Dear Friends in the Desert Southwest Conference,

This will be short and sweet. As you would imagine, it has been quite the week for us. Yet I don’t want to let this day pass without sharing even a brief greeting. By now you may have already heard the news of my assignment to serve alongside you in ministry in the DSW as your bishop in the new year. Your delegation has warmly welcomed us on your behalf. We are so excited to get to know all of you and your communities and to see, hear and experience how God is moving in and through you and to discern how we can be part of that journey! I pray that you would receive this note with the same deep sense of joy and hope in which I write it.

Parabur ken kappia (Grace and peace),

Bishop Carlo, Radie, Caleb and Titus

Children’s Ministries will host Awake tomorrow, November 11 from 6:00-9:00pm. Third through sixth graders are invited to join us for a special Veterans Day service project, fun, fellowship, singing, and a campfire with s’mores! Please note, this year’s Awake is not a sleepover event. Please email Andrea to register.

Bread & Puppet Theater will perform a free show for all ages tomorrow, November 11 at 3pm at Kiwanis Park as part of a national tour. Their Apocalypse Defiance Circus was created to “recognize Mother Earth’s revolt against our civilization.” The theater group uses stilt dancers, paper maché beasts of all sizes and a riotous brass band to present a colorful spectacle of protest and celebration. more

Are you new to Dayspring UMC or have you been attending for a while and are interested to know more about the church and what is involved in membership? We invite you to attend a one-hour session with Pastor Jeff to learn more about the United Methodist church and Dayspring specifically, on Sunday, November 13 at 11:45am. We will meet in Tempe in Room 112 as well as via Zoom. Please contact the church office at 480-838-1446 or email churchoffice@dayspring-umc.org to let us know you are interested. If this time doesn’t work for you, please contact us for alternate dates or times.

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. In between the chants we have a Scripture reading followed by silence. During this silence, we allow the Word to sink deep into our hearts. Brother John, a Taizé monk, tells us, “Taizé is time to rest in God, to let the words listened to and sung penetrate one’s being.” The next Taizé Service will be held in Fellowship Hall this Sunday, November 13 at 4pm.

We host Rev. Melissa Rynders, our new Superintendent of the East District of the Desert Southwest Conference for our annual Church Conference on November 14 at 5:00pm. All Dayspring members are invited to attend this yearly business meeting, where officers are elected for the coming year, salaries are approved, the annual reports and the overall mission and ministry of the church are reviewed. The conference will be in-person in the Palo Verde Room as well as on Zoom. (Click here to join on Zoom.)

Valley Interfaith Project leaders, clergy, and guests will be gathering to discuss what we learned from the November election and to ratify the VIP organizing strategy for the coming months. The VIP Delegates Assembly is Wednesday, November 16 from
6:30 - 8:00pm at the Franciscan Renewal Center San Damiano Auditorium (5802 E Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85253) RSVP Here.

TheDayspring Preschool & Kindergarten's Holiday Boutique is back for its 37th year! Get your holiday shopping finished early with more than 50 local artisans and craftspeople, enjoy a sweet treat from Sassy's bakery, and support our preschool's primary fundraiser! This helps the school pay for things that are outside of the operating budget (including financial aid, playground equipment, professional development for teachers, books for the library, and much more!) Free admission both days. 

Dates & Times for the 2022 Boutique are:

November 18th 9:00am – 7:00pm

November 19th 9:00am – 4:00pm

The 2022/23 Borderlands Produce Rescue season at our Dayspring Arcadia campus kicks off Saturday, November 19th Volunteers are needed to help pack boxes of fresh, rescued produce to share with local families, direct traffic, and load trunks! Email Amy to volunteer for the morning, 6am - 11am (or any part of that window!) 

A memorial service for longtime Dayspring member Barbara Hall will be held on Saturday, November 19 at 1:00pm in Skirm Auditorium at Friendship Village (2645 E. Southern Ave., Tempe). Please keep her husband, Bob, her family, and friends in your prayers.

Condolences may be sent to:

Bob Hall

2645 E. Southern Ave. A-494

Tempe, AZ 85282

Our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is Sunday, November 20 from 8:30-noon. All collected food will be donated to the United Food Bank in Mesa. We will once again have a refrigerated truck to collect frozen turkeys as well as non-perishable food items, including canned beans, peanut butter, pasta, canned meats, canned fruits and veggies, and rice. We also accept cash donations that will be donated to United Food Bank so they can purchase fresh produce, meat, and dairy. 

All young adults are invited to join a new Bible Study with Pastors Shirley and Jeff on Sunday mornings at 11:45am in Room 112 (or the courtyard, weather permitting), starting November 20. Please email Pastor Jeff with questions.

We are excited to host the annual Tempe Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Dayspring Tempe on Tuesday, November 22 at 7pm. The service, which brings together people from a variety of faith traditions across the valley to our campus, will be in-person as well as live-streamed on our usual channels. This will be a beautiful way to welcome the holiday season and celebrate our creator in an open and diverse community! Also, a “pick-up” choir directed by David Schildkret will rehearse at 6pm — all are welcome!