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SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW SERMON SERIES ~ Sunday, January 7th – 10:45am
Pastor Wes will begin his new sermon series “The Blessed Life”.
TITHING ENVELOPES
Individual boxes of tithing envelopes are no longer available. The new tithing envelopes are available in the pew racks and at the information counter. If you are in need of additional envelopes, please contact the church office. Thank you for your continued support by the giving of your tithes and offerings.
LIFE GROUPS
Life groups are starting again! There may be some new groups looking for members, so be sure to watch church center to see which group God is leading you to join.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SENIOR LUNCHEON ~ Wednesday, January 10th – 12:00 pm.
Join us at Old European. Call Roberta to RSVP 509-325-0711.
ALL-COMMUNITY HYMN SING ~ Sunday, January 14th – 3pm
Presented by the Spokane First Nazarene Theatre Organ Society. Come sing some of your favorite hymns. Free admission. All are welcome.
TITHES & OFFERING
Thank you so much for your faithful support of our church! Here are a few options available to continue with giving of tithes & offerings.
- Online giving is available.
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 – 84321
- Text the dollar amount you would like to give to 84321 and follow the prompts.
Faithfulness in Giving
Income Expenses +/-
- General $ 420,100 $ 477,400 $ -57,300
- Missions $ 46,600 $ 44,100 $ +2,500
(March through November 2023)
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
- January 7th: Republic and Richland
- January 14th: Northwest District chaplains
- January 21st: Richland El Senor es Dios and Ritzville
- January 28th: Sandpoint and Selah
Missions Prayer Requests
- January 7th: Mexico and Mozambique
- January 14th: Myanmar and Namibia
- January 21st: Cambodia and Canada
- January 28th: Cape Verde and Chile
PRAYER REQUESTS
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BEREAVEMENT
- Kathy Jones mother passed away December 2, 2023. Please keep Kathy, Doug and family in prayer.
- Jim Park passed away December 10, 2023. Please pray for Marion.
- Pastor John Morden’s sister, Georgette passed away December 12, 2023. Please keep Pastor John and his family in prayer.
LEARNING & GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Bible Study ~ Sunday – 9:30am
- Letters of John (led by Doug Jones in the Fireside Room)
- Soul Detox – Living in a Contaminated World (led by Don and Lorraine Chambers in the Library)
ADULT BIBLE STUDIES ~ Wednesday Evening 6:30pm
- Victory in Spiritual Warfare (Library)
- Twelve Unlikely Heroes (Holy Grounds)
- Defending Your Faith (Conference Room) Men’s Study
CELEBRATE RECOVERY ~ Friday’s 6:30 pm – led by Terry Turner
Celebrate Recovery is a biblically balanced approach to help bring sustainable recovery and healing to our hurts. For more information, visit: sfnaz.org/celebrate. WALK-INS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
SFNAZ Children & PreTeen Ministries
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
9:30am
- Nursery (Infant through 3 non-potty-trained years old)
- PreK – 5th Learning and Growth
10:45am
- Nursery-Toddlers (Infant through 3 non-potty-trained years old)
- PreK- Kindergarten Childrens Church (3-year-old potty trained through kindergarten)
- 1st-5th grade Childrens Church– dismissed after children’s sermon in sanctuary.
Wednesday ~ 6:30pm – 7:45pm
- Nursery:Infant through 3 non-potty trained
- Pre K: If’s, And’s & But’s
Upcoming Events:
Needs in Children’s Department:
- Pre-K teacher for 9:30 Learning and Growth
- Helper for Pre-K teacher for 9:30 Learning and Growth
- Nursery help for both hours on Sunday
- Wednesday night teacher for Pre-K
Please email me with any questions, jordanr@sfnaz.org
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Teen Sledding Party at the Morrisons – 2:00pm. Sign up by January 19th
Join us for some snow and sledding at the Morrison’s! Wear appropriate outdoor gear and bring your own sled. If you need a ride, please meet at the church at 1:15. Sledding starts at 2:00. We will return to the church by 5:00. Please register so we can plan rides. This event is weather dependent, so stay tuned for updates! Questions? Contact Tanya sfnazyouth@gmail.com or Marcy (509)276-3304.
ATTENTION 6-12 GRADERS join us every week up the in the Youth Loft for:
WED ~ Youth Group 6:30 – 8pm
Start with games in gym, then separate into MS and HS small groups
SUN ~ Learning and Growth MS and HS classes 9:30am
Morning Worship in sanctuary 10:45am
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 in 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 davidd@sfnaz.org
MISSIONS CORNER
SFNaz Missions Team will be promoting Crisis Care Kits on January 21st
Crisis Care Kits are a cooperative effort between Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and Nazarene Missions International. Crisis Care Kits continue to meet the needs around the world during disasters. The kits have gone to places like Belize, California,
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Jordon, Philippines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, and Zambia. As disasters continue to occur the need is greater than ever. Please consider participating in this effort.