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Pastor’s Pen | March 2024

In late February, I received an invitation from Arizona Faith Network to attend a prayer circle at the Arizona State Capitol with faith leaders from around the Phoenix area.

Vacation Notice

Pastor Beth will be on vacation Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19. For pastoral emergencies, please contact Pastor Judi Tyler at (602) 509-7016.

Holy Week Worship Schedule

Join us in worship this Holy Week as we remember and celebrate the last days of Jesus’ earthly ministry.

Bishop Hutterer’s Letter to NJLC

On the occasion of our 10 year anniversary, our Grand Canyon Synodical Bishop, Reverend Deborah K. Hutterer shares a letter with our community.

10 Year Anniversary Ministry Video

On Saturday, February 17, over 70 friends and members of New Journey Lutheran Church gathered at the Fountain Hills Community Center to “Celebrate” the last 10 years of ministry as an established

NJLC Ministry Slideshow

Members of New Journey, Mike Wilson and Mike Bartanen, collaborated to create a picture slideshow that documents significant moments in our “journey” as a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran

Congregational Council Update

2024 Congregational Council Officers

At the February congregation council meeting, officers were elected. Join us in giving thanks to God for these elected leaders. Please pray for them as they seek to follow Jesus, discern God’s desires

Social Ministry Team Meets Soon

Social Ministry Team will meet March 6, 9:30-10:30, at church. Topics include Easter Season “Clear the Lines” for Casa de la Misericordia and/or ELCA Good Gifts, community resource directory project,

NEVC Events Ahead

Make sure to watch for these upcoming events for the Northeast Valley Consortium.

VBS Book Drive is coming!

We'll be gathering new and used books in June, through Sunday, June 16 for NEVC partner Living Water's vacation bible school. All types of books are accepted, with particular interest in books for

2024 Faith Formation Seminar

Rev. Dr. Colleen Windham-Hughes, Associate Vice President for Mission and Identity at California Lutheran University is the 2024 NEVC faith formation speaker. She will speak Saturday, April 13, at

40/40/40 Lenten Challenge

Have you joined the Grand Canyon Synod 40/40/40 Lenten Challenge? The friendly competition is on between the five synods of ELCA Region 2.

Christian Education

Join New Journey Lutheran friends on Wednesday’s at 5:00 pm as we explore the biblical language of lament. Why are we exploring this topic?

Communication Corner | March 2024

This month, I’m sure you might have noticed, that something is a little bit different about our church’s newsletter…

Life Passages | Remembering Hosea Harkness

On Monday, February 19, beloved friend and member, Hosea Harkness completed his baptismal journey and joined God and all the saints in glory.

Birthdays

1 - Jaime Asmus

4 - Mary Volkman

16 - Jan Tarnow

23 - Erika Haeberer

27 - Mary Burritt

28 - Helga Essert

Anniversaries

2 - Carol & Karl Flormoe

24 - Ron & Connie Schwartau

Prayer Ministry

We pray for God's healing, protection
and love to be with us each day.

We pray this day for God's comfort,
healing and protection to be with
each of us
Prayers of comfort for the family of
Hosea Harkness at his passing. May
we be grateful for being able to share
a part of his life.

Long Term Prayers

Chris(Crystalle's son-in-law) Daryl Bigley Deb Bigley Dave Bubke Fernando Casio Anne Evans Sharri Hackbarth Rick Jacobs Joe & Jeannine Laderach Jeni (daughter-in-law of Hyunki Ahn) Mary (friend of Deb) Janet McCullough Greg and Nancy McGarry Howard Osborn Tibby and Dennis The Rosenthal family Merle Thompson Wayne Westland

May we all be truly thankful for all of God's blessings.

If you or anyone you know is ill or facing a challenging situation in the New Journey community, please fill out a prayer request on our website.

Staff Updates & Projects

Pastor Beth

Current Ministry Projects:
- Facilitating "Learning the Language of Lament" Wednesday studies
- Finalizing Holy Week & Easter Worship plans
- Pastoral Care visits
- Orienting new members to NJLC

Susan

Current Ministry Projects:
- Holy Week & Easter Worship PowerPoints
- Creating Social Media posts
- Learning how to use Canva & YouTube to create Facebook Reels

Jamie

Current Ministry Projects:
- Holy Week & Easter worship leadership

Pastor’s Weekly Schedule

Sunday - Worship and Office Hours

Monday - Office Hours

Tuesday - Office Hours

Wednesday - Worship Planning & Preparation

Thursday - Office Hours

Friday - Sabbath

Saturday - Sabbath

Please note that Pastor Beth does not respond to messages on Sabbath days, except in pastoral emergencies. If you have an emergency, please call (623) 340-9956.