ESPERANZA LUTHERAN CHURCH

Weekly Worship Messages

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, March 15th, 2026

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March 12, 2026

Prayer of the Day Bend your ear to our prayers, Lord Christ, and come among us. By your gracious life and death for us, bring light into the darkness of our hearts, and anoint us with your Spirit, for you …

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, March 8th, 2026

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March 4, 2026

Prayer of the Day Merciful God, the fountain of living water, you quench our thirst and wash away our sin. Give us this water always. Bring us to drink from the well that flows with the beauty of your truth …

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, March 1st, 2026

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February 25, 2026

Prayer of the Day O God, our leader and guide, in the waters of baptism you bring us to new birth to live as your children. Strengthen our faith in your promises, that by your Spirit we may lift up …

Information Request Form for Children of Hope Preschool & Vacation Bible School

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March 5, 2026

Green Team Campus Clean-Up Planned for Saturday October 18 Between 7:30 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.

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March 5, 2026

Help fellow Esperanza Community members and Ahwatukee volunteers to clean-up Esperanza’s campus! A few hours will make a huge impact! Our next clean-up will be: Saturday, March 14, 2026 Join us between 7:30 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. Tasks will …

Council Nominating Committee Seeks Interested Nominees

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March 4, 2026

“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To …

Jazzperanza’s Spring Jazz Night March 30th at 6:30 P.M.

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March 4, 2026

Join us on Monday, March 30, 2026 in the Sanctuary for a casual Jazz get-together while we listen to our very own Steve Newell, Steve Waters, Dick Dorwart, Dave Coste and Dan Meyer from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feel …

Registration Open at Children of Hope Preschool Now (returning families) and March 2nd (new families)

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March 4, 2026

Enrollment for the upcoming 2026-27 school year at Children of Hope Preschool is open for returning families and for new families registration will open on March 2nd, 2026. Spots are limited! More information can be found at childrenofhopecdc.com or by …

Vacation Bible School June 2-4, 2026 – Register Now!

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March 4, 2026

The end of the school year is around the corner, which means that our ROAD TRIP! ON THE GO WITH GOD Vacation Bible School soon will be upon us and registration is now open! Register here: https://myesperanza.org/vbs The Vacation Bible …

Esperanza Volunteers Come Through for Family Promise

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March 12, 2026

We’re saying a big THANK YOU to the volunteers who provided dinner for the Family Promise guests on March 10. Everyone (including volunteers) enjoyed the meal provided for overnight guests at St. John Bosco school. Our next opportunity will likely …

Kyrene Family Center Asks for Donations of New Tennis Shoes

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March 4, 2026

Counselors at the Kyrene School District have requested tennis shoes for children of families in need. The Kyrene Family Resource Center is ramping up to respond to this need. Accordingly, we are asking for donations of new tennis shoes. Here …

Listening to First-Graders Read – March 24, 26, 27, 30, 31 – Sign Up Now!

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March 4, 2026

The first-grade teachers at Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School have given us the thumbs-up for the opportunity to listen (we are no longer reading) to a child read a teacher-chosen book. In the time you’re there, you might be …

Volunteers Needed for Family Promise Dinner on March 10

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March 4, 2026

Family Promise needs our help in March! Esperanza volunteers will be assisting the people of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church by hosting one evening’s dinner for Family Promise families. We’ll again be serving the families at St. John Bosco school, located …

Sign Up to Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children on March 11

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March 4, 2026

A packing event will take place at Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, March 11. Packing will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at 1100 W. Grove Parkway, Suite 101, Tempe. There are two ways to sign up: Sign up …

Next Adopt-A-Street Cleanup Date Scheduled for March 15

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March 4, 2026

Please join us on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. for our first Adopt-A-Street cleanup of 2026! We will again park and meet at Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School, at the intersection of South Ranch Circle and 41st Place. …

Friday March 13

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Toastmasters (Ahwatukee Chamber)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Men's Group (nooners)

Saturday March 14

7:30 am – 10:00 am: Green Team Clean-Up
8:00 am – 9:00 am: Men's Group

Sunday March 15

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Worship Service - In-person & Live-stream
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Fellowship
10:15 am – 11:00 am: Sunday Funday School - 10:15 Youth; 10:30 Adults
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Girl Scout Troop 3891
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Adopt a Street

Monday March 16

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Women's Group