Our 19th annual Dayspring Fall Festival is this Saturday, October 19, from 5-8pm. This is a church-wide event and is also open to the preschool and surrounding community. Costumes are encouraged! Join our youth as they host this evening full of fun fall themed activities for families, games, bounce houses, haunted house, trunk-or-treating and more! Proceeds benefit the youth trip to Sierra Service Project this summer.

As we come into the home stretch of the 2024 campaign season, come be a part of celebrating an authentic Christian faith that supports a clear vision for our future grounded in the diversity of a broad, multi-ethnic, pluralistic democracy!

This Sunday, October 20, from 5-8pm, come together for live music and food and hear from award-winning authors who will explore a hopeful Christian vision for a multi-racial, multi-faith democracy. The Faith and Democracy Tour features Diana Butler Bass, Author of Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence; Kristin Du Mez, Author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation; Robert P. Jones, Author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future; and Jemar Tisby, Author of The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance as well as special musical performances. Learn more and register here!

Jemar Tisby will preach during the 10 a.m. service, and there will be a Q&A and book signing with Dr. Tisby and Kristin Du Mez afterward.

Join us for a Personal Estate Planning Workshop this Sunday from 11:15am - 12:30pm in Room 112. Anne Green and Judi Smith from the Desert Southwest United Methodist Foundation will join us to talk about the need for estate planning to protect your loved ones and your assets.

If you have a will or a trust you may think you have done everything you need to, however, laws change; new opportunities present themselves; loved ones pass; other circumstances change. All of those situations can make the plan you worked on need a refresh.  Anne and Judi will provide some tools for looking at your personal financial picture and making plans for your future needs.

The Giving Garden team presents Gardening in Maricopa County's Changing Climate with Master Gardener Jackie Rich on Wednesday, October 23 at 6:30pm in the Palo Verde Room. Our climate and weather patterns are changing and it affects us all - people, plants and critters. Join us to learn what you can do in your yard to capture carbon, reduce greenhouse gases, reduce energy consumption, conserve water, create microclimates, benefit pollinators and wildlife, and keep your plants happy. RSVP HERE.

On the evening of October 24, two weeks before the November election, Valley Interfaith Project leaders and guests will gather with public officials and candidates to discuss VIP’s agenda around

mental health, affordable housing, and neighborhood safety. Join us to hear where

candidates stand on these issues and help create a Maricopa County where everyone can thrive. The assembly is from 6:30-8:00 at Shepherd of the Hills UCC (5524 E Lafayette Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85018). Please register HERE for the event.

United Women in Faith are collaborating with Women4Women Tempe to help unhoused and low-income women in our communities maintain their dignity, health, and self-respect by providing feminine hygiene products to those in need. Please consider donating feminine hygiene products (menstrual pads, tampons, etc.) at the following dates and locations:

Sunday, October 20, 10 a.m., Dayspring narthex and patio.

Thursday, October 24, 7 p.m., Palo Verde Room, United Women in Faith Unit Meeting.

Our ninth annual Blessing of the Animals is next Sunday, October 27, at 12:00pm. All pets are welcome. Please bring dogs on a leash or in a carrier. If you’re unable to bring your pet, for any reason, but would still like them blessed, please bring a photo. Children are invited to bring their stuffed animals for a special blessing during Children’s Time at the 10:00am service.

The children in BeTween are raising money by hosting a car wash next Sunday, October 27, from 11:15 to 12:30 in the church parking lot. Your donations will support our Christmas service project for local kids in need. 

As another Second Sunday has passed, we'd still love to know your thoughts! Please take our brief survey HERE and let us know what you thought of the October event.

As countless families and communities face the overwhelming aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, UMCOR (the United Methodist Committee on Relief) is supporting the efforts of conference disaster response ministries across the region.

Watch a video of UMCOR's Helene response HERE.

We pray for all those impacted by these disasters, as well as first responders and volunteers. The road to recovery will be long, but together, we can bring hope and healing. To support this and other U.S. disaster response efforts, go to dayspring-umc.org/give and select UMCOR in the dropdown.

Our Church Directory is now accessible through our app. Please download the app HERE and create your profile -- you will likely need to scroll down to find the "Create Account" button in the Profile square. As a security precaution, you must be logged in to view the directory. Please email Kris with any questions or if you are having trouble logging in.