CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 480-396-8300
Email: admin@spiritofhopelutheran.com
Website: www.spiritofhopelutheran.com
Office Hours are Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 to 1:00 pm
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Vacation Bible School is Back!
When: June 28th through July 2nd 2021 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Cost: $10.00 per student – Please register your child(ren) ahead of time on our website or call the church at 480-396-8300
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WHERE IS GOD?
VBS – Planning meeting for all volunteers!!!
Tomorrow night, Thursday, June 17th we are holding an organizational meeting for all VBS volunteers at 6:00 pm. If you are planning on helping out, please come to this important meeting!
We will also share this meeting on ZOOM. Just log into this link below:
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Thursday Women's Bible Study
The Thursday Ladies Bible Study will begin meeting again on July 8th. We will meet at the same time, 1:00 PM. The current plan is to meet in the church narthex so we have more room to distance. Our regular room can get quite close together. We will continue to use the GATHER Magazine as our resource.
The summer study is titled “Just L I. F. E. (Liberation For Everyone!)”. Our first session is JUST WISDOM. The second session will explore JUST TRUTH. The third session is JUST HOPE. We plan to meet for about six weeks and then take a short recess till after Labor Day. Many of our regular members are gone for the summer months but some of us are still around.
We would love to have new people join our group. Maybe give it a try this summer and see what you think. Certainly we will welcome anybody and everybody who would like to join us.
To God be the Glory!
Dar Stucke
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A Word from the Women's Bible Study
By Dar Stucke
For we are to God the sweet fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2 Corinthians 2:15
Perfumes can be very interesting and revealing. Recently I read of a two million dollar display of perfumes in a Neiman-Marcus Store in Miami. In the collection were perfumes from many countries in the world. The most expensive bottle sold for two thousand dollars. On a certain television program a panel member was blindfolded and asked to guess the identity of one of the guests. She was the wife of one of the panel members. Almost immediately he guessed who it was. When asked how he identified his wife so quickly, he replied, “I recognized her perfume.”
Paul tells us something about the importance of perfume. We are the sweet fragrance of Christ, spreading and making evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere. We are “perfume-bearers,” carrying the sweet fragrance of our precious Lord. If we are to do this, His fragrance must first permeate our lives. We must spend time with Him. We need to read and study His Word. We need to commune with Him in prayer. We need to be still and let Him speak to us. Several years ago I had been visiting my parents in Mesa. The orange blossoms were in full bloom at the time and I commented many times on how I loved the sweet scent. When I returned home to Minnesota, Mom had put some orange blossoms in my suitcase. When I opened my suitcase, I discovered that sweet, heavenly scent of orange blossoms had permeated my clothing and for weeks I was aware of their fragrance. It is impossible to linger in our Lord’s presence without carrying His fragrance.
Wherever we go, we are to be a sweet fragrance for Him. When Mary broke the alabaster box of spikenard, the perfume filled the room. When we are broken of self and His presence fills our lives, His fragrance will permeate the world wherever we go.
Dear God, I want to be that sweet fragrance that exhales unto You. I want others to recognize that sweet aroma that identifies me as a child of God. In order to do this, I know I must immerse myself in YOU. This is my desire; this is my longing, this is my prayer. In Jesus name, Amen🙏
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Morning Bible Study
Thursday mornings at 6:30 am at Church
Bring your Bible and your coffee
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NOTE CHANGE: TONIGHT IS OUR MONTHLY MEETING
The NEW monthly small group in my home . . . . where we gather to share a beer or a beverage and discuss theology. Any type of theology. We can try to solve the world’s problems too! Let’s begin this conversation on the THIRD TUESDAY of every month at 6:30pm. Next gathering is tonight, June 16th. Feel free to bring your own beverage!
People have been gathering in pubs and public spaces for ages, talking about life, philosophy, faith, and deep questions of meaning. Increasingly, people all over are rediscovering space where they can explore and express their own doubts and questions, learn from others, and engage people of varying religious traditions. In our increasingly fractured society, these spaces are not only welcome, but needed.
Come bring your questions, your curiosity, and pull up a chair.
Our Home Address is : Carol and Pastor Tony Scheer -
11133 E. Segura Ave - Mesa, AZ 85212
(cross roads are Signal Butte and Warner)
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Prayers –
We pray for those church members who are struggling with many health issues this week.
Prayers for Wayne Schmidt who has lung infection and whose health is declining. He is in a nursing facility and in isolation. Lord, bring him everlasting peace and comfort.
Special prayers for Ardis Johnson who is struggling and needs prayers of hope. Lord guide them in the days ahead and heal her sicknesses.
Prayers for Ron Thomas who is down and needs prayers of hope.
We pray for the health of Diane Reinhardt, David Thompson, Ethel Robbins, Diane Sanford, Linda Vandenberg, Tom Snodgrass, Marie Renda. Linda Basler, Frieda Pyles, Vicky Kuehl, Kevin Hicks, Marilyn Flood, Darlene Holzapfel.
Continue prayers for Debbie Roy's husband, Kim who was in a major motorcycle accident.
We pray for Linda K. Ruth R.
Thank You all for continual prayers and for being a part of such as meaningful and special ministry for so many people.
Prayers for Marsha and family on the passing of Mike Johnson. May the Lord Bless him and show him to his new quarters in the heavenly church triumphant!
We pray for the spouses and families of those church members who have passed into the church triumphant this year.
May the God of good health and happiness restore all who are struggling this week with the many situations people in our lives are struggling. Thank you for your presence and give us the joys of everyday life!
AMEN.
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Volunteers for Saturday Night Services for June
Reader Greeter
June 12 Rosemary Steve
Brant Osterman
June 19 Cal Schell John/Kathy Martz
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Volunteers for 9:30 am Sunday Services for June
Reader Greeter
June 6 Peg Goetz Debbie
Traynor
June 13 Mike Stark Layla
Haddad
June 20 Margaret Karen
Anderson Gowan
June 27 Allen & Diane
Thompson
Volunteer Readers and Greeters are NEEDED for Saturday night services. Please sign the Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet in the Narthex or call Barb Kearns at 480-427-6776.
Greeters, please be at church 20 minutes prior to the service. Thank you to all of our volunteers!!
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We have a new Outreach ministry event that needs your participation!
With the weather getting hotter, he homeless in our community and in Phoenix are in desperate need of water and personal items. We have these reusable bottles to fill with products that would be helpful for them. All we need is for you to bring the items to fill them! This will also help cut down on the number of plastic bottles thrown away and let them use other water sources when bottled water is not available.
Members of the Outreach team and other SOH small groups will be assembling the bottles. We will then distribute them to our homeless, give some for you to distribute, and provide some for Grace Lutheran for their outreach ministries.
These are some items we would like to collect to fill the bottles:
1 Pair socks Travel size shampoo and soap
Toothbrush Wash cloth
mini toothpaste Meal cards from fast food restaurants
Pieces of candy comb
Pre-paid gift cards Nutrition bar
Please bring these items to the church and place in the bins in the foyer. Thank you for your efforts!
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Breakfast with your Friends and Pastor
Join us for breakfast on Wednesday mornings at 9 am at the IHOP Restaurant at 10662 E. Southern Avenue. (Southern and Signal Butte Road.)
This is a great time for fellowship and getting to know everyone. You order and pay for your own breakfast. Food and conversation makes everything better, right???
See you next Wednesday, June 23rd at 9 am.
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Senior's are rocking on Thursdays at 9:00 am. They have a great time rocking. We need you to join our happy group.
We have cookies, or cake and of course coffee.
See you Thursday
Wendy
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HOLY LAND TRIP
January 2022
Right now we guestimate the trip to be around $4,000 or less. Please contact the church office or Pastor Tony if you are interested. (909-435-5200)
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