FOUNTAIN HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
IN TOUCH
Fountain Hills, AZ
FHPC VISION & MISSION STATEMENTS
Our Vision:
Living God’s love. calls us to . . .
Our Mission:
Ron Waldo, Elder
Since I joined our beautiful
church, I have noticed that it
only takes speaking the name
of certain people to relate
them quickly to what the ser-
vice is that they do for our
church. It seems it has always
been this way, since I can
read names on plaques
around the church in honor of
some who came before. Peo-
ple like Pat Covault, Chan-
dler Roesch, Rev. Stan Jones
and of course Glenn Atchison just to name a few, are
names that are clear markers to the legacy they have left us.
In our current time, names such as Debbie Fisher
bring the music to mind, Marta evokes a smooth and orga-
nized office and Dorothy, the lovely addition of the piano
in every service.
Every season comes with change, and we have
certainly taken some hits in these treasured people as of
late with the loss of Caryl Bates, and of course Michele
Hasley. It feels, sometimes, that no one will ever fill such
shoes as these. Of course, eventually, we hear the sweet
sounds of the organ again, those in grief will find someone
to minister to them, and others step up into the areas left
behind.
Death has never been the only bringer of change
as others such as Terry Martin, Debbie D. and most recent-
ly, Ken Brown have moved on, putting down many of their
works for others to pick up again.
I wonder why we wait to prepare for these losses.
Why we seem almost caught off guard when they occur.
When these works are put down, do they all get picked up,
VBS 2019 June 24-28
Looking for Volunteers
Call the church office
480-837-1763 its never too late!
June/July 2019
Reach out to all with faith and love.
or are some things lost in the change. The time will come to
each leadership role where we will find the need for others
to step up and fill the shoes of those who came before.
We will always remember those who exemplified
the service they carried out in our church, maybe we will
even memorialize them for that which we have come to
know them for, but wouldn’t it be nice to prepare for these
departures?
I would like to present a challenge to each of you
to choose an area where you feel called to take part, pray
about this and let the Lord move you to find a place where
you can help to continue these needed pieces of our wor-
ship.
The day will come when each of these roles may
need to be filled by others, even mine, and it would serve all
of us well to have people who can come behind and contin-
ue beyond each of us.
Come and learn from us, sit with Bill in the sound
booth, learn the computer with me, set up food with Hilltop
or be the happy face of a greeter or a curb angel. We need
your talents!!
Let the services and ministries of our church not
fall silent or stumble back to life, let us be ready to continue
on in the ever large footprints lovingly made by those who
came before. Let us take their passion and knowledge, use
it, add to it, and then pass it down to the next that will rise
up behind us.
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OUR CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Bill Good
Focus on Finance
Pastor/Head of Staff
April Income $ 26,216 Budget $ 36,933
Marta Ludwig April Expenses $ 45,116 Budget $ 38,909
Administrative Coordinator
Debbie Fisher
Director of Music Ministry
Dorothy Parris Yr to date Income $ 161,661 YTD Budget $ 149,332
Pianist Yr to date Expense $ 163,913 YTD Budget $ 150,552
John Gallagher
Custodian

CHURCH TREASURER The slow summer months have now kicked in. This
Linda Lull is the time when we really need to watch expenses,
and pray that we don’t have any major breakdowns
CHURCH SESSION to contend with.
Class of 2019 Your pledges and contributions are much needed
Maria Berry during this time. Thank you for your commitments.
John Brockelman They are very much appreciated in keeping our
Tim Halchuck church and programs running.
Bob Lull Have a wonderful and safe summer.
Terri Schmidt Respectfully,
Carol Skewes Linda Lull, Treasurer
Class of 2020
Nancy Grahlmann
Joyce Leo
Kristi Robinson
Ron Waldo Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at
Class of 2021 waking you up in the morning.
Ilene Berg
Yvonne Ellingson
Aleyne Larsen-Craig
Jack Reynolds On the Inside:
Arlene Stewart
Ron Waldo, Elder .. .. … … .. .. .. . … .. .. … . … .. .. .. . 1
Focus on Finance.. .. .. .. .. … .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
BOARD OF DEACONS Upcoming Events: .. .. . … .. .. . … .. .. … .. .. . .. ..… . . .. . 3
Moderator: Linda Warren Mission Ministry . . … . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . … .. . . . . . . .. 4
Class of 2019 Deacons . .. .. .. . . . . … … .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 5
Louise Jones Men’s Fellowship .. … .. …. .…. …. …. …. …. …. …… 5
Dorothy Rudack Women’s Ministries .. .. .. …. .. . . . . .. . … .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . 6
Nancy Wulfmeier Thank You .. .. ... .. … .. …. .…. …. …. …. …. …. …… 7
Class of 2020 Session Minutes .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . . … .. .. . .. .. . .. 8
Mary Lee Lehrich The Way on Wednesdays . .. .. .. . .. … .. . .. . . . .. .. .. . . 9
Bonnie Matty Members 1994 …. .. .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 10
Linda Warren VBS 2019 . .. . . .. . .. .. …. . .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . …. .. . …. 12
Class of 2021 FHPC Website . .. .. .. … .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 13
Carol Hencz Music Ministry .. .. .. . .. . …. .. . .. ….. .. . .. …… .. . .. . .. 14
Phil Katz U.S. Military Medallions .. … ….. … .. … .. …. .. . . . . . 14
Mary Martinson Are You A Member? . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . … . … … … .. .. .. .. 15
Chris Young Facebook. .. .. … .. .. .. .. . .. … .. .. . .. … … . .. .. .. .. . . . 15
Library Footnotes .. .. .. .. ……. .. ……….. .. . … . . . .. 16
Member Spotlight...Did you Know? .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . … … 17
****** June Birthdays .. .. ……. .. … .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 17
FHPC Foundation.. .. … .. .. . … .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . 18
Necrology for 2019… .. … .. . . .. … .. … . .. . . .. . . …… 19
July Birthdays . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 19
Aerial photo of campus. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. … 20
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Upcoming Events
EVENING CIRCLE
Monday, June 17 | 6 pm | Home of Maria Berry
The Evening Circle will be enjoying a potluck dinner
at the home of Maria Berry on June 17. If you have
considered joining the Evening Circle, this would be a
great opportunity to get to know more about us. We
meet on the third Monday evening of each month in
September through May, and there are currently about
12 active members. If you would like to attend our pot-
luck, please contact either Maria Berry at 480-836-
FHPC 2424 or Circle Chair Judy Hamouda at 480-215-
0827. We are also planning our annual Sunday "lunch
VBS 2019 and a movie" in August. Stay tuned for more details as
they develop and perhaps you can join us then.
Monday to Friday
June 24-28
9am to 12 noon WOW
The Way on Wednesdays
Hi everyone,
I’m sure you are all surprised to see another arti-
cle from me in this newsletter, but I just have a lot
to share with you this month.

Each summer I have tried to lead a small bible

study for those of us who were interested, and this
year I am so excited to share with each of you a
bible study that deeply affected me when I first
took it in the 90s. After speaking with Pastor Bill,
he wanted me to share it with more than just the
small group, so I get to try teaching WOW for 13
weeks!!

Now the study is so much more than just that,

Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of
God is a 13 week study with a spiritual growth em-
phasis. Written by Henry Blackaby, Richard
Blackaby, and Claude King, the Experiencing God
Bible Study is based on the Experiencing God
book, which has sold millions of copies world-
wide.
Continued on page 9….
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Mission Ministry
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
The hot weather Summer is just around the corner and because we
is here. Please remember have had several successful summer projects in the past,
to donate cases of water the Mission Committee is again asking for your support
for MANA House – MA- for this year where we are collecting Short-sleeved T-
NA (Marine, Army, Navy, Shirt’s and Socks for our Veteran’s.” These two items
Air Force) which is a shel- happen to be two of the most important needed items for
ter in PHX for homeless our Veterans at MANA House and other Veteran facilities.
veterans. Please drop off Warm hot summer months make living conditions hard for
the cases at the church many veterans who are not fortunate enough to be living in
offices. Members can also a facility but living on the streets. A new t-shirt and a pair
donate money and the of socks can make all the difference to them. Please con-
sider this project when you are out and about at our local
stores. They all have t-shirts and socks and every once in
Jack Reynolds, Elder
awhile, Michael’s has a fabulous sale of their t-shirts at $2-
Committee will purchase the $3. You can place your donations in the Narthex in the bin
cases of water. Please write marked Veterans, or in the
“water” on the memo line of Fellowship Center in the
your check and either place in box on the left side as you
the collection tray or give to enter, or leave your items
Marta in the office. Thank in the Church Office and
you. they will call me. Delivery
is planned for July. Thank
A special request from the Food Bank: During you again very much for
the summer, school students who qualify for the hot lunch remembering our Veterans.
program during the year may go without
a nutritious meal on any given day. In addition to our Summer Project, a delivery is
Hence, their families rely of the EHFB being planned for the beginning of June of all items donat-
for assistance. Please be generous with ed since last Spring and will be picked up by CBI and they
your food donations into the basket on will make distributions of these items to many Veteran/
Sundays throughout the summer. Homeless facilities throughout the Valley. In addition to
this pickup by CBI, another delivery will be made to the
First responders' duties bring them into harm's Veteran’s Hospital/Home of all the books and magazines
way every day. Police officers, firefighters and paramedics that you have so graciously donated.
put themselves on the front lines of dangerous and trau-
matic events, and it's common to wonder how you can I would also like to add that all the Easter Cards
thank these individuals, perhaps lessening the emotional that were sent to our Church-Connected military have now
burden of their work. FHPC has been received. Thanks to all who wrote little notes to be
received a request from former included in each card, and to our Kids and Teens who
mayor Linda Kavanaugh, a good drew Easter pictures and wrote little notes.
friend of FHPC, and her ad hoc
committee to support the F.H. First As a friendly reminder, the
Responder’ Christmas Tree. The Mission Committee wants to remind
plan calls for a 15-foot blue-lighted you that it continues to collect donated
artificial tree to be place downtown items throughout the entire year.
during the Holidays to recognize Items needed are gently used clothing,
and thank all first responders who bedding, small household items,
engage in public safety for our com- books, magazines, CD’s, DVD’s, puz-
munity. This simple gesture would zle books, dice and of course toiletries
do wonders for first responders' are always needed. If you should have
morale, as well as, demonstrating any questions, just ask me. Thank you
public unity/support for their tire- again for remembering our Veterans
less dedication to safety. and our Troops.
- Donna Sims

Continued on page 9...

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Deacons
Our Deacons Care
"I am so very proud of the love and caring our Deacons
share with our church family" ~Pastor Bill Good
A snapshot of the Deacon's Minutes:
~~~~~~
Homebound Ministry: Nancy reported
nine (9) calls in April. Thirty-five (35) vis-
its to thirteen (13) of our FHPC family
were made in April: Mary Jo Roy, Ra-
mona Moore, Vi Levens, Mary Lou Dress-
er, Helen Roesch, Michele and Andy Has-
ley, Jane Realdsen, Linda Maples, Claire
Cartmell, Pete Herguth, Alice George, and
Gordon Faeber. Six (6) cards were sent
to Gordon Faeber, Helen Roesch, Vi Levens, Jane
Realdsen, and Pat Tu3le.
Easter Plants: Carol and Bob reported all plants
were delivered.
Communion/Homebound: Linda reported seven
(7) stops were made and ten (10) of our FHPC fami-
ly were served communion: Jane Realdsen, Mary
Jo and Jim Roy, Jane Haynes, Rose Marie
Kramer, Jo Nelson and Myra (caregiver),
Phil Katz, Michele and Andy Hasley.
Food Ministry: Mary Lee reported as of
April 29, 2019, there are five (5) chicken
pasta soups and two (2) turkey noodle
soups in the freezer. (Turkey soups were
made Jan. 2019, and should be used
soon.) In April soups were delivered to Phil Katz,
Connie McCanless, and Michele Hasley, reported in
the April 2019 minutes.

Men’s Fellowship

Men's Fellowship met for the last time

until September on May 11.

Bill Matty has graciously agreed (with

some, but minimal coercion) to assume
the responsibilities of grand high po-
tentate of Men's Fellowship.

He's very capable and knows what a

responsive and willing group of men
he's working with.

Welcome Bill!
- Bob Titus
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Women’s Ministries
Morning Circle on Hiatus until October For information call Monique 336-382-8733
Afternoon Circle on Hiatus until August For information call Jane Allen, Leader 907-538-3223
Evening Circle on Hiatus until September For information Circle Chair Judy Hamouda at 480-215-0827
Hooked on Books on Hiatus until September Call Carol Fuls 836-2346 or Elsie Hoffarber at 837-4518
Out ‘n About on Hiatus until September Call Nancy Wulfmeier for information at 480-837-3021

Thank You from Devereux

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More ...Thank You’s

 In Touch
Session Minutes
FOUNTAIN HILLS PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Regular Session Meeting Minutes
5:00 P M – May 21, 2019- Fellowship Center
Present: Pastor Bill Good, Elders Maria Berry, Ilene
Berg, John Brockelman, Yvonne Ellingson, Nancy
Grahlmann, Joyce Leo, Aleyne Larsen-Craig, Bob
Lull, Jack Reynolds, Kristi Robinson, Carol Skewes,
and Arlene Stewart.
Excused; Tim Halchuck, Ron Waldo
Meeting called to order with devotion/prayer by Pas-
tor Bill at 5:00 p.m. A quorum was established.
Treasurer’s Report – Linda Lull
Report attached.
Minutes
Minutes of the 4/16/19 regular session meeting were
approved as amended to include a Motion from
Worship & Music to have one combined service at
10 a.m. during the months of June, July & August.
The motion was defeated and motion was passed to
continue the regular schedule. The Clerk’s Report
was amended to reflect one wedding in May.
M/S/C
Presbytery Report
Presbytery will meet at FHPC on June 1.
Clerk’s Report – John Brockelman
Communion 5/5/19 – 149/37
Home Communion 5/5/19– 6
Baptisms – 0 Memorials – 1 Weddings – 1
Worship Attendance – 4/21/19 – 203/43; 4/28/19 –
128/30; 5/5/19 – 149/37; 5/12/19 – 114/25;
5/19/19 – 113/25
Moderator’s Report – Pastor Bill
Prayers for Israel trip 6/2-12. Bob Simmons will
preach on June 9.
Action/Information Items:
• Foundation Plaque – Motion to approve placing
the plaque in the narthex M/S/C
page 8
• ECO Presbytery Meeting June 1 arrangements
M/S/C
Council Reports: Action Required
• Building & Grounds – Bob Lull
- Motion to remove the paper recycle bin
in upper parking lot. M/S/C
-Discussion regarding change of locks/
cameras and need for better communica-
tion with involved committees
• Motion to approve Diane Runfola to complete the
term of Michele Hasley as Deacon. M/S/C
• Kristi Robinson reported on plans to hold
Back-to-School kickoff.
Consent Agenda M/S/C
Outreach/Comm – Yvonne/Aleyne
Technical Support – Ron Waldo
Stewardship – Carol Skewes
Worship & Music – Ilene Berg
Finance – Tim Halchuck
Hilltop Hospitality – Maria Berry
Mission – Jack Reynolds
Deacons– Linda Warren
Personnel – John B/Arlene S
Brief Story of Faith – Carol Skewes
The meeting adjourned with prayer at 6:50 PM
Respectfully submitted,
John Brockelman, Clerk of Session
The next Regular Session Meeting is August 20,
2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Center.
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The Way on Wednesdays

...Continued from page 3
One of the most important points the author
makes is that the love relationship is the founda-
Through examination tion. Future spiritual success and "knowing and
of biblical and con- doing His will" are built upon that foundation.
temporary illustra- The experience of this workbook is sometimes
tions, we will work unnerving, and you likely be stretched out of his
toward understanding comfort zone now and then. It’s a healthy kind
and applying seven of discomfort though.
realities of experienc-
ing God. The group of I sure hope you will join me, and we can experi-
people I took this with in my 20s are all still dear ence God together.
friends of mine, and it all started with this won-
derful time with God. Dinner will remain at 5:15 and the study will
begin at 6:30 and last for one hour.
And now a warning… this is a workbook, with
emphasis on WORK. It’s valuable but intense. It’s We kick off with an introduction on June 19th
not for the faint of heart. It helps to have a strong and I appreciate your support and encourage-
background in scripture - you will see a lot of it. ment and mostly your prayers as I open myself
This workbook is best done in a group setting. to this new world of leading others through this
And we will work together. experience!

OK if you're still reading, this is not a system or Thanks everyone!!

formula. It focuses on establishing a love relation- Elder Ron Waldo
ship with God. It has many examples and illustra-
tions taken directly from the author's life.

MISSION MINISTRY...FROM PAGE 4

Just about every day, you likely pass police officers, firefighters and paramedics going about their daily
duties asking nothing in return. During the season of giving, a warm glowing Christmas tree would symbolize re-
spect and appreciation to them for protecting us and our community.
Members are encouraged to support this project and make checks out to: “First Responders Christmas
Tree” and dropped off at the church office. The Mission Committee will gather the donations and send them in
bulk around June 17. This is not a contribution to FHPC and there is no tax deductibility for this.
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Members in 1994
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Members in 1994

25 years and counting!

People Warmth

"People warmth" is that sense of comfort and joy that comes

from being near loved ones and knowing that someone cares.

Part of God's purpose in creating this church is to provide

this kind of warmth for you. The Bible calls it fellowship --
a supernatural closeness that exists between believers be-
cause God himself is in their midst. God has put us here so
we can enjoy and benefit from this fellowship. And each
church member supplies part of that warmth.

You are part of the fellowship of this church! Each time you
attend, encourage someone, or join in the singing, you are
building the warmth that makes our church special. Enjoy
this warmth which God has provided.

Warm your hearts with the love of God's people.

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VBS 2019
not true. The truths that I learned at that first VBS in 1983
gave me hope that was able to help me through some very
dark times.

Our VBS this year teaches five basic truths:

* When life is scary, God is good.
* When life changes, God is good.
* When life is sad, God is good.
* When life is unfair, God is good.
* When life is good, God is good.

In closing, when I think back to the 43 years I have spent

on this earth, I still pull from some of the basic lessons that
I learned in VBS. When I consider the question, "Why do
we bother?" I think back to the scared little girl that I was
during those years. It's a simple answer for me, really - I
do it for her.

VBS DONATION TABLE WILL BE UP AS OF JUNE

First
2ND!
off, I would like to take a minute and thank everyone in the con-
Thank you for your support of this endeavor! Please turn
gregation for all of the support that you have given to our VBS
in items, either to the VBS table or the church office, by
over the past several years. You have always been very generous
Monday, June 17th. We have several volunteer positions
with donating items that we need and I do appreciate that.
that still need to be filled. Please contact Bonnie Hol-
Every year, as we start to prepare for our VBS week, I am usual-
labaugh at 480-886-6761 or Kristi Robinson at 641-680-
ly approached by folks in the congregation and I am asked some
1428 if you are able to help. Times for decorating and set
version of the question "Why do we do this?" I am going to
design will be listed in the Weekly and in the Sunday bul-
take a minute today and attempt to answer that question for you.
letins.
This is not an easy answer for me to give, but it is the truth, at
least for me.
Thank you again!
My VBS story actually started in the summer of 1983. I was
seven years old. I was invited to go to Bible School with a friend
of mine at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ox-
ford, Pennsylvania. That was my first VBS. During that week,
we sang songs and we played games, and drank warm Kool-Aid.
It was my first experience learning about Jesus - you see, I was
one of the unchurched kids in our town.
One of the things that we spent time on that week was learning
the 23rd Psalm, and at the end of the week, I could proudly re-
cite it - King James version. Although I didn't really understand
what it all meant at that tender age, I was glad to know it.
There were a few things though, that I didn't know:

* I didn't know that during that school year, I was go-

ing to be sexually abused by a teacher in my elementary school.
* I didn't know that third grade was going to be the
year that my parents divorced, because of a very specific situa- - Bonnie Hollabaugh
tion at home.
* I didn't know that I was soon going to learn first-hand
the evils of bullying, and that actions by some of my peers were
going to thrust me into a place that I spent years trying to pull
myself out of - to the point that there were times that I just want-
ed to end it all.
Now, I tell you these things not for pity or for attention. I have
dealt with and continue to deal with the things that have hap-
pened to me. We want to believe that our kids are growing up in
a world in which they don't have to deal with evil - it is simply
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FHPC Website
Our Big Front Door For both visitors and congregants, on the website’s
home page, you will see links to News & Events, the
The doors of our Church have always been opened to Church’s calendar as well as a connection to Face-
welcome all who pass, but with the internet and social book! In fact, through the website you can connect to
media, our big front door is our website which must Facebook “Live” broad-
now open beyond our congregation, beyond our com- casts of both the traditional
munity, out to the amazing world wide web! No longer service at 9 a.m. and the
is our church community necessarily within our zip casual service at 11:15
code. a.m.
Plus, you can access vide-
Do you know that studies support that 7 of 10 new visi- os of previous services
tors to a church visit their website first, before actually and audios of past ser-
attending a service? So we're polishing that front mons. Worship is now
door....giving our website a new look! Kathy Cole con- available from any where,
tinues to work to transform the FHPC website to attract at any time at
new visitors to our Church. www.fhpresbyterian.info/
worship!
Visit www.fhpresbyterian.info where you find "I'm New
Here!" front and center. This links to highlights of what
is available at FHPC to fulfill one's spiritual needs and
more! - Kathy Cole

DID YOU KNOW???

• Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
• Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.
• Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
• If you stop getting thirsty , you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
• Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
• Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
• The song Auld Lang Syne is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in
the new year.
• Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. Drinking a glass of water before you eat may help
digestion and curb appetite.
• Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.
• The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean,
but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
• Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
• The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
• Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
• The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
• The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
• Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!

- Submitted by Jack Reynolds

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Music Ministry
Special prayer is needed for Skip
the Organ Guy. May he find out
the problem which makes our or-
gan snap, crackle and pop, then
sustain multiple tones if you don’t
shut it off in time. There have
been four components changed out,
but, the problem still persists.
Thanks for your prayers!
I look forward to working with all the singers and instru-
mentalists, as well as continue to nurture the youngest of
our congregation in our weekly snack/basketball/choir
rehearsal as we meet every Wednesday afternoon. Lots
of fun time offered to keep the young children of our
members engaged with other young ones who may not
yet attend here on any given Sunday, but, I certainly
hope, find this to be a place of worship every day of the
week. We are a good, strong congregation full of people
who worship and praise and we would be a welcome
sight for anyone who needs to come in. I look forward to
meeting them.

“My heart, Oh God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I

Our summer months together will sing and make music.”
Debbie Fisher, Director of Music have always been wonderful Psalm 57:7
around here, even though it heats up. We certainly have
options to get out of the heat, if needed. But, frankly, it is Deborah Fisher
just a wonderful time of worship! We have wonderful ser- Director of Music Ministries
mon series topics that Bill sets up bringing more deeply into
view the beauty of praising God. We have some of the best
solo’s, duets and combos to accompany what is a relaxed,
yet, ever so devotional, worship service.

Reasons to rejoice
Proverbs 11:10 (NIV) says, “When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices, “The Hebrew word for righteous, notes
Timothy Keller, indicates people who, because they believe in God, “disadvantage themselves to advantage those
around them. “In other words, people living righteously “will be such a benefit to the public good of the whole city
that the entire populace will exult.”
Keller then asks: “Are you the kind of person, and is your church the kind of church, about which others in your
community might say, ’I don’t share their beliefs, but I shudder to think about what this city would be like without
them’?”

-The Newsletter Newsletter

by Communication Resources, Inc

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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Are You a Member?

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 congrega-
tion? This acknowledges that a special relationship exists between you and your FHPC family in addition to your primary member-
ship, which remains at another “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 al-
ready been baptized, you can join by reaffirmation of faith in Jesus
Christ.
*If you belong to another church, but would like to trans-
fer 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 active 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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Library Footnotes
did not want her to know of his political activities and who
The Woman in the Castle also had been involved in the plot, was arrested and
By Jessica Shattuck hanged.

This very powerful, compelling and insightful book is on the
2019 PW reading list and it certainly deserves to be. Alt-
hough it is fiction, it incorporates real events accurately and
includes many real-life people along with the fictional ones.
Once again, we re-visit the era of World War II.
The focus, when the book begins, is on the re-
sistance within Germany of many in the intellectu-
al class and other clear-thinking people and people
of conscience, to the Nazi party in general and par-
ticularly to Hitler and the terrible direction in
which they have taken Germany.
As we know, they were unable to reverse it and
Germany went down in bitter defeat. The bulk of
the book is about what happened immediately af-
terward and in the years following, as people tried
to pick up the pieces of their lives. Some, though
always with more or less difficulty, did so success-
fully and others enduring poor outcomes.
The third woman, Ania, is very complex and carries a
damning and distressful secret. So, three totally different
personalities and along with their six children, lived togeth-
er in a very neglected and run-down castle and struggled
with the most meager of resources, to survive.
In this conquered and greatly destroyed country,
there were many emergencies, many challenges,
triumphs and setbacks, good will and ill will.
Everyone was tested.
The author gives us such a complete description
of the early lives of Marianne, Benita, and Ania
and we really care what happens to them and
later, to their children. These were such turbu-
lent times.
They eventually left the castle and by 1950, lead
separate lives, but lives that were deeply influ-
enced by what they had shared.

There was so much illness and death, so much homelessness All in all, this is a totally engrossing story of how the hu-
and endless walking by totally bereft refugees who had no man spirit attempts to adapt to seemingly insurmountable
clue as to what the future might hold. It is quite a study in challenges.
human nature as we read about how people coped. - Elsie Hoffarber

The central character, and by far the strongest one, is Mar-

rainne von Lingenfels, the wife, (and later, widow) of an
aristocrat and scholar who had been part of the plot to as-
sassinate Hitler, arrested and hanged for it. There had been
many plots, this one in July of 1944. The Bavarian castle,
important to our story, had been part of the large estate of
the von Lingenfels family.

A very interesting and unlikely character is Benita, the much

younger wife of a very sophisticated Prussian aristocrat who

Perfect Order
By the time the summer solstice occurs, it feels as if the season has been in full swing for weeks. It’s bittersweet that just when
summer officially starts, the length of day-light begins decreasing. Before we’re ready to let go of the season, summer marches
toward fall, and then winter with the year’s shortest day. Yet that’s our Creator’s plan: “You have fixed all the boundaries of the
earth; you have made summer and winter” (Psalm74:17, ESV). God fashioned the world to be beautiful, good and perfectly sym-
metrical. With concise order, he ordained seasons, rhythms, orbits and natural boundaries. As God’s beloved children, we’re
blessed to enjoy the intricacies and patterns of this magnificent universe.

- MaryAnn Sundby

-The Newsletter Newsletter

by Communication Resources, Inc
page 17 June/July 2019

Member Spotlight …. Did you know?

I was born in Youngstown Ohio where we lived until I was
10. I spent my teen years in a wonderful town named Osage
Beach in Lake of the Ozarks Mo.
I moved to Fountain Hills to take my job at
Fountain View Village in 2008.
I have two brothers, Jim Waldo Jr. who is
55 and Steven Waldo who is 54….I am
almost 50. I am single and lost my last
love tragically in 2005.
Fountain Hills now.
The best advice I was given was , ‘Speak my mind and
don't care what people think. Never com-
promise who you are.’
The person who had the most impact on
my life was my mother; anything of
goodness that comes from me came from
her first.

The craziest thing I have ever done is we My 8th grade science teacher Mrs. Mes-
used to go diving (jumping) off of 30 foot ser, had the most positive influence on
cliffs into the lake. We also used to walk my life, it was she who taught me the
along the understructure of the difference between ignorance and stupidi-
Grandglaize Bridge, a truss bridge that was ty and showed me the only barriers set
built upside down so as not to impede the before me are the ones I was too lazy to
views of the lake to motorists. tear down.

My first job was a bus boy at JoJo’s res-
taurant at the lake when I was 12. My fa-
vorite job was working for the Colorado
Humane Society for many years, which is Ron Waldo
tied with my work with Urban Peak teen
homeless shelter in Denver.
I joined Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church on March 11,
2014 with a very esteemed alumni of Penny & Keith Junk,
Cecyl and Peter Herguth, Bonnie Hollabaugh, Margie & Ken
Brown, Karen Ford, Sylvia & George Burke , and Michele &
Andy Hasley
My best advice that I would offer is to be
yourself unapologetically, stand for your
truth and your beliefs and don’t let anyone
limit who you are by their limitations.
What I like best about FHPC is the stained glass in the
sanctuary….there is a story in that glass and I would love
to hear it! And I like best ‘the people’- we are a family…
warts and all.
I am unabashedly me, take me as a whole, every fault and
flaw and always remember I’m a work in progress.

The most interesting event in my life was when I helped a

news channel do an undercover investigation of the humane
society I worked at to remove a crooked director; though the
animals were treated better then we were.
Unfortunately, the suicide of my late husband was a chang-
ing point in my life, and was the catalyst for my being in

HAPPY JUNE BIRTHDAY!

6/02 Sally Atchinson 6/10 Nancy Grahlmann 6/22 Carol Hodgson
6/03 Dick Lau 6/11 Leanne Reynolds 6/27 Sandy Myhr
6/04 Alan Pape 6/14 Janet Scaggs 6/28 Susan Titus
6/06 Elvira Ruiz 6/16 Helen Orr 6/29 Joyce Babaian
6/09 Jerry Cain 6/18 Heather Greco 6/29 Ruby Pearson
6/19 John Brockelman
In Touch page 18

FH Presbyterian Church Foundation

“An Investment Today for The Life of Our Church Tomorrow.”

OUR PURPOSE: The Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church (FHPC) Foundation provides you, our members
and friends, a charitable way of giving in order to leave your mark and show a final testimony of your faith
to our church. Such gifts will help to ensure the future needs and ministries of the church. You can restrict
your gifts for a special purpose(s) or designate their use as unrestricted, at your discretion. This giving en-
courages your faith and vision for the future of the church. The Trustees are “called” to invest your re-
sources and manage your gifts to leave a lasting legacy to our church.

FHPC FOUNDATION ENTERS THE WORLD OF AUTOMATION!!!

Great news, the Foundation has added another way for you to donate. In order to facilitate your
gifting of stocks, bonds, and IRA distributions, we are offering electronic transfers. Please dis-
cuss with YOUR financial advisor the current IRS rules and tax advantages. Speak with any Trus-
tee if you have questions or need additional information. Call or email Michael at Edward Jones
office for details.

*Foundation Enrollment Forms are in the office and must be filled out at time of transmittal.

FHPC’s Broker Account:

EDWARD JONES, Michael Maroon, AAMS
16838 E. Palisades Blvd., Suite 123, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Bus. (480)-837-0160, Michael.j.maroon@edwardjones.com

Foundation Happenings
Welcome aboard to our newest Trustee, Bill Matty!
Congratulations to Jean Ipema and Althea Halchuck for joining the Legacy Program of the FHPC
Foundation. Ask how you can become a Legacy member.

Foundation Trustees
Ben Fast, Chairman, 480-837-1119 Jean Ipema, Secretary, 480-837-1770
Althea Halchuck, 978-618-7150 Tim Halchuck, 213-700-5455
Matt Jefferson, 480-837-6001 Bill Matty, 815-282-6024
Roy Nickel, 480-688-8392 Linda Lull - Treasurer

The FHPC Foundation is registered as a 501[c][3] non-profit organization.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
The Foundation’s tax ID number is 46-2970452
page 19 June/July 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
“vacationing away.” The truth is that some of you are sick and
those members who have passed we are not aware of it.
away in 2019. You can help us by simply letting one of the staff know of your
situation. We have an excellent support system in place due to
Pauline Pollock the diligent efforts of our deacons. Help us serve you by com-
Wallace Boysen municating your situation.
Cliff Johnson
Caryl Bates
Michele Hasley
Patsy Knoy
What is a Billion ??

jxÄÄ wÉÇx? g{Éâ zÉÉw tÇw yt|à{yâÄ áxÜätÇà‹A A billion is a difficult number to
comprehend, but one advertising agency
XÇàxÜ à{Éâ |ÇàÉ à{x }Éç by à{ç _ÉÜwAÊ did a good job of putting that figure into
Matthew 25:21 some perspective in one of its releases.

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors
were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on
What a wonder! the earth on two feet.
It is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers
to every question but to make us progressively aware of a E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours
mystery. God is not so much the object of our knowledge and 20 minutes, at the rate our
as the cause of our wonder. government is spending it.

Kallistos Ware

-The Newsletter Newsletter

by Communication Resources, Inc

HAPPY JULY BIRTHDAY!

7/01 George Holtan 7/11 John Youngquist 7/25 Keith Coultrap
7/02 Susan Pizzuto (Phillips) 7/13 Ralph Splittberger 7/27 Jean Linzer
7/03 Bill Covault 7/13 Ron Waldo 7/28 Ramona Moore
7/03 Jean Ipema 7/14 Evelyn Hrunek 7/29 Debbie Fisher
7/05 Dorraine Aggen 7/14 Dawn Lau 7/29 Dorothy Parris
7/07 Janice McGuire 7/16 Violet Wieder 7/30 Susan Owens
7/10 Mary Lee Lehrich 7/19 Nancy Saine 7/31 Jon Trautman
7/20 Linda Moyer
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