A letter from Chris Armfield: Dear friends, Today (July 20) our hunger volunteers provided more than 100 sack lunches to Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix in support of their homeless ministry. Last week (July 13) we delivered …
A letter from Chris Armfield: Dear friends, Today (July 20) our hunger volunteers provided more than 100 sack lunches to Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix in support of their homeless ministry. Last week (July 13) we delivered …
As part of our outreach programs, the Council has restarted donations of fast-food gift cards for foster children. This outreach program will be on a continual basis like the food donation for the Kyrene Resource Center. The gift cards will …
One of Esperanza’s oldest ministries is the prayer shawl project. Since 2009, some 25 Esperanza needle workers have been knitting and crocheting shawls for the sick, the elderly and the sad or the lonely among us. So far, the group has made more than 700 shawls!
A group meets in the Fellowship Hall at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. The conversation flows and members exchange craft knowledge, helping each other when they hit a snag. When a shawl is finished, the group prays over it. A tag attached to the shawl explains that love and compassion are stitched in, and that the makers prayed that God’s grace will embrace the person who receives it.
New members are always welcome! If you cannot attend a meeting, you are encouraged to work on a shawl at home. Contact Kathy Gemma at [email protected]
Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all Esperanza chefs, volunteers, those able to assemble or serve sandwiches and those wishing to donate either money or non-perishables to the cause! Our Hunger Ministry reaches out to Downtown Phoenix by providing sack lunches …
Esperanza donated 155 pounds of food to the Kyrene Family Resource Center in June, bringing our total gift of nourishing food to 506 pounds since January. Heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who contributed! A special thank you to the …
PhLY Gives Back is a special service event for youth 7-8:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Feed MY Starving Children in Mesa. Esperanza is a member congregation of PhLY, which offers monthly events for high school youth throughout the …
Esperanza is taking the lead in organizing the Church World Services Ahwatukee Foothills CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, Nov. 13, at Desert Foothills Park. The fundraising event supports the global mission of CWS, a faith-based organization transforming communities around the …
Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all Esperanza chefs, volunteers, those able to assemble or serve sandwiches, and those wishing to donate either money or non-perishables to the cause!! We will be providing sack lunches for the homeless at Grace Lutheran …
On June 2, volunteers from Esperanza provided dinner for families in the process of transitioning to permanent housing. Three families, including three moms and four children, as well as three volunteers were served a delicious meal of roasted chicken, two …
Plans finalized for ‘Week of Hope’ PhLY ministry! The beautiful homes that line the beaches of San Diego don’t tell the story of those in the area who struggle to get by. Perhaps something about the daily “sunny and 72” …
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 …
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 …