Weekly update from Sunrise Chapel

Published: Fri, 06/04/21

Last Sunday's Remembrance Activity

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Such a tender time of remembrance last Sunday

During last Sunday's service, for Memorial Day weekend, everyone present in the Chapel was invited to write the name of a loved one on a card and place it on the chancel in remembrance and honor of someone who has entered the fullness of their spiritual life.

At the end of the service, during prayer time, it was touching to read and hear all the names and to think about each person and pray that the Lord bless them - and our relationships with them - as we continue to celebrate their lives.

Thank you to everyone who participated and made this service special with your thoughtfulness and love.

Nathan

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CHURCH IS OPEN! with appropriate precautions
I'm very happy to see more folks feeling comfortable to come back to in-person attendance. It's so good to see you! And if you can't attend in person, I hope to "see you" online!

The CDC's guidance for fully vaccinated people
The CDC added a webpage of information about resuming activities after being "fully vaccinated." You can read it here.

It's up to each of us and our best judgment to decide when the time is right to return to in-person participation. I certainly welcome you if you feel comfortable! In the meantime, please continue to participate as much as possible either in-person or online!

With love and respect,

Nathan

This Saturday evening

Join Elizabeth's family and friends at Sunrise Chapel or online

Saturday June 5

5:30 PM - Slides and meditative prelude music

6:00 PM - Memorial service begins

7:00 PM (approx) - Reception in Friendship Hall

Join online or in person to celebrate the life of Elizabeth Stember, a dear friend of many people in Sunrise Chapel as well as many people in other groups and settings. A slide show and prelude music will start at 5:30 PM (Arizona time). You can click one of the links above to go to our You Tube channel, or you can find the link on our church's website sunrisechapel.org under the heading Worship > Livestreaming

During the service, family and friends are welcome to share a brief memory or story to help us all celebrate the amazing life of this dear friend.

The service will be in the main Chapel, and a reception will follow in Friendship Hall (not livestreamed). Face coverings are optional but recommended for anyone who has not been fully vaccinated or who has health challenges. Thank you to the Sunrise Chapel Women's Group for helping with the service and reception.

Nathan

Another Grant Request Granted!

Will you help us meet our part of the request? See below.

I am so very grateful for the generosity of the Asplundh Family Foundation for once again granting Sunrise Chapel funds to continue upgrading and maintaining our facilities and grounds!

This time they have awarded us $45,000 to help us with the following projects:

A: Continue to refresh the interior look and feel of our Friendship Hall wing so people appreciate it as a well-kept, safe, clean, functional, and welcoming church home:

• Refurbish two more bathrooms in Friendship Hall (two bathrooms have already been refurbished) (Approximately $8K)
• Replace more old flooring, sliding door screens, and drinking water fountains in the Friendship Hall wing (these well-worn items are over 25 years old) (Approximately $30K)

B: Continue to improve our property’s curb appeal from the street view:

• Maintain our parking lot and front landscaping (Approximately $12K)

As part of our "investment" in these projects, we now need to raise $3,000.

If you would like to support and promote these projects, please send your contribution to Sunrise Chapel via our treasurer. Please do NOT reduce your contribution to the general operating fund, which is our primary responsibility.

Also, if you are interested in volunteering to help work on any of these projects, please let Mike Villeburn know. He is our property manager and will most likely be overseeing the implementation of these projects in the coming months.

With great appreciation,
Nathan

Book Study of "Window to Eternity"

We continue to have great discussion of this noteworthy book.

For this Monday, please read chapters 6 & 7: "The Life of Heaven" and "Marriage in Heaven."

Meetings are held in person and on Zoom in the main Chapel from 2:30-4:00.

Here is the Zoom link:

Click here to Join Zoom Meeting
Or use this url: https://zoom.us/j/93019413694
Meeting ID: 930 1941 3694
Nathan

Photo of some bench-making team members

Thank you for your donations!
After reaching our donation goal, a team went to Santa Teresa Tile Works last Saturday to put the puzzle of all the tiles together into a beautiful bench in honor of Frank and Louise Rose. Not pictured, but part of the creative team, is Sue Carr. Thank you to each of you!

From the great variety of tiles on hand, they chose pieces and images to illustrate some of the things that Frank and Louise love about Tucson, the church, and the nature around us. They had fun! The Tile Works will complete the grouting process, including replacing that blank temporary tile with a tiled drawing of Sunrise Chapel.

Thank you especially to Elise for organizing this project and seeing it through. If you have any questions or additional thoughts, contact her at 520-820-1284 or elisegladish@gmail.com

This is going to be a beautiful addition to the Sunrise Chapel property.

Thank you!! Nathan Gladish

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