GETHSEMANE NEWS
June 7, 2015
Pastor Troy Schmidt:
[email protected]
Pastor Jerry Kosberg:
[email protected]
Everest Family VBS
is coming!
Lorna Kemper
[email protected]
June 8-12, 6-8pm
Eric Durante:
[email protected]
April Lehman
[email protected]
Kristina Arnold
[email protected]
Church Office:
[email protected]
School Office:
[email protected]
Sunday Worship
Traditional Service
8:00
In the Sanctuary
Sunday
SchoolSchool
Office:sign in will
Join us for our first-ever Family VBS! June 8-12, 6-8pm. Optional dinners will be
served from 5:15-5:45pm. Program material is geared toward Pre-K through
students entering 6th grade; on-site nursery care will be available for little ones.
Cost is $25 first sibling, $20 second sibling, $15 third sibling with a $60 sibling
maximum. Cost includes materials for the entire week, as well as a t-shirt.
Children must attend alongside their favorite adult - parent (one or both),
grandparent(s), aunt, uncle, - someone who plays an important role in their life!
Experience faith-growth through your child's eyes and continue the
conversations at home! For more VBS information or to volunteer go to
www.glctempe.com Questions? Contact April Lehman
[email protected].
Donations received during VBS will go to disaster relief for Nepal. If you would like to
contribute there will be donation jars at the information center next Sunday. (Please note
‘Nepal’ on the memo line of written checks.)
9:30
[email protected]
be in the courtyard
Contemporary Service
9:30
In the Gym What’s Happening
Monday
– Friday
Chapel
Style
Service
11:00
Everest Family VBS – Meets in the gym
Infrom
the 6pm
Sanctuary
– 8pm. Optional dinners will be
served from 5:15-5:45pm
Tuesday
Women’s Bible Study meets 9:30 – 11am in
the conference room
Bible Study meets 1pm – 2pm in the
conference room
Wednesday
Men’s Bible Study meets at 6:30am in the
conference room
Friday
Ladies Time Out meets at 11:00am in the
fellowship hall
Saturday
Quilters meet in the fellowship hall from
9am to noon
We have adopted Principal Kemper’s
son and daughter-in-law, Roger and
Amy, who are currently serving in
Turkey. If you would like to contribute
items there is a list of suggestions at
the information center. If you would
like to adopt this couple for a month
contact Lyn in the church office.
Our pantry helps meet the needs of
families in our community, and
keeping the pantry stocked is an
ongoing project. Besides the pastas
and sauces and canned meats, fruits
and vegetables, we could also use
hygiene products and sun screen.
Now Accepting Nominations
Over the next few weeks we will be accepting nominations for candidates to serve on our
Board of Mission Directors Team, Elders and School MInistry Team.
ONLINE GIVING TOOL - Scan the QR
code or Go to: www.glctempe.com and click
link for online giving.
*A person can be nominated for more than one position but may only serve in one
position. Nominees will be asked to provide a written list of qualifications for the position
for which they have been nominated.
Please consider who you know who may be a good fit on one of our boards and prayerfully
consider whether this time may be a good time for you to serve our congregation. It’s an
exciting time for GLCS and an exciting time to be part of the church organization.
Nominations should be sent to either Melanie Braun ([email protected]) or Tony
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Arnold ([email protected]) no later than June 14 .
The Nominations Committee will consider all nominations, interview nominees and prepare
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the ballots so that voting can take place at the Voter’s Assembly on June 28 .
Coming up at Gethsemane Church & School
Summer
Sunday
School
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JUNE 28
( A Sunday NOT to Skip)
1.
First, donate blood through United
Blood Services. Sign up after
church or call Fay Wehofer (480)
777-9733
2.
Attend church at 8am, 9:30am or
11am
3.
Next, bring your favorite dish to
share for the Summer Potluck @
noon!
4.
Join us at the Voters Assembly
following the Potluck.
We are now in our Summer Sunday
School session. Sunday School remains
for children 3 year and potty trained
through 5th grade. Children will all
continue to be checked in and checked
out in the courtyard. The only difference
applies to our Preschool students:
Preschool students will join the older
children in the Church building.
Preschool parents will check out their
children at the Sunday School table,
which is the same place as check in.
Here's what we'll be learning about in
June:
Conviction: Standing for what's right,
even when others don't.
This Week - Matthew 26:36-46. We start
by talking about Jesus' conviction as
he's praying in the Garden of
Gethsemane right before he's arrested.
Serving our community every second
Saturday of the month.
In June and July we will be returning to
Feed My Starving Children.
June 13th – 9:00am - 11:00am
(10 open spots)
July 11th – 9:00am – 11:00am
(9 open spots)
Look for the signup sheets on Sunday
mornings or contact Lyn Somerville in
the church office, 480-939-0906 or at
[email protected] to reserve a place
for you and your friends and family.
In August we will be working to raise
money to purchase equipment and
supplies for the school playground.
There will be a pancake breakfast at the
Applebee’s in Tempe from 8am to
10am. Tickets will be $7 per person
and we will be the staff who greet
guests, wait tables and do the clean up
on this event. If you would like to
volunteer to help with advertising, or
ticket sales please contact Lyn
Somerville in the church office at 480839-0906 or [email protected].
There will be signup sheets for the
needed restaurant staff in the coming
weeks.
**If you have an idea for a 2nd Saturday
Service project please contact Lyn in
the church office.
DRIVERS NEEDED - From time to time,
we receive requests from individuals that
need assistance in finding a ride to
church. If you are willing and interested
in helping out by driving someone to
church, we would love your help. Please
contact the church office at
480.839.0906 or [email protected] to
sign up as a possible driver. We will
contact those interested in driving as
requests come in. Thanks for your help!
Once again we will be collecting bottled
water now thru June 14th. This year our
goal will be to collect 400 cases of
water. You can drop off the water at the
church or gym on Sunday mornings, and
during the week the church and school
offices will be collecting the water. If
you would prefer to make a monetary
donation please be sure to note
‘water drive’ on the memo line of your
check. If we can collect $490.00 we will
be able to purchase a pallet of water
from Costco which is 78 cases.
TIME OUT SIGN-UP TODAY! Ladies,
please join us on Friday, June 12th at
11:00 in the Fellowship Hall. This month
is ‘bring your own lunch’, we will be
celebrating June birthdays, enjoying
fellowship with each other and learning
from the Bible together….you don’t want
to miss it.
This week’s theme for our GLS
Adventure Camp is “Knights and
Princesses”. The camp is open to 3 year
olds thru 3rd graders and if you are
interested there is still time to register.
Swing by the school office on Monday or
to register on line go to:
http://glstempe.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/07/GLSAdventure-Camp-Registration.pdf
SAVE THOSE BOX TOPS! Just by
purchasing Box Tops products, clipping
the coupons and sending them into
school, we earn CA$H that can be used
to buy anything we need. You can find
Box Tops on thousands of your favorite
products, from Big G® cereals to Avery®
office supplies to Hanes® T-shirts to
Boise® printer paper. If you have any
questions, please don't hesitate to
contact the school office at 480-839-0906
or email MarKetta at
[email protected] .
SWIM LESSONS AT GETHSEMANE –
Swim lessons are available at
Gethsemane this Summer through
Desert Swim School.
Summer Sessions:
June 1-11; June 15-25; June 29-July 9;
and July 13-23
Lessons will be held Monday thru
Thursday mornings at Gethsemane. For
more information check out
www.DesertSwimSchool.com or call 480461-3888.
Enjoy a summer of reading and win
prizes and certificates courtesy of
Gethsemane Lutheran School! GLS will
be offering an AR reading program where
students are encouraged to read an AR
book and then bring it into the school
office and take the AR test. Prizes will be
awarded on the basis of points earned.
SCHOOL
CHOICE
ARIZONA
ATTENTION – S Corporations can now claim a Tax Credit!
Recently, the Corporate Tax Credit law was expanded allowing Subchapter S
Shareholders to participate in the Tax Credit Program. This is a great opportunity for
smaller business owners to support private education while receiving a tax credit at
the same time. HOW IT WORKS:

S-Corps can make a tax credit donation and pass a proportionate share of
the credit onto their shareholders (owners). The total contribution made by
the S-Corp in the taxable year must be at least $5000.

S-Corp shareholders can donate to both the Corporate and Individual Tax
Credit programs on their individual income tax return.

There is an application and pre-approval process that must take place. This
process will begin on July 1, 2015.
For more information visit schoolchoicearizona.org or contact Kristina Arnold at
[email protected] or 480-839-0906.