Worship outside in Arcadia this Sunday, October 29th at 11am as we experiment with Church in the Wild. Enjoy our guest guitarist, meditate under our huge tree, and bring your kids or pets in their costumes! We’ll even have donuts!

Bring a camp chair if you have one, or we’ll have chairs to share as well.

We host Rev. Melissa Rynders, Superintendent of the East District of the Desert Southwest Conference for our annual Church Conference on Monday, October 30 at 6:30pm for the purpose of conducting the business of the charge as required by the 2016 Book of Discipline. 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. Please email the church office for the Zoom link.

Apache Stronghold invites all of us who care for God’s creation to take part in a day of prayer for the protection of the beautiful and sacred Oak Flat area near Superior. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and members of the Dayspring S.A.G.E. (green) team are planning to attend. For more information or to sign up, contact Maureen Rojas at 602-339-5609. This diverse ecosystem in the Tonto National Forest is a sacred site known to Apaches as Chi’chil Biłdagoteel. A last-minute federal land-exchange provision in 2014 gave the area to a multinational mining company to build one of the world’s largest copper mines, which would leave behind a crater two miles wide and 1,000 feet deep, spreading toxic waste over the entire area. Efforts to halt the mining have gained President Biden’s support but Congress must act to protect the area.

All Saints' Sunday is November 5. We publicly remember and honor those who have died in the previous year and the impact their lives have had on us. If you would like to light a candle in memory of a loved one, please let us know their name on or before Monday, October 30 by calling the church office at (480) 838-1446 or emailing Andrea. 

Our final new member orientation of the year will be held on Sunday, November 5 at 11:45 in Room 112 and on Zoom. Please email the church office if you are interested in attending or would like to learn more. 

Euphony, a gifted ensemble of alumni of the ASU School of Music, presents a concert of Peace and Consolation on November 5 at 3:00pm. The theme of peace, hope, and consolation anticipates the celebration of Veterans Day with works by Adolphus Hailstork, Suzzette Ortiz, Moses Hogan, Undine Moore, and featuring the deeply emotional Requiem by Herbert Howells, written in the 1930s, but not performed publicly until 1980. Tickets are available online HERE. 

Children’s Ministry hosts Awake on Friday, November 10 from 5:00-8:00 pm. Awake is a ministry for children in 3rd – 6th grade to build friendships, explore their Bibles, and have fun at church. We will eat dinner, have a fun Bible activity, do a Veterans Day service project, and end the night with s’mores and songs around the campfire. Registration is required. The cost is $5 per child. Please email Andrea to register or for more information. (Please note, Awake will NOT be an overnight event this year.)

Have you ever thought about hosting a foreign high school student? Hosting a Rotary Youth Exchange student can expand your family’s horizons allowing you to see the world through different eyes. By opening your hearts and home, you will find that your experience will make the world smaller enriching your entire family while you will have a lifelong connection in another country.

We are looking specifically for families in the Corona del Sol HS, Perry HS, Gilbert HS and Mountain View HS boundaries. Contact Machel Considine, Inbound Chair for Rotary Youth Exchange District 5495, #480-235-0814 for more information. Or go online: https://studyabroadscholarships.org/host-exchange-student/

The library is open Sunday mornings from 8 AM to Noon and other times when I am on campus or you can find someone to unlock the door for you.

You can now browse the collection 3 ways:

• Look at the books and the signage above the shelves to see what we have.
• Look through the collection binder located on the library coffee table.
• *NEW* There is a link on the church website to access the collection so you can now browse the collection in the comfort of your home!

Jan Espinoza, volunteer Dayspring librarian

Wednesday Evening Fellowship runs for just two more weeks! Join us for a delicious dinner in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30, followed by children's choir and small group learning and discussion for adults at 6:00.