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Tidings February
2020
Casas Adobes Congregational Church
an Open and Affirming Church of
the United Church of Christ
Mark Your Calendars for Sunday, February 16th:
Installation of Pastor Michael as our Senior Minister!
The installation of our Senior Pastor, Michael Bush, will take place on Sunday, February 16th at 3:00 pm
with participation by the Search and Call Team, our youth, our choir, with special guests: Southwest
Conference Minster Rev. Dr. Bill Lyons, speaker Rev. Susan Princehouse, and representatives from the
SWC office and other UCC churches.
The search and call committee members request you join us for this very special occasion in the life
of CACC-UCC.
To mark this special day, we are altering our Sunday schedule to allow for the widest possible
participation in Sunday morning worship and the afternoon Installation.
We will have one unified Sunday morning worship at 9:15 am on Feb. 16th
(followed by Coffee Fellowship).
We will have the Installation Service at 3:00 pm on Sunday, Feb. 16th followed by
a reception with light refreshments.
Search Team: Jack Dean, Wendy Gilman, Jud Jones, Amy Lincoln, Roberta Neel, Susan Schroeder,
Wes Ward, Marilyn Weleck, and Charlie Wippermann.
Souper Bowl of Caring: Come on in and wear your smile... We are
Sunday, February 2nd making a new photo directory and would like to
The Souper Bowl of Caring have as many of you as possible take a new
is a national “grass-roots” photo. Keeping it simple, we will do it in-house.
movement which allows young people to Below are the open picture taking times, no
participate in justice work helping local people appointments necessary (You may have to wait,
in food crisis. 100% of the funds and but not too long!).
non-perishable food collected by CACC-UCC youth Just come by the
this year will go to benefit Interfaith Community office during these
Services (ICS) and Youth On Their Own (YOTO). times. We will check
This year’s Souper Bowl will happen on Sunday, your contact
Feb. 2nd. The kick-off waffle brunch starts at information and take pictures.
9:15 am. Be a “game changer” and bring canned Tuesday, February 11th, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
food or your spare change to help our youth end Sunday, February 16th, 8:00 to 11:30 am
hunger on Souper Bowl Sunday. Wednesday, February 19th, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
More info on Page 4 Sunday, February 23rd, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
If you would rather use an existing photo, please
email it or drop it off to the office. If a different
Valentines’ Potluck Luncheon time will work better for you, please call the
Cupid is on the move with his bow and arrow! office and see about scheduling one. If you want
His spirit will be present in McNear Hall on to purchase pictures, we can easily order them for
Tuesday, February 11th from 12:00 noon until you ($ .25 for 4x6, $ .75 for 5x7, $2.00 for 8x10,
2:00 pm so be ready for hearts, flowers and $4.35 for 11x14). Everyone who has their picture
potluck dishes. Also featured, the velvet voice taken will get a new directory. Come on in!
of Jameiz Grigsby. Sign up. You don’t want to
miss this!
From the Pastor
_________________________________ Rev. Michael Bush
I Want to be Like . . . .?
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing.
He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
Jesus in John 14:12
In 1992, Gatorade launched an advertising campaign with the slogan, “I want to be like Mike!” The
commercials showed images of basketball great Michael Jordan doing what he did so well on the court.
The message: Gatorade consumption could help us be more like Michael Jordan. Even so, I suspect
most people did not expect that Gatorade (or anything else) would transform them into NBA-worthy
basketball players.
Is there anyone you want to be like? Do you believe that you can be like Jesus? Most people do not
likely immediately say or think “yes!” If someone says “I am like Jesus,” we tend to think that the
person has delusions of grandeur.
Yet the Gospel of John reading from the last Sunday in January, which calls Jesus
the son of God, indicates that Jesus came into our world that we would all have
the power to be the children of God. Jesus says that those who follow in his
way will do what he does and even more. The apostle Paul says that we can
put on the mind of Christ and that we can live as the Body of Christ in the world.
I have heard people in every church I have served affirm in various ways the
greatness of Jesus and hear that Jesus calls us to live in ways like him, but then
they will say, “Of course, we cannot really do that because we are not Jesus.”
But Jesus believed that by God’s power, God’s Spirit, his first disciples could live
and love like he did. And he prayed that we latter day disciples could live this
Way as well.
We are on a journey together to be like Jesus. He shows us the way to live in
love, justice, healing, and hope.
Come and see!
Pastor Michael Bush
From the Council Moderator
_______________________________________________________________________________ Tom Goslin
2020 in 2020
I’m sure all of you have heard the folk lore which states “hindsight is always 2020”. Of course, that
thought is suggesting that history can help us to better understand our past and therefore should help
us hopefully to make better choices in the present and future. I’m confident that all of you have
experienced this phenomenon to some degree in your lives and will continue to practice this behavior
in some manner.
However, as Christians, we have the greatest life resource for a much fuller life through our God and his
Word! Daily prayer, bible study at home and with a group and attending our church services and
activities, we are able to grow and live the life God has specifically planned for us.
I was blessed to have been brought up in a Christian home. But as I got older and went off to college,
got married, joined military and had children I wandered away from my spiritual roots. Certain events
would bring me back toward my spiritual leanings from time to time but not to the extent that I had a
daily walk with our Lord.
As the challenges of secular life multiplied to a point where I was seriously beginning to doubt many of
my life choices, our Lord sent a wonderful blessing my way. One day in October 2014, my wife, Faye,
and I were driving on Oracle and she said in a rather nonchalant manner as we were passing Casas Continued
Abodes Congregational Church, let’s go to that church on Sunday and I, nonchalantly, replied OK!
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From the Family and Education Minister
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Rev. John Angiulo
Many of us remember the pastel-colored candies called “conversation hearts” that are be given out on
Valentine’s Day. Words like “Hi Cutie” and “Be Mine” are traded with friends as secret love messages on
the playground. In his first letter to the church in Corinth, Paul included a not-so-secret message about
love: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” This verse
has become so familiar that it is cliché. But Paul’s words are very powerful and succinct when it comes
to prioritizing our spiritual lives. Though these words would be hard to print on a candy heart, they
reveal the most important aspect of love. Love is the foundation of everything.
If we move without love, life is hollow. I am not talking about romantic love (eros) or love of friends
(philos), I am talking about a deep unconditional love for others (agape). Unconditional love includes
love for one’s self, too. When we love ourselves and others unconditionally,
we can engage deeply with our fellow human-beings. This allows us to
grow as spiritual beings in the community of the Church. Without a
base of love there can be no deep connection to God; no connection
with our fellow human beings. This is why Paul puts love above faith
and hope. Hatred, bullying, jealousy, and territorialism destroy lives,
relationships and our very souls.
So, as we move into a potentially contentious time of political
rhetoric and social anxiety, don’t let your heart become a commodity
for marketing. Instead, invest in a daily affirmation of agape love and
compassion and make connections with other human beings. Engage
with others within our community and outside our walls. Connect in new
ways; maybe volunteer as a Keeling tutor, Sunday school helper, Sunday
morning greeter, usher or coffee server. It is when we put ourselves out into the
world, we can encounter the presence of Christ that lives in everybody. This is true selfless love.
So, let your conversation heart for 2020 read “Where There’s Love, There‘s God” and make it an open
message to the world.
Peace,
Pastor John
Council Moderator continued
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Later that day I was trying to recall the last time she and I had gone to any church, but it had been
so long that I couldn’t. We went and at the end of the service I didn’t hear a voice, but I knew for
certain, as if I was hearing the Holy Spirit telling me, “this is your church, be here every Sunday”.
My immediate thought was, “OK”. I don’t remember any emotion, it just felt natural and I knew we
would be back the next Sunday!
That was five years ago, and my life has changed forever!! Recalling the last paragraph in
Jean-Marie Huisjen’s January “From the Council Vice President” suggestions, I have done and am
participating in some of her spiritual suggestions — and they work!!!
In Christ, Tom
CACC-UCC Mission Statement
Listening for the voice of our still-speaking God, we actively seek to make Jesus’ Message come alive in
caring ways. We welcome, love and challenge all, using the gifts God has given each of us to equip one
another to take Jesus’ ministry into our community and world—Learning, growing and serving together,
“that they all may be one”. John 17:21
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Christian Formation/Education
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Souper Bowl of Caring 2020 You will Love Another Intergenerational
The Souper Bowl of Movie Night/Parents Night Out:
Caring returns to Valentine Edition
CACC-UCC on On Friday, February 14th from 5:00 to 8:30 pm in
Sunday, Feb. 2nd. McNear Hall, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a
This is our 10th year night out for you or an evening spent together
of participating in this national youth-led event. with family.
Once again, 100% of our donations will benefit You can
Interfaith Community Services and the even come
Youth on Their Own Food Pantry. So, put on if you just want to come for yourself to catch
your favorite team apparel, and bring your a movie and have some company for the
spare change or non-perishable goods to either evening. We’ll watch Frozen 2, have heart
morning worship service. If you are bringing shaped pizzas, dip strawberries in chocolate,
non-perishable goods, please clearly mark them play games and make some Valentine’s crafts.
“FOR ICS”. Check out the Souperbowl of Caring Please call the church office for more
website at www.souperbowl.org; search “Casas information and to reserve your spot in this
Adobes Congregational UCC” to see our church night of fun. You can also contact Pastor John.
fundraising stats over the years!
Things are Heating Up Ashes to Go/Service to Stay
for Waffles (and Salsa)! On Ash Wednesday, February 26th, Pastor John
The Sunday School and MCF invite everyone to will again be dispensing “ashes to go” from our
a complimentary “waffle bar” brunch and church parking lot from 9:30 to 11:30 am. If you
salsa-making competition between services on are on the go and would like Lenten ashes, you
Sunday, February 2nd in McNear Hall as a can “drive thru” as part of your day’s errands. If
“thank-you” for participating in the Super Bowl you prefer to start Lent with a worship service,
of Caring. Enjoy Belgian style waffles and a Pastor John will have two Ash Wednesday
variety of toppings. Bring a pint of your favorite services: one at noon and
homemade salsa for a chance to be crowned one at 6:00 pm in
the chapel. If you
“Stay or Go,”
your ash is
covered this lent!
Spiritual Life Group on Tuesday Mornings
the Casas Adobes’ famed “Chili pepper crown”. Tuesday Morning Spiritual Life Group: Gospel of
We will vote for our favorite salsa with our Mark with Pastor Michael Bush.
spare change. The change collected will We meet at CACC-UCC from
benefit our Souper Bowl of Caring collection 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Each
(one coin=one vote). week we will have time for
prayer, share questions,
Women’s Bible Study Group insights, joys, and struggles.
Weekly, Mondays, 10:30 am to 12:00 noon We will close with a time to
Women of all ages and backgrounds pray for and with each other.
are invited to learn together and share This is an ongoing group.
individual insights into YOU MAY JOIN US AT ANY TIME
scripture through a TO TRY IT OUT.
common voice. Contact Come and see! Please talk with Pastor Michael
Cynthia VerDuin if you have any questions!
for more information.
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Christian Formation/Education
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Wednesday Pastor’s Study Save the Dates Save the Dates
In January, Pastor John covered Why, Where,
What, How? This month we find out When and Northwest Multifaith Fellowship Prayer Service
Who. On February 5th, the topic is When Caesar Pastor John will be co-leading a multifaith
Became Jesus. On February 19th, we will prayer service with religious leaders from
explore Who Were the Gnostics? These topics St. Odilia’s Catholic Community, Jewish
will look at two movements which impacted Congregation “Or Chadash”, Muslim Community
early Christianities: Cappadocian Orthodoxy and Center of Tucson, Northwest Stake of the Church
Eastern Gnosticism. Pastor John will not be on of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Baha’i
campus February 12th and Ash Wednesday is Community of Tucson, Episcopal Church of the
February 26th, so we will not have class on Apostles and the Third Church of Christ, Scientist
those days. on Thursday, March 12th at the Muslim
Community Center 5100 N Kevy Place at 7:00 pm.
Springs in The Desert: See March Tidings for details.
Thursdays Evenings for Thirst Quenching
Vacation Bible Schools 2020
6:30 pm weekly Join us on a “Wilderness Escape” for Vacation
Taizé Service on Second Thursdays, Spiritual Life Bible School 2020. June 8th to 12th (Ages 6-11).
Group other Thursdays Moses, Miriam and Aaron are on a desert
Spiritual Life Group meets at CACC-UCC from adventure with the children of Israel as they
6:30 to 7:30 pm, facilitated by Pastor Michael. seek a new land and a new way to live.
Our time opens with prayer. We will move Registration starts in March. Volunteers always
through the Gospel of Luke to help us discover welcome. See Pastor John or Jean Marie Huisjen
what it means to follow Jesus then, how we for information.
can continue to receive the Spirit at work in
our lives and world now, share questions,
insights, joys, and struggles. We close with a
time to pray for and with each other. This is
an ongoing group. YOU MAY JOIN US AT ANY
TIME TO TRY IT OUT!
CACC-UCC is planning a Youth VBS-styled camp
Please know that you are welcome to invite a June 22-26. This is our first year planning a day
friend or family member to join you. Please talk camp especially designed for young people
with Pastor Michael if you have any questions! aged 12-17. We are working with other faith
communities to share food, faith and fun while
we explore our own and each other’s
Java and Justice
communities. Field trips and service projects
The House Meeting conversations revealed a
will be a part of our time together. Talk with
desire to learn more about and engage more in the
Pastor John for more information.
work of justice. To support that
desire, your pastors are offering a
monthly opportunity to study
some Biblical passages around
justice and discuss together what
it could look like to work for
justice in our own time and place.
We will be hosting these on the fourth Mondays of
the month from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (February 24th) at
Savaya Coffee at Oracle and Steam Pump Ranch. Let
Pastor Michael or Pastor John know if you have any
questions. More information to come.
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Activities and Opportunities
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The Book Club Open Council Positions
The Book Club will be discussing This is a Church which takes great pride in it's
The Yellow House, a Memoir, by Lay Leadership. There are several open Council
Sarah Broom at its February 8th, positions beginning in April 2020. While some
meeting. The book selection for the March 14th positions are up for renewal, the following will
meeting will be Clover, by Dori Sanders. The need to be filled:
group meets on the second Saturday of the Clerk of Council (New Position)
month at 10:00 am in Room 1. All are welcome. Christian Fellowship and Care
Call Bonnie Mardian if you have any questions. Christian Formation
Stewardship
Forum Sunday, Feb 9th: Now is your chance to be part of the future of
Local historian/columnist David Leighton CACC-UCC. Thank you! If you are interested in
The first Forum of 2020 on Sunday, Feb. 9th joining Council, please contact John Neel or Linda
features David Leighton, local historian who Nielsen-Mooney and they can describe for you
writes the “Street Smarts” feature appearing in the duties of the open positions.
the Arizona Daily Star. Perhaps you saw his piece Congregational Budget Meeting Results
in January on Tucson streets and locations After announcing that we had a surplus rather
associated with the Ronstadt family. David has
than a deficit last year, the congregation
appeared on network and cable television and
approved the 2020 budget which will allow our
radio, and he authored the book The History of
pledge commitments for 2020 to help us
the Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947-1960. continue to experience God's wholeness and
He is currently researching the early years of the abundance, allow our ministries and mission in
Hughes Aircraft Co. for a submission to the Los bringing healing, wholeness, and to transform
Angeles Times. The one-hour Forum program lives. Our pledges allow us to continue to invest
begins at 11:30 am in McNear Hall. Your friends generously in deepening our faith and expanding
and neighbors are welcome to attend. our witness and action which further the
Light refreshments will be provided.
transforms the work of the Spirit!
(On March 22nd the speaker will be Margaret
The congregation also passed three bylaw
Regan, journalist and author focusing on
amendments which change the title of President
border issues whose most recent book is and Vice President to Moderator and Vice
Detained and Deported.) Moderator and changes one of the current
Council positions of Member-At-Large into Clerk
Taizé Service with several duties.
Prayer, silence and simple music are at
the heart of our Taizé services. We Listening Post
encourage you to come, hear the Listening Post recently
Christian gospel in a spirit of joy, simplicity received a complaint that
and reconciliation. Join this community and the Sound System was too loud for their Hearing
prayer life by joining us on February 13th at Aids. If you are having trouble, please contact a
6:30 pm in our sanctuary. MAL Representative or a Sound Operator.
Compassion On The Border
Changes in immigration policy are causing fluctuations in the numbers at the Casa Alitas Welcoming
Center. Nevertheless the volunteers remain prepared and our congregation is following their lead.
Because the facility has no kitchen, the meals are static, and the list of donations needed remains the
same for now. The list will appear in the worship bulletin at the end of the month and the items will
be collected from McNear and delivered on the first Sunday of each month. No perishable items, please.
The need for meal servers remains urgent. If you can spare a few hours on any day, call Michelle Perrin,
561-2630. She can explain the process. For other information call Fran Marian, 296-8076.
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Activities and Opportunities continued next page
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Mission and Church Vitality Committee of the Southwest Conference
We are currently looking for someone to represent CACC-UCC at the Southwest Conference (SWC) on the
Mission and Church Vitality Committee (MCVC). This committee meets twice each year (March 7th, and
then again probably in September 2020), on a Saturday at the conference office in Phoenix. Each
church of the SWC is allowed one representative.
The purpose/mission of the MCVC is as follows (taken from the SWC bylaws): "The MCVC bears the
responsibility for celebrating what's working in our congregations; encouraging one another to go
beyond our comfort zones; supporting one another in our advocacy; listening to and appreciating our
differing perspectives; discovering new ways to address our common and differing challenges; and
advising the Executive Board regarding the mission of the Conference. It shall undertake an annual
evaluation to discern both whether or not that mission is in keeping with the call of the Holy Spirit in
our time, and whether or not that mission maintains our relevance as an agent of transformation."
If interested in this position, please contact Tom Goslin or Jean-Marie Huisjen.
It Soon Will Be Time for the 8th Annual The CACC-UCC men's group meets
Morris B Ewing Golf Tournament1 for breakfast every Thursday at 8:30 am
Please join us for the 8th Annual Morris B. at Beyond Bread (Oracle and Ina).
Ewing Golf Tournament to benefit the CACC-UCC All men are welcome for informal
Scholarship Fund. The Tournament will be held discussion and fellowship.
on Saturday, April 18th at the El
Conquistador Golf Club on La Save the Date for VBS
Canada Drive in Oro Valley. Vacation Bible School for 2020 is now set for
June 8th through 12th (Monday-Friday). Our theme
Gather a foursome or register is Wilderness Escape and will revolve around
as an individual. You can also Moses and the Israelites and their 40 years in the
sponsor a player or pay to NOT wilderness. Please join us as a
play - so many ways to volunteer for an hour or for all
support the Scholarship Fund week. Please sign up your
for our youth! Questions? See David Huisjen or children/grandchildren
Wes Ward. (ages 4 to 11) for a fun
week of crafts, music,
storytelling, drama, and more.
Invitation to Called to Care Training If you have any questions, please see Jean-Marie,
On Monday, January 13th, Pastor Michael reviewed Pastor John, or Wes.
the concept of the United Church of Christ Called to
Care program for several potential new committee
members as well as members of our current committee. As a follow-up, we will hold training sessions
for people interested in becoming more informed about our program and, if you chose, becoming
members of our committee.
Three sessions, each 90 minutes long, will be held, using the UCC
Curriculum as a guide. The proposed time slot is Wednesdays from
1:00 pm until 2:30 pm. You will be provided with paper copies of the
lessons, or digital copies would be available. This time slot, and which
weeks, would depend on the attendees. After completion of all three
sessions you would be eligible, if you chose, to become commissioned
as a Called to Care Committee member.
Everyone in the congregation is invited. Please leave your name at the
Church Office, or email Chris Sternberg (cmssone@gmail.com) if you would
like to attend.
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Activities and Opportunities
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Call for Empty Pill Prescription Bottles! Ukrainian Egg Decorating
The Primavera Foundation needs Saturday, April 11th, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
empty pill prescription bottles Join us for this fun event! Try your hand at
with Labels and Glue Removed* Pysanky, the Ukrainian way of using wax
so they can be filled with personal and dyes to color eggs, at an Easter-time
care essentials like shampoo, workshop in Rooms 9/10 of McNear Hall.
lotion, conditioner, soap, etc. to Beginners and oft-timers are welcome.
help the participants at the Primavera Homeless
Intervention and Prevention Drop-In Center in Tucson. Basic instruction will be presented, plus
Please leave your empty bottles in the container pattern ideas will be available to all
labeled ‘Call for Empty Pill Prescription Bottles with attendees.
Labels Removed” sitting on the floor near the Habitat Bring two raw eggs, cleaned with white
for Humanity bulletin board in McNear Hall and they vinegar for decorating, and a brunch dish
will be delivered to Primavera. Thank you for six to share. Drinks, materials and
for this great way to recycle your empty equipment will be provided. A small
pill bottles. donation for supplies would be welcome.
*Glue may be removed by rubbing olive The workshop is open to all, ages seven* to
oil on the glue and rinsing with soapy adult. It’s a great way to learn a new skill
water or by using the commercial product Goo Gone. with friends and family. To reserve your
place, RSVP to the church office at 297-1181.
*Youngsters age 7-13 must EACH bring an
WISE adult to help with instruction.
Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive and Engaged
WISE is a program of the United Church of Christ which broadens the definition of being Open and
Affirming (ONA) by being WISE - Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive and Engaged with people who have
Mental Illness. Becoming a WISE Congregation is a process similar to the ONA process which takes about
two years and includes 10 different steps. WISE, along with the UCC Mental Health Network (MHN) were
established as part of a General Synod Resolution in 2015.
There are several people here at CACC-UCC who are interested in starting a conversation and researching
about becoming a WISE Congregation. This is the initial step. Any decisions about becoming WISE
would not take place until all of the research and steps are concluded. It would require a vote by the
Congregation to become a WISE Congregation - after doing education and learning more about what it
means to be WISE.
We welcome you to join us for the initial conversation and research on becoming a WISE
congregation. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Jean-Marie or Chris Sternberg as we plan
our first meeting sometime in mid- to late February. Thank you!
Mason Memorial Library
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Library is open for your convenience:
Sundays: 9:15 to 11:30 am
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen Tuesdays: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Though he may not speak of them, the
memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski’s ninety-something-year-old-mind. Memories
of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train which was home to the
Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Jacob was there because his luck had
run out, orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive “ship of fools”.
It was the early part of the Great Depression. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie the
elephant were there because they were the great gray hope, the new act which was going to be the
salvation of the circus. The bond which grew among this unlikely trio was their only hope for
survival. Surprising, poignant, and funny, this book is so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down.
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Parish Nurse Corner
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Ida Heath, RN
Who is this person they call the Parish Nurse? important to the health of the congregation.
CACC-UCC has received a lot of new members I am available by phone, email, or in person
since I last wrote an article describing myself during church activities to answer health
and my duties as parish nurse. I was born in related questions. Blood pressure checks are
Colorado Springs, CO (CSC), grew up in the rural provided on the second Sunday of each month
community of Black Forest located northeast of unless there is an activity that interferes. The
CSC and directly east of the USAFA. I graduated church maintains a Medical Supply Closet with
from Air Academy High School, attended Southern wheelchairs, canes, walkers, crutches, and other
Colorado State College in Pueblo, and graduated items which can be checked out by office staff or
with a BS in mathematics. I taught high school the parish nurse. Items for non-church members
math in CSC for 9 years and pursued a nursing can be checked out by a church member who is
career in 1979. I obtained both my BSN and MSN responsible for its return. I provide information
from the University of Colorado. I was a on obtaining assisted living, hospice or other
medical/surgical staff nurse for a total of 16 years concerns. I visit persons in their homes, care
and taught clinical nursing at Beth-El College of homes, hospitals, rehab, and hospice.
Nursing. I moved to Tucson in November 1994 to It is a blessing to be able to serve this community
obtain a post-graduate degree as a gerontological as parish nurse. I feel the Holy Spirit with me
nurse practitioner which I completed in 1996. My each time I provide service as parish nurse as
NP work has been in occupational health, internal well as in my daily life.
medicine, and pain management.
If you have a questions about any health-related
I have served as parish nurse at CACC-UCC since
issue feel free to contact me at 682-0291 before
1/16/2006. I write articles for the Tidings most
9:00 pm at night or email imhgnp@msn.com.
months about health related or other topics
Good Tidings on Mission
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It faces lots of competition for contributions
Tax Credits Greatly Benefit Keeling not only from other schools but also from
Elementary School qualifying charitable organizations. However,
Those filing Arizona state taxes can make a this doesn’t have to be either/or. Depending
much-needed, much-appreciated donation to on the size of your tax bill, you will get full
Keeling Elementary School and receive a credit for your donation to Keeling even if you
dollar-for-dollar credit on your state taxes. The also want to make a similar gift to a
state program allows a reduction right off the top qualifying charitable organization.
of your tax bill and is more beneficial to you than These credits are available only to those who pay
a deduction. Arizona income taxes. State taxpayers who are
CACC-UCC supports Keeling in a variety of married and filing jointly can donate up to $400
high-visibility ways (tutoring, school supplies) but to Keeling and receive a full credit. Those married
the tax credit donation program is one of our and filing separately, and single/unmarried head
congregation’s more important contributions to the of household can donate up to $200.
school. Proceeds from the tax credit program are Our Ministry of Mission and Outreach asks you to
channeled by state law to enrich activities such as make a donation to Keeling up to the limit of your
field trips, STEM, and the school music program. eligibility. This doesn’t keep you, if you have
Keeling faces two major challenges in attracting enough of a state tax bill, from making a similar
this money: gift to a qualifying charitable organization such as
It doesn’t have the built-in base of support Interfaith Community Services, Primavera, TIHAN
enjoyed by schools in wealthier areas. More or Habitat for Humanity to mention a few.
than 90 percent of its students come from You can make your donation to Keeling by using
low-income families. Many schools parents the form from the pamphlets in the church office,
don’t have enough of a state tax bill from the narthex and at coffee hour or online at
which they can deduct a donation. https://taxcredit.amphi.com/taxcreditdonation/.
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Activities, Opportunities, Thanks and More...
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Christmas morning was much merrier for 80 schoolchildren
thanks to the wonderful generosity of our congregation.
The annual “Keeling Christmas” program was again an
immense success, as Santa's bag overflowed with Legos,
soccer and basketballs, Barbie dolls, Monopoly and other board
games, stuffed animals, and so much more.
Parents representing 33 Keeling families
selected by need “shopped” for their children
in a classroom specially set up at the school by our Ministry
of Mission and Outreach, and presented the gifts to their
80 children on Christmas morning.
Thank you once again, CACC-UCC, for your always generous heart.
I'd like to give my heartfelt "Thank you" to everyone for the cards, good wishes, prayers, visits, flowers
and delicious meals during my recovery from surgery. All were much appreciated. It is so wonderful to
be a part of this caring Church family. Blessings, Jane Shurtleff
Dear Church Family,
Thank you so much for your prayers and love and care for both Ruth and myself during my recent lung
surgery and all through my cancer journey. It is a great blessing to be part of this family of God at Casas
Adobes. If you would like to follow my journey you can go to:
1. go to: caringbridge.org/visit
2. in the box Person’s Name or Website Name key in: jackelliott76
3. click on box Visit Site which follows title A Career Journey
4. on purple bar going across click on word Journal which has picture of pencil above it.
5. You are now on my most recent posting. If you want to go back or read from the beginning
click on purple words Newest to Oldest and you will then be able to click on words in black
just above that say Oldest to Newest…this brings you back to the beginning of the journey
and may or may not be more than you want to read…
Much Thanks as Always...Peace, Jack Elliott
Called to Care Caregivers Meeting
(For current caregivers only)
Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 19th, 1:00 pm, Rooms 7/8
If you or someone you know need prayers or would like to be added to the Prayer Chain, call the
office at 297-1181. If you are in need of counseling or pastoral contact, you may ask for the Pastor or
Parish Nurse. For other care requests contact Chris Sternberg at 575-9134 or cmssone@gmail.com
or Kathy Huston at 404-7845. See Invitation to Called to Care Training, Page 7 for more Care Opportunities.
Singles Group Calendar not in the newsletter this month?
The Singles Group luncheon will Didn't make it to church this Sunday?
be Sunday, February 9th after
the second service at Look up lots of info on our website at caucc.org.
Michelangelo’s on Magee just Scroll down the home page, click on box on the right
west of Oracle. If you have any side that reads Upcoming and Special Events and
questions, call John Carlstrom or open the calendar you want to see...or scroll down
Bill Stannard. for Coming Events.
10 God is Still Speaking...Celebrations
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February Birthdays Please pray for
Condolences to the family
and friends of:
Stock Donations
Early March Birthdays If you plan to donate stock to meet your pledge
obligation, please remember that our investment
accounts are with R.W. Baird Wealth Management.
The Investment Team there has been with us since
we were with Wells Fargo. Please contact Anne
Bailey at 297-1181 before making a transfer in order
February Anniversaries to obtain our account information.
Make Donations with Your Bill Pay
Many of you pay your bills online.
You can easily set up your donation
to the church the same way...and
they will mail us a check. You can
even make it a recurring payment.
Tidings articles for the next edition are due
on the 15th of the proceeding month.
Send articles to anne@caucc.org, sending
them as an attachment or in the email body
itself. 160 words or less!
We reserve the right to revise, shorten or
edit articles as necessary. Thank you,
The Tidings Staff:
Anne Bailey Kathy Huston
Carol Bogg Jewelle Jacobs
Sue and Tom Butterweck Chris Sternberg
Joan Fehser Jean Stillwell
Jenn Ferguson Dorothy Trujillo
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