Calendar, Upcoming Events, and News
*Please note that some activities are not church-sponsored or may be private; contact the church office to confirm.
Strengthening Native American Ministries - Your Role Matters
Through the United Methodist Native American Ministries Sunday, we help develop and strengthen Native-led ministries, provide educational scholarships, and fund programs that preserve Native culture and traditions. Your offering directly impacts Native American churches and leaders within our Annual Conference and beyond. Mark your calendar for May 18 and prayerfully consider how you can support this vital ministry. Offering envelopes will be available in the Narthex on May 18.
For a look into Native American ministries, check out some of the programs the offering helps to sponsor:
Church Book Club Selection for May
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
As usual, we will meet in the Patio Room at St. Matthew at 10:45 a.m. on the 4th Thursday of the month (May 22).
Hope to see you there. Remember that guests are always welcome!
Upcoming Mission Focus
The June mission focus will be supporting our neighborhood elementary school. You can get a head start now by looking for bargains on student backpacks and school supplies!
Save the Date!
On Sunday, June 8, SPRC will be hosting a Farewell Potluck and short program after church for Pastor Joel. Plan to bring your favorite main dish, meat, salad, or vegetable to share.
Summer Camp registration is open!
St. Matthew is part of the Desert Southwest Annual Conference, which is blessed to have two camps: Mingus Mountain (north of Prescott Valley) and Potosi Pines (southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada). Children and youth from St. Matthew and their friends may go to either camp. Register soon--our camps fill up fast! (Financial assistance may be available; please contact Tonia or Pastor Joel.)
Mingus 2025 summer camps
Potosi Pines 2025 summer camps
Mingus 2025 summer camps
Potosi Pines 2025 summer camps
From the weekly newsletter 5/9/25:
Summer music volunteers needed!
As our choir takes a lighter schedule this summer, we’re inviting individuals or small groups to offer music during worship on the 2nd through 4th Sundays of June, July, and August. If you sing, play an instrument, or know someone who would like to participate, please email Ben Shafer at ben@stmatthewmesa.org. We’d love to feature a variety of voices and talents this summer!
From the weekly newsletter 5/9/25:
Project “Name Tag”
Greetings, Members & Friends of St. Matthew!
I will be facilitating a project to assist members and regular attendees on ordering name tags if you’ve misplaced it, and so on. This project will be open to all with a window of 2 months: May and June. Name tags will be ordered every other week until June 29, 2025.
If you'd like to order a name tag please feel free to email me at office@stmatthewmesa.org or complete the online Google form with your full name and email.
A donation of $7.00 is requested (not required) to help defray the cost. St. Matthew will cover shipping and handling.
~Blessings, Cheriden.
***This would be a great time to order a name tag in preparation for our new Pastor, to help her memorize our names with faces in July!***
From the weekly newsletter 5/9/25:
Spring Update...
Fellowship Time is alive and well in the Activity Center after service each week! Come join your fellow worshippers for conversation and light refreshments. We've started something new this spring: Fellowship Time (including providing food and cold drinks, setup, and cleanup) is now hosted by a different committee each month. But Nolan will continue to make us delicious coffee each week!
Hope to see you in Fellowship Time next Sunday!
From the weekly newsletter 5/9/25:
Thank You!
Here’s a HUGE thank you from your Missions and Outreach Committee. In March, 150 jackets and coats were donated, to be distributed between Helen’s Hope Chest, Justa Center, and UMOM in the fall.
In April, you outdid yourselves by donating 220 children’s Bibles and Bible story books and new items of clothing. Additionally, 3 boxes of hygiene items were donated!
On behalf of all persons who will benefit from your generosity, we extend our thanks.
~Virginia, Greg, Carol, Laura, Rosemary and Patty
Your Missions & Outreach Team
Your Missions & Outreach Team
From the weekly newsletter 5/9/25:
1st Quarter Contribution Statements
We emailed out the 1st quarter contribution statements on 4/23/25. If you receive the weekly email updates, you should have received a contribution statement by email for donations made for January-March 2025. If you don’t see an email from St. Matthew, remember to check your Spam or Promotions folder. Also, please review the statement for accuracy and contact the church office or email Laura/Debbie at rstmatthew@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you!
~Financial Secretaries
~Financial Secretaries
Earth image by NASA Space Observatory; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News
Taking inspiration from Scripture, bishops and other denominational leaders have developed a new vision statement for The United Methodist Church. The bishops and the Connectional Table jointly unveiled the statement May 1, a year after a momentous General Conference set the denomination on a new path. The Council of Bishops and Connectional Table — a leadership body of lay and clergy who coordinate the denomination’s mission, ministry and resources — each unanimously adopted the statement.
The vision states: “The United Methodist Church forms disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections.”
Each part derives from Scripture:
Love boldly, inspired by Matthew 22:37-39 and John 13:34-35, means: United Methodists passionately love God and, like Jesus, embrace and include people of every age, nation, race, gender and walk of life.
Serve joyfully, inspired by Psalm 100:1, Nehemiah 8:10, John 13:14-15 and 1 Peter 4:10, means: With a Christ-like heart, journey alongside the most vulnerable, offering care and compassion with joy.
Lead courageously, inspired by Joshua 1:9 and Ephesians 6:10, means: Follow Jesus’ example by resisting and dismantling all systems of evil, injustice and oppression, striving for peace, justice and reconciliation.
The new vision statement aims to complement the denomination’s nearly 30-year-old mission statement, based on Matthew 28:18-20: “The mission of The United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”
From the Desert Southwest Conference:
The Desert Southwest Conference lists job openings weekly for positions in local churches, Conferences across the country, and United Methodist General organizations. To see the listings, check out dscumc.org/classifieds/jobs.
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