FOUNTAIN HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

IN TOUCH
Fountain Hills, AZ May 2019

FHPC VISION & MISSION STATEMENTS

Our Vision:
Living God’s love. calls us to . . .
Our Mission:
Reach out to all with faith and love.

Arlene Stewart, Elder

What will we do without Him?
In John 14: 1-31 Jesus tells his fol-
lowers that he is leaving them and
they can not follow him, but he will
not leave them as “orphaned”. Es-
sentially not left alone. This is his
promise of “presence”.
How bewildering this must have
been to the disciples who were used
to the flesh and blood Jesus. How
can he leave and yet still be present? For these disciples the
presence of God was tangible, audible and visible. The pres-
ence of God wasn’t a promise but a person they followed. If
God is gone how could he be present? Jesus tells these be-
wildered disciples and us how exactly he will be with them.
In John 14: 16-17 and 14:26 “I will ask the Father and He
will give you another Counselor (comforter, intercessor) to be
with your forever…the Holy Spirit” WOW! From Jesus'
birth, God took the form of a Presence. Now on the brink of
His death he promises God’s presence in another form. Fa-
ther, Son and now Holy Spirit.
God is with us, God is in us. What a difference this makes as
we seek to live our lives with hope and meaning.
Oh God, we give thanks that your promise of presence flows
from your faithfulness rather than our worthiness. With grati-
tude we strive to live our lives to worship, serve and praise
you.
Amen
Arlene Stewart
Elder of Personnel

Summer Hours
Church Office Hours
MAY
Church office will be open Monday thru Thursday,
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Closed on Fridays

JUNE - JULY - AUGUST

Monday thru Thursday, 8 am to 2 pm
Closed on Fridays
WORSHIP SERVICE TIMES
Will remain the same through out the year
9:00 am & 11:15 am
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OUR CHURCH STAFF

Focus on Finance
Rev. Bill Good
Pastor/Head of Staff March Income $ 51,052 Budget $ 36,833

March Expenses $ 41,063 Budget $ 39,984

Marta Ludwig
Administrative Coordinator
Debbie Fisher Yr to date Income $ 135,445 YTD Budget $ 112,399
Director of Music Ministry Yr to date Expense $ 118,798 YTD Budget $ 112,243
Dorothy Parris
Pianist
John Gallagher
Custodian The first quarter YTD results are positive, giving us
a chance to save for the slow summer months that
are coming up too quickly, providing we don’t have
CHURCH TREASURER any major repairs or replacements.
Linda Lull Your pledges and contributions are much needed
even during the slow summer months. Thank you for
CHURCH SESSION your commitments. They are very much appreciated
Class of 2019 in keeping our church and programs running.
Maria Berry
John Brockelman Respectfully,
Tim Halchuck Linda Lull, Treasurer
Bob Lull
Terri Schmidt
A Key Ingredient
Carol Skewes
Class of 2020 In church family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds
Nancy Grahlmann closer together and the music that brings harmony.
Joyce Leo - Eve Burrows
Kristi Robinson
Ron Waldo
Class of 2021
Ilene Berg
On the Inside:
Arlene Stewart, Elder .. .. … … .. .. .. . … .. .. … . … .. .. .. . 1
Yvonne Ellingson 2
Focus on Finance.. .. .. .. .. … .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ..
Aleyne Larsen-Craig 3
April Events : . .. .. ... .. . … .. .. . … .. .. … .. .. . .. ..… . . .. .
Jack Reynolds 4
Mission Ministry . . … . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . … .. . . . . . . ..
Arlene Stewart 5
Family Meeting with the Elders … … .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. ..
Session Minutes .. .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . .. . ……. . . .. 6
Women’s Ministries .. .. .. …. .. . . . . .. . … .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . 8
BOARD OF DEACONS 9
Not Yet a Member? .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . .. .. . .. . ..
Moderator: Linda Warren 10
Hall of Fame Inductees .. … .. …. .…. …. …. …. …. ….
Class of 2019 11
Women’s Fellowship .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . . … .. .. . .. .. . ..
Louise Jones 12
Palm Sunday .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. … .. . .. . . . .. .. .. . .
Dorothy Rudack 12
Maundy Thursday .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . …… . ..
Nancy Wulfmeier 13
Christian Formation .. .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . .. ..
Class of 2020 14
Library Footnotes . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . . . .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . .
Michele Hasley 14
Life Line Screening .. .. .. … .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. .
Mary Lee Lehrich 15
Facebook. .. .. … .. .. .. .. . .. … .. .. . .. … … . .. .. .. .. . . ..
Bonnie Matty 16
Music Ministry .. .. .. . .. . …. .. . .. ….. .. . .. …… .. . .. . ..
Linda Warren 16
New Member . .. .. ….. .. .. .. .. . . … .. …… … .. .. .. . .. ..
Class of 2021 16
U.S. Military Medallions .. … ….. … .. … .. …. .. . . . . .
Carol Hencz 17
Member Spotlight...Did you Know? .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . … ...
Phil Katz 18
FHPC Foundation.. .. … .. .. . … .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .
Mary Martinson 19
Necrology for 2019… .. … .. . . .. … .. … . .. . . .. . . ……
Chris Young 19
May Birthdays . .. ... .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .
Maundy Thursday .. .. . .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. … 20
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April Events
Garden Tea Party

Donna Hansen and Jane Haynes, avid starters/founders of the Biblical Gar-
den, share their stories and interest in nature at the Garden Tea Party and
Dedication on Saturday, April 6. We are blessed with those of the past to the
present who nurture God's beauty!

Easter Baskets for Devereux

The haul of 54 festive Easter Baskets to the delivery at Devereux happened Tuesday,
April 16. We were met with big smiles and so much thanks from Jaclyn, Supervisor and
Jennifer, Admin Coordinator. Thanks to Women's Fellowship, all volunteers and my
hubby - success. What a f-u-n mission out-reach.
- Jane Allen, Coordinator
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Mission Ministry

The hot weather is Support Our Troops

here or coming soon.
Please remember to
30 new tee-shirts have been purchased from
donate cases of water
for MANA House – Michael as a donation to homeless veterans
groups. Also, Susan Titus has collected 15
MANA (Marine, Army,
Navy, Air Force) pairs of socks as well as Jane Allen collecting
toiletries.

Also, a friendly reminder that the Mission

Committee continues to collect donated items
Jack Reynolds, Elder throughout the year. Donations may be
placed in the Narthex, the Fellowship Center
which is a shelter in
on the left side as you enter or in the Church
PHX for homeless vet-
office. Items needed are gently used clothing,
erans. Please drop off the cases at the church
bedding, small household items, books, maga-
offices. Thank you.
zines, CD’s, DVD’s, puzzle books, dice and of
course toiletries are always needed. If you
A special request from the Food
Bank: During the summer, school should have any questions, just ask me.
students who qualify for the hot
We will begin the annual summer tee-shirt pro-
lunch program during the year
ject in June. Please prepare to be generous
may go without a nutritious meal
or if you prefer, you can write a check with
on any given day. Hence, their
families rely of the EHFB for assistance. Please “vet’s tee-shirts” in the memo.
be generous with your food donations into the
Thank you again for remem-
basket on Sundays throughout the summer.
bering our Veterans and our
Troops.

Donna Sims,
Mission Committee

The National Day of Prayer service will be

held at the amphitheater at Fountain Park on
Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 pm. We encourage
FHPC members to attend this event sponsored Mixed Blessing
by the Ministerial Council. Please wear your
FHPC tee-shirts if you have one or contact Jack Graduation day is tough for adults.
Reynolds (jhrtheoswork@aol.com) to order one. They go to the ceremony as parents.
They come home as contemporaries. After 22
The Mission Committee is in need of additional
years of child-raising, they are unemployed.
participation from members. If you have a heart
for mission both locally and around the world, - Erma Bombeck
please contact Jack Reynolds in the church of-
fice or at the e-mail above. -The Newsletter Newsletter
by Communication Resources, Inc
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Family Meeting with Elders

Hi Church Family,
In the interest of becoming as transparent as
possible, as I mentioned from the pulpit before, you
will find the notes from our last session meeting
printed here in the “In Touch.” Moving forward
they can be located here each month.
We will also be moving to be-
gin our quarterly Family meetings with
the Session. We have placed a questions
and comments box near the water foun-
tain in the Narthex. I will be pulling
these offerings and presenting them to
the session at each meeting. We have
also established an email address for the
same purpose.
www.fhpc.session@gmail.com .
I will present ALL offerings at each session
meeting. A report will be compiled, and no names
will be attached to this unless requested by the
writer. Your session will then determine which elder
will best provide the answer to each question and
answers will be offered to you at our Family Meet-
ings.
The first meeting will be held on May 5th at
2:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. Light refreshment
will be offered, and all your session members will
try to be available to you for these meetings.
We will begin each meeting by responding
to any questions that have been put forth to us, fol-
lowed by a brief question and answer period and
then a mix and mingle for a more private conversa-
tion with an elder if you like. The plan is to end this
meeting at 3:00pm.
This is an open forum that is
designed to be caring and productive
for all concerned, and we would like to
hear from all of you. All are welcome,
and we will continue with the meetings
even through the summer.
If you are a winter visitor, I
will be happy to email you a response
to your query privately if an email is
provided and a request made, again, no names will
be offered up without a request to do so.
This has been designed so that you know
that your Church Leadership is hearing your voice,
so I ask you all to participate please.
Blessings to each of you,
Elder Ronald Waldo

Healing Hospitality

Repeated headlines about violence and make us “feel like locking our doors and never entering
society again,” writes pastor and author Max Lucado. After another mass shooting, he penned an
online opinion piece that urged people to do the exact opposite by opening their doors, their hearts,
and their circles.
It’s no accident that hospitality and hospital come from the same Latin word,” Lucado writes, “for
they both lead to the same result: healing. When you open your door to someone, you are send-
ing this message: ‘You matter.’”
Because daily life is filled with rejections, extending an invitation-even to a simple meal-can be life
altering, Lucado contends. What you think is a messy house might be a sanctuary to someone
else, “and to those who eat alone every night, pork and beans on paper plates tastes like filet mi-
gnon. “Our kitchen tables are “Gods secret weapons in the war on fear” Lucado says. “We never
know what one meal will do.
-The Newsletter Newsletter
by Communication Resources, Inc
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Session Minutes

FOUNTAIN HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Regular Session Meeting Minutes
5:00 P M – April 16, 2019- Conference Room

Present: Pastor Bill Good, Elders Maria Berry, Ilene Berg, John Brockelman, Yvonne Ellingson, Nancy Grahlmann, Tim Hal-
chuck, Joyce Leo, Aleyne Larsen-Craig, Bob Lull, Jack Reynolds, Kristi Robinson, Carol Skewes, Arlene Stewart and Ron Waldo.

Meeting called to order with prayer by Pastor Bill at 5:00 p.m.

A quorum was established.

Autopsy of a Deceased Church

Pastor Bill led a discussion on the final chapters of the book. Buddy System and Dinners for Eight were suggested as ways to de-
velop community.

Suggestion Box – Ron Waldo

Ron reported there were 4 suggestions/comments put into the suggestion box that will be addressed at the Family Meeting on May
5.

Motion to publish the Agenda in the Weekly prior to Session meetings. M/S/C

Treasurer’s Report – Tim Halchuck

The Capital Committee requests another fundraising concert be held. Motion to support Bill Covault and Fred Hansen to explore
possible entertainers. M/S/C

Minutes Approval of the 2/12/19 and 3/19/19 regular session meetings. M/S/C

Presbytery Report
The location and date of the meeting has been changed to an undetermined location in June.

Clerk’s Report – John Brockelman

Communion 4/7/19 – 164/31 Home Communion 4/7/19– 10
Baptisms – 0 Memorials – 1 Weddings – 0
Worship Attendance – 3/24/19 – 164/31; 3/31/19 – 212/29; 4/7/19 – 164/31; 4/14/19 – 171/29;

Housekeeping Items
John Brockelman distributed Home Communion instructions.

Office summer hours May 1 / May 31 will 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., closed Friday; Memorial Day thru Labor Day will be 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.,
closed Friday.

Moderator’s Report – Pastor Bill

Session received several confidential prayer requests and made a commitment to pray for them. Also committed to praying about
the fire damage at Notre Dame Cathedral.

Bill will be out of town of May 19 and has arranged for Bob Simmons to preach that day.

Maundy Thursday’s “Meager Meal” plans are in place for a special worship experience.

Bill reported that both the Synod and the Presbytery found that Session followed proper procedure in eliminating the position of
Associate Pastor.

Bill will preach in street clothes without robe during the summer months.
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Session Minutes
Action/Information Items:
Safety Measures. Following a theft, locks have been changed on the safe and closet door.
Phoenix Boy’s Choir – Choir will return to FHPC 12/8/19 at 2 p.m.

Council Reports: Action Required

Worship & Music – Ilene Berg
Motion for regular hours to remain in place during the summer months for both 1st and 2nd worship services. M/S/C
Personnel – John B/Arlene/Bob L – Meeting adjourned to Executive Session
Christian Formation – Kristi Robinson
Easter Egg Hunt for children will be in playground area and Biblical garden, with special attention to the newly
planted landscaping.

Consent Agenda M/S/C

Bldg & Grounds – Bob Lull Mission – Jack Reynolds
OutreachComm-Yvonne/Aleyne Technical Support – Ron Waldo
Stewardship – Carol Skewes Hilltop Hospitality – Maria Berry
Finance – Tim Halchuck/Jerry Miles Deacons
Foundation

Brief Story of Faith – Nancy Grahlmann

The meeting adjourned with prayer at 8:00 PM

Respectfully submitted,
John Brockelman, Clerk of Session

The next Regular Session Meeting is May 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Center.

KIDS IN CHURCH

3-Year-old Reese: PER

‘Our Father, Who does art in heaven,
Harold is His name. CAPITA
Amen.’ Per capita is an opportunity
for all communicant mem-
A little boy was overheard praying; bers of the Presbyterian
‘Lor, if you can’t make me a better boy, don’t worry about it. church through the govern-
I’m having a real good time like I am.’ ing bodies (Presbytery of
Hope) to participate equally,
After the christening of his baby brother in church, responsibly, and interdepen-
Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. dently by sharing the cost of
His father asked him three times what was wrong coordination and evaluation
Finally, the boy replied, of mission.
‘That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, $22 each
And I wanted to stay with you guys.’
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In Touch
Women’s Ministries
MAY EVENTS
May 9
May 15
May 15
May 20
Morning Circle
Morning Circle will meet Thursday
May 9 at 9:30 am in the Adult Center
for conversation and prayer. This
will be the last meeting until October
10 when we will continue our study
of Parables by John MacArthur. For
information call Monique 336-382-
8733.
Afternoon Circle
1st Tuesdays at 1:00 pm
Fountain View Village
Assisted Living Activity Room
The Afternoon Circle will not meet
in May, June or July. Join us in Au-
gust to resume BROKEN CRAY-
ONS STILL COLOR.
Jane Allen, Leader 907-538-3223
Out ’n About—Out to Lunch
The May luncheon of Out 'n About will be at the Asian
Bistro on Wednesday, May 15 at 12 o'clock.
The restaurant is located at 16740
E. Palisades # 107. All ladies wel-
come for food and fellowship.
Please contact Nancy Wulfmeier
for reservations or questions. 480-
837-3921
December 2011
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9:30 a.m. Women’s Morning Circle (Adult Center)
10:00 a.m. Hooked on Books (home of Carol Fuls)
12:00 p.m. Out ‘n About (Asian Bistro)
7:00 p.m. Women’s Evening Circle, (home of Maria Berry)
Evening Circle
The May meeting of the Women’s Evening Circle will
be held on May 20 at 7:00 PM at the home of Maria
Berry, 14923 E. Summit Drive. Judy Hamouda will
be our co-hostess. The Bible Study will be Lesson
Nine of the Horizons study book “God’s Promise – I
Am With You.” This lesson looks at how God is with
us as we go out into the world as the commissioned
church, a body of believers following Jesus’ teaching.
If you need any additional
information, please contact
Maria Berry at 480-836-2424
or Circle Chair Judy
Hamouda at 480-215-0827.
Evening Circle meetings will
officially resume in Septem-
ber; however, we will be en-
joying a potluck dinner at the
home of Maria Berry during
the month of June as well as our annual movie outing
in August. Please stay tuned for further details on
those two events. We always look forward to having
new members join our group, and these would be great
opportunities to get to know more about Evening Cir-
cle.
HOOKED ON BOOKS
Will be meeting on May 15 at the home of Carol Fuls
at 10:00 AM. This will be our last meeting until Sept
18th. We have a long summer break
and this will be an opportunity to
discuss books you intend to read and
perhaps suggest books you’ve read
that others would also enjoy. We
hope you will join us. If you have
any questions please call Carol Fuls,
480-836-2346, or Elsie Hoffarber 480-837-4518.
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Afternoon Circle

Our giggly ladies enjoyed filling Easter Bas-

kets for Devereux youth; making choices was a
real thinker! Fourteen present is our max atten-
dance with a man who joined us and partici-
pated as well - God surprises us! Our Circle will
not meet in May, June and July.

Join us in August to resume BROKEN CRAY-

ONS STILL COLOR. You all stay strong...
from Our Mess to God's Masterpiece. Jane
Allen, Leader 907-538-3223

Are You a Partner in FHPC?

Most of us know about “Covenant Partners” – these are folks who have made the decision to call FHPC
their “home church” and have formally entered into a commitment which grants them full rights of mem-
bership – including the ability to speak and vote in formal church meetings.
But did you know that ECO also affords us the opportunity to enlist “Affiliate Partners” in our congregation? This acknowledges
that a special relationship exists between you and your FHPC family in addition to your primary membership, which remains at an-
other “home church” – back in Minnesota, for example. Becoming an Affiliate Partner witnesses to your engagement in life at
FHPC, allows you to participate in church meetings and speak to the issue(s) at hand, while lacking only the right to vote.
Is FHPC your church “home away from home”? Consider “Affiliate Partnership” as a way to say so.
Interested? Contact Pastor Bill or Yvonne Ellingson (480-471-1027) or Aleyne Larsen-Craig. (602-625-6201), Outreach Elders.

Not Yet A Member?

*If you are attending our church and don’t have membership in another church, you can join our church by profession
of faith and receiving the Sacrament of Baptism or, if you’ve already been baptized, you can join by reaffirmation of faith in
Jesus Christ.
*If you belong to another church, but would like to transfer your membership to
our church, we can arrange for a letter of transfer from your current membership church
to ours.
*If you are a winter visitor and are an active member of another church “back
home”, you can become an affiliate partner at our church here and maintain your full ac-
tive membership there.
For additional information, please contact Yvonne Ellingson at 480-471-1027 or
Aleyne Larsen-Craig at 602-625-6201 or call the church office at 480-837-1763.
Yvonne Ellingson Aleyne Larsen-Craig
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Hall of Fame Inductees

Debbie Fisher with Sandi Thompson Phyliss Kern

The Lower Verde River Valley Hall of Fame

annual induction dinner was held on Wednesday, March 27.
300 people attended the 16th annual ceremony.
We are proud to have as part of our congregation two inductees: Debbie Fisher and Phyliss Kern.

DID YOU KNOW?

1. Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.
2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there’s a 50% chance you'll die within the next 3 years.
3. There are at least 3 people in the world who look exactly like you. There’s a 9% chance that you’ll meet one of them in your lifetime.
4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger.
5. A person’s height is determined by their father, and their weight is determined by their mother.
6. If part of your body “falls asleep”, you can almost always “wake it up” by shaking you head.
7. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing—food, attractive people and danger.
8. Right handed people tend to chew food on their right side.
9. Putting dry tea bags in gym bags or smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odor.
10. According to Albert Einstein, if honey bees were to disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4 years.
11. There are so many kinds of apples, that if you ate a new one every day, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
12. You can survive without eating for weeks, but you will only live 11 days without sleeping.
13. People who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don’t.
14. Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking.
15. A human brain has a capacity to store 5 times as much information as Wikipedia.
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Women’s Fellowship

The cast of the suffragette musical play “Ladies It’s Time.” The play was written and directed by Peg Inglis. It was part of the
annual Women’s Fellowship Spring Gathering on March 30.
The event commemorated the 72-year women's suffrage movement and collected $1347.18 in donations. Net proceeds go to
Youth Scholarships for the Fountain Hills Theater Summer Program. Thanks to Women's Fellowship and all volunteers for such a
unique experience!

Pictured: Mary Greisen, Jane Allen, Dewey Anderson, Sandra Coultrap, Mary Lee Lehrich, Althea Halchuck, Sue Anderson,
Bonnie Hollabaugh, Eloise Robinson, Nancy Wulfmeier, Matt Jefferson, Peg Inglis, Beverly Mills, Letha Neely

You go nowhere by accident.

Wherever you go God is sending you.
Wherever you are God has put you there.
God has a purpose for placing you there.
Christ goes with you and empowers you.
His Spirit ministers through you wherever you go and wherever you are.
Go confidently knowing that the grace, love and joy of the Almighty God;
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is with you now and forever.
Amen.
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Palm Sunday

Celebration Singers with Wind &

Brass: Dorraine Aggen, Debbie
Fisher, Jim Lindau and Roy
Nickel

Maundy Thursday

Biblical Characters:
Peter Judas Mary of Betheny Pontius Pilate Thief on the cross Monk
Tim Schlum John Skewes Melinda Stanton Larry Cole Joe Gregory Tim Schlum
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Christian Formation
Christian Formation Opportunities:
Sundays
9:00 AM Blessed Beginnings Nursery *available upon request
11:15 AM Blessed Beginnings Nursery
11:15 AM (Combined) Preschool & Elementary Sunday School
Tuesdays
5:30 PM Jr High Crosswalk (Fireside Room)
7:30 PM Sr High Ground Zero (Fireside Room)
Wednesdays
• Celebration Youth Rehearsal
4:00 PM Children’s Choir
4:45 PM KidTyme

• Women’s Bible Study Circles

(Sept thru May)
9:30 AM 2nd Thursday
1:00 PM 1st Tuesday
7:00 PM 3rd Monday

Afternoon Circle
• No Meetings in May

Morning Circle
• Thursday, May 9 9:30 AM

Evening Circle
• Monday, May 20 7:00 PM

Men's FELLOWSHIP
• Thursdays 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study
Adult Center

Men’s FELLOWSHIP Breakfast

• Saturdays May 11 8:30 am Fellowship Center

VBS 2019
June 24-28

Looking for Volunteers

Call the church office
480-837-1763
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Library Footnotes
The Grand Canyon PWP Reading list for 2019-20 has
been announced. The criteria for the selection of the books
are: to enlighten our minds, to nourish our spirits, to chal-
lenge our consciences, and to entertain us. There are 16
books on the list and our church Library has the following
12 books either on our shelves or in the process of being
acquired.
Fiction
Behold the Dreamers, Imbolo Mbue. Jende
Ionga, a Camaroonian immigrant living in
Harlem, came to the United States to provide
a better life for himself and his family. They
are working hard and doing well until the
2008 financial crisis affects their wealthy
employers.
The Chilbury Ladies Choir, Jennifer
Ryan. When the Vicar of the church in a
small village in England decrees there will
no longer be a choir because all the men are
away at the war the women choir members
take charge. Their choir without men per-
sists through wartime challenges and be-
comes a price winning choir.
The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah. Thir-
teen-year-old Leni Allbright’s volatile fa-
ther, Ernt, moves the family to Alaska,
where he believes they will live off the
land and prosper. Totally unprepared for
life in the wilderness the family survives
with the help of neighbors until Ernt’s
fragile mental state puts Leni and her
mother in danger for their lives.
Last Bus to Wisdom, Ivan Doig, Donal
Cameron. An eleven-year-old boy is
being raised by his grandmother in Mon-
tana when she has to have surgery. He is
sent alone on a Greyhound bus from
Montana to Wisconsin to live with a great
aunt and her husband for the summer.
Before long he is back on a Greyhound
bus heading back west and under wildly
different conditions.
Daughters of the Night Sky, Aimie K.
Runyan. It is love at first sight when
Katya Ivanova sees an airplane for the
first time. She becomes one of the Rus-
sian women pilots who terrorize the Nazi
troops so much that they are nicknamed
the “Night Witches.”
Nonfiction
Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Mark T. Sulli-
van. Pino , a normal Italian teenager,
joins an underground railroad helping
Jews escape over the Alps. Pino’s par-
ents force him to enlist as a German sol-
der where he becomes the personal driver
for one of the Nazi’s important officers.

Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive

health screenings, will offer their affordable, non-invasive and painless
health screenings at Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church on 6/1/2019. Five
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to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic
aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease;
atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women,
used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screen-
ing from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for
this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit
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Library Footnotes

In Order to Live, A North Korean Girl’s
Journey to Freedom, Yeonmi Park. Park,
who fled North Korea with her mother in
2007 at age 13, reveals the most intimate
details of the repressive society she was
raised in and the enormous price she paid to
escape.
Disturbed in Their Nests, a Journey from
Sudan’s Dinkaland to San Diego’s City
Heights, Alephonsion Deng and Judy Bern-
stein. One of the Lost Boys of Sudan and a
suburban housewife forge a heart warming
partnership.

Code Girls, The Untold Story of the

American Code Breakers of World War, Educated. A Memoir, Tara Westover. The
II, Liza Mundy. Code Girls reveals a hid- seventh child of her isolationist, survivalist
den army of female cryptographers, whose parents, Tara grew up in rural Idaho in a
work played a crucial role in ending World filthy ramshackle house with no conven-
War II. This is another piece of forgotten iences, no medical care and no clothing. The
women who made history. family survived on income from a junk yard
and herbal medicines her mother made.
With no prior education Tara entered Brig-
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of ham Young University when she was 16.
New Orleans, Brian Kilmeade and Don
Yaeger. In 1812 the British knew that
taking the mouth of the Mississippi River
was the key to crippling their former col-
ony. Capturing the city of New Orleans
and stopping trade up the river sounded
like a simple task, but they have to face KIDS IN CHURCH
Andrew Jackson.
One particular four-year-old prayed,
First Women, the Grace and Power of
America’s Modern First Ladies, Kate
‘And forgive us our trash baskets
Anderson Brower. How women from As we forgive those
Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama have who put trash in our baskets’
negotiated the personal and political chal-
lenges of being married to the president of
the United States.

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Music Ministry New Member

Leslie Hermansen has become a member here
Thank You to all who are in- at FHPC by a letter of transfer from Community of Grace
volved in the Music Ministry of Church in Sandy, Utah. Leslie and her husband Terry
our church in helping to provide have lived in Fountain Hills for 6 months. They have
such a meaningful Lenten jour- been married for 31 years and have a daughter that lives
ney. There are moments so musi- in Del Mar, California. They have a one and a half year
cally careful used in pairing with old granddaughter and are expecting a grandson in Au-
the gestures and the symbolism of gust.
o u r h i g h e s t wo r s h i p s e r - Recently retired, Leslie and Terry are looking
vices. Thank you for managing forward to enjoying their family, traveling, and playing
them with me. I know the prepara- golf. Leslie always wanted to be an elementary school
tion for all the extra services, of teacher, so after working in a corporate environment for
which there are 7, bring close in- 25 years, she retired and went back to school and taught
volvement with those who prepare fourth grade! She absolutely loved it and never worked so
other portions of the services, from hard.
Ilene Berg and her committee After moving to Fountain Hills, Leslie attended
Debbie Fisher, Director of Music
who prepare all the candles, various churches here in town. She was drawn back to
table coverings, and elements for communion for Vespers, to FHPC. She liked the worship format, the sanctuary, and
Maria Berry quietly mapping out calculations for tables the sermons. Elder Yvonne Ellingson was a big part of
to seat an approximate number per table, family-style that we ensuring Leslie’s comfort level. Leslie looks forward to
might still be able to reach a pan of beans without standing belonging to a faith-based community that reaches out
up. I saw the result of Marta's costume design being carried and supports one another. Welcome!
out by Violet Weiders capable sewing for costumes needed to
portray the Message as best as possible for the Meager
Meal. All the visuals in the slide presentations being added
to help us visually capture images, and lyrics that help us
along in the flow of things that Ron Waldo so artistically puts
together for us. Finally, the direction by which these services
flow , which open our hearts to the Word of God, being led
by our Ministers by Whom we trust to lead us forward day by
day, week by week, Worship Service by Worship Service, I
give much thanks to. What goodness lies within God's
church.

"For the Lord is righteous, He loves justices, the upright will

see His face."

Debbie Fisher
Director of music Ministry

U.S. Military Medallions for our Veterans

for our Columbarium niches are now available. Please call or stop
by the church office for more information.
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Member Spotlight …. Did you know?
My name is Phyliss Lavonne Kern and I grew up in a com-
munity south of Owaatonna, Minnesota called Hope. In 1962
my family built a home in Medford, Minnesota where I
graduated from Medford high School in 1965.
I have 3 older brothers and 2 younger sisters. Both parents
have passed away.
I met Jerry Kern in 1965 and he had just
come back from the Peace Corps. 2
classmates and myself married Kern
boys.
In 1978 we rented a furnished home and
put our two children, Brad and Lisa into
school in Fountain Hills. We started
attending Fountain Hills Presbyterian
Church at that time with Pastor Glenn
Atchinson. The services used to be held
in a building behind the Hao restaurant.
My first real job was working for gro-
cery store Piggly Wiggly as a cashier in
the produce department. This was my
junior year in high school. I got my real
estate license in 1983 and it has been my
favorite occupation. I have always loved
helping people and I found out being a Real- Phyliss
tor/Broker that real estate is 75% psychol-
ogy, 20% social work and 5% real estate! No two days are
the same.
When I think back on some major accomplishments I can
think of 3 things. In 1978 when corn ethanol was developed,
a group of farmers wanted to possibly build a plant and I was
able to get ADM grain to (from Decatur, Illinois) allow us to
tour their facility. My second largest achievement was put-
ting the current Chamber of Commerce building together. At
that time, they had $225,000 in savings and a group of us
were finally able to convince the rest of the board we should
own rather then rent. That building was paid off in full 6
years later. Third, I was one of three who got now President
Donald Trump to visit Fountain Hills in March of 2016. My
original thought was I was trying to rent the Showmobile
(portable stage) to the Trump campaign. Because of security
reasons the secret service had their own stage.
My life has had numerous other joys, but these 3 bring me to
a high. God has been very good to me.
May 2019
For a life changing moment...I had an overhead grain bin
with 1700 bushels of corn fall on me. To this day I can
still feel God’s hand guiding me to a safe place, when I got
up all I had was a little tear in my jeans. I felt the force of
a higher power and my guardian angel was at work!
My best advice I give people is to look in the mirror and
take care of that person first. Not
to be egotistical, but when your
are happy, your family, friends
and co-workers are happy too.
My most influential person in my
life was my Grandmother Jennie
Hanson. I spent a lot of summers
with her and she was just one
grand lady.
Mu best advice to people is two-
fold. One, “This too shall pass”
and second, “God doesn’t give
you more than you can handle.”
Usually everything works out for
the best.
The most embarrassing moment,
must be the moment I showed up
Kern at an “informal marriage vow renewal” for a
fellow realtor and realized their idea of infor-
mal and mine was very different. Women were wearing
gowns, men in tuxedos, rabbi in full dress and then me in a
very casual blue outfit. I literally think of this every time I
get dressed for an event. My take away, always dress nicer
than you think necessary.
I enjoy the Fountain Hills Presbyterian church for numer-
ous reasons. I really enjoy the choir and the music. Sec-
ondly everyone is usually very friendly and cordial.
In conclusion I would say I have been very fortunate and
blessed, I have traveled far and wide, I have good friends
that I can count on and I raised a wonderful family and
thankfully they all reside nearby.
Life is good!
In Touch page 18

FH Presbyterian Church Foundation

Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church Foundation
“An Investment Today for the Life of Our Church Tomorrow”

QUESTIONS & ANSWER SEGMENT

Question: What connection does the Foundation have with the IRS? First, the Foundation is registered
with the IRS and has it’s own IRS number. We are not under the Church affiliation. Currently, the Foun-
dation does not pay taxes. That will change when the Foundation starts distributing received bequest
gifts. When the Foundation started in 2013, it was projected the first distribution would not occur until
2020. While we do not pay taxes, we report to the IRS annually, using the passport method. We are committed to an annual
meeting and communication with the membership at least twice a year. In-Touch is the vehicle we use for that purpose. All
members of the Church are members of the Foundation.

If you have a question or idea, please inform the Foundation.

It’s easy. Make a note and drop it off at the Church office. We’ll get it.

Foundation Board of Trustees

Bill Matty 480-588-8815 Jean Ipema 480-837-1770

Matt Jefferson 480-837-6001 Roy Nickel 480-688-8392
Ben Fast 480-837-1119 Althea Halchuck 978-618-7150
Tim Halchuck 978-618-7150
The FHPC Foundation is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Contributions to the FHPC Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
The Foundation’s tax ID number is 46-2970452

1955 The Good Old Days!!........

There is no sense going on short No one can afford to be sick

If they think I'll pay 30 cents for
trips anymore for a weekend. anymore. At $15.00 a day in the
a haircut, Forget it.
It costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel. hospital, it's too rich for my blood.
page 19 May 2019

Hospitalized? Call the church!

If you are sick, hospitalized or home recovering from ill-
ness, we want you to call the church and let us know! In a con-
gregation like ours where people leave in droves for extended
summer months, it is easy for the staff, elders and deacons to
With deepest sympathy we list assume, when we don’t see someone, that they are simply
those members who have passed “vacationing away.” The truth is that some of you are sick and
away in 2019. we are not aware of it.
You can help us by simply letting one of the staff know of your
Pauline Pollock situation. We have an excellent support system in place due to
Wallace Boysen the diligent efforts of our deacons. Help us serve you by com-
Cliff Johnson municating your situation.
Caryl Bates

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1955 The Good Old Days!!........

When I first started driving, who I never thought I'd see the day all our The fast food restaurant is convenient
would have thought gas would kitchen appliances would be electric. for a quick meal,
someday cost 25 cents a gallon. They're even making electric But I seriously doubt they will ever
typewriters now. catch on.

HAPPY MAY BIRTHDAY!

5/01 Phyliss Kern 5/12 Aurora Robinson 5/20 June Shaffer
5/01 Bill Matty 5/13 Kurt Augustine 5/22 Gail Botsford
5/02 Mike Owens 5/14 Bonnie Hollabaugh 5/23 Mary Alice Bivens
5/03 Claire Cartmell 5/16 James Stewart 5/27 Leah Carillo
5/05 Lois Medley 5/17 Matt Botsford 5/27 Linda Covault
5/08 Eloise Robinson 5/17 Beverly Watters 5/27 Anabelle Good
5/09 Michele Sivets 5/18 Bobbie Dangremond 5/28 Patricia Knoy
5/10 Bob Lull 5/19 Michael Stanton 5/30 Chris Young
 Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church
13001 N. Fountain Hills Boulevard
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

In Touch is published monthly; deadline for each issue is the 15th of the month before publication. News
and information should be submitted to the church office in hard copy, or email to fhpc.marta@gmail.com
Editor, Marta Ludwig; Proof Readers: Phyllis Rapp & Helen Roesch; Staff Photographer: Gary Oakeson

Maundy Thursday
Of
Holy Week

On April 18, our church family enjoyed a new worship service

for Maundy Thursday. It started in the Fellowship Center with a
“Meager Meal” followed by scripture readings and Biblical char-
acters opening their hearts and revealing their innermost
thoughts. The youth of the church graciously agreed to serve the
dinner and clean up afterwards. Thank you to all who partici-
pated. It was not to be missed.

Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church

13001 Fountain Hills Blvd. - Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Phone - (480) 837-1763 Fax - (480) 837-1729 Office E-Mail Address: fhpc.marta@gmail.com
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday: Church Office is closed www.fhpresbyterian.info
Pastor/Head of Staff: Rev Bill Good email: fhpc.billg@gmail.com cell phone: 480-329-8090