The Kyrene Family Resource Center, which partners with Esperanza to supply necessities to families, needs granola bars, squeezable applesauce, cereal, and canned tuna and chicken. Please place donations in the shopping cart in the Fellowship Hall. Through July, Esperanza has …
Prayer of the Day Glorious God, your generosity waters the world with goodness, and you cover creation with abundance. Awaken in us a hunger for the food that satisfies both body and spirit, and with this food fill all the …
Esperanza partners with Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix to feed the homeless. Volunteers are still needed for the Pancake Breakfast in August and Dinner & Sack Lunches in August and November. Packing Lunch – Respite Lunch: Wednesday, August 2, …
People of Hope: On Sunday, July 2, during Faith in Motion, we explored the last of our practices related to growing authentic connections and a deep sense of belonging, as stated in our mission statement. This time, we discussed how …
People of Hope: Please excuse me sharing two messages this week! After hosting Mission Gatherings, proposing and getting approved a new mission statement and guiding principles, and sending out and receiving responses on a survey, the Transition Team has completed …
Prayer of the Day Beloved and sovereign God, through the death and resurrection of your Son you bring us into your kingdom of justice and mercy. By your Spirit, give us your wisdom, that we may treasure the life that …
People of Hope: On the wall of my house is an art piece given to me by someone in a congregation I once served that reads: No one has ever become poor by giving When I first received it, I …
Prayer of the Day Faithful God, most merciful judge, you care for your children with firmness and compassion. By your Spirit nurture us who live in your kingdom, that we may be rooted in the way of your Son, Jesus …
People of Hope: In the next few weeks, the Esperanza community will be serving dinner and making sack lunches for I-HELP participants at Desert Cross Lutheran Church in Tempe, preparing sack lunches for the heat respite program, and serving the …
Prayer of the Day Almighty God, we thank you for planting in us the seed of your word. By your Holy Spirit, help us to receive it with joy, live according to it, and grow in faith and hope and …
“It’s too hot for (fill in the blank).” You’ve been saying it. Everyone has been saying it. Everyone, that is, except the hardy people who keep Esperanza’s facilities and grounds maintained, even during the brutal heat of a Phoenix summer. …
The Outreach Team invites everyone in the Esperanza community to bring their own mug or travel mug for fellowship on Sunday mornings as a way of reducing our trash. There are plenty of mugs available for use in the church …