APRIL 7, 2022
INVESTING IN THE EARTH
Earth Day is this month and we be learning and teaching ways to honor that trust and live each year as we are all called to be caretakers of this precious Earth. Watch for activities and events on the patio this Sunday and on Sunday, April 24. Want to know more and do more? Click Here 
SOCIAL ACTION WITH UWF
United Women in Faith are hosting three social action events this weekend. Tomorrow, April 8, is a virtual legislative action day. Saturday, April 9, is a virtual Planting Rainbows event, featuring speakers from the Matthew 25 Prison Ministry and also on Saturday from 10-6, ten Goodwill Locations in the Greater Phoenix Area will be collecting items as part of a donation drive, fundraising for scholarships for women in prison who are part of the Matthew 25 Prison Ministry, and to Plant Rainbows (Joy) for others in our communities. Learn more
BOY SCOUT CAR WASH
Dayspring Scout Troop 172 is holding a fundraiser car wash this Saturday from 8:30-12:30 at the Shell Gas Station at the corner of McClintock and Elliot. Funds raised will purchase materials for a little lending library that will be constructed by the scouts and then installed at our Arcadia campus.
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Join us at 6pm on April 14 for our Maundy Thursday communion service. This service will be both in-person in Tempe and streamed online. Free professional child care is available during the service.

According to Ask the UMC, Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word “Maundy” comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.” As recorded in John’s gospel, on his last night before his betrayal and arrest, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and then gave them a new commandment to love one another as he had loved them (John 13:34). While John’s gospel does not record the institution of the Lord’s Supper among the events of this night, the other gospels do. This is why Christians have traditionally observed this night at the Lord’s Table (Holy Communion).
WAY OF THE CROSS
Dayspring Arcadia will host an interactive, experiential time of reflection based on the popular Stations of the Cross Lenten devotion. We will be offering 1-hour curated walks through the Arcadia campus at 12pm and 2pm on Friday, April 15. Please sign up as space is limited.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE &
CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Gabriel Fauré, among the most prominent French composers of the late 1800s, originally wrote his Requiem in 1877 for modest forces: small choir, organ, and perhaps a few instruments to enrich the texture. He later arranged it for large chorus and orchestra, but in its original conception, it was a chamber work. It is remarkable among Requiem settings for its focus on consolation and redemption. Other settings, most notably the Requiems of Berlioz (1837) and Verdi (1874) tend to highlight the dark vision of the Day of Judgment. While those Requiems make much of the Dies Irae, the dramatic and fearsome portrayal of judgment, Fauré omits it altogether.

The Dayspring Chorale will sing the original version of the work, accompanied only by organ. We first planned a performance of the Fauré Requiem for Good Friday 2020, but COVID-19 had other plans. We are grateful to sing it at last on Good Friday at 6pm.
BORDERLANDS PRODUCE RESCUE
We host another Borderlands on Saturday, April 16, from 5:30 to 10am in the Arcadia parking lot. Volunteers are needed to help pack and distribute approximately 70 pounds of fresh produce. We would love to see you there if you can make it! It’s a great way do some outdoor community service, enjoy the cool mornings, and help with environmental and food justice work in our community. Email Amy for more information.
EASTER SUNDAY
Join us on April 17 for festival celebrations with brass and choirs at 9:00 and 10:30 in Tempe or online. Arcadia’s celebration begins at 11:00am and is followed by an Easter Egg Hunt in the park at noon.
QUESTIONING THE DEATH PENALTY
In this season of repentance the Desert Southwest Conference’s Committee on Prison Reform is hosting a post-Easter video/Zoom series on “Questioning the Death Penalty” featuring Sister Helen Prejean the author of “Dead Man Walking,” “The Death of Innocents,” and “Where Justice and Mercy Meet.” This online series will begin at 6:30pm on Thursday, April 28, and continue for the following four Thursdays. Learn more
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Vacation Bible School is back, running June 13-16 from 9am to noon. Our program this year is Monumental where we will explore the monumental size of God’s love in the beauty of the desert habitat of Monument Valley! The program is for children three years old (by 1/1/22) to 6th grade. The cost is $35 for the first child and $25 for siblings and includes daily snacks, all program supplies, activities and a music CD or digital download for each family. Registration is open! Space is limited so register today. We are also looking for volunteers to help in all stations and to work with small groups of students throughout their activities. Register your child or email Emily with any questions.
ONGOING WEEKLY ONLINE GROUPS & CLASSES:
Daily:
Sundays:
9:00 & 10:30am: SUNDAY SERVICE - Livestream - Facebook
(YouTube and Vimeo videos are posted later on Sunday and are not live.)
Mondays:
Tuesdays:
12:00pm SIMPLIFYING LIFE - View.
Wednesdays:
Thursdays:
Fridays:
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