Announcements
Did Jesus arise from the dead?
We have four Gospel accounts that say he did. But are those accounts reliable and trustworthy? Can we believe what they say? For answers, Click here to read an excerpt from, Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened? (opens new page).
Church Calendar
- Sunday, May 27, 2012, 8:15 AM
- Confirmation Sunday
The Confirmation Service for our young people will be held on May 27th. Come and celebrate and support our youth. - Friday, June 1, 2012, 12:00 PM
- Help 2012 Veterans Village Stand Down
2012 Stand Down needs your help. During June we'll also collect needed items for this worthy event. Click here to learn more. - Sunday, June 3, 2012, 8:00 AM
- Summer Reading Group
Sign up on the Kiosk for the Spirit of Joy Summer Reading Group by June 3. We'll be in touch via an email discussion list tp select some good books and try and select a place and meeting time that works for most people. - Sunday, June 3, 2012, 2:00 PM
- Tea and Fashion Show
Ladies... Please don't miss the Spirit of Joy Tea and Fashion Show on June 3, 2:00-4:30 P.M. Click Here for complete information. - Monday, June 4, 2012, 7:00 PM
- Becoming a Contagious Christian
"Becoming a Contagious Christian" is a six-session evangelism training experience that will equip you to share your faith in a personal and natural style that fits you!
June 4,11,18,25 & July 9,16, 7:00-8:15 PM at Spirit of Joy - Sunday, June 10, 2012, 3:00 PM
- Congregational BBQ
Annual Congregational Barbecue at the Popma's. This is one...
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SUPPORTING THOSE WHO SERVE
Welcome to the Internet site of
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Ramona, California
You'll find our worship services 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're located in Ramona, California, on the edge of the "back country" in northern San Diego County... Click here for directions.
Tea and Fashion Show
Ladies... don't miss this elegant event on June 3.
Eleven lucky ladies will each receive an Opportunity Basket stuffed with delectable goodies, gifts, and surprises.
One of these special baskets contains tickets to the Midway Museum, San Diego Zoo, and a Hornblower Dinner Cruise. Fun!
Purchase your Opportunity Basket tickets beginning on Sunday, May 20, between services. All proceeds go to worthy causes.
Click here for more information.
Our SOJ Friends!
Message Moments, May, 2012
We are the Easter People. What a tremendous Lenten and Easter season we have had at Spirit of Joy. Thank you to everyone who was involved in so many ways to make this time together in worship so meaningful. Our Holy Week and Easter saw well over 1000 persons in worship as they walked to the cross, and in the celebration of the Risen Christ.
In the month of May we will continue our worship at 8:15am and 9:45am. We are grateful for the variety in our worship, and we encourage you to try both spirited traditional service, and the contemporary service. Everything we do together is about spreading the good news and praising our God. May will also include the Mothers Day celebration on Sunday, May 13th and Confirmation Service on May 27th. Please make every effort to be in worship each week.
The sanctuary continues to be worked on after the water damage and flood caused by the car accident in the front of the church. We are blessed that no one was hurt. We are working with the owner of the building, and insurance to take care of the situation. In the meantime, it is worship and scheduling as usual.
One emphasis that you will be hearing a great deal of in the coming weeks and months, is our call to spread the good news, becoming a "contagious Christian",.. developing a relationship with others so that we can bring those who do not know Jesus into a believing moment.
We have a wonderful church, incredible congregation, filled with our love for the Lord. Let us find new and inviting ways to share that Joy in Jesus.
See You Sunday!
Gospel Reading for
Sunday, May 20
John 17:6-19 - "I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. For I have given them the words …
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“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
—Romans 15:5-6