Announcements for January 4, 2026
Welcome to our new member, Ellen Daniels, who is being accepted into membership of Spriit of Joy during today’s worship!
2026 Giving Envelopes are here! Please pick up your box in the narthex. They are filed in alphabetical order from left to right. In most cases, you will keep the same envelope number from 2025 but a few have been reassigned. If you do not wish to use envelopes anymore, please leave the box in the office with a note attached to it.
The Verde Valley Homeless Coalition is in continual need of gloves for the homeless. Please leave your donations in the container in the fellowship hall. Thank you!
The In-Reach/Outreach Team will have their monthly meeting on Wednesday, 10am in the CR.
Mid-Week Worship resumes this Wednesday at 5pm.
There will be a meeting of the Confirmation Planning Group on Wednesday, 6pm in the CR.
The Men’s Breakfast Group will meet on Thursday, 8am, at Red Rooster Café.
WELCA will have their monthly meeting on Thursday, 9:30am, in the Fellowship Hall.
Thank you to our Worship Assistants this weekend: Greeters/Ushers: Tom & Glena Atkins; Reader: Becky Keck; Communion Assts: Jennifer Braaten, Marianne Brennan; A/V: Micah Swenson. We are always in need of Worship Assistants– see the sign-up sheet in the narthex.
OFFICIAL NOTICE: The Annual Meeting of Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church of the Verde Valley will take place on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 10:15am in the sanctuary. All are welcome to attend. (See the definition of voting member in the January newsletter. Members have voice and vote, Associate Members have voice but no vote, friends of the congregation have neither voice nor vote.)
Prayer Requests: Please forward all prayer requests directly to Laura Stransky at klstransky@gmail.com or call 970-749-2270.
Today’s altar flowers are donated by Lisa Mathe in honor of her two sisters’ birthdays.
Fellowship today is provided Carol Schatz.
Happy Birthday to Wendy Anderson, Cindy Hendrickson, Cameron Musil and Linda Waters, all on Jan. 7th, David Knutson on Jan. 11th, Dottie Sperger and Sharon Thaler, both on Jan. 13th, Bev Saunders on Jan. 15th. May you be blessed with good health in the coming year!
Last Sunday’s attendance = 77.