New Covenant Lutheran Church 15152 North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ 85260 480-860-0169 Email: office@newcovenantaz.org www.newcovenantaz.church ‌ ‌

E-Weekly Newsletter May 12, 2022 - May 19, 2022

This Sunday:  “What Does Love Look Like?“ Revelation 21:1-6 In-person and Live Stream to Facebook at 10:30 AM

Hello Church!   Next week we will be celebrating New Covenant Arts Academy Recitals. This is always a fun end to a school year of learning, and it is impressive to see how much some of the students have grown in their musical abilities. The students will perform next Thursday and Friday at 6:30 pm and on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 and 3:30. If you enjoy music and recitals, you are more than welcome to attend one or all of the student recitals.   If you see some heavy equipment on the patio in the next few weeks, please know that we are repairing a portion of the patio concrete. We are also grateful for a gift that will enable us to add a saguaro cactus onto our front landscape next to the Sanctuary. Thank you for your gifts and for your generosity!   This Sunday we will take a look at the book of Revelation. The City of God looks dramatically different from the Cities of the earth. And the new heaven and the new earth will look very different from the first heaven and earth, for the first ones will pass away. Another way of looking at this scripture is to ask the question for ourselves, “What does love look like?” Join us on Sunday as we take a look at an apocalyptic vision of our future that can only be defined by love. The scripture text is Revelation 21:1-6. Pastor Steve

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John Dahlgren is scheduled for his second hip replacement surgery May 17. Prayers for success. Phyllis Ostrand fell and has infected wounds. Prayers of healing. Ron and Judy Shelton are recovering well from Covid. Laura Musfeldt, Annie Duarte’s mother, is feeling much better after having Covid. Ellie Kalogeris was scheduled for a heart cathlab last week but was ill. She is feeling better and has returned home. The cathlab will be done with other procedures in August. Mike Darkoch is home after being hospitalized. Prayers for healing and strength for he and Stephanie. Laverne, Phyllis Ostrand’s sister, is hospitalized and on dialysis. Darlene Meissner, a close friend of the Ostrands, is slowly improving. Lol Walker, Patti and Nancy’s mother, is at home under hospice care. Prayers for her and her family. Nancy Aberly, Suzanne Miller's mother, health is declining as her heart function declines. Prayers for guidance as Suzanne arranges palliative care. Sophia Marie, Carly and Hendrick Naranjo’s daughter, was released from the NICU recently! She was born January 3 at only 23 weeks. Prayers of thanksgiving and for continued progress. Stephen Parrish, a family friend of Judy Shelton, is dealing with a brain tumor. Prayers for comfort and healing. Cindy Katris, Ron Ostrand’s cousin, has multiple brain tumors. Two were removed, the third cannot be surgically removed and is cancerous -- she is undergoing chemo and radiation treatments. Gloria, Monica Cunningham’s mother, is struggling with her new living arrangement. Prayers for peace. Ginger Prout, a friend of Troy Kisluk, is hospitalized with intestinal issues. Maddie Levell -- prayers that upcoming medical tests will go well. Darren, Laurie Gerlach’s brother, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prayers for guidance. Jonathan Liebman a friend of Jeff Allback has ALS. His health and abilities are getting progressively worse Kent, a friend of Jeff Clarke and Debbie Campouris, is responding very well to cancer treatments. Randall, a friend of Jeff Clarke and Debbie Campouris, is preparing for cancer surgery. Bob, the husband of Ron Ostrand’s cousin Paula, had Covid and was hospitalized for 16 weeks. He is home on oxygen but not doing well with damaged lungs and a heart condition. Prayers for healing.  Dan & Jean, neighbors of the Ostrands. Prayers needed as he has started hospice care -- prayers that he will accept Jesus and His promises. He has been able to return to Wisconsin to be close to family. Diane Springer, a friend of Amy Saunders, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Aurien Preiss continues to have elevated blood pressure. Prayers that her new medication will help. Kayla Mertz, Aurien Preiss’ half-sister, is meeting with a neurosurgeon concerning back and brain surgeries. Prayers for discernment and the possibility for successful surgeries. Carol McNulty, Aurien Preiss’ mother needs prayers for her care and help with dementia.  Rick Taylor needs prayers as he works through current difficult circumstances. Roger Dunlap, Lorraine’s husband, has been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. He is improving slowly. Sue Cartmell has entered palliative care due to numerous health problems. Prayers for comfort. Tracey, Ron & Phyllis Ostrand’s daughter, is suffering from depression. Prayers for relief. Carl, a friend of Laurie Gerlach, has terminal pancreatic cancer. Prayers for Carl and his family. Len, Bonnie Straley’s older brother, suffers from cognitive and anxiety issues and diabetes.  Lucille and John Foley, friends of Alice Hastings, need prayers for ongoing health concerns.  Larry, Bonnie Straley’s younger brother has Parkinson’s. Prayers for strength. Tim, Phyllis and Ron Ostrand’s son, has a ruptured disk. Prayers that current procedures provide relief. Daphne and Cassidy, Bonnie Straley’s granddaughter and great-niece need prayers and guidance. Linda Fraise, Alice Hastings' friend, is battling late-stage scleroderma, an autoimmune disease.