We will collect non-perishable items for our neighbors through Tempe Community Action Agency this Sunday, May 26. TCAA is especially in need of bottled water and baby formula. 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. 

The Taizé service comes from the ecumenical community of Taizé, France. Gathered in the presence of Christ, this is a time of meditative common prayer. During the service, we sing uncomplicated, repetitive songs, uncluttered by too many words, allowing the mystery of God to become known through the beauty of simplicity. Email Pastor Shirley for more information. The next service is next Sunday, May 26, at 4pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Join Pastor Shirley and friends at a special “Barbie” showing at Friendship Village in Tempe from 1-4pm on Wednesday, May 29, in the Private Dining Room. Refreshments will be served. The showing is free, but there is very limited space, so RSVP to Andrea in the church office.

Our next build date is next Saturday, June 1! We are currently building a home with the Ntiyamira family near 15th Ave. and Buckeye. Parents Issa and Nadia met at a refugee camp in Rwanda before moving to the U.S. in 2007 and 2010, respectively. They have five children who range in age from two to 14 and are currently living in a three bedroom apartment in an unsafe neighborhood. Please email Mark Boyle if you are interested in signing up for this or another of our future Saturday morning build days. No construction experience is necessary.

Dayspring’s Church & Society team invites you to view this important new film in the Palo Verde Room on either Friday evening, June 7 at 7:00, or Sunday morning, June 9 at 11:30. The movie provides a deeper understanding about why the Christian Nationalism movement has come to wield such influence and power. Viewing it will invite all of us to contemplate what a faithful response to this movement should entail. The film will run approximately an hour and 45 minutes.

VBS is making a splash June 10–13 from 9:00 - noon. This year’s Scuba VBS will be full of the games, songs, activities, and snacks that you and your kids love. We’ll dive deep into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God. Children must be three years old (and MUST be potty trained) through entering 6th grade. Register online at dayspring-umc.org/vbs. Email Andrea with questions or to volunteer. 

During the beginning of June, we will be collecting donations for Liberia. Please bring in your gently used clothing, shoes, towels, toys, and children’s books. There will be collection boxes in the narthex for you to drop off your donations on Sunday mornings until June 13, or kids can bring them to VBS.

Please bring in water bottles, electrolyte drinks, and nutritional snacks to support Tempe Cooling Centers this 2024 summer. We will also take hygiene products, hand sanitizer, sunscreen, socks, board games and books.

While we're always in need of volunteers to help Sunday mornings run smoothly, Summer Sundays present a bigger than usual challenge to fill these roles, as so many people head out of town. When you know you're going to be at church, please consider signing up for one of the following positions - some take less than five minutes and all of them are fun... and important!

If you have questions or would be interested in helping out in any of the following areas, please reply to this email or email Andrea in the church office:

• Shepherd (formerly called ushers, shepherds answer questions and help guide people)
• Offering Volunteers (Help pass the plate following the pastor's message)
• Worship Assistant (participate in service by reading the call to celebration, opening prayer, and scripture reading)
• Summer Sunday School Leader (lead one of our weekly children's Sunday School classes)
• Communion Server (help serve communion the first Sunday of the month)
• Production Assistant (help our A/V team with the in-Sanctuary sound or our livestream)

Training will be provided for all volunteers. We're also in need of additional volunteers for Vacation Bible School (please see above) if you're available during the week! Please note: All volunteers working with our children must pass a background check.

“I’m spiritual, but not religious.”

If you’re like me, you’ve heard that a million times. It’s what people say who believe in God and maybe even admire Jesus, but who don’t want to be part of old-fashioned church.

Do we at Dayspring have something to offer such folks? We know they are missing the power of church at its best: the community of people helping each other be better people, and working to create a better world. So we can help them and they can help us. BUT, we can’t just invite them to the same-old/same-old. continue reading