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Church Office Hours

Tuesday–Friday

 9:00 am

to 3:00 pm

During these hours, the church building is open for prayer and visits with the Pastor and staff, and we are available by phone or email.

In-Person Worship

Sundays at
8:00 am and

10:00 am

A smaller Discussion Eucharist service without music is offered at 8:00 am Sundays.

Our festive worship with piano/organ and special music is held on Sundays at 10:00 am.

Holy Communion is offered at both services

Face masks are optional at worship. 

Online Worship

Our Worship Bulletin and Weekly Footnotes are sent to our email list on Fridays.

Mid-week after Sunday worship,

we upload the 10:00 am worship video to our YouTube page.  You can sign up for our emails at the bottom of this page.

Individual Prayer

Everyone is welcome to come by the church and use our Worship Area for meditation and/or prayer.

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In-Person Worship

Protocols for Worship. Please continue to care for the well-being of our whole community and join us online if you are feeling unwell. Face masks are optional.

Children in Worship. We are happy to invite children into worship. There is a Pray-ground in the front of the sanctuary (northeast corner) for our youngest worshipers and their adults, where anyone can color, read, or play quietly during the service. There are also rocking chairs for soothing our smallest worshipers. A children's message will be offered during worship and Pastor Naomi will meet anyone interested in gathering during that time at the Pray-ground.

Live-streaming and Recording. Please be advised, that when you enter a Lutheran Church of the Foothills worship service you will be entering an area where photography, video, and audio recording may occur. As such, there is no way to guarantee that your image will not appear or your voice will not be heard.

Discussion Eucharist Worship at 8:00 am. Our in-person-only Discussion Eucharist worship meets at 8:00 am. in the Learning Center. Holy Communion is offered, but there is no music. Masks are worn at the group's discretion. Scott Warren is our worship and gospel discussion leader. All are welcome to this early morning in-person-only worship service.

Worship Service at 10:00 am. Our in-person and live-streamed Worship Service meets at 10:00 am. in the Sanctuary. Holy Communion is offered, and singing is accompanied by organ and piano. The recording of this service is posted mid-week on our "Lutheran Church of the Foothills - Tucson" YouTube channel.       

Worship Videos

Click any video below to view our Worship for that week.

May 11, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 4th Sunday of Easter
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May 11, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 4th Sunday of Easter

The gift of new life, of eternal life, is the gift of the risen Christ. It is the promise of Jesus. It was true for Dorcas in Joppa. It was true for those “who have come out of the great ordeal” in the Revelation vision. It is true for us and for all the baptized: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2025 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. • New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Bible, copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under CCLI License #AH-21591520 and 21591513. All rights reserved. • “A New Creed” by The United Church of Canada is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 CA. “Be Thou My Vision” Traditional Irish hymn, arr. Stephanie Immordino. © 2015 Stephanie Immordino. Licensed by SJI Music, LLC. All rights reserved. “There’s New Life in Jesus” Text: anonymous Music: anonymous "Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness" Text: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955. Music: J. Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Text © 1987 Hope Publishing Company. "A Festive Peal" John Leavitt. © 2001 by AGAPE, Carol Stream, IL (a division of Hope Publishing Company). International copyright secured. All rights reserved. "Children of the Heavenly Father" Text: Carolina Sandell Berg, 1832-1903; tr. Ernst W. Olson, 1870-1958. Music: Swedish folk tune. Text © 1935 Board of Publication, Lutheran Church in America. "Oh, Let the Song of God Enfold You (Spirit Song)" Text: John Wimber. Music: John Wimber. © 1979 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing. “I’m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me” Text: African American spiritual. Music: JESUS LIFTED ME. African American spiritual. “Gigue” from “Sonata in D Major” Francesco Veracini (1690 – 1768).
May 4, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 3rd Sunday of Easter
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May 4, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 3rd Sunday of Easter

The disciples make a big splash and eat breakfast with the risen Jesus. Wading in the water (remembering baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the risen Christ. Jesus asks us again and again: Do you love me? And Jesus invites us, again and again, to follow him, bringing the Easter life to others. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2025 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. • New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Bible, copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under CCLI License #AH-21591520 and 21591513. All rights reserved. • “A New Creed” by The United Church of Canada is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 CA. “Meditation” composed by Ken Yukl "Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness" Text: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955. Music: J. Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Text © 1987 Hope Publishing Company. "What Wondrous Love Is This" Text: North American folk hymn, 19th cent., alt. Music: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835; arr. Paul J. Christiansen, 1914-1997, alt. Arr. © 1955 Augsburg Publishing House. “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” HOLY MANNA arr. Mark Schweizer. © 2010 St. James Music Press. "Change My Heart, O God" Text: Eddie Espinosa b. 1953. Music: CHANGE MY HEART, Eddie Espinosa. Text and music © 1982 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing, admin. Music Services. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator." "Open Our Eyes, Lord" Text: Robert Cull, b. 1949. Music: Robert Cull, b. 1949. © Maranatha! Music, admin. The Copyright Company. "He Is Lord" Text: Philippians 2:10-11, adapted music: traditional "Go to the World" Text: Sylvia G. Dunstan,1955-1993. Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958. Text © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Music © Oxford University Press. “Deo Gracias” (Thanks be to God) composed by Dr. Pamela Decker
April 27, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 2nd Sunday of Easter
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April 27, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 2nd Sunday of Easter

In spite of all we have heard and all we have seen, it is often hard to believe. Because it is hard to believe, we will invest ourselves in the Easter mystery for fifty days (a week of weeks). Because it is hard to believe, John the evangelist will provide sign after sign celebrating Jesus’ victory over death. Because it is hard to believe, the risen Jesus will return to us again and again in the mystery of holy communion, inviting us to touch and taste his presence, and offering us his peace. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2025 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. • New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Bible, copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under CCLI License #AH-21591520 and 21591513. All rights reserved. • “A New Creed” by The United Church of Canada is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 CA. “Sonata II in A Minor”, I. Larghetto, II. Allegro (HWV 362). George Frideric Handel (b. 1685, d. 1759). “This Is the Day” Text: Ps. 118:24. Music: Les Garrett, b. 1944. Music © 1967 Scripture in Song, a division of Integrity Music, Inc. "We Walk by Faith" - Text: Henry Alford, 1810-1871, alt. Music: SHANTI, Marty Haugen, b. 1950. Music © 1984 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago IL. All rights reserved. Use by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying" Text: Ken Mdema, b. 1943. Music: CHILDREN PRAYING, Ken Medema. Text and music © 1973 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "Lord, Be Glorified" Text: Bob Kilpatrick, b. 1952. Music: Bob Kilpatrick. Text and music © 1978 Bob Kilpatrick Music, assigned 1998 to The Lorenz Corporation. "Christ is Living: Cristo vive!" Text: Nicolas Martinez, 1917-1972; tr. Martin A. Seltz, b. 1951. Music: Pablo D. Sosa, 1933-2020; arr. Robert Buckley Farlee, b. 1950. Spanish text © 1962 Blanca Staude de Martinez. Tune © 1962 GIA Publications, Inc. English text and arr. © 1999 Augsburg Fortress. “Sonata II in A Minor”, III. Adagio, IV. Allegro (HWV 362). George Frideric Handel (b. 1685, d. 1759).
April 20, 2025 - 10:00a Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Easter Celebration Service
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April 20, 2025 - 10:00a Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Easter Celebration Service

“The last enemy to be destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, we are amazed. Let us rejoice: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2025 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. • New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Bible, copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under CCLI License #AH-21591520 and 21591513. All rights reserved. "Herald March” arr. Mark Thewes © 2000 H.W. Gray Publications "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" Text: Latin carol, 14th cent., sts. 1-3; tr. J. Walsh, Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.; Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, st. 4 Music: J. Walsh, Lyra Davidica, 1708. Now the Feast and Celebration" Text and music: Marty Haugen, b. 1950. Text and music: © 1990 GIA Publications, Inc. "Thine Is the Glory" Text: Edmond Budry, 1854-1932; tr. R. Birch Hoyle, 1875-1939. Music: George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759. "Majesty" Jack Hayford/Jack Schrader. © 1981 Rocksmith Music “Let Us Go Now to the Banquet” Text: Guillermo Cuéllar, b. 1955, Misa popular salvadoreña; tr. Bret Hesla, b. 1957, and William Dexheimer Pharris,b. 1956. Music: Guillermo Cuéllar, b. 1955. Text and music © 1988, 1996 GIA Publications, Inc. "United at the Table" Text: Joaquin Madurga; tr. Angel Mattos, b. 1947, and Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923. Music: Joaquin Madurga. Text and music © 1979, 1998 J. Madurga and San Pablo Internacional--SSP, admin. OCP Publications. "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" Text: Henry van Dyke, 1852-1922. Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, adapt. “Toccata from Symphony V” arr. Charles Marie Widor CCLI #2371227
April 20, 2025, 8:00a - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Easter Garden Service
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April 20, 2025, 8:00a - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Easter Garden Service

“The last enemy to be destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, we are amazed. Let us rejoice: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2025 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. • New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Bible, copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under CCLI License #AH-21591520 and 21591513. All rights reserved. "Herald March” arr. Mark Thewes © 2000 H.W. Gray Publications "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" Text: Latin carol, 14th cent., sts. 1-3; tr. J. Walsh, Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.; Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, st. 4 Music: J. Walsh, Lyra Davidica, 1708. Now the Feast and Celebration" Text and music: Marty Haugen, b. 1950. Text and music: © 1990 GIA Publications, Inc. "Thine Is the Glory" Text: Edmond Budry, 1854-1932; tr. R. Birch Hoyle, 1875-1939. Music: George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759. "Majesty" Jack Hayford/Jack Schrader. © 1981 Rocksmith Music “Let Us Go Now to the Banquet” Text: Guillermo Cuéllar, b. 1955, Misa popular salvadoreña; tr. Bret Hesla, b. 1957, and William Dexheimer Pharris,b. 1956. Music: Guillermo Cuéllar, b. 1955. Text and music © 1988, 1996 GIA Publications, Inc. "United at the Table" Text: Joaquin Madurga; tr. Angel Mattos, b. 1947, and Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923. Music: Joaquin Madurga. Text and music © 1979, 1998 J. Madurga and San Pablo Internacional--SSP, admin. OCP Publications. "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" Text: Henry van Dyke, 1852-1922. Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, adapt. “Toccata from Symphony V” arr. Charles Marie Widor CCLI #2371227
April 18, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Good Friday Tenebrae Service
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April 18, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Good Friday Tenebrae Service

Welcome to this evening’s somber service. Tenebrae is a Latin word that means “shadows.” This service begins in light and ends in darkness. We join in worship to remember the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ and to mourn again the loss felt by his mother, siblings, and dearest friends. We mourn the brokenness of humanity that led to Jesus’ death on the cross and we prepare for what is to come, allowing ourselves to recognize all that God has done for us in this one act of love and mercy. At the conclusion of the service, you are invited to join in procession to our Memorial Garden for the singing of the final hymn. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2025 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. • New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Bible, copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under CCLI License #AH-21591520 and 21591513. All rights reserved. • The Confession and Forgiveness, Prayer of the Day, Offering Prayer, and Eucharistic Prayer are written by Rev. Miriam Samuelson-Roberts. “Unbroken: A Living Faith” © 2025 Church Anew. Used with permission. “Christ Lag in Todesbanden” Johann Sebastian Bach. The Liturgical Year, Albert Riemenschneider, ed. © 1933 Oliver Ditson Company, Theodore Presser Company. "In Silence We Wait" - Text and music: Susan Masters. Text and music © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. "Were You There" Text: African American spiritual. Music: African American spiritual. Arr. © 1999 Augsburg Fortress. "Ah, Holy Jesus" Text: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647; tr. Robert Bridges, 1844-1930, alt. Music: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662. "What Wondrous Love Is This" Text: North American folk hymn, 19th cent., alt. Music: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835; arr. Paul J. Christiansen, 1914-1997, alt. Arr. © 1955 Augsburg Publishing House. "Ave Verum Corpus" Text: Latin hymn 13th century. Music: W.A. Mozart (1756-1791). "Jesus, Remember Me" - Text: Luke 23:42; Taizé Community. Music: REMEMBER ME, Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994. Text and music © 1981 Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent, Chicago IL. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
April 17, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Maundy Thursday Service
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April 17, 2025 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Maundy Thursday Service

This evening our Lenten observance comes to an end, and we gather with Christians around the world to celebrate the Three Days of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Tonight we remember Christ’s last meal with his disciples, but the central focus is his commandment that we live out the promise embodied in this meal. As Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, so we are called to give and receive love in humble service to one another. Formed into a new body in Christ through this holy meal, we are transformed by the mercy we have received and carry it into the world. Departing worship in solemn silence, we anticipate the coming days. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2025 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. • New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Bible, copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. • Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under CCLI License #AH-21591520 and 21591513. All rights reserved. • The Confession and Forgiveness, Prayer of the Day, Offering Prayer, and Eucharistic Prayer are written by Rev. Miriam Samuelson-Roberts. “Unbroken: A Living Faith” © 2025 Church Anew. Used with permission. “Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du berbrochen” Edition Peters No. 4850, Choralvorspiele, Helmut Walcha. © 1954 C.F. Peters. "Jesus, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love" - Text: Tom Colvin, 1925-2000, alt. Music: CHEREPONI, Ghanaian folk tune, adapt. Tom Colven. Text and music © 1969 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream IL. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "Will You Let Me Be Your Servant" Text: Richard Gillard, b. 1953. Music: THE SERVANT SONG. Richard Gillard; arr. Betty Pulkingham, b. 1928. Text and Music © 1977 Scripture In Song, c/o Integrity's Hosanna Music (ASCAP), c/o Integrity Media, Inc, 1000 Cody Road, Mobile, AL 36695. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal" Text: Ray Makeever, b. 1943; Rusty Edwards, b. 1955. Music: JESUS, FEED US, Ray Makeever; arr. Rusty Edwards. Text and music © 1996 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator.
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At Lutheran Church of the Foothills, we believe that God has blessed us so that we may be a blessing to others. Thus, we encourage “First Fruits” giving, that is, sharing our blessings of money in an intentional, consistent way to help others.

We offer the following opportunities for making a monetary donation:

  • Give online via credit card. Click here to securely give online with your credit card. You may use this form for a one-time gift or to give on a regular basis. 

  • Give during Sunday worship with a check or cash put in the offering basket as part of your worship activities.

  • Give “Sunday Dollars” during worship. The loose one dollar bills put into our offering basket at Sunday morning worship services are automatically designated to help that month’s “Offering of Service,” as promoted by our Community Service Team. 

  • Give via the automatic payment system you set up through your bank.

If you would like to give an in-kind gift to the church, or a gift in memory or honor of a loved one, please talk with our Pastor, Treasurer, or Financial Secretary. Thank you for joining us in giving to God’s work through Lutheran Church of the Foothills.

 

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5102 N. Craycroft Rd.
Tucson, AZ  85718
-6343

(520)-299-5631

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Land Acknowledgement

Lutheran Church of the Foothills is located on the original and ancestral homelands of the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui nations, and we give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial. We also wish to recognize and honor all our Indigenous siblings who have and continue to call this land their home. We acknowledge the historical injustices and colonialism perpetrated on these Indigenous Peoples, past and present, and we strive to be mindful of our complicity and work toward building right relationships with all Native nations and Native peoples.

Lutheran Church of the Foothills
5102 N. Craycroft Rd.
Tucson, AZ  85718
-6343

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Lutheran Church of the Foothills is a member of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We are a Reconciling in Christ community in partnership with Reconciling Works: Lutherans for Full Participation.

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