Dayspring United Methodist Church
1365 E. Elliot Road, Tempe, Arizona 85284
(480) 838-1446
Worship Services at 9:00 and 10:30 am each Sunday
From Our Pastors
Psalm 24: "The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein..."
Most of you probably are aware that the United Methodist Church has an extensive set of Social Principles that deal with many issues facing our world. Every four years, at the General Conference, these principles are reviewed and updated. Not surprisingly, the issue that has received increasingly greater attention is the subject of ecology and our responsibility as Christians to be good stewards of our earth.
The section entitled, THE NATURAL WORLD, begins with these words:
All creation is the Lord's and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it. Water, air, soil, minerals, energy resources, plants, animal life, and space are to be valued and conserved because they are God's creation and not solely because they are useful to human beings. God has granted us stewardship of creation. We should meet these stewardship duties through acts of loving care and respect…Therefore, let us recognize the responsibility of the church and its members to place a high priority on changes in economic, political, social, and technological lifestyles to support a more ecologically equitable and sustainable world leading to a higher quality of life for all of God’s creation.
Dayspring UMC is making an effort to "go green" in as many areas as possible. Our Communications work area has included a suggestion in this newsletter that could help us cut back on paper consumption which, of course, is not only economically responsible, but ecologically responsible as well. We would appreciate your response to their suggestion as soon as possible.
I would like to take this a step further, though. Our Trustees have done a wonderful job of replacing worn out equipment with new ecologically friendly equipment, but there always is more that can be done. As you walk around the Dayspring facilities, if you see some changes we could make to help us go green in an effective and efficient way, please be sure to let us know - we’ll make sure the appropriate people and committees receive the suggestions. Remember, "The earth is the Lord’s..."
Mozambique Update
Melissa Leneweaver, Chloe Muggeridge, and Kris Schrade leave for Mozambique the morning of July 6. They will fly to Washington, D.C., where they will meet the rest of the Study Tour group. The group of ten youth and adults will then fly to Johannesburg, South Africa, and finally to Maputo, Mozambique. (see map, below).
While on the World Vision Study Tour, the group will visit several different villages and Area Development Projects. They will see firsthand how the funds raised during the 30-Hour Famine directly impact people. The team will return to Phoenix the evening of July 21. They will surely be tired from two days of flying but will have a lot of incredible stories to share!
Kris has established a web page (Mozambique trip) that will allow the people of Dayspring (and others) to follow the group on their African adventure. Note that on their "Journal" page, they will be making entries up to the time of and during the trip (as Internet access allows), and you may respond to their entries with your own comments and well wishes.
The group wishes to send a big "Thank You" to everyone who donated to this tour. The generosity of the people of Dayspring has been unbelievable and is greatly appreciated.
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Worship Services
July 5
THE EPISTLE READING
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
THE OFFERTORY
"I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say"
by Charles A. E. Harriss
Keith Lawson, Tenor
THE GOSPEL READING
Mark 6:1-13
THE MEDITATION
"Who Do You See?"
Rev. George Smoot
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
PATIO FELLOWSHIP
Please Join Us for Refreshments in Fellowship Hall
Notice
The Dayspring office will be closed on Monday, July 6, in observance of Independence Day.
From the Children's Council
Sunday School
Summer Sunday School runs May 24th through August 2nd. A religious movie will be shown and discussed in the Media Room. All children age 3 - 6th grade are invited and 2 year olds are invited to go to the Nursery. There will be no Sunday School on July 5th and we’ll meet in the Adult Room on June 21st and 28th. We need Sunday School and regular season teachers, so please contact Kay Luzaich at kluzaich@q.com.
UMOM Back to School Drive
New back to school supplies are needed for over 250 school-aged children who live at UMOM. Dayspring will be collecting new school supplies for UMOM from June 28th through July 26th. Items most needed:
| Sturdy Backpacks Glue Sticks Scientific Calculators Pencils & Pens Markers & Rulers Pencil Bags |
Protactors Binders Folders Scissors Construction Paper Gift Cards to Walmart (for apparel) |
We will be collecting the supplies in the bins located in the Narthex. We will be collecting the Walmart gift cards in the box labeled MISSION CARD DONATIONS located in the Narthex. For information please contact Meredith at smithmattmer@aol.com.
Your donations are
greatly appreciated!
Thank You!
Your Library
- A place to read, relax, meditate, hold a meeting, or check out a book
- Currently there are over 900 books in the library
- Library hours are the same as the Dayspring Office hours
- Available for meetings of 12 or fewer people
- See Machel Considine to reserve the room
- Candles and fireplace are not to be lit
- Books can be checked out for 30 days
- You can donate books to be added to your library
Many hours and much hard work went into the renovation of the Dayspring Library. We would like to thank the members of the Spiritual Formation Committee who made this possible: Susan Oliver, Jim Coffman, Barbara Coffman, Dorothy Young, Carol Johnson, Ken Haga, Carolyn Olson, Gail Robbins, and Stephen Choe. In addition, Karen Stache and Lori Nelson provided their professional guidance.
For a listing of volumes available in the library,
press here:
Book List. . .
Serving Meals at the UMOM Homeless Center
The United Methodist Outreach Ministries (UMOM) helps low income families in a variety of ways. Dayspring helps UMOM by providing meals at the New Day Center Homeless Shelter on Sunday nights. Thanks to all who have helped this year with UMOM Sunday meals!! Your help is so greatly appreciated.
Dayspring serves on the second and third Sundays of each month. Currently we need volunteers for July 12, 19 and 26.
We need 3-6 people for cooking and serving. To help with cooking you need to be at the UMOM center by 3:30. They have a fully equipped kitchen, provide all the supplies, and their experienced kitchen staff is there to direct you. Serving starts at 5:00 and ends at approximately 6:30.
The address at UMOM is 3320 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ.
Please contact Carolyn or Matt Reid at csreid1@cox.net, to sign up or ask questions. Thanks again for your help!
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Dayspring United Methodist Church is a welcoming congregation. We welcome all people regardless of age, gender, race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic status, or ability into the full life of this congregation.