Enjoy a Variety Show, browse the Artisan Gift Sale, and savor delicious refreshments as we come together to celebrate the joy of Christmas.

Celebrate the season with the fourth annual Sing-Along of Handel’s “Messiah”, presented by The Arts at Ascension:

Join neighbors from across Fountain Hills’ diverse faith traditions for the 17th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration. Click for details.

Looking for a way to make a real difference? There’s a community blood drive happening in Fountain Hills:

A rostered minister in our synod recently faced a frightening scam involving an AI-generated voice that mimicked a loved one in distress. The caller claimed to have abducted their spouse and demanded money. Thankfully, the call was fraudulent, but the experience was deeply traumatic.

Looking for a meaningful way to share the joy of the season? ELCA Good Gifts offers opportunities to give in ways that change lives—providing essentials like livestock, school supplies, and clean water to communities in need around the world.

Catalogs are available at the Red Door at church. Explore how your gift can make a lasting impact and bring hope this Christmas.

New Journey will once again share the joy of Christmas by supporting a family from Imagine East Mesa School. Soon, you’ll find gift sign-ups and “ornaments” at church for those who wish to help provide a blessed holiday for this family.

On Wednesday, December 10, New Journey will provide Family Promise Dinner at the Methodist Church. This is a wonderful opportunity to share hospitality and care with families in need.

If you’d like to help with cooking, serving, or cleanup, please reach out to Brenda. Your participation makes a big difference!

Extended Hands Food Bank is facing a critical need for turkeys to help families enjoy a holiday meal during a challenging season. With uncertainty in food assistance programs, many neighbors are struggling to put food on the table.

In New Journey’s tradition (since Fall 2023), we will hold our 8th letter-signing on Sunday, November 30, raising our Lutheran voices in the public square on the topics of climate and immigration. Draft letters are posted on the Red Door at church and linked below.

New Journey’s pastoral Transition Team invites members currently in Fountain Hills to sign up for a small-group listening session, to be held at church, between November 24 and December 16. The purpose of the listening sessions is to provide broad input for our self-study, in preparation for calling a next pastor.

Thanks to the faithful mission support of congregations like New Journey Lutheran Church, the Grand Canyon Synod is celebrating a record-breaking milestone: six ordinations in 2025, with a seventh scheduled for December—the most in our synod’s history! For the first time, we’ve also welcomed two deacons into Word and Service Ministry.

We need a few extra hands to support our streaming ministry. Right now, our team is down to just a couple of people—and with recent health challenges, we could really use your help!

The role of Treasurer is essential to the life of New Journey Lutheran Church. This position ensures responsible financial management in accordance with our Financial Policy. Key responsibilities include:

The season of hope, peace, joy, and love is here—let’s gather and rejoice together!

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the New Journey office will be closed Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28.

We wish everyone a safe, joyful, and blessed holiday weekend filled with gratitude, family, and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at New Journey!

The Grand Canyon Synod invites all congregations and ministry partners to share their seasonal worship services, community events, and reflections on the 2025 Advent and Christmas page.

We’re grateful to share that the Northeast Valley Consortium Heat Respite project has once again been funded for 2026 by Ascension Lutheran Church. This support will make it possible to prepare at least 16 lunch packs, just as we did in 2025.

Fifth Sundays are our shared opportunity to bring voices of faith into the public square. Whether you're a year-round or seasonal member—or a friend of New Journey—you’re invited to participate in expressing our hopes to policymakers.

New Journey did a fantastic job on God’s Work. Our Hands. Sunday—you filled the food donation barrel to overflowing! Thank you!

As we move into November, even if partial government contingency funds for SNAP and WIC are released, they will take time to reach those in need. So let’s keep the momentum going. Please consider filling the barrel again this Sunday, November 9, to help neighbors facing food insecurity get through the month.