May,
2008 Newsletter Available Online
Click on the Link below to view/print
The New Song Notes May, 2008 Newsletter.
The May 2008 newsletter will be also be available
at the Church on the patio starting on May 10 if you want a paper copy.
All others are encouraged to read it on-line.
You can access the Conference newsletter at desertsw.org.
Summer Sunday Schedule Begins May 18
9:00 AM Traditional Worship Service
9:00 AM Adult Sunday School
10:30 AM Contemporary Worship Service
10:30 AM Children & Youth Sunday School
Begins Sunday, May 18, 2008
until October, 2008
NOTE: Child care provided for all Services
Saturday, 5pm Worship continues all Summer
United
Methodist Men Meeting and Breakfast
Saturday,
May 10 at 8am in the Church.
New Song
Celebration Choir Rehearsals moved to 8am on Sunday Mornings.
The Choir will rehearse on Sundays at 8am until October.
The Choir can use anyone who
wants to sing God Praises during worship. You don't need to read
music. Both men and Women are welcome. Come join the fellowship
and live the "Choir" experience. The Choir meets for
about 45 minutes starting at 8am on Sunday Mornings in the sanctuary.
Church Spring Clean-up
Saturday, May 10 starting at 9am at the Church
New Member Orientation starts on Saturday, May 10, at 10am
Musicians Needed:
for Contemporary Worship Service.
Stephen Ministry Training continues on May 10 & May 17, 2008
12:30pm to
4:30pm
EVE'S PLACE MISSION PROJECT:
Preparing meals for safe house in Surprise on May 17 at
11am
In our continuing effort to help
those in need, we are preparing meals and freezing them for
Eve’s Place. Eve’s Place is a safe house in Surprise
for battered women and children. In the last three months the
safe house provided safety to 27 women and 33 children, a total
number of bed nights provided was 354. Meet at 11am in the church
Kitchen on Saturdays to help prepare the meals.
If you are interested in spending an hour or two on Saturday
mornings preparing these meals, please contact Judi Brawner,
544-4844.
Rev. Steve Marshall's New
Church in N. Peoria:
Spirit Song United Methodist Church
Website for Spirit
Song UMC:
http://www.spiritsongumc.org
New Song Katrina Work Team
Returns from week in Mississippi (Oct. 29 - Nov. 4)
Our mission work team spent a
week working in the Gulf coast area of Mississippi ravaged by
Hurricane Katrina. This was our sixth Katrina Mission trip. See
more on the "Katrina" web page.
TEAM: Front Row: Virginia Fitzpatrick, Aleta
Basso, Judi Brawner. Center: Carl Hom
Back Row: Dick Mayfield,
Jerry Brawner, Elton Tietz, Mike Fitzpatrick
Pastor
Galene Begins New Song Ministry
Rev. Galene Boyett has been
appointed to succeed founding
pastor Rev. Steve Marshall as New Song's new senior pastor.
Rev. Boyett's new appointment began July 1st. She has served
as pastor of Desert Chapel UMC in Apache Junction, AZ since 2002.
You can
learn more about Rev. Boyett by clicking on
'About New Song' on the left side menu.
Our Ministry Organization Chart
Our ministry organization chart
is now on-line. With this chart you can
see at a glance all of our various ministry teams, how we are
organized,
find out more information on each ministry team, read leadership
job
descriptions, and find a place for you to use your gifts in
ministry.
We've constructed a 40' wide
labyrinth using rocks from our
church property. To learn more about labyrinths, click here.
Check out a panoramic view of
our worship center!
Go to the "Building Our Future" page and click on the
link.
Interested in learning more
about the United Methodist Church? Check out the exciting
United Methodist website:
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