SFNAZ Newsletter – December 2022

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SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Learning & Growth Opportunities (All ages) ……………..9:30am
Worship Service ……………………………………………………………………… 10:45am

NEW SENIOR PASTOR @ SFNAZ

• Pastor Wes Hershberger has been affirmed as the new senior pastor of SFNAZ. We will welcome him and his wife Casandra at his installation service on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Please continue to pray for them as they make the transition to Spokane.

SFNAZ ATTENDANCE SHEETS

• Don’t forget to fill out the attendance sheet located on your pew on Sunday mornings. This sheet helps the pastor and staff know who is not in attendance so that we can check in on you to make sure everything is ok.

SFNAZ THANKSGIVING DINNER

• Thank you to everyone who helped serve, cook, clean, and decorate. There were over 30 people gathered who enjoyed Thanksgiving together as a church family.

NYC FUNDRAISING

• Still wanting to help our 15 teens raise money for NYC- here are some ways!
  • Envelope Board in all still in the hall
  • Teen for Hire- need help in the yard, around the house check out teen kiosk for more information.
  • NYC Holiday Craft Sale Items

CHRISTMAS LOVE OFFERING

• If you would like to bless the pastoral staff with a Christmas Love Offering, mark your gift “Pastors’ Christmas Gifts” and place it in the offering plate.

MISSIONS UPDATE

• Family Work & Witness Trip to Salt Lake City – August 2023
• Kenya Work & Witness – June 2024
• More information coming soon. Contact Victor Morrison (victor.morrisonx5@gmail.com)

UPCOMING EVENTS

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                          $ 387,100          $ 434,100        $ -47,000

Missions                         $ 45,100             $ 44,400            $ +700

(As of November 30, 2022)

Thank you for giving generously to your church general fund. Your faithful giving helps to meet our budgeted expenses.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAYER

Prayer Chain by Email – Contact the church office to receive prayer requests by email (office@sfnaz.org).

Prayer for District Churches

• December 4: Othello Agape Love & Pasco
• December 11: Pendleton & Pilot Rock
• December 18: Pomeroy & Post Falls
• December 25: Princeton & Prosser

Missions Prayer Requests

• December 4: Russia & Rwanda
• December 11: Senegal & Cote d’Ivoire
• December 18: Cube & Cyprus
• December 25: Denmark & Solomon Islands

PRAYER REQUESTS

• SFNAZ Pastors
• SFNAZ Transition Team
• SFNAZ Board Members
• Pastor Wes & Casandra Hershberger
• Jana Shea & family
• Destinee Delaney
• Maxine Axworthy
• Benjamin Roth

Adult ministries

Adult Learning & Growth ~  Sunday – 9:30am

• Highlights of the Gospel of John (Fireside Room)
• “The Book of James” by Francis Chan (Library) Click here to view the trailer.

Young Adult Bible Study (Ages 18-24) ~ Mondays – 7pm

• Young adults are invited to join us on Monday evenings for a new Bible study “One at a Time” by Kyle Idleman at 7pm in the teen loft. For more information, please see Brandon & Nicole Chambers.

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 Fireside Room. 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.

Adult Bible Studies ~ Wednesdays 6:30pm – 7:45pm

• Adult Bible Study ~ “Gaining Wisdom from Proverbs” in the Fireside Room. Visitors welcome! This class is also available via Zoom. Click here to join Adult Bible Study on Zoom or enter the meeting ID 9664266598 after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app.
• Women’s Bible Study ~ in the Library
• Men’s Bible Study ~ in the Conference Room.

children’s ministries

CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

We have been so blessed to have a growing children’s ministry department.  With that growth in the ministry we are in desperate need of volunteers to continue the ministry to our children and pre-teens. If you can give of your time (one or two times a month) for the following areas, please contact Jordan ( jordanr@sfnaz.org)

• Check-in Counter, Wednesday Night 6:10-7:45 on a rotational basis.
• Pre-school teacher and helper on Wednesday Night. This can be once a month or more.
• Helper on Wednesday night for 1st-5th. An extra hand, hall monitor, games in the gym after

 

SUNDAY SCHEDULE 

9:30am  

• Nursery-Toddlers
• PreK – Kindergarten Class  (3 year old potty trained through Kindergarten) 
• Learning & Growth: 1st-3rd and 4th-5th grade classes 

11am 

• Nursery-Toddlers (Infant through 3 non-potty trained years old) 
• 1st-5th grade Children’s Church– dismissed after children’s sermon in sanctuary. 

 

Wednesday Night Schedule ~ 6:30pm – 7:45pm 

• Nursery: Infant through 3-4 years  
• Christmas Mmusical Rehearsal (Kindergarten – 8th grade): During the months of November and December on Wednesday nights we will be preparing for our Christmas musical called, Miracle on Main Street.
• This year we will be performing “Miracle on Main Street” by Celeste Clydesdale. We are inviting all Kindergarten through 8th grade students to join this wonderful opportunity.  
• Dress Rehearsal Dates:
  • December 14th 6:00-8pm FULL COSTUME (please note extended time) 
    
  • December 17th 10:30-1:00pm FULL COSTUME (lunch will be provided) 
• Performance Dates:
  • December 11th – 10:45am, sing a couple songs during Worship
  • December 18th – 10:45am, FULL PERFORMANCE
  • December 24th –  4:00pm sing a couple songs during Christmas Eve service 

UPCOMING DATES

December 24th Christmas  Eve Service@ 4:00pm – Childcare 4 and under 

December 25th Christmas Day@10:00am – Family Worship service. No childcare.

January 1st New Years Day@ 10:45am – Class and childcare 4 and under

HANDS & FEET MINISTRY

 

• As many of you know, for many years on the 4th Wednesday of the month the children Kindergarten- 6th grade have participated in a ministry called Hands and Feet. This is a way for them to minister and give back within our church, the Spokane community and even outside the US.  There are so many ways to serve.We are reaching out to you, our church family for help. How can you help?  
  1. Would you like to spearhead one of these evenings? Commitment would be one Wednesday 6:30-8:00, and whatever time it takes to set up. Be in charge. (We will make sure you have plenty of help) 
  2. Do you have a great idea of a way the kids can serve? Please share your ideas and we will find someone to take the lead. 
  3. Show up to help in any way needed! No planning needed. Just come and be a light to the kids.   

  Dates needed in 2023
  January 25th 
  February 22rd 
  March 22rd 
  April 26th 
  May 24th 

• If you are interested in helping on any of these date, please contact Jordan (jordanr@sfnaz.org).

STUDENT MINISTRIES

EVERY WEDNESDAY

5-6:30 Quizzing Practice – Bring a Sack dinner

6:30-8 Youth Group

EVERY SUNDAY

9:30-10:15  HS & MS Learning & Growth

10:45 Family Worship Service

 

SAT DEC 17  All Youth Group Progressive Dinner & Christmas Gift Exchange
Dress up nice to go out for a night of sampling cuisine from around the world with all your friends. You will feel like you’ve traveled around the world and back – without ever leaving the church – dining at fabulous restaurants with excellent service. 5:00-9PM, $10 – must sign up.

FRI DEC 30  All Youth Group Late Night Event  Trivia & Coffee @ Holy Grounds
8-11 PM, $5.  Come enjoy fun cafe drinks and trivia with your friends. You’ll have to put on your thinking caps and hope your team knows the answers! Bring a friend. Need 16 teens to sign up in order to hold event.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• WED 14  5-6:30 Quizzing Practice – Sack dinner  |  6:30-8 Youth Group
• SAT 17  All Youth Group Progressive Dinner & Christmas Gift Exchange
• SUN 18  9:30-10:15  HS & MS Learning & Growth
  10:45 Children’s program
• WED 21  NO CHURCH ACTIVITIES
• SAT 24  Candlelight service 4PM
• SUN 25  11 AM Church Service – NO Learning & Growth
• WED 28  NO CHURCH ACTIVITIES
• SUN 1 10:45 Church Service ONLY – NO Learning & Growth

ANY QUESTIONS OR NEEDS???
Please reach out to Mark & Karen Snyder: karens@sfnaz.org or Cell: 509.230.4453

Worship Ministry Updates

Worship Team

• If you have an interest in being a part of the Sunday morning worship team, reach out to David Dixon. We are always interested in exploring how different people’s musical gifts fit into our weekly worship rhythms.

Audio/Visual Media Team

• Are you a techie or creative person, or both? We are always looking to train additional people how to run our sound system and live streaming system. Or are you interested in helping us create video content to use online or during services let’s talk!

If you are interested in being a part of any of the opportunities listed above in worship ministry, please let David Dixon know.

David can be reached at djdixonmusic@gmail.com