CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 480-396-8300
Website: www.spiritofhopelutheran.com
Office Hours are Monday to Thursday 9:00 to 1:00 pm
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SHOEBOX MINISTRY
Please return your filled
shoeboxes to church NO
LATER THAN November 15.
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Help Beautify our
Sanctuary in Honor of
Our Lord’s Birth
Yes, it is time to get ready for Christmas already. Poinsettia Order Forms are available in our Narthex.
Please print all information, attach a check or cash and leave the order form in the basket next to the order form.
The florist has asked us to have our order in by December 1st therefore the early order date.
Deadline for your order is Sunday, November 29th.
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Generosity
Have you ever been affected by generosity? Either giving or receiving? Maybe you paid for someone’s groceries or gas? Or maybe someone blessed you? Who doesn’t have a story? Maybe it was that year of the Christmas Miracle?
If you ever have been helped by a generosity, or been on the giving end, we want to hear your story! The Grand Canyon Synod is having a Generosity Film Festival! This is your chance to share your story, or stories if you have more than one. Maybe you will inspire someone else to be generous. Maybe your story of being on the receiving end will bring hope to someone else in need. Either way, it is the perfect way to help our mission: Make Christ Known!
If you need a hand telling your story, we can help. If you are shy, we can help. If you need a camera, or someone to hold it, we can help! Let’s make Spirit of Hope the Red-Carpet Masters at the first annual Generosity Film Festival. Maybe you will win a valuable price! Maybe you will just have fun! Or maybe, just maybe, you will inspire other to be more generous, and that would be the greatest reward of all.
Let’s have some fun with this!
Thanks!
Duane J Gilson
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APPLE CRUMB PIES
If you would like to order one or two pies, send me a message at [email protected] and please write pies in the subject line. Money donated goes to help the Justa Center
Thank you from Wendy Sontag & Senior's Rock
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Seniors Rock Fundraiser
Seniors Rock is having a Fundraiser for the Justa Center in Mesa by selling Professional 2021 Calendars being sold at $15.00 each. All proceeds go to the Justa Center.
These calendars picture the Lower Salt River Wild Horses. Our own SOH members, Wendy Sontag and Rich Biesterfeld, a professional photographer have made these calendars with many beautiful pictures of the horses. They are available for purchase following Sunday services or you can call the church office to order a calendar.
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A note from the Justa Center loves how we keep on giving and want to thank all of you for helping with their seniors.
I made tags up and hung them on the tree on Sunday. What we are looking for are:
Comforters Twin or Full
Pots and Pans
Toaster,
Crock Pot
Shower curtain with liner & hooks Twin sheet sets
Dishes,
Kitchen Utensils
Kitchen linens
Glassware
Silverware
Amazon Gift Cards.
Thank you from
Seniors Rock
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THANKSGIVING FOR HOUSE OF REFUGE
We will again be providing turkey dinners for the families at House of Refuge in Mesa! We committed to
10 families. The items needed are
• 12 lb turkey with aluminium roaster pan
• 1 French fried onions (2.8 oz), 2 cans of green beans (14.5 oz), 1 can of cream
of mushroom soup (10.5 oz)
• 1 package of a dozen dinner rolls (not frozen), 1 container of butter
• 1 box of potatoes (instant), 1 package of gravy, 1 box of stuffing
• 1 large canned yams, 1 bag of brown sugar or marshmallows, 1 small package
of brown sugar
• 1 pie (not frozen), 2 cans of cranberry sauce
• 2 brown bags or reusable bags (for all the items to go into)
• Cash
Instead of using the giving tree this year, we are using Signupgenius. Simply click on this website and select the items you wish to purchase for the meals. The website will ask you to enter your email address and name. It will take you through a few ads (sorry, but this is the free version), then you are all set. If you are unsure or unable to use the website, please call Tina Gilson (414-517-6505) and she will sign you up
Please return the items to the church no later than November 15th.
We will deliver the meals on November 20th. Frozen items can go in the freezer in the pantry. Other items can be set on the counter in the kitchen. If you are buying dinner rolls, please place those in the freezer.
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We are grateful for all who continue to support Spirit of Hope through your offerings. This congregation is blessed with faithful and generous givers!
Financial Report for October
Actual Budget
Year to Date Giving $224,382.57 $343,452.00
Year to Date Expense $273,211.35 $327,662.00
Short - $48,128.68
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Coffee with the Pastor – ONLINE
Every Wednesday at 9:00 am
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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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Prayers –
We pray for the spouses and families of those church members who have passed into the church triumphant this past month.
Prayers for Debbie Zimmerman on the loss of her husband Bill.
Prayers for the family of Robert Henry (Triicycle Bob) who passed this past week.
We pray for those church members who are struggling with many health issues this week.
Please keep Butch Schleiher, Alice Lundquist, Barb Kearns, Frieda Pyles, Vicky Kuehl, Kevin Hicks and Marilyn Flood
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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direct aA word from our Financial Secretary
How can members remain faithful in their giving responsibility and thus continue to invest in and fund the continued mission and ministry of our
church?
1. Continue giving weekly through your personal banking
online bill payservice.
3. Use the Spirit of Hope texting option at (480) 725-1140.
4. Send your donation through the U.S. Postal Service at:
- 2605 S. Signal Butte Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209.
If you need help with setting up or amending your current offering, please reach
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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
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Home Communion
With COVID-19 and wanting to remain safe, I can understand why members are not comfortable about attending in person worship services. I can also understand that there are those who have missed receiving Holy Communiond so therefore, I am extending this invitation.
If you are an at risk member who would like to have the Pastor bring Holy Communion to your home, please call the church office ( 480-396-8300) and request / schedule a home communion visit. Pastor Tony will bring communion wearing a mask, medical gloves, and practicing social distancing. If it is a nice day, perhaps we can be outside.
The home communion visits will be scheduled for late mornings or in the afternoon.
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