SFNAZ Newsletter 01/07/2021

SFNAZ Newsletter 01/07/2021

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SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS

DID YOU MOVE?

  • If you have moved or have any updates to your contact information, please notify the church office.

2021 TITHING ENVELOPES

  • The 2021 tithing envelopes are now available at the information table. Please fill in your name and address on the same line as the number on your box.

Sunday, January 10, 2021

This week Pastor Bill will be teaching “A New Beginning”. 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.

With the recent updates to the Washington State COVID-19 Guidelines, we wanted to take a moment to update you on our plans to gather for worship. We will continue to meet in-person at 9:30am in the gym, we will also continue to live stream this service through Facebook and YouTube. We thank you in advance for your understanding as we do our best to accommodate the statewide efforts to slow the rapid spread of the virus in our community. For those who choose to join us 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. We look forward to worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ together, both in-person and online!

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                        $478,500         $475,600           +2,900

Missions                       $47,900          $48,250               -350

(As of November 30, 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 – Ritzville and Royal City

Missions Prayer Requests – Suriname & Swaziland

PRAYER REQUESTS
  • Pastor Bill Vaughn
  • Pastor Gary Woodroof
  • Pete Knudson
  • Sandy Hill
  • Patti Langland
  • Carol Fuller
Adult ministries

ADULT MINISTRIES SUNDAY SCHOOL &  DISCIPLESHIP (Sundays 10:30am)

  • We are so excited to begin a new INTERACTIVE DVD Sunday School/Discipleship Class beginning Sunday, January 10th following the 9:30am morning service.  Pastor Danene will be leading  “The Power to Change: How the Gospel Helps Us to Live Differently”.
  • Charlie Scott will be sharing his insights from the Gospel of Mark during new Discipleship Class, “Exhibiting Faith, Hope, Love, & Humility in The Ups & Downs of Life” beginning Sunday, January 10th @10:30am 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  “Twelve Unlikely Heroes”

Men’s Group: Tuesdays at 6pm on ZOOM (Use Youth Ministries Zoom Meeting Room)

In-Person Adult Bible Study: Wednesdays at 6:45pm (Fireside Room)

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

  • Kids Church: 1st-6th Grade
  • Sunday School Classes: PreK-Kindergarten

 Wednesdays  

10am Kindred Moms Coffee and Prayer group

  • Currently Kindred Moms is meeting once a month. We will meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Our next meeting will be January 20th 11am-12:30pm. We will have a New Years Celebration party.  Details of the party will be posted to the SFNAZ Kindred Moms FB page and here in the newsletter two weeks before the event.

Wednesday Night

6:45-8pm Dynamic Discipleship & Bible Learning Lab IS BACK!

  • Nursery: Infant through 3 years non-potty trained
  • Bible Learning Lab: PreK-Kindergarten hands-on bible fun
  • Dynamic Discipleship Classes: 1st-3rd grade and 4th-6th grade small groups, plus games and fun

2021 Winter Calendar  

  • Watch your email and mail for the 2021 Children and Pre-Teens calendar of events.  The calendar will go out the week of the January 11th.

STUDENT MINISTRIES

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

Denominational Emphasis for January – District Project

Our district project continues to be Southern Mexico working with the Oaxaca District churches. Please pray that they will have the resources needed to minister to their communities. Our NW District NMI President Chris Clemons reports:

“I have stayed in communication with our partners in Mexico and they continue to minister as they are able, in spite of the special challenges this year. They continue to work on the district training and education center with a focus on helping churches fulfill their mission of making disciples, as well as equipping new pastors with the education and resources they need to pastor their churches.”

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