2020 fall collections
Thanksgiving Baskets
- This year, we are partnering with Evergreen Elementary School to help bless families in need with a Thanksgiving meal. We have gotten off to a great start! We are still in need of the following items:
- Cranberry Sauce
- Stuffing
- Gravy
- Canned Fruit
All donations can be dropped off on Sunday morning (in the shopping cart), or during church office hours. If you would rather make a monetary donation, please mark your check “Thanksgiving Basket.” Thank you for your generosity!
Fire Crisis Response
- On Labor Day weekend in Lincoln County Oregon (near Lincoln City) the Echo Mountain fire near Otis started. While the total area of this fire was smaller than some other Northwest fires, nearly 25% of the buildings in the area were damaged or destroyed including over 300 homes. Immediately following the fire, the Lincoln City Church of the Nazarene went into action forming the area’s primary Fire Relief Support Center. Under the leadership of Pastor Kelli Westmark, the congregation and community have provided ongoing support through clothing, food, and other household necessities. The clean-up effort has begun, and we want to join helping this small church continue to be a light in their community. You can support this effort in three primary ways:
- You can pray! Pray for Pastor Kelli and her team as they have already been engaged in this relief effort going on eight weeks! Pray as the immediate needs of those affected by the fire are changing that the church can help respond to those needs.
- You can go shopping on their Amazon wish list and have these items shipped directly to the church. You can access the list here: http://bit.ly/nazfirerelief Please ship these orders to the following address: Church of the Nazarene, 1462 NW 19th Street, Lincoln City, OR 97367.
- You can donate money directly to the relief effort. Checks can be mailed directly to the Lincoln City Church of the Nazarene (same address as above). Be sure to include a memo on your donation indicating your donation is for the relief effort, and that you are part of Spokane First Church. Monetary donations directly to the church should be considered tax-deductible.
This Christmas season we have been given the names of children in need from our church & community. The idea is to help provide Christmas gifts for them. In the gym, you will find our Tree of Blessings with ornaments that have the child’s gender, clothing & shoe sizes, and wish list items. Over the weeks to come, we will be adding more ornaments as the needs present themselves in our community. To participate:
1) Take an ornament off the tree (Red ornaments have toys, interests, etc. Green ornaments have clothing needs including sizes).
2) Fill out your name and phone number on the back of the ornament labeled “sponsor name” and place it in the offering basket.
3) Drop off the wrapped gift with the laminated ornament attached. Gifts can be dropped off to the church office during the week, or place in the designated shopping cart on Sunday mornings.
Please have your wrapped gifts turned in by December 13th.For more information, please contact the church office.
Advent 2020
- The Advent Season begins on Sunday, November 29th and concludes on December 24th. This year, Pastor Bill will be teaching “Let Earth Receive Her King”. There are devotional books that coincide with his Advent Sermons. We would like for each family to have a devotional book. They will be available for pickup beginning this Sunday, November 15th (or during office hours if you are joining us online). If you are able, we are asking for a $5 donation to help cover the cost of the books. For more information, contact the church office.
Upcoming events
Senior Luncheon – Wednesday, November 18th – 12pm
- Meeting at Old European Restaurant.
- Due to COVID limits must RSVP (Roberta 509-325-0711).
All-Church Family Bingo Night – Friday, November 20th – 6:30pm
- All church bingo night! Come for some FREE fun! We will meet in the gym and if your card wins…..pick from the prize table! Sign up here!
- Our global Nazarene family is invited to join us for a worship service featuring music from across our regions and a message from the Board of General Superintendents.
- The service will air on Facebook live facebook.com/nazareneofficial. Join us on November 21st at 3pm or November 22nd at 2pm.
World Evangelism Fund Thank Offering
- Sunday, November 22nd – please mark your check “World Evangelism Fund” or “WEF”
Thanksgiving Week
- Wednesday, November 25th – No Midweek Activities
- Thursday, November 26th – Office Closed
- Friday, November 27th – Office Closed
Benevolence Sunday – November 29th
- On the fifth Sunday of the month, we take up a special offering designated for the benevolence fund. This is an opportunity to support fellow church members and those in need within the community. If you feel led to contribute, please mark your envelope “benevolence”.
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Join us for either online worship or for in-person worship in the gym at 9:30am. For online worship, you’ll connect the same way you have in the past via both Facebook and YouTube (Be sure to follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel – SFNAZ Media to know when we are live). Log on a few minutes before 9:30am and look for the LIVE notification.
For those who are choosing to participate in our in-person worship service just a few reminders. PLEASE WEAR A FACE COVERING (masks will be provided to those who may need one) AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. Sanitized chairs will be provided. There will be signs and directions when you arrive. We are asking that you keep your family in your designated area to respect the social distancing requirements.
ADULT MINISTRIES SUNDAY SCHOOL & DISCIPLESHIP
- We are so excited to take a STEP FORWARD with a Sunday School/Discipleship group this Sunday following the 9:30am morning service. Join us for “Galatians: Liberty and the Law”. Please join us in the Holy Grounds as we take the first steps in creating a new normal. Nothing is looking the same as before, but we are looking forward to embracing looking at ways to speak and teach the Word.
Tithes & Offering
Thank you so much for your faithful support of our church! Here are a few options available to continue with giving tithes & offering.
1. Online giving is available here.
2. You may mail your check directly to the church
Spokane First Church of the Nazarene
9004 N Country Homes Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99218
3. Give By Text – Text the dollar amount to (833) 948-2179 and follow the prompts.
Faithfulness in giving
Raised Expenses +/-
General $416,200 $421,400 -5,200
Missions $42,900 $41,700 +1,200
(As of October 31, 2020)
Pastoral connection phone line
By calling (509) 239-7849 you can reach a 24-hour voice message service which will allow you to reach the pastoral team directly. You are encouraged to call with:
- Prayer requests & praises
- Grocery needs
- Medication pick up requests
We will do our best to return your calls in a timely manner.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAYER
Prayer Chain by Email – Contact the church office to receive prayer requests by email (office@sfnaz.org).
Prayer for District Churches – Othello & Othello Agape Love
Missions Prayer Requests – Portugal & Puerto Rico
PRAYER REQUESTS
- Pastor Bill Vaughn
- Pastor Gary Woodroof
- Jean Cook
- Janice Wilks
- Sharon Long
- Gayle Cortner
- Nicole Turner
- Judy McGinnis
- Sheridan Aller
- Wayne Aller
Adult ministries
During this time, we are trying to find ways to stay connected with the church family. We have opened up an Adult Ministries Room on Zoom. If you have not used Zoom before, it is a virtual audio and visual chat room that, depending upon your settings, allows people to see you (via webcam or mobile device camera) and hear you (via computer microphone/webcam or mobile device). For mobile users, you can download the Zoom app. Desktop users can click on the Zoom Meeting Link and follow the instructions. Phone numbers are also provided for each meeting for those who would rather place a phone call to access the meeting. If you have questions, feel free to email the office (office@sfnaz.org) or pastoral team.
Below is a list of upcoming meetings:
11/17/20: Adult Bible Study – 7pm on ZOOM “Twelve Unlikely Heroes”
Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701
In Person bible study (Adult ministries)
Wednesdays in the Fireside Room at 6:45pm. Pastor Danene will be teaching “Twelve Unlikely Heroes”.
children’s ministries
Sundays
9:30am
Family Worship: Tables reserved for families & bags of fun activities for the kids (1st-6th grade) to interact with during the service.
Nursery-Toddlers: Infant through 3 non-potty trained years old
PreK-Kindergarten Class: 3 year old potty trained through Kindergarten
10:30am
Small Group Discipleship: 1st Sunday of the month (Classes will be grouped as PreK-Kindergarten, 1-3rdgrade, and 4-6thgrade)
Kids Church: 2nd-4th Sunday of the month (Classes will be PreK-Kindergarten Group and 1st-6thgrade)
Bible Quizzing
The bible quizzing team practice Sundays from 11:30am to 1pm. We will meet in E5, bring your own lunch and be ready for some bible fun.
Wednesdays
10am Kindred Moms Coffee and Prayer group
Kindred Moms will move to once a month for the Fall. We will meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Our next meeting will be November 18th@ 10-11am. We will have a Thanksgiving craft for the kids and snacks available for everyone. Join us for fellowship and fun!
6:45-8pm Dynamic Discipleship & Bible Learning Lab IS BACK!
We have moved into the building for our Wednesday Night children’s ministry!
Nursery: Infant through 3 years non-potty trained
Bible Learning Lab: PreK-Kindergarten hands-on bible fun
Dynamic Discipleship Classes:1st-3rdgrade and 4th-6thgrade small groups, plus games and fun
Upcoming Events:
11/18: Hands & Feet Night: Sleeping Mats for the Homeless 6:45-8pm
Come help create mats for the homeless population around us. We will be weaving mats from plastic grocery bags, then we will give them out during our annual homeless outreach event in the Spring.
11/20/20: All Church Bingo Night 6:30-8:30pm
All church bingo night! Come for some FREE fun! We will meet in the gym and if your card wins…..pick from the prize table!
*Nursery Through 3 year old care provided*
STUDENT MINISTRIES
Sunday, November 15th
- 10:30am – Discipleship in the Teen Loft (behind gym)
- 5pm – Small Groups (girls Fireside Room, guys Teen Loft)
Wednesday, November 18th @ 6:45pm – In the gym
- We’ll be packing Thanksgiving meal bags during the first part of our meeting time. We will still have youth group.
- Gather in the church gym at 6:45pm, we’ll wrap up by 8:15pm. Be prepared to practice social distancing and please wear a mask.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Nov 20 @ 6:30pm – All Church Bingo Night (registration required) sfnaz.org/events
- Dec 7 @ 7pm – Zoom Parent Meeting
- Dec 19 @ 3pm — Teen Christmas Party (Church Holy Grounds Area)
INFO UPDATE TEXT MESSAGES & EMAILS
To automatically join the SFNazYouth info text messages, simply text “ADDME” to (509)790-4048. If this doesn’t work or you are still not receiving the text messages or have questions, please contact Pastor Shawn (shawns@sfnaz.org)
In addition to regular text updates, there are also periodic email info updates with more details about upcoming events and youth ministry happenings. These come out every couple of weeks. If you (or someone you know) isn’t receiving these emails, you can sign up to receive the emails at http://sfnaz.org/youth
Missions Corner
November Emphasis – World Evangelism Fund – Thank Offering
- The World Evangelism Fund goes directly toward accomplishing the mission of the Church of the Nazarene, to make Christlike disciples in the nations. It provides the funding that operates our entire mission effort, from the operation of the Global Ministry Center to districts and churches around the world.
Prayer Emphasis – International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
- Nazarene Missions International encourages Nazarenes to join Christians around the world in prayer throughout November. This provides opportunity for Christians worldwide to focus on those suffering for their Christian faith.