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Spirit Update
May 31, 2017
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Thoughts From Pastor Glen
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I have a box of Kleenex staring at me as I type, nestled beside a growing pile of used Kleenex. Yep - I got a cold! I suspect the germ culprit was my granddaughter as she splashed, jumped, floated and sneezed while we played in the pool for a couple of hours yesterday. It was a nice Memorial Day at the Stadler home, as Lee hobbles from place to place with her new walking cast supporting her broken ankle. She did purchase crutches, but at this point, I'm not sure why?
We sit at the eve of this year's
Vacation Bible School
program. Everything officially starts-up on Monday evening at 5:30 p.m., but that doesn't reflect the many hours of preparation before this time. We will be asking the Sunday 10:15 a.m. worshippers to help us stack chairs, as our entire building will be transformed into a Fun Factory. If you haven't signed-up, there is still time. There is space for both kids and volunteers!
We will be having a memorial service for our pianist
Michael Snyder's mother, Martha Snyder, this
Saturday, June 3rd at 11:00 a.m. Martha died April 12th at the age of 90.
Please keep the Snyder family in your prayers as they move through this different transition period, handing their mother's care over to our Risen Lord.
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Installation Weekend is June 3rd & 4th, for our newest New Member Class. All new members who were able to attend this class on May 21st, are invited to join us at any of the three services this coming weekend to be installed. Please reach out to these new people, as they merge their ministry with all the many things happening at Spirit of Hope.
Pictured from left to right are:
Gary Wolter, Ginger Ohrmundt, Melynda Wolter, Phuong Dinh, Ellen Towler, Pastor Glen, Sue Irwin, Jenn Watson,
Scott Watson and Brian Blad
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Here is a bit about some of our newest members:
Brian Blad:
Brian works for Laboratory Sciences of Arizona. He enjoys board game design, board games, role playing games, video games, landscaping, cooking, reading, music and movies. He is an amputee and four time cancer survivor.
Sue Irwin:
Sue grew up in Wisconsin and relocated to Arizona in 1988 with her sister in order to begin a new stage of her life. She is retired after working 35 years in Health Care Administration. She recently moved to Sunland Springs Village to be closer to family. Her husband died in 2016. Sue enjoys volunteering, reading, traveling and spending time at the beach.
Ginger Ohrmundt:
Ginger worked in the State of Washington and retired from a great career after 32 years. She felt Arizona was the best place for her to retire and moved here seven months ago. She has one son and three grandchildren. Ginger loves travel, gardening and politics.
Ellen Towler:
Ellen grew up in the Milwaukee area. She and her husband moved to Arizona 4 years ago, so she could accept a job transfer as a Sales Instructor/Coach for CSW. They have two children and two grandchildren living in Wisconsin, with a third grandchild due in October!
Scott and Jenn Watson:
Scott and Jenn grew up in Nebraska and have lived in Arizona for six years. Scott works for Carpet Direct and Jenn is a teacher. They have two children - Devynn is two and Roman is eight months old. They enjoy movies, spending time as a family, golf and sporting events.
Gary and Melynda Wolter: Gary and Melynda
are from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and have two adult sons. The have been REALTORS® for 16 years. They enjoy traveling to Maui, road trips to California, and parks in Arizona. They enjoy biking, golf and live music. In the past, Gary was a morning radio personality, and Melynda is a singer and has been in TV spots.
We welcome all of you to the SOH Family and are so glad you have joined us!
God's blessings to all of you as we move into the month of June. Please know that Jesus is praying over you, to fill you, guide you and protect you.
Peace & love,
Pastor Glen
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Registration for kids (pre-school through 5th grade) will be closing on Friday, June 2nd. If you'd like to register your kids,
here is the link
to do so.
VBS - Maker Fun Factory - begins on Monday, June 5th at 5:30 p.m.
We are in need of volunteers for VBS - especially on our decorating crew! If you are able to help us out by decorating this weekend, please let Youth Minister Rusty Shaffer know, so he can assign you to one of the many tasks that makes Vacation Bible School, such a great experience for all the kids.
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Special Birthday Wish Request
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One of the members of Seniors Rock, shared this story with us, and asked if we would pass it along to all of you, to help make his young man's wish come true.
Jacob Priestley, from Queen Creek, has Mitochondrial disease for which there is no cure. His birthday is August 28th, and his wish is to receive 100,000 Birthday Cards. He will be turning 15 and people from all over the country are responding. You may mail birthday cards to Jacob at:
Jacob Priestley
PO Box 855
Queen Creek, AZ 85142
To watch Jacob's story, take a look at this news clip from ABC15.com
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Seniors Rock Meals Of Hope
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We had a wonderful Girl Scout Troop who used our building a few weeks ago for a day long adventure of projects they were finishing, and we arrived at the office the following Monday morning to this sweet note from them, that we wanted to share with all of you.
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Numbers For May 27-28, 2017
| Giving |
$4,495 |
| Attendance |
180 |
| Our Weekly Goal Is: |
$5,540 |
Our Financial Snapshot For April 2017
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April 2017
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Year To Date
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| Monthly General Fund Income |
$31,868 |
$121,681 |
| Monthly General Fund Expense |
$(21,311) |
$(100,151) |
| Total General Income |
$10,557 |
$21,530 |
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| Monthly Income For Mortgage Payment |
$5,814 |
$18,434 |
| Monthly Mortgage Payment |
$(5,337) |
$(21,348) |
| Monthly Total Balance |
$477 |
$(2,914) |
If you are interested in becoming an e-Giver, visit this
blog post
on the SOH website, for step by step instructions.
Would you like to text us a donation?
You can do so by simply indicating the dollar amount you'd like to donate. Example: $250 and text 480-725-1140
To text a donation to a particular fund is also very easy to do. Simply indicate the dollar amount you'd like to donate and leave a space followed by the fund name. Example: $100 VBS or $50 TAG or $200 Mortgage Fund and text 480-725-1140
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Readings For This Coming Weekend
1 Cor 12:3b-13 and John 20:19-23
This Weekend's Worship Assistants
5:00 p.m. Service Coordinator: Wendy Sontag
8:45 a.m. Service Coordinator: Phil Troiano
10:15 a.m. Service Coordinators: Sylvia Humleker & Linda Wilcox
June 4th 8:45 a.m.
Altar Assistants: Jack & Marylou Wilson
Communion Servers: Jan Hefflinger, Barbara Landau, Delores Burchill, Mary Myer
Greeters: Ron & Barb Vogel
Reader: Mike Stark
Ushers: Jerry Nelson, Keith Hackney, Drew Myer, Dick Schultz
Sound Booth: Josh Keck
June 4th 10:15 a.m.
Communion Servers: Sylvia Humleker, Debbie Traynor
Greeters: Darryl & Sherry Branham
Reader: Gary Wolter
Ushers: Darryl & Sherry Branham
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Week At A Glance
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Thursday
June 1st
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6:30 a.m.
Too Big For Starbucks
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9:00 a.m.
Seniors Rock
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1:00 p.m.
Women's Bible Study
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Saturday
June 3rd
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9:00 a.m.
Lay Ministry Team Meeting
Stewardship Team Meeting
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5:00 p.m.
The Lift Service
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6:00 p.m.
TAG
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8:15 p.m.
The
Forge
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Sunday
June 4th
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8:45 a.m.
Blended Service
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10:15 a.m.
Contemporary Service
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Monday
June 5th |
5:30 p.m.
VBS |
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Tuesday
June 6th
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5:30 p.m.
VBS |
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Wednesday
June 7th
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9:00 a.m.
Staff Meeting |
5:30 p.m.
VBS
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Thursday
June 8th
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1:00 p.m.
Women's Bible Study (Ruthie's Home) |
5:30 p.m.
VBS |
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Friday
June 9th |
5:30 p.m.
VBS |
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Matthew continued recovery
Carole, Ron healing from surgery
Nancy recovery from the flu
Carol H cancer
Blair healing
Lee healing of ankle
Bryan on his 35th birthday
SOH and all new members
Ginger thank you for all you do
Sherry for being you
Mike B, Mike J healing
Lindsay healing and comfort
Larry healing and strength
Sonny recovery from surgery
Dolly, Nikki H prayers as they struggle with terminal cancer
Pam R and family safe travels to their new home
Al M safe travels
Darlene loss of her husband
Pat G recovery from surgery
Dee recovery from surgery
Herb health issues
Amy, Sharon issues with eyes
Sally J recovery from stroke
Tom H, Sandy B, Kevaleen, Horace H, Mark H, John P, Heidi, Michael recovery from cancer
Connie M, Vicky K, Ruthie P, Don K, John P, Don B, Mike S, Dennis D multiple health issues
Prayers for all who struggle with marriage issues
Connie M, Kathy S continued recovery
Maddie recovery from kidney transplant
Drew addiction
Marc grief
Amber relationship issues
Prayers for SOH and all who worship within its walls
Prayers for our Church Council may they make sound decisions that allow our church to thrive
Prayers for Pastor Glen and Rusty as they serve the church community
Stephanie foot operation
Prayers for being a mom - has been so hard lately. Give me strength, patience, empathy and sleep. I need sleep.
Caiya C turned 18 and graduated high school this past week
Family traveling to CA this next weekend
Prayers for more shows for summer and fall
Paula W prayers for song writing to be good inspiring songs
Jim & Debbie W, Joyce K, Ruthie & John, Linda V prayers for healing and strength
Becky, Kevin, Paul cancer
Fran, Norma, Linda, Mary, Jim, Lee strength
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