An e-news blast of Desert Skies United Methodist Church January 30, 2018

THE SKYLINE TAKE A DEEP BREATH….this is longer than usual,

but please take the time to read it all!!

We Warmly Welcome Our Newest Members

Ron Keilholtz and his mother, Jean Keilholtz, both transfers from Green Valley United Methodist Church.

Wesley and Susan Mallory, transferred their membership from St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

Vicky Massek, joined by reaffirmation of faith Linda Schulz, moved to Tucson from Beaverton, Oregon

and transferred from Newberg United Methodist Church.

Mystique’a Miller-Naatz, a junior at University of Arizona, transferred from

St. Paul’s UMC

A Special Congratulations To Our Newest Baptized Members Madison Mallory-Allen and Maddox Mallory-Allen Welcome to the family of God!!!

Tutoring at Desert Skies

8th Annual Casa Maria Valentine’s Day Coffee and Sugar Collection

FEBRUARY 4th!!

The Missions/Social Concerns Committee is asking for donations of coffee, sugar,

liquid hand soap and paper towels for Casa Maria Soup Kitchen.

Last year we collected 199 pounds of coffee and 280 pounds of sugar, 114 rolls of

paper towels and 38 bottles of hand soap.

CAN WE TOP THAT THIS YEAR?

Let’s do our best to provide these gifts of love to several hundred homeless brothers

and sisters who seek assistance at Casa Maria each morning.

Your donations will be collected outside of the Sanctuary, this Sunday, February 4th .

Thank you for being friends of those who are served by Casa Maria Soup Kitchen.

THE INN PROJECT NEEDS PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES!

It has been brought to our attention that The Inn Project shelter at First UMC needs personal hygiene

supplies. If you would like to donate items, there is a bin for them in the church office or give them to

Barb Reuter or Mary Jo Floyd. (Do not place them in the bin on the patio.)

LIST OF PRODUCTS (ANY SIZE)

Combs, Tooth brushes, Tooth paste, Deodorant, Disposable Razors, Feminine Hygiene PADS

CUPCAKES NEEDED FOR WESTERN SUNDAY!!

YES!...300 cupcakes are needed for Western Sunday.

If you would like to bring a dozen or more, please call Doc

at the office (749-0521) or sign-up on the Connection Card

found in your bulletin on Sundays. Please drop cupcakes off

to the kitchen. Thank you!

Our Sermon Series-“Bread, Bath and Beyond runs through Sunday, Feb. 11th.

The new year always brings opportunity to move beyond our limitations...to find new beginnings and be

better than we were before. We use this cultural word-play in our series title to remember that the most basic

transforming experiences of our faith-communion and baptisms-are the starting points for life “beyond” our

limitations. Let’s make this year one of amazing transformations-for our lives, for our community, for

our world!

February 4 WESTERN SUNDAY-FEBRUARY 11th

Sermon Title: “Beyond the Boundaries” ONE WORSHIP SERVICE at 9:30 am

Sermon Title: “Beyond the Fear”

MESSY CHURCH ( A Cowboy Lent) at 4:00 pm in Vail

2017 Flea Market Report

Thanks to almost all of you, we had another great Flea Market year, netting slightly over $100,000 after deducting operating expenses.

Below is a summary of “Where The Money Went”. Your membership at Desert Skies and your willingness to give of your time, ener-

gy and money are what makes this possible.

First, what we’ve categorized as “Church Support”. Because it takes practically the entire membership plus many, many friends, to

put the sale on; the Flea Market funds many DSUMC entities. Here is a listing of the major ones:

Missions

UMW, UMM & UMWF

Desert Skies Foundation

The Patio Project

Music

The Eagle Scout Project

Assist Trustees in landscape maintenance

Africa University scholarships

Aid to Beneficiary portion of UMC apportionments

These most direct Church related expenditures totaled about $50,000; or half the net.

The remaining $50,000 is being distributed to benefit the following outreach opportunities:

Shriner’s Children’s Hospital Transportation Fund

Tucson Community Food Bank (snack pack program)

The Dictionary Project (for 3rd graders) in partnership with the Rincon Rotary Club

The INN Project, to help care for and reunite immigrant families

Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center

The Care Portal (help children aging out of Foster Care)

Dragonfly Home for Families (aid to homeless families)

Youth on Their Own

Haiti Methodist Mission and Orphanage

Answers for Life Pregnancy Center

Teen Challenge

Wesley Youth Fellowship (U of A)

Sixth Street Gym (aid for troubled youth)

School supplies for elementary schools in low-income areas of Tucson

Please note that each year, in addition to the financial aid detailed above, we give several thousand dollars worth of

furniture, appliances, and practically everything else to extremely needy people in the Tucson area.

Congratulations and thanks to all for a wonderful job.

YEEHAW!! IT’S WESTERN SUNDAY LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS!! Join us on February 11th for our One Worship Service at 9:30 am in the Sanctuary.

Following our worship service we will have a mouth waterin’, good ol’ Western BBQ with veg-

gie/hamburgers and pulled pork sandwiches and we’ll have some fun-filled activities for the whole family.

And...while you are enjoying yourself with some food and activities, the Old Pueblo Band will be playing.

Tickets are on sale now thru this Sunday, February 4th outside of the sanctuary after our Sunday worship services

or you can call Doc in the church office to reserve your tickets. This is the last week tickets will be on sale!!

Veggie Burger/Hamburger-$5.00 Pulled Pork Sandwiches-$7.00

Please remember to bring your ticket with you and NO tickets will be sold on Western Sunday!

Adult Bells

Join us at 6:00 pm on Wednesday evenings in the Sanctuary, if you would like to join!!

Adult Choir

Join us at 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings in the Sanctuary, if you would like to join!!

UMW General Meeting

UMM Breakfast Meeting

LENTEN STUDIES Lent is a great time to go deeper in discipleship and connection to Christ. This Lent, Adult Spiritual Formation, is offering a few ways to make that connection: Gifts of the Dark Woods, The Last Days of Jesus and Centering Prayer. Gifts of the Dark Woods will supplement the worship series presented during Lent. A guidebook for spirituality in an uncertain world. Though commonly understood as a place to be feared and avoided, the Dark Wood is the surest place to meet God. It is a place where you may feel uncertain, empty, lost, tempted, and alone. Yet these feelings - these gifts of the Dark Wood - can be your greatest assets on your journey. The Last Days of Jesus takes you from Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem to His glorious resurrection. This series provides an overview of 6 major events surrounding Jesus' Death and Resurrection! Dig deeper into the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus by beginning each session in Israel showing key places, such as the Garden of Gethsemane, a rolling stone tomb, Mount of Olives, and more. Featuring beautiful retellings, solid overviews, and incredible cultural insights from top Bible scholars followed with discussion and personal insights. You are invited on a journey this Lent to go deeper and find joy in a closer connection to Jesus. Check the connection card on Sundays to sign up. Sundays-8:30 am in Room # 5-The Last Days Of Jesus Mondays-10:30 am at Connie Kraska’s Home (S. Melpomene & 22nd St.)-Gifts of the Dark Wood Wednesdays-5:30 pm at the Baggins in Vail-Gifts of the Dark Wood Wednesdays-5:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall (with a simple supper)-The Last Days of Jesus

This Week At Desert Skies

Tuesday, January 30

6:30 am Prayer Walking TBA

9:30 am Covenant Bible Study Fellowship Hall

3:00 pm Tutoring Fellowship Hall

7:00 pm Church Council Meeting Fellowship Hall

Wednesday, January 31

2:30 pm Worship Design Room # 2

4:00 pm Loss Support Group Room # 2

5:30 pm The Wired Word Room # 2

& Baggins in Vail

6:45 pm Adult Bells Sanctuary

7:30 pm Adult Choir Sanctuary

Thursday, February 1st

10:30 am Oil Painting Class Room # 7

This Week’s Bible Reading

January 30-Ex. 25-27; Acts 6

January 31-Ex. 28-29; Acts 7

February 01-Ex. 30-32; Acts 8

February 02-Ex. 33, 34; Ps. 16;

Acts 9

February 03-Ex. 35, 36; Acts 10

February 04-Ex. 37, 38; Ps. 19;

Acts 11

February 05-Ex. 39, 40; Ps. 15;

Acts 12

Interested in joining

Desert Skies UMC?

Contact Rev. Dr.

Candace J. Lansberry

at 749-0521

if you are interested!

We are on the web:

www.desertskiesumc.org

ANNOUNCEMENTS Worship Photo Directory-Don’t Miss out! Lifetouch Photography will be taking our pictures at the church. Additional dates have been added-February 20th-February 22nd. Stop by the sign-up table on the patio before or after church, OR better yet, GO ONLINE and pick a date/time. Thank you. https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y7pv930q/

“Painting God’s Beauty” Oil Painting Class will begin on Thursday, February 1st from 10:30 am-2:00 pm in room # 7. Bring a sack lunch for fellowship together . Sign-up on the Sanctuary patio between services.

COMMUNITY FOOD BANK REMINDER -The first Sunday of every month is Community Food Bank

Sunday. Please remember to bring your food donations and drop them in the bin on the patio on your way in to

the sanctuary. If you happen to forget your food donation, you may place a check in the offering with

“Community Food Bank” on the memo line or place cash in a pew envelope and put “community food

bank” and your name on the envelope. WITH EVERY DOLLAR DONATED THE CFB CAN

PROVIDE 4 MEALS ! THANK YOU DSUMC!

Winter Camp

Our Annual Conference is hosting a camp at Mingus Mountain for all youth 6th –

12th grade on February 17-18th. Aside from the possibility of making new friends

and if there is snow some great outdoor activities, the camp’s lead speaker and

worship leader is Wayne Kerr (many of you from Youth 2015 will remember him) for

some spiritual refreshment and inspiration. We will be taking the van (Houghton cam-

pus) 6 am on Saturday and be back on Sunday at dinner time so as not to interrupt getting back to school on

Monday. Registration is online: https://www.minguswintercamp.org/ Contact Rev. Matt if you need partial or

full scholarship (602-628-0137, text or call). This will literally be one of those mountain top experiences both

by location and faith experience. Limited space so please register soon and also contact Rev. Matt to get on van

ride list.

February

16 Eric Gustafson

03 Charles Hoffman 17 Pat Crowell, Barbara Drummond,

04 Dudley Spore, Ken Weber Lyle Kaapke

05 Marcus Conway, Linda Feldman 18 Loeles Fathera, Gary McDowell

06 Bruce Bartman, Duane “Sparky” Johnsen 19 Alice Krupa, Sam Stivers

09 Andrew Colby, Ed Le Gendre 20 Sue Bishop, Anthony Gonzales

10 Hailey Hagle 22 Tammy Concienne

12 Thelma Forrester, Joanie Shawn 23 Steve Ellison, Kadie Koroma

13 John McCalla, Dr. Raymond Ryder 24 Ted Dorsey, Ellie Moffet

14 Claire Beverage 25 Judy Irwin, Ellie Radomsky

15 Jake Beverage, Connie Kraska, Sharon Levin, 27 Ken Bever, Doreen Hedger,

Pam Smith Roger Tess, Melinda Kohut

29 Barb Porter

02 Bob and Glenda Burdick 17 Jim & Gayle Haag

14 Ken & Kathryn Conklin 24 Norm & Barb Porter

15 Richard & Gail Remaly 28 Duane & Cinda Courson

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

10:30 Oil Painting

2

3

4 Communion

Casa Maria Sugar/

Coffee Collection

8:30/10:00 Worship

Service

8:30 Adult S. S.

10:15 Children’s S.S.

11:15 Ring & Sing

12:00 Youth Group

1:00 Praise Band

4:00 Worship-Vail

5

8:00 Flea Market

Fun

10:00 UMW Board

Meeting

3:00 Tutoring

5:30 Emmaus

6

6:30 Prayer Walking

9:30 Covenant Bible

Study

3:00 Tutoring

6:00 Youth in Vail

7

11:00 Eppie Naanes

Memorial

2:30 Worship Design

4:00 Loss Support Group

5:30 The Wired Word

6:00 Adult Bells

7:00 Adult Choir

8

8:20 Casa Maria

10:30 Oil Painting

6:30 Worship Meeting

9

8:30 am

Eldon Cleaners

Carpet Cleaning

Fellowship Hall

10

Fellowship Hall

Carpet Drying

11 WESTERN

SUNDAY

Lenten Coin Collection

9:30 One Worship

Service

11:00 BBQ

1:00 Confirmation

Orientation

4:00 Messy Church-Vail

12

8:00 Flea Market

Fun

3:00 Tutoring

5:30 Emmaus

13

6:30 Prayer Walking

9:00 Helping Hands

9:30 Covenant Bible

Study

3:00 Tutoring

6:00 pm Youth in Vail

Missions/Social

Concerns

14 ASH

WEDNESDAY

2:30 Worship Design

4:00 Loss Support Group

6:00 Worship Service

15

10:30 Oil Painting

16

17

8:00 UMM

Breakfast

18

8:30/10:00 Worship

Service

8:30 Adult S. S.

10:15 Children’s S.S.

11:15 Ring & Sing

New Community

12:00 Youth Group

1:00 Praise Band

4:00 Worship-Vail

19

8:00 Flea Market

Fun

3:00 Tutoring

5:30 Emmaus

7:00 Trustees

20

6:30 Prayer Walking

9:30 Covenant Bible

Study

3:00 Tutoring

6:30 Finance

7:30 SPRC

Directory Pictures

21

9:15 Zippy 49er’s

2:30 Worship Design

4:00 Loss Support Group

5:30 Lenten Study-Vail

5:30 Lenten Study/

Supper-Houghton

6:00 Adult Bells

7:00 Adult Choir

Directory Pictures

22

10:30 Oil Painting

Directory Pictures

23

24

9:15 UMW General

Meeting

25

8:30/10:00 Worship

Service

8:30 Adult S. S.

10:15 Children’s S.S.

11:15 Ring & Sing

12:00 Youth Group

1:00 Praise Band

4:00 Worship-Vail

26

8:00 Flea Market

Fun

10:30 Lenten Study

3:00 Tutoring

5:30 Emmaus

27

6:30 Prayer Walking

9:30 Covenant Bible

Study

3:00 Tutoring

7:00 Church Council

28

2:30 Worship Design

4:00 Loss Support Group

5:30 Lenten Study-Vail

5:30 Lenten Study/

Supper-Houghton

6:00 Adult Bells

7:00 Adult Choir

February 2018