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Sunday Services:
7:30 am Traditional 9:30 am Family Service *Nursery & Sunday School available 9 to 11 am* |
Our Address:
12111 North La Cholla Blvd., Oro Valley, AZ 85755 Phone: 520-544-9660 We are wheelchair accessible & offer an audio hearing loop. |
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Holy Week Music On Thursday April 18 at 6:00 pm the Apostles Choir will sing Edward Bairstow's haunting setting of The Lamentations of Jeremiah and Dr. Elliot Jones will play Samuel Barber's famous Adagio for Strings, which the composer also arranged for choir as Agnus Dei. The Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday April 20 (7:00 pm) will include music by Mozart: a Missa brevis and a church sonata with an organ solo accompanied by a string trio from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. On Easter morning April 21 (9:30 am) the choir will sing famous hymns and R.S. Thatcher's magnificent anthem Come, ye faithful, raise the strain.
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Genesis: Robert Alter’s walk through the first book of our biblical canon will be held in the church library at 2:00pm every 2nd and 4th Thursday beginning May 9th. How do we account for the Big Bang and the theory of evolution in the story of creation? What does it mean that we are “made in the image of God”? Were Adam and Eve real people, and if not, why do they behave so much like us? Could Noah’s Ark really accommodate two of every species of living thing on the planet, including the 400,000 known species of beetles? What did Abraham hear that made him pack up everything and leave home for a promised land? And how amazing is it that the promise of God manages to work itself out through so many ‘Plan B’s’ that must overcome marital deceit, sibling rivalry, cruelty, deception and even murder? All of these questions (and numerous more) present themselves with any reading of the book of Genesis. You may have some long-standing ones of your own. Bring them with you this spring as Apostles offers a fresh look at the first book of the Bible featuring scholar Robert Alter’s significant new translation. The class is being led by The Rev. Mike Toburen, a Presbyterian pastor who served churches in Illinois and Indiana for 32 years until his retirement in 2017. Mike and his wife, Paulette (a retired psychologist), moved to Dove Mountain last summer and have been worshiping at Church of the Apostles ever since. Sign up in the entryway.
Centering Prayer followed by Lectio Divina (sacred reading) continues every Wednesday at 2pm in the Library. For those new to this, Centering Prayer is at the same time a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. Lectio Divina is engaging scripture or other texts to discover how Spirit is moving in our lives. All are welcome to attend both or either part of the Wednesday Centering Prayer meeting. Facilitated by Rev. Debra.
Apostle's Women's Group:
Join us for fun, friendship and fellowship! New events being planned... for upcoming events, please contact
Jeanne Krasnowski 520-825-4599 jpkras@q.com or Laura Shoffner 520-825-2662 lshoffner@msn.com
Join us for fun, friendship and fellowship! New events being planned... for upcoming events, please contact
Jeanne Krasnowski 520-825-4599 jpkras@q.com or Laura Shoffner 520-825-2662 lshoffner@msn.com
The Saturday Morning Apostles Men’s Group is beginning our fall Bible study on Saturday September 15 in the Library at 9:00. This year our focus will be the Men of the Bible Christian Testament. We discuss a chapter out of the Men of the Bible book and then have a DVD lecture on a related subject. We would love to have you join us. Our typical schedule is to do a Bible study on the 2nd Saturday at the church and then go out to breakfast on the 4th Saturday of the month. Any questions you can ask Gary Beeler or email him at gnbeeler@aol.com. You could also just show up for our first meeting on September 15th.
Monthly Mission Focus: Food Donations Needed!
Food donations for Catalina Food Bank:
Tuna, canned meat, pasta, peanut butter and cereal:
Please add these items to your grocery list and bring them to Apostles so we can take care of our neighbors. Other items such as canned meats, beans, mac & cheese & any shelf stable items are very much needed as well.
Thank you for caring and making a difference! There is a donation basket in the church entryway.
Food donations for Catalina Food Bank:
Tuna, canned meat, pasta, peanut butter and cereal:
Please add these items to your grocery list and bring them to Apostles so we can take care of our neighbors. Other items such as canned meats, beans, mac & cheese & any shelf stable items are very much needed as well.
Thank you for caring and making a difference! There is a donation basket in the church entryway.
