People of Hope: At our most recent council meeting, I shared with the council members one of the “bread and butter” concepts we learn in seminary: self-differentiation. When I learned about self-differentiation in seminary, I thought it was a high-flutin’ …
Alice Schultze, who is a part of the Esperanza community, has written a collection of poems entitled Ordinary Poems for Ordinary Time: Summer Reading, and copies will be available beginning Sunday, May 21 in the narthex. Once again, Alice shares …
Many of our readers may be aware that Liz Farquhar is a volunteer educator at Liberty Wildlife and edits the Desert Rivers Audubon Society Magazine. Liberty Wildlife is a raptor rescue, rehab and education nonprofit here in Phoenix. In the …
Get caught up on the Children of Hope Preschool newsletter from April 30th, 2023.
Join us for our next Garden of Eatin’ Workday and Meeting on Saturday, April 29th at 8:30am. We are excited to welcome Kathy Dolny to the Garden. We have a few items to discuss including repair of water leaks, ordering …
Our next Yoga program at Esperanza led by Aubree Duplessis will be Sunday evening, April 30th, 2023 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Esperanza 2nd Floor Community Room. To register Click Here Join us for candlelit yoga with Himalayan …
March 2023 YTD Revenue Expense Net Income/(Loss) March 2023 YTD Revenue Expense Net Income/(Loss) Actual $84,600 $79,680 $4,920 Plan $81,975 $76,579 $5,396 Giving slowed somewhat in March. Despite that, overall revenue is still slightly ahead of our plan for …
Prayer of the Day O God, your Son makes himself known to all his disciples in the breaking of bread. Open the eyes of our faith, that we may see him in his redeeming work, who lives and reigns with …
During February and March, transition team members facilitated seven “mission gatherings” where we asked questions and listened to your answers about, for instance, what you believe God is calling Esperanza to do or be. We spoke with and listened to …
The Grand Canyon Synod nominating committee chair, Laura Musfeldt, is seeking nominations for two synodical elected positions: an at-large representative for the Synod Council (3 year term) and a member of the Consultation Committee (6 year term). In order to …
In an effort to consolidate our Easter posts, we are providing one post below that will link to the item of interest for further information. All posts can be found on the Esperanza website. You can access the posts by …
Easter Sunday Prayer of the Day O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us die every day …