BRINGING
2023 PINNACLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Special Christmas Offerings to the World
Giving Back to Others . . . a Joyful Celebration of God's Goodness In gratitude, many in our family of faith wisely use this time of the year to evaluate what they might still do for ministry. The need remains great. Special offerings like Christmas Joy, Angel Tree, Alternative Gift Market, and support of our community partners through the Arizona Charitable and Public School Tax Credits all touch the lives of others in need. The need for hands-on volunteers and leaders in our mission ministries is ever present. Food boxes need filling, meals for the homeless need to be served, houses need to be built, and thousands of other small tasks lighten the load of hurting families. If you have a heart for mission, email us at mission@pinnaclepres.org and share how you would like to get more involved. We invite you to browse through this catalog of special Christmas offerings and consider how you might join others to bring joy to the world. Your siblings in Christ ~ Pinnacle Deacons: Angel Tree Pinnacle Local & Global Ministries: Alternative Gift Market, Arizona Charitable and Public School Tax-Credits
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May the vulnerable experience their needs fulfilled & know your peace. Amen Psalm 71
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Christmas Angel Tree NOVEMBER 19 - DECEMBER 3 | SANCTUARY NARTHEX
Pinnacle’s 30th Annual Christmas
AngelTree For the last 30 years Pinnacle has helped make Christmas morning a little brighter for many children and families. This year's program will benefit clients of our mission partners, Vista Del Camino, Noah Webster Schools, and Open Table. To participate, look for the Christmas trees in the Chapel and Sanctuary narthex, choose an angel from the tree and record your name and the angel number with a volunteer. Please purchase and return unwrapped item(s) by December 3 to the tree in the Sanctuary on Sunday mornings or to the church office Monday - Thursday. Include your angel tag and approximate gift value. Rather make a financial contribution? Please make checks payable to Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, designate it “Angel Tree” and return it to the church office. Questions? Email: angeltree@pinnaclepres.org.
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Alternative Gift Market
NOVEMBER 19 & 26 9:00 AM CHAPEL PATIO | 11:00 AM SANCTUARY PATIO
More than a gift extending farther than our borders, Pinnacle’s Alternative Gift Market is an opportunity to participate in feeding the hungry, providing education to students who are disenfranchised, being a caring heart for seniors, and much more. These gifts are available for purchase until December 31. Your tokens of love come with cards for you to give to your family and friends as recognition of gifts made in their honor. Instructions: Browse the gift catalog, either online or a paper copy, and complete the order form located at the back of this catalogue indicating desired gifts and amounts. Then there are three ways to complete your purchase: • • •
Come to the Market after church on November 19 & 26 and pay with a credit card or check. Send your order form and check to the church office. Place your order online at pinnaclepres.org/alternative-gift-marketorder-form.
For more information please contact: mission@pinnaclepres.org
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Alternative Gift Market CARING FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
ANDRE HOUSE is a ministry to the homeless and poor populations of greater Phoenix. Volunteers help prepare and serve meals through the soup kitchen. Andre House also provides modest housing, free clothing, laundry service, showers and more to those in need. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $25 for blankets for homeless individuals UMOM is the largest homeless shelter for families in Arizona. Its mission is to provide homeless families and individuals with safe shelter, housing, and supportive services to assist them in reaching their greatest potential. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for Welcome Kits OPEN TABLE uses a team approach with regular meetings to work with homeless individuals and families. The process includes the family and a team of 8 – 12 congregation members working together to provide guidance and support for the displaced family. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for grocery and gas gift cards for Open Table individuals
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Alternative Gift Market CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
MISSION OF MERCY provides free medical care from six Valley clinics to our most vulnerable – the uninsured, underinsured, and those who “fall through the cracks” of our healthcare system. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for maintenance medications for a low-income individual PPC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND is a program for non-members who apply to the church for assistance in a distress situation, most commonly for help with food, rent, or utilities. Approved payments are made directly to service providers or with gas or grocery cards. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $60 for payment of an electric bill for a person in need
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Alternative Gift Market CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
FIRST LIGHT FELLOWSHIP is a New Worshipping Community of the PC(USA) that recently took ownership of a building to serve and bless Anthem. They plan to host after-school service and faith programs for children, cooking classes for the community, and support groups for families, striving to be Church in the midst of community. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $20 for Weekly Worship Materials $25 for Kids Can $30 for Kid's Craft Boxes FOOTHILLS CARING CORPS & DUET provide medical transportation trips, rides to the grocery store, van trips to social events, meal delivery and in-home services to older adults and individuals with a disabling condition. Servicing Phoenix and the Foothills area, trained volunteers provide services at no cost to those needing assistance. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for gas for a Caring Corps or Duet van for group outings
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Alternative Gift Market CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY builds simple, decent, affordable housing for those in need. Each year Pinnacle volunteers help build these homes and provide financial assistance. No construction experience or tools are required. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $10 for a box of nails $35 for a bundle of roof shingles NOAH WEBSTER SCHOOLS are two well-established public, non-profit, charter, tuition-free, elementary schools (Mesa & Scottsdale) which are Title I, 501.c.3 qualified, and which have a majority of students from low-income families. The school Music Department needs three sets of Boomwhacker Tubes. A Boomwhacker is a percussion instrument. They are lightweight, hollow, color-coded, plastic tubes, tuned to a musical pitch by length. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $34.18 for a set of Boomwhacker Tubes
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Alternative Gift Market CARING FOR OUR WORLD
DAR AL-KALIMA promotes peace and justice in Palestine through DAK University College of Arts & Culture and its initiatives for youth, families, and older adults, as well as public advocacy for human rights. They seek to educate creative leaders to contribute to the intellectual and cultural life in Palestine. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for school supplies FRONTERA DE CRISTO is a Presbyterian border ministry located in the sister cities of Douglas, AZ, and Agua Prieta, Sonora. In addition to developing and supporting the Café Justo coffee cooperatives, they have a community center, a migrant resource center, provide family and health services, and are developing new churches. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $25 for art supplies for the Community Center
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Alternative Gift Market CARING FOR OUR WORLD
HARMONY MINISTRIES CHURCHES are in Port-au-Prince and mountain villages in Haiti. Under Pastor Luc Deratus’s leadership they provide spiritual leadership, Christian education, counseling, medical services to the poor as well as food and emergency assistance. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $25 for Bibles
HARMONY MINISTRIES SCHOOLS offer Pre-K through 6th grade education to children who otherwise could not afford to go to school. Located in Port-au-Prince and remote villages, those in need are given free tuition, uniforms, school supplies and occasional food. Pastor Luc provides training and support to teachers. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $150 for one month’s pay for a village teacher
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Tax Credit Opportunities NOVEMBER 19 - DECEMBER 17
Being a resident of the state of Arizona gives you a wonderful opportunity to receive a tax credit for donating to an official mission project of Pinnacle! When you donate to a qualified organization, you will receive a dollar-for-dollar reduction in your Arizona state tax liability! It’s a win for our Pinnacle mission partners and a win for you! Can you donate to both a Charitable Tax Credit and a Public-School Tax Credit? YES! METHODS OF PAYMENT: • Make checks payable to the qualified organization or school. Bring or mail your check to the church office by December 17, 2023, and write “tax credit donation” on the memo line. • Make checks payable to the qualified organization or school. Put your check in the envelope attached and place it in the offering plate Sunday. If you wish to make a tax credit donation after 12/17, send your donation directly to the organization before April 15, not to the church. Please note that if your donations exceed what you owe in AZ taxes, you are allowed to carry over the excess amount for use as a credit next year. Please consult your tax advisor for further details on these tax credit opportunities.
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ARIZONA QUALIFIED CHARITABLE TAX CREDIT While any amount given to a qualified organization is welcomed, the maximum allowable tax credit is $841 for married taxpayers filing jointly or $421 for single heads of household and married filing separately. •
These qualified charitable organizations are part of PPC’s mission to aid the homeless and the homebound: (Form 321 code number provided) q Andre House - 20467 q DUET - 20552 q Foothills Caring Corps - 20612 q Habitat for Humanity of AZ - 20434
q Mission of Mercy - 20941 q CCCH - Vista Del Camino - 20340 q UMOM New Day Center, Inc. - 20541
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Maintain a receipt of your gift from the charity for your tax records.
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Attach a completed Arizona Form 321 to your completed individual Arizona Tax Form 321 for 2023.
Tax credit example: If a single individual owes $2,000 in state taxes but donates $421 to a qualifying charitable organization, their tax liability is reduced to $1,579.
ARIZONA QUALIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL TAX CREDIT While any amount given to a qualified public school is welcomed, the maximum allowable Public School Credit contribution is $400 for married, filing jointly or $200 for single heads of households and married filing separately. Noah Webster Schools is qualified and is an official Pinnacle Mission Project. The scope of the use of this tax credit has expanded to include character education, extracurricular activities, acquiring certain capital items such as books and equipment, community school meal programs, student consumable health care supplies, and playground equipment. •
Donate to Noah Webster Public Schools: q Mesa - 078930101
q Pima - 078261001
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Maintain a receipt of your gift from the charity for your tax records.
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Attach a completed Arizona Form 322 to your individual Arizona Form 140 tax return for 2023.
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Christmas Joy DECEMBER 17
The Christmas Joy Offering has been a cherished Presbyterian tradition since the 1930s, opening doors of opportunity for our leaders who are shaped and supported through your gifts—doors that lead to hopeful futures for young people at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color. Your gifts open doors that lead to relief for church workers and their families when critical financial needs arise. The Christmas Joy Offering has been a Presbyterian commitment for nearly 140 years, nurturing our leaders—past, present, and future. Find the Christmas Joy remittance envelope in the pew racks on Sunday, December 10 & 17, or you may make your donation online at pinnaclepres.org/special-offerings
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I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me. Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you? And the king will answer them, Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me. ~ Matthew 25:35-41
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Alternative Gift Market | 2023
ORDER FORM Caring for those experiencing Homelessness NAME
PRICE
QTY
TOTAL
Blankets (Andre House)
$25
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Welcome kits (UMOM)
$50
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Grocery & gas cards (Open Table)
$50
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NAME
PRICE
QTY
TOTAL
Box of Nails (Habitat for Humanity)
$10
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Weekly Worship Materials (First Light Fellowship)
$20
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Kids Can (First Light Fellowship)
$25
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Kid's Craft Boxes (First Light Fellowship)
$30
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Boomwhacker Tubes (Noah Webster Schools)
$34.18
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Bundle of Roof Shingles (Habitat for Humanity)
$35
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Gas cards for vans (Caring Corps and Duet)
$50
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Medications (Mission of Mercy)
$50
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Payment for an electric bill (PPC Emergency Assistance)
$60
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Caring for our Community
Alternative Gift Market | 2023
ORDER FORM Caring for Our World NAME
PRICE
QTY
TOTAL
Art supplies (Frontera de Cristo)
$25
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Bibles (Harmony Ministries Churches)
$25
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School Supplies (Dar al-Kalima)
$50
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Teachers' pay $150 (Harmony Ministries Schools)
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GRAND TOTAL FOR ALL ITEMS
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Gifts for the Alternative Gift Market do not qualify for the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit. Make checks payable to Pinnacle Presbyterian Church. Place check and order form in offering baskets or mail to: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church 25150 N Pima Road Scottsdale, AZ 85255
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