As darkness fell on March 26, a group of teens gathered around the labyrinth on our campus for prayer. It had been a busy evening. Now the group paused to reflect. “We meditated on what it means to not just …

Above: His new shawl is becoming a favorite spot for Teddy.     “You blessed us with all living creatures.” Introducing a new ministry at Esperanza that helps our four-legged friends and their owners: doggieprayershawls. Don’t have a dog? No problem! …

Every Sunday, Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix hosts a pancake breakfast for the homeless. On May 1, Esperanza will partner to prepare and serve the breakfast. The key details: We will need 12 to 15 volunteers. We prefer to …

We were very excited that about 35 people attended the dedication last Saturday of the Jama family home in Tempe, which was our Habitat project for the past several months. This was the first time that many family members had …

How would you like to be of tremendous service to our faith community with very little time or effort? We need worship leaders to greet, lector, be communion assistants, run the Power Point and usher each Sunday at both services. …

During the past two weeks, 28 pounds of food were donated by our Esperanza community to the Kyrene Family Resource Center! That increases the total for the month to 103 pounds, and for calendar year 2022 to 234 pounds, which …

Rest and relaxation are such lovely pursuits. If you’re 90. Come on, we’ve had two weeks off, it’s time to get back to work on the Habitat House. It’s almost finished. You can rest some more when it’s done! Hopefully …

We learned on Tuesday, March 8, that delivery of cabinets for the Habitat House will be delayed until March 15. Consequently, we will be off this Saturday as well as next Tuesday. Our next workday will be March 19, assuming …

Since our last report, you donated 75 pounds of food during the early days of March! Thank you to all who donated, for making the lives of struggling people just that much easier. Top-priority food needs are goldfish crackers, Cheese-its …

Do you have photographs of Esperanza in action? We’re looking for images that reflect the life of our unique community that you would allow us to use in our weekly newsletter. Please send the images, with first and last names …

Everyone loves to share coffee, treats and fellowship after our Sunday services and we’re thankful for the delicious treats we’ve had over the last few months. However, we’d love to sample what you might be able to make (or buy), …