the catalina news...dec 08, 2019 · from the desk of dottie, dear catalina, in the season of...
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Vol. 68 No. 23 Dec. 8, 2019
The Catalina News
The newsletter of Catalina United Methodist Church
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.
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
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 Dec. 16, 2019. Email to:
Office hours are:
8:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mon. – Th.
TODAY
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
Th. Nights 7:00 p.m. Choir practice – Music
Building – Bells 5:30.
TODAY – Angel Tree Deliverers pick up the
gifts after all 3 services in H-232. Gifts
delivered by Sunday, Dec. 15th.
TODAY - Sunday, Dec. 8 – Lessons and Carols
4:00 p.m. Sanctuary. Sanctuary Choir and
Helios
Friday, Dec. 13 – Blue Christmas Service –
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Fellowship Hall
Sunday, Dec. 15 – Homemade Christmas
Cookies will be sold after each service.
$6.00/plate
Tues.,Dec. 24, 2019 – CHRISTMAS EVE
SERVICES -
Family Candlelight in Fellowship Hall 5:30
p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Traditional Candlelight in the Sanctuary 9:00
p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 29th Unity Sunday, 11:00 a.m.
service only. Pot luck lunch to follow.
Surviving the Holidays
Help for Those Dealing with Grief During the Holidays
No matter how long it’s been since your loved one died, grief can make the holidays a painful time. But there’s hope. Join us for an encouraging seminar that will help you survive the holidays and discover new reasons to enjoy them again. Please join us Wednesdays at 1:00 PM in the library for this special two-hour session of grief group. Please call the church office (327-4296) to register so we can make sure we have enough books for everyone. Or just show up. You’re always welcome!
Contact Vicki Noseck ([email protected]) or Jeanne Manning ([email protected]) for more information.
ANGEL TREE PROJECT IS ALMOST OVER!
THIS IS CATALINA’S 20TH YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANGEL TREE, THE
PRISON MINISTRY CHRISTMAS CHILDREN’S GIFT GIVING PROJECT!
Delivery persons, please come to H-232 Sunday, TODAY Dec. 8th after any
of the 3 services to pick up the gifts for families. Deliveries need to be
made by Sunday, Dec. 15th. Thanks, all for another successful Angel Tree
Season!
Catalina United Methodist Women
Christmas Cookie Sale
Sunday Dec. 15th
Plates of delicious cookies will be sold after each service.
$6 per plate
Proceeds go to missions to help women and children
SUGGESTED SCRIPTURE READINGS – Dec. 8 – Dec. 21
Dec. 8 Isaiah 11:1-5 Dec. 15 Isaiah 35:1-5
Dec. 9 Isaiah 11:6-10 Dec. 16 Isaiah 35:6-10
Dec. 10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Dec. 17 Luke 1:47-55
Dec. 11 Romans 15:4-13 Dec. 18 James 5:7-10
Dec. 12 Matthew 3:1-6 Dec. 19 Matthew 11:2-11
Dec. 13 Matthew 3:7-12 Dec. 20 free choice
Dec. 14 free choice Dec. 21 free choice
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.
How your AZ Tax Credit Helps Blenman School
Blenman Elementary School has long partnered with Catalina United
Methodist Church to support our students. We have a very high needs
population of students from diverse cultures and backgrounds as well as
students from low economic homes. When the community supports our
students, we all benefit from their growth in education. Our tax credit
donations are used directly to support our students in physical
education, fine arts and dance, technology, and afterschool programs
such as chess, gardening, and tutoring. We appreciate all of your support
in providing Blenman Elementary students with your tax credit
donations.
Married couples can contribute up to $400, individuals up to $200 per
year, for public school tax credit in Arizona. You can mail or drop a check
off here to us at school (1695 N Country Club Rd) and we will send you a
tax credit letter in the mail.
Thank you Catalina Methodist for all you do for Blenman students,
Kelly Mack, Principal at Blenman Elementary School
PRIMAVERA MEN’S SHELTER DINNER
Greetings Catalina Men! Who is in town on Saturday, December 28th and would like to help share
the holiday spirit with some of Tucson's homeless and hungry men? Every month, our United
Methodist Men shop, prepare, and serve a hot meal to as many as 100 men at the Primavera
Shelter. I need three men who can help me from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The work is not hard, but
does require standing for about 4 hours. Are you interested? Please contact Doug Wingert
at [email protected] or call me at 520.909.1549.
New Members Class — TODAY, Dec., 8
and Dec. 15, 2019 at 10:10 am in the Library. Is it
time for you to join Catalina United Methodist Church? A 2-
part class, on consecutive Sundays, Dec 8th and 15th, at
10:10 am, in the Library will give you information about the
United Methodist Church, Catalina UMC, what it means to be
a member. Sessions will be facilitated by Kirk Reid and
Squirrel Lovelady. New Member Sunday is the 1st Sunday in
January. Start 2020 by becoming part of the Catalina
community. A second session of the class will be offered Jan.
26th and Feb. 2nd. YOU ARE WELCOME HERE.
Please let the office know if you or a loved one is hospitalized and would like a visit from one of our pastors.
TODAY
Report from the Finance Committee:
Revenues are $14,674 short of our approved budgeted amount as of October 31, 2019. Non-pledged giving continued to fall behind and pledged giving is still above budget projections, but that could shrink as we approach the end of the year since some members gave their yearly allotment at the beginning of the year.
Expenses are $14,962 above our approved budgeted amount YTD. This is due to unexpected and very large expenditures related to fixing the HVAC system.
Our thanks goes out to Laurie Campbell and Dean Wingert for leading our Stewardship Campaign. Please prayerfully consider pledging your financial gifts to Catalina. It’s not too late to turn in a pledge card.
Michael Guymon, Chair
Are You a Martha?
Do you like to hostess? Do you like to bake? We
are looking for additional people to help host
memorial services as they occur for the church.
We usually have two hostesses who set up, plate
and monitor the cookies, provide punch, and clean
up afterwards. Others volunteer to provide
cookies when called upon. If either of these
Christian support activities appeals to you, please
call the church office at 327-4296 to leave your
name and contact information. If you want to be a
hostess, training will be provided.
From the Desk of Dottie, Dear Catalina,
In the season of Advent, we have many expectations. Expectations for family gatherings, hope for gifts, and traditions at church. These are the things that form memory and hope for the future.
I wonder what the expectations were for Mary and Joseph. Were they hoping for a healthy child and a warm hotel room? Did they want to get back home to their families where they could get support raising their coming child? Did they just want a normal delivery?
What Mary and Joseph got instead of their expected hopes was so different! They got a delivery in a stable with a manger for a crib. They received a visit from the shepherds on the hillside who bowed before their child. They heard the angel chorus singing in the sky! And later, they received gifts from Wise Folk who traveled from far away!
Sometimes our expectations and hopes for this season are less than what God wants to give us.
This Advent-Christmas season, my prayer for you is that you are surprised by the way God meets you and yours!
Happy Advent!
Your Pastor,
Dottie
4:58 PM (37 minutes ago)
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 season will be on the
2nd Saturdays, Jan. 2020 through May, 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].
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.
CATALINA STEWARDSHIP TIME!
If you haven’t turned in your
pledge, please mail it in or bring it
into the office.
ANGEL TREE GIFT WRAPPING –
13 volunteers wrapped approximately 120 gifts last Sunday,
Dec. 1st. We thank the Youth Group and others who helped!
Report from the Finance Committee:
Revenues are $14,674 short of our approved budgeted amount as of October 31, 2019. Non-pledged giving continued to fall behind and pledged giving is still above budget projections, but that could shrink as we approach the end of the year since some members gave their yearly allotment at the beginning of the year.
Expenses are $14,962 above our approved budgeted amount YTD. This is due to unexpected and very large expenditures related to fixing the HVAC system.
Our thanks goes out to Laurie Campbell and Dean Wingert for leading our Stewardship Campaign. Please return your pledges so the Finance Committee can build next year’s budget based on more concrete projected revenues.
Michael Guymon, Chair
Thanks to the 23 volunteers who came to help make PB and J sandwiches on Nov. 22nd.
Not that this event is really timed, but 1200 sandwiches were made in just over an hour!! Way to go
Catalina!!!
FROM THE CATALINA FOUNDATION – Jean Guyman, Chair
Our Catalina United Methodist Foundation was created in 1958 to support the missions and programs, and building maintenance of CUMC, and to provide scholarships for church members and ministerial candidates. The Foundation is about estate planning and providing people a way to help church missions in their wills or giving for specified purposes. The current trend in estate planning has shifted to “specified term” so that the initial gift (principle) doesn't stay locked up forever in the Foundation. The Foundation provides a means for people to find the fund (or purpose) that speaks best for them -- scholarships, missions, or just the church itself. There are 3 types of giving – gifts for immediate use, enduring endowment and specified term (the available folder will have details for study). Specified term is recommended because the gift is completely used in a specified amount of time. With a gift of $5000 or more you can designate your own fund and purpose. Please consider The CUMC Foundation in your end-of-year and estate planning.