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Vol. 69 No. 2 Jan. 19, 2020
The Catalina News
The newsletter of Catalina United Methodist Church –
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Every Sunday at
Catalina
Worship in the Chapel
8:00 a.m.
Worship in Fellowship
Hall
9:00 a.m. Contemporary
Worship
Sunday School
Adult Sunday School 9:00
a.m.
Sunday School at 10:10
a.m. for all ages
Children’s choir rehearsal
every Sunday- 10:00 a.m.
– 10:15 a.m.
Worship in the Sanctuary
11:00 a.m. Traditional
Worship
Catalina Youth
Youth Group
1:30 – 3:30 P.M.
You are welcome here!
Wherever you are in your spiritual
journey, whatever your age, gender,
race, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
economic status, education, physical or
mental ability, family structure, or
religious background, you are welcome.
CATALINA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2700 E. SPEEDWAY BLVD.
TUCSON, AZ 85716
520.327.4296
EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS – 520.477.8876
The deadline for the next newsletter is
Monday Jan. 27, 2020. Email to:
Office hours are:
8:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mon. – Th.
BECOMING A RECONCILING CHURCH – 3 PART SERIES
Please join us for a 3 part series on "Becoming a Reconciling
Church." Sessions will be on Wednesday evenings, January 29th,
February 5th, and February 12th in the fellowship hall. Come for a
light supper at 6 pm followed by the presentation and discussion
from 6:30- 8pm. Our own CUMC members, Vicki Hadd-Wissler and
Rev. Kirk Reed, will lead the discussions on the four elements of
sexuality and expression; being faithful and inclusive; and the
future of the United Methodist Church. Please RSVP
to: [email protected] so that adequate materials and meal
preparations can be made. Also, please indicate if you need
childcare. (see the flyer in this newsletter)
UPCOMING EVENTS Children’s Sunday School EVERY Sunday
morning at 10:00 a.m. with music and a great
Bible lesson, prayer, and crafts in the
classroom. Preschool to 8th grade in the Lower
H building and E-19
Clean PRESCRIPTION bottles ONLY
are still being collected in the office.
(NO VITAMIN BOTTLES, PLEASE)
Wednesdays 6:45 a.m. Men’s Bible Study,
room E-18, Will resume Jan. 8, 2020
following the holidays
Th. Nights 7:00 p.m. Choir practice – Music
Building – Bells 5:30.
Tues., Jan. 28 – Shalom UMW Circle – 7:00
p.m. E-18. Speaker: Becky Cowart – all
women are invited
Wed., Jan. 29 – A Catalina Conversation
about the Four Elements of Sexual Identity
and Expression – 6 p.m. – Fellowhship Hall
Sat., Feb. 1 – United Methodist Men’s
Breakfast – 8 a.m. Fellowship Hall (see
poster in this newsletter)
Wed., Feb. 5 – How to be Faithful and
Inclusive – 6 p.m. – Fellowship Hall
Wed., Feb. 12 – The Future of the UMC – 6
p.m. – Fellowship Hall
Fri., Feb. 14 – 7:00 p.m. Organ concert – (see
poster in this newsletter)
SUGGESTED SCRIPTURE READINGS – Jan. 19 – Feb. 1, 2020
Jan 19 Isaiah 49:1-4 Jan. 26 Isaiah 9:1-4
Jan. 20 Isaiah 49:5-7 Jan. 27 Psalm 27:1, 4-9
Jan. 21 Psalm 40:1-11 Jan. 28 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Jan. 22 1 Corinthians 1:1-4 Jan. 29 Matthew 4:12-23
Jan. 23 1 Corinthians 1:5-9 Jan. 30 Read your favorite Psalm
Jan. 24 John 1:29-34 Jan. 31 Read your favorite scripture
Jan. 25 John 1:35-42 Feb. 1 Read another favorite Psalm
Please let the office know if you or a loved one is hospitalized and would like a visit from one of
our pastors.
We are a Stephen Ministry Congregation. If you are in need of a caring,
confidential, Christian ear, call the church office at 520.327.4296
Please remember these persons in your prayers
Prayer Requests – Shylah McNellis, Betty Pritts, Patricia Tantillo, Betty Martin, Karen Conway, Diane Lopes,
James Mather Eakes, Haydee Mendez, Sally Tedford, Joan Tedford, Barbara Montgomery, Dominique Evans,
Continuing Prayers Betty Jane Deweerd
If you would like to add a person to these lists, please call the church office: 520.327.4296 or email:
CONNECT - Connect with Catalina. Get all the details on worship, service opportunities, Bible studies and other activities
on the church website: www.catalinamethodist.org
GIVING - Digital Giving Click “GIVE” button at catalinamethodist.org or the Church App, and follow the instructions to
register and make single or recurring donations.
TEXT GIVING - Text a dollar amount including $ sign (e.g., $50) to 520-441-8592 and follow texted instructions to register.
After registration, simply text the amount (e.g., $50) to make additional donations. You will receive an e-receipt.
PRIMAVERA MEN’S SHELTER DINNER
Catalina Men will continue serving hot meals to the homeless men residing at the Primavera Men’s
Shelter on the 4th Saturdays of every month in 2020. New teams of men are being built for each
month and new volunteers are always needed. Contact Doug Wingert to volunteer:
RECURRING CATALINA OUTREACH MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES
Market on the Move - This Catalina's community effort to sort, display, and sell
surplus organic produce that might otherwise end up in a landfill. Our next Market on
the Move will be on Sat. Feb. 8, 2020
Primavera Men’s Shelter dinners -Serving the men’s dinner with all the trimmings to
approximately 100 homeless and hungry men at the Primavera Men's Shelter. This
outreach is scheduled from 2:00 pm to approximately 6:00 pm on the fourth Saturday
of each month . We are building teams of men to work on this outreach each month
for 2020. Catalina men, we REALLY need some more help. If you are interested in
participating in any future dates of these outreach missions, please contact Doug
Wingert at [email protected].
Prayers for Our Churches 2020
You are encouraged to be praying for the churches and
pastors of the South District. Several churches will be
listed each month for your prayer covering. It is
encouraging to know that other churches are praying
with and for each other. Please pray for the pastors,
congregation, and community.
JANUARY: St. Mark’s UMC, Tucson
St. Francis in the Foothills UMC, Tucson
Desert Skies UMC, Tucson
Over the next few months, Andrew Colby and
Pastor Matt, may ask if you would be willing
to have your picture taken after worship, or at other
gatherings. It is an effort to update our database for our church
and help us stay connected. Your picture goes along with your
profile and contact information which they may also ask you to
make sure you have updated that information as well such as
you have moved, you have new phone number or new email
address. It is also very important that you have listed an
emergency contact, and also a family member who lives outside
your home to be contacted if physical or mental health issues
develop. If you would prefer, you may send in your own picture
along with any new information: address, phone number, email
address, birthday, emergency contact, family member
contact. Your help will assist our whole church be able to stay
in contact and work together as a family.
Congratulations Catalina! Our first "Market on the Move" event at the church parking lot saw
31 of our neighbors from around the church stop by to purchase surplus produce. By our
rough calculations, we kept approximately 1200 lbs of food from being wasted in the landfills,
and we also raised a little money for our efforts. Thank you volunteers, Foster & Diane Good,
Sarah DeVanna, Judy Wingert, and Maggie Campos. Our next Market on the Move event will
be Saturday, February 8th, from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. It will likely be bigger, better, (and
warmer). We need some more volunteers to help out. Come early; the best produce sells
out fast.
Chocolate Heaven Sunday Feb. 9 $5 a plate
Catalina United Methodist Women will be selling delicious homemade chocolate on Sunday, February 9th. Sales of plated chocolate for $5 will take place after each service. Proceeds go to missions helping women and children of our community.
From the Desk of Dottie,
January 2020
Dear Catalina,
It’s a new year, and a new decade! And we have adopted an expansion of our working motto:
Catalina Cares…
Serving God by serving others
As we go deeper in our understanding of what it means to really care for each other and for God’s
people, the scripture focuses us. Micah 6:8 says:
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God? (NRSV)
This year, as we take this mandate to heart, we will easily remember it with this shortened version:
Do Justice
Love Mercy
Walk Humbly
And so, we will expand the understanding of “Catalina cares” by:
Loving God, neighbor, and self
Caring for God’s world an people
Being a faith community that humbly lives out justice and mercy.
FOCUS FOR 2020:
Some things we need to focus on this year as we live that out are:
1. Communicate with Tucson that we are a church that welcomes ALL (we are a Reconciling Church),
works for justice and mercy, cares for the earth, and walks humbly in the world.
2. Increase our acts of justice, mercy, earth-care, and walking humbly in the world.
EX: Do something meaningful for our neighbors in the park
Increase our diversity, including LGBTQAI
Go on a Borderland Tour with Pastor Dottie
Find ways to care for the earth
3. Find community partners for our building. We have a large, old, and beautiful building that is mostly empty during the week. When we find some ministry partners to share the load of the building costs, we will benefit by decreased costs and by community engagement.
2020 brings a new year, and a new hope, and a new way to be together. May God lead us, and may we be humble, as we live out Jesus’ work of justice and mercy in our world.
Your Pastor,
Dottie
Your pastor,
Catalina United Methodist Women
February Unit Meeting
Wednesday, Feb.5, 2020
Fellowship Hall
Noon
Guest Speaker- Rev. Dr. Dottie Escobedo-Frank
Please come and join us for a potluck lunch (this is our traditional “red “dish potluck, if you would like, bring a dish featuring the color red for February. We will also be collecting boxes of Valentines for Blenman School. We will meet new friends, strengthen our faith and serve our community. You do not need to be a member of CUMW to attend.
Bring a friend!