You are invited to join the Esperanza worshiping community! New Member Orientation will be on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the Choir Room. Orientation will include a snacks, a tour of the Esperanza campus, a …
You are invited to join the Esperanza worshiping community! New Member Orientation will be on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the Choir Room. Orientation will include a snacks, a tour of the Esperanza campus, a …
Esperanza again will assist Sonoran Prevention Works in packing naloxone (Narcan) kits. The event will begin in the Fellowship Hall after the Oct. 5 church service and conclude at noon. Last year, we packed 999 kits; our goal this year …
Prayer of the Day God among us, we gather in the name of your Son to learn love for one another. Keep our feet from evil paths. Turn our minds to your wisdom and our hearts to the grace revealed …
Hope for Newborns, a group of volunteers that makes clothing items for Arizona infants in need, has been known by different names in its lengthy history at Esperanza. But its mission hasn’t changed, according to a 15-year member of the …
The mission of Feed My Starving Children is “Feeding God’s Children in Body and Spirit.” Fifty volunteer spots have been reserved for us at FDMC for an event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. The address …
Prayer of the Day O God, overflowing with mercy and compassion, you lead back to yourself all those who go astray. Preserve your people in your loving care, that we may reject whatever is contrary to you and may follow …
Prayer of the Day O God, you resist those who are proud and give grace to those who are humble. Give us the humility of your Son, that we may embody the generosity of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. …
A few years back, I was driving down the road when I noticed a very cool decal that seemed to have a cross as the center of it. The cross doubled as a “t,” and when deconstructed, the sticker used …
Prayer of the Day Direct us, O Lord God, in all our doings with your continual help, that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy name; and finally, by your mercy, bring …
Earlier this week, our nation was home to another tragic school shooting, this one taking place at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota. As a parent and pastor, this particular incident combined two of my greatest fears – violence while worshipping …
Dinner was served to our I-Help guests at Desert Cross Lutheran Church in south Tempe on Tuesday evening, Aug. 26. Pastor Glen Stadler opened the evening by telling our guests that God loves them — and those serving them love …
Thank you to those who donated and those who served for I-HELP in July! We served 24 guests, and the room buzzed with conversation. We will serve again on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Desert Cross Lutheran Church in south Tempe. …