CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 480-396-8300
Email: admin@spiritofhopelutheran.com
Website: www.spiritofhopelutheran.com
Office Hours are Tuesday 9:00 to 1:00 pm
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"IN-PERSON" SERVICES BEGIN:
SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH AT 5:00 PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 14TH AT 9:30 AM
MASKS ARE REQUIRED
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IT IS HERE - The season of Lent
In the darkness of life, let God shine through you this season as we are drawn closer to Christ, in love and humble gratitude for all that Jesus has done for us. After all, Christ took on our, pain and brokenness, accepted and encountered the cross in order to redeem us and the world form the evils of sin and death. Through Christ’s sacrifice we are free to love and serve God and each other! Come and follow me.
Lent is a time for all Christians to reflect on our blessings. The Lenten season is also a time where we can challenge ourselves to simple Lenten Disciplines. It is a time where we can grow in our spirituality.
Lent is traditionally a period to remember Christ's forty days in the wilderness. Many people discipline themselves during this church season by giving something up as a sacrifice as Jesus sacrificed himself. The primary focus for Lent , however, should not simply be giving up one of our pleasures in life, but to rededicate our very lives to Christ as God's faithful Children
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God in My Hands
When I was ready to give up on the Church, it was the sacraments that pulled me back.
When my faith had become a little more than an abstraction, a set of propositions to be affirmed or denied, the tangible, tactile nature of the sacraments invited me to touch, smell, taste, hear, and see God in the stuff of everyday life again. They got God out of my head and into my hands. They reminded me that Christianity isn’t meant to simply be believed; it’s meant to be lived, shared, eaten, spoken, and enacted in the presence of other people. They reminded me that, try as I may, I can’t be a Christian on my own.
--Rachel Held Evans
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Coffee with the Pastor ONLINE
Every Wednesday
at 9:00 am
You are invited to join me on a ZOOM call… this is how you do this. Open your internet browser, Copy and paste the link below into the address line. We will go live starting at 9:00 am.
https://zoom.us/j/6401061099?pwd=L1luVWlPcnRreDYzeTdMRks1ZEp1UT09
or call into the meeting, using your phone to one of the following numbers:
Please add – phone numbers = 1-346-248-7799
When prompted add the following information:
Meeting ID: 640 106 1099
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EVENING BIBLE STUDY - Every Wednesday Night at 6:00 pm
Meet at the church and we will be also be on line through the ZOOM application using the same log-in address as we use for the Coffee time with Pastor.
Pastor Tony will lead this Bible study and we will be studying the scriptures that will be read at the next Sunday worship service.
Everyone who is to be present at the church MUST be wearing a mask for everyone’s protection. Masks are available if needed.
If you are not able to join us here at church, please log on to this ZOOM video call on your computer or phone at 6:00 pm.
Join us anytime! https://zoom.us/j/6401061099?pwd=L1luVWlPcnRreDYzeTdMRks1ZEp1UT09 or call into the meeting, using your phone to one of the following numbers: Please add – phone numbers = 1-346-248-7799 When prompted add the following information Meeting ID: 640 106 1099 See you there!
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Morning Bible Study
When: Thursday mornings
Time: 6:30 a.m.
Where: Church
What: Bring your Bible and your coffee
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A Word from the Women's Bible Study
By Dar Stucke
And now you have become living building-blocks of stone for God’s use in building his house. 1 Peter 2:5
Many years ago our family took a trip to Washington DC. During this time in our nation’s capital, we visited the Washington Cathedral. We learned that this building had been under construction for a number of years and was still not completed. After touring the building, we walked behind the cathedral on the way back to our car. There we saw an interesting collection of stones of varying shapes and sizes, each marked with a number. We learned that each had been cut into a certain size and shape to fit into a particular place. They were all numbered so the workers would know where to place them.
God is building a spiritual house. Jesus Christ, the Living Stone, is the Foundation and the Cornerstone. Christians are living stones placed in this building. These living stones are not all the same size or shape but are especially prepared for the place God has for them in His building. As I looked at the stones to be placed in the great cathedral, I could see that they had been cut and chiseled in preparation for their particular spot. We, too, must be prepared for the place God has for us. This may require cutting and chiseling. Of course, we may rebel against this, but the day will come when we will see its value.
My dear Dad told the story of a friend who lost everything during the depression. He lost his wife, his farm, his home and now his job, but he tenaciously held on to his faith in God, which was all he had left. One day this man stopped to watch several men doing granite stone work on a large courthouse. One of them was chiseling a triangular piece of stone. “What are you going to do with that?” the man asked. The workman replied, “See that little opening up there near the high tower? Well, I am shaping this down here so that it will fit in up there.” Later tears filled his eyes as he relayed to Dad that God had spoken to him through that workman to explain the ordeal through which he was passing. It was as if the Divine Workman himself had said, “I am shaping you down here so that you will fit in up there.”
Dear God, I know that each person is a building block called by You. You have ordained a unique job and purpose for each of us. Help me to endure today’s troubles and trials, knowing You are shaping me to fit in Your Kingdom. In Jesus name, Amen🙏
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Prayers –
We pray for those church members who are struggling with many health issues this week.
We pray for the health of Linda Vandenberg, Lynell Schleicher, Diane Reinhardt, Tom Snodgrass, Jim Sanford, Marie Renda. Diane Thompson, Linda Basler, Ethel Robbins, Frieda Pyles, Vicky Kuehl, Kevin Hicks, Marilyn Flood.
Prayers for Darlene Holzapfel who has been diagnosed with heart problems.
Prayers for Bonnie Gunderson's brother, Dwight MacMonagle.
We continue to pray for our friends Mike and Marsha Johnson.
Prayers of thanksgiving for Allen & Diane Thompson's great-grandchild, Nolan who is home and ddoing great.
Let’s pray for our whole congregational family as we enter the season of Lent.
Prayers for Carl McCoy's neighbor , Monte Lange,.
We pray for the spouses and families of those church members who have passed into the church triumphant this past month:
Alan Gursky who lost his mother, Pat Gursky
Sylvia Humleker who lost her husband Finn
Linda Wilcox who lost her husband Larry.
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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Grand Canyon Synod Diakonia Program Fall Term
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Hi everyone!
My name is Gabby and I am affiliated with Public Allies, an Americorps branch focused on leadership development and supporting non-profit organizations. As part of the program my team and I are collaborating with AZCEND, a non-profit organization with a long standing history in Chandler and the greater East Valley. They focus on providing a myriad of services ranging from food distribution to assisting the homeless population.
I am eager to share with you an opportunity to participate in a special drive to assist AZCEND in collection and distribution of food/hygiene items during the month of March. The collection of these items will directly benefit individuals and families during difficult times. There will be two bins located at Spirit of Hope, one for the collection of food items and one for the collection of hygiene items. We would greatly appreciate any donations you can give from the list of items below. Thank you so much for your contributions!!
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Fry's Community Rewards
Did you know you can support nonprofit organizations in your community just by shopping at Fry's? It's easy when you enroll in Fry's Community Rewards. To get started, sign up with your V.I.P. Card and select Spirit of Hope as the local organization you wish to support. Once you're enrolled, you'll earn rewards for your church every time you shop and use your V.I.P. card.
www.fryscommunityrewards.com
SOH Organization number is 80606
Amazon Smile
A quick and easy way to support SOH when you shop at Amazon is to shop Smile.Amazon.com. Look for SOH and Amazon will make a donation to Spirit of Hope Church every time you shop. When everyone does this, it helps give a little extra money to our church.
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