3-26-23 Grace-Sahuarita Worship Folder

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THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT

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Welcome to Grace!

Our mission at Grace is to teach the inspired and inerrant Word of God, to proclaim that Jesus Christ is the crucified and risen Savior of the world, and to nurture believers for lives of Christian service.

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WORSHIP NOTES

We are very pleased that you have joined us for worship today! We pray that this time will be a blessing for you as God comes to you with his Word and promises, and as you offer him your thanks and praise.

The worship service is printed in this worship folder for you to follow along and participate. You’ll notice that the service is a dialogue between God and us, his people. The pastor speaks to God along with the congregation and also speaks the Word of God to the people. Those wishing to leave an offering can do so at the exit today or give online at www.GraceLutheranSAZ.org/give. (You can also scan the QR code to the right to access the online giving page.)

Today we are using elements from the Christian Worship hymnal. If you would like to worship from a hymnal today, you will find these blue worship books in the hymnal racks in each row; however, you do not need to use a hymnal if you so choose, as everything needed for worship is printed in this worship folder.

OUR WORSHIP SERIES—OUR GREATEST NEEDS

What do you really need right now? To answer that question, one must first define what a “need” is. We understand that a “need” is greater than a “want.” If you lack something you want, life goes on just fine. If you lack something you need, that presents a problem. Thus, to correctly answer that question, “What do you really need right now,” ultimately one must understand their greatest problems.

Mankind’s greatest problems are universal. We all live under the curse of sin. That sin makes us utterly helpless in our natural state. Natural man is confused, unable to make sense of life. Left in sin, man is doomed to death, and not just physical death. After one’s heart stops comes another type of death that is infinitely worse, an eternal nightmare.

Lent is the season of the Church Year where we wrestle with our greatest needs. Lent also demonstrates that in Christ, all our greatest needs are met. Here is what the Spirit makes clear this season. If you lack Christ, you have nothing. If you have Christ, you have everything you truly need.

OUR THEME FOR TODAY LIFE FOR THE DEAD

The author and poet George Eliot once wrote, “Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” The Roman philosopher Cicero said much the same. He wrote, “The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” What second rate comfort! But that is the best the unbelieving world can offer the sappy sentiment that our dead loved ones somehow “live on” in our memories. It is a sad way to attempt to cope as you walk through the cemetery.

Jesus promises a better solution to death. He promises life. One day Jesus will give your faithful dead back to you to love and to laugh and to hug and to dance. Body and soul, living and walking in the new heaven and the new earth. How do we know Jesus can and will keep that promise? Because the Son of God descended into the darkness of death himself and emerged on Easter Sunday as the first fruit of the resurrection of all God's people. In the creed we confess, “I believe in the resurrection of the body.” Yet again, Jesus satisfies our greatest needs.

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+ ORDER OF WORSHIP +

OPENING HYMN I Walk in Danger All the Way

Christian Worship 836

5 I walk with Jesus all the way, his guidance never fails me; within his wounds I find a stay when Satan’s pow’r assails me; and by his footsteps led, my path I safely tread. No evil leads my soul astray; I walk with Jesus all the way.

6 My walk is heav’nward all the way; await, my soul, the morrow, when you at last with joy can say farewell to sin and sorrow.

All worldly pomp, begone!

To heav’n I now press on. For all the world I would not stay; my walk is heav’nward all the way.

Text: tr. Ditlef G. Ristad, 1863–1938, alt.; Hans A. Brorson, 1694–1764 Tune: Geist-reiches Gesang-Buch, Halle, 1708, ed. Johann A. Freylinghausen Text and tune: Public domain 2

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” James 5:16

INVOCATION

Minister: In the name of the Father and of the Son (+) and of the Holy Spirit.

Congregation: Amen.

CONFESSION OF SINS

If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Let us confess our sins to the Lord. Holy God, gracious Father, I am sinful by nature and have sinned against you in my thoughts, words, and actions. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved others as I should.

I deserve your punishment both now and forever. But Jesus, my Savior, paid for my sins with his innocent suffering and death. Trusting in him, I pray: God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Silence for meditation and reflection

Christ gave the authority to forgive the sins of penitent sinners to his church:

“Whenever you forgive people’s sins, they are forgiven.”

John 20:23

Our gracious Father in heaven has been merciful to us. He sent his only Son, Jesus Christ, who gave his life as the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

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1 John 1:8-9

LORD, HAVE MERCY (Kyrie) Christian Worship 156

Minister: In peace let us pray to the Lord.

Congregation:

For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.

Kyrie is the Greek word for Lord. The expression “Lord, have mercy” is one of the oldest worship responses in the Christian Church. The minister will sing the italicized words. The congregation responds by singing “Lord, have mercy” and with the final “Amen.”

For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.

For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord.

Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.

Mark 10:47
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The Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest), which we often sing following the Kyrie, is traditionally omitted during the season of Lent, as our rejoicing is more muted and quiet during this season. We look forward with joyful anticipation to Easter Day when our most jubilant songs of praise will return.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us pray.

Eternal God and Father, help us to remember Jesus, who obeyed your will and bore the cross for our salvation, that through his anguish, pain, and death we may receive the forgiveness of sins, victory over the grave, and finally inherit eternal life; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

Please be seated

God wants us to know that whoever believes in him will live, even though he dies. He enables the prophet Elisha to prove that to a grieving mother.

FIRST READING

This reading continues on the next page.

2 Kings 4:17-37

17 But the woman conceived, and she gave birth to a son at that same time of year, just as Elisha said to her.

18 The boy grew up, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers. 19 Then he said to his father, “My head! My head!”

His father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 So he picked him up and carried him to his mother, and the boy sat on her lap until noon. Then he died.

21 Then she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. She shut the door behind her and went out. 22 Then she called to her husband and said, “Send one of the servants to me with one of the donkeys, so that I can run to the man of God and come back.”

23 He said, “Why are you going to him today? It’s not the new moon, and it’s not the Sabbath.”

But she said, “It’s all right.”

24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Lead the way. Don’t slow down for me unless I tell you.”

25 So she went to the man of God at Mount Carmel.

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When the man of God saw her from a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look! That’s the woman from Shunem! 26 Now run to meet her and say, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your son all right?’”

She answered, “We’re all right.”

27 Then she came to the man of God at the mountain, and she grasped his feet. Gehazi stepped forward to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in distress, but the L has hidden it from me. He has not told me.”

28 Then she said, “Did I ask my lord for a son? Didn’t I say, ‘Don’t give me false hope’?”

29 Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Hike up your garments for travel, and take my staff in your hand and go! If you meet someone, do not greet him, and if someone greets you, do not answer. Put my staff on the boy’s face.”

30 But the boy’s mother said, “As surely as the L lives and your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. 31 Gehazi went ahead of them and put the staff on the boy’s face. But there was no sound, and there was no response. So he went back to Elisha and told him, “The boy did not wake up.”

32 When Elisha came to the house, there the boy was dead, lying on his bed. 33 So he went in and he shut the door behind the two of them. Then he prayed to the L . 34 He got up and lay down on top of the boy. He put his mouth to the boy’s mouth, his eyes to the boy’s eyes, his palms to the boy’s palms. Then he bent down over him, and the boy’s flesh became warm. 35 He went back into the house and paced back and forth. Then he went up and bent down over him, and the boy sneezed seven times. Then the boy opened his eyes.

36 Then Elisha called Gehazi and said, “Call the woman of Shunem!” So he called her, and she came in. He said, “Pick up your son.” 37 So she came in and fell at Elisha’s feet and bowed down to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to

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the refrains as indicated.

Choir: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Hasten to the sound of my call.

If you should mark our guilt then who, Lord, could survive? We place our trust in you.

ALL:

Choir: Forgiveness you have shown, that you may be revered. We place our hope in you.

Refrain (ALL)

Choir: I wait for my God, more than those who watch, waiting for the dawn.

Refrain (ALL)

Choir: Good people hope in God, for God will come with power and a redeeming love.

Refrain (ALL)

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PSALM OF THE DAY—Out of the Depths Christian Worship Psalm 130
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From: Two Psalm Settings (CGA1493). Text: Based on Psalm 130. Music: Joseph A. Genito, OSA. Arranged by Sandra Eithun. Arrangement copyright © 2016 Choristers Guild. All rights reserved. Reprinted for congregational use by permission of the publisher.

11 And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive through his Spirit, who is dwelling in you.

12 So then, brothers, we do not owe it to the sinful flesh to live in harmony with it. 13 For if you live in harmony with the sinful flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the actions of the body, you will live.

14 Indeed, those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery so that you are afraid again, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we call out, “Abba, Father!”

16 The Spirit himself joins our spirit in testifying that we are God’s children.

17 Now if we are children, we are also heirs heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, since we suffer with him, so that we may also be glorified with him.

18 For I conclude that our sufferings at the present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. 19 In fact, creation is waiting with eager longing for the sons of God to be revealed.

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Please stand

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION John 11:25

I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die.

The Father promises to raise his children from the dead and make them heirs of everlasting glory.

The Gospel Acclamation points toward the words of the Gospel.

SECOND READING Romans 8:11-19
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A corpse responds to the empowering command of Christ. This greatest miracle of his ministry proves that Jesus is the Lord of life.

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.

18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. 19 Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother.

20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, while Mary was sitting in the house.

21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”

23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24 Martha replied, “I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the Last Day.”

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even if he dies. 26 And whoever lives and believes in me will never perish. Do you believe this?”

27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

38 Jesus was deeply moved again as he came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said. Martha, the dead man’s sister, told him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, because it has been four days.”

40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone.

Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 After he said this, he shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

44 The man who had died came out with his feet and his hands bound with strips of linen and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus told them, “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did believed in him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise be to you, O Christ.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE & GREETING

While the children are coming forward please greet your neighbor and fill out the Friendship Register located in the red folder in your row and pass it along. Thank you!

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GOSPEL John 11:17-27, 38-45

LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

HYMN OF THE DAY Christ Be My Leader Christian Worship 518

Matthew 6 and Luke 11 record how Jesus taught his disciples to pray. We use his example prayer as part of our public worship, trusting that he will hear and answer our prayers. During the singing of this hymn, children ages 1-8 are excused to attend Children’s Church in the CLC Building. Parents can pick-up their children there following the service.

SERMON

Romans 8:11-19

We Need Life

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Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 © 1964, ren. 1992 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 710199. Tune: Irish. Public domain.

The Apostles’ Creed developed in the Early Christian Church as a personal confession of faith. It is so named because it confesses the faith taught by the Apostles of Jesus.

CONFESSION OF FAITH Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Brief intercessory prayers may be added in a fitting place.

Gracious Lord, according to your will and promise, you sent your Son into our world to atone for sin and restore eternal life. You planned his path to the cross, and he followed it perfectly. Your Spirit led him to endure the temptations of Satan, but he triumphed. Your own people rejected his message, but he persevered. He confronted the blindness of unbelief, the confusion of doubt, and the hurt of death but was not deterred as he proclaimed your kingdom to the least, the last, and the lost.

Guide us to follow Christ by faith as we walk the road of temptation and trial. Spare us from falling into Satan’s traps, and steel our resolve as his partners confront us. Teach us to use your Word as a weapon to fight against all devilish lies and deceptions. When we fall and we surely will lift us up again with your forgiveness and grace.

As we hear and contemplate the holy record of our Savior’s passion and death, use the sharp message of the law to empty us of pride and self-reliance. Humble us as we view the Savior in his humility, remembering and believing that he endured the cross so we might be freed from its horror. In his suffering show us our healing, in his grief show us our joy, and in his death show us our life.

Protect all who are bearing the cross of persecution and disdain. Supply your power to those fighting temptations and addictions. Watch over all who are sick and suffering in body, mind, and heart. We pray especially for children who are abused, forsaken, or ignored. Comfort all your troubled people with the sweet peace that only Jesus can bring.

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Give wisdom and resolve to the leaders of our government that their rule may bring prosperity to our land and peace to our people. Supply insights to those who seek cures and invent devices to make our lives on earth better and safer. Inspire creative minds to touch our hearts in ways that reflect your creating love. You desire that we bask in the glory of your redemption; according to your will, may we also enjoy the wonders of your creation.

Hear our prayers, Lord, for the sake of Jesus, whose journey to the cross we remember during the days of Lent. Comfort and strengthen us by his life and death on our behalf, and thrill us as we look forward to celebrating his victory on Easter. Amen.

Please stand

CLOSING PRAYER

Blessed Lord, you have given us your Holy Scriptures for our learning. May we so hear them, read, learn, and take them to heart that, being strengthened and comforted by your holy Word, we may cling to the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

BLESSING

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and (+) give you peace.

Amen. Please be seated

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The blessing of Aaron has been spoken over God’s people for over 3,500 years. The L said, “In this way they will put my name on [them], and I will bless them.” Numbers 6:27

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WORSHIP THIS MORNING

Friendship Register

We would like to have a record of both members and guests who are worshiping with us. Please sign the red Friendship Register book located along the center aisle in the hymnal rack.

Children’s Church

Children ages 1-8 will be dismissed from our worship service today during the hymn before the sermon to attend Children’s Church. Parents, following worship, please pick your child up from the gymnasium in the CLC building.

Sunday Morning Bible Study

We recently began a new study entitled “Pray, Praise, and Give Thanks.” It is a study on selected Psalms like 1, 23, 46, etc. It will help us appreciate the Old Testament “hymnal” for its words of teaching, comfort, praise and thanksgiving. Now would be an excellent time to make this study a part of your Sunday routine! Class is held at 9:00 AM in the CLC gymnasium.

Devotional Books

Grace Moments and Meditations daily devotional books are on the Welcome Desk in the church entryway. A new Grace Moments book with devotions beginning April 1 is now available.

Call Meeting: Today

A Call Meeting will be held TODAY at noon here at Grace-Sahuarita to call a Mission teacher for our Child Learning Center. Lunch will be provided.

Tucson Campus Ministry Bible Study: TONIGHT

Who exactly is Jesus? Why does he deserve our utmost attention and devotion? Join us as TCM continues its “Who Is Jesus?” Bible study as we page through the Gospel of Mark. This Sunday, we’ll see how Jesus spoils the end as he cuts through the mystery and speculations about what will happen on the Last Day. TCM Bible Study meets in the TCM Student Center at Grace-Tucson at 7:00 PM. Snacks and drinks are provided.

Holy Communion and Palm Sunday

Our Palm Sunday worship service next week will include singing by our preschool students and our youth choir. Because we are expecting a higher number of guests, we will not be celebrating Holy Communion on our regular schedule next Sunday, Sunday, April 2. We will have the opportunity to commune in worship at our Maundy Thursday service on April 6.

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Easter Invites

Do you have friends or family that you would like to invite to our Easter services on April 9? We have postcards available on the Welcome Desk in the church entryway for you to use. Please take as many as you would like.

Easter Sunday Promotions

In these weeks leading up to Easter, Grace is reaching out to our neighbors through a Facebook ad campaign. If you are a Facebook user, please consider sharing Easter information from the Grace Facebook page. Our printed Easter invitations also direct people to our Easter webpage, where they can learn more about why Easter matters.

Monday Evening Service

An evening worship service is held here at Grace-Sahuarita on Monday evenings at 6:00 PM. This service provides another alternative for those who may not be able to worship on Sunday. Members who regularly worship at any Grace sites are welcome to make use of this weeknight service. Our last Monday service will be April 3. Monday evening services will resume again next January.

Midweek Lenten Services: Wednesday

Wednesday midweek Lenten services are being held at Grace-Benson, Grace-Sahuarita, and Grace -Tucson.

The theme of our midweek services is “His Final Steps.” This series ponders the significance of the people and places on Jesus’ final steps to the cross and, three days later, his first steps from the tomb. Please see the schedule below for this Wednesday, March 29.

Grace-Benson 10 AM Lenten Worship “His Final Steps Led to a Tomb” Lunch to follow

Grace-Sahuarita 10 AM & 6 PM Lenten Worship “His Final Steps Led to a Fig Tree”

Grace-Tucson 10 AM & 7 PM Lenten Worship “His Final Steps Led to His Enemies”

6 PM Light Supper

Women’s Bible Study Update

The Thursday Women’s Bible Study held here at Grace-Tucson will be on a break until sometime after Easter. They plan to resume the Prepared to Answer book when classes begin again. Please watch for an announcement at that time about a start date.

Easter for Kids: Saturday

All children 3 years old through grade 5 are invited to attend Easter for Kids in the Grace-Tucson Fellowship Hall THIS Saturday, April 1, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. We will make crafts, sing songs, and learn the Easter account. Older siblings are welcome to participate and volunteer. Families are invited to stay after for an Easter egg hunt. There are invitations on the Welcome Desk in the church entryway to use for inviting your friends and family. Please register at GraceLutheranSAZ.org/E4K. Questions? Contact Pastor Patoka.

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Holy Week Schedule

Maundy Thursday Worship

Thursday, April 6

10:00 AM & 7:00 PM at Grace-Tucson

10:00 AM at Grace-Benson

6:00 PM at Grace-Sahuarita

Good Friday Worship

Friday, April 7

6:00 PM at Grace-Vail

6:00 PM at Grace-Sahuarita

Tenebrae Service (Service of Darkness)

7:00 PM at Grace-Tucson

Worshipers are asked to leave this church service in silence, leaving in stillness and darkness until the dawn of a glorious Easter Day. Please visit with friends and family prior to entering church for worship.

Fiesta Sahuarita: April 15

Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 9

Grace-Benson

Worship 7:30 AM

Breakfast 8:30 AM

Grace-Sahuarita

Worship 8:00 & 10:00 AM

Breakfast 9:00 AM

Grace-Tucson

Sunrise Service 7:00 AM

Breakfast 8:00 AM

Concert 9:00 AM

Festival Service 10:00 AM

Grace-Vail

Breakfast 9:00 AM

Worship 10:00 AM

Grace will once again have a booth at Fiesta Sahuarita! This free event takes place from 2:00 to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 15, at Anamax Recreation Center (17501 Camino De Las Quintas). Come out and enjoy vendors, food trucks, live music, a kids water zone, and a drone show after dark! We are looking for volunteers to help with our booth. If you are interested, please leave your information on the sign up sheet on the Welcome Desk in the church entryway. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Heiman at (520)999-0245 or RevRAH@GraceLutheranSAZ.org.

CLC Charity Golf Tournament April 24

Do you enjoy golf? Join us on Monday, April 24, for the 4th annual CLC Charity Golf Tournament! Beginning at 1:00 PM, golfers will participate in a 4-person scramble golf tournament at Desert Hills Private Golf Club in Green Valley. Our goal for this big event is to raise funds for the It Takes the Community Scholarship Fund to benefit our community families in need of child care. Go to www.ItTakestheCommunity.com to register for this event, either as a team ($400) or individual golfer ($125). If you know of any businesses that might be interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Connie Hiles at 763439-7577 or conniehiles@gmail.com.

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ALA Golf Classic: April 29

You’re invited to participate in the ALA Golf Classic on Saturday, April 29, at the beautiful Legacy Golf Club. This is a 4-person scramble tournament beginning with a shotgun start at 7:30 AM. 2023 will be our 29th ALA Golf Classic. God continues blessing the event as we raise the bar for fun and fundraising! We raised over $20,000 each of the last 2 years in support of our ALA athletic department. We are grateful for our golfers, sponsors, and volunteers who make this an amazing event. Please join us at Legacy Golf Course for a terrific day of golf, food, fun, and friends! To register, go to alacoyotes.org/support/golf-classic

Grow in Grace Class

Would you like to learn more about our Savior, about the Bible that tells us about him, and about what Grace Lutheran Church believes and teaches? Our congregation offers a series of Bible-based lessons called Grow in Grace. Grow in Grace also serves as our membership class for those who may be interested in joining the church. If you would be interested in scheduling a Grow in Grace Class, please speak to Pastor Heiman, or register your interest at GraceLutheranSAZ.org/GIG.

ACSTO Donations for Grace Members

Thank you to the many members who have used the Arizona Tuition Tax Credit to support our students at Redeemer Lutheran School and Arizona Lutheran Academy! You may have heard recently about new opportunities for families and students through the state of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. While this program may be beneficial to many of our member families, you can still make use of tuition tax credits and support Lutheran education with money you would otherwise pay as taxes.

Many Grace families and students who attend our Lutheran schools would appreciate you making use of the tuition tax credits if possible. How it works: 1) You make a donation up to certain limits and up to your tax liability. This needs to be done before April 15, 2023 to count for your 2022 state taxes. 2) When you make the donation to ACSTO (Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization), please recommend “Grace Lutheran Southern AZ” members to support our students who still need assistance. 3) When you file your taxes, two extra forms will give you a dollar-for-dollar credit so you save off of your total tax bill. In other words, you can help our members without spending more of your money to do so.

You can find more information and even make a donation online through the ACSTO website, www.ACSTO.org. Remember that this option is available to all those who have state tax liability in Arizona. Grace member Jeff Weinstein (520-909-7649, JWeinstein@ACSTO.org) is also an employee of ACSTO. He is able to help answer questions you may have. Even if you have never made use of tuition tax credits before, we would be happy to help you figure it out!

Grace Child Learning Center and Fry’s

Our Child Learning Center (CLC) is enrolled in the Community Rewards Program at Fry’s. This program allows a percentage of your spending to be donated to the CLC. We would greatly appreciate it if you could create an account and link it to our organization. The link is: https:// www.frysfood.com/account/communityrewards and our organization code is CV025. If you have any questions, please contact the CLC office at (520)848-4630. Feel free to share this with friends who are not members of Grace too!

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This schedule is subject to change. Please watch your email for the most up-to-date information or call the Grace Central Office at (520)623-6633 if you have questions.

This Week at Grace Ÿ March 26 – April 2

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Saturday Arizona Lutheran Academy Gala 5:00p
Today Worship Services 7:45a & 10:00a Children’s Bible Hour 8:45a Adult Bible Study: Grow in Grace................................... 9:00a Lifeliners (High School) Bible Study 9:00a TCM Bible Study: Jesus Spoils the End 7:00p Tuesday Weekly Pastors’ Meeting................................................ 9:00a English Classes 6:30p Wednesday Lenten Worship Services ................................10:00a & 7:00p Lenten Supper 6:00p Thursday NO Women’s Bible Study (Resumes after Easter) Handbell Rehearsal........................................................ 5:30p Worship Choir 6:45p Saturday Outdoor Workday........................................................... 8:00a Easter for Kids 10:00a Next Sunday, April 2 Worship Services with communion .................7:45a & 10:00a Children’s Bible Hour 8:45a Adult Bible Study: Grow in Grace 9:00a Lifeliners (High School) Bible Study 9:00a TCM Bible Study: Jesus is Unjustly Dead...................... 7:00p ONLINE Today Adult Bible Study (Tucson) 9:00a Worship Services (Tucson and Sahuarita)................... 10:00a Wednesday Lenten Worship Service (Tucson) 7:00p Next Sunday, April 2 Adult Bible Study (Tucson)............................................. 9:00a Worship Services (Tucson and Sahuarita) 10:00a BENSON Today Worship Service 7:30a NO Adult Bible Study Wednesday Lenten Worship Service and Lunch 10:00a Next Sunday, April 2 Worship Service with communion...................................7:30a Adult Bible Study following worship: 1 Corinthians SAHUARITA Today Adult Bible Study: Pray, Praise, and Give Thanks .........9:00a Children’s Sunday School 9:00a Worship Service 10:00a Call Meeting..................................................................12:00p Monday Worship Service 6:00p Wednesday Lenten Worship Services................................ 10:00a & 6:00p Next Sunday, April 2 Adult Bible Study: Pray, Praise, and Give Thanks 9:00a Children’s Sunday School...............................................9:00a Worship Service 10:00a VAIL Today Children’s Sunday School 9:00a Adult Bible Study: ALA Presentation by Doug Meyer 9:00a Worship Service............................................................10:00a Thursday Midweek Bible Study: The Triumph of Grace 6:30p Next Sunday, April 2 Children’s Sunday School 9:00a Adult Bible Study: Lifestyle Witnessing 9:00a Worship Service with communion 10:00a

One Church. Four Sites.

Proclaiming the love of Jesus in Southern Arizona since 1911.

Grace-Sahuarita

Grace-Tucson and Central Office 830 N. 1st Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 (520)623-6633 office@gracelutheransaz.org

Pastor Ronald G. Koehler III revrgk3@gracelutheransaz.org

Pastor Nathan P. Kassulke revnpk@gracelutheransaz.org

Pastor Timothy L. Patoka (Campus Ministry) revtlp@gracelutheransaz.org

75 W. Sahuarita Rd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629 (520)578-3538

Pastor Ryan A. Heiman revrah@gracelutheransaz.org

Child Learning Center (520) 848-4630 receptionist@gracelutheransaz.org www.GraceLutheranSahuaritaCLC.com

Office Manager Jen Rickling Office Assistant Shirley Zanotti

Director Laura Heiman director@gracelutheransaz.org

Grace-Benson

451 W. Duane St., Benson, AZ 85602

Grace-Vail

Worshipping at Esmond Station Elementary 9400 S. Atterbury Wash Way, Tucson, AZ 85747

Pastor Seth A. Scheuerlein revsas@gracelutheransaz.org

Office at Civano

10501 E. Seven Generations Way, Tucson, AZ 85747 (520)848-4631

Prayer Group Laura Hodgson prayergroup@gracelutheransaz.org

Bible-Based Counselor—Cinda Drescher cinda@gracelutheransaz.org (520)405-3286

Administrative Assistant—Debbie Koehler assistant@gracelutheransaz.org

Worship Coordinator—Beth Kassulke music@gracelutheransaz.org

Office Assistant—Cora Stuhr office@gracelutheransaz.org

Grace Lutheran Church is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), a group of nearly 400,000 men, women, and children in nearly 1,300 congregations across the United States and Canada united by a common faith in Christ's saving love.

We are committed to a common calling encouraging each other in our faith and sharing God's gift of a Savior with the rest of the world.

For more information about our synod and what we believe visit: www.wels.net

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