SFNAZ Newsletter 06/10/2020

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SFNAZ Happenings

Father’s Day Bike Ride, Walk/Hike or Fishing

• Come join the church family for an all church outdoor event! You can bring your bikes or simply take a walk along Fish Lake.
  • Date: June 20, 2020
  • Time: Meet at church parking lot at 10:30am, departing at 10:40am
• We will ride or walk on the trial and at the end of the trial have a picnic lunch. If you do not walk to ride or walk bring your fishing poles and enjoy the day fishing.  Bring your own picnic lunch for your family.
• Cheney and Fish Lake via Columbia Plateau Trail: Starting from the trailhead near Fish Lake Regional Park (Discover Pass required), ride the paved trail 3.75 miles to Cheney

Reflecting God Devotionals

• The “Reflecting God” devotional books for the summer months have arrived. If you would like one mailed to you, please contact the church office (office@sfnaz.org or 509-467-8986).

Church Office Hours

• Beginning June 1st, the church office will be open with limited hours which will be Mondays and Thursdays from 12pm – 4pm. The phones will continue to be monitored during the regular business hours (Monday – Thursday from 9am – 4pm).

 

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Join us in online worship at 9:30AM (Please note the time change). We’ll hear a sermon from Pastor Bill, and worship led by David Dixon. You’ll connect the same way you have the past few weeks 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). Logon a few minutes before 9:30AM and look for the LIVE notification.

Join us in the park at 11:00 a.m.  Bring your own lawn chair if possible.  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. PLEASE DRESS CASUALLY.

We are excited that Pastor Bill will be bringing the Word this Sunday.  As he continues through this health journey, it is HIS desire to preach as often as possible.  Please understand that he won’t mingle in the crowd.  He will preach; he is excited to see you and greet you, but we will “hold him back” from the crowd and take him to his car following the sermon. Thank you for understanding.

Tithes & Offering

Thank you for giving generously. 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

GIVE BY TEXT – (833) 948-2179

Give by text is now available. Text the dollar amount you would like to give (numbers only no $ sign) to 833-948-2179 and follow the prompts.

RAISE THE ROOF 2020

• The church roof project is complete and PAID IN FULL!  What a huge blessing to complete this important project without any debt.  We humbly and gratefully thank each one of you who participated financially and prayerfully.  Thank you also to Affordable Northwest Roofing for their professional work and exceptional clean-up job.  In the process of the roof replacement, the poor condition of the exterior cross became evident as well.  The cross is wooden, and has badly deteriorated.  A new cross will cost about $4,300.  The cross provides an additional opportunity for a memorial gift in honor of a loved one.  For those who wish to direct their remaining roof pledge toward the cross, simply designate the gift as “Cross”.  Thank you again for your faithfulness to the church.

 

Faithfulness in giving

Raised            Expenses               +/-

• General              $172,000         $155,800           +16,200
• Missions             $19,900           $17,000             +2,900

(As of May 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 – Dayton & Deer Lake Lakeside
  • Missions Prayer Requests – Honduras & Hong Kong

PRAYER REQUESTS

• • Pastor Bill Vaughn
  • Peggy Ewer
  • Ellie Pooler
  • Dwane Love
  • Donavon King
  • Amanda Cote
  • Susan Kimble
  • Janice Wilks
  • Dave & Evie Wilson
  • Patti Langland
  • Osso Family
  • Jeanette Aronson
  • Lacey Turner
  • Renae Davis
  • Tina Cerenzia-Delgado
  • Josh Coffey

Bereavement

• • Dennis & Alice Schweitzer’s 15-year old grandson suddenly passed away. Please pray for Dennis & Alice and their entire family as they go through this difficult time.
  • Wayne Crawshaw’s sister passed away. Please pray for Wayne and his family.
  • Beloved member, Ralph Ewer passed away this week. Please pray for Peggy and the Ewer family. Service information will be made available when we receive it.

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:

• 06/16/20: Men’s Group – 6pm on ZOOM
• 06/17/20: Adult Bible Study (formerly Remedy) –  7pm on ZOOM

Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701

children’s ministries

Follow us on Facebook at SFNAZ Children and Pre-Teens to see all the pictures of the online events the children have been engaged in during this time away from our church family. 

Family Resources: 

Keep an eye out on the new Children’s Home Ministry Page for all resources for online classes and schedule of events.

Children’s Home Ministry Resources

Sundays May 24th- July 31st

• 10:30am LIVE Children’s Church on the SFNAZ Children & Pre-Teen FB Page and on SFNAZ Media YOUTUBE channel
• As stay-at-home orders lighten up we will begin to have small group children gatherings. Stay tuned for more information after June 1st.

Mondays

10am Live Bible Time w/Pastor Hope in ZOOM

Wednesdays

10am Kindred Moms Coffee and Prayer group Also, join our SFNAZ Kindred Moms group on Facebook to find out when we are gathering for social-distancing coffee as well!!

STARTING June 10, 2020:

6:45pm Summer Fun Nights NOW meeting at 6-7pm IN-PERSON at the church back lawn (Kindergarten through 6^th grade only)

Thursdays

GO LIVE with Pastor Hope

Calling all SFNAZ Kids! Log into our SFNAZ Children & Pre-Teens Page to see Pastor Hope GO LIVE with a Thursday challenge weekly! If you participate in the challenge by sending a picture or video by email (hopet@sfnaz.org), text or post in the comments of the LIVE event Pastor Hope will mail you a prize.
Some weeks it will be a CRAZY challenge and some will be a simple activity to complete but you have to login to check it out!

Defined Pre-Teen Bible study

6/24 @ 4pm in Zoom

Upcoming Events

3^rd-6^th Grade Campout

Keep an eye out for emails and our Facebook page for an upcoming campout in July.  Due to our district Summer camp being canceled Pastor Hope is working on getting an alternative planned for our SFNAZ campers!

 

STUDENT MINISTRIES

FAce-to-face meetings

• Wednesday, June 17th @ 7:15pm – At the church in the Park
  Due to changes in guidelines, we are meeting in person on Wednesday. Gather in the park behind church at 7:15pm, we’ll wrap up by 8:15pm. Be prepared to practice social distancing, bring a lawn chair, and it is recommended you wear a mask.

Weekly online devotional

• Be on the lookout for a video devotional which is replacing our Sunday night Zoom meeting for a while. This are available on Sundays on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Links will be posted at sfnaz.org/youth

New teen girls bible study

Starting June 15th @ 1pm we will begin a NEW Teen girls bible study. This is a four week study so if you haven’t joined us before it would be a great time to join in since this one is a short study.  We will be meeting at the church outdoors for this study. Contact Pastor Hope @ hopet@sfnaz.org or Jordan Roth at jrroth99@msn.com to sign up and get more information.

District Teen Summer Camp: July 20 – 24 @ Riverview Bible Camp

Plans are underway to have teen summer camp at Riverview Bible Camp as usual. Registration is open, and there is a $20 discount if you register before May 31st. After that the regular cost is $240 through July 12. Late registration after July 12 will be $260. More info can be found at http://www.nwnyi.com/camp. In the event we are not able to have camp, full refunds will be given for registration.

NOTE: The Teen Zoom password will be sent by text to students and parents prior to our meetings.  Please DM/text or email Pastor Shawn (shawns@sfnaz.org) if you are not receiving the SFNazYouth info text messages or have questions. To automatically join the text messages anytime text “ADDME” to (509)790-4048

MISSIONS CORNER

June Emphasis – World Mission Broadcast.

Thousands of lives are transformed through the work of the Holy Spirit and World Mission Broadcast (WMB) programs. WMB began as the Nazarene Radio League in 1944 and has expanded to a global network of programs contextualized for listeners and viewers around the world. World Mission Broadcast is reaching people with the Good New of Christ in 34 Languages, 72 Countries and 140 Programs. More information is available at http://www.nazarene.org/wmb

CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION CLICK HERE