Our Mission Statement:

  "Our Faith is in Jesus.   Our Hope is in Grace.   Our Strength is in Love. "

8701-E. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ  85710
Office: (520) 296-2461  Fax: (520) 296-8940


 

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Did you know New Spirit Lutheran Church now has a page on YouTubeand on Facebook?

New Spirit's Bell Choir, The Grace Notes, are now on YouTube!! www.youtube.com/watch

Pastor Alan's Sermons

Sermon from Sunday, April 29, 2012 ► www.youtube.com/watch

Sermon from Sunday, April 22, 2012 ► www.youtube.com/watch

Sermon from Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 ► www.youtube.com/watch

Sermon from Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012 ►www.youtube.com/watch 

 

Vision Team Executive Committee:

PRESIDENT: TOM BARTELS
VICE PRESIDENT: EDNA WALTON
TREASURER: TERRY MYSAK
PRESIDENT EX-OFFICIO: BRIGITTE STUETZE
SECRETARY: AMBER UIDENICH
PASTOR: ALAN FIELD
Vision Team Members at Large:
TOM VACLAVEK
MARK BUGLEWICZ
ROBYN HUFF-EIBL
MARILYN ROBERTS
ERIC RYAN 

Charter Team Leaders

Altar Care - Bob Daliege

Audio Visual - Drew Potter

Budget & Finances (Operations) - Terry Mysak

Building & Grounds (Operations) - John Lukecart

Caring in Community - Laurie Bernard

Columbarium - Archie Burke

Community Garden

EndowmentBoard - Valerie Friend, Joel Carty, Carol Brennan, Don Austin

Health Education - Pat Kelly

Memorial Committee - Pastor Alan Field

Missions and Service - Carol Lukecart

Prayer Ministers - Jeanette Sather

SOS - Gloria Burke

Spiritual Growth & Faith Formation - Shelley Colwell

Stewardship (Operations) - Barb  Verthein

WELCA - Joyce Dow & Carol Brennan

Witness & Welcome - Donna Thompson

Worship & Music - Sarah Drath

 


 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Blessing in a Backpack... 

BECAUSE HUNGER DOESN’T TAKE A BREAK ON WEEKENDS
 
What does $80 mean to you? 

    Think about what $80 means to you. To many American school children, it means they will have access to weekend nourishment throughout the school year – giving them a better chance of educational success.  New Spirit Lutheran Church is partnering with  BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK to sponsor 30 children from Steele Elementary School located at 700 S. Sarnoff for the 2012-2013 school year. 

     This unique program is designed to feed elementary school children whose families qualify for the Federal Free/Reduced Price Meal Program and have little or no food on the weekends. Better test scores, improved reading skills, positive behavior, improved health and increased attendance have all been attributed to the success of this program. Every Friday, students receive their backpacks with staples that require little or no preparation. They return with their backpacks on Monday ready to learn.

     We need volunteers who can help with fund raising, food purchasing, packing and delivering backpacks to Steele Elementary School on each Thursday, and picking up the empty backpacks from the school each week

   Our hope is to increase this program to feed even more children at more schools in our neighborhood. Have a few hours a week to spare? You can make a difference!
Contact our program coordinator, Laurie Bernard, at lbernard2008@hotmail.com or 886-3242 to learn how you can help. Questions? Go to www.blessingsinabackpack.org to find out more. 

It’s About Baptism  

     As the congregation cranes their necks to watch the baptism, the Pastor reads these words: “Will you bring this child to the services of God’s house? Will you teach him/her to pray? Will you read to him/her the mighty acts of God in the Scriptures? Will you model for him/her the “godly life”? Will you see to his/her instruction in the faith? Will you raise him/her in communion with the church, so that one day he/she will claim their confident faith in God before the witnesses of that generation?” Every parent has said, “I will.” 

     But, there’s a break in the system. Children are not regularly attending Worship, or Sunday School. That inconsistency will affect faith development later in life. We give Bibles to children, and our expectation is that parents and children will read from them each week, and that you will bring their Bibles with them to Worship, Sunday School, and in time, Confirmation classes.

     Worship is central to our life of faith. Although we do have a nursery, children over the age of 2 need to be in church.   It is best if families with children sit up front, in the first two pews, so the children can see the “action” up front. When children sit in the back rows, they are removed from “the action” and thus, are easily distracted by anything but the worship.

    A way to engage your children is to have them find the Scripture readings for the day in their Bibles, and have them follow along.  We have instructed the Nursery Staff that no children over the age of 3 are to be in the Nursery during worship and Sunday School times.  The Baptismal Covenant noted above gives the primary responsibility of teaching our faith in Jesus Christ to the parents! 

   At a very early age, children learn what is “holy and important” to their parents. The 1st Commandment is all about that!  Here is an invitation: Parents, this Sunday bring your family to the front rows of the sanctuary. Encourage your children to watch the drama unfold. Talk on the way home about what your children experienced. Make worship a priority in planning your week. We’ll see you in church!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcements

Coming June 17th, "Heavenly Harp", a very special service featuring harpists Karin and Joy Gunderson. They are exceptional musicians and will lead worship and share Karin's music-therapy work with Hospice patients. It will be an exceptional service!
The Immanuel Presbyterian Worship Service will host its first concert on Sunday, May 20 featuring the music and ministry of Dave Robson, a local worship leader and singer/songwriter. The concert will begin at 7:00 pm in the sanctuary and childcare will be available. Light refreshments will also be provided following the show. You can preview music of the Dave Robson Music Ministry by navigating to www.facebook.com/drm2page .
 

COMMPLETED PARKING LOT PAVING:  See pictures of the completed parking lots paving project, completed May 1st thru May 4th, 2012.  The project was paid for almost entirely from New Spirit Luthern Church member pledges.  The contractor was Bates Paving & Sealcoating, Tucson, AZ.  www.facebook.com/pages/New-Spirit-Lutheran-Church-ELCA/109524282420226
 

"Spirited" @ New Spirit Lutheran        I wanted to give you the websites for Jonathan Richard Cring and Janet Clazzy, aka "Sprited,"  who performed for us at New Spirit on Sunday, March 25th.  "Spirited's"  website is @ http://www.janethan.com/     Also, Jonathan Cring's national daily blog is @ http://jonathots.wordpress.com/

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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