In our sometimes sanitized and often isolated world, it’s easy to forget many of us aren’t far removed from much more gritty ways of living life. Some of us are only a generation removed from wandering farmlands – wrestling animals …
In our sometimes sanitized and often isolated world, it’s easy to forget many of us aren’t far removed from much more gritty ways of living life. Some of us are only a generation removed from wandering farmlands – wrestling animals …
Prayer of the Day O God, through suffering and rejection you bring forth our salvation, and by the glory of the cross you transform our lives. Grant that for the sake of the gospel we may turn from the lure …
Many thanks to those who battled the Phoenix heat and joined us on Saturday, Sept. 7, for our third Adopt-a-Street cleanup! A special shout-out goes to Scout Troop #3014! We collected approximately 25 pounds (seven bags) of trash. Larry Hanson …
On the ELCA’s annual day of service on Sept. 8, more than 40 Esperanza volunteers assisted Sonoran Prevention Works in packing 999 naloxone (narcan) kits. Naloxone is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration designed to rapidly reverse …
This might seem hard to believe, but there are times in life when I get a little frustrated. Sometimes these frustrations have to deal with random acts of chaos by small children, sometimes it’s the traffic, sometimes it’s the news, …
Please join us on Saturday, September 7th, at 7 a.m. for our third Adopt-a-Street cleanup! We will park and meet at Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School (with whom we partner), which is located at the intersection of South Ranch …
Sept. 8 is “God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday, the ELCA’s annual day of service. In the Fellowship Hall following our church service, Esperanza will assist Sonoran Prevention Works in packing naloxone (Narcan) kits. The event will conclude at noon. Naloxone …
Prayer of the Day Gracious God, through the ages you transform sickness into health and death into life. Open us to the power of your presence and make us a people ready to proclaim your promises to the whole world, …
July 2024 YTD Revenue Expense Net Income/(Loss) Actual $245,431 $179,765 $65,667 Plan $204,000 $187,581 $16,419 Through July, total receipts continue to run well ahead of our plan. While pledge giving is even with expectation, non-pledge giving is substantially ahead. Rental …
One of the things we are seeing more and more in our society today as a tool to get people to notice things – oftentimes businesses – are gimmicks. I’m thinking mostly about the types of gimmicks put on by …
Prayer of the Day O God our strength, without you we are weak and wayward creatures. Protect us from all dangers that attack us from the outside, and cleanse us from all evil that arises from within ourselves, that we …
On Sunday, Aug. 11, a total of 22 Esperanza volunteers and friends prepared and served a pancake breakfast at Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix, feeding the homeless in the area. The Esperanza team prepared 226 plates of food. Work …