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Coming Soon: New Theme for Wednesday Worship

September 24, 2021

We will be finishing up our theme of “Seven Things Christians Need to Know About the Bible”. On September 29th, we will discuss “The Bible: A Story of the Relationships of God with God’s People, followed by: “The Bible: Manger in Which the Christ Child Lives” on October 6th.

We will then launch into our new theme–“Christianity 101” on October 13th. See the “syllubus” below for discussion topics:

October 13: Ten Commandments: Do’s and Don’ts?
October 20: The Apostle’s Creed: 3 Ingredients
October 27: Holy Baptism: Treading Water?
November 3: The Sacrament of the Altar: Present & Accounted For
November 10: Happy Birthday, Martin!
November 17: So, What is a Christian?

Masks are required. Thank you!

Lutheran Campus Ministry Retreat

September 15, 2021

Sixteen Lutheran Campus Ministry students enjoyed the Labor Day Weekend in San Diego. We met with eight students from the University of Arizona for worship and breakfast on Mission Bay. Northern Arizona University was unable to attend this year. On our own, we had times of discussion, opportunities for group building, beach time, free time to roam Balboa Park & its myriad museums, surf, experience a stingray sting, and even do some homework. We left Tempe as acquaintances and returned as a community.

If you’re interested in being a part of this community, Lutheran Campus Ministry meets every Wednesday in our Campus Center: 5:00 Bible Study; 5:30 free meal (Grab N Go option available); 6:30 Contemporary worship. Masks and social distancing required.

Opening of the Academic Year

August 25, 2021

We got off to a great start last Sunday with the Opening of the Academic Year, return of students, and return of more church members. Students enjoyed their first meal as well.

This week while remaining masked, we will introduce a bit of singing into worship. As we did last week, Holy Communion will be distributed with pre-cut pieces of bread handed out by tongs and individual glasses of wine/grape juice. Glasses are socially distanced in the trays and all distributing communion are masked. We do have sign ups now for lectors, ushers, and communion assistants or you can call the church office (480-967-3543) to sign up.

We continue to work toward live-streaming worship and think this may happen mid September. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work to be safe and provide a good worship experience.

LCM Student Headed to Youth Gathering

August 25, 2021

Lutheran Campus Minsitry (LCM) second-year student Eliana Valenzuela has been accepted as a member of the Gathering Volunteer Corp for the ELCA Senior High Youth Gathering in Minneapolis next July. Eliana will serve in a chaperone/mentor/guide capacity.

Congratulations, Eliana!

High School youth may still apply for the gathering. Information can be found at www.elca.org. University Lutheran Church has some funding to help with costs.

Wednesday Nights Return

August 11, 2021

Students return to ASU and Lutheran Campus Ministry returns to Wednesday nights. Our Wednesday evening contemporary worship will begin on August 25, 2021 (6:30 pm). Prior to worship, we will have a student Bible study at 5:00 pm (in-person and via Zoom) and dinner at 5:30 pm (a Grab N Go option is available).

Our theme for service will be “Seven Things Christians Need to Know About the Bible.” Everyone is welcome to attend the Contemporary Worship at 6:30 in our sanctuary. We hope you can join us for any or all of the services.

Service themes for Contemporary Worship:
• August 25: The Bible Did Not Fall From the Sky.
• September 1: The Bible: Divinely Given/Humanly Written.
• September 8: Scripture as Norm.
• September 15: The Bible: For Our Time, Not About Our Time
• September 22: Taking the Bible Seriously, Not Literally.
• September 29: The Bible: A Story of the Relationship of God With God’s People.
• October 6: The Bible: Manger in Which the Christ Child Lies.