12/04/2022 Newsletter
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Pray for One Another
To request prayer, email mosaicnazarene@gmail.com
or call/text (520) 709-0815
Our pastors, our board and their families
Barbara Gionfriddo
Ramona Remetch
Brenda Hathaway's brother, Wes
Leonard Keeler
Judy McGinnis' family esp. sister-in-law, Norma
Pat Lancos' Grandson, Jase
Kathie and Gary Widger
Shirley Prather
Coni Peck
Marlene Popp
The many unspoken requests
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Bible Reading Plan
Week 50
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Also, pick up a copy in the lobby at Mosaic!
Verses of the Week
Click the following to read the verses in context: Isaiah 26, Isaiah 40
Coming Up...
Today!!
Soup Sunday, Christmas Edition! Please bring a wrapped 'white elephant' gift valuing $10. This can be new, or a repurposed item. You may also bring a treat to share.
DECEMBER 4
at 11:10am following the morning service.
If you would like to help, contact Val Jordheim.
Women's Group, sign up in the foyer or talk with Carolyn Kurtz.
Weekly Schedule: (click to go to our calendar)
Note:
➣ No Family Fellowship Night in December
➣ December 16th: Movie Night
➣ Christmas Eve Service: 6:00 pm
➣ Christmas Morning Service: 10:00 am
Nazarene News
Ecuador church connects to community through arts
The Church of the Nazarene in Taisha, Morona Santiago, Ecuador, is impacting its community by offering art lessons to children in the Shuar and Achuar communities. As a result, Lili*, a six-year-old student, won a regional award in a painting competition.
Isaac and Belen Almendariz felt the call to move to Taisha to start the Nazarene work in that area. The community is located in the middle of the Ecuadorian Amazon region. Their goal is to do missions among the Shuar and Achuar people using their gifts; Isaac is a painter, and Belen is a singer.
“There was no art program in this area when we arrived,” said Isaac. “Drugs and alcohol and immorality are prevalent here. We want to establish an arts and languages academy at some point.”
The couple saw how the Shuar children were losing their native language as the city grew. Children are required to be bilingual, but many no longer speak the Shuar language as they feel ashamed.
“Through theater and music, we want children to appreciate their identity,” said Belen. “We want them to learn that Christ loves cultures, people, and languages. Some people here underappreciate their culture while foreigners value the Shuar culture; we want them to value it too.”
The Almendariz family hopes children can find one area of interest through the different art programs. Some children come without art training but are drawn to learning a skill. During a vacation school named “Selvarte,” a wordplay containing the words “saved, arts, and jungle” in Spanish, they witnessed how arts could empower a person to bring healing.
“We heard a girl singing a song that contains violence,” said Isaac. “Belen asked if she had experienced violence, and she answered that her step-father had been incarcerated; we stopped the class and prayed for her. In the end, she testified that she felt better.”
Many parents have expressed gratitude for the work the Almendariz couple is doing to help their children. The academy charges a small fee to cover materials; however, no child is rejected because of the lack of finances.
The Almendariz family hopes to see people raised with a Christian worldview. Their dream is to see a well-established arts academy in Taisha.
“They asked us why we were going to the jungle to plant a church,” Belen said. “We want to make disciples, and we want to go to places where Jesus would go to help. We want to see a generation of artists who love the Lord. We are taking small steps, but we know God will guide us and continue to show us what He has [in store] for Taisha and the families here.”
*Name changed to protect identity.
by North Andean Field Newsletter | 01 Dec 2022
Opportunities to Give and Serve
We are looking for helpers in the following areas. Please text the church phone at 520-709-0815 and we will get you set up!
⎆Mosaic Cleaning Team
⎆Soundbooth OR slide operator, Please talk to Carla Foss if you're at all willing
⎆Children's Church helpers
We are collecting clothes for the month of September! Bring your gently used clothing to church on Sunday and they will be taken to a Phoenix ministry for distribution.
You can Volunteer for once a month, once a quarter, or every time MOPs meets!
You may always designate how you would like your offerings to be used for Mosaic Ministries besides our general fund. Here are some ministries in which you may want your offerings to go:
✎ LoveWorks ✎ Children's Ministry ✎ MOPs ✎ Prison Ministry
✎ Outreach ✎ Women's Ministry ✎ Facilities Upgrade Fund
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M O S A I C K I D S
This week's lesson for family Sunday is:
Protection Psalm 121:8
https://www.mosaicnazarene.org/mosaic-kids
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Humor... Kind of
Social Distancing Guidelines
Please practice social distancing on the church property as much as possible
Sanitizer and masks are available at the front table
If you feel sick or have a temperature, please stay home
Communion elements will be available on a table as you enter the church
Offering may be placed in the wooden box in the sanctuary by the doors.
Surfaces will be regularly cleaned and sanitized
Thanks for respecting the guidelines and one another!
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