some major moving on Monday July 26th 8 am!

Let me know if you can help!

WELCOME PASTOR MIKE ZEHNDER!

Pastor Mike Zehnder is joining the staff of MVL and will be helping out with a new worship service coming in the next several months. He also will plug-in with some areas of family ministry. Be sure to welcome him as he joins MVL later in July!

WELCOME JILL GAITENS, PRINCIPAL, LEADING EDGE ACADEMY (on-site Charter School)!School begins August 5th!

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT HAITIAN CHILDREN! Please drop off your loose change in the Church Office to support this mission project !

COUPLE’S CLUB—AUGUST ADVENTURE

There will be NO event scheduled for July!

In August, we are looking for 1 or 2 couples to arrange for an outing to the new Sea Life Aquarium at AZ Mills, Tempe. Tickets are $15.50 each for Seniors & a group rate is possible. Afterwards, we can eat lunch/dinner at the Rainforest Café, right there in the mall.

So, dive in and be wowed by the many strange and fascinating creatures of the deep as you journey through the amazing underwater world of Sea Life Arizona!

If you would be interested in taking on this “cool” project for August, please contact Sandy Laurin—982-4062.

We could car pool from MVLC Parking Lot.

If you would like a copy of the Prayer List, please call the Church office.

New Sunday School Curriculum
Starting in June
Our Sunday School team worked diligently the past couple of months to prayerfully consider a new Sunday School curriculum for MVL. After much prayer and review we are going to try a trial run of CPH's Growing in Christ curriculum. In then end we decided it proclaimed Christ, had plenty of teacher tools and good connections for parents to use in forming the faith of their children at home. We will start this series in June and carry it through the summer when we will review its fit for MVL. Check out their website for more information - we want your input parents!

Pictures of the Sunday School kids in Church for the Children's sermon are on the Sunday School page.

We hope you have enjoyed the special music during the year.

CD/DVD copies of the previous polka services,

as well as Juhee Park’s Concert given following the Potato Bake, are available on the bookshelf in the Narthex for a $2.00 donation.

HELP WANTED

No driving required!

Can you help with phone calling? When new members join our church, they fill out a sheet indicating their areas of interest. We need help in phoning new members and lining them up with

organizations where they can participate. This is a very important function; a list of contact people and phone numbers will be provided. If you can help with this, contact the Church office at 480.982.8266 and mention "phone calling".

A VARIETY OF SEASONAL CARDS ARE AVAILABLE

in the Fellowship Hall.

Show your Christian love to your friends.

Price as marked

BULLETIN ANNOUNCMENTS

The deadline for all announcements for the weekly bulletin is 10 am on Tuesdays.

Announcements received after that time will be held until the following week, unless needed for the weekend.

Otherwise, a verbal announcement will be made by the Pastor.

OUTREACH/EVANGELISM COMMITTEE PROGRAMS

We are beginning a campaign of outreach that Apache Junction has not ever seen before.

Several programs are planned to activate our congregation and bring in the unchurched and stagnated christians. Pastor reported that over 80 percent of the Arizona population do not attend regular church services. We are not paying attention to the Great Commission! Prayerfully consider becoming a program manager or

participant in one of the following programs.

TRANSPORTATION - Need to coordinate volunteers that are willing to bring folks to church and the people who are shut-ins, who don't have vehicles, etc. Eventually, there is a plan to obtain a van or mini-bus for the church.

YOUTH CENTER - Provide a center to be used by Ken Chitwood with stuffed chairs, juice bar, games, and christian supervision. This will be a draw for local young people. We have a donation already offered from a person not associated with us.

OUTSIDE EVENTS - Regular programs for events in neighborhoods, or, parks. Cowboy services, sidewalk Bible Study, Roaming VBS, Parades, etc.

Seeing Jesus in New and Exciting Ways - With Your Help!

To become a Sunday School volunteer is to offer a special kind of ministry, one where the volunteer enables a child to see Jesus in new and exciting ways.

Recently I asked the children what their favorite part about Sunday School is, they responded saying:

"Being with friends!" "Playing games and doing plays." "Learning about God." "Doing crafts." "Eating cookies!"

The children of Mountain View love Sunday School and the Sunday School needs more volunteers, people who want to teach, be a helper, play piano, help with crafts, direct or help with plays (like the Christmas production) or assist in any way that matches an individual's gifts. LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED - THIS MAY BE THE VOLUNTEER CALLING YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! Contact either Ken Chitwood (ken.chitwood@hotmail.com) or [480] 318 8551 or Bonnie Gregrow (bjgregrow@hotmail.com) or leave your name with the church office and we will be in contact with you!