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Red Hat Ladies Lunch
The Red Hat Ladies will be going to AhSo restaurant for lunch on Fri, May 13. They are meeting at AhSo, located at 1919 S. Gilbert Rd, Mesa (just south of Traders Joe’s in same shopping center), at 11:30 am. Please contact Marj Troute at 380-5488 to reserve your spot or for more information. All ladies are welcome to come!
Circle 2 Luncheon Circle 2 will be meeting on Wed, May 18 for a 12:30 pm luncheon at Painted Mountain restaurant, 6302 E. McKellips. Please contact Arlene Oisten at (480) 380-1760 if you would like to join them.
Circle 3 Meeting The Circle 3 meeting will be Thu, May 19 at 1:00 pm in Martin Hall. Everyone is welcome to come hear our speaker, Pastor Rula.
Brain Health Seminar Book Order To all of the folks who came to the Brain Health Seminar—Thank you for coming! For anyone who is interested in the book of brain games that I referenced, it is entitled 399 Games, Puzzles, & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young by Nancy Linde. It has an ISBN number of 978-0-7611-6825-6, and was published in 2012 by Workman Publishing in New York. If enough people are interested, I will order copies from Barnes & Noble, for about $10 each, which is a savings from the list price of $15.95. Please call the church office by May 31, and leave your name and phone number, and I will place the order on June 1. —Pastor Chris
Summer Shopping Trip to Queen Creek Join us on a fun shopping trip to Queen Creek on Sat, June 11. We will depart from the church parking lot at 10:00 am sharp. Our first stop is the Queen Creek Olive Mill. They have many uniquely-flavored oils and loads of other things for you to try. You will have an opportunity to eat lunch there. After that, we will go down the road to the Pork Shop. They have the most wonderful breakfast sausages, lunch meats, snack sticks, and chops/roasts. Reserve your seat on the bus for only $3.00! Contact Barbara Emri if you have any questions.
Summer Baseball Game—Only 6 Tickets Left!
Take me out to the ballgame! We’re off to see the AZ Diamondbacks take on the San Francisco Giants on Sat, July 2. This is a promotions game and you will receive a Paul Goldschmidt bobblehead doll! Our seats are in Section 110. We plan to leave the church parking lot at 5:15 pm to be on time for the 7:10 pm start of the game. Reservations and full payment are due ASAP.
Women’s Weekend Retreat Planned in Prescott A retreat for women has been scheduled for September 23 - 25. We will be journeying to Chapel Rock Camp and Conference Center in Prescott where we will have our own large cabin/meeting room. The cost for this weekend is only $124.00 and this includes 2 nights of lodging, 5 meals, and service in the Rock Chapel (this breaks down to $62.00 a night - what a bargain!) THIS RETREAT IS NOT A UMW FUNCTION and is open to any and all women at Velda Rose. Feel free to invite family members and friends to join us. Please see your May Vision newsletter for more information! If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call. Women, I look forward to spending the weekend with you in fellowship. —Barbara Emri, Religious Ed. Coordinator
Sunday, May 8 8:00 am Traditional Worship Sanctuary 8:50 am Coffee Service Library
9:00 am J.O.Y. Sunday School Class Martin Hall 9:30 am Traditional Worship Sanctuary 9:30 am Children’s Deep Blue Sunday School Rooms A & D 10:45 am New Horizons Sunday School Class Martin Hall 11:00 am Non-Traditional Worship Douglass Chapel 11:00 am Christian Forum Sunday School Class Rm 305 5:00 pm Tongan Worship Service Douglass Chapel
Monday, May 9 10:00 am Compassionate Threads Rm 609 10:00 am Gentle Chair Yoga Rm B 6:00 pm Boy Scout Meeting Moore/Martin Halls/Rm 305 Tuesday, May 10 7:30 am Coffee & Conversation Fran’s Place
Wednesday, May 11 9:00 am Library Volunteer Meeting Library 10:00 am Finance Committee Meeting Rm 610 4:00 pm Grief Support Meeting Madsen Parlor Thursday, May 12 1:00 pm Library Open Library 6:00 pm AZ Children’s Association Foster Care Training Moore Hall 6:30 pm Circle 5 Meeting Rm B Friday, May 13 6:00 pm Tongan Choir Practice Martin Hall
Saturday, May 14 8:00 am Tongan Landscape Cleanup Campus 6:00 pm AZ Children’s Association Prom for Foster Parents Moore Hall 7:00 pm Tongan Choir Practice Martin Hall
Summer Help Needed
Volunteers are needed to help straighten/clean the pews on Monday or Tuesday mornings. Will only take a couple hours of your time. Please contact Melody in the church office.
Christian Awareness Adjourned for Summer
The Christian Awareness Sunday School Class has adjourned for the summer. They will resume again in November 2016. Watch for more information.
Coffee & Conversation New Location
Jean’s Itsy Bitsy Café is closing so Coffee & Conversation is looking for a new “home.” During the month of May, join them on Tuesday mornings from 7:30 to 9:30 am at Fran’s Place, 6320 E. Main St. Everyone is welcome.
Urgent: Bus Drivers Needed!
Bus drivers are needed for the van ministry on Sundays. Looking for drivers for Sunday church pick up, 9:00 am service only. Summer months June, July, August, and September. Contact Jim Kenyon at (602) 321-9671.
Calendar
Church Happenings
Church Happenings
Dorothy Erskine 4/29/16
Prayer Team: Call the church office (480) 832-2111
UMW Prayer Chain: Ruth Mogen, (480) 202-4550
Allen Vander Vorste Anna Bliss Bill Coble Brian Thompson Carl Hershey
Carl White Casey Lynn Burton Clancy Montgomery Corretta Baringer Darrel Moses
David Melton David Ruhl
Esther Johnson
Glenn Heckman, Sr. Gretta Peeples Jan Bennett
Jan Benson
Joel Andrews
John Bartolini
Karen Hilburn
Kevin Nelson
Kevin Patzner
Lance Paulson
Lynne Straney
Marcy Lawler
Maureen Smith
Mildred Willson
Robert Blaney
Tammy Burt
Our troops
Last Week’s Attendance
8:00 – 192, 9:30 – 332, 11:00 – 55, Tongan – 25, Total: 604
VBS Countdown Only 10 weeks until VBS 2016—”Surf Shack”!
Starts Next Week May 15!
Traditional Service: 9:00 am
Non-Traditional Service:
10:30 am
Mike Beaudoin Mark Burrell Bill Irving Barbara Irving
Doris McMahon Tom McMahon Marilyn Slaybaugh
We welcome these new members who joined us last week!
5540 E. Main St.
Mesa, AZ 85205
(480) 832-2111
Website: www.veldarose.org
Welcome... First Time Worshipper?
Welcome to our services! Please take a moment to complete one of
the attendance cards in the pew rack in front of you and then pass it to the aisle nearest the center. We certainly hope you will find our
worship service to be an uplifting and pleasurable experience and you will worship with us again soon! Learn more about us by visiting our
website at www.veldarose.org.
Diaper Changing Station & Quiet Room We have a diaper changing station in the room immediately east of the
Women’s Restroom for your convenience, and a soundproof Quiet Room, located in the hallway east of the sanctuary.
Sunday Worship Services (see previous page for Summer
hours beginning next Sunday, May 15. Traditional - 8:00 am & 9:30 am (Sanctuary)
Non-Traditional - 11:00 am (Douglass Chapel)
Christian Education
Sunday School classes for children, youth and adults are 9:00, 9:30,
10:45 and 11:00 am (see daily calendar for specific times and locations).
CDs & DVDs of the traditional Sunday Services are available by contacting the church office. DVDs: $5, CDs: $3.
Printed sermons are available upon request. Send an e-mail to Pastor Larry at [email protected].
Non-Traditional Worship
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Velda Rose United Methodist Church Velda Rose UMC Youth Faith Forest Children’s Ministry
Velda Rose UMC Administrative Staff
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Larry R. Norris [email protected]
Associate Pastor Rev. Dr. Rula Colvin [email protected]
Minister of Visitation Rev. Christine Beaudoin [email protected]
Executive Secretary Melody Evans [email protected]
Religious Educ. Coordinator & Director of Family Life Ministries Barbara Emri [email protected]
Accountant Cynthia Reid [email protected]
Contributions Coordinator Lynn Burchfield [email protected]
Lead Custodian Ron Cullen
Custodian Matt Mesnard
Communications & Social Media Specialist Lynn Burchfield [email protected]
Director of Music Jim Yancey [email protected] Assistant Director of Music Da Un Andie Chung [email protected]
Organist Kathleen Norby [email protected]
—Non-Traditional Worship—
Seventh Sunday of Easter Ascension Sunday
Prelude Gathering Song “Halle, Halle, Halleluja” Welcome and Announcements *Greeting One Another
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” Please note your presence on cards in the pews and place them in the offering as it comes by.
*Opening Sentences This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it! *Songs of Celebration “I’ll Fly Away” “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”
Prayer Requests Musical Call to Prayer “Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer Scripture Reading Luke 24:44-53 & Acts 1:1-11
Message “What Do We Need to Release to God?” Rev. Dr. Larry R. Norris Offertory Dedication of the Offering Communion Hymn “Let Us Be Bread” Communion/Sharing the Bread and Cup *Closing Song “Sent Out in Jesus’ Name” Sending Out *Please stand as you are comfortable. Worship leaders today include Rev. Dr. Larry R. Norris (Pastor), Denise Lake (Tech), Howard Orr (Tech), Luis, Daniel, and Joey (Musicians), and Rachel, Diana, Kris, and Eric (Singers), Jim Yancey and Andie Chung accompanists).