August 2024 YTD Revenue Expense Net Income/(Loss) Actual $264,605 $211,657 $52,948 Plan $227,500 $213,238 $14,262 Through August, total receipts continue to run ahead of our plan although the surplus has diminished a bit. Year to date pledge giving has now …
Forty spaces are reserved for our congregation to participate in a Feed My Starving Children packing event on Thursday, Oct. 3. The packing event on that date will be from 9-11 a.m. and will take place at 1345 S. Alma …
All Saints Sunday will be observed on Nov. 3 this year. The occasion is when we commemorate those we have lost, as well as Christians who have lived before us and have testified to their faith. If you experienced the …
Prayer of the Day Generous God, your Son gave his life that we might come to peace with you. Give us a share of your Spirit, and in all we do empower us to bear the name of Jesus Christ, …
POSITION: Director of Chancel Choir (Promesa de Esperanza) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinate the music program of the Chancel Choir of Esperanza Lutheran Church (Promesa de Esperanza) in a manner that enhances the spirit of worship and assists the congregation in praising and …
If you like to keep track of our church calendar to gain a sense of what season we’re in, you may have noticed we are in a time often called the “Season after Pentecost.” If you’ve been really paying attention, …
Prayer of the Day O God, our teacher and guide, you draw us to yourself and welcome us as beloved children. Help us to lay aside all envy and selfish ambition, that we may walk in your ways of wisdom …
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, …