Thoughts From Pastor Glen

 
139 children registered for this year's Vacation Bible School. This is the second biggest group on record to ever attend one of our week long programs. It's really a special treat for me to be able to introduce myself to young parents as they drop off their little people. And yes, there were some tears, as some of our littlest people took a few minutes to adjust, but there were dozens of smiles as our wacky leaders entertained, taught and demonstrated God's love. The program, the decorating, the music, the projects and the food have been top-notch. I couldn't be more proud of this congregation when I see the outpouring of support and love shown to these little ones. Rusty and his Vacation Bible School Team continue to outdo themselves year after year after year.  
 
I will be joined by three others as I attend the Grand Canyon Synod Assembly this week, which will be held at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa. Kit McCormick, our president, and members Michael & Nancy Stark will be representing Spirit of Hope. The Stark's graciously took the place of Klaus & Priscilla Rapp (who are elected representatives), as the Rapp's had hoped that their home in Minnesota would have been sold by now, but unfortunately it hasn't. This will be a challenging year for the Grand Canyon Synod in the sense that Bishop Talmage will be leaving his office one year early after receiving "a call" from Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa. The Rev. Lowell Almen will function as the Interim Bishop until an election can be held next summer. Please keep these representatives in your prayers as God uses them in this special way.  

         Kit McCormick
            Michael Stark
           Nancy Stark

There will be no Too Big For Starbucks Bible Study this week due to our VBS program. The Bible Study will continue next Thursday morning June 15th at 6:30 a.m.
 
I have missed our choir, but it's been wonderful to have two polished voices standing at the microphone to assist our 8:45 a.m. singing worship community. A big thanks to Paula Williamson and Rachelle Starr for their leadership as we make a joyful noise giving thanks to God. 
 
Have you tried to TEXT your offering yet? I know that this may sound a little ominous to some of you, but it's actually very simple once you have set it up on your smart phone. See how easy this is to do, in the financial section below. If you don't have a smart phone, don't forget that you can give electronically by going to our website at: www.spiritofhopelutheran.com, scroll towards the bottom of the home page and on the left side you'll see a "Give Today" button, click on that and follow the prompts.
 
I hope this finds you all well as the Holy Spirit launches each of us into the community to reflect the love that God has for the world.
 
Peace & love,  
Pastor Glen
** VBS Clean-Up Crew Needed **
VBS 2017 will be coming to a close on Friday evening, and we are in need of all hands on deck to ready the church for our weekend activities and services. If you can help be part of the clean-up crew, we will begin immediately following the close of VBS at 8:00 p.m. this Friday, June 9th. We would appreciate all the help we can get!
News From Our Outreach Team
The Outreach Team is gearing up for a busy Fall and Winter and you are needed!

We will be planning the following events for the Fall beginning NOW:

God's Work Our Hands Day - Trunk R Treat - Annual Craft Show - Thanksgiving Outreach Opportunities - Christmas Outreach Opportunities - Annual Church Rummage Sale 

The Outreach Team is looking for volunteers to step forward to assist in the planning and implementation of these events. If Outreach is near and dear to your heart or you've ever wondered what this exciting ministry is about, please come to an informational meeting on Tuesday, June 27th at 6:00 p.m. at the church. There, you will hear about these events and how you can help.

Please contact Tina Gilson, Outreach Team Chair, with questions at (414-517-6505) or sign up in the Narthex to attend.  The meeting will be about an hour. All are welcome!
Heat Respite Program Needs Our Help
Grace In The City Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix, ministers to the area homeless. They are looking for water for their heat respite program this summer and you can help! 

Please bring in packs of bottled water between June 10th and July 2nd. The water will be delivered on July 3rd. You may leave packs of water under the giving tree in the Narthex. 
Seniors Rock Meals Of Hope
Our Prayer Wall
One of the great things about the web and social media is our ability to connect with each other, and we kept that in mind when we designed the Spirit of Hope website by creating an online  Prayer Wall. 

Let's step through how the Prayer Wall works: 
  • You may post prayer requests directly to our website, via the Prayer Wall. 
  • All prayer requests will be moderated before they go live for privacy purposes.
  • You may choose to share your prayer request anonymously, if you wish.
  • We also have included an "I Prayed For This" button, which when clicked, sends an uplifting email to the original poster, to let them know someone has prayed for them, if the original poster has requested this.  
  • When you post a prayer request, you will also receive an email with links you can use to "Mark Your Prayer Answered" or "Delete Your Prayer Request". 
  • Our Prayer Wall will be cleaned up frequently, with older Prayer Requests being deleted.
We hope you are enjoying this page of our website, allowing you to post Prayer Requests 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Here is what the Prayer Request Form looks like, when you click on the "Share Your Prayer Request" button.
 

     Numbers For June 3-4, 2017     

Giving $4,215
Attendance 204
Our Weekly Goal Is: $5,540






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 

Readings For This Coming Weekend
2 Cor 13:11-13 and Matt 28:16-20
 
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 10th 5:00 p.m. 
Set-Up: TBD
 
June 11th 8:45 a.m. 
 Altar Assistants: TBD, Ellen Towler
Communion Servers: Nancy Stark, Mary Dicks, Ron & Barb Vogel
 Greeters: Mike & Nancy Stark
 Reader: Donna Blad
   Ushers: TBD, Keith Hackney, Dick Schultz, Brian Blad
Sound Booth: Josh Keck

June 11th 10:15 a.m. 
Communion Servers: John & Jenni Janezic
Greeters: Jeanette Bailey, Cindy Bailey
Reader: Linda Wilcox
   Ushers: Art & Crystal Zander
Week At A Glance

Thursday
June 8th 
5:30 p.m. 
VBS 

1:00 p.m.
Women's Bible Study (Ruthie's Home) 


Friday
June 9th
5:30 p.m. 
 VBS
8:00 p.m.
VBS
Tear-Down & Clean-Up



Saturday
June 10th
5:00 p.m.
The Lift Service
6:00 p.m. 
TAG
8:15 p.m. 
The  Forge

Sunday
June 11th
8:45 a.m.
Blended Service
10:15 a.m. 
Contemporary Service



Monday
June 12th		 6:00 p.m. 
Financial Peace University




Tuesday
June 13th




Wednesday
June 14th
9:00 a.m. 
Staff Meeting
6:00 p.m. 
SWAG


Thursday
June 15th
6:30 a.m. 
Too Big For 
Starbucks		 9:00 a.m. 
Seniors Rock		 10:00 a.m. 
Memory Care
Service		 1:00 p.m. 
Women's Bible Study

Friday
June 16th


Dee prayers for healing as she recovers from chemo
Kathy prayers for healing from surgery
Sydney prayers for healing of her heart and moving on in her life at Law School
Connie prayers for selling her house
Greg, Fran, Lindsay, Mike B, Mike J prayers for healing
Larry prayers for healing and recovery
Awareness & Prayers for all suffering from epilepsy and Parkinson's disease
Darlene prayers for strength
Kate prayers for healing from back pain
Tom prayers for calmness, knowledge and strength for his presentation (June 6-8)
Annette prayers for healing of ankle
Becki prayers for healing from brain tumor surgery
Mathew, Robert, Anthony, Allison prayers for God's guidance
Dave T prayers for successful laser surgery (June 6)
Prayers for the journey of life each has
VBS bestow blessing on the children, volunteers, Rusty and Pastor Glen
VBS Volunteers prayers that God's love is always flowing from their hearts to the children
Prayers for victims of terrorist attacks worldwide
Dee, Barb, Kit prayers
Fran, Norma, Lee, Linda, John, Mary prayers for strength
Jane prayers for improved health (memory decline & physical health)
Butch & Connie's Mom prayers for healing from cancer
Connie prayers for strength, continued faith and dependence on God
Ruthie & John, Jim & Debbie, Larry prayers for strength and healing
Jay C prayers for peace as he nears the end and will soon join God
Chrissy prayers for an easy birth of her son on Friday (June 9)
Carole, Becky, Paul, Kevin prayers for  healing from cancer
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