NORTH SCOTTSDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Vol. 39 Issue 5 May 2017

New Sermon Series about Prayer

Communication is the life blood of any relationship. A life of faith is about having an enduring, growing, loving relationship with the God of the universe. Jesus is the key that helps us see that that kind of relationship is possible with God and guides us in how to open ourselves to it. Prayer is how we communicate with God, with Christ, with the Holy Spirit. There are many ways to pray. A new ser-mon series on Prayer begins on Mother’s Day where we will explore some of the different ways to pray. We will begin with prayers that help us move inward. Then we’ll consider forms of prayer that move us Godward and final-ly reflect on prayers that move us outward. The topics will be:

May 14 – Moving Inward- Simple Prayer

May 21 – Moving Inward – Prayers for those in Pain

May 28 – Moving Godward – Praying Adoration

June 4 – Moving Godward – Unceasing Prayer

June 11 – Moving Outward – Praying the Ordinary

June 18 – Moving Outward – Intercessory Prayer.

Richard Foster’s book, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home will be a resource for the series. Please join us and invite a friend to come along!

Lenten gifts to Orontes Project

We were blessed to share Lenten services with De-sert Mission UMC and Cross in the Desert UMC this year. The three pastors decided to dedicate the offering at each special service (Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday), to support the work of the new outreach to millennials, the Orontes Project. A total of $2,068 was col-lected over Lent to support this important work. Thank you for your generosity!

Introducing Our New Associate Pastor By Rev. Nancy Cushman

Starting July 1, 2017, we will be welcoming Stuart Salvatierra as our new Associate Pastor. NSUMC will be Pastor Stuart’s first ap-pointment to a United Methodist Church. He is from Tucson, Arizona, growing up at St Francis United Methodist Church. He is single with lots of family and friends in Tucson. His grand-mother is a member of our sister church, Desert Mission UMC, where Pastor Nancy’s husband is her pastor. Pastor Stu has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies, Soci-ology and Anthropology from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. This month he is completing his Masters of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He is in the candidacy process to be ordained.

Pastor Stu has a passion for children and youth. He has served as a Youth Director and Youth and Christian Education Minister, most recently serving at St Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. He has also served as the head school-aged/summer camp teacher in Concordia Place, Chicago. It is important to him that the church be an authentic place for people to grow and a community that does not shy away from where the Holy Spirit is working in the world.

Pastor Stu is a bibliophile—he loves reading and col-lecting all kinds of books. He is a self-proclaimed nerd enjoying Star Wars and Star Trek. He will be leading his St Philip’s youth on a pilgrimage in Scotland in the last weeks of June and then joining us at NSUMC on July 1st. We are excited to welcome Pastor Stu and to partner with him in ministry. Please join us as we welcome him at the worship services on July 2nd.

 

 

Pastor

North Scottsdale United Methodist Church 11735 North Scottsdale Road

Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-5184

“Touching the heart, challenging the mind, and extending the hands for Jesus Christ”

Office Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 480/948-0529; Fax: 480/948-0579

email: office@nsumc.com website: www.nsumc.com

Published monthly by North Scottsdale United Methodist Church. Deadline for news articles is the 20th of the previ-ous month.

CHURCH STAFF Nancy Cushman Senior Pastor Leah Bergstrom Associate Pastor/Congregational Care

Barbara Hansen Receptionist, Communications Coordinator Editor, Northwind

Candace Huey Office/Business Manager

Darin Read Director of Music

Kim Montana Children’s and Youth Choirs Director

Donna Marie Hartley Organist, Handbell Choir Director

Terry Wright Director, Christian Education

Carey Johnson Asst. Director, Christian Education

Sarah Cushman Youth Director

Tom Weaver Facilities Coordinator

Karen Ward Nursery Coordinator 2017 CHURCH COUNCIL CONTACTS Steve Johnson • Church Council Chair Cathy Sherry • Lay Leader Barb Langham • Board of Trustees Teri Wight • Education Art Endres • Treasurer Royce Brownfield • Assistant Treasurer Ted Hance • Fellowship Denise Brasile, Jane Pearson • Lay Reps to Annual Conference Denny Cogan-(Alt.) Sherry Moore • Worship Brad Smith • Staff/Parish Relations Laura Brownfield • Membership Jane Pearson • Missions Clyde Moore • Finance Cindy Bryant • United Methodist Women Judy Ward • Church & Society

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Easter Celebration

A HUGE thank you to our Music Ministry, Worship Committee, A/V team, ushers, greeters, bulletin folders, staff and all the other people who made our Good Friday and Easter services so special. We had many visi-tors and occasional attenders who heard the Good News of Jesus Christ in creative, dynamic and meaningful ways. We could not offer dynamic wor-ship without the hard work and devotion of so many of you. Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you for the lovely altar flowers on April 23rd honoring my birthday day. It was such a nice surprise to have them dedicated to me. I took them home and enjoyed them all week. You are so thoughtful and loving – I am blessed. Thank you again.

Pastor Nancy

Did you know?

The lovely slide presentations that guide you through worship every week are created by Sherry Moore. She has been faithfully using her crea-tive eye to visually communicate the worship’s message for the last five years. She works with the pastors to illustrate sermon themes and sermon series topics. She also creates the announcement slides and has recently added putting the video bulletin board together. The video bulletin board is next to the church office and runs in the Fellowship Hall on Sundays. She shares not only announcements and pictures of our NSUMC family but of special events as well. We thank her for this faithful work that enhances our worship.

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NORTH SCOTTSDALE UMC CARE TEAM North  Sco sdale  United  Meth-odist Church is pu ng its many forms  of  care  ministry  under one umbrella beginning the end of  May.  Besides  the  leaders  of all  of  the  present  groups,  we need  addi onal  persons  who have the gi  of reaching out to 

others  with  care  and  compassion  to  help  us  with this endeavor. If you can call people on the phone, visit  persons  in  hospitals  or  homes,  send  cards,  or provide meals, we need your assistance. We plan to meet  every  other  month  for  training,  inspira on, prayer and assignments. Addi onal assignments as needs  arrive will  be  handled by phone or  email  in between  mee ng  mes.  If  you  feel  called  to  this type of ministry  (and your  me commitment  is  to-tally  up  to  you)  please  contact  Leah  Bergstrom  so that  enough  Care  Team  Manuals  are  available. There will be two op ons for mee ngs for this first gathering.  The  first  mee ng  will  be  on  Monday, May 23rd  at 11:00 am. Those who can not a end a day  me mee ng are  invited to come on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:30 pm. If you are interested, but nei-ther of these  mes work for you, some other  me can  be  arranged.  Please  be  in  prayer  for  the  Care Team as we want  to make certain  that all persons feel included in the care and love of this congrega-on. 

     Here in the office, we celebrated our 1 year an-niversary as a team in April.  It’s hard to believe it has been a whole  year!   We have enjoyed  it  and learned  a  lot….about  NSUMC…..about  each  oth-er…..and most of all…..about the loving and caring community we have here and how hard everyone works  to  keep  things  happening  and  successful!  You  are  an  amazing  congrega on  and  we  are blessed to work with you!  

  As we look forward to welcoming Pastor Stuart, who will begin on July 1st, sadly, and gratefully, we will say goodbye to working along side Pastor Leah Bergstrom, who has so willingly and capably filled in since Pastor David was reassigned.  We will miss you in this role, Pastor Leah, but happily find com-fort in the fact that you will s ll be in our midst as our member, Leah Bergstrom, and we will see you o en.    Con nued  thanks  for  your  kindness  and caring and for all that you do.     

(Monthly Prayer for Churches)

We are encouraged to pray monthly for the churches and pastors of the Central East District of the

Desert Southwest Conference.

For May

Wesley Community Center, Phoenix UMOM New Day Center, Phoenix

Justa Center, Phoenix Golden Gate Community Center

     I would like to thank the women of the church who sent me so many wonder-ful birthday cards for my 93rd birthday.  It was so 

nice to be remembered in that way.   Thank you so very much,  

Mary DeSantos 

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:00a-Al-Anon 5:30p Monday Evening Book

Study-Paradise Bakery 7:00p-Monday Evening Bible Study 7:00p-Boy Scouts Troop 109

2 10:00a-Al-Anon 6:30p-Carolyn Eynon Singers 7:00p-NA 8:00p-AA

3 10:00a-Wednesday Morning Bible Study 6:00p-Trustees Meeting 6:00p-Girl Scouts

4 7:00p-Adult Children of Alcoholics 7:00p-Handbell Choir

5 6:15a-Men’s Breakfast 3:30p-Creative Christians 6:30p-Spirit of the Desert

6 9:00a-

Piece Makers

7 8:30 &10:00a-Worship 8:45a-Creativity Studio 9:30a-Teacher Appreciation

Brunch 9:40a-AngeliX Youth Choir 10:20a-Sunday School 10:30a-Cherub Choir and Kids of Grace 11:30a-Creative Christians’

Puppet Show 12:00-Fellowship Committee 5:30p-Youth Group BBQ

8 All Day-AV Renovation 10:00a-Al-Anon-Rm 11 5:30p Monday Evening Book

Study-Paradise Bakery 5:30p-UMW Dinner Out- Cheesecake Factory 7:00p-Monday Evening Bible Study 7:00p-Boy Scouts Troop 109

9 All Day-AV Renovation 10:00a-Al-Anon-Rm 11 5:00p-Staff Meeting 6:30p-Church & Society 6:30p-Education Comm. 6:30p-Finance Meeting 6:30p-Carolyn Eynon Singers 7:00p-NA 7:00p-Missions Committee 8:00p-AA

10 All Day-AV Renova-tion 10:00a-Wednesday Morning Bible Study 4:00p-UMW Serves at Watkins Shelter 7:00p-Chancel Choir

11 12:30p-New Day Circle 7:00p-Adult Children of Alcoholics 7:00p-Handbell Choir

12 6:15a-Men’s Breakfast 3:30p-Creative Christians

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14 HAPPY MOTHER’S

DAY!! 8:30 &10:00a-Worship 8:45a-Creativity Studio 9:40a-AngeliX Youth Choir 10:20a-Sunday School 10:30a-Cherub Choir and Kids of Grace NO YOUTH GROUP TODAY

15 10:00a-Al-Anon 5:30p-Monday Evening Book Study-Paradise Bakery 7:00p-Monday Evening Bible Study 7:00p-Boy Scouts Troop 109

16 10:00a-Al-Anon 5:00p-Pre-Conference Brief-

ing 6:30p-Carolyn Eynon Singers 7:00p-NA 8:00p-AA

17 10:00a-Wednesday Morning Bible Study 6:00p-SPRC 6:00p-Church Council

18 6:45p-Beta Sigma Phi 7:00p-Adult Children of Alcoholics 7:00p-Handbell Choir

19 6:15a-Men’s Breakfast 3:30p-Creative Christians Pool Party

20* NORTHWIND ARTICLE DEADLINE 9:00a-

Piece Makers

21 8:30 &10:00a-Worship 8:45a-Creativity Studio 10:20a-Sunday School 11:30a-Youth Group 1:00p-Needle Arts

22 10:00a-Al-Anon 7:00p-Monday Evening Bible Study 7:00p-Boy Scouts Troop 109

23 10:00a-Al-Anon 5:00p-Staff Meeting 6:30p-Worship Committee 6:30p-Carolyn Eynon Singers 7:00p-NA 8:00p-AA

24 10:00a-Wednesday Morning Bible Study

25 7:00p-Adult Children of Alcoholics

26 6:15a-Men’s Breakfast 9:00a-Card Ministry

@Janet Flournoy’s

3:30p-Creative Christians

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28 8:30 &10:00a-Worship 8:45a-Creativity Studio 10:20a-Sunday School

29 OFFICE CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY 10:00a-Al-Anon 7:00p-Boy Scouts Troop 109

30 10:00a-Al-Anon 7:00p-NA 8:00p-AA

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*DEADLINE FOR NEXT MONTH’S NORTHWIND ARTICLES

IS MAY 20th

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5/1  DelRae Urban 5/2  Francia Flournoy 5/2  Megan Nolan 5/2  Marlys Pavel 5/3  Sydney Franks 5/4  Brenton Chinn 5/4  Connor Lewis 5/4  Shelby Lewis 5/4  Perveen "Persilla" Tikaram 5/5  A.J. Hersleff 5/6  Alexandria "Allie" Montana 5/6  Tiffany Whipple 5/7  Steve Johnson 5/7  Barbara "Barbie" Orcu  5/8  Dwight Langland 5/9  Max Dwigun 5/9  Jack Fairfield 5/9  Olivia Johnson 5/10  Norma Gave e 

5/10  Stephanie Leffingwell 5/11  Demilola "Demi" Jordan 5/12  Sandi Overman 5/14  Shane Rodgers 5/15  Amy Armstrong 5/15  Greg Fisher 5/15  Andrew "Andy" McKelvey 5/16  Sally Bradford 5/16  Carol Gildner 5/16  Kirsty Klobucar 5/17  Cur s "Curt" Hansen 5/17  Mark Mitchell 5/19  Oluchukwu Ibeji 5/19  Hannah Samuel Gnanadas 5/19  Stephanie Visser 5/20  Donna Dunham 5/20  Chris ne "Chris" Lane 5/21  Thomas "Tom" Weaver 5/22  Susan Stockdell 

5/23  Ray Hansen 5/25  Tim Boquist 5/25  David Phelps 5/25  Ethel Tinstman 5/26  Roger Gerald 5/26  Alyse Hansen 5/26  Emily Major 5/26  Diane Mulnix 5/27  Dinah Bahlman 5/27  Elizabeth "Eliza" Williams 5/28  Abigail "Abbie" Crothers 5/28  Patricia "Trish" Hamrick 5/28  Jerome Sudhakar 5/29  George Chesley 5/29  Nancy Lewis 5/29  Maxine New 5/29  Harlan Olsen 5/30  Nancy Badani 5/30  Ann Crompton 

7th—5:30p Youth Group BBQ

14th—11:30-1:00p NO YOUTH HUDDLE

21st—11:30-1:00p Sunday Huddle in Youth House

For additional information and any questions, contact Sarah Cushman at scaitlyn22@gmail.com. 

YOUTH HAPPENINGS FOR MAY:

Birthdays May you have a day filled with God’s blessings!

For more information and continuing updates, please visit the Orontes Project website at http://orontes.me

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May 7th: 8:30 Greeters: Ron & Marilyn Bailey Ushers: Chris Moore, Don New Liturgist: Joanne Battershall

10:00 Greeters: Patty Hastings, Nancy Hansen Art & Janet Endres Ushers: John & Roxie Helbert, Johnny Ware Wavalee McArtor, Donna Mariner Liturgist: Marlys Rodgers Acolytes: Kate Bachus, Dustin Rodgers

Fellowship Hour Host: Fellowship Committee

Communion Serving: Finance Committee May 14th: 8:30 Greeters: TBD Ushers: Jane Pearson, Joanne Battershall Liturgist: Don New

10:00 Greeters: George & Eleanor Griffiths Art & Janet Endres Ushers: Sherry Clark, Jim Tinstman John & Roxie Helbert Rich Jensen Liturgist: Cindy Miaso Acolytes: Adam Wight, Abby Wight

Fellowship Hour Host: Finance Committee

May 21st: 8:30 Greeters: Betty Hosmer Ushers: Jane Pearson, Joanne Battershall Liturgist: Perry Sells

10:00 Greeters: Charlene Prince Ushers: Al Crawford, George Griffiths, Sherry Clark, Johnny Ware, Rich Jensen Liturgist: Doug Smith Acolytes: Aubrey Quadlin, Kate Bachus

Fellowship Hour Host: Membership Committee May 28th 8:30 Greeters: TBD Ushers: Barb Cogan, Chris Moore Liturgist: Jane Pearson 10:00 Greeters: John & Jean Doede Fred & Polly Ann Smith Ushers: Al Crawford, Gary Vieth, Jim Tinstman, Duane & Sandy Church Liturgist: Ogbonna Abarikwu Acolytes: Abigail Caplan, Rachel Caplan

Fellowship Hour Host: Missions Committee

GREETERS, USHERS, LITURGISTS, ACOLYTES, MUSIC, FELLOWSHIP HOUR HOSTS

m[y 2017

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Sound Board Crew:** David McBride, Elizabeth Williams, Kent Sanderson, Sherry Moore, Tim Stumpp

**Sound Board Crew is eager to have some additional help. If you are interested, please contact one of them or call the office for more information. It is a much needed ministry and not as difficult as you might think! If you would just like to fill in when the regu-lars are on vacation, there is a great need for that as well! Please contact Sherry Moore if you are interested.

Director of Music/Chancel Choir Darin Read Organist/Handbell Choirs Donna Marie Hartley Children & Youth Choirs Kim Montana

Acolyte Coordinator Kirsty Klobucar

Usher/Greeter/Liturgist Coordinator Bob Sandblom—480-560-0933

NSUMC Welcomes You!

Are you interested in learning about membership?

Plan to attend one of the informational orientations we have planned this year.

Please RSVP to the church office either through email at office@nsumc.com or by phone at 480-948-0529.

July Orientation Wed 7/12/17 Join 7/23/17

October Orientation Wed 10/18/17 Join 10/29/17

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LEGACY GIVING

May 2017

Going back to 2012, the Endowment Committee started using earnings for growth projects at NSUMC. An increased focus on Christian Education in our Sunday School was nominated to receive $5,000 from Endowment Fund dividends. Members have donated to the Fund so we may benefit in the future.

For more information about the Endowment Fund, please contact Pastor Nancy.

Sanctuary Flowers

for Sunday Services      We have an agreement with Fry's Foods (Pima and Shea) for floral arrangements, including an appropri-ate container, for $50.00 for one arrangement, including delivery. The flowers will be delivered to the church on Friday a ernoon and the donor(s) may take the arrangement(s) a er the second service on Sun-day, but the container must remain at the church or be returned to the church so it can be exchanged the following Friday. Orders must be placed no later than the Wednesday morning before the Sunday desired. If the date you desire is already taken, you are welcome to bring your own arrangement, by mid-day Friday, to the office.   To par cipate in this service, please follow these procedures:  

Place your check in the amount of $50.00 payable to NSUMC in the envelope provided  

Mark "flowers" in the memo area of the check 

On the envelope & the flower dona on chart (in the hallway outside Fellowship Hall  next to the church office), write:  

• Date you wish to provide flowers • Occasion (if any) or name of person you are recognizing with the flowers, if anyone 

(e.g., in honor of, in memory of, or in celebra on of) • Name(s) of the donor(s) as you wish to have it appear in the bulle n • Place the envelope in the offering plate or return it to the church office.  

  If the date you desire is already taken, you are welcome to bring your own arrangement to the office by mid‐day Friday and it will be placed in the Sanctuary on Sunday; however, it will be too late to be able to print an acknowledgement for it in the Bulle n.

If you have any ques ons, please contact the church office. 

from Terry Wright, Director of Christian Education

terry@nsumc.com cwright423@cox.net

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North Sco sdale United Methodist Church’s 2017 summer day camp is en tled “Hero Central.” This camp adventure will be held Monday, June 19 through Friday, June 23, 9:00 a.m. un l 12:00 noon at NSUMC. It is open to all children ages three through twelve. The requested dona on is $45 per child for the en re week’s program.

At Hero Central, children will take an awesome adventure alongside some of their favorite Bible heroes and discover the quali es that make us truly heroic in God. VBS Hero Central uses epic music, spectacular science, cra y cra s, heroic recrea on, and interac ve Bible stories to help kids discover their strength in God! The adven-ture includes curriculum from Steve Spangler Sci-ence h p://www.stevespanglerscience.com/. There will also be a 14’ waterslide for the camp-ers to enjoy on Friday!

Decora on dona ons - Please collect and send in the following items: • super hero decora ons, city scape decora ons,

--OR--

• WALMART, ORIENTAL TRADING or HOME DEPOT gi cards

Snack dona ons - We would love GROCERY STORE gi cards, or prepackaged Rice Krispy treats.

Volunteers - We need volunteers to help specific sta ons such as: snacks, cra s, song, games, sci-ence, Bible discovery, Pre-K leaders, childcare, puppetry and drama. We also need volunteers to shu le children from sta on to sta on. All of these posi ons are available for the week or daily.

Bakers- We need a few bakers to supply our volun-teer leaders with daily snacks (fruits and veggies are also welcome). These volunteer youth leaders so appreciate the daily treats for “Leader Lounge.” It would be awesome if we could have four dozen items daily.

Please contact Terry Wright if you have ques ons 480-860-9573 or terry@nsumc.com. 

VBS Volunteer Meeting Dates

We will have two VBS volunteer mee ngs this spring.

-Sunday, June 4th @ 11:00am-11:30am -Sunday, June 11th 5:00pm-7:00pm (decora ng party)

Our second mee ng will be on Sunday, June 4th at 11:00am in the Educa on Office. All the materials are in the educa on office so you may check out this fun curriculum.

If you are interested in volunteering or just learn-ing more about our VBS, please join us at these mee ngs. If you are unable to a end the mee ngs but would like to volunteer, please email Terry Wright at terry@nsumc.com.

Invite a friend!!!

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Wesleyan Quadrilateral High School Milestone

The High School Milestone for 2017 was learning about the Wesleyan Quadrilateral.  The students discussed the four elements of discerning if a concept is biblically accu-rate. This Milestone Celebra on was celebrated on Sun-day, April 30th during the 10:00am worship service.    

Wesleyan

Quadrilateral The phrase which has  rela vely recently  come 

into use to describe the principal factors that John Wes-ley believed illuminate the core of the Chris an faith for the  believer.  Wesley  did  not  formulate  the  succinct statement  now  commonly  referred  to  as  the  Wesley Quadrilateral. Building on the Anglican theological tradi-on, Wesley  added  a  fourth  emphasis,  experience.  The 

resul ng four components or "sides" of the quadrilateral are (1) Scripture, (2) tradi on, (3) reason, and (4) experi-ence. For United Methodists, Scripture is considered the primary source and standard for Chris an doctrine. Tra-di on is experience and the witness of development and growth  of  the  faith  through  the  past  centuries  and  in many na ons and cultures. Experience is the individual's understanding and appropria ng of the faith in the light of  his  or  her  own  life.  Through  reason  the  individual Chris an brings to bear on the Chris an faith discerning and cogent thought. These four elements taken together bring  the  individual  Chris an  to  a  mature  and  fulfilling understanding  of  the  Chris an  faith  and  the  required response of worship and service.

2nd Grade “Bible Sunday”

  Our church has a wonderful tradi on of giving Bibles to our  second grade  students.    This  year we will  have  this celebra on on Sunday, May 21st, 2017 during the 10am 

service. We would love to have every 2nd grade student in a endance during this worship service, so all may re-ceive their Bibles together.   

Please confirm  your  child’s  a endance  by  contac ng one  of  your  child’s  Sunday  School  teachers  when  you visit  them  in  your  child’s  Sunday  School  classroom  on any Sunday!  

  We would like to thank you, the parent, for the dedi-

ca on of bringing your  children  to church.     Thank you for  encouraging  them  to  learn  about  God’s  grace.    It’s through your  faith and guidance  that your  child has an interest and love of learning about Jesus.     We  would  also  like  to  thank  the  United  Methodist Women of NSUMC who donate the funds to make these Bibles a reality for our students!!!  

   We  look  forward  to  celebra ng  this  special  moment with our 2nd grade students and their families. 

Easter Egg Hunt Thank YOU!

  Thank  you  to  all  children  that  made  our  Easter  Egg hunt  so much  fun!.    The  Educa on  Commi ee,  led  by Teri Wight and Pastor Leah Bergstrom, hosted the hunt at  both  services  in  four  different  areas on our  campus.  We had a great turn out!   

 

Happy Easter de!

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Lord’s Prayer Milestone

On Sunday, April 2nd, our preschool and kindergarten celbrated their Lord’s Prayer Milestone during our 10am service.    The  Sunday  School  teachers  worked  with  the children  to help  them  learn  this very  important prayer.  It  is  a  prayer  that  expresses God’s desire  to have an ongoing rela onship  with  us.    Parent’s thank you for allowing your chil-dren  to  celebrate  this  new knowledge!!!!    All  par cipants received a prayer bear! 

Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Brunch

On Sunday, May 7th all NSUMC Sunday School teachers, subs tutes and nursery staff were treated to an Appreci-a on Luncheon by the Educa on Commi ee.  We appre-ciate you and THANK YOU every day for all that you do throughout the year.  You are AWESOME!  

A Note from our NSUMC “Piece Makers”…..

RARE Bear Project 

The Rare Bear project is in progress. Body parts have been cut and now they are ready to be sewn together. We are looking for people who have sewing machines that can help with this project. We also need people to embroidered eyes onto the faces. Our goal is 50 bears and we will con nue working on this project the first and third Sat-urdays of each month from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm un l they are all completed.  

  Here is the schedule for the next few months.   May 6th   May 20   June 3   June 17 (?) may conflict with VBS   July 1   July 15  

  If you have any ques ons, please contact Vickie John-son at 602-625-3819. 

Summer Sunday School Teachers Needed &

GROWN-UPS INVITED

Welcome  summer!   Welcome  new  possibili es!  We welcome new faces into a ministry where you “get to” honor your gi s and passions as you seek to be a bless-ing to others. 

The Summer Sunday School program is a perfect place to share your gi s and passions for just short snippets of  me.    

We have 10 Sundays from June 4th  through August 6th that need to be filled by adults who  love children and the  scripture.  We  will  supply  the  curriculum  and  the support. We need 44 people (two adults for the 10:00 a.m. ages 2-6 class, and 10:00am grades 2-6th class plus one  adult  for  the  8:30  a.m.  “Cooking  thru  the  Bible” class) to fill our Summer Sunday School teaching calen-dar.    You can commit to as many or as few Sundays as you are interested in or have the  me for.      

Please  consider  sharing  just  ONE  SUNDAY,  and  that’s just ONE HOUR.   Please  sign-up  on  the  bulle n  board next  to  the  library  or  email  Terry Wright at  ter-ry@nsumc.com  so  you  can  share  your  gi s  and  pas-sions with some eager learners! 

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DSW CONFERENCE MISSION PROJECT.     Each year the De-sert  Southwest  Conference  selects  an  all  church  mission project.  You may remember the socks, beans and rice, and, last year, the gi  cards for foster children.  This year’s pro-ject  is  suppor ng our urban ministries  in stocking a strong supply of  items not  allowable  for purchase  through  SNAP.   Dona ons  needed:  toilet  paper,  paper  towels,  soap,  deo-dorant,  toothpaste,  shampoo,  condi oner,  diapers,  adult diapers. Flushable wipes, Ajax or Comet, Windex, dish soap, hand soap, hand or body cream. Items will be distributed to TMM, UMOM,  Justa Center, Wesley Golden Gate, and  the Welcome to America project. 

Please bring your items to the Mission Table in the Fellow-ship Hall. 

TRINITY OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE. We are  excited  to  an-nounce that we have hired two new staff! 

David Decker, MBA,  was  selected  as  the  Director  of  Ad-ministra on.  He worked for Wells Fargo for 12 years, serv-ing  in  posi ons  responsible  for  strategic  planning  project management,  and  customer  insights  and  analysis.    David also served as the Senior Director of Consumer Insights and Innova on  for  Aetna.    He  has  his MBA  from  Thunderbird School of Global Management and will complete his PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Arizona State University in 2019. 

Madge Haynes, ACSW, LCSW, was selected as the Director of Programs.   She has worked in the child welfare field for her en re career.   This includes serving as Senior Director/Deputy Director for Casey Family Programs in California and Phoenix.  Madge was also the Execu ve Director of Arizona Partnership  for  Children.    She  has  her  Master  of  Social Work, Child Welfare Specializa on from Arizona State Uni-versity. 

Janice Grandy,  a  founder  and first  Program Director, will remain on the Board of Directors.  She has done a fabulous job  launching  this  important ministry.   When you  see her, give her a BIG THANK YOU!

UMOM WATKINS DINNERS.   We count on you  to provide support  for  this  work.    We  cannot  do  it  without  your dona ons of hamburgers and frozen vegetables.  We have a new freezer  in the kitchen.    It  is  located on the south wall next  to  the  door.    We  also  need  to  purchase  food  every month – buns, cookies, milk, etc. so financial support is also needed.     If you would like to serve a meal or donate food, 

contact Marilyn Gray at kumama@cox.net or Rich Jensen at richardwjensen@yahoo.com. 

BOOKS FOR VETS.   We  are  s ll  collec ng  books  and magazines  for  the  VA.    As  noted  above,  we  are  also collec ng  books  for  the  jail  libraries.    Commi ee members will sort those appropriate for each so keep the books coming! 

PRISON MINISTRY. Over  the past year, we have  learned about  the challenges individuals who are incarcerated face both during the  me they  are  in  prison  and when  they  are  released.   We  have also  learned  about  the  work  that  Red  Mountain  UMC  is doing  to  support  the  women  who  are  in  the  Perryville facility.  Clearly, there are many needs and opportuni es for our  congrega on  to  help  these  individuals  get  their  lives back  on  track.    A er  considerable  discussion  the  Mission Commi ee  under  the  leadership  of  Laura  Brownfield decided  that  we  would  partner  with  Red  Mountain’s program  that  helps  women  get  their  GED  –  high  school equivalency.  The prep classes are offered at the prison but there  is  a  one- me  cost  of  $100  for  the  exam.    This  is beyond  the  reach  of  many  of  the  women.    The  Mission Commi ee  is  commi ng  $600  from  its  budget.    We  are also  accep ng  dona ons  from  the  congrega on  to match these funds.  If you are interested in learning more contact Laura Brownfield at  lbrownfield2@cox.net or  John Helbert at rjhelbert@yahoo.com.   ICM FOOD AND CLOTHING DRIVE. Thanks to all of you who helped with the food and clothing drive!  It was a great suc-cess.  Here is the note we received from ICM: 

  NSUMC  had  a  total  of  2,527lbs  donated!    (741lbs  of   food & 1,786lbs of clothing) that is amazing, we cannot   thank  you  enough  for  hos ng  this  drive.    I  will  get  a   le er sent to the congrega on members today.   Thank   you  again  for  everything,  this  dona on  is  already help  ing  so  many  families  and  individuals  in  need.    Thank   you, thank you!

WESLEY/GOLDEN GATE CLINICS. The clinics at Wesley and Golden Gate Community Centers are  looking  for children’s books, par cularly board books.   Books are given to young pa ents  and  their  parents  as  part  of  the  Reach  Out  and Read literacy program.   There will be a box on the mission table to collect these books.

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WHAT? Feed My Starving

Children Work Day

WHEN? Saturday, June 3, 2017 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Depart from NSUMC at 10:30 AM

WHERE? FMSC Center 1345 South Alma School Road Mesa, AZ 85210 We plan to carpool from NSUMC. Details to come. Parking: At the FSMC Center – see address above.

WHY? This event is organized by Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). The goal is to pack nutritionally complete meals specifically designed for malnourished children. WHO? Everyone is welcome! Please note that the minimum age to volunteer at FMSC is 5 yrs. old. (Please see children/youth

to adult ratios when you sign up.) You must be able to work on your feet for two hours.

This is a great event for families!

HOW? Sign up at the Mission table after worship. We have a reservation for 25 volunteers, but may be able to increase if necessary.You can sign up at the same time if you would like to carpool. QUESTIONS? Visit FMSC at www.fmsc.org/mobilepack

Contact Jane & John Dahlin at 480-860-9248

*In addition to giving of our time, the NSUMC Mission Committee will be making a cash donation to FMSC. If you would like to add your contribution to this amount, you may do so during the offering any Sunday prior to June 3rd. Please mark your gift FMSC.

Thank you for your gifts to battle hunger in our world!

http://www.fmsc.org

United Methodist Women is a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to expe-rience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ, to develop a creative supportive fellowship and to expand concepts of mission through partici-pation in the global ministries of the church. Membership is open to any woman with the de-sire to belong, to support our PURPOSE and to par-ticipate in the global mission of the church through United Methodist Women. For information on how you can join North Scottsdale UMW, contact Cindy Bryant, 480-922-1145 or email cindybryant@cox.net.

Opportunities for Service and Fellowship

May 2017 UMW Events

Monday, May 8th at 5:30 pm Contact Cindy Bryant @ 480-922-1145 Dinner Out – Cheesecake Factory Wednesday, May 10th at 4:00 Watkins Center-UMW serves Contact Cheryl Vieth @ 602-867-7079 Thursday, May 11th at 12:30 New Day Circle Contact Grace Hansen @ 480-275-4762 Sunday, May 21st at 1:00 Needle Arts Contact Cherri Escobar @ 480-860-2746 Friday, May 26th at 9:00 Card Ministry at Janet Flournoy’s home Contact Janet Flournoy @ 480-650-6436

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Dinner Out Schedule: Dinner Out held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 5:30PM. The cross streets are listed to assist with direc-tions. May 8, 2017 Cheesecake Factory Scottsdale Road & Greenway in Kierland

Easy ways to support North Scottsdale United Methodist Women

that don’t cost you extra money:

• The Fry’s Community Rewards Program at www.FrysCommunityRewards.com—Group number 84462

Mission Basket: Donate travel size toiletries and other small personal care items for Watkins Shelter and Wesley Community Center.

Watkins Women’s Shelter: Place recently read magazines, address labels removed, in the cabi-nets marked for Watkins in Fellowship Hall.

Volunteer to help serve or provide food for the women at Watkins. We serve there once a month. The next dinner will be on April 12th. Drop off frozen vegetables or hamburger patties at the church, in the designated freezer in the kitchen.

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