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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Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service
Wednesday November 25th at 4:30 pm
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Begins on December 5th at 5:00pm
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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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We are so happy to announce the birth of Ariston Douglas Gurrola born on 11/13/20 to Renee and Nick Gurrola. Congratulations to the proud parents and grandparents, Eddie and Cathy Walters. I'll bet his two brothers are super excited as well. We wish you all the best and can't wait until the day you can bring him to service for all of us to meet. Blessing to you all!! |
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Christmas Eve
Services 2020
This year’s services will both be candlelight.
The services will be at 4:30pm and 6:30pm
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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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Spirit of Hope Lutheran is now a participant in the AA program by providing meeting space for several weekly meeting times:
Sunday 7:00pm Monday 7:00pm Thursday 7:00pm
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November 15th, 2020 Council update
As we prepare for the end of the year, we should all remember to give thanks to God for all the blessings God has given to each of us. This past year has brought about many challenges for the church. As a church body we all play a vital role in maintaining the operations of the church. As a council we are asking that you please consider increasing your offerings to continue the vital ministries of Spirit of Hope.
If you would like a detailed report of the financial statements for the year, please contact the church office.
We had our November council meeting this Thursday. The main topic of the meeting was our finances. We have started planning for 2021, but we need to get through 2020 first. As you know, Mary Beth took on the responsibility of Treasurer this year and she knows where every dollar is going, and this information has allowed us to cut every expense we can out of our operations. Earlier this year we made the tough decision to eliminate the administrator’s job. We have also stopped all spending on our in-house youth programs. Mary Beth has put together an absolute bare bones budget for us to follow, and we for the most part have kept our spending under that budget. But it hasn’t been enough. As you know, you can eliminate your expenses, but you still need to pay the utility bills and the mortgage. This year we have spent $259,400 versus $300,000 last year at this point. This includes some large unplanned repairs to the roof, plumbing and the AC units. Just this week our phone system failed. We hope to get this covered by our insurance, but it will still cost us $1000. If not covered, it will be $2000.
Each month we need $24,500 to keep the doors open. For most of this year, we have been bringing just under $20,000. That leaves us about $60,000 short for 2020. Our church had a reserve as we entered the year, but that reserve is shrinking rapidly. To put it bluntly, we need to bring in more donations to cover our cost and make up the deficit. We are asking you to look at your own finances and find a way to make a commitment to our church. Without your help, our reserves will be depleted within the next year.
To maximize your donation, dropping off a check or mailing it in doesn’t cost us anything. If you do electronic pay, choose the EFT directly from your checking account. This is a 1% fee versus a 3.5% fee for debit and credit cards. So far this year our processing fees are over $1,800. If you do cash, check, or EFT, this will eliminate most of this cost, which means more money for the church. Also, please donate to the general fund as this is how we pay our bills. If you donate to a specific fund, that money cannot be used for any other purpose.
Please do what you can to help us make up this deficit as quickly as possible.
Thanks
Duane Gilson, President
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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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Grocery cards
Needed!!
It’s that time of year again where we find many people in our community that are without the basics to get through the holiday season. If you are able please pick up a few cash cards and bring them to Pastor Tony to distribute as needed.
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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 rhe family of Brigette Seman, the mother of Cathy Walters *Eddie walters).
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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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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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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