August 18, 2022 - What's Happening at Dayspring Tempe

AUGUST 18, 2022

SUMMER CHOIR

Our summer choir sings this Sunday, August 21. Choir will meet at 8:30am to rehearse and warm up. JulieAnne Weissberg will direct the choir, which will sing the same anthem at both services. This is a great opportunity to see what our choirs are all about!

CELEBRATING NORMAN JENSON

This Sunday, August 21, our organist, Norman Jenson is retiring from regular church music after a long career as an organist, pianist, and college professor. We will celebrate Norman and his musical gifts at a reception between services in the Fellowship Hall.

HANDBELLS & ADULT CHOIRS BEGIN REHEARSALS

We enthusiastically encourage and welcome new people to join all of the groups. If you love music, please be in touch so that we can include you in our never-ending effort to make a joyful noise! There is no audition; just come and participate!

Handbell choirs start rehearsals August 23 at 6:00 in the Kelley Music Room. New members are welcome to join! Please email Julie Hackmann for more information.

The Celebration Singers (9:00 service) and Dayspring Chorale (10:30 service) will begin rehearsing in the Music Room on Wednesday, August 24, at 7:00 and 8:00 respectively and will sing in services on August 28. Email David Schildkret for more information.

CHURCH CAMPOUT REGISTRATION

If you're ready to cool off and enjoy fun, fellowship (at 8500 feet) and worship with a large bunch of adventurous Dayspringers, register for camp HERE! This year, we will again head to Hoyer Campground near Greer, Arizona, where we’ve reserved family sites for our 25th Annual All Church Labor Day Campout. Registration will continue until all spots are filled. Please email Carol Muggeridge with questions.

FAMILY PROMISE

We host Family Promise, a temporary shelter for unhoused families, starting Sunday, September 4. Volunteer opportunities include room set up, tear downs, meal prep/clean up, and overnight hosting. Overnight hosts can sign up HERE. Please email Maria or Howard with questions or to volunteer.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION GROUPS

We are currently creating new Spiritual Direction small groups. This is a process in which people – usually four people – gather together on a regular basis – usually monthly – to assist one another in an ongoing awareness of God in all of life. There are three agreements we make as a group:

Commit ourselves to an honest relationship with God
Participate wholeheartedly in the group process through prayerful listening and response
Open our spiritual journeys for consideration by others.

Depending on the needs of those in the group, we can provide an in-person group and also a group on Zoom. If you are interested in either one of these groups, please email Pastor Shirley. The first gathering will be Wednesday, September 7 at 10:30am on Zoom. At that time, upcoming meetings and times will be decided.

PRISON MINISTRY COLLECTION

Dayspring's Prison Ministry will be collecting books and yarn for the women at Perryville State Prison in Goodyear AND household items for the Magdalene House in Avondale. Needed items for the transitional house include: toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent (pods, powder or liquid), dryer softener sheets, large refill sized liquid hand soap for bathrooms, 2 new angled brooms, Circle K or Quik Trip gasoline cards, and city bus passes. The team will have a table after services on September 11 and 18 for drop off. Please email Jane with questions.

BIBLE SUNDAY

We look forward to presenting our third graders with Bibles on Bible Sunday, September 18. If you would like your child (in third grade or older if they have not yet received a Bible) to be presented with a Bible during this service, please email Andrea.

UNASHAMED DSC YOUTH RETREAT

All LGBTQIA+ Teens and Allies in grades 9 - 12, are invited to attend the Desert Southwest Conference's weekend long retreat from September 30 - October 2 at Mingus Mountain Camp. The cost for "Unashamed" is $140 per person; $30 scholarships are available upon request from the conference and Dayspring has additional scholarships available. Register or learn more HERE.