JOIN US FOR OUR LENTEN JOURNEY
The Lenten Season at Spirit of Joy begins this week. Our theme during Lent is "God's Love Is Shown". We begin this week with Ash Wednesday, February 17th. The Ash Wednesday service will be recorded and available on the morning of the 17th, starting at 8am. We hope that you have received the Lenten devotional, "Steadfast Love", your yearly remembrance coin ("God Is Love"), and ashes for the Ash Wednesday Service.
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If you have been unable to be with us in person and would like the devotional, keepsake coin, and ashes for the service, please call the church office 760-788-7456 and leave a message. We will send them to you as soon as possible.
Each Wednesday we will have devotional worship recorded and available starting at 6pm. As these have always been soup suppers, plan to make soup that night and join us with the recording. On Good Friday, our worship will again be recorded and available at 8am. We pray that you will join us in this journey to the cross. Daily Devotions during the Lenten Season are available beginning February 22, 8am. Join us each morning as we look to Holy Scripture as our guiding light.
For outreach ministry at Spirit of Joy we will be joining Project Mercy on Saturday, April 24th, for another house build for a family in Mexico. We will build the home in pieces in Chula Vista. Please let us know of your interest to help in this build. You can email admin@sojchurch.com or call (760)788-7456 and let us know of your intentions. It is a tremendous experience, and we are in collaboration with Lutheran Church of the Incarnation in Poway on this project.
Looking ahead to Easter Sunday, we will plan in-person worship on the land. Sunrise Easter Service will be held at 6:30am with the Easter Celebration Service to be held at 9am. Our Service will also be live streamed for those unable to be with us in person. Plan to invite your family, friends, and neighbors to join us for this Day of Resurrection!
Blessings as we journey together in this Lenten Season,
Pastor Dan
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
~1 Peter 5:6-7
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God's Love Is Shown
Upcoming Special events:
- Ash Wednesday 2/17
- Daily Lenten devotionals starting Monday, 2/22
- Wednesday "Soup Supper" Devotionals starting 2/24
- Good Friday service 4/2
- Available only online starting at 8am
- Easter Sunday service 4/4
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There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
~1 John 4:18
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Congregational Meeting 2/28/2021
Our congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, February 28th, after our outdoor service, and online with YouTube and Facebook. The purpose of the meeting is to bring the congregation up to date on the building. Please plan to join us.
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Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
~John 15:13
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We are so thankful that we are able to gather in the back room of our church facility for meetings, Prayers and Squares, and Bible Studies! Each group will be able to have a maximum of 8 persons at this time. Everyone will receive a temperature check and be asked to wear a mask. Each group meeting will be asked to use the cleaning agents available in the back room for cleaning after each gathering. We look forward to having our gatherings, and ask that everyone follow the safety guidelines that have been in place at Spirit of Joy since we began our worship together on the church building site.
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Safety Procedure for Worship
We encourage your arrival between 8-8:45am for set up. Everyone is encouraged to wear masks on entry and departure on the church property. Bring your own chairs, pop-ups, umbrellas, and bottled water. To insure your safety we will have a table with prepackaged communion (1st and 3rd Sunday each month), bulletins (also a digital bulletin is available on your electronic devices), and temperature check. Please practice social distancing of at least 6ft of separation per family unit. Trash cans are available to dispose of all trash upon leaving. If for any reason you are not feeling well, at higher risk, or uncomfortable with attending, we invite you to enjoy the service live-streamed. If you prefer staying in your car, there will be a designated area for you to do so.
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