Upcoming Special Events 2023
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Music Notes
Women’s Orchestra of Arizona invites you to join us for Spring Surprises, our concert on Sunday, April 30, 2023, 3:00 P.M. The concert is at Ascension Lutheran Church in Paradise Valley, a beautiful venue for our music. Enjoy German composer Felix Mendelssohn’s Overture Marchen von der Schonen, Op. 32, Austrian composer Marianna Martinez’s Symphony in C, and Austrian composer Joseph Haydn’s Surprise Symphony.
Ascension Lutheran Choir:
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Educational Opportunities
Bible Study
Bible Study: Reflection Series begins Thursday, March 2nd in the choir room at 10:00 a.m.
“Becoming: A Season For Rebirthing is a 5-week reflection series during the season of Lent. To know and be known is a basic human desire. You are invited inward to ask the questions that live deep within: Who am I, God?, Who are you, God?, and Who are we, God? Each session includes a short film with reflections to help guide toward a greater knowing of self, humanity, God, and the blessing of Christ.” The series will begin on Thursday, Mar 2 at 10 am and run through Thurs, Mar 30th.
“Becoming: A Season For Rebirthing is a 5-week reflection series during the season of Lent. To know and be known is a basic human desire. You are invited inward to ask the questions that live deep within: Who am I, God?, Who are you, God?, and Who are we, God? Each session includes a short film with reflections to help guide toward a greater knowing of self, humanity, God, and the blessing of Christ.” The series will begin on Thursday, Mar 2 at 10 am and run through Thurs, Mar 30th.
Outstanding Outreach Opportunities
Middle East Crisis
On Feb. 6 two powerful earthquakes hit Türkiye and significantly impacted neighboring Syria. The first was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in south central Türkiye, followed hours later by a magnitude 7.5 quake in the southeastern part of the country. The two quakes devastated Türkiye and Syria, collapsing thousands of buildings and damaging infrastructure. Thousands of people have been killed and thousands more have been injured, yet search-and-rescue efforts are only in the early stages. A cold and snowy weather system now moving through the region complicates response efforts.Lutheran Disaster Response is committed to supporting ACT Alliance and other partners in responding to these earthquakes. Mere hours after the earthquakes hit, ACT Alliance member organizations began distributing emergency supplies, including medicines, bedding and other relief items. A comprehensive response will be coordinated as the full extent of the impact becomes clearer.
Lutheran Disaster Response has been active in this region for several years, partnering with ACT Alliance, the Lutheran World Federation and the Middle East Council of Churches to accompany Syrian refugees and internally displaced people with food, water, shelter, health services and sanitation support. The epicenter of one earthquake lies near Turkish provinces that host hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, which will only exacerbate the refugee crisis in the region.
Your gifts designated for “Middle East Crisis” will be used entirely (100%) to provide long-lasting support for those whose lives have been impacted by disasters in the region.
On Feb. 6 two powerful earthquakes hit Türkiye and significantly impacted neighboring Syria. The first was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in south central Türkiye, followed hours later by a magnitude 7.5 quake in the southeastern part of the country. The two quakes devastated Türkiye and Syria, collapsing thousands of buildings and damaging infrastructure. Thousands of people have been killed and thousands more have been injured, yet search-and-rescue efforts are only in the early stages. A cold and snowy weather system now moving through the region complicates response efforts.Lutheran Disaster Response is committed to supporting ACT Alliance and other partners in responding to these earthquakes. Mere hours after the earthquakes hit, ACT Alliance member organizations began distributing emergency supplies, including medicines, bedding and other relief items. A comprehensive response will be coordinated as the full extent of the impact becomes clearer.
Lutheran Disaster Response has been active in this region for several years, partnering with ACT Alliance, the Lutheran World Federation and the Middle East Council of Churches to accompany Syrian refugees and internally displaced people with food, water, shelter, health services and sanitation support. The epicenter of one earthquake lies near Turkish provinces that host hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, which will only exacerbate the refugee crisis in the region.
Your gifts designated for “Middle East Crisis” will be used entirely (100%) to provide long-lasting support for those whose lives have been impacted by disasters in the region.
