For the first time in its history Esperanza conducted its annual meeting online on May 17, electing new council members, approving the Ministry Site Profile and seating a call committee. Our annual meeting is conducted in two parts, beginning with …
For the first time in its history Esperanza conducted its annual meeting online on May 17, electing new council members, approving the Ministry Site Profile and seating a call committee. Our annual meeting is conducted in two parts, beginning with …
Our annual meeting is this Sunday at 10 a.m. The meeting will be virtual, using the Zoom technology that has enabled us to gather for communion and coffee hour during this health emergency. Please see the Zoom invitation that you …
At the May 17 Annual Meeting, the congregation will be asked to endorse the Ministry Site Profile. This document, written by the Ministry Site Profile Team, will be forwarded to the synod for use by Bishop Deborah Hutterer and her …
The Esperanza community is reaching out to help others, especially in this time of crisis. Join one of these initiatives! Feed our healthcare workers A crew of Esperanza chefs prepare lunches once a week for the medical residents and other …
I watched my mom go through a long period of adjusting to “not being useful” after a lifetime of sitting down only when there was desk work to do (she did sit down for meals, but then she’d jump up …
I had a strange experience earlier today. I was looking out the window at a row of wide-open yellow blooms on a cactus in our front yard, thinking about how they’d opened up in the sunshine, when the words “Stay …
For a long time when I was young, I thought it was strange that in the Apostles’ Creed we say that we believe in the communion of saints. After all the stuff about God, here’s something that’s about us. And …
COVID-19 may have us walled off these days, but we’re not helpless. Esperanza’s people are providing help and encouragement to healthcare providers who are on the front lines of the pandemic in Phoenix at Banner University Medical Center and the …
Join us to worship the risen lord! At 10 a.m. gather on Zoom for a brief worship service with Holy Communion to be followed by coffee hour. The Zoom invitation is in the Words of Hope email newsletter. For security …
The Way of the Cross, a worship service organized and recorded at Holy Trinity, Chandler, is available now for viewing on YouTube. Bishop Deborah Hutterer presided, and pastors from Fiesta Conference, including our Past Carol, participated. Pastor Carol has posted …
Sisters and brothers, we’re gathered this evening because it’s a very particular Thursday in a very particular week, Holy Week, when we remember and contemplate what Jesus did and what happened to him in his final days before his death. …