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Pentecost | May 2026

Weekly E-Newsletter

Reverend Deontez Wimbley

John Wesley

The Avila Family

Marshal, Vanessa, Phoenix, Logan, Sammy

***Not pictured Zeke***

Aldersgate, Baptism, Pentecost:

A Sunday to Celebrate!


Happy Pentecost Sunday! 


This upcoming Sunday is an exceptionally special Sunday at Cross Roads United Methodist Church. Sunday will be a celebration trifecta. 


Firstly, Sunday is Pentecost Sunday.

Pentecost is the Sunday where we celebrate the presence, power, and person of God the Holy Spirit. On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit rained down from heaven. This rain of the Spirit saturated Jesus’ very first followers from the inside out. Their hearts, minds, and souls were filled with the sweet Holy Spirit.


Secondly, Sunday is also Aldersgate Day.

228 years ago on May 24, 1738 at a Moravian church on Aldersgate Street, John Wesley, the pioneering theologian of the United Methodist Church, felt the Holy Spirit strangely warm his heart. The Holy Spirit’s strange warming of the heart offered John Wesley an assurance that he was loved by God.


Thirdly, we will celebrate New Members and Baptism Sunday. Sunday we welcome the Avila family into the Christian family through profession of faith and baptism. 


What a glorious Sunday it will be to be in the house of God! Come let us worship the sweet Holy Spirit! Come let us our hearts be strangely warmed! Come let us receive new members into the family of faith.



The scripture this Sunday comes from

Acts 2:1-18; 37-38; 41 NRSVUE

Join Us in Worship

IN PERSON, VIA ZOOM or FACEBOOK LIVE



JOIN ZOOM HERE

for worship, small groups, and meetings.

Meeting ID: 671 792 1650

Passcode: 556948

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***UPCOMING WORSHIP TIME CHANGE***

STARTING SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026

Cross Roads UMC will begin worship at 10:30am

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CRUMC Café

SUNDAYS IN THE CHAPEL

Join us after Service @ 10:30a

for Bible Study in the Chapel.

All are welcome!

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***UPCOMING CAFE TIME CHANGE***

STARTING SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026

Cross Roads Café will be held prior to worship at 9:15am

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GET CONNECTED at CROSS ROADS UMC

Appointment Announcement

Desert Southwest Conference UMC

Starting July 1, 2026

Rev. Deontez Wimbley will begin

to serve as pastor of both

Faith UMC & Cross Roads UMC.

Read Full Appointment Announcement Here

Read Notice from DS Melissa Rynders Here

BLOOD DRIVE

SATURDAY, MAY 23RD | 9A-2P

CRUMC Missions, in partnership with the American Red Cross,

will be hosting a Blood Drive.

Email missions@crossroadsphx.com

for more info or to volunteer.

Sign Up to Donate Blood Here


Pentecost Sunday

SUNDAY, MAY 24TH | 9:30a

Wear your Red

and come celebrate

Pentecost, Aldersgate

and Baptism Sunday!


CRUMC Listening Sessions

SUNDAYS, MAY - JUNE

Join a session on

5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/28

Your voice can help us in planning

for our future as a church!

RSVP to info@crossroadsphx.com

VIEW OUR EVENTS CALENDAR HERE

OUR GIVING

WE HAVE MANY WAYS TO GIVE AT CRUMC!


  • ONLINE - click here to give online.
  • VANCO APP - download and install on app enables devices.
  • TEXT-TO-GIVE - text your amount to (833) 381-0618.
  • MAIL OR DROP OFF - P.O. Box 26005, Phoenix, AZ 85068
  • IN PERSON - offering plates are available in the Sanctuary during worship
  • REMINDER - If your giving comes by check, please expect a slight delay in your bank account deduction. A growing number of tithes and offerings now come to us electronically, so our money counters only meet every other Monday to deposit cash and checks. Until then, all gifts wait patiently in our church safe.

Good Samaritan

FRIENDS AT THE FRONT DOOR

Our Good Samaritan account helps provide for our neighbors in need.

We utilize these funds for gas cards,

food cards, bus passes,

emergency hotel stays and more.

Offerings towards Good Samaritan

can be made in person in the designated offering plate or online.

CRUMC Foundation

SCHOLARSHIP/CAMPERSHIP

If you have any Spring/Summer plans

for college, camps, or special trainings, Cross Roads Foundation Committee wants to help you.

Scholarships are available

and applications are being accepted.

Click link above to apply!

Liturgists Needed!

We are looking for volunteers to participate

in worship. We need volunteers to

read scripture, and lead us in prayer.


If you are interested please contact

Rev. Joshua Warner at (602) 790-1154 or email him at joshuawarner@dscumc.net.

PRAYER REQUESTS

THIS WEEK PLEASE PRAY FOR...

Memorial Day - those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service,

The Mattingly Family, Diana & Family, Susan Turner, 

Leaders of The U.S. Government,

Lura Turner Homes Residents & Care Givers,

Cross Roads UMC & Faith UMC Communities


St. Paul's UMC, Sun Lakes UMC, The Bridge UMC

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE & COMMUNITY NEWS

DO YOU HAVE

A NAME TAG?

NO - See the Welcome Team to

get on the list to have one made


YES - Wear it during service!


DO YOU LIKE MAKING CONNECTIONS?

YES - Join the Connections Team!

 

If you are interested please contact

Rev. Joshua Warner

at (602) 790-1154 or email him at joshuawarner@dscumc.net.

2026 - Lay Servant

Ministries Classes

Click on 'ministries classes' above

to view LSM Training opportunities.


2026 Desert Southwest Annual Conference

Thursday, June 18, 2026

to Sunday, June 21, 2026

Click Here to Learn More

Bishop Carlo's Call to the Desert Southwest Annual Conference

HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT

ABOUT A MINISTRY/COMMITTEE

AT CROSS ROADS UMC?

SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE

BY 2PM ON WED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ON ANY OF THE ABOVE

GROUPS/EVENTS EMAIL

INFO@CROSSROADSPHX.COM

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