SFNAZ Newsletter 07/29/2021

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SFNAZ Sunday Summer Socials are in full swing! 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 11^th – August 29^th we have our 9:30am Morning Worship Service, followed by a Sunday Summer Social event at various locations around Spokane.

See the remaining dates and locations below!

August 1, 2021 – Bear Lake

SFNAZ Contact: Marquardt Family
Location: Bear Lake
- Bring your own picnic, play yard games, and enjoy fishing.

August 8, 2021 – Bear Lake

SFNAZ Contact: Aronson Family
Location: Bear Lake
- Bring your own picnic, play yard games, and enjoy fishing.

August 15, 2021 – Riverfront Park

SFNAZ Contact: Aller Family
Location: Riverfront Park
- Bring your own picnic, enjoy the new Ice Age playground or all the other fun at the park.

August 22, 2021 – Hot Dog Picnic & Waterslide

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: – Serve Day

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.

*(There will be one Adult Discipleship Class at 11am for those interested.)

Upcoming EVents

LIBERTY QUARTET IN CONCERT – Sunday, August 1st – 6pm

Liberty Quartet will be in concert here at Spokane First Church. Join us to enjoy the concert and to worship together. All are welcome!

SENIOR LUNCHEON – Wednesday, August 11th – 12pm

Join us at Old European. Call Roberta to RSVP 509-325-0711.

NMI DEPUTATION SERVICE – Sunday, August 15th – 9:30am

Global Missionaries, Phil & Monica Carr will be sharing the exciting things God is doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo where they currently serve and the Africa Central Field.

SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS

SMALL GROUPS

Pooler 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:
  - August 7th
  - August 21st
  - Families with children are welcome to join as well.
Longs’ Small Group: Tuesdays – 6:45pm
- The Longs’ Small Group Summer Study is A Survey of Daniel. This group is held at the home of Roger and Janice Long. Newcomers are welcome! For more information, email: longfam@mywhitworth.edu or pick up a pink flyer in the church foyer.

SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Morning Worship Service 9:30am followed by Sunday Summer Socials
Adult Discipleship Class 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:
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, August 1, 2021

This week Rev. Charlie Scott will be preaching. 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 $ 217,850 $ 219,400 -1,550

Missions $27,300 $ 26,400 +900

(As of June 30, 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 – Hermiston & Juliaetta

Missions Prayer Requests – Italy & Jamaica

PRAYER REQUESTS

Pastor Bill Vaughn & family
Pastor Gary Woodroof
Guy Williams
Helen Harlander
Gene Engelbrecht & Walt Hazel
Glen Suiter
Doug Wold
Judy & Clarence McGinnis

BEREAVEMENT

Beloved member, Glen Hamilton passed away. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, August 7th at 11am here in the Sanctuary. Please pray for Pat and the rest of the Hamilton family.

Adult ministries

Sunday Adult Discipleship Class – 11am

Pastor Gary will continue teaching from the Book of Philippians in the Fireside Room. (*Please note – there will not be childcare after Morning Worship.)

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.

Midweek Adult Bible Studies

6pm – 7pm in the Remedy Room – Life Lessons from 1 & 2 Thessalonians by Max Lucado
7pm – 8pm in the Fireside Room (this class is also available via zoom – 8713955701) – Gospel of Mark led by Charlie Scott
CLICK HERE for Adult Bible Study Link
(*Childcare not available during this class)

children’s ministries

Sunday Schedule

9:30am

Children’s Church : 1st – 6th grade
Nursery-Toddlers
- Infant through 3 non-potty trained years old
Prek-Kindergarten Class
- 3 year old potty trained through Kindergarten

Wednesday Nights: 6pm – 7:15pm

Nursery: Infant through 3 years non-potty trained
Preschool Summer Fun Nights: Children ages 3 – 5! All Summer we will have fun age specific themed nights.
Summer Fun Nights:

- August 4th: Wet ‘n Wild Night – Come ready to have some Summer fun while playing water games.
  Wear clothes you don’t mind getting wet in and bring a towel. If you bring a friend who does not normally attend, there will be a prize so you can continue your water fun at home.
- August 11^th: Glow Night- Get ready to GLOW in our black light gym! Our entire gym will be lit with black lights and we will play glow-in-the-dark games and have glow-in-the-dark cotton candy. Wear your best glow costume and get a prize!
- August 18^th: Extreme Games Night- Come experience some amazing wacky, wild, extreme, silly games!

Upcoming Events:

Summer Craft Club

Calling all 1st-6th graders! Come join the fun with our Summer Craft Club! Each week will cost $5 per child. We there are 2 dates remaining to sign up for. See below for the sign-up and details of each week. If you are planning to attend, please register so we can be sure to have enough materials for each child.

- August 3rd: Bird House Creations – We will all start with similar bird house kits but you will get to make it your own through paint and accessories.
- August 10th: Create your own wind chime – You will be given the basic supplies to make your own wind chime to customize with all your favorite colors.

To register visit: sfnaz.org/events/summer-craft-club/

Music and Drama Club Performance- Danny & The Shacks September 1^st@ 6:30pm

Come see the talents of our SFNAZ kids and those children from the community who have been working so diligently on “Danny & The Shacks”. Every year the children do an amazing job at presenting the gospel through music and drama, so you won’t want to miss out.

STUDENT MINISTRIES

Aug 1 NO Teen Lead Team Meeting as was planned (due to Summer Social)
Aug 4 (7 – 9pm) Wednesday Paint Fight Night
Aug 11 (7 – 9pm) Glow Night (Liberty Bible Youth Group Here)
Aug 15 (Sun 5 – 7pm) Third Sunday Social—Drive-In Movie in Colville (van leaves church at 6:45pm we will be back late, probably midnight or later)
Aug 18 (7 – 9pm) Wednesday Water Fight Night
Aug 25 (6 – 8pm) Wednesday All Church Family Fun Night
Aug 29 Promotion Sunday—New 7th graders officially join youth group—Service Project Sunday following morning service
Aug 31 (Tues 6-10pm) Dip Night & Bonfire at the Roth’s house

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 July – International Ministry, Bible Schools and Seminaries

Nazarene educational institutions around the world are training preachers, teachers, evangelists, nurses, and vocational and lay leaders. This education is essential to the success of evangelistic efforts. Please remember the students, faculty, and their staff in your prayers.