Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing you to our newest members here at Spirit of Hope, and this  week we begin with the Pintor and Knickerbocker families. 

Michael & Jenna Pintor Jenna was born in Ohio and moved here in 1990 because of her dad's work.  Michael has lived in Arizona all his life.  They meet each other at church in 2010.   Mike work's at Lifelock and Jenna works from home.  They have a four year old son, Vincent, who loves being active, enjoying the  outdoors and playing with cars/trucks.  Vincent's new little brother is due to arrive on September 19th.  Mike enjoys playing bass guitar (he play's in the SOH band) and plays basketball.  Jenna enjoys music (also sings in the SOH band), shopping, and staying active with the family.

 

Donald & Cheryl Knickerbocker Don grew up in Ohio and Cheryl is from Pennsylvania. They moved here from the Washington D.C. area, after Don retired from the U.S. Department of Labor. He is also a retired U.S. Army Officer. Cheryl is retired from sales. They have been married for 31 years.   Don & Cheryl have two children, Michelle & Michael. Michelle is married and lives here. They have one grandson, Nicholas who worships regularly at Spirit of Hope.   Don enjoys golf, computers, technology, and photography, and is one of our volunteers who puts together our wonderful service PowerPoints that you see each weekend. Cheryl loves real estate and shopping.

Those members who had pictures taken in April 2016 by Lifetouch, your directory is available in the office. Directories are only available for members who had pictures taken by Lifetouch. Please stop by to pick them up! 

Kids and parents alike, enjoyed Family Fun Night last Friday evening, where the Sanctuary was filled with bounce houses and the Narthex was transformed into a food court, complete with grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone to enjoy. 

Do your children drive you nuts at times? Have you gone to a public place and your child is screaming their head off, as other moms are judging you? We have a mom's group here at SOH that isn't about judging, but just getting through the day with work and/or kids. MOM'S Group is a support group for moms. We are nationally connected to Moms of Preschoolers (MOPS) and MOPS NEXT. We support moms from birth to Jr. High. In our meetings we talk about our group's needs and support each other spiritually and emotionally, by helping each other keep sane and grow our faith. Some of the topics are building faith with our children, keeping the holiday spirit, community service, positive discipline, husband project, spa day and picnic. We have FREE childcare! If you have a child and would like to join this group, we meet the third Saturday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Faith Meyer 480-320-8615. We start up the year on Aug. 20th!!

 

We will also be accepting cash donations to purchase supplies for the Hope Totes. Please use the gold envelopes on the Welcome Desk for your donation. Donations should be made by September 4.

 

Shirts will be available for sale the last weekend in August and first weekend in September at all services. Cost will be $8 for this reusable shirt.

Woodworking is a hobby of mine and I am sure there are many more of you at Spirit of Hope that enjoy working with wood, not only with power tools but by hand carving.

I have been involved with making the crosses which are given to new members when they join Spirit of Hope and baptismal boxes and other projects for our youth program. There are others of you that have been doing these projects also. Let's get together as a group to meet each other and find out what each of you is doing for the church. I know there is a lot of talent in our congregation.

My garage is equipped with all the power tools we may need to complete any project together. Back in Minnesota our church group met in my garage monthly and made many different projects. For variety, we also had people demonstrating different woodworking techniques. 

     

We will have a planning meeting at Spirit of Hope on Monday evening, September 27^th at 6:30 p.m. This group is open to any member, winter visitor, man or woman, interested in woodworking. (No experience needed.)

Please call or email me with your interest and even if you cannot attend this meeting. Dave Torgersen - Phone: 480-219-9343 or Email: dakatorg@yahoo.com

Spirit of Hope will again host the Hopes and Dreams Holiday Craft Show on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Vendors and crafters are needed! For more information, please see the church website and click on the Holiday Craft Show link. The application and rules are located here. If you need more information, please contact Irene Jeter at 480-707-2170.