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SFNAZ Happenings
Reflecting God Devotionals
- The “Reflecting God” devotional books for the fall months have arrived. If you would like one, please contact the church office (office@sfnaz.org or 509-467-8986).
Adult Bible Study via Zoom – Tuesdays at 7pm
- Adult Bible Study with Pastor Danene “Twelve Unlikely Heroes”, a 12-week study by John MacArthur.
Benevolence Sunday – August 30th
- On the fifth Sunday of the month, we take up a separate offering designated for the benevolence fund. This is an opportunity to support fellow church members and those within the community in need. If you feel led to contribute, please mark your envelope “benevolence”.
September is Alabaster Month
- The Alabaster Offering provides funds for property and buildings for the Church of the Nazarene around the world. During the month of September, we will be accepting donations for the Alabaster Offering. Alabaster boxes will be available to pick up during Outdoor Worship on Sunday mornings. You may also contact the office to arrange a pick up during the week.
Church Office Hours
- The church office is 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, August 30, 2020
Benevolence Sunday
Join us in online worship at 9:30am. Pastor Bill will be teaching from Philippians 2:1-8. 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.
Join us for morning worship at 11:00 a.m. in the park behind the church. PLEASE WEAR A FACE COVERING (masks will be provided to those who may need one) AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. 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. CLICK HERE to view the songs and lyrics for Outside Worship Service.
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 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 $268,700 $263,400 +5,300
- Missions $27,100 $26,700 +400
(As of July 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
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- Prayer Chain by Email – Contact the church office to receive prayer requests by email (office@sfnaz.org).
- Prayer for District Churches – NNU & Dr. Joel Pearsall at the start of a new school year
- Missions Prayer Requests – Liberia & Madagascar
PRAYER REQUESTS
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- Pastor Bill Vaughn
- Vi Brown
- Jeanette Smith
- Barb Sires
- Ernest Roach
- Patti Langland
- Doug & Susan Wold
- Karen Mahar
- Linda Serowski & her husband
- Renae Davis & her son, Noah
- Salome Dreewes
- Bud Thompson
- Amanda Cote
- Dick & Yvonne Snell
- Clint Meadway
- Richard Morgan
- Floyd Smith
- Chris & DeLania Hargrave
- Craig and Darla Hancock’s son in law, Ryan
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:
- 09/01/20: Men’s Group – 6pm on ZOOM (Use Youth Ministries Zoom Meeting Room)
- Click here for Men’s Group Link, or enter this meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 9664266598
- 09/01/20: Adult Bible Study – 7pm on ZOOM “Twelve Unlikely Heroes”
Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701
In Person bible study (Adult ministries)
- Wednesdays in the courtyard area at 6:45pm. Pastor Danene will be teaching “Twelve Unlikely Heroes”.
children’s ministries
Sunday School on the Lawn @ 11am
Children 3 years through 6th grade come to the 11am service with your parents & join your Sunday School class during the sermon.
*Nursery Care provided for under 3 years old, temperature checks required
Mondays
Bible Time w/Pastor Hope in ZOOM will resume August 31st.
Wednesdays
10am Kindred Moms Coffee and Prayer group – Watch the FB group page for meeting locations, email hopet@sfnaz.org for the address
6:45-8pm Wednesday Night Fun: In-Person Outdoor Lesson
Children Kinder-6th grade will be meeting outdoors with pre-approved Covid-19 guidelines. Nursery and PreK class is provided indoors.
Refer to email and letter in the mail for the information or contact Pastor Hope @hopetsfnaz.org
September 2nd: SFNAZ Music & Drama Club performs “Back to the Beginning”. The show begins at 6:30pm.
September 9th: Recycle/Reuse Night: Come make something out of nothing and learn about how God makes something out of nothing as well!
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!
Vacation Bible School
Date: October 3, 2020
Time: 10am-3pm
Come for our Fall one day VBS event on October 3, 2020! We will start at 10am and wrap up by 3pm. We will have small age group activities throughout the day and serve lunch. This will be a time of growing closer to the Lord and having fun with others. All events and activities will be based on current COVID-19 guidelines at the time of the event.
STUDENT MINISTRIES
Quizzing Parent Meeting on Zoom – Sunday, Aug 30 @ 7pm
Parents and students interested in learning more about teen quizzing join Marcy Morrison and Pastor Shawn to explore what it can look like during this pandemic season.
Wednesday, September, 2nd @ 6:45pm – At the church in the Park
Gather in the park behind the church at 6:45pm, we’ll wrap up by 8:15pm. Be prepared to practice social distancing and please wear a mask.
Upcoming Events
Mon, September 21
Zoom Parent Meeting
7pm
Sat, September 26
Centennial Trail Bike Ride
(Meet at Mirabeau Park at 1pm – More details to follow)
Fri, October 16
Virtual Escape Rooms
(Meet at the church at 7pm)
New TEEN Guys Discipleship Group
Monday, August 31st @ 4:30pm, meeting at the church… Pastor Shawn along with Rusty Roth and Ryan Pooler will be leading an intentional discipleship opportunity for teen boys. After this meeting we will take a break for a couple of weeks for the start of school.
This will coincide with the restart of the Girls Bible Study facilitated by Pastor Hope and Jordan Roth to begin in September.
New Info Update Emails
Back by popular demand 🙂
In addition the regular text updates, there will once again be periodic email info updates with more details about upcoming events and youth ministry happenings.
If you are in the student ministries database, you should automatically start receiving these emails. If you (or someone you know) isn’t receiving these emails, you can signup to receive the emails at http://sfnaz.org/youth
NOTE: 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
September Emphasis – Alabaster Offering
The Alabaster Offering provides funds for property and buildings around the world. The entire Alabaster Offering goes toward the purchase of land and construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers. In 2017-2018, Alabaster funds were released for 102 projects in all six regions around the world. In 2018, Nazarenes gave $2,460,000. No Alabaster funds are used for administrative costs.