Spirit of Hope Weekly Newsletter

2605 S Signal Butte Rd

Mesa, AZ 85209

Services: 5:00 pm Saturday

9:30 am Sunday

January 4, 2023

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Wishing you Love, Joy, Understanding, Family, Prosperity, Peace, Comfort, Happiness, Good Health and most of all. . . . God's LOVE!!

Happy New Year

Have you taken a look at the manger up front at the altar? Take a look and see the wisemen coming forward to the manger to see the baby Jesus.

We need helpers on January 11th, Wednesday at 9:00 am to help take down the Christmas decorations.

Annual Meeting!

Our annual congregation meeting will be Feb 5, 2023. Mark your calendars!

We are accepting nominations for anyone who would be interested in serving on the Congregation Council.

It is a 3-year commitment with monthly meetings on the 1^st or 2nd Thursday of the month. Each Council member is a liaison to one of the ministry teams. Council members must be a 9-month resident with a desire to serve the Church community.

There are 4 spots to be filled this year. The congregation will vote on the nominations at the annual meeting in February. If you are interested in serving, please send a very brief bio to the Church via email

([email protected]) or place it in an envelope and leave it on the desk in the Church office.

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: 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,.

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

Prayers for safe travels for Pastor Tony and Mike and Debbie Snyder as they travel in the Holy Land these next two weeks.

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

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.

Cancelled for January

Pastor's home at 11133 E Segura Ave.

Worship Volunteers

Saturday 5:00 PM

Date Reader Greeters

1-07 Daryl Wilton Ed/Cathy Walters

1-14 Cal Schell Duane Gilson

1-21 Melody Oliver

1-28 Rosemary Brant

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Sunday 9:30 AM

1-01 Linda Wilcox Phil Troiano

1-08 Mike Stark The Zanders

1-15 Margaret Anderson The Hansens

1-22 Linda Wilcox

1-29 Peg Goetz

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

Let's make this world a beautiful place by playing our part, just like flowers in a garden. Bloom, spread your pedals, and touch someone's life today. SOH did just that by helping the JUSTA CENTER.

So thank you one and all.

Wendy