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The giving garden hosts its annual Tomato and Pepper Starts sale next week on Wednesday, February 17 and Saturday, February 20 from 8:00-9:30am in the garden inside the Dayspring parking lot. Starts are $2 each - please bring exact change if possible. The garden team will be wearing masks and practicing physical distancing. |
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Ash Wednesday, February 17, is the first day of Lent, the 40-day (excluding Sundays) season of prayer and self-reflection preceding Easter. We will offer an online Service of Ashes and Remembrance that will be available at noon and following. This year's all-church Lenten Study is on the Sermon on the Mount. |
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Music Appreciation Hour continues each Wednesday evening from 7-8. You do not need to be a member of the choir to participate. During Lent, we will have special music. On February 17, Ash Wednesday, we will look at music suitable for Lent, especially settings of Psalm 51, closely associated with Ash Wednesday. Then beginning February 24 and continuing through March 31, we will do a concurrent Bible and music study on Elijah. We will explore Mendelssohn's oratorio ELIJAH in detail, taking a portion of the work each week. We'll explore the background of the composition and also consider its biblical basis--a little music history, a little Bible history, a little analysis about how you tell a story in music, and even a little theology! Please come and share your insights and ideas about this important (and often misunderstood) figure in the stories of the prophets. |
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LENT STUDY: THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT |
We are offering five opportunities each week during Lent for adults to explore “Jesus’s Greatest Teachings” with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine as our guide. In her book Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven, Professor Levine introduces its major topics and explains historical and theological contexts, and shows how the words of Jesus echo his Jewish tradition and speak forward to reach hearts and minds today...MORE
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BORDERLANDS PRODUCE RESCUE |
Borderlands hosts a monthly produce distribution event at Aldersgate UMC where families can purchase 70 pounds of rescued produce for $12. In this time of increased unemployment and food insecurity, this ministry is critical for the neighborhood. If you are healthy and looking for a chance to serve, please consider joining us there on Saturday, February 20 from 6-11am to help sort produce, pack boxes and load cars! Be sure to bring a mask and gloves if you have them. Please email Amy to sign up or for more information.
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We will provide meals for Family Promise the week of February 21-28. We welcome monetary donations, your culinary blessings, and/or food donations. Food donations will be collected via masked-drive-thru-style on Sunday, February 21 from 1-3 p.m. in the kitchen driveway behind the church. Sign-up for food donations HERE. Are you interested in cooking dinner for the families? Please email Kathleen or Tammy. As of now, we will be providing meals for three families; three adults and four children. Thank you for your faithful support of this ministry. Please email Maria with any questions.
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CARE PACKAGES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS |
Let’s show our college students how much we love them! During the week of March 7-13, Dayspring individuals and families are invited to create care packages for our current undergraduate students and mail them so they receive them before finals.
These care packages can be filled with snacks, pens, journals, and cards of encouragement. Parents of college students are asked to email Jennine their students’ current mailing addresses. Parents, please indicate their favorite snacks, t-shirt size, and if they have any allergies. If you and/or your family would like to sign up to create a care package, please email Pastor Joel.
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FLOWER AND FOOD BASKET SIGN UP |
You may now sign up online for our weekly Sunday flowers and food basket. For now, flowers are $20 and the money goes to UMOM (until we are in person and can have fresh flowers again). The food basket is also $20 and the money goes to Tempe Community Action Agency. You can mail a check to the church or pay online. The sponsorships and messages appear weekly in the bulletin and are a great way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or to remember a loved one. CLICK HERE to sign up.
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VACCINE REGISTRATION SUPPORT |
If you have had a difficult time registering online for the COVID vaccine, please email the church office or call (480) 838-1446. PLEASE NOTE: We do not have access to any earlier appointments, we are simply providing technical support to sign up.
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