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		<title>It&#8217;s Hot! Help Arizona Faith Network by Donating to Heat Relief</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During the summer of 2025, Esperanza supported Arizona Faith Network&#8217;s heat respite, hydration, and cooling centers in the Phoenix metro area. AFN welcomed more than 55,000 visits to 10-plus heat respite centers during 2025.  Following is a link to AFN’s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Date Change Adopt-A-Street Cleanup Day &#8211; NOW July 11th at 7:00 AM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Help us go the extra mile and sign up for Saturday, July 11th at 7:00 AM Please join us on Saturday, July 11th at 7:00 AM for our second Adopt-A-Street cleanup of 2026! We will again park and meet at &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>School Supplies Needed: Stuff the Backpacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Kyrene Family Resource Center (KFRC) has asked Esperanza for help. There are many families in the Kyrene School District that are struggling to provide adequate school supplies for their children. KFRC’s goal is to pack 700 backpacks with school &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Esperanza to Pack Food Boxes for St. Mary&#8217;s Food Bank Saturday, August 1st</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last year, St. Mary’s Food Bank, with the help of volunteers, generous donors, and support of 600+ partner agencies, packed and distributed 102+ million pounds of food throughout most of Arizona. You are invited to join the Esperanza team on &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Listening to First-Graders Read in May &#8211; Sign Up Now!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first-grade teachers at Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School have given us the thumbs-up for the opportunity to listen (we are no longer reading) to a child read a teacher-chosen book. In the time you’re there, you might be &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Attention, Donors: Pick Up Forms From Kyrene Family Center</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Kyrene Family Resource Center has made available a Donation Report and Receipt Form for donations (shoes, school supplies, etc.) that you provide, and that are delivered by Esperanza to the KFRC. The form may be helpful for tax purposes. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Esperanza Team of 16 Assists With I-HELP Dinner, Lunches</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, April 28, Esperanza volunteers prepared and served dinner at Desert Cross Lutheran Church in south Tempe for 18 I-HELP guests. Guests were served a variety of homemade Mexican dishes. The volunteers also packed 28 lunch bags for the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Help Keep Us on Track With Our Help of Kyrene Family Center</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Through April, Esperanza had donated 361 pounds of food to the Kyrene Family Resource Center. Our goal for all of 2026 is 2,026 pounds. Esperanza is helping with non-perishable food needs on multiple fronts at the center. Currently, the center &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Next I-HELP Dinner, With Mexican Theme, Set for April 28th</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all of our volunteers who served dinner for I-HELP in February! We serve at Desert Cross Lutheran Church in south Tempe, and our next dinner will be Tuesday, April 28. Our dinner will have a Mexican theme. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Easter Parade a Success!   Thanks to Those Who Participated!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who participated in the Easter parade! Your presence and joyful spirit made the day special. A special thank you to Barb Yurka for organizing all of the booth games. Her creativity and planning created a a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hope for Newborns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hope for Newborns has been meeting at Esperanza for many years now and we appreciate having the space to coordinate our work for the newborns who need the items we make. The group meets 10 times a year on the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Drive for Tennis Shoes Continues With Kyrene Family Center</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esperanza Lutheran Church]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Counselors at the Kyrene School District have requested donations of tennis shoes for children of families in need. The Kyrene Family Resource Center, with whom our church partners, is responding to this need. Accordingly, we are asking those who attend &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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