During Lent 2023, the Grand Canyon Synod and Southeastern Iowa Synod are challenging one another to raise money for ELCA World Hunger. The challenge is to pledge to participate in some spiritual and physical practices during Lent and raise money. …
During Lent 2023, the Grand Canyon Synod and Southeastern Iowa Synod are challenging one another to raise money for ELCA World Hunger. The challenge is to pledge to participate in some spiritual and physical practices during Lent and raise money. …
People of Hope: The upcoming Mission Gatherings are the way we collectively and explicitly discern God’s mission for us at Esperanza. Everyone who is part of the Esperanza community, whether member or not, is strongly encouraged to participate in at …
Esperanza’s longtime partnership with the Kyrene Family Resource Center continues in 2023, and February’s focus includes a cereal drive for the center. The center places a box of cereal in each food box it packs. Because hundreds of food boxes …
Prayer of the Day Lord God, our strength, the struggle between good and evil rages within and around us, and the devil and all the forces that defy you tempt us with empty promises. Keep us steadfast in your word, …
An amazing Journey from Brad Somero Recent “Faith in Motion” talks by Pastor Sarah got me to thinking of something we could all do together no matter where we are in the world on any given day. I would like …
Mission Plan Results Through January – General Fund January 2023 YTD Revenue Expense Net Income/(Loss) Actual $33,321 $24,397 $8,923 Plan $27,325 $27,059 $266 Pledge giving was a little short of plan, but a little better than last year. Non …
Our Lenten journey begins tomorrow evening with Ash Wednesday, a day we hear both that we are loved and that we are dust. All are welcome to worship at our Ash Wednesday service of Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion at …
The Transition Team invites you to participate in one or more of the upcoming Mission Gatherings where we will be communally discerning God’s mission for Esperanza. For those who would like to think and pray on the questions that will …
What are we really doing here—at Esperanza? The answer to this question is never one that comes from us; it only comes from God. And there are so many possible answers to this question. We cannot take for granted what …
We will have another campus cleanup day this Saturday, February 18th, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Please help! A video announcement from Craig Peck! A tidy campus and healthy landscaping sends an important message: Esperanza is open for God’s business …
Prayer of the Day O God, in the transfiguration of your Son you confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the witness of Moses and Elijah, and in the voice from the bright cloud declaring Jesus your beloved Son, you …
There is no Habitat work this Saturday February 18th, the sites are closed for President’s day. Consider volunteering at the Esperanza Campus Cleanup on Saturday, February 18th, from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Habitat Important Future Dates: Next Tuesday February …