SFNAZ Newsletter 04/08/2021

SFNAZ Newsletter 04/08/2021

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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.

It will undoubtedly take us a few weeks to figure out this new worship rhythm. Your leadership team appreciates your patience as we work out any kinks. The livestream will continue to be available on both Facebook and YouTube for the foreseeable future.

Upcoming EVents

EASTER OFFERING FOR WORLD EVANGELISM – Sunday, April 11th

  • Envelopes are available in the pew racks for the Church of the Nazarene World Evangelism Fund. This offering funds the mission efforts around the world.

NW DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2021 – Wednesday – Friday, April 14th-16th

  • Please pray for all those who are participating in NW District Assembly this year.
  • Congratulations to Wanda Aller who is being ordained in Friday evening’s Ordination Service. Although this service is not open to the public, a link to the Live Stream for this service can be found on the district website (nwdistrict.org).
  • The online workshops via Zoom are open to public Monday – Thursday Click here to view a list of available workshops w/ descriptions.

CHILDREN’S NW DISTRICT QUIZ MEET – Saturday, April 17th – 9:00am

  • Please pray for the children who have advanced to the District Quiz Meet. Those who earn a silver award or better will advance to Children’s World Quiz 2021!

NW DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT VISIT – Sunday, April 18th – 9:30am

  • NW DS, David Mowry will visit SFNAZ and deliver the sermon during morning worship service.

ALL-CHURCH BOB ROSS PAINT NIGHT – April 23rd – 6:30pm

  • This is a church event for all ages! We will be painting one of Bob Ross’ paintings with Bob Ross himself (with the assistance of Karen Snyder) teaching the group on the big screen in our church gym. We will be seating families at their own tables and streaming the event for those who would like to stay home and participate.
  • This event cost is $8 per person in order to cover the supplies (canvas, paint brushes, paint, etc.). If you are painting at home supplies will be available for pick up from the church on 4/21-22, 10am-2pm.
  • Child care will be available for the little ones who are too young to fully participate with the painting project. Seating is limited, so RSVP here, or contact the church office. The deadline is April 16th.

CALL TO PRAYER – Sunday, May 2nd – 6pm

  • Join us for a special time of prayer and worship.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT IN THE PARK – May 7th – 8pm   

  • Bring your chair & snacks and join us in the park to watch this fun family movie “Yes Day”. Come early to claim your spot.

SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS

SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE CHANGE

  • Beginning Sunday, April 11th the Service Schedule is as follows:
    • Morning Worship Service 9:30am
    • Discipleship Classes 11:00am

HOLY GROUNDS CAFE IS OPEN – Sunday, April 11th

  • The temporary home for the Holy Grounds Café is located in the gym. Stop in to say hello and thank the wonderful workers for their dedication. The café will be open from 9am – 9:30am & 10:30am – 11am. During this time, there will be a limited menu and prices will range from $1 (for bottles of water) – $3.50 (for blended coffees)
  • Complementary brewed coffee will also be served in the gym for those who are interested.

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.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

  • The memorial service for Gayle Cortner will be held on Saturday, April 17th at 1pm in the Sanctuary.

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:
    1. Contact the church office (509-467-8986 or office@sfnaz.org).
    2. Sign up online at sfnaz.org/porchprayer.
    3. 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, APRIL 11, 2021

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                         $ 66,700         $ 47,300           +19,400

Missions                        $12,300          $ 8,100               +4,200

(As of March 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 – District Assembly 2021

Missions Prayer Requests – Western Samoa & Zimbabwe

PRAYER REQUESTS
  • Pastor Bill Vaughn
  • Pastor Gary Woodroof
  • Lynda Betts
  • Clint Meadway

BEREAVEMENT

  • Andrea Tritt’s husband passed away this week. Please pray for Andrea and their family.
Adult ministries

ADULT MINISTRIES SUNDAY SCHOOL &  DISCIPLESHIP (Sundays 11am)

  • “Life Lessons from James” by Max Lucado (Led by Pastor Danene)
  • “The Steps to Freedom in Christ”. This class (led by Phil Baldwin) will be held in the Holy Grounds area.
  • 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

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

In-Person Adult Bible Studies:

  • Wednesdays at 7pm Pastor Danene will be teaching “Ezra & Nehemiah – Building During Covid” in the Fireside Room.

children’s ministries

NEW 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

Bible Quizzing – Congratulations to Ellie Pooler, Benjamin Roth, Kenneth Curry, Oliver Curry, Noah Snyder, & Robert Aronson for qualifying for the NW District Quiz Meet on April 17th!

 Wednesdays  

10am Kindred Moms Coffee and Prayer group

  • Currently Kindred Moms is meeting once a month. Our next meeting will be April 28th  @ 10-11am. We will be meeting outside at the church playground this month for a short devotional and prayer while the kids play.

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:  

4/23: All Church Bob Ross Paint Night 

This is an ALL church event for all ages! We will be painting one of Bob Ross’ paintings with Bob Ross himself (with the assistance of Karen Snyder) teaching the group on the big screen in our church gym. We will be seating families at their own tables and streaming the event for those who would like to stay home and participate.

This event cost $8 per person in order to cover the supplies (canvas, paint brushes, paint, etc.). If you are painting at home supplies will be available for pick up from the church on 4/21-22, 10am-2pm.

We will have child care for the little ones who are too young to fully participate with the painting project.

Seating is limited, so RSVP online (https://sfnaz.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/51/responses/new), or contact the church office, deadline April 16th.

4/28: Hands and Feet Night 

  • We will be potting flowers for our local homebound church community.  Donations needed: small terracotta pots, potting soil and small live flowers.

5/7: Family Movie Night in the Park: Yes Day

  • Bring your family and friends to our amphitheater in the church park as we watch the fun family movie Yes Day . The movie will start at  8pm, seating will begin at 7:30pm.  Bring your own chair and movie snacks.

**Please adhere to WA state COVID-19 guidelines**

 

 

Save the Date!
ROAR Vacation Bible School

 

Registration and volunteer sign up begins April 25th!

  • June 24th: 6-9pm
  • June 25th: 6-9pm
  • June 26th: 1-4pm
  • June 27th: VBS Celebration Sunday Service, then lunch and inflatables
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 monthly. 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 emphasis for April – Mission Education

2021-2022 Adult NMI missions Books

These books are on order and will be available at the Holy Grounds kiosk in May.

Gospel Over the Andes by Roger Winans, Edited by R. Alfred Swain

Gospel Over the Andes, originally written by Roger Winans, is a moving story of a missionary who would not forsake his calling.

This book is an expansion of the story of the Church of the Nazarene in Peru, updated by R. Alfred Swain, a missionary who followed in the footsteps of Roger Winans. Swain brings the story of the Church of the Nazarene up to date, and demonstrates that Christ over the Andes continues to be the call and practice of the Church of the Nazarene in Peru.

The Greening by R. Franklin Cook and Steve Weber

  1. Franklin Cook and Steve Weber, original authors of The Greening, have revisited the original text and brought it up to date with the amazing developments in Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in recent years.

So many participate in compassionate ministries through local churches around the world and through faithfully supporting NCM, making it possible to do the seemingly impossible in a world continually faced with disasters and challenges to human dignity. Thank you for the part you play in GREENING!

Wanda by Carol Anne Eby, Edited by Andrew Bennett

Wanda is a compelling story of one woman’s response to God’s call upon her life, and the faithfulness with which she made herself available to God, wherever He sent her, and in whatever circumstances she found herself.  She served God and the church with distinction as a missionary, and ultimately as the director of what is now Nazarene Missions International.

An inspiration to all around her, on the mission field, and in the executive’s office; in the face of bitter losses and terminal illness, Wanda’s life and testimony was one marked with joy—the joy of faithful service rendered, and full trust in the God Who held her close to His heart.  May her holy influence impact your life as you read Wanda.

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