United Methodist Women (UMW)

The Purpose:  The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

“Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.  Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.  Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.” 

Proverbs 31:29-31 (The New King James Version)

 Looking ahead!  Meeting dates for 2011 are scheduled .  Please mark the following dates on your calendar:

September 24

October 22

November 12

December 10

I was reading one of my quilting magazines the other day and found this:

“1) Woman without her man is nothing.

 2) Woman, without her man is nothing.”

The only difference between those two sentences is one little comma.  However, this piece of punctuation changes the entire meaning.  It often seems true that the smallest thing we do provides the greatest joy to someone.  Thanks to your help this past month United Methodist Women (UMW) assembled twenty six birthing kits for United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).  This project was undertaken as a mission outreach and we realty appreciate your help in making it possible.

Mission Outreach:  Thanks to members of the Needlers 19 quilts were completed and Prayer Shawl Ministry completed 9 prayer shawls since our last report.

Contact Person:  Nancy Stokes (623-266-2001), e-mail:  nancyst@cox.net.

 Sunday Worship Schedule

• * 9:00 AM Traditional Worship Service

• * 9:00 AM Adult Sunday School

• * 10:30 AM Contemporary Worship Service

• * 10:30 AM Youth & Childrens Sunday School

Pentacost Sunday: June 12, 2011

Trinity Sunday and Fathers's Day June 19, 2011.

VBS - Vacation Bible School 
June 13-17, 6 - 8:30 pm at New Song UMC

FROM THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE:

Many “THANKS and “BLESSINGS” to all who make our worship services so meaningful; our Pastor,  our organist, our liturgist, our choir, our praise team, our ushers and greeters, our audio visual/sound people, our movers & shakers. our altar guild.  Beyond the people you  see there are many members of our congregation who help co-ordinate all of our services: the church office staff and many volunteers. Please “thank” them!   Also please "thank" our hospitality committee who provides us with beverages & treats between services.

Did you know that the colors on the altar are significant? Green is the color on the altar presently signifying growth.

We could use a few more people on the Worship Committee; if you would like to help please contact, Rev. Mason.

United Methodist Youth Fellowship

CAR WASH - SATURDAY, June 11, 2011

THE ROOF NEEDS REPAIR:

Please prayerfully consider a special donation to help repair the church roof - which must be done.  Be sure to designate any gifts as roof repair fund on your offering envelope or check.  The church council has approved this project.  It is an extra expense - with no funds allocated in our budget.

The Trustees

Eve's Place Mission Project
Preparing meals for safe house in Surprise

Our Eve's Cookers have continued to cook meals for Eve's place one Saturday each month in the church kitchen. During 2009, thanks to the generosity of New Song, we have prepared over 1300 servings of food for the Women and children staying at Eve's place.

On the patio is a red bin labeled “Eve's Place".  Because the shelter has had its funds deeply cut and will have further cuts, please consider adding to the box on a regular basis.   

Wish List

paper towels                            brownie mixes                                       any kind of pasta

cream of chicken soup                      cream of mushroom soup                      rice

disposable diapers                new sox, any size (baby to adult)                   Pine Sol

Eve's Place's funds have been deeply cut!  If you would like to make a donation directly to  Eve’s Place the address is 15247 Brookside Lane, Suite 129,

Surprise, 85274.  Thank you! 

URGENT NEEED!

Eve's Place is in urgent need of twin bed sheets and bath towels. 

They do not need to be new.......used but clean is fine. 

Please put in the bin at church and spread the word, please.

Special Opportunity: Help supply the sanctuary with "The Faith We Sing" songbooks:
UPDATE: We Half way there! At last count, we have ordered forty (40) copies of "The Faith We Sing" UMC songbooks based on contributions from members of the New Song Congregation and friends. We still have forty more to go.

Help New Song Church supply copies of "The Faith We Sing" hymnal for our pews. We sing many of the songs from this special songbook - but don't have any copies of the book in the pews so we can learn the music for the songs. A donation of $10 will purchase a book. Buy a book to honor or remember a loved one. Add "Faith We Sing" note to the memo line on your checks.

A Message from Rev. Lyndon R. Mason

Scared to Death
Or
Freed to Live

                  It is a choice how we live our life; either filled with fear or with hopeful anticipation.  From a very early age our life is a discovery process; what we learn with our discoveries will either convince us of our presuppositions that life is an experience that can be trusted or not.  Children learn from their parents that life is a great adventure or a place of constant danger.  If we are lucky, we will receive Godly wisdom from our parents that helps us understand that life has a mixture of both; our physical survival depends upon these early lessons.

In my own case I learned as a two year old that “No” does not mean “Go.”  A series of knots on my head taught me that those places that I dearly wanted to get to was not compatible with my small frame and coordination  level.  For children a Parent’s guidance is critical.  As I grew, I learned that some of my limits or boundaries were not the same as my parents.  In good ways I learned that college could and would open doors for me that had been closed to my parents.  In bad ways I learned through my first speeding ticket that laws apply to me as well as the other guy.

Our spiritual life is not unlike our physical life in that there are many learning lessons to our journey that must be cultivated if we are to have a fulfilled spirit.  Those early knots to our souls should help us to learn the dangers and the needs for some boundaries to our spiritual journey; there are consequences in going outside God’s Kingdom.  If we stick close to God, we will experience a life filled far more that freedoms and far less with fears and we will also learn that freedom is not a license, but rather the absence of fear.

As New Song moves forward in both our Disciple making processes as well as our increasing in membership, I pray that we will each discover the depths of God’s freedom.  God’s good news through Jesus will help us to grow in all the ways that lead to Life.  God’s Holy Spirit will give us the tools that are necessary to have more of an invitational spirit.  God’s Love will always triumph over the petty fears that lead to complacency and spiritual death.  The choice though is ours; will it be freedom or fear?

          Pastor Mason

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.