God is calling us to live as people of faith in a world of abundance, yet it also is a world where people are going hungry. A seeming conundrum? Not necessarily. Join us between worship services on Sundays during Lent …

Prayer of the Day O Lord God, you led your people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide us now, so that, following your Son, we may walk safely through the wilderness of this world toward …

We who are bombed only With words, ask the Prince of Peace to come Quickly, Quickly with his shield. But did he Himself know peace . . . he who was crucified in The chaos of his Father’s World? ~Alice …

“Come to the table of mercy, prepared with the wine and the bread. All who are hungry and thirsty, come, and your souls will be fed.” — Claire Cloninger, from Come to the Table, Evangelical Lutheran Worship #481 Several children …

Prayer of the Day Holy God, mighty and immortal, you are beyond our knowing, yet we see your glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Transform us into the likeness of your Son, who renewed our humanity so that we …

All are welcome to worship on Ash Wednesday for a service of Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion at 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday begins our 40-day journey toward Easter. Marking our foreheads with the ash of the palm fronds from …

Prayer of the day O Lord Jesus, make us instruments of your peace, that where there is hatred, we may sow love; where there is injury, pardon; and where there is despair, hope. Grant, O divine master, that we may …

The final phase of the Grand Canyon ELCA Synod Call Process is the “Follow-Up” step. This is simply an informal procedure in which a member of the synod staff checks in with the pastor and the congregation to see how …

A poem of of faith             Quietly The spirit of You has come to sit with me At this table. How pale you are in death Beloved,   But healthy. No pain or blood or …

Among the most important missions at Esperanza is establishing a sense of community. That starts with outreach and communication. That can be stymied when we often know each other by face but are stumped to come up with a name. …

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany  Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8[9-13] Psalm 138 (2) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11

We always like to include everyone in decisions made about Esperanza and the direction in which we want it to go. That, of course, is a two-way street and requires your participation to make the process truly effective. That said, …