Spirit of Hope Weekly Newsletter

2605 S Signal Butte Rd

Mesa, AZ 85209

Services: 5:00 pm Saturday

9:30 am Sunday

January 25, 2023

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Annual Meeting!

Reminder: February 5^th is the annual meeting for our congregation. This short meeting will follow the 9:30 service .All are welcome. Voting members must be present to vote.

Click on the button below for your copy of the 2022 Annual Report.

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Prayers –

We pray for those church members who are struggling with many health issues this week and especially with all Covid, colds and flu cases.

Pray for the health of: David Davis, Jeanette Bailey, Ardis Johnson, Diane Reinhardt, Linda Miner and husband Jay, LaVonne Anderson, Tom Snodgrass, Eleanora Crise-Tomes, Ethel Robbins, Frieda Pyles, Stephanie Skansi. Darlene and Darren Holzipel, Moine Gates, Naomi Hensen, Ruthie Piasecki, Lois Lorts. Mike Tucker , Duane Gilson's sister Joanne, Bailey Ekstrom

Prayers for Joe Hansen , David Fonder. and Erica and John, Chris Tjon, Curtis Peterson, Matthew Stackoiwak, Jenna Marley, Joan Gos

Lord, guide all who are struggling this week with loss and grief during the holidays. Help us be angels that shine the Light oi Christ upon them giving encouragement as they need. Amen

Woodworkers

Meet on Friday, February 10th at 9:30 am in the garage of Dave Torgersen at 2740 South Teakwood Circle.

Bible Study with Pastor Tony

Tuesdays, 10:30 am at Spirit of Hope

This Bible study will be on the Epistle Letters and New Testament Books – we are beginning the first book of Thessalonians

Thursday Afternoon Women's Bible Study

The Women’s Bible Study meets every Thursday afternoon at 1:00 pm at the church, We’d love to have you there. To God be the Glory, Dar Stucke

Morning Bible Study – “Too Big For Starbuck’s”

Thursday mornings at 6:30 am at Church

Bring your Bible and your coffee

Lead by: Bobbi Edwardson

Beer and Theology is the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

February 21st

Pastor's home at 11133 E Segura Ave.

Worship Volunteers

Saturday 5:00 PM

Date Reader Greeters

1-28 Rosemary Brant

2- 4 Daryl Wilton Ed/Cathy Walters

2-11 Melody Oliver

2-18 Bobbi Edwardson

2-25 Jenise Accuri

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Sunday 9:30 AM

1-29 Peg Goetz Hans & Diane

2- 5 Sam Small Hans & Diane

2-12 Butch Schleicher Allen & Diane

2-19 Margaret Anderson Art & Crystal

2-26 Phil Troiano Hans & Diane

Greeters: Please be at church by 4:40 pm on Saturday and 9:10 am on Sunday.

Breakfast with your friends

Join us for breakfast on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 am at the IHOP Restaurant at

(Signal Butte & Southern)

See you there!!

Lutheran Advocacy and Ministry of Arizona (LAMA) Invites you to

Lutheran Day at the Legislature - YOU ARE INVITED!

Monday, January 30 @ 9:30 - 11:30

Wesley Bolin Plaza

Legislative appointments are between 10:45 - 1:45; Bishop's invocation and introduction on the House and Senate floors is approx. 1:00

All are invited to attend! PLEASE REGISTER using this link ~ It's extremely helpful to know in advance what district you're in when we're making legislative appointments.

Plans are still underway, but I can tell you we've invited House Speaker Ben Toma and Senate Minority Leader Raquel Terán to speak, in addition to Bishop Deborah Hutterer and Connie Phillips of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest and our coalition partners. Check-in is at 9:30, remarks begin at 10:00; your legislative visits begin approx. 10:45 ~ details to follow. We have 5 legislative appointments already set, and more to come.

Note we pushed back the start time this year to allow for longer drive times, and we're adding chairs! and a few tables as well. It's gonna be fun, bring your friends!!

Lutherans and friends of Lutherans from across the state will gather at the Arizona Capitol in Wesley Bolin Plaza for a day of advocacy on Monday, January 30, 2023 from 9:30 am - 11:30 am to learn, to witness, and to voice our common needs in the public square, activating our faith in love.

Meet your legislators, meet congregational LAMA liaisons, meet your LAMA policy council, and meet other Lutherans across Arizona who share a common belief that we are called through our baptismal covenant “…to strive for justice and peace in all the earth.”