“. . . the Dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet unto the way of peace.”

Luke 1:78-79 KJV

Mar. 21, 2010

DayspringUnited Methodist Church

DayspringUnited Methodist Church

A Stephen Ministry Congregation

Our Mission Statement:To create disciples of Jesus Christ who touch and inspire people

through an open and diverse community

March 21, 2010 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

*As a courtesy, please make certain your cell phone is off during worship. Thank you.

THE CHURCH GATHERS TO WORSHIPThe Fifth Sunday in Lent

MUSIC FOR GATHERING Rev. L. Michael Kelley at the Organ

DAYSPRING NOTES

THE PRELUDE William JoelAir “Dublinesque” Op. 10 b. 1949

THE INTROIT9:00 - “We Will Come to Praise the Lord” by Berta & Sonja Poorman

Celebration Singers

10:30 - “When Morning Gilds the Skies” by Gordon YoungThe Dayspring Chorale

*THE CALL TO WORSHIP Pastor: God is about to do a new thing! Do you not see it?

People: Where should we look?

Pastor: Now it springs forth. Do you not sense it?People: There is water in the desert.

There are roads in the wilderness.Pastor: God is doing something new.People: God is doing something wonderful.Pastor: We are God’s people.People: We rejoice in our God.

*THE OPENING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PRAISE Hymnal #139“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”

A TIME FOR OUR CHILDREN(As children age 2 through 5th grade leave for Sunday School,

please join in singing Hymn #143)

“On Eagle’s Wings”And God will raise you up on eagle’s wings,

bear you on the breath of dawn,make you to shine like the sun

and hold you in the palm of God’s hand.

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 9:00 a.m.Sarah Anne Ingram

(12-9-09)

Response: With God’s helpwe will so order our lives after the example of Christ,that this child, surrounded by steadfast love,may be established in the faith,and confirmed and strengthenedin the way that leads to eternal life.

HYMN RESPONSE Hymnal #611“Child of Blessing, Child of Promise”

(Stanza 1)

THE ANTHEM9:00 - “Without Love It Will All Pass Away” by L. Larson

Celebration Singers

10:30 - “Mary Wore Three Links of Chain” by Joseph ClokeyThe Dayspring Chorale

A TIME OF SILENCE (for personal prayer)

THE CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER9:00 “Come, Come Unto Me” by K. Dosso

10:30 - “Show Me the Way, O Lord” by J. Althouse

THE COMMUNITY AT PRAYER (in unison)Steadfast God,

throughout the agesYou have cared for your people.

You lead us through the wilderness of despairinto a land flowing with joy and hope.

You transform our tears into laughter,our sorrow into joy.

Yet we fail to trust you–our fears overwhelm us,our tears drown our hope.

Afraid of the future,we cling to memories of the past.

Forgive us, O God–when we criticize others,when we are afraid of tomorrow,when we lose hope in your goodness.

Give us generous spirits,that we may anticipate tomorrowwith trust in your goodnessand your steadfast love. Amen.

WORDS OF ASSURANCEPastor: God is doing a new thing;

transforming our fears into courage, our tears into joy;Our worries into generosity.

People: We are God’s people - a people blessed by divine forgivenessand abundant love.

All: Thanks be to God!

THE LORD’S PRAYER Hymnal #895

THE EPISTLE READING Philippians 3:4b-14

THE PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

THE OFFERTORY Ralph Vaughn Williams “The Bird’s Song” 1872-1958

from The Pilgrim’s ProgressChristopher M. Kelley, Baritone

*THE DOXOLOGY Hymnal #94Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below;Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God, the source of all our gifts!Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!

Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION

THE HYMN OF PREPARATION Hymnal #298 “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”

THE GOSPEL READING John 12:1-8

THE SERMON Rev. Jane Tews“The Gift of Extravagance”

*THE CLOSING HYMN Faith We Sing #2237“As A Fire Is Meant For Burning”

*THE BENEDICTION

*THE BENEDICTION RESPONSE Arr. L. M. Kelley“The Spirit Sends Us Forth fo Serve”

The Spirit sends us forth to serve; we go in Jesus’ nameto bring glad tidings to the poor, God’s favor to proclaim.

*PASSING OF THE PEACEPastor: Let us greet one another as sisters and brothers in the

ministry of Jesus Christ. May the grace of our Lord and Savior be with you.

People: And also with you!

(Please turn and greet one another as disciples of Jesus Christ!)

*POSTLUDE John Ebenezer West“Postlude in F-Dur” 1863-1929

*PATIO FELLOWSHIPPlease Join Us for Refreshments in the Courtyard

*Those in the congregation who are able shall stand

Communion is offered between services. Those who would like to receive the elements are invited to gather around the communion table.

Assisting in the Service This Morning:Rev. George Smoot

The Pianist This Morning:Mary Sievert

To You, our first time Guest: We’re delighted you’re here! Please stand when the pastor asks for first time guests, so we can recognize you. We also invite you to stop by the Welcome Table near the church entrance and pick up a packet with information about our church. Welcome to Dayspring!

Greeters This Morning:9:00 - Skip Hughes

10:30 - Tom & Philana Riherd

Acolytes This Morning:9:00 - Andrew Sacha

10:30 - Samantha Schmidt

THE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR THIS MORNING are given by Connie Miller in loving memory of James E. Miller.

THE FOOD BASKET ON THE ALTAR THIS MORNING is given by Barbara Rawles in loving memory of James R. Sears.

LARGE PRINT BULLETINS AND HYMNALS are available each week. Please ask an usher if you prefer large print. Also, please return large print hymnals to the narthex following worship.

HEARING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE - This sanctuary is equipped with a hearing system. Please ask an usher for a receiver.

CHILDREN'S WORSHIP GUIDES are available in the narthex. Ask an usher if you need assistance. PLEASE RETURN THE FOLDERS TO THE “USED” BOX AFTER EACH WORSHIP SERVICE.

PRAYER REQUEST CARDS are located in the pew box. If you have a need or celebration, fill out the card and place it in the offering plate.

IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW is a victim of domestic violence, please know there is information and support available through Dayspring. There are packets of information in the narthex, or for assistance, please call Rev. Jane Tews at (480) 838-1446.

Our Stephen Ministers are ready to provide you with the confidential one-to-one Christian care you need to make it through a crisis or help through a difficult time. Call Sally Butler, (480) 345-0926, or Liz Alden, (480) 497-0929 if you need someone to care.

As Members of The United Methodist Church, we have pledged to support our Church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness

PRAYERS

Greg & Linda Musghot, dear friends of Nancy Lea McCoy, as Greg struggles with colon cancer

Bill & Cathy Hughes, brother and sister-in-law of Skip & Shirley Hughes, as Bill is critically ill with pancreatic cancer

Malinda Hlebak, daughter of Mary Cook, healing following a strokeBobby Coffin, nephew of Mary Cook, hospitalized in ICUPauline Coffin, (mother of Bobby), healing from a broken spineJon & Tammy Jelen and Family, at the death of Jon’s father on March 7

in WisconsinSteve & Karen Bowers and Family, at the death of Steve’s father,

Eugene Bowers, in JanuaryJulia Raupp, undergoing medical tests in IowaLouise Jonas, mother of Karen Bowers, who is recuperating at Park

Regency Care Center from a dislocated hipBruce Bennett, hospitalized at Chandler Regional HospitalThe Family of Warren Biddle, at the death of Warren on March 5

Ongoing Health Concerns:

Chris Hauser, Marc Homan, Teresa Webb, Duane Carr, Marge Sydell, Kristen Stegeman, Maggie Siegel, Susan Chesnut, Janie Anderson, Pam Narcy, Joan Venturini and Marion Boshart

All military personnel and their families, especially those who are actively serving our country during this time of war.

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

PRESENCEAttendance for March 14, 2010

636

GIFTSOffering received Mar. 14, 2010

$13, 277

SERVICE WITNESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BE A PART OF THIS MINISTRYWe invite you to explore the Dayspring family by attending our next NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION class on Sunday, April 18th, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a light lunch served. The NEW MEMBER SUNDAY will be held on April 25th. Child Care is provided. To register for the class, or for more information, please contact Carol Coleman at carolc@dayspring-umc.org or (480) 838-1446.

Dayspring All Church Picnic is Today! - 12 noon to 4:00 p.m.Join us at Waggoner Park, (Terrace and Carver Roads, less than 1 mile from Dayspring.) We’ll provide hot dogs, hamburgers, and all the fixin’s, plus water and lemonade. Please bring a dish to share. See you there!

Food Drive Next Sunday - All non-perishable food is welcomed. Especially needed: peanut butter and jelly; canned meats and meals; cereal; dry rice and beans; canned fruit and vegetables and dry milk. Thank you!

Dayspring Youth Ministry (DYM):**There is no Formation this week! All youth will meet at 10:15AM to help set up the All Church Picnic. Please come in picnic clothes. We will gather in the youth rooms and go to Waggoner Park (about a mile from Dayspring) to work with United Methodist Men in getting everything ready for the picnic which starts at 12:00 noon. See you there!

The Explorer’s Class - The Explorer’s Class begins a 2-week series today on “The Death & Resurrection of Jesus.” This series features video segments from Marcus Borg followed by class discussion. Class is at 9:00 a.m. in the Adult Room. The class will not meet Easter Sunday.

Contemporary Issues - The 10:30 Adult Contemporary Issues Class is studying the book and video program “The Question of God” by Dr. Nicholi, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. The program studies the lives of Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. Their arguments are placed side-by-side, on the study of belief and non-belief in a supreme being.

“The Bible From Scratch” Class will not be meeting until next Sunday, March 28, when they will study parables from Matthew 13. The class meets at 9:00 a.m. in Room 112.

Book Club - The monthly Book Club will be discussing The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, on Wednesday, April 7, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in

Room 110. If you are interested in attending, please contact Carol Coleman at carolc@dayspring-umc.org or (480) 838-1446. All are welcome to attend!

Calling All Women - Meal and a Movie, afternoon or evening. Details at the UMW table on the Patio next Sunday, March 28. Stop by!

Singles at Dayspring -Singles, Etc. 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 first service, please join us! We gather around noon under the name “Dayspring”. March 21 - Applebee’s - SE corner of Elliot and Auto Plex.

Family Promise - Dayspring will host Family Promise April 4 - April 11. Sign-up sheets will be available after both services today on the patio. Also, please save the date . . . the 10th Annual Stars and Angels Award Dinner will be held at the Desert Botanical Garden on April 10 from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. At this event a STAR family that has graduated from the program is awarded, as well as an ANGEL, a person who has supported the organization.

Koinonikos Schedule - The next deadline date for the newsletter is April 15 and will include events in the month of May.

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“He who wishes to secure the good of others,has already secured his own.”

Confucius

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU THIS WEEK AT DAYSPRING

SUNDAY, MARCH 21 - The Fifth Sunday in Lent8:00 AM - Spring Blood Drive, Bloodmobile in Church parking lot

9:00 AM - Worship- Children’s Sunday School- Explorer’s Class, Adult Room- Sunday Morning Book Study, Library

10:30 AM - Worship- Children’s Sunday School- Contemporary Issues, Adult Room

12:00 PM - Dayspring’s All-Church Picnic, Waggoner Park

4:00 PM - Alcoholics Anonymous, Adult Room- Alateen, Room 110

5:10 PM - Al-Anon, Adult Room- Alateen, Room 110

MONDAY, MARCH 229:30 AM - Monday Morning Moms & Dads, Room 1116:45 PM - BSA Troop 172, Fellowship Hall7:00 PM - Disciple Bible Study 4, Room 203

TUESDAY, MARCH 238:45 AM - Yoga Class, Media Center

12:00 PM - Brown Bag Lunch, Room 1124:00 PM - “Teatime Yoga”, Room 1125:30 PM - Dayspring Chimers, Choir Room6:00 PM - Yoga Class, Media Center6:30 PM - DayStar, Choir Room

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 245:30 PM - Wednesday Evening Fellowship Dinner, Fellowship Hall5:45 PM - Esperanza Choir, Choir Room6:00 PM - Cherub Choir, Adult Room

- Sprouts, Room 203- Sunshine Singers, Media Center

6:30 PM - Caregiver’s Support Group, Bride’s Room- Celebration Singers, Choir Room- Wednesday Evening Fellowship Classes

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 (con’t)7:00 PM - Genesis Choir, Media Center7:30 PM - Dayspring Chorale, Choir Room

- Wednesday Evening Fellowship ClassesTHURSDAY, MARCH 25

8:30 AM - Stephen Ministry Leaders, Library6:00 PM - Yoga Class, Media Center6:45 PM - Stephen Ministry Supervision, Rooms 201, 2027:00 PM - Staff Parish Relations Committee, Room 112

FRIDAY, MARCH 26

SATURDAY, MARCH 278:30 AM - Chorale Rehearsal, Choir Room

SUNDAY, MARCH 28 - Palm Sunday9:00 AM - Worship

- Children’s Sunday School- Explorer’s Class, Adult Room- Sunday Morning Book Study, Library- “The Bible from Scratch” Class, Room 112

10:15 AM - Jr. High Formation, Room 110- Sr. High Formation, Room 111

10:30 AM - Worship- Children’s Sunday School- Contemporary Issues, Adult Room

11:30 AM - Communications Team, Adult Room

1:00 PM - Young Adults, Room 112

1:30 PM - Confirmation, Room 111

4:00 PM - Alcoholics Anonymous, Adult Room- Alateen, Room 110

5:10 PM - Al-Anon, Adult Room- Alateen, Room 110

The ministers of this church are its members.

Those who assist them are:

Bishop Minerva CarcañoRev. Sharon Ragland, District Superintendent

Rev. Dr. Jane Tews, Senior PastorRev. George Smoot, Associate Pastor

Rev. L. Michael Kelley, Minister of MusicCarol Coleman, Minister of Spiritual Formation

Jill Moyer, Church SecretaryMachel Considine, Program Secretary

Susie Seckel, Financial SecretaryPolly Smith, Health Care Advocate

Mary Sievert, Music AssociateJulie Hackmann, Director of Bell Choirs

Penny Carpenter, Director of Children’s MusicMarla Naisant, Director of Cherub Choir

Kris Schrade, Youth Ministries CoordinatorKay Luzaich, Children’s CoordinatorDenise Uhrick, Nursery Coordinator

Ron Venturini, Facilities MaintenanceFrankie Vasquez, Custodian

Linda Falk, Preschool DirectorJeanie Carr, Bookkeeper*

*Independent Contractor

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.

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Dayspring United Methodist Church1365 East Elliot Road • Tempe, Arizona 85284-1608

(480) 838-1446churchoffice@dayspring-umc.org

www.dayspring-umc.org