Dayspring, in cooperation with The Fountains UMC and the Desert Southwest Conference’s Welcoming and Reconciling Ministries team, welcomes Bishop Karen Oliveto IN PERSON at Dayspring Tempe this Sunday, March 5th at 5pm. Bishop Oliveto will be speaking on the future of an inclusive United Methodist Church, followed by a time of Q&A.

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This Sunday, Rev. Melissa Rynders will be delivering the message at Tempe's 9:00 and 10:30 services. Rev. Rynders is our new District Superintendent, whose responsibilities relate to overseeing the work of the local churches- including presiding at Charge Conferences, and supervising the work of the pastors, including participating with the Bishop in the making of appointments. Learn more about Rev. Rynders here.

Paradise Valley United Methodist Church invites Dayspring members to join a discussion on March 9 from 6:30–8 p.m. about the responsibilities of faith communities to protect God’s creation. The featured speakers are renowned water rights lawyer Richard Morrison, co-founder of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU, and Reverend Pam Hyde, Canon for Creation Care of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona. Admission is free and a livestream option will be available at https://live.pvumc.org. For more information or to register, visit pvumc.org/events or call 602-840-8360.

You are invited to attend the Service of Installation of Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut on Saturday, March 11 at 11:00am at St. Matthew UMC (2540 West Baseline Road, Mesa, AZ 85202) with a reception following. The service will also be available via live stream and Zoom. Please register HERE for both in-person and online. Learn more

Newcomers to Dayspring are invited to Coffee with the Pastors, an informal “Ask Us (Almost) Anything” session on Sunday, March 12, at 11:45pm on the patio. Join us for a lively discussion!

Join Arizona Students for Mental Health, Dayspring Church & Society, many other VIP congregations supporting mental health. Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church (901 W Erie St, Chandler) is hosting a Civic Academy event on Monday, March 13 from 6:30—8:00 pm.

The first build date for our next house with Habitat for Humanity is March 18. The build site is near downtown Glendale. Start time is 7:30 on Saturdays and carpools are available. No construction experience is necessary. Email Mark for more information.

If you have some Spring cleaning in mind, consider clearing out some of your used books and your yarn stash! The Dayspring Prison Ministry will again collect donations for the Perryville Women’s Prison on March 19. Used books (fiction, non-fiction, every genre, every topic) are needed and appreciated by the inmates at this enormous state prison. The ladies at Perryville also knit and crochet for a children’s charity. So when we deliver books out to the west side, we also take donated yarn to help them with these worthwhile projects. This is just one small way to show that our congregation cares.

Vacation Bible School is coming back to Dayspring June 12 – 15 from 9:00 am to noon. This year’s program theme is Stellar! VBS is for children ages 3 (by Jan 1 of this year) through entering 6th grade. Church members and returning campers can already register online HERE. Please email Andrea with questions or to volunteer.

Throughout the month of March, the Children’s Ministry will be sponsoring a toothbrush drive to send along with the mission trip to Tochimizolco, Mexico. Now through Palm Sunday, we are collecting new, individually wrapped toothbrushes, floss, and travel sized toothpaste. Children can bring their donations to Sunday school or there are collection boxes in the narthex.