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We know many people travel during the summer, but if you are in town, we look forward to seeing you at Sunday Service and the many spiritual activities at PWC.
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A Reflection
for Your Weekend
from Henri Nouwen
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Beauty in Difference
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We all reflect God's love in different ways. Together we are like a mosaic. In a mosaic one stone is bright, another stone is gold, another stone is small. If we look at it closely, we can admire the beauty of each stone, but if we step back from it, we can see that all the little stones reveal a beautiful picture and tell a story that none of the stones can tell by itself. Together the different stones reflect the face of God to the world.
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Join us for Sunday Worship at PWC
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This Sunday, June 14
@ 10:00 a.m.
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Make the in-person commitment to be there on Sunday!
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Praise and Worship Never Ends…..It Must Be Lived!
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Help us celebrate Father’s Day by honoring your father (living or in heaven) by bringing in your loose change to PWC.
Now through Father’s Day,
Sunday, June 21
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These funds will be used by Matthew’s Crossing to feed “Meals to Grow,” a ministry that seeks to feed hungry children in our area.
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Morning Prayer
with Pastor Mark
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Today Friday, June 12,
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
For more information,
please contact Pastor Mark at the Office.
Please note other date in June: Friday, June 19
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Adult Education with Fr. Dale
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Topic Night: Suffering
Wednesday, June 17,
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Blood Drive @PWC
Monday,
June 22
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Important Children's Ministry Information
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There will be no meetings in June, July, and August. We will start back up in early September.
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Pastoral Counseling
with Fr. Mike
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Now available
Wednesdays & Thursdays
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Fr. Mike Lessard is available for pastoral counseling on Wednesdays & Thursdays at PWC. Please call the church office to make an appointment at 480-649-0300.
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Bible covers in the Cross Shop
Now on sale at 20% off!
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At PWC
your tithing & generosity allow us to minister to so many who come through our doors with their spiritual, emotional, and physical needs.
Thank you for your tithing and
commitment to PWC!
From pastoral counseling to grief support, to bible study and adult education, to providing food through Matthew’s Crossing for families who are economically struggling, to Marriage Enrichment and our funeral ministry -- your consistent giving makes a difference, a big change in people’s lives!
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Here are the different ways you can tithe to PWC:
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• Mail in your gift to: Praise and Worship Center, 2551 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ 85225.
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• Sign up for monthly giving with a credit card or voided check. Just call the office at 480-649-0300 or stop by the office.
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Blood Pressure Checks take place at PWC on the first and third Sundays of the month
from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Our medical team is providing the blood pressure checks.
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Arrive to Sunday Service prepared to hear God’s Word proclaimed
The reading for this Sunday, June 14, the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time is Matthew 9:36-10:8. Here is a reflection on the passage.
In this Gospel passage, Jesus looks upon the crowds with compassion because they are "troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd." His heart is moved by their suffering, confusion, and need. He then tells His disciples that "the harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few," and sends them out to bring God's healing, hope, and presence to others.
This passage reveals an important truth about the Christian life: faith begins with encountering the compassion of Christ, but it does not end there. Jesus calls His followers to become instruments of that same compassion in the world. The disciples were not sent because they were perfect or had all the answers; they were sent because they had first experienced the love and mercy of Jesus.
Today, many people around us are spiritually, emotionally, or physically burdened. Some struggle with loneliness, anxiety, grief, or a lack of purpose. Jesus continues to look upon them with compassion, and He continues to send His disciples into the harvest. We may not be called to travel to distant lands, but we are called to bring Christ's presence into our families, workplaces, schools, churches, and communities.
Living out this Gospel means asking ourselves: Who needs compassion from me today? How can I share Christ's love through a kind word, a listening ear, an act of service, or a prayer? It also means praying for more laborers—people willing to dedicate their lives to serving God as priests, religious, missionaries, and faithful lay disciples.
The mission Jesus gave His first disciples remains our mission today: to freely share the gifts we have received from God. As Jesus says, "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give." The more we allow Christ's compassion to fill our hearts, the more naturally we will become witnesses of His love to the world.
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We pray for those families who are in need of healing and making amends with one another. See you on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. for Service.
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Love,
Fr. Dale & Pastor Mark
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Please do not reply to this email;
the sending address is not monitored.
Please reply to: [email protected]
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Chris Pfund PhD, MBA, BSN, RN
President Homestead Health
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phone: (602) 755-4508
fax: (602) 691-0283
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