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We are so blessed to be living in the Valley of the Sun! Although these past few months it felt like we are living in the “Valley of the Surface of the Sun,” the weather is turning and we are entering our beautiful time of the year. We are also incredibly blessed to be a part of the Praise and Worship Center. Please check out all the “good and holy stuff” going on here at PWC!
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Tomorrow,
Thursday,
October 22
4:45 p.m.
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Please email Deacon Peter Klemens for more information, or sign up at [email protected]
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Morning Prayer
with Pastor Mark
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This Friday, October 23
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
We are also meeting on
Friday, October 30
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This Sunday
October 25 @ 9:45 a.m.
Building 4:12
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Our weekly Online Reflections Return!
Our PWC Online Reflections return this week, with a reflection from Jody Serey.
Here is the link:
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Pastoral Counseling
with Fr. Mike
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Pastoral counseling is available at PWC
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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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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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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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Do you want to be inspired again by Fr. Dale or Pastor Mark? You can listen to Fr. Dale or Pastor Mark’s sermons on our podcast page. Here is the link:
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Are you homebound? If so, Deacon John Null can bring you communion. The only exception is if you have or are recovering from COVID. The best way to get in touch with Deacon John is by contacting the church office, at 480-649-0300, and leaving a message.
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A Reflection by
Ronald Rolheiser
The God of Our Desires
What lies deepest inside authentic faith is the truth that God is the object of all human desire, no matter how earthy and unholy that desire might seem at times. This implies everything we desire is contained in God.
We see this expressed in the Psalms, which tell us God is the object of our desires, and in Jesus, who tells us that it is in God our deepest hungers and thirsts will be satiated. And so, we pray, without perhaps ever really being conscious of what we are saying: My soul longs for you in the night. You, Lord, alone, can fill my heart. You, O Lord, are my all. But is it really God we are longing for in the night and aching for in our desires?
When we look at all that is beautiful, full of life, attractive, sexually alluring, and pleasurable on earth, do we really think and believe this is contained in an infinitely richer way inside of God and inside the life into which God invites us? Do we really believe that the joys of heaven will surpass the pleasures of earth and that, already in this world, the pleasures of virtue trump the sensations of sin? Do we really believe faith will give us what we desire?
Most of us struggle to turn our attention towards God. We find religious practice and prayer more of a disruption to life than an entry into it, more a duty than an offer, more an asceticism than a joy, and more as something that has us missing out on life than entering its depths. If we are honest, there is a secret envy of those who recklessly plumb sacred energy for their own pleasure, that is, we doggedly do our duty in committing ourselves to something higher, but we mostly serve God out of obligation and are bitter about the fact that many others do not.
We should live our lives fully enjoying what is earthy and earthly. The beauties and pleasures of this life are a gift from God, meant to be enjoyed. By being aware of their source, we can also then be free enough to accept the very real limits that life puts on our desires.
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Please remember those who are struggling in Arizona to provide and feed their families.
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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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