Thoughts From Pastor Glen

 
One of the things that I've always loved as a pastor, is standing on the sidelines and watching our warriors do their ministries. Tina Gilson, last weekend stood before the congregation offering everyone the challenge of being a part of God's Work. Our Hands. activities. Each of us has an opportunity to join forces with Our Savior's & Spirit of Joy in helping at the United Food Bank or Sunshine Acres on September 9th & 10th. Tina also challenged us with a mind-set of paying it forward by doing a random act of kindness and including that on an index card that one can share anonymously at the Ice Cream Social on Sunday, September 10th at Our Savior's. If those events don't work for you, how about purchasing socks and food items for the House of Refuge that can be left in the Narthex? This is good stuff, and it makes me proud.
 
Our TAGGER's got into the spirit of God's Work. Our Hands. by doing a food drive across the street in the Mulberry Subdivision gathering 260 pounds of food for the food bank last Saturday night. These teenagers are watching us, as adults, attempting to change the world. Never forget that we are all walking sermons where our actions speak louder than words.  


The excitement is mounting for our 10th Anniversary Building Celebration on October 1st. We will have worship on Saturday evening, but there will be ONE worship service on Sunday morning at 10:15 a.m. on October 1st. The lunch and program will start at appropriately 11:30 a.m. We need NUMBERS for the lunch so please R.S.V.P so that we can make sure that we have plenty of food. This will be a great event for family and friends as we look at the very beginnings of What God Has Done the past 18 years at Spirit of Hope.
 
The Interim Bishop Lowell Almen will be visiting with our Church Council this Thursday evening, answering any questions concerning the Ministry Site Profile and the Call Committee process. The Church Council has been busy developing a slate of nominees to serve on the Call Committee. They have included people from every service and age group. The nominees are as follows: 

The Lift Service
Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Gabby Scott
Duane Gilson
Rich Biesterfeld
The Blended Service
Sunday 8:45 a.m.

Karen Torgersen
Mary Myer
Michael Stark		 The Contemporary Service
Sunday 10:15 a.m. 

Lara Shaffer
Crystal Zander
Jenna Pintor

Please keep these people in your prayers as God guides them in the selection process of Spirit of Hope's next pastor.  
 
Rusty, our Youth Minister and I will be attending our first Pastoral Conference since our former bishop, Pastor Steve Talmage has been called to be the Senior Pastor at our neighboring congregation Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa. Pastor Talmage will be installed September 17th at 3:00 p.m. We also will have another new pastor at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Apache Junction. The landscape changes with new people and new ideas, but it is the same gracious God who continues to bless us with his Son, a cross and resurrection enabling life forever. 
 
Thank you for the shoeboxes! We have reached our goal. Donna Blad will be unfolding the mystery of these boxes in the coming weeks, so be on the look out for Donna and this important piece of ministry.  

Just a reminder if information needs to be included in the Spirit Update, the deadline to email the information to Ginger is by noon the Friday before. 
 
Jesus stood before the crowds and stated clearly that the Pharisees (the religious elite) were off track. It wasn't what we put in our mouths that defiled us, but rather what comes out of our mouth. For what comes out of our mouth proceeds from the heart. Our heart has always been the problem. It is where sin captures us. Scrub your heart my friends - scrub the evil, scrub the hate, scrub the hurt. An infected heart can act as a poison stopping us from doing what God has called us to do, simply to love the Lord, our God with all our heart, soul and mind, and our neighbors and ourselves.    
Peace & love,
Pastor Glen

God's Work Our Hands Weekend is Coming! 
September 9th & 10th, 2017

Please mark your calendars to join us, as Spirit of Hope will again team with Spirit of Joy and Our Savior's to participate in God's Work Our Hands Weekend.
The 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, support one other with spiritual and emotional support, help 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, so if you have a child and would like to join our group, we will be meeting the second Saturday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Spirit of Hope beginning in September. Please contact Faith Meyer at 480-320-8615 with any questions. 
2017 Hopes And Dreams Craft Show Is November 4th!
Our 2017 Hopes & Dreams Holiday Craft Show application is ONLINE this year, along with all of the details, rules, and contact information, in case you have any questions.

After completing the online application, please read the confirmation message, as it will give you a link to click on to pay for your booth rental. Both the completed application and booth rental payment must be received before your registration is considered complete.

Thank you for your interest in our 2017 Hopes & Dreams Holiday Craft Show! We look forward to seeing everyone at this event on Saturday, November 4th! 

Here is the link on our website with all the info. 
     Numbers For August 19-20, 2017     

Giving $5,832
Attendance 188
Our Weekly Goal Is: $5,540







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Readings For This Coming Weekend
Rom 12:1-8 and Matt 16:13-20
 
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

August 26th 5:00 p.m.
Set-Up: TBD
 
August 27th 8:45 a.m.
 Altar Assistants: TBD
Communion Servers: Sylvon Pielach, Barb Landau, Naomi Hensen, Mary Dicks
 Greeters: Dave & Karen Torgersen
 Reader: Mary Myer
   Ushers: Brian Blad, Keith Hackney, Jerry & Arlyce Nelson
Sound Booth: Josh Keck
August 27th 10:15 a.m.
Communion Servers: Linda Wilcox, Sylvia Humleker
Greeters: Grant & Bonnie Klassen
Reader: Patty Nicholson
   Ushers: Michael Nicholson, Judi Ofelt
Week At A Glance

Thursday
August 24th
6:30 a.m.
Too Big For Starbucks
9:00 a.m. 
Seniors Rock
1:00 p.m.
 
Women's Bible Study
6:30 p.m. 
Church Council Meeting 





Friday
August 25th









Saturday
August 26th

5:00 p.m. 
The Lift Service
6:00 p.m. 
TAG
8:00 p.m.
The Forge





Sunday
August 27th

8:45 a.m. 
Blended Service
10:15 a.m. 
Contemporary
Service
11:15 a.m. 
New Member Class






Monday
August 28th










Tuesday
August 29th










Wednesday
August 30th

9:00 a.m. 
Staff Meeting
6:00 p.m. 
SWAG
8:00 p.m. 
Young Adult Bible Study






Thursday
August 31st
6:30 a.m. 
Too Big For Starbucks
9:00 a.m.
Seniors Rock
1:00 p.m. 
Women's Bible Study






Friday
September 1st





Ernie R, Carol L, Pat B prayers for healing from cancer
Ron K, Helen F, Teresa prayers for healing and recovery
Warren H prayers that medication can be regulated
Tricia T, Judy prayers
Son to find a relationship with the Lord
Cynthia healthy pregnancy
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Mike B, Mike J healing and comfort
Larry leg recovery
Keith starting therapy for cancer
Caiya struggling with driving (DL), going to college, getting a job - juggling it all
Ermal & Paula traveling and doing shows
Calaya traveling to help fiancé move to AZ
Rex still fighting cancer of the liver
Carolyn prayers for upcoming surgery
Kaity headaches and back
Nana's back procedure to be successful
Pastor Glen & Lee healing
Our Nation  to come together
Jerry peace after the loss of his wife Carole
John M weak heart
Bruce financial challenges working on patents; health
Farm in Georgia free of evil spirits
Frisco passed away on 8/17
Becky, Paul, Kevin cancer
Fran, Martha, Norma, Lee, Linda, John, Mary strength
Michael healing from surgery
Judy prayers
Lee, Dee, Vicky recovery from surgery
Hagen Family in the loss of husband and father
Obrien-Hunt Families in the loss of wife and mother
Gayle recovery from knee surgery
Dolly prayers as she struggles with terminal cancer
Ahar M, Bill, Karen and Families prayers
Darlene loss of husband
Herb health issues
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Those struggling from cancer
Connie M, Vicky K, Ruthie P, Don K, John P, Don B, Mike S, Dennis D multiple health issues
Those struggling from marriage issues
Maddie recovery from successful kidney transplant
Sonny recovery from heart surgery
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Church Council to make sound decisions that allow our church to thrive
Pastor Glen & Rusty that they serve the church community
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