MAY 12, 2022
UMOM WALK TO END HOMELESSNESS
It's not too late to join Team Dayspring at the Phoenix Zoo for the 13th annual UMOM Walk to End Homelessness on May 14 from 6-9am! Registration includes zoo admission for the day. Register HERE (search for Team Dayspring!)
GRADUATION SUNDAY
We celebrate our High School, College, Trade, and Graduate/Professional School Graduates this upcoming Sunday, May 15. If you or someone in your family is graduating this year, or has within the past six months, please join us to be recognized during either service. 
BORDERLANDS PRODUCE RESCUE
We host another Borderlands on Saturday, May 21 at 5:30am in the Arcadia Parking Lot (3530 North 32nd Street, Phoenix). Volunteers are needed to help pack and distribute approximately 70 pounds of fresh produce. We would love to see you there if you can make it! It’s a great way address both food and environmental justice. Email Amy with questions or to sign up.
SNO-CONE SUNDAY FUNDRAISER
Children's Ministry will host the first Sno-Cone Sunday of the season next Sunday, May 22, after both services! In addition to delicious sno-cones, we will also have handmade bags and purses made as a thank you by women living in the communities in Liberia where we have built clean water wells. These one-of-a-kind bags will be available for purchase for a suggested donation of $25. Proceeds help us build new Project Hope wells! Email Emily for more information.
CHURCH CONFERENCE
A special church conference is scheduled for Monday, May 23 at 6:30pm on Zoom to authorize decisions related to the creation of a second campus. Everyone is invited to participate in this meeting. 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.
RETIREMENT
At the end of the summer, we will bid farewell to our organist, Norman Jenson. Norman is finally retiring from regular church music after a long career as an organist, pianist, and college professor. I have had the privilege of working with Norman several times a week for nearly 20 years and will miss him terribly! We will celebrate Norman at the choir's last service of the season, on June 5. Norman will continue to play until sometime in August, when we plan to have a new organist in place. For all of us, Norman (but especially from me), THANK YOU for the dedicated service, extraordinary musicianship, and unmatched generosity you bring to everything you do. "Well done, thou good and faithful servant"! 

-David Schildkret
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 no later than May 26. 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.
SUMMER CAMP
Mingus Mountain Camp in Prescott has another great summer of play, fun, learning, and faith in store for the young people of the Desert Southwest Conference. Encourage your friends, family, neighbors, and church community to get children and youth to camp this summer! Dayspring has financial scholarships available if needed. Learn more/Register
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Vacation Bible School is back, running June 13-16 from 9am to noon. Our program this year is called Monumental, where we will explore God’s monumental love in the beauty of the desert habitat of Monument Valley! more
COFFEE HOSTS
Help us bring back our coffee hour! We need Coffee Hosts to make and serve the coffee and lemonade. Hosts can choose to serve during and immediately after either service. Training is provided. Please sign up for a volunteer spot HERE or email Jim if you are interested in helping!
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Stephen Ministers are highly trained members of our congregation who listen, care, encourage, and provide emotional and spiritual support. The care they give is confidential, free, and very helpful. To learn how to receive care from - a Stephen Minister, call the church office at (480) 838-1446 or email them HERE.
A FUTURE WITH HOPE
Creating a future with hope takes all of us engaging in acts of giving, service, and missions. If you are looking for a way to be in service at church, we will feature a different volunteer opportunity in Tempe each week:
Are you comfortable with public speaking? We're looking for volunteers to serve as worship assistants in both services - especially during the summer. Please email Andrea if you would be interested in serving during one service every couple months.
ONGOING WEEKLY GROUPS & CLASSES:
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Sundays:
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(YouTube and Vimeo videos are posted later on Sunday and are not live.)
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