INSIDE:

PatioTeam 2

DYM 3

Adult Education 4

Children’s Council 5

Theology & Beliefs 6,7

Fellowship 8, 9

Festival of the Arts 10

Tochi Mission 11

Opp. For Service 12

Dayspring Notes 13

Joys & Concerns 14

Calendars 15

May, 2010

Vol. 16, Issue 5

Julie Song, award-winning Kyrene Middle

School student, captivates the audience

at the Dayspring Festival of the Arts.

FROM OUR DAYSPRING PATIO TEAM

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to our New Patio.

We are on our way.

Imagine a patio that invites members and visitors to a lovely shaded area with seating and room to enjoy many outdoor fellowship activities. Can you picture it?

Dayspring’s patio is the center of our campus and the location of so many of our church activities and it needs an Extreme Makeover. We are starting a campaign to raise funds so that we can renovate our patio area and bring needed repairs to water and electrical systems as well as leveling the red brick surface and extending the patio area into the former play-ground. Safety of our members and visitors is central to this plan, and updating this outdoor space will provide us room to expand programs in a safe and beautiful outdoor area. Current estimates are for a budget of about $150,000. We have about $30,000 in designated funds for this project already, but will need to raise the balance above and beyond our current operating budget.

The trustees and a patio planning team have been working for many months to prepare drawings and start bringing this dream to reality. Now we need your additional financial support to move this from dream to reality.

There will be a congregational meeting after second service on Sunday, April 25th where we will provide more details on the patio design and fundraising plan. You will have a chance to ask questions and make a contribution. Please prayerfully consider this, attend meetings and participate if you can. Pastor Jane and the Covenant Council have approved our moving forward with this, and now we bring it to you for help in making this happen.

Dayspring’s Campus has gone through major upgrades in the last few years. This is the next step of maintaining our beautiful campus. Please follow us to our new patio.

The Dayspring Patio Team

What’s Happening at DYM?

Every Week: Formation: Every Sunday at 10:15 a.m.

Senior High Formation in Room 111 Junior High Formation in Room 110

Upcoming Events

May 2: Confirmation Sunday & Banquet May 16: Graduation Banquet Sierra Service Project This year, 37 youth and adults will travel to Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, for Sierra Service Project. They will perform repairs for homeowners in the area. Repairs in the past have included re-roofing houses, installing floors, and repairing drywall and stucco. Week 2: July 4 - 10 Week 3: July 11 - 17 Sr. High Youth/Parent Meeting Follow-Up On Sunday, April 11, we had a great meeting with Dayspring staff, youth, and parents to discuss the current state of DYM, as well as to communicate our rules and policies. Please contact Kris for a copy of these policies.

DAYSPRING YOUTH MINISTRY

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Rent-A-Youth Part 2 – MAY 1, 2010! Do you need help with projects around your house? Rent a youth (or two)! Donations will help fund our Sierra Service Project mission trip. Please contact Kris at kris@dayspring-umc.org or (602) 684-7765 for more information or to set an appointment.

ADULT EDUCATION

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Explorer's Class:

“THE ORIGINS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Through the Eyes of a Modern Biblical

Scholar"

This four-part series examines the formation of the New Testament writings from the view-point of Bishop John Shelby Spong, a modern biblical scholar and lecturer. His discussions of controversies within the Chris-tian Church are a source for new understand-ing for progressive and orthodox Christians. Each session will feature video segments from Dr. Spong followed by class discussion.

This class, led by Dr. Bob Hall, began Sunday, April 11, continues through May 2, at 9:00 a.m. in the Adult Room. April 18: A look back at the dating of the life of Jesus, separating probable history from my-thology. April 25: Placing the New Testament onto the framework of history. Who were and who are the historians? May 2: How important were the oral history years prior to the written books about Jesus?

May 9: Critique of Spong series--Informal dis-cussion, food & fellowship and plans for next year.

Sunday Morning Book Study

This class meets in the Library at 9 a.m. The

current study is The Purpose Driven Life by

Rick Warren. For information call Mary Cono-

ver at 602-301-8022.

Contemporary Issues Class

Beginning April 25, the class will discuss for five weeks the topic “Exploring the Future of Christianity.” To understand Western civilization, one has to understand Christianity--and yet for tens of millions of people, Christianity is a religious tradition that is antiquated, perhaps even obsolete or irrele-vant to the challenges of the 21st Century. In the “Exploring the Future of Christianity” series, best-selling author, Ken Welber, and Christian contemplative Father Thomas Keet-ing offer their visions of hope for the future of the world’s largest religion, helping it to fulfill its potential as one of the world’s most power-ful paths of human development at a time when it is so badly needed. These luminaries envision the Christian journey in a new way, with radical implications for our spiritual lives and for the world as a whole. Meet at 10:30 in the Adult Room.

Bible Study Class The class meets in Room 112 at 9:00 a.m. and is facilitated by Josie Teter. This is a schedule of our final classes and topics:

April 18 Acts - People and Places April 25 NO CLASS May 2 Acts - More People, More Places

May 9 Epistles

Dayspring’s Children’s Council mission is to

support the children from birth to sixth grade in their

spiritual growth with God.

Choir May 5th is the last day for choir rehearsals.

Sunday School May 23rd is our last regular Sunday School class and Summer Sunday School begins

June 6th (no Sunday School May 30th). During Summer Sunday School, we will be show-ing movies every Sunday except July 4th (no Sunday School). We are looking for teach-ers to help out this summer. If you are available, please contact Kay Luzaich at

kluzaich@cox.net or 480-219-9696.

Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Breakfast The Children’s Council would like to invite Dayspring’s wonderful Sunday School teachers and their families to breakfast on Sunday, May 23rd after each service. You’re such a valuable asset to our community and we’d like to express the church’s heartfelt thanks. Please plan to be there!

Vacation Bible School June 13th – 17th, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Learn about outer space, experience God’s love, meet new friends, and un-derstand the importance of being green and taking care of the Earth that God has given us.

We need about 50 volunteers in all kinds of capacities. Please contact Christi at christi.patterson@cox.net or 602-689-0662 to volunteer. Here are some of the areas we still need help: preschool leader and assistants, snack assistants, decorations leader and assistants, set up and clean up, Bible story assistants, science assistants, recreation leader and assistants, craft assistants, crew leaders and assistants, and photographer.

VBS MISSIONS FOCUS THIS YEAR IS TO REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE Start recycling now for VBS Missions! We will be collecting these recyclables starting in May: newspapers, magazines, paper, twist on plastic bottle caps from bottles or containers, alumi-num cans, pull tabs from aluminum cans, and gently used adult and children’s shoes. These things will be recycled to benefit Dayspring Sprouts, UMOM, Ronald McDonald House and Soles4Souls. Look for the collection bins in the Narthex! Contact Meredith with any

questions at SmithMattmer@aol.com

CHILDREN’S COUNCIL

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United Methodist Theology and Beliefs

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So, what is United Methodist theology? What do United Methodists believe? Confusing as it may

sound, we believe that we have no absolute set of beliefs. Let’s put that another way.

Some denominations are known as creedal or confessional denominations. What the denomination

believes is contained in a list of statements or propositions called creeds or confessions.

United Methodism is not a creedal or confessional denomination; we do not have a single statement of

beliefs or a creed to which every member must subscribe. (We use the historical creeds of the church,

such as the Apostles’ Creed, but only as a way of affirming our faith, not as a test of our inclusion within

the denomination.)

Why are we not a creedal church? Because our denomination has always found creeds or confessions to

be exclusive rather than inclusive. In other words, if a person disagrees with even so much as a word or a

line of a creed, then that person is excluded from the fellowship of the church. A creed forces an all-or-

nothing theology.

But perhaps the predominant reason why we are not a creedal denomination is that we do not believe that

we can say all that needs to be said about God in a creed or a confession. No matter how much we say,

there is still more to say. We cannot contain or capture God within the words of a creed or confes-

sion. Again, creeds can point us toward God, but they do not encompass all there is of God.

So if we are not a creedal church, then we can believe anything we want, right? Wrong! We are not free

to believe whatever we want, but we are free to work out our own understanding of God within some

very specific guidelines.

These guidelines are contained within The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church-

2008. The Discipline is created by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, the only

body that can speak for the whole church. Parts II and IV of the Discipline are the sections that describe

what we believe and how we live out those beliefs. It is to these sections that we look for the parameters

of our beliefs and clear guidelines.

Here is a way to envision that: Suppose you had a huge field filled with everything anyone has ever

believed, currently believes, or ever could believe about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the church,

and the Christian faith. If a church is a confessional or creedal church, it plants a stake at one spot in that

field of beliefs and says to its members, “You have to stand right here, nowhere else!” Or if a church is

doctrinally indifferent, it says, “Roam all over the field, believe whatever you wish from anywhere at

all.”

But The United Methodist Church views that field, fences in a section, and says, “Believe what you dis-

cover in your own life about God, but those beliefs must be contained within this fenced-in area to be

United Methodist.” ~continued on page 7~

United Methodist Theology and Beliefs

The curious thing about this United Methodist fenced-in area is that it is three-sided like a triangle. The

Discipline is specific about the fences that make up those three sides.

One side of this triangular area consists of what has sometimes been called the common core of Chris-

tian beliefs. These are beliefs that United Methodists hold in common with most other Christians: the

authority of the Bible; the reality of God; God’s act of salvation through the life, death, and resurrection

of Jesus Christ; the reality of the Holy Spirit as the divine presence in our lives; and the role of the church

as the body of Christ. Suppose you were to say, “I don’t think I accept the authority of the Bible, and I

just can’t buy that Holy Spirit stuff.” Fine. That is your business. But you are outside the United Meth-

odist fence, so we wish you Godspeed as you seek a church that supports you in your beliefs.

A second side of that fence is what has been called the distinctive United Methodist beliefs. The hall-

marks of United Methodism, these beliefs set us apart from other denominations. Included are an empha-

sis on the primacy of God’s grace, the belief that faith and good works must exist side by side, and our

distinctive United Methodist approach to organization, church structure, and polity. One of the major

hallmarks of this last belief is our connectionalism, the way in which each United Methodist congregation

is connected to every other United Methodist congregation through annual conferences, jurisdictional

conferences, and the General Conference. Connectionalism is our way of doing together what we could

never do separately, such as our mission outreach, our denominational response to disasters, and our ef-

forts to call our culture to become accountable to God.

The third part of the fence completes the triangle. Sometimes called the Wesley quadrilateral, this

side provides guidelines as we ponder a decision, an action, or a belief. The four guiding questions

included in the quadrilateral are: Is it disclosed in Scripture? Is it illumined by tradition? Is it realized

in experience? Is it confirmed by reason?

In summary, then, we United Methodists do not hold to a single statement of our beliefs, but we are

called to the task of theology. That is, we are called to the task of identifying and testing our philoso-

phies by the common core of Christian beliefs, the distinctive United Methodist emphases, and the four-

fold guidelines of Scripture, tradition, experience, and reason.

This does not mean we United Methodists have a firm belief on every detail of the Christian faith. As

Wesley himself said in his sermon “The Character of a Methodist”: “As to all opinions which do not

strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think.” In part, this is why we do not prescribe a

precise method for the sacraments: Baptism can be by sprinkling, pouring, or immersion; the Lord’s Supper can be served at the communion rail or passed in the pews using individual cups or a common cup

and using wafers or a common loaf. Participation in the sacrament is more important than the outward

form of the sacrament.

~excerpts from the United Methodist Layspeakers Basic Manual, chapter 2~

and from Rev. George Smoot’s sermon on April 11

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FELLOWSHIP

UNITED METHODIST MEN

UMM May Meeting Our last meeting of the spring will be Saturday, May 1, at our usual 8:00 a.m. time with a great breakfast planned. Our featured speaker will be Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman focusing on education in Arizona and his new role as Headmaster of Tempe Academy. We'll also have updates on all our service projects and plans for the fall which include the DaySpring Golf Outing on September 11 and the Men's Retreat on October 22-24 at Mingus Mountain. Please put these dates on your calendars and let's close out a great year together on May 1.

Dinner and Song--An Old West Barbecue For our final event of the the spring, UMM is planning a family barbecue under the stars on the church patio. The date is Saturday evening, May 8, with great barbecue and lots of western music. Plan to join your friends--tickets will be on sale next week.

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BROWN BAG LUNCH The Brown Bag Lunch group meets every Tuesday from 12:00 to 1:30 in room 112. Bring your lunch and have some fun and fellowship. Call Alita at 480-491-2414 or Bonny Sloane at 480-839-2696 if you have questions.

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SPECIAL ELECTION FACT SHEET The Church & Society team will be distributing a fact sheet about the special election to be held on May 18 on the proposed one cent tax increase. There will be a table on the patio and information on the Welcome Table on Sundays, May 9 & 16 regarding this important elec-tion. Please take the time to pick up one of these sheets so you will be an informed voter!

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FELLOWSHIP

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

UMW will meet on Thursday, May 20th at 7 p.m. in the Adult Room. Join us for an interesting session of Yoga and Tea led by Sally Y. We continue to collect items for emergency packets to donate to the UMCOR Depot. This month please bring a nail file and/or nail clipper, plastic Band Aids, and $1. Join us for healthful

exercise, fellowship and service to others. The Greeting Card Circle, will meet on Thursday, May 6th at 9:30 in Room 112. This circle makes recycled greeting cards using flowers, quilt pieces, and painting, artistically creating beautiful cards for sale to support UMW missions. Cards are available from circle members. At this time, no donations of used cards are needed.

The Connie Reading Circle meets on Thursday, May 13thth at the home of Sally Jarus (480-792-1297) at 9:30 a.m. Blanche Berreman will review the book The Undertaker’s Wife, Wisdom and Musings: Life in a Small Town Funeral Home, by Celia Hastings. It is from the Nurturing for Community category of the UMW Reading Program.

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SINGLES, ETC.

Sunday Lunches: Each Sunday, after the second service, those who want to go out for lunch as a group meet at the restaurant listed below. (If you attend the first service, please join us.) We gather under the name "Dayspring" around noon at the following restaurants: May 02 – Golden Gate – NE corner of Baseline and Price (101 Freeway) May 09 - My Big Fat Greek Restaurant – 3305 W. Chandler Blvd., just west of the 101 May 16 - Crackers & Co. – 1285 W. Elliot Rd., between Priest and Hardy, on the south side May 23 - RigaTony’s – NE corner of McClintock and Warner

May 30 - Red Lobster – NE corner of Ray Road and 54th Street ________________

DIAMONDBACKS BASEBALL The Dayspring family is invited to watch the D’backs play the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday,

June 8, at 6:40 p.m. We have reserved a block of tickets in Section 311 at the half-price group rate of $8/ticket. Sign-up on the patio on May 9 or 16. For more information, contact Carol Coleman at 480-838-1446 or carolc@dayspring-umc.org.

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DAYSPRING FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

A Local Art and Music Showcase Dayspring celebrated its first Festival of the Arts April 16-17 on the campus. Friday evening

was beautiful with clarinet and piano performances by Michelle Von Haugg and Jessica Yam

before a catered dinner by UMOM on the patio. Soft jazz by Denise Martin floated in the air

while dinner was served. Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman mentioned his appreciation for Day-

spring’s outreach to the community with this event. To close the evening, guests were graced

with a beautiful concert by Cantilena, which included Opera Choruses and several piano pieces

by Dian Baker and Eckart Sellheim. This was a delightful and entertaining end to the evening.

Saturday morning began with Kyrene de las Brisas Elementary Mallet Masters and the Kyrene

Middle School Scorpion Bells, and fresh cinnamon rolls were available. The lively perform-

ances were followed by the Irish group Black Velvet Band and Charles Szczepanek playing

several powerful piano pieces. After lunch served on the patio, the afternoon moved toward

more classical performances with music drifting from both the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.

Desert Breeze String Quartet was moving; Steven Cook on piano played Rachmaninoff. Trish

Sewell’s soprano pieces were followed by the Tomano String Quartet, Tess Epperson on harp,

and Joseph Kluesener on bassoon, with Andrew O’Brien on piano and the Paradise Winds.

They played pieces from Mozart and Milhaud.

The evening closed with the Dayspring Chorale, Soloists and Orchestra performing the Faure

Requiem. The 90-member Chorale and 25-piece Orchestra did a masterful performance to end

the Festival. The time and dedication to musical performance is such a gift by all of our musi-

cians and choir members. Thanks to Rev. Michael Kelley and all of the music program mem-

bers. A full day and a half of incredible performance under the trees and inside the Sanctuary

and Fellowship Hall was a true celebration of the talent living and working in our community.

To see so many Dayspring members in leadership, as group members in many of the perform-

ing groups and as artists, really showed how broad our music and art connections extend into

the community and how important and enriching music and the arts are to Dayspring and the

southeast valley. This weekend was a rare opportunity to truly appreciate the value of music

and the arts that surround us.

Special thanks to all who attended, performed or showcased their work. Thanks also to Day-

spring’s United Methodist Men for their support and chef services and to the Communication

Team. We do special events at Dayspring with style and talent in abundance.

Dayspring Communication Team

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DAYSPRING TOCHI MEDICAL MISSION

Dayspring UMC Tochimilzoco Medical Mission Trip 2010

The mission team from Dayspring UMC returned last week from our 21st annual medical mission trip to Tochimilzoco, Mexico.

Tochimilzoco is a small village of about 1200 inhabitants located about four hours south of

Mexico City in the foothills of the Volcano Popocatepetl where we have served five generations of our brothers and sisters. Seventeen team members of our partner church Grace UMC from Olathe, KS, and around 40 individuals from Mexico joined the Dayspring team of 15 people.

The Dayspring team members are listed below along with the work that they did. Note that a Mil Uso is “a person of a thousand talents” or a “Jack of all trades.”

Bev Engelsman – RN – Medical Clinic intake Krista Kappas – Mil Uso – Medical Clinic intake Cathy Smoot - RN – Medical Clinic intake

Jim Baker – Mil Uso – Dental Clinic Betty Choe MD – Pediatrician Michelle Choe – Interpreter Dale Bowen - Pediatrician Valeria Brieten NMD – Naturopathic MD

Cheryl Anderson – Respiratory Therapist – Dental Clinic Kathy Hamilton – RN – Medical Clinic intake Hal Hamilton – Mil Uso - Medical Clinic intake Skip Hughes – Spiritual Advisor – Patient management Katie Bosanquet – Nursing Student - Medical Clinic intake

Sally Butler – Mil Uso - Patient management Larry Butler – Mil Uso – Interpreter, Public Relations

During the four days in the village the medical team saw over 550 patients and the dental team performed over three hundred procedures including extractions, fillings and teeth cleanings. In addition 180 people were provided with reading glasses.

We were assisted in the village with a team of health workers from the Give ye Them to Eat (GYTTE) program from Tlanculpican, Mexico. They gave presentations on health issues such as nutrition, sanitation and dental care to the people waiting to see the doctors and dentists. Another group of youth and teachers from GYTTE held vacation Bible school for over 40 chil-dren. GYTTE is a mission that is also supported by Dayspring.

If you are interested in joining our team next year, please contact Larry Butler at Lbutler6503@gmail.com.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE

FAMILY PROMISE

Thank you to all who helped host 14 people (3 families) during Family Promise from April 4-11. They told me they really liked it at our church and felt sad to go. Thank you again for all you did to make the families feel welcome, special, respected, and loved. Our next turn to host is August 8-15. We are always looking for new team members, are grateful for our newbies, and love our seasoned teammates, too! Maria (MariaRMDHase@yahoo.com)

MARCH BLOOD DRIVE RESULTS

The Blood Drive had 21 people sign up, and 17 were able to donate. Those 17 donations can impact some 51 patients who may be in need of 'The Gift of Life.' Thank you to all who do-nated or tried to donate for this effort. You were much needed and appreciated. Larry Haubrock

OTHER HANDS MINISTRY

Stories from our Other Hands Team: From Dorothy Young: “I met ‘Letty’ the first time I volunteered with Other Hands. Letty and I connected when she told me about her birthplace....a small town in Appalachia called Uniontown. What a coinci-dence! I had just visited Uniontown several months earlier when I was doing genealogy research with my sister. That day I learned about Letty’s childhood in Uniontown. I en-joyed listening to her reminisce about her early years, particularly since I had been to her hometown only months before and could picture everything in my mind so vividly. We had such a good time that morning working on the craft project together and chatting. As I was preparing to leave, Letty mentioned that she would one day like to go back home to West Vir-ginia. West Virginia?? I realized then that all along I had been thinking Letty was from Union-town, Pennsylvania! A silly error on my part, but Letty and I certainly enjoyed some great con-versation about Uniontown!! I looked up the two Uniontowns later in an atlas and discovered that they are only 65 miles apart! I have been back to see Letty numerous times since our first meeting and we continue to connect on many levels. Other Hands has been a blessing to both of us.” For more information about the Other Hands Ministry contact Suzanne Petticrew at 480-899-1347 or suzycrew@cox.net

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DAYSPRING NOTES

The Dayspring Chorale & Orchestra in the Faure Requiem at the Dayspring Festival of the Arts

Church & Society's "Prophetic Focus" The newly formed Church & Society team has written a new mission statement. In the next several months, we will be trying to define this statement to the congregation at Dayspring. The first component of Church & Society is its "Prophetic Focus." What does this mean? It does NOT mean predicting the future which could be one meaning of the word "prophetic." It DOES mean trying to follow in the footsteps of the Hebrew prophets who felt called to right the wrongs of society and to bring justice and equality to the disenfranchised--those who cannot fend for themselves. This is what we mean by "prophetic focus."

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May 15, 2010

Time Frame: Month of June, 2010

Place in box in lower right corner in the

church office or e-mail berreman2@cox.net

Visit the Dayspring UMC website at

www.dayspring-umc.org

for Sunday bulletin, newsletter,

meetings, events and the calendar.

Rev. Jane Tews, healing at home following hospitalization for a stroke.

Wilma Bennett and Family, at the death of her husband, Bruce Bennett, on March 24. Marge Piper and Family, at the death of her husband, Gene Piper, on March 25. Jane Ressler and Family, at the death of Jane’s son, Charles Mascari, Jr. Lisa Reed, daughter of David Benton, hospitalized at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Maxine Hansen, healing at home following hospitalization.

Chris & Liz Smith, as Chris is undergoing cancer treatment. Christin Franco, friend of Ayssa Anderson, who is going through an emotional battle. Vanessa, single mom of 2 sons, friend of Charlotte & Chuck Barnes, has an inoperable brain tumor. Becky Quick, friend of Carole Sante, who is under hospice care. Charlotte & Chuck Barnes, requesting prayers for God’s leading in their daughter’s divorce. Judy, dear friend of the Ellis Family, struggling with terminal cancer in Minnesota. Laura Hiltz, healing from a fall and broken hip in California.

Becky Schnurman, who is under hospice care struggling with cancer. Juan & Angel Gallego, whose mother, Guadelupa, is at the end stages of life. Suzanne Roosen, healing following surgery for a torn retina. Bob & Pat Carl, as Bob is healing from triple bypass surgery. Kati Crane, a 40-year-old mother of 2, who died unexpectedly. Fred Miles, healing at home following hospitalization.

Gladys Lambert, mother of Larry & Pam Lambert and grandmother of Julie Hector, who is healing at a rehab center following hospitalization.

Ongoing Health Concerns: Chris Hauser, Marc Homan, Teresa Webb, Duane Carr, Marge Sydell, Kristen Stegeman, Susan Chesnut, Maggie Siegel, Janie Anderson, Pam Narcy, and Joan Venturini.

*Remember all those, known and unknown to us, who are in special need of prayer.

Dayspring rejoices in the baptism of Sarah Anne Ingram (12-9-09) on March 21. Congratulations to George & Donna Hofer in celebration of their 40th anniversary.

Congratulations to Ed & Frances Brown in celebration of their 65th anniversary on April 13, 2010. They were married in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tom and Josie Teter are moving to Texas in May. “A big thank you to Dayspring for letting us be a part of adult education during the brief time we have lived in Arizona. It has been a blessing to become acquainted with the people of Dayspring through choir, Sunday School, United Methodist Women, Wednesday Evening Fellowship, the Tochi Mission group, and the finance committee.”

KOINONIKOS JOYS AND CONCERNS

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MAY CALENDAR

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MONTHLY CALENDAR

Sundays

…9:00am Worship, Sanctuary

…Sunday School

…Sunday Morning Book Study, Library

...Explorers Class, Adult Room

...Bible Study Class, 112

…10:15 Sr. High Formation, 111

…10:15 Jr. High Formation, 110

…10:30am Worship, Sanctuary

…Sunday School

...Contemporary Issues, Adult Room

...4pm Alcoholics Anonymous, 116, Adult Room

...4pm Alateen, 110

...5:10pm Al-Anon, Adult Room

...5:10pm Alateen, 110

Mondays

...10am Monday Morning Moms & Dads, 111

...6:45pm Boy Scout Troop 172, Fellowship Hall

...7pm Disciple Bible Study IV, 203

Tuesdays

…8:45am Yoga Class, Media Center

...12:00pm Brown Bag Lunch, 112

...4pm Teatime Yoga, 112

…6pm Yoga Class, Media Center

Wednesdays

...6:30pm H&W Caregivers Support, Library

...6:30pm Celebration Singers, Choir Room *

...7:30pm Chorale, Choir Room *

* May 5, 12, & 19 only

Thursdays

...8:30am Stephen Leaders, Library

…6pm Yoga Class, Media Center

MEETINGS & EVENTS

May 1 8am United Methodist Men, Adult Room

May 2 11am Confirmation Banquet, Fellowship H

...11:30am College Age Group, Sanctuary

May 3 7pm BSA Troop 172 Committee, Adult R

May 5 5:45pm Esperanza Choir, Choir Room

...6pm Cherub Choir, Sanctuary

...6pm Sunshine Singers, Sanctuary

...6:30pm Book Study, 110

...7pm Genesis Choir, Sanctuary

May 6 9:30am Greeting Card Circle, 112

...6:30pm M.I.S.S., 110

...7pm Unnamed Women of the Bible Study, 112

...7pm SSP Training, 111

May 7 7pm PFLAG, 112, Adult Room

May 8 9:30am Ribbons of Support Group, Library

...6pm United Methodist Men,

Dinner & Song, Patio

May 10 6pm Girl Scout Troop 875, 201

...6:30pm Cub Scout Pack 275, 202

...7pm Foundation, Adult Room

...7pm Trustees, Office Workroom

...7pm BSA Troop 172 Parents, Media Center

May 12 11am Prayer Shawl Ministry, 112

May 13 6:30pm Stephen Ministry Super., 201,202

...7pm Unnamed Women of the Bible Study, 112

May 15 5pm Parents’ Night Out, N,116,110,MC

May 16 11:30am Communications, Adult Room

...11:45am Graduation Banquet, Fellowship Hall

...12pm Young Adults, 112

May 17 6pm Missions Team, Adult Room

May 18 7pm Finance Team, Adult Room

May 20 7pm United Methodist Women, Adult R

May 23 11:30am Teachers Appreciation

Reception, 112

May 24 5:30pm Girl Scout Troop, 201

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Dayspring United Methodist Church A Stephen Ministry Congregation

1365 East Elliot Road

Tempe AZ 85284-1608

Dayspring United Methodist Church is a welcoming congregation.

We welcome all people regardless of age, sex, race, color, ethnicity, sexual

orientation, economic status or ability into the full life of this congregation.

Dayspring Mission

To create disciples of Jesus Christ who touch and inspire people

through an open and diverse community.

DAYSPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH A Stephen Ministry Congregation 1365 East Elliot Road Tempe, AZ 85284-1608

Church Office Telephone: 480-838-1446 Email: churchoffice@dayspring-umc.org Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. • 8:00am-4:00pm Fri. • 8am—Noon Web Site: http://www.dayspring-umc.org Preschool Telephone: 480-838-9097