An e-news blast of Desert Skies United Methodist Church April 17, 2018

THE SKYLINE

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HALF DAY

AGES: PRE-K THROUGH 5TH GRADE

COST: $10.00

TIME: 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM

PRE-K (Children ages 4 & 5 who are potty-trained) Limited to 15 participants

FULL DAY

AGES: FINISHING 2ND GRADE TO 9TH GRADE

COST: $50.00

TIME: 9:00 AM TO 4:00PM

Celebration of Life For Herb Croft

The service for Herb will be on Wednesday, April 18th at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary. Please join the

family for donuts and coffee on the sanctuary patio after the service.

Painting The Wall To Our New Sanctuary Patio

Adorning The Sanctuary

“Painting God’s Beauty”-Oil Painting Class

Brass Band

Casa Maria Soup Kitchen

Our Sermon Series “Dare to Dance Again” runs through Sunday, May 20th .

As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see. Dances of

hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the

joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we

dare to dance and “sing out strong!”

April 22 April 29

Sermon: “By This We Will Know: The Dance of Love” Sermon: “From You Comes My Praise: Guide My Steps”

May 6 May 13 (Mother’s Day May 20 (Pentecost Sunday)

Sermon: “Who Can Withhold? Sermon: “Gone Up with a Shout: Sermon: “Spirit Poured Out:

Break Forth!” Clap Your Hands” Dare To Dance Again”

“DARE TO DANCE

AGAIN”

THE INN PROJECT ALWAYS NEEDS PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES!

It has been brought to our attention that The Inn Project shelter at First UMC constantly needs personal hygiene supplies. If

you would like to donate items, there is a bin for them in the church office or give them to Barb Reuter, Julie Jenkins or

Mary Jo Floyd. (Do not place them in the bin on the patio.)

LIST OF PRODUCTS (ANY SIZE)

Tooth brushes, Tooth paste, Combs, Deodorant, Disposable Razors, Feminine Hygiene PADS

The Wired Word

This week's Wired Word discusses two studies, both of which are important to growing our church and recognizing that our words are powerful tools to either bring comfort and joy to someone, or great hurt and insult. First Topic: A recent study found that 51 percent of U.S. churchgoers didn't know what the term "Great Commission" referred to, which is Matthew 28:18-20. Since those verses, which quote Jesus, have been important in impelling Christians in the work of missions and evangelism, the lack of familiarity with the Great Commission among churchgoers today may be worrisome to those who want to see the Christian faith spread.

This news gives us an opportunity not only to acquaint -- or reacquaint -- ourselves with the Great Commission, but also to consider its applicability to us personally and the church generally today. So that will be the topic of this installment of The Wired Word. Second Topic: This article examines the growing problem of meanness in our society, particularly in the context of social media. Social scientists who study human behavior on the Internet are learning that under the right conditions, most people can make hurtful comments online that they would be less inclined to make in person. Those who make nasty remarks tend to provoke more of the same from other people. The good news is that people can also learn to tone down their own unkind speech, which can positively influence others to do the same.

May God bless us in the scriptures this week. Rev. Matt

Sunday Worship

We had a guest dancer, “BBoy”-Manny Barcelo with special music, “Dancing in the Moonlight” this past Sunday.

“M-M-Good Worship” In our last update on the worship team, we told you about our subscription to an on-line resource called “The Worship Design Studio” that has been guiding us as we learn more about worship and work better as a team in preparing for, and carrying out our worship. The Worship Design Studio talks about worship that is “M-M-Good”–meaningful and memora-ble. It has meaning when the faith story connects with our life stories and it is memorable when the way we tell those sto-ries sticks with us beyond the time and place of worship. Worship that is meaningful and memorable is worship that shapes our lives outside of worship as well and draws people into a closer relationship with God.

So we are beginning to collect “M-M-Good” worship stories from the congregation because remembering these meaningful and memorable moments helps the worship team find out what kinds of experiences “stick with us.” During the next four weeks, will you recall a worship moment that was unforgettable to you and describe it to us? Here are the ways you can do that:

Share it in a post on the church’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DesertSkiesUMC/

E-mail it to revcandace@desertskiesumc.org

Tell it to a worship team member after church (Rev. Candace, Rev. Matt, Doc Shawn, Raymond Ryder, Scott Jones, Mary Ellen Dawson, Susan Haynes or Pat Walker)

Call and tell it in a voicemail at 749-0521. Shalom, Rev. Candace

Desert Southwest Conference Annual Mission Project The Desert Southwest Annual Conference is asking all churches to support three projects that our bishop has selected. The success of these mission ministries depends on the generosity of people like you and me. The selected projects are:

ARIZONA JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBERS (AZ JFON) This is a legal clinic welcoming immigrants by providing affordable, high-quality legal services, as well as engaging in advocacy for immigrant rights, offering education to communities of faith and the public about these issues.

THE INN PROJECT Located in Tucson at First UMC, it provides temporary housing to people seeking asylum in the United States. In collaboration with ICE, it helps to get children and their accompanying adult(s) out of detention centers to a friendly and safe environment as they await arrangements from their family in the U. S. .

TONGAN RELIEF AIDE POST CYCLONE DAMAGE In February of 2018, Tonga was devastated by the worst storm in 60 years. They experienced winds of more than 2301 m/h flattening buildings and bringing down power lines. Cyclone Gita ravaged Tonga and our Tongan churches are seeking all of our support to help their friends and families back home.

WE ARE EXTENDING THE BLESSING OPPORTUNITY TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF DESERT SKIES UMC TO CONTRIBUTE A SMALL AMOUNT EACH SUNDAY IN A PEW ENVELOPE TO PLACE IN THE OFFERING OR A ONE-TIME CHECK FROM NOW UNTIL JUNE 3RD. (Please indicate “Conference Mission” on the pew envelope and the memo line of the check.) The offerings from each church will be added to the mission offerings given during Conference worship services.

This Week At Desert Skies

Tuesday, April 17

9:30 am Bible Study Fellowship Hall

3:00 pm Tutoring Fellowship Hall

6:30 pm Finance Room # 2

7:30 pm SPRC Room # 2

Wednesday, April 18

8:30 am Zippy 49er’s Fellowship Hall

10:00 am Memorial Service for Herb Croft

Sanctuary

2:30 pm Worship Design Room # 2

4:00 pm Grief Support Group Room # 2

5:30 pm The Wired Word Baggins in Vail

The Wired Word Fellowship Hall

6:00 pm Adult Bells Sanctuary

7:00 pm Adult Choir Sanctuary

Thursday, April 19

10:30 am Oil Painting Class Room # 7

Saturday, April 21

8:00 am UMM Breakfast Fellowship Hall

This Week’s Bible Reading

April 17-I Sam. 19; I Chr. 7;

Ps. 59; Mt. 4

April 18-I Sam. 20, 21; Ps. 34;

Mt. 5

April 19-I Sam. 22; Ps. 17, 35;

Mt. 6

April 20-I Sam. 23; Ps. 31, 54;

Mt. 7

April 21-I Sam. 24; Ps. 57, 58;

I Chr. 8; Mt. 8

April 22-I Sam. 25, 26; Ps. 63;

Mt. 9

April 23-I Sam. 27; Ps. 141;

I Chr. 9; Mt. 10

Interested in joining

Desert Skies UMC?

Join us in Room # 2

on Sunday, April 22nd

at 11:15 pm

for our New Member Class.

Contact Rev. Dr.

Candace J. Lansberry

at 749-0521

if you are interested!

We are on the web:

www.desertskiesumc.org

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Zippy 49er’s Circle Meeting-will be on Wednesday, April 18th at 8:30 am in the Fellowship Hall due to the

Memorial Service of Herb Croft at 10:00 am. We will forego our usual DVD study and breakfast to join the family for the

celebration of Herb’s life with donuts and coffee on the patio after the service. Please plan to attend our meeting, as we will

be deciding what we want to do for a ministry for next year, and what to do for our May meeting and a study for next year.

If you have been thinking about joining a small group of women, a UMW circle, please come visit one of our meetings, or

call Glenda Burdick at 760-5520.

New Member Class-If you are interested on finding out more about Desert Skies or if you want to become a member,

please join us on Sunday, April 22nd at 11:15 am.

A Friendly Reminder-If you have not picked up your picture from the office, you may pick them up at the welcome kiosk

after Sunday services.

Memorial Garden-We need some volunteers who would be interested in watering the Memorial Garden. I need to fill a

couple of days during the week on a permanent basis. Also, if you are already watering the Memorial Garden and are plan-

ning to go out of town, or If you can not do the watering anymore, please let me know. Thank you, Janet Johns-907-3351

Sunday Sermons-Do you plan on being out of town for awhile and don’t want to miss the Sunday Sermons? Sermons,

past, and present, are available anytime on the Desert Skies website: www.desertskiesumc.org. When the home page pops

up, scroll to the bottom and you will see a category called: Recent Sermons. Please share our website and opportunity to

listen to our sermons with home bound friends and family too.

Endowment Committee Did you know that the Desert Skies United Methodist Foundation (a 501c(3) religious charity) invests and manages the

endowment funds for our church? And that the income is shared between the general endowment, the memorial garden and

a new fund in memory of Emmitt Warner?