PINNACLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Giving Back to Others . . . a Joyful Celebration of God's Goodness
In gratitude, many in our family of faith wisely use this time of the year to evaluate what they might still do for ministry. The need remains great. Special offerings like Christmas Joy, Angel Tree, Alternative Gift Market, and support of our community partners through the Arizona Charitable, Public School and Private School Tuition Organizations Tax Credits all touch the lives of others in need.
The need for hands-on volunteers and leaders in our mission ministries is ever present. Food boxes need filling, meals for the homeless need to be served, houses need to be built, and thousands of other small tasks lighten the load of hurting families. If you have a heart for mission, email us at mission@pinnaclepres.org and share how you would like to get more involved.
We invite you to browse through this catalog of special Christmas offerings and consider how you might join others to bring joy to the world.
Your siblings in Christ ~
Pinnacle Deacons: Angel Tree
Pinnacle Mission Committee: Alternative Gift Market, Arizona
Charitable, Public School, and Private School Tuition Tax-Credits
May the vulnerable experience their needs fulfilled & know your peace.
Amen Psalm 71
Christmas Angel Tree
NOVEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 1 | SANCTUARY NARTHEX
For the last 31 years Pinnacle has helped make Christmas morning a little brighter for many children and families. This year's program will benefit clients of our mission partners, Vista Del Camino and Noah Webster Schools. To participate, look for the Christmas trees in the Chapel and Sanctuary narthex, choose an angel from the tree and record your name with a volunteer.
Please purchase and return unwrapped item(s) by December 1 to the trees in the Chapel and Sanctuary on Sunday mornings or to the church office Monday - Thursday. Include your angel tag and approximate gift value.
Rather make a financial contribution? Please make checks payable to Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, designate it “Angel Tree” and return it to the church office, or online at pinnaclepres.org/give-now and select “Angel Tree” from the giving type drop-down menu. Questions? Email: angeltree@pinnaclepres.org.
Alternative Gift Market
NOVEMBER 24 & DECEMBER 1
8:45 AM CHAPEL PATIO | 11:00 AM SANCTUARY PATIO
More than a gift extending farther than our borders, Pinnacle’s Alternative Gift Market is an opportunity to participate in feeding the hungry, providing education to students who are disenfranchised, being a caring heart for seniors, and much more. These gifts are available for purchase until December 31. Your tokens of love come with cards for you to give to your family and friends as recognition of gifts made in their honor.
Instructions:
Browse the gift catalog, either online or a paper copy, and complete the order form located at the back of this catalog indicating desired gifts and amounts. Then there are three ways to complete your purchase:
• Come to the Market after church on November 24 & December 1 and pay with cash, credit card or check.
• Send your order form and check to the church office.
• Place your order online at pinnaclepres.org/alternative-gift-market
For more information please contact: mission@pinnaclepres.org
Alternative Gift Market
CARING FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
ANDRE HOUSE is a ministry to the homeless and poor populations of greater Phoenix. Volunteers help prepare and serve meals through the soup kitchen. Andre House also provides modest housing, free clothing, laundry service, showers and more to those in need. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for socks, underwear and a blanket for a homeless person
UMOM is the largest homeless shelter for families in Arizona. Its mission is to provide homeless families and individuals with safe shelter, housing, and supportive services to assist them in reaching their greatest potential. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving:
UMOM: $50 for diapers and training pants
Alternative Gift Market
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
MISSION OF MERCY provides free medical care from six Valley clinics to our most vulnerable – the uninsured, underinsured, and those who “fall through the cracks” of our healthcare system. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for maintenance medications for a low-income individual
PPC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND is a program for non-members who apply to the church for assistance in a distress situation, most commonly for help with food, rent, or utilities. Approved payments are made directly to service providers or with gas or grocery cards. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $100 for utility bill assistance or grocery card for person in need
Alternative Gift Market
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
FIRST LIGHT FELLOWSHIP is a New Worshipping Community of the PC(USA) that recently took ownership of a building to serve and bless Anthem. They plan to host after-school service and faith programs for children, cooking classes for the community, and support groups for families, striving to be Church in the midst of community. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving:
$20 for Weekly Worship Materials
$25 Bible for a Child in their afternoon program
$30 Communion Supplies
FOOTHILLS CARING CORPS & DUET provide medical transportation trips, rides to the grocery store, van trips to social events, meal delivery and in-home services to older adults and individuals with a disabling condition. Servicing Phoenix and the Foothills area, trained volunteers provide services at no cost to those needing assistance. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving:
$50 for gas for a Caring Corps or Duet van for group outings
Alternative Gift Market
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY builds simple, decent, affordable housing for those in need. Each year Pinnacle volunteers help build these homes and provide financial assistance. No construction experience or tools are required. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving:
$10 for a box of nails
$35 for a bundle of roof shingles
NOAH WEBSTER SCHOOLS are two well-established public, non-profit, tuition-free, charter elementary schools (Mesa and Scottsdale) which are Title I, 501.c.3 qualified and which have a majority of students from low-income families. Also, currently there are children from 9 homeless families at the Mesa school and children from 12 homeless families at the Scottsdale school. Every class goes on a minimum of three field trips per year. Pay for a child from a homeless family to go on the class field trips. In God's name, and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving!
$20 to pay for one homeless child to go on three class field trips
Alternative Gift Market
CARING FOR OUR WORLD
DAR AL-KALIMA promotes peace and justice in Palestine through DAK University College of Arts & Culture and its initiatives for youth, families, and older adults, as well as public advocacy for human rights. They seek to educate creative leaders to contribute to the intellectual and cultural life in Palestine. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $50 for school supplies
FRONTERA DE CRISTO is a Presbyterian border ministry located in the sister cities of Douglas, AZ, and Agua Prieta, Sonora. In addition to developing and supporting the Café Justo coffee cooperatives, they have a community center, a migrant resource center, provide family and health services, and are developing new churches. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $25 for art supplies for the Community Center
Alternative Gift Market
CARING FOR OUR WORLD
HARMONY MINISTRIES CHURCHES are in Port-au-Prince and mountain villages in Haiti. Under Pastor Luc Deratus’s leadership they provide spiritual leadership, Christian education, counseling, medical services to the poor as well as food and emergency assistance. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $25 for Bibles
HARMONY MINISTRIES SCHOOLS offer Pre-K through 6th grade education to children who otherwise could not afford to go to school. Located in Port-au-Prince and remote villages, those in need are given free tuition, uniforms, school supplies and occasional food. Pastor Luc provides training and support to teachers. In God’s name and in honor of those you love, you can show caring by giving: $200 for one month’s pay for a village teacher
These items from Haiti will be available for purchase, while supplies last, on Sundays, November 24 & December 1.
Bracelets - $5
Necklace - $10
Tax Credit Opportunities
Being a resident of the state of Arizona gives you a wonderful opportunity to receive a tax credit for donating to an official mission project of Pinnacle! When you donate to a qualified organization, you will receive a dollar-for-dollar reduction in your Arizona state tax liability! It’s a win for our Pinnacle mission partners and a win for you! Can you donate to the Qualified Charitable Tax Credit, Public-School Tax Credit and Private School Tuition Organizations Tax Credit? YES!
METHODS OF PAYMENT:
Make checks payable to the qualified organization, school or school tuition organization. Write "tax credit donation" on the memo line.
Send your check directly to the organization, school, tuition organization OR bring or mail your check to the Church Office by the end of 2024 when using payment as a Federal Deduction and for Arizona Tax Credit. Taxpayers taking a standard deduction may make payment for either kind of tax credit (Charity or School) as late as April 15, 2025.
ARIZONA QUALIFIED CHARITABLE TAX CREDIT
While any amount given to a qualified organization is welcomed, the maximum allowable tax credit is $938 for married taxpayers filing jointly or $470 for single, heads of household and married filing separately.
• These qualified charitable organizations are part of PPC’s mission to aid the homeless and the homebound: (Form 321 code number provided)
q Andre House - 20467
q DUET - 20552
q Foothills Caring Corps - 20612
q Habitat for Humanity of AZ - 20434
q Mission of Mercy - 20941
q CCCH - Vista Del Camino - 20340
q UMOM New Day Center, Inc. - 20541
• Maintain a receipt of your gift from the charity for your tax records.
• Attach a completed Arizona Form 321 to your completed individual Arizona Tax Form 321 for 2024.
Tax credit example: If a single individual owes $2,000 in state taxes but donates $470 to a qualifying charitable organization, their tax liability is reduced to $1,530.
ARIZONA QUALIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL TAX CREDIT
While any amount given to a qualified public school is welcomed, the maximum allowable Public School Credit contribution is $400 for married, filing jointly or $200 for single heads of households and married filing separately. Noah Webster Schools is qualified and is an official Pinnacle Mission Project. The scope of the use of this tax credit has expanded to include character education, extracurricular activities, acquiring certain capital items such as books and equipment, community school meal programs, student consumable health care supplies, and playground equipment.
• Donate to Noah Webster Public Schools:
q Mesa - 078930101
q Pima - 078261001
• Maintain a receipt of your gift from the charity for your tax records.
• Attach a completed Arizona Form 322 to your individual Arizona Form 140 tax return for 2024.
ARIZONA PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION
ORGANIZATIONS TAX CREDITS
This year, in addition to the Qualified Charitable and Public School Tax Credits, we would like to encourage you to consider a donation to support our new Pinnacle Presbyterian Kindergarten. You can donate an amount to the “Arizona Tuition Connection” up to the the maximum set by the state of $2,910 for married filing jointly, or $1,459 for filing single. You will need to use Arizona Forms 323 and 348 as attachments to your individual Arizona Form 140 tax return for 2024.
• Donate to Arizona Tuition Connection and designate Pinnacle Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten.
• Maintain a receipt of your gift from the charity for your tax records.
• Attach a completed Arizona Form 323 and 348 to your individual Arizona Form 140 tax return for 2024.
Please note that if your donations exceed what you owe in AZ taxes, you are allowed to carry over the excess amount for use as a credit next year. Pinnacle Presbyterian Church is not able to give tax advice, so please consult your tax adviser when taking AZ tax credits.
Christmas Joy
DECEMBER 15 & 22
The Christmas Joy Offering has been a cherished Presbyterian tradition since the 1930s, opening doors of opportunity for our leaders who are shaped and supported through your gifts—doors that lead to hopeful futures for young people at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color. Your gifts open doors that lead to relief for church workers and their families when critical financial needs arise.
The Christmas Joy Offering has been a Presbyterian commitment for nearly 140 years, nurturing our leaders—past, present, and future.
Find the Christmas Joy remittance envelope in the pew racks on Sunday, December 15 & 22, or you may make your donation online at pinnaclepres.org/special-offerings
THE PERFECT GIFT.
ORDER FORM
Caring for those experiencing Homelessness
Socks, Underwear, Blankets (Andre House)
Diapers & Training pants (UMOM)
Caring for our Community
Box of Nails (Habitat for Humanity)
Weekly Worship Materials (First Light Fellowship)
Kids Bibles (First Light Fellowship)
Communion Supplies (First Light Fellowship)
Field Trips for Homeless Child (Noah Webster Schools)
Bundle of Roof Shingles (Habitat for Humanity)
Gas cards for vans (Caring Corps and Duet)
Medications (Mission of Mercy)
Payment for an electric bill or grocery card (PPC Emergency Assistance)
ORDER FORM
Caring for Our World
Art supplies (Frontera de Cristo)
Bibles (Harmony Ministries Churches)
School Supplies (Dar al-Kalima)
Teachers' pay (Harmony Ministries Schools)
Gifts for the Alternative Gift Market do not qualify for the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit. Make checks payable to Pinnacle Presbyterian Church. Place check and order form in offering baskets or mail to: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church 25150 N Pima Road Scottsdale, AZ 85255
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