Prayer of the Day Almighty God, with joy we celebrate the day of our Lord’s resurrection. By the grace of Christ among us, enable us to show the power of the resurrection in all that we say and do, through …
Prayer of the Day Almighty God, with joy we celebrate the day of our Lord’s resurrection. By the grace of Christ among us, enable us to show the power of the resurrection in all that we say and do, through …
Esperanza’s longtime partnership with the Kyrene Family Resource Center is off to a good start in 2024. Through March, we have donated 429 pounds of food, putting us more than a third of the way to our goal for the …
Esperanza’s meal brigade is up and running! The cool people are in the club. Want to join? You’re invited! Every now and then, a church friend is in need of a meal or more, delivered to their home. Peggy Wagner …
I don’t know about you, but it seems like a good portion of my life is hurrying about from place to place. I hurry to drop a kid off to school. I then hurry into the office to respond to …
Fourteen volunteers from Esperanza helped serve the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP) on March 26, providing dinner and making sack lunches for the following day. I-HELP is a ministry that provides meals and shelter nights to homeless adults and …
Prayer of the Day Holy God, source of all love, on the night of his betrayal, Jesus gave us a new commandment, to love one another as he loves us. Write this commandment in our hearts, and give us the …
Most of us have certain patterns throughout our lives. Some are intentional, some are not so much. Maybe a part of your pattern is starting every morning with a cup of coffee. Maybe you begin or end your day with …
On March 10, a crew of 13 Esperanza volunteers removed 60 pounds of trash along a one-mile stretch of South Ranch Circle between Ray Road and Mountain Parkway. This was the first trash pickup of our two-year commitment to the …
Prayer of the Day Everlasting God, in your endless love for the human race you sent our Lord Jesus Christ to take on our nature and to suffer death on the cross. In your mercy enable us to share in …
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Esperanza’s Outreach Team is partnering with Desert Cross Lutheran Church, 8600 E McClintock Drive, Tempe, to serve the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP). This ministry provides shelter nights to homeless adults as well as a case management program that …
As I have begun my ministry here at Esperanza, I find myself trying to find the proper metaphor for how do describe the process of entering into a new space. While no metaphor is perfect, to me, I think of …