It is monsoon season in Arizona. Known as the second spring, it is a great time to plant a second round of warm-season crops. Or prepare for a cool-season garden in a few months. The monsoon season is the traditional garden season of the indigenous O'odham people of central and southern Arizona, and we have much to learn from their arid-adapted crops and cycles. We will discuss the opportunities and challenges of the monsoon season and what your options are for this time of year. 

We will collect non-perishable items (no glass please) for our neighbors in need through Tempe Community Action Agency this Sunday, July 27. Donations may be left on the benches at the front gate to be collected and delivered to TCAA following Sunday's services. If you're unable to bring food to donate, but would still like to contribute, please CLICK HERE to donate securely online - please scroll down to select TCAA Food Bank.

Imagine the scene: Silence… The lights of Fellowship Hall are dimmed… Candlelight surrounds you… Chanting words over and over again until the words fill your soul… Time to Meditate… Silence… Time for you… Time for you and God… This is a Taizé prayer service. Join us at 4pm this Sunday, July 27, in the Fellowship Hall. 

Water to the church campus will be shut off on Thursday July 31 for approximately 2-3 hours, starting between 8-9am.

Do you love to sing? If you’ve ever wanted to sing with the Dayspring Choir, summer is the perfect time to jump in. Our Summer Choir sings at the 10:00am service on the first and third Sundays of the month—with no weekday rehearsals! Just come at 9:20am on the morning of the service to learn the song and warm up. The choir sings next on Sunday, August 3, and we’d love to have you with us. Interested? Email David for more details!

We will host Family Promise starting Sunday, August 10, providing temporary shelter for displaced families while they search for permanent housing. You can help by setting up Sunday school rooms into bedrooms before they arrive for the week, preparing a meal, hosting an evening activity (yoga, music, games, crafts, etc), providing food items for the week, clean up by laundering linens and restoring our Sunday school rooms at the end of the week. Please email Tammy or Kathleen for more information, or watch for the Family Promise sign up table on Sunday mornings.

Children's and Youth Choir rehearsals start August 13! Children rehearse from 6:00 to 6:45 and the Youth rehearse from 6:45 to 7:30 with Ms. Julie in Room 206. If you would like more information, please email JulieAnne Weissberg.

Save the date! Our 28th Labor Day All-Church Campout is scheduled for August 29-September 1. We will head back to Hoyer Campground in beautiful (and cool) Greer, Arizona! Thankfully, our campground has escaped the worst of the Greer fire. Please email Carol to preregister or ask questions.

Please bring in water bottles, electrolyte drinks, and nutritional snacks to support Tempe Cooling Centers this 2025 summer. We're also collecting hygiene products, hand sanitizer, sunscreen, socks, board games and books.

Dayspring UMC is hiring! To learn more or apply, please email sprcchair2025@gmail.com by August 7.