Kelly Edwards, Paige Somero and Julie Valenzuela were elected to the Church Council at the congregational meeting in May. After the meeting, the Council selected officers for the coming year: President: Jim Gisselquist. Vice President: Chuck Yount. Treasurer: Michael Paradise. …
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 …
Esperanza is taking the lead in organizing 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 globe …
“We especially thank you for giving us our pets who are our friends and bring us so much joy in life!” — Prayer for a pet Doggieprayershawls are hand-knit miniature blankets designed to be loved by that important member of …
A service to remember and celebrate Heidi Gerrish is 10:30 a.m. July 30 at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th St., Phoenix. An earlier version of this item in the main newsletter had incorrect information. We regret this error.
Our beloved Gerrish family is back in Phoenix, so let’s surround them with love through meals! While Kat recovers in a rehabilitation facility in Mesa, Paul, Cindy, Stephen, Julie and Ryan will be spending a lot of time going back …
Don’t forget that we are worshipping together at one service this summer at 9:30 a.m. We started last week with a healing service. At the conclusion we offered prayers and laid on hands of blessing for the Gerrish family as …
Thank you to the 12 volunteers listed below who came to Esperanza bright and early on Saturday morning to clean up the campus. We had a productive morning of tree and shrub trimming, raking up pods from mesquite trees, cleaning …
During May, our Esperanza community donated 61 pounds of food to Kyrene Family Resource Center, improving our year-to-date total to 351 pounds. We remain very close to pace to donate a half ton – 1,000 pounds – for the calendar …
While overall actual revenue is even with expenses, we are now falling behind budgeted revenue. Pledge giving is still ahead of budget due to families who have paid ahead or paid the full year. However, this favorable position will decline …
Join in landscaping and campus clean up this coming Saturday! In May, the council voted to halt landscaping services due to budget cuts. In order to keep our Church Home beautiful, we need volunteers to help. Tasks will include keeping …
Esperanza’s newsletter, “Words of Hope,” has been a weekly publication since its inception more than 20 years ago. Unfortunately, due to a decrease in giving, the Council had to identify reductions in spending. One of the cuts approved by the …