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WE HAVE TRANSITIONED BACK INTO THE SANCTUARY!
Sanctuary seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Once our ushers have determined we have reached maximum capacity in the sanctuary, you may be asked to sit in an overflow area.
We have installed the necessary technology so both the gym and Holy Grounds foyer area can be used as overflow seating. The live video from the sanctuary will be viewable in these spaces.
We continue to ask as we gather in person, please come wearing a mask, practice social distancing, and sit together as families. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided for you. If you don’t feel well, have a fever, or know you have been exposed to COVID-19, we kindly ask you to please stay home. The livestream will continue to be available on both Facebook and YouTube for the foreseeable future.
We are kicking off a new ministry for our church this Summer! Since we were so disconnected last summer due to COVID, this year, we want to be intentional about reconnecting the body of the church during the summer months. Each Sunday this summer from July 11th – August 29th we will have our 9:30am Morning Worship Service, followed by a Sunday Summer Social event at various locations around Spokane. Over the next few weeks, we will be announcing more details and information on inviting your friends and neighbors.
Save the dates below!
July 11, 2021
- SFNAZ Contact: Snyder Family
- Location: Spokane First Church
- Church Lawn – Bring your own picnic and we will provide the yard games! Pickleball, Corn Hole, Volleyball, Gaga Ball, Ladder Ball, Washer Toss, and much more!
July 18, 2021
- SFNAZ Contact: Terhaar Family
- Location: The Islands Trail Head & Donkey Island Swimming Hole, Centennial Trail
- Bring your bike to ride on the trail, hang out at the swimming hole and swim or enjoy a picnic! Meet us at the parking lot trailhead.
July 25, 2021
- SFNAZ Contact: Stevenson Family
- Location: Bowl and Pitcher
- Come hang out with everyone, bring a picnic lunch, and enjoy a hike.
August 1, 2021
- SFNAZ Contact: Marquardt Family
- Location: Bear Lake
- Bring your own picnic, play yard games, and enjoy fishing.
August 8, 2021
- SFNAZ Contact: Aronson Family
- Location: Bear Lake
- Bring your own picnic, play yard games, and enjoy fishing.
August 15, 2021
- SFNAZ Contact: Aller Family
- Location: Riverfront Park
- Bring your own picnic, enjoy the new Iced Age playground or all the other fun at the park.
August 22, 2021
- SFNAZ Contact: Wintersteen Family
- Location: Spokane First Church
- Church Lawn – Come enjoy a hot dog roast with an inflatable waterslide, slip n’ slide, and sand volleyball. Come enjoy fellowship in the sun.
August 29th:
- SFNAZ Contact: Pooler Family
- Location: Various Locations
- Serve Day with opportunities to serve on the church grounds and off the grounds. Sign-ups will begin for serve day on August 1, 2021.
*(Charlie Scott will continue hosting his Sunday Discipleship Class on Zoom at 11am.)
Upcoming EVents
REMEMBERANCE VIDEO – Sunday, June 20th
- Come to the Fireside Room after 9:30am service if you are interested in sharing a memory or being included in the farewell video for the Vaughn family. There will be a tech person available to record those who are interested.
FATHER’S DAY – Sunday, June 20th
- Turn in baby bottles at the Life Services table in the foyer.
BRIDAL SHOWER – Tuesday, June 22nd – 6pm
- The friends of Justine Morrison would like to extend an invitation to all the ladies of the church for a bridal shower for Justine, who will be marrying Lake Wilks this summer.
- Justine’s bridal shower will be Tuesday, June 22nd at 6pm in the Fireside room.
- Links for Justine and Lake’s registry are posted below.
PANDA EXPRESS FUNDRAISER – Friday, June 25th
- Come and enjoy a meal with your family and a portion of the proceeds will go towards children & teen camps.
NADINE BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL SERVICE – Saturday, June 26th – 11am
- The SFNAZ church family is invited to celebrate the life of Nadine Buckingham. Service will be held in the Sanctuary.
PANDA EXPRESS FUNDRAISER – Friday, June 25th
- Come and enjoy a meal with your family and a portion of the proceeds will go towards children & teen camps.
RECEPTION FOR PASTORS BILL & DANENE – Sunday, June 27th
- On Sunday, June 27 following the morning worship service, we will host a reception for Pastor Bill, Pastor Danene, and the family.
- No 11am Discipleship Classes
CAR WASH FUNDRAISER – Wednesday, June 30th – 5pm
- Come out and let the SFNAZ kids and teens wash your car. Tickets are available to purchase for $10. This is a fundraiser to help with the cost of kid’s camp and teen camp. For more information, contact the church office.
INDEPENDENCE DAY – Sunday, July 4th
- One service at 9:30am. No discipleship classes.
- The office will be closed on Monday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.
SFNAZ FAMILY CAMPOUT – September 3rd – 6th
- Join us at Camp Lutherhaven on CDA lake this year. We will have tent sites, RV sites, and cabins available to reserve. A large outdoor chapel area for Sunday service will be available as well. Enjoy group activities such as archery, rock climbing wall, ropes course, kayaks, paddleboards, and canoeing. Registration is open so reserve your spot today! For complete details and to register, CLICK HERE!
SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS
SUMMER BIBLE STUDY – Tuesdays – 6:45pm
- Roger and Janice Long will be having a Bible study this summer “Survey of Daniel”. The studies will be held on Tuesdays from 6:45pm – 8:30pm at their home and is open to all ages. For more information, pick up a pink flyer in the church foyer.
SMALL GROUP – Saturdays – 7pm
- The Pooler Small Group would like to invite you to join them. Ryan and Jocelyn Pooler is facilitating the small group video series “Psalm 23” by Matt Chandler. Meetings will be twice a month (during the summer months) at 7pm in the Remedy Room. The summer schedule is as follows:
- June 19th
- July 10th
- July 24th
- August 7th
- August 21st
- Families with children are welcome to join as well.
SUMMER FUN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN NIGHTS – Wednesdays, 6:45pm – 8pm
- Come spend some time and have fun with our PreK and kindergarten group on Wednesday nights. This Summer we want to continue to grow this group by providing a fun summer program for their specific age groups. Even if you can only help 1 or 2 Wednesdays in the summer, every little bit helps!
- If you would like to volunteer please stop by our “I’m saying YES” volunteer board and fill out a volunteer form, then Pastor Hope will contact you with dates needed.
YARD WORK HELPERS
- The church is in need of a few people to help keep the property looking it’s best. If you are available Thursdays – Saturdays and are able to help with mowing, raking, & other yard work, please contact the church office.
SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
- Morning Worship Service 9:30am
- Discipleship Classes 11:00am
PORCH PRAYERS W/PASTORS
- Are you missing the connection with your pastors? We would love to come by your porch for a brief, socially-distanced prayer time with you and provide you with encouragement during this year! There are 3 ways to request a pastoral visit:
- Contact the church office (509-467-8986 or office@sfnaz.org).
- Sign up online at sfnaz.org/porchprayer.
- Fill out a Porch Prayer w/Pastor card on Sunday morning and place in the offering basket.
You will then be contacted by a staff member to schedule an appointment to meet with one of our pastors. We look forward to seeing you again in this new way of connecting through prayer together.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
FATHER’S DAY
This week Pastor Bill will be teaching. Join us for either online worship or for in-person worship in the sanctuary 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.
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 $ 172,600 $ 160,200 +12,400
Missions $22,600 $ 21,500 +1,100
(As of May 31, 2021)
Thank you for your faithful giving.
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 – Deer Park & Ephrata
Missions Prayer Requests – Honduras & Hong Kong
PRAYER REQUESTS
- Pastor Bill Vaughn
- Pastor Gary Woodroof
- Patti Langland
- Helen Harlander
- The Hancock Family
- Tracey Osso
- Scott Fuller
BEREAVEMENT
- Long-time member Nadine Buckingham passed away. Please pray for the Buckingham family. A service for Nadine will be held in the Sanctuary on June 26th at 11am.
- Former member Karen Stoughton passed away. Please pray for her family during this difficult time. A Remembrance service for Karen is being held on Friday, June 25th at 1pm at Valley Assembly – 15618 Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99037.
Adult ministries
ADULT MINISTRIES SUNDAY SCHOOL & DISCIPLESHIP (Sundays 11am)
- Charlie Scott will be sharing his insights from the Gospel of Mark , “Exhibiting Faith, Hope, Love, & Humility in The Ups & Downs of Life” Sunday @11am on Zoom. We are pleased to have an alternative option for those who join us online. Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701
Adult Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7pm on ZOOM – “Life Lessons from James” by Max Lucado w/ Pastor Danene
- Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701
Men’s Group – Tuesdays – 6pm
- The Tuesday night men’s group would like to again extend an invitation to join them on Tuesday nights at 6pm IN PERSON in the Conference Room or, weather permitting, outside. The group rotates weekly between topical discussion, marriage, church history/apologetics, and scriptural study.
- For further information or questions, please contact Randy Coffey at (509) 570-4026.
In-Person Adult Bible Studies:
- Wednesdays at 7pm Pastor Danene will be teaching in the Fireside Room.
children’s ministries
Sunday Schedule
9:30am
- Discipleship Classes:
- 1st/2ndGrade, 3rd/4thGrade and Pre-Teens (5th/6thgrade)
- Nursery-Toddlers
- Infant through 3 non-potty trained years old
- Prek-Kindergarten Class
- 3 year old potty trained through Kindergarten
11am
- Kids Church 1st-6thGrade
- Pre K-Kindergarten
- Nursery-Toddlers
Wednesdays
Wednesday Night
6:45-8pm Dynamic Discipleship & Bible Learning Lab
- Nursery: Infant through 3 years non-potty trained
- Bible Learning Lab: PreK-Kindergarten hands-on bible fun: crafts, bible story and playtime
- Dynamic Discipleship Classes: Our Dynamic Discipleship group has started new studies which involve hands-on bible learning experiments. Come join the fun and learn the foundations of a relationship with Christ!
Upcoming Events:
Pre-Teen End of School Year Event @ Triple Play (Hayden, ID)
June 21, 2021 – 9am-5pm
- Meet at the church parking lot at 9am!
- Cost: $35 for all access to the park, including waterpark
- *Bring a sack lunch
ROAR Vacation Bible School CHANGES
We are excited about ministering to your children this Summer at our Vacation Bible School. Due to unforeseen circumstances with our church currently we need to make a change. Our VBS will run from Thursday through Saturday, June 24-26. Although we are making this change, we are not sacrificing the program but extending hours on Saturday to include a Family VBS celebration.
- June 24th: 6-9pm
- June 25th: 6-9pm
- June 26th: 1-4pm for regular VBS programing
- June 26th: 4-6pm Family Celebration with children singing songs for their parents, BBQ, and several inflatables
NERF NIGHT – Wednesday, June 30th – 6:45pm
- Calling all 1st-6th Grade Students! Get ready for Nerf Night! If you have your own Nerf guns and Nerf ammo bring it to the fun. If you don’t have any we will provide some so everyone will have a blast!
SFNAZ Kids Camp
Come for an adventure in the woods with God! We learn how to grow closer to God out on 100 acres of woods! Outdoor hikes, games, fishing, and much more!
- Dates: July 26-29, 2021
- Grades: 3rd-6th grade
- Cost: $100 per child
- Depart at 11am on July 26th
- Return around 3pm pm on the 29th
Check your email for registration information and come by the kid’s check-in counter.
SFNAZ SUMMER MUSIC & DRAMA – Registration Open!
- For children grades Kindergarten – 6th (those entering Kindergarten or exiting 6th grade are welcome to join). This year we will be performing “Danny & the Shacks” by Christy Semsen. Rehearsals will be on Wednesdays 3pm – 6pm beginning July 7th. After rehearsals, dinner will be served and Summer Fun Nights begin at 6:45pm with Pastor Hope (all participants are welcome to stay for dinner and/or attend Summer Fun Nights).
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We understand that some families take vacations during the summer months so it’s not a problem for those that want to participate. Click here to register online today!
STUDENT MINISTRIES
- Join us next Wednesday, Jun 23 at 6:45pm for our End of School BBQ. Still could use a couple of parent volunteers to assist with the cooking.
- Car Wash Camp Fundraiser is June 30 from 5pm to 7pm. Tickets will be for sale this Sunday.
- Come and Eat Fundraiser scheduled for June 25 at Panda Express (click here for the flyer you need to present at the restaurant).
- Join us Sunday at 11am for discipleship. We are working our way through the book of Revelation. There won’t be any 11am discipleship June 27 due to Pastor Bill’s farewell or July 4th due to the holiday. Then on July 11th we will start our Sunday Summer Socials, see the details of this fellowship opportunity elsewhere in this newsletter.
- Teen Northwest District Summer Camp Registration is still open (dates are July 19-23). Visit nwnyi.com for more information.
- Starting June 30th Wednesday night Youth Group will meet a little later and longer. We will start at 7pm and finish promptly at 9pm. This will be our summer schedule through July and August.
Missions emphasis for JUNE- world mission broadcast
World Mission Broadcast provides the means to reach millions around the world for Christ, providing the funding for
program production, airtime, and follow-up materials. Holiness programming, delivered by radio, television and the
Internet, is reaching into the far corners of the world with the message of Jesus and His redeeming love and helping to
disciple those who respond. A portion of your Faith Promise giving goes to support World Mission Broadcast!
Don’t forget the 2021 Adult NMI Missions Books are available in the Holy Grounds kiosk.