Annual landscaping services at Esperanza cost more than $8,000 annually. In May, the Council approved cutting that expenditure from the budget. Volunteers must now fill the gap. We need help every week to keep our campus beautiful. Guest groups visit …
Prayer of the Day God our creator, the resurrection of your Son offers life to all the peoples of earth. By your Holy Spirit, kindle in us the fire of your love, empowering our lives for service and our tongues …
Fifteen volunteers from Esperanza donated their time May 14 to help families served by Kyrene Family Resource Center in Tempe. Their tasks during the two-hour session included sorting donations, preparing food boxes, stocking food and personal-hygiene shelves, cleaning the clothes-racks …
Prayer of the Day O God, form the minds of your faithful people into your one will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be …
Esperanza will assist St. Benedict’s Catholic Church by hosting a dinner for Family Promise on Thursday, June 2. We’ll serve these families at Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane, which is just west of 24th Street, and …
From early June to late August, Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix opens its campus to homeless people Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This ministry provides them a safe environment to escape the heat. Breakfast, lunch …
Esperanza leadership has set the upcoming Congregational Meeting agenda below and the annual report will be available on May 15. Council President Chuck Yount encourages you to attend our Sunday, May 22, Congregational Meeting to discuss and approve past meeting …
Do you have a college graduate in your family? If so, please send us the information: name, college or university, degree/major/field. Include a headshot and some information about the grad’s plans. Send to Joni at [email protected] by May 18!
Prayer of the Day Bountiful God, you gather your people into your realm, and you promise us food from your tree of life. Nourish us with your word, that empowered by your Spirit we may love one another and the …
There had been very few family events since the onset of COVID-19, so everyone was looking forward to this. The families enjoyed the movie Encanto, along with some pizza, candy, popcorn and, most of all, outstanding fellowship. A good time …
On Monday, May 16, you’re going to want to join us in the Sanctuary for a casual get-together while we listen to our very own Steve Newell, Steve Waters, Dick Dorwart and their jazz group from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 …
Dear Esperanza, Twelve years ago, you took me under your wing as a new choir conductor; raised me, trained me, and elevated my vision for what our church community was capable of. You have demonstrated that in spades, that you …