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Weekly Worship Messages

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, December 7th, 2025

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December 2, 2025

Prayer of the Day Stir up our hearts, Lord God, to prepare the way of your only Son. By his coming nurture our growth as people of repentance and peace; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and …

Reasons to be Thankful

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November 28, 2025

Thanksgiving is a bit of an odd holiday, isn’t it? The more I think about it, Thanksgiving is closer to Valentine’s Day in its nature than Halloween or Christmas. What I mean is Halloween and Christmas have special moments that …

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, November 30th, 2025

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November 28, 2025

Prayer of the Day Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come. By your merciful protection save us from the threatening dangers of our sins, and enlighten our walk in the way of your salvation, for you live and reign …

End of Year Giving Deadlines

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December 8, 2025

In order for your giving to be included on your 2025 giving statement: Cash and checks must physically be in the office by noon on Tuesday, December 30th. This would include IRA or donor advised fund donations paid by check. …

Mid-Week Advent, Blue Christmas and Christmas Eve Worship Services

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December 8, 2025

Join us for our midweek worship services starting Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Blue Christmas will be Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Children’s Service – Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve …

Upcoming Meetings and Events at Esperanza – Click, Print and Post!

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December 8, 2025

2025/2026 – Don’t be the last to know on what’s going on at Esperanza and our Community engagement & events! Keep up to date on all ministries, events and outside organizations visiting and using our campus, through our online calendar. Note: …

Tonight! Rudy’s Bar-B-Q – All You Want for Christmas Is Some Barbecue? You’re in Luck!

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December 6, 2025

If you had to pick between Christmas and barbecue, what would you choose? That’s a tough one, right? Well, at Esperanza you don’t have to choose. Not if you attend our Christmas barbecue dinner! The dinner will be at 5:30 …

Planting Seeds of Faith

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December 4, 2025

People of Hope, Thank you for the ways you continue to be people who plant seeds of faith in our community. For generations, the community of Esperanza has continued to prepare the soil, plant the seeds of faith, and nurture …

Advent and Christmas (Poinsettias, Christmas Store, Prayer Shawls, Events & Worship Services)

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December 2, 2025

Advent & Christmas Worship Schedule AFN Ad (Mid Week Advent Schedule) Christmas Store Poinsettia Orders Prayer Shawls for Holiday Giving Fellowship Event at Rudy’s Dec 6 Christmas Bunco Dec 11

Sign Up Here for Final Adopt-A-Street Cleanup of Year Set for Dec. 14

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December 2, 2025

Please join us on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. for our final Adopt-A-Street cleanup of 2025! We will park and meet at Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School, which is located at the intersection of South Ranch Circle and …

Save the Date: December 30th for Family Promise for Dinner Volunteer Opportunity

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December 2, 2025

Once again Esperanza volunteers will be helping the people of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church by hosting one evening’s dinner for Family Promise families. We’ll be serving the families at St. John Bosco school, located at 16035 S. 48th St., south …

I-HELP Impact and Next Service Event February 24th, 2026

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December 2, 2025

Thank you to all our volunteers who served in person, our contributors who helped pay for chickens and prayers offered by all of you for this ministry. Blessing are mutual by this service, guests share their stories and we share …

Interested in Reading to First-Graders? Let Us Know (You’d Love It)

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December 2, 2025

Esperanza has a partnership with Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School. We are currently assisting the school with several initiatives, and we have a potential new opportunity, The first-grade teachers at the school would love to have volunteers read a …

Habitat for Humanity 2025/2026 Site and the Arizona Tax Credit

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December 2, 2025

The Arizona tax law allows you to make a donation to Habitat and get a dollar – for – dollar tax credit. That means that each dollar you donate to Habitat reduces the amount you pay to Arizona by one …

Update – Esperanza Responds to Help Feed Hungry Neighbors

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November 25, 2025

As we have heard first hand and, in the media, the current pause in the federal government’s disbursements from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is adversely impacting several hundreds of thousands of people in Arizona and millions across the …

Tuesday December 9

6:30 am – 8:30 am: Toastmasters
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Men's Group (nooners)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Finance Committe Meeting

Wednesday December 10

9:00 am – 10:00 am: 12-Step Group Meeting
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Mary Circle / Prayer Shawl Group
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Men's Group (nooners)
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Esperanza Staff Meeting - Fellowship Hall
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Boy Scout Troop 14 & Girl Scout Troop 3014
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Esperanza Choir Practice
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Mid Week Advent Service