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Thoughts From Pastor Glen
One of the joys of being a pastor is to watch how a congregation grows. Spirit of Hope has seen up and downs like any congregation, but like a teenager (Spirit of Hope is 15 years old) we can be surprised by new developments. In June .... we are going to do something NEW. Our last new member class brought us some entertainers by the name of Ermal & Paula Williams. Like many entertainers, they have worked many places and have now found Arizona as their home. They asked, "How could we serve?" After some brainstorming we came up with the idea of using their musical talent before the Sunday 8:45 am service, encouraging people to come early at 8:15 am to "warm-up" their worship spirit. Ermal is an accomplished actor doing "stories" on John Wayne and Gary Cooper. Paula has a beautiful voice (think Patsy Cline) and is an award winning yodeler. The idea is to have "FUN" before we enter into worship of our Lord and Savior. We are calling this "Spirit Warm-Up". It will start on June 12th @ 8:15 am. Come early. Bring friends. Enjoy this change of pace.
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On our web page - Find information on the New Life Group, formed several months ago
to provide support - not bereavement - for those who have lost a loved one
and are seeking to move on in their lives. The group has gathered monthly and taken forays to locations such as St Anthony's Monastery in Florence, the Dolly Steamboat, and the Arizona Opry. Now the details are coming together for a trip to Branson, MO. Find out more on
this new web page
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This coming week marks the 64th
wedding anniversary for Frank and Pat Gursky. Frank was born November 14
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1926 in Chicago. Pat was born on September 1st, 1930 in White Lake, Wisconsin. The name "White" was given to the lake by the Native Americans, who hunted and fished in that area many years ago. Pat graduated in Milltown, Wisconsin.
They first met in Pat's family home. Frank had met friends and Pat's family members at the local bowling alley in Milltown, and the outing spilled over to Pat's family home. When she came home from her job at the local bank, Frank was there with a sparkle in his eye which lit up when Pat walked into the room. Not long after the two were dating and enjoying their time together. They complimented each other as Pat was soft spoken, modest and humble and Frank was jovial and upbeat.
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On May 30, 1952, the couple married in Milltown, then worked together with Pat's parents running the local A&W Drive-in for nearly six years. During the winter they would close up the drive-in and head to Florida to enjoy the warmer climate. Frank also worked as a successful sales representative for the local newspaper for over twenty years. Frank continued to enjoy his bowling and for both of them, family and friends remained very important.
They were blessed with two sons who are now both retired. Allan winters here and is also a Spirit of Hope member. He was a successful financial planner for 25 years in Washington state. Edward, who lives in Las Vegas, is a safety electrician at the University Medical Center in charge of weekly validating of emergency systems of five generators.
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All of us at Spirit of Hope are sending Frank and Pat the very best, and blessed wishes, on their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary !
1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
This certainly is true for this lovely couple Frank and Pat Gursky.
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The Bracken Family
Brian & Brianna, Riley & Raegan, will be Baptized on:
May 29th at the 10.15 a.m. Service.
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We will be packing lunches again this summer for the East Valley Men's Shelter in July and will be in need of volunteers.
We are looking for delivery drivers and helpers. If you can help, please
drop me a line at
[email protected]
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This weeks Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church Service
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Saturday The Lift, 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:45 & 10:15 a.m.
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Numbers from
May 21 & 22
Attendance:
217
Giving:
$ 4,136.48
Our weekly goal is:
$ 5,340
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Sunday 8:45 a.m.
Ushers:
Terry Williams, Wayne Schmidt, Jerry & Arlyce Nelson
Altar Assistants:
Rechinda Nelson & Diana Duck
Greeters: Joel & Barb Mykleseth
Welcome Table: Dee Houtman
Reader: Peg Goetz
Sound Booth: Tyler
*Holy Communion at all services.
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Sunday 10:15 a.m.
Ushers:
Jeanette Bailey, Judy Ofelt
Communion Servers:
Sandy Carpenter,
Jeff Michaels, Sylvia Humleker,
Debbie Traynor
Greeters: Winona Nichols and Naomi Henson
Welcome Table: Rusty Shaffer
Reader: John Janezic
Sound Booth: Josh
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May 21 and 22: Kids of the world,
peace and understanding;
Joe,
healing from massive heart attack;
Geo,
healing;
AJ,
praise God for giving him a clean life for a whole year;
Darlene and Dan,
health;
Carl,
strength and courage;
Mike J and Mike B,
healing and strength;
Jimmy and Lisa,
healing;
Tom,
celebrating his last chemo treatment;
Pam,
health is improving slowly;
Ron ,
has bad diabetes, health is improving;
Ethel,
pain and depression;
Officer David Glasser Family,
comfort and peace;
Bobbe, Ethel, Eleanora,
heart problem;
Ethel,
pain;
Those who are ill,
healing;
Those recovering from alcoholism and addiction,
strength and courage;
Chet,
surgery for cancer;
Albert,
Alzheimer's;
Matthew,
new job;
Sandra's mom,
lung cancer;
Cindy,
anxiety;
Leslie,
good health throughout pregnancy;
Susan,
knee replacement surgery;
Joyce,
radiation therapy following breast cancer surgery;
Ed,
health;
Patty and Greg,
health;
Jason and Jessica,
decisions;
Family,
safety in summer travels;
Deb, Vicki, Celia, Jim,
healing;
Larry,
relief of pain;
Braden,
living alone and working on internship this summer;
Winona, Sandy , Ron,
prayers;
Lynn,
post-surgery;
Jan,
chemo;
Brian,
gratitude;
Michael,
hospital;
Ardy,
test results;
Don,
peace;
Becky, Paul, Kevin,
cancer;
Fran, Norma, Martha, Lee,
strength.
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