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Coming Events

Saturday, June 8, 2019, 4:30 PM: Dinner & Bingo
Savory rigatoni & meatballs, laughs & cheers & groans with bingo, and dollar$$ for the youth. What's not to like? See you there.
Monday, July 8, 2019, 6:00 AM: Youth Summer Houseboat Retreat
It's time for youth to register for Houseboats July 8-13. This is a life-altering event, so please encourage high-school aged youth to check it out.
Monday, July 22, 2019: Vacation Bible School July 22-26
Spread the word: Spirit of Joy VBS is coming! Make sure your child, grandchild, niece or nephew is included. Invite your neighbors’ and friends’ kids to be part of the fun too!
Monday, August 12, 2019, 5:30 PM: SOJ MEN Serve Open Door Meals
SOJ MEN serve Open Door meals at the Grange, 6:00 P.M. Please sign up on the kiosk to bring food and/or serve. Click Here for more information.
Sunday, September 8, 2019: Rally Day All Day
Kick off the new school year at Spirit of Joy's annual Rally Sunday. Sunday School Registration at 8:15 service, between services, and at 10:00 service; Pancake Breakfast; Youth BBQ Dinner; and Pinewood Derby.
Sunday, October 13, 2019, 5:30 PM: SOJ Men's "Let's Roll" Taco Dinner
Saturday night. Catered Taco dinner. We'll learn about practical tactics anyone can use to confront and disable volatile or threatening situations at SOJ gatherings. This is a meeting every manly man for Christ should attend.
Sunday, November 3, 2019, 5:00 PM: Harvest Dinner
Our annual Harvest Dinner is always a wonderful time of fellowship. Bring your whole family as we count our blessings, enjoy a holiday meal, and look to the future.

Saturday, June 8, 2019, 4:30 PM: Dinner & Bingo
Savory rigatoni & meatballs, laughs & cheers & groans with bingo, and dollar$$ for the youth. What's not to like? See you there.
Monday, July 8, 2019, 6:00 AM: Youth Summer Houseboat Retreat
It's time for youth to register for Houseboats July 8-13. This is a life-altering event, so please encourage high-school aged youth to check it out.

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We take videos and photos at most Spirit of Joy activities and events. We may use these photos and recordings in Spirit of Joy sponsored or approved publications or media, such as bulletins, newsletters, promotional materials, news articles, slide shows and online media such as our Web site at SOJChurch.com. Click here to read our photo privacy policy and see how you can notify us if you don't want us to use photos or videos of you or your children.

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We take our Sunday Greetings Seriously!

Welcome to the Internet site of Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Ramona, California

Our worship services are expressive, open to all, and full of the presence of the LORD. Our goal is to glorify God in our meetings and meet your needs with his Word. Spirit of Joy is diverse in age and ethnic and social origin, but we are united by love for Jesus Christ our Savior.

There is no better life than one based on the Word of God and lived in relationship with Him. We guarantee that you'll feel welcome at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church. We're warm, friendly, and we love to greet visitors.

8:15 am Sunday Worship
Traditional Worship w/Choir; Sunday School (preschool thru sixth grade); Nursery provided

10:00 am Sunday Worship
Contemporary Worship w/Praise Team; Sunday School (preschool thru high school);Nursery provided

We have families and individuals of all ages and backgrounds and with a wide variety of Christian experience. Please visit... we'd love to know you. And we promise you'll feel welcome! You'll be glad you did!

We're located in Ramona, California, on the edge of the "back country" in northern San Diego County... Click here for directions.

Latest Construction Video

May 14, 2018.
A semi time lapse showing a few clips over time starting mid 2016 to now. I've added some of the artists renderings to show what we are going for eventually. This project is for presentation at the Pacifica Synod. The church has a "Go Fund Me" page to support our building project. Please check it out. Any donations go to the church's construction project.
https://www.gofundme.com/sojbuilding

Click Here to view Harvey Payne's entire library of aerial videos captured by his Phantom Drone.

(View full-screen video by clicking on [ ] icon in lower right of video screen above.)

Don’t Worry About Anything

Don’t Worry About Anything?

That’s right. Philippians 4:6 says, “Don’t worry about anything. Instead, pray about everything.” Of course Jesus has much to say about this in Matthew 26:15-34.

So how do we deal with prayer needs here at Spirit of Joy?

Prayer Line Emails:
We have a group of dedicated, focused individuals who have agreed to say prayers for urgent situations, emergencies, upcoming surgeries, tragedies, etc. We have two leaders who will take prayer requests and forward them to the group via email. Immediately a prayer team is launched into action. See Barb Dacy.
Contact: 760-788-7456, PrayerLine@SOJChurch.com
Prayer Quilts:
Know someone who might be comforted by receiving our prayers in the form of a prayer quilt? We have request forms in the office. The recipient must agree to receive our prayers & the quilt, so it’s not a gift or a surprise, but an informed consent to have others praying for specific needs. See Marilynn Hersey if you have questions about our Prayers & Squares chapter that meets here almost every Tuesday. Our Heavenly Father wants to hear from us. Let us remember to praise him always, to thank him, and most importantly to be in conversation (prayer) with Him. See Marilynn Hersey.
Contact: 760-788-7456,

“Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.”
—Romans 15:2