May 26, 2022 - What's Happening at Dayspring Tempe

MAY 26, 2022

A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR JEFF

Hours after an 18-year-old youth gunned down 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, inaugural poet Amanda Gorman tweeted: “The truth is, one nation under guns.”

We are all reeling from yet another senseless mass murder. Nineteen precious children.... more

CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL

Children's Sunday School will not meet this Sunday, May 29, due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Child care for children age seven and under will be available during both services in Rooms 116/117.

PROJECT HOPE

Last week, we held our first Sno-Cone Sunday fundraiser and also offered bags made in the communities we're partnering with in Liberia. If you weren't able to be at church on Sunday, but would still like to contribute to this project, please donate HERE. Learn more about Project Hope.

THEOPUBS

ARCADIA TheoPub: Join Amy and Joel in person as we get together monthly to talk about spirituality, life, and anything else on your mind! Wednesday, June 1 at 6:00pm at SIP Coffee and Beer Garage, 3620 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix.

PRIDE TheoPub: Due to the church conference, the next PRIDE TheoPub has been pushed back a week to June 13 at 6:00pm at Postino’s located at 8749 S Rural Rd., Tempe. Join us for a night of great conversation! Please email David to RSVP or for more details.

CHURCH CONFERENCE

A special church conference will be held on Monday, June 6 at 6:30pm. The conference will be on Zoom and is intended to authorize decisions related to the creation of a second campus and elect new Annual Conference delegates and officers. Our District Superintendent, Rev. N. Susan Brims will preside over the meeting and all church members may vote. Click HERE to join the online meeting.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Our final build date of the season is this Saturday, June 4. We are building a home in South Phoenix on 10th Ave near Buckeye. No previous construction experience is necessary. Please email Mark with questions or to volunteer.

FAMILY PROMISE

We host Family Promise the week of June 26 - July 2. This close to the holiday can be a challenging time to find volunteers, but you are asked to prayerfully consider how you can support this ministry by signing up as an overnight host. We need two hosts each night. You are also invited to provide encouragement by leading fun evening activities and/or helping to provide dinner through the week. Please email Howard or Maria with questions or sign up HERE.

NOW HIRING

We are looking for well-qualified individuals to carry on the ministry of Dayspring in the areas of (1) Children’s Ministry Coordinator (Emily Slater’s position), (2) Organist (Norman Jenson’s position), and (3) Assistant Director, Children and Youth Choirs (the position that was jointly held by Amanda Osman Balzell and Kate Jelen).

If you are interested in any of these positions or would like more information about them, please contact the Staff Parish Relations Committee at sprc@dayspring-umc.org. If you are interested in applying for any of the positions, please include a letter of interest and/or resume stating why you wish to apply and what qualifications you have.

THE LONG JOURNEY:

Scholarship Funding for DACA/Undocumented Students

The Sessions Committee of the Desert Southwest Conference which is the planning body for Annual Conference agreed at the end of last year that our mission project would be DACA/Undocumented scholarship funding. Dollars collected will be used to help students pay for the college education & related expenses through The United Methodist Foundation as funded by the Annual Conference mission offerings.

In 2017 National Justice for Our Neighbors produced a video, sharing words from DACA students about what it means to be able to go to school in the United States. What it means for their futures as these wonderful young people participate in our nation. Funding for education is hard to come by, and we hope that you will give to The Long Journey Scholarship Fund HERE.