ESPERANZA LUTHERAN CHURCH

2026 Intents Received

Weekly Worship Messages

Our King’s Crown of Thorns Is About Salvation, Not Humiliation

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November 19, 2025

This coming Sunday is known in many traditions as Christ the King Sunday. It’s the final Sunday of the church calendar, before we begin again with Advent and our preparing for the newborn king. And though in many ways celebrating …

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, November 23rd, 2025

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November 19, 2025

Prayer of the Day O God, our true life, to serve you is freedom, and to know you is unending joy. We worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory. Abide with us, reign …

Prepare for Worship: Sunday, November 16th, 2025

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November 14, 2025

Prayer of the Day O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without you nothing is strong, nothing is holy. Embrace us with your mercy, that with you as our ruler and guide, we may live through what …

Friday Evening at 6:00 PM – Sips and Snacks in the Garden of Eatin’ – Friday, November 21st

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November 19, 2025

Please join us in the Garden of Eatin’ (Friday, Nov. 21), beginning at 6 p.m. for Sips and Snacks in the Garden! The Garden of Eatin’ team hosts this adult fellowship event, and all are welcome! Feel free to invite …

Thanksgiving Eve at Mountain View for Worship & Dessert Social

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November 19, 2025

All are welcome to a joint Thanksgiving Eve worship with our sister congregation Mountain View Lutheran Church on Wednesday, November 26th at 6:30 pm! We will gather at Mountain View Lutheran, 11002 S 48th St, Phoenix in their sanctuary with …

This Sunday Butter Braid Delivery – Sunday, November 23, 2025

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November 19, 2025

Butter Braids will be delivered to the preschool on Nov. 17th. You can swing by and pick them up that day or they will be lovingly place into the church freezer to be picked up after church on Sunday, Nov. …

Update – Esperanza Responds to Help Feed Hungry Neighbors

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November 19, 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 …

Our Volunteers Turn Out Again to Keep KFRC Going Strong

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November 19, 2025

On Saturday, Nov. 15, a total of 14 volunteers from Esperanza helped during a two-hour work event at the Kyrene Family Resource Center in Tempe. Tasks included stocking food shelves, sorting food donations, moving shelving, and arranging the clothes-rack area. …

Plan Now to Help With I-HELP Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 25

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November 14, 2025

Thank you to those who donated and those who served for I-HELP in August! We served 24 guests, and we enjoyed pasta and sauces — especially Jayne Peterson’s, as she shared what was her great-grandmother’s recipe, spending four hours in …

Sunday November 23

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Worship Service - In-person & Live-stream
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Butter Braid Pick Up & Mapping 2026 Priorities (after 9:00am Service)
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

Monday November 24

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Women's Group
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Men's Group (nooners)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Girl Scout Troop 3384
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Jazz Group Practice

Tuesday November 25

6:30 am – 8:30 am: Toastmasters