Proverbs 27:17

Proverbs 27:17

Thursday, June 5, 2025

What's happening at Crossroads this week?

WEEKLY SNAPSHOT
June 5, 2025
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This Week at Crossroads....
 
FRIDAY, June 6
  • Finance Committee Meeting-9:00am
SUNDAY, June 8
  • Sunday Worship- 9:15am at the Church Building.  Decan Kate Adelman will be presiding!
WEDNESDAY, June 11
  • Women of Grace-10am-1:30pm at The Station Coffee Co.
FOR PASTORAL CARE NEEDS OR EMERGENCIES:
SUNDAY, June 1 RECAP
  • Attendance: 19
  • Weekly Giving for 5/18:  $1188.80
  • Budgeted:  $1975

SAVE THE DATE!
  • Thursday, June 12- Friday, June 13:  Grand Canyon Synod Assembly in Las Vegas
  • Sunday, June 15--Root beer floats for Father's Day during service!
  • Summer Service Project:  Bottled water collection for Aris Foundation
  • Sunday, July 20--Pastor Ryan's first Sunday!
Financial Update
Monthly and Year-to-Date Income appears to be way ahead of schedule, but keep in mind the difference is due to the Capital Campaign funds we have been collecting.  If we simply look at giving for the month of April, we are up $31.36.  And for the year, strictly looking at giving, we are up $822.07.  As everyone is aware, during the summer monthly giving and attendance is down compared to the rest of the year.  As we go into the heat of the summer months please remember your weekly giving to Crossroads Lutheran!    Expenses have been well managed once again for the month of April and for the year.

 

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us     - Ephesians 3:20

Campaign update:  

Pledges for the Capital Campaign ended Sunday, May 4, 2025.  Individuals may continue to give to the campaign if they feel called to do so. To date, our total pledge commitment is $76,340!!!  Praise God!  Of the amount pledged, $50,600 has already been collected!  As a result of already collected funds, we were able to pay off our credit card debt in full!  Our goal for the remaining pledge collection is Reformation Sunday, October 26, 2025.  To fulfill your pledge, you can complete online here, on the Church Center app, in person at Church in the giving box, or by mailing to the Church.

You can PLEDGE your IMMEASURABLY MORE gift at church or HERE.

You can find more information about the campaign or you can talk with the Co-Chair's Don Lalim and Lelia Redin. 
Donate Now!
Great news Crossroads Lutheran!  We have a new Pastor!  Pastor Ryan Marsh accepted the Call!  Tentatively, his first Sunday will be Sunday, July 20!  Read below for a message from Pastor Ryan and his family:

Dear Sisters and Brothers of Crossroads Lutheran Church,

It is with great joy and a full heart that I accept your invitation and God's call to the role of Crossroads pastor. I thank God for you and your faithful ministry in San Tan, Florence, and the many summer locations to which you are sent by God's Spirit.  Your faith had already been reported to me by several seemingly "random" sources.  In fact, I hope to share with you soon the many divine circumstances that have brought us together in life and ministry.

We are eager to be with you in person, but even before we do I urge you to pray for me and my family daily, and we shall do the same for you.  Pray also for one another, bearing each other's burdens.  Take this very seriously, for through this you will know without a doubt that our Lord Jesus cares for you, and likewise our neighbors will discover that we truly are Christ's hands and feet, not only in word, but in action.  I give you my vow to unashamedly proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, because it is the "power of God that brings salvation to all who believe" (Romans 1:16).  

Disciples of Jesus, pray also for the new disciples who are to come.  Even now the Holy Spirit is planting in their hearts the longing to receive Jesus and be joined with his Church.  May God make us worthy of the awesome task ahead of us!

Greet Vicar Lelia and President Rondi for me, and, as Thessalonians says, "acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work."  Likewise, greet Don and Cheri, whose generosity and hospitality are unmatched.

Please read these words publicly when you gather and share them with the disciples abroad, whom I long to meet in person when temperatures cool!

Now, may the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace
as you trust in him
so that you might overflow with hope
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen

Ryan & Bonnie,
Moses, Juniper and Simon  

Please add Pastor Ryan and his family to your prayers for the following prayer requests:
1.  Bonnie finds a job that she enjoys.
2.  Their dog Pepper is placed in a loving home.
3.  Their children, Moses, Juniper and Simon, become acclimated to their new schools and make new and lasting friendships.
4.  Their move to Arizona goes smoothly.

Also, a huge thank you to the Call Committee:  Bruce Lamprecht, Don Lalim, John Wells, Lisa Parrish, and Rondi Eggenberger and the Church Board:  Cheri Lalim, Jan Martin, Lelia Redin, Lisa Parrish, and Rondi Eggenberger for a job well done!
Read the April Church Board Meeting Minutes Here!
MEET GOD
JOIN US ON YOUTUBE LIVE FOR SUNDAY SERVICE

On Pentecost, we celebrate that we have been given an Advocate to accompany us.  The Holy Spirit abides in and among us.  We give thanks that God speaks to each of us.

 

SCRIPTURE FOR SUNDAY

Acts 2:1-21

Psalm 104:24-35

Romans 8:14-17

John 14:8-17, 25-27

 

MUSIC

Amazing Love, You are My King

Jesus Paid it All  (Hymn of the Month)

Psalm 16  The Path of Life

Canticle of the Turning

Crossroads Prayer List

PRAYER CONCERNS:

  • Doreen who recently had back surgery

  • Cliff and his family at the death of his wife Jan

  • Bob for pain relief from dental work

  • Tanner for his upcoming surgery

  • Ardyce and Wade who are waiting a doctors diagnosis

  • Family and friends at the death of Jeff O'Hara

  • Linda's sister and brother-in-law who are traveling
  • Pat's sister Sherry

  • Sheri's father who is in hospice and her son who suffers from addiction

  • Friend who had lymph nodes removed

  • Neighbor's son-in-law who killed his wife, son and himself

  • Neighbor whose younger brother had a heart attack and is now on life support

  • Friend whose cousin died in a car accident

  • Woolsey family on the death of their son

  • For those undergoing cancer treatment:  Brenda, Faith, Bill, Diane, Michelle and Sam

PRAYER JOYS

  • The generous hearts of our congregation

CONTINUED PRAYERS:

  • For all those lonely or hurting 

  • For blessings through the Station Coffee Co.

  • For ELCA Global Missions

  • For members of the Armed Forces

  • For people affected by and war especially those in Israel, Palestine, Ukraine and Russia

If you would like to submit a prayer request, you can contact a member of our prayer team directly or share your prayer request at church on Sunday or click here.

MEET FRIENDS
We will be continuing our The Bible Year study through the summer, adding a Zoom option!  The next meeting is Sunday, June 15 following worship at 10:30.  For the next meeting, our discussion will center around Psalms 127-150 (pages 133-137 in the book) and any other questions people may have about previous books.  If you would like the Zoom Meeting ID for our next meeting, please email:  adimin@iamcrossroads.org
MAKE LIFE BETTER
Join us this summer as we collect bottled water for Aris Foundation!  Aris Foundation  is a charitable organization dedicated to helping the homeless community in Tempe, AZ and the surrounding areas.  For more information on Aris Foundation, click here!  If you would like to donate, please bring bottled water to the church!  You can also donate funds for water in the Church Center App!
Lutheran Campformation is a joint ministry among various congregations of the Grand Canyon Synod.  It's mission is Christian Faith formation for youth entering grades 6th-12th in an outdoor setting.  If you would like to help support this event, please donate in person at the church, online, or via the Church Center App!
STATION COFFEE CO. HAPPENINGS
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