GOOD NEWS
From Randy
​Greetings,
Every which way you looked on Easter Sunday was a picture of joyful celebration. From the Sunrise service at the Sahuarita Lake that featured the disciples in the boat, to the incredible 9:00am service that presented our Sanctuary Choir and beautiful display of flowers, to the 11:15am service that highlighted the Good Shepherd Band. We even had a Easter Egg hunt and a beautiful Bunny pinata. We really did experience the Easter miracle! New life and hope could be felt deep in our bones---and as my sermon tried to get across, “Christ is Risen---And We are Rising.”
With you on the Journey,
Randy
*** This Sunday—April 27th we will be changing to our 10:00am Worship time. Please make sure you put that in
your Calendar, your telephone, your alarm clock—and in
your memory.
Thank You One and All Who Stepped Forward
to Make a Pledge
Thank you to each of you who made a pledge of financial commitment, or raised their level of commitment, to our church for this year. Through your efforts we raised 127 pledges for $356, 579, almost 98% of our revised target critical for meeting our church's planned obligations for
this year. As we prayed recently upon dedicating our
Sunday offering, "Whenever we make offerings in Christ's name and for our church's use, let it be with the sense
of joy derived from generosity." Thank you!
--- Your Stewardship Team
Mark Your Calendars and Tell Your Friends
About Our Upcoming
Javarita Coffee House Concert
Our upcoming Javarita Coffee House concert is on Friday, April 25th. Our former 2nd service music directors and
long-term Tucson entertainers are returning from Michigan to tour Tucson and area. International touring artists Diane Van Deurzen & Lisa Otey are a dynamic duo, a perfect
blend of hot jazz, sultry blues and boogie-woogie. They
take their act to festivals, clubs, and theaters around the world and are known for creating an atmosphere of intimacy with their humor and joyful interactions with the audience.
Show starts at 7pm / Tickets $15 at the door
Final Taizé Service Before Summer
The final Taizé service before summer will be offered on Thursday, May 8th at 5 pm in the Sanctuary. Set up will be May 7 at noon. Taizé will resume October 9th. Taizé is a form of meditative and reflective worship. Candlelight, scripture, silence, contemplative music, and stillness help focus on being present to the Holy that surrounds us. This style of worship offers a respite from the day-to-day intensity of the news and the worries of contemporary life.
U of A Choral Concert
Collegium Musicum
Last year following Easter, many of you attended the free
U of A choral concert, Collegium Musicum, in which members of our church choir participate. Directed by Dr. Jeffery Vanderlee, former Good Shepherd Director of Music, this year’s free concert of Baroque choral music will be performed on Monday evening, 7:00 pm, April 28th at
St. Phillips in the Hills Episcopal Church.
Worship Videos
Worship services are recorded and available within a few days on The Good Shepherd UCC website at https://thegoodshepherducc.org/resources/media/.
Ignore Strange Texts, E-mails,
and calls from “Pastors”
Ongoing awareness is needed to avoid scams. Pastors and churches all across the country are experiencing being misrepresented in texts, emails, and calls. Unfortunately, it
is nearly impossible to track down and stop these criminals. Please notify Randy, or the Church, if you receive one of these messages - please also report them as spam to your email or phone provider. And, by all means, never go out
and buy Gift Cards and send codes by text or over e-mail.
Pastors will never ask for funds through emails or texts.
Pastor Randy (bienshphrd@aol.com) and Pastor ellie (revelliegsucc@gmail.com) are available during the week. You may email them set up an appointment for in-person or Zoom meetings.
Office Manager Amy Dillemuth is in the church office Monday through Thursday from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Phone messages or e-mails are still the best way to communicate with the office (email TheGoodShepherdUCCOffice@gmail.com).
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