At Grace, we are called by God to be in the city for good! For those interested in volunteering this summer, we invite you to attend the orientation held in the North Room of Hope Hall on June 9th from 11:30a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP at outreach@graceinthecity.com or call Clottee Hammons at 602-817-8996 if you plan to attend. View PDF flyer.
At the center of our religion, love. What heals us, love. What heals our communities, love. Also, the stated motive of most religious people, regardless of actual outcomes, love. I agree with the Beatles: “All you need is love.”
As we expectantly wait for Christmas, one persona dominates the church world, another persona our culture at large. These two prominent figures both speak of how we should act, what we should do—and the consequences if we do not. The persona of our culture at large? Who can we find everywhere at malls and on cards and sung about in songs during the month of December? Santa Claus.
How about the persona of the church world? Who is it who dominates our Advent stories? Right. John the Baptist.
Extra extra! Read all about it. The premiere issue of the Capital Conference newsletter is out. Get informed about our sister congregations in the the Capital Conference of the Grand Canyon Synod. View the newsletter in PDF.
Esperanza Lutheran Church has had four primary mission partners, two local and two global: Habitat for Humanity (22 homes as part of the SE Valley Lutheran Coalition), the Kyrene Family Resource Center, Feed My Starving Children and the Meera Primary School in Tanzania.
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