May 11, 2018
Paradise Valley United Methodist Church
Music Celebration Sunday, May 13 is Mother's Day and our annual Music Ministry Celebration. We included a special insert in the Looking Ahead this week, to recognize the adults, children and youth active during 2017-18 in PVUMC's music ministry. Thank you for sharing your gift of song and music with us! Everyone is invited to join us Sunday at the 9:30 am worship service to witness the abundance of musical talent at PVUMC. It's a wonderful way to celebrate Mother's Day!
Pastor's Message

  Dear Friend in Faith,

Sunday we celebrate a mother’s love, which can accomplish so much in human life. We celebrate the ways that God’s divine love is shared through women who have been mothers in our families or spiritual mothers in our church and helped us to grow in the grace of Jesus Christ. I’ve always liked how Proverbs 31 begins, “A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.” (Proverbs 31:10-12).

We do know how fortunate we are to have a capable wife or mother. Truly the best gifts that any of us can pass on have to do with faith and character, helping others to know and trust in God and to live in ways that exemplify our deepest values. This Sunday we’ll talk some about the mother of John and Charles Wesley and how she was truly the mother of Methodism for all of us. We remember her...

Youth Choir Bon Voyage Concert
On Pentecost Sunday, May 20 , mark your calendars for the Youth Choir's Bon Voyage Concert at 1 pm. They are going to Las Vegas for a tour Memorial Day weekend. They will visit Rev. Eve Williams' church, Advent UMC, and spend some time there with the youth and participate in worship. All our choirs take a break for the summer, except for the Chancel Choir, who sings on the first Sunday of the month at 9:30 am.
Sunday Worship at PVUMC
Paradise Valley United Methodist Church (PVUMC) invites you to worship with us at 8, 9:30 or 11 am.

Download your bulletins and Looking Ahead below, or read them online.
Looking Ahead (announcements, weekly calendar and prayers of intercession)


Prayer Requests
 Submit prayer requests using our online request form or call the church office at 602.840.8360. Your request will be shared with our 200+ list of prayer warriors on email and listed in the bulletin if you desire. If you haven't been receiving prayers, and are already on the prayer team list, please make sure you add " prayer@pvumc.org" to your safe sender and recipient lists.
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Summer Sundays, Vacation Bible Camp and Sportball
Vacation Bible Camp, Rolling River Rampage: Experience the Ride of a Lifetime with God , July 16-20, 2018 , 9 am – 12 noon, will be here before you know it! If you can volunteer to lead a class, help with decorating, or assist in any way, please email Rev. Brenda Smith, brenda@pvumc.org OR Bethany Taylor, VBC chair, bethany_taylor@hotmail.com . NEW this year is an afternoon sports camp, Sportball, which extends the day until 3:30 pm.


Summer Sundays begin June 3. Read more
Pentecost Prayers for the UMC
Every season, our worship spaces feature new decor to reflect the church calendar. This Pentecost, as in past seasons, we will be blessed with a new colorful Pentecost mobile featuring doves and flames. Stop by the Welcome Center Sunday to write your prayer of hope for the UMC on a paper dove. It will be included in the new mobile, which will be hanging May 20.
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UMC Celebrates 50 Years
Pentecost Sunday is also Heritage Sunday when the UMC celebrates 50 years of transforming the world. Bishop Robert Hoshibata of the Desert Southwest Conference recently shared a letter with our conference expressing his joy of this Jubilee celebration as well as a summary of a recent Council of Bishops meeting, which resulted in support of a One Church Plan. Read the Bishop's letter to better understand the Way Forward. Read More

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Youth Missions, VBC and Camping
We encourage our youth to volunteer at Vacation Bible Camp the week BEFORE the 2018 Senior High Mission Trip to Houston, TX, July 22-27, 2018, and at Mingus Mountain elementary camps. There are also camps for junior and senior high youth. Read more about the summer camps via the Desert Southwest Conference and register today.

Serendipities
The church gift shop will be open through Father's Day on Sundays, 9-11 am.

NOTE: Childcare is availa ble with a 48-hour reservation for all our
events and classes on campus. Call 602.840.8360, ext 134.