Vistas
PINNACLE
the newsletter for pinnacle presbyterian church, scottsdale, az |
May 2015
Needs, Gifts, and Blessings Members on our mailing list received a pastoral letter from me at the end of April. I wrote about some things going on at Pinnacle (Yes, it was long!). I wrote about our 25th anniversary, our congregational visioning process, special initiatives, general finances, and my summer sabbatical. I write more about the sabbatical on page 2 of this issue. Here I highlight two generous gifts for special initiatives. To support our exploration of new forms of worship—in addition to, not in place of, what we do now— we've received a beautiful gift that we're hoping to supplement with additional giving. In support of great strides in fulfilling Fran Park's vision of a theological center program to offer high quality adult education
for Pinnacle and the wider community, we've received the pledge of a significant gift over five years. How exciting! And what a wonderful affirmation of God's call to us to move into the future!
Blessings! While we celebrate these gifts and want to complete them with additional giving (are you called?), I've been asked about special giving in general. With "designated" giving up so much, how are we to think about our Please see BLESSINGS on page 15
INSIDE... ABOUT SABBATICAL: Words from Dr. Avram SEE PAGE 2 SENIOR SERVICE AWARD honors Bill Noyes SEE PAGE 5 AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY MEN’S CHORALE in concert SEE PAGE 9