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We hope you are doing well and spiritually connected to Jesus. This past Wednesday’s Worship Night was wonderful! We have two more coming up. Our fall 2026 calendar is coming out soon, and we are putting the final touches on it! We look forward to seeing you this weekend!
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A Reflection
for Your Weekend
from Henri Nouwen
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Community That Keeps
the Flame of Faith Alive
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Christian community is the place where we keep the flame of hope alive among us and take it seriously so that it can grow and become stronger in us. In this way we can live with courage, trusting that there is a spiritual power in us when we are together that allows us to live in this world without surrendering to the powerful forces constantly seducing us toward despair. That is how we dare to say that God is a God of love even when we see hatred all around us. That is why we can claim that God is a God of life even when we see death and destruction and agony all around us. We say it together. We affirm it in each other. Waiting together, nurturing what has already begun, expecting its fulfillment – that is the meaning of marriage, friendship, community, and the Christian life.
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Join us for Sunday Worship at PWC
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This Sunday, August 16
@ 10:00 a.m.
20th 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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Morning Prayer
with Pastor Mark
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This Morning Friday,
August 14
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
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We are also meeting August 21
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begins
Sunday, September 13
9:45 a.m.
in Building 4:12
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Thursdays,
August 27,
September 24,
& October 22
4:45 p.m.
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Please email Deacon Peter Klemens for more information, or to sign up at [email protected]
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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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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, August 16, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time is Matthew 15:21-28. Here is a reflection on the passage.
In Sunday’s gospel reading, a Canaanite woman comes to Jesus with one simple request: “Lord, help me.” Her daughter is suffering, and she refuses to give up, even when Jesus does not immediately respond as she hopes.
Her persistence teaches us something important about faith. Faith does not mean we always understand God’s timing or God’s ways. Faith means we continue to trust God even when the answer seems delayed.
Perhaps there is something in our own lives today for which we need to pray those same words: “Lord, help me.” Whatever we are carrying, we can bring it to Jesus with confidence, knowing that He hears us.
May we have the faith of this woman—to keep trusting, keep praying, and keep turning toward Jesus.
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If you are in town, we look forward to seeing you on Sunday for service at 10:00 a.m. If you are out of town, please tune in to our Facebook page for Sunday service at 10:00 a.m.
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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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