Dayspring United Methodist Church will hold its annual animal blessing on Sunday, Oct. 16, at noon. The church welcomes all pets.
8th Annual Blessing of Animals
Dayspring United Methodist Church invited all pet owners to church on Sunday, Oct. 16. It will be the 8th annual Blessings of Animals.
The church provided information about the event through its website. It requested pet owners to bring dogs on a leash or a carrier.
Dayspring United Methodist Church also encouraged kids to bring their favorite stuffed animals for a blessing at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services. As shared on the website, the Dayspring United Methodist Church conducts the Blessing of Animals to remember St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures.
His Feast Day is celebrated every fourth of October. The church shared that Francis loved the larks flying about his hilltop town. He wrote a Canticle of Creatures, an ode to God’s living things.
The church invited all to bring their animal companions to Dayspring UMC for this special blessing.
About Dayspring United Methodist Church
As per its Facebook page, Dayspring United Methodist Church is located at 1365 E Elliot Rd., Tempe. It is a welcoming and reconciling congregation. It welcomes all people.
Dayspring United Methodist Church is on a mission to make the world peaceful, just, compassionate, and inclusive. As stated on its Facebook page, the congregation is committed to transforming the church and the world.
Its goal is to change the world into a full expression of Jesus’ inclusive love. Furthermore, it affirms the value and worth of all individuals.
Dayspring United Methodist Church acknowledged that each person is a child of God. The church appeals to all to live by and attest to gender equality. Furthermore, it asks all to observe Jesus’ principles of love and non-violence in all relationships.
As shared on its website, worship service happens on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in Tempe. Dayspring UMC invites all to join its in-person and online worship at its Tempe campus.
Dayspring UMC’s In-person service on the Arcadia campus happens at 11 in the morning. Furthermore, it invites all to join its mission of making God’s world more peaceful, just, compassionate, and inclusive.
Rev. Jeff Procter-Murphy is the Lead Pastor at Dayspring UMC. Reverend Joel Bullock serves as Pastor of Congregational Care and Intergenerational Ministries. He is the pastor at the Arcadia campus.
Rev. Sherly Wells is the Minister of Spiritual Formation. Dr. David Schildkret serves as Director of Music Ministries. Dayspring campus is at 3530 N 32nd St., Phoenix.
Donations for UMOM
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In line with this, Dayspring UMC encouraged all to donate to UMOM. The church requested all to turn in their donations at the church on Oct. 9 and Oct.16.
Fourth Sunday Food Drive
Dayspring UMC holds a food drive every fourth Sunday of each month. The food drive always needs canned meat and meals, peanut butter, canned fruit, and vegetables.
It also needs cereal, dry rice and beans, dry milk, and volunteers. The donations help feed people in need in Tempe through the Tempe Community Action Agency.
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