Author Archive: spiritofjoy
Hymn of the Week: “My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less”
Our hymn of the week was written in 1834 by Edward Mote. This week we will sing it with a different tune than we usually hear it led by the praise band.
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Hymn of the Week – “Jesus Loves Me”
“Jesus Loves Me” is a hymn written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915). The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal, written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child.
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Hymn of the Week – “Children of the Heavenly Father”
This hymn promises amazing life and hope from a woman who lived in great pain and anguish.
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Story of the Week – Graduation Day
Sunday, May 22nd was graduation day in the Eisele family…again! Thank you, Spirit of Joy, for all the ways you have lived out your baptismal vows to pray for, encourage, and support Ben and Jeff as they reached these milestones in their lives.
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Mike Haddican’s Top 10 List for Summer Faith Formation:
Faith is formed every day. Make it something special. Here’s a few great ways from our very own Mike Haddican, Director of Children and Youth Faith Formation.
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Hymn of the Week – All Are Welcome
Our world is a place of brokenness and alienation. Jesus calls us to wholeness and reconciliation. As disciples of Jesus, we seek justice and healing among people. We affirm that each person is God’s unique creation and by God’s grace, each is called a child of God.
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June-July 2016 Newsletter
Summer is the season we Americans celebrate our freedom. The season begins with our remembering, on Memorial Day, those who died in many wars in order to win and preserve our nation’s freedom. We join family and friends for picnics and shoot off fireworks on Independence Day to celebrate “liberty and justice for all.” It is truly a blessing to live in a nation that offers most of us so much freedom.
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Hymn of the Week – Now We Remain
This week’s hymn of the week is a newer hymn that first appeared in the Lutheran tradition in the ELW hymnal.
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Story of the Week – Spirit of Joy Choir
‘I will sing to The Lord as long as I live’ is written in Psalms and I have to say that is exactly how I feel!
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Summer Worship & Office Hours
Summer Worship and Office Hours begin this week and will run through Labor Day.
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