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🌿 Easter at Spring Valley UMC 🌿

🌿 Easter at Spring Valley UMC 🌿
Join us as we journey through Holy Week and celebrate the joy of Easter together! There’s something for everyone—bring your friends, family, and neighbors!

🐣 Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday, April 12 at 10:30 AM (Fun for all ages!)
🌴 Palm Sunday Service – Sunday, April 13 at 10:30 AM (featuring Mass in G)
🍞 Holy Thursday – April 17 at 7 PM
✝️ Good Friday Service – April 18 at 7 PM
🌅 Sunrise Service – Easter Sunday, April 20 at 6 AM at Cottonwood Park Pavilion
🌷 Easter Sunday Services – April 20 at 9 AM & 10:30 AM in the Sanctuary; 12 pm Servicio de resurrección

Let’s walk this meaningful week together and celebrate the resurrection with joy and hope! ✨

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Next Sermon Series: Faith in Action

“Faith in Action” – Book of James

 March 9 – April 6

 45 minute companion Bible study (online): Thursdays at noon and 6:00 p.m. Five weeks, beginning March 13

Noon: https://meet.google.com/wat-nntq-qzv

6:00 pm: https://meet.google.com/bod-gkqs-fox

 The Season of Lent is a 40 day time of preparation for the celebration of Easter. This Lent, we will explore ways to put our faith to work, so that  during times of trial we find ourselves ready to meet whatever challenges we may encounter.

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Mardi Gras: Fat Sunday Pancakes & Jazz

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🎭🥞✨ Fat Sunday is back! 🎶💜💛💚

Join us at Spring Valley UMC for our annual Mardi Gras Fat Sunday Pancakes & Jazz celebration! Enjoy a joyful morning of delicious pancakes, live jazz, and fellowship as we kick off the Lenten season together.

📅 Sunday, March 2nd
📍 Spring Valley UMC – Dallas, TX

Bring your appetite, your love for music, and your festive spirit! 🎷🥁 Let the good times roll!

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Preschool International Night

SVUMC Preschool Hosts International Night

 At SVUMC Preschool, we love to celebrate the diversity that is our very special school.  On February 27th at 6pm we’d love for our church family to join our preschool families for International Night.  Please plan to join us in Wesley Hall.  You will have the opportunity to sample lots of delicious food, see items from the represented countries, and visit with families from all around our globe.  I hope you will take the opportunity to come and share this delightful evening with us.

 We are looking for folks who would volunteer as “Church Partners” to help our table hosts by addressing any questions or needs they may have during the event while helping them serve their tasty food bites.  If you are willing to partner with us in this meaningful way, please contact Suzan Meyer at smeyer@svumc.org or call my office at 972-233-2317.  Thank you in advance for helping us welcome our preschool families into the life of Spring Valley United Methodist Church.

 Link to register to host a table is bit.ly/4ic79sL

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Remodeling Project: Welcome Center

“Remodeling Project: Welcome Center”

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Time: 6-8 pm

Location: Lobby area

 We invite you to participate in our remodeling project for the Welcome Center, our new multi-use space. Pastor Rosedanny has designed the space with a “coffee shop” style in mind so that when people come into our church, they can feel a sense of warm and good hospitality. Our first activity in this multi-use space will be our Bilingual Worship Night: Preparing for Lent on February 28th.

 We will be adding new furniture that needs to be assembled, and we would love your help on Sunday, February 23rd, from 6 to 8 p.m. We will provide pizzas; you are welcome to bring any other food you want to share. 

 Remember to bring your whole family, including the kids! We want everyone to be part of this exciting project, which is part of our efforts to provide spaces for our community that can be welcoming as we encourage them to seek God and grow in their faith.  

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Toy Drive

We invite you to be a part of the 38th Annual Dobie Toy and Book Drive. The Dobie Pre-K School is providing gifts for their students during the holiday season. This will be their final toy drive as the school is closing at the end of the school year. Please help us spread the joy of the season to these students by donating toys, books, or games for the toy/book drive! This school serves over 400 students, ages 3-5 in full day Pre-K and early childhood special education. The majority of the students and their families are considered to be below the poverty line, and for many of them, the only way they will have gifts to unwrap is if Dobie is able to provide them. Dobie provides EVERY child whose family qualifies at least one toy and book for the holiday season. The success of their program depends on the support of community partners.

Toy Recommendations:

educational games or books for young children

dress up outfits/costumes

board games (i.e. Memory, Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, Scrabble Jr, Checkers, Connect Four)

alphabet game

stuffed animals

barnyard, zoo, house playsets

lacing cards

small basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, and Nerf balls

Little girls purse or dress-up items

Art sets

Educational toys (Leap Frog)

Activity Play Sets (doctor, vet, chef, soldier, Discovery toys, Fisher Price, Lakeshore Learning)

Lego Duplo or other large building block sets

Magnetic letters and/or numbers

Wooden Puzzles or floor puzzles (large size pieces)

Magnetic blocks

Simple Craft Sets

Play-dough and tools

Trucks/cars (Matchbox, Hot Wheels, remote control)

Dolls (baby dolls, fashion dolls, dress up dolls, dolls representing various cultures preferred)

Books in Spanish or English

Markers/Crayons and Coloring Books

Play foot sets

Magna doodles, Etch A Sketch

Please do not purchase toy weapons

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United Methodist Committee on Relief

Wasn’t that a glorious cold front that blew through town Tuesday? And perfect timing: the day before, your church staff went to their second annual staff development day at the Great State Fait of Texas! Cold fronts make me think of comfort foods: chicken pot pie (had some last night), Frito pie, and stew. Thinking of stew, imagine sitting next to the fire, the Cowboys on TV, and enjoying a nice, warm bowl of:

 

  • Liquid laundry detergent

  • Liquid concentrate household cleaner

  • Dish soap

  • Air freshener

  • Insect repellent

  • Scrub brush

  • Re-useable cleaning wipes

  • Five scouring pads

  • Clothespins

  • Clothesline (cotton or plastic line)

  • Heavy-duty trash bags

  • Five N95 particulate respirator dust masks

  • Kitchen gloves

  • Work gloves

 But instead of a soup bowl, it is served in a five-gallon plastic bucket. Doesn’t that sound yummy?

 UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief, recently announced a significant need for cleaning kits that contain all of the above. I have ordered everything on that list in multiples of 50, and as an act of congregational service, we will assemble following worship a week starting this Sunday, October 27. We will compile them in assembly line style, which should take only half an hour. Then they will be transported to the UMCOR Sager/Brown Depo in Baldwin, LA. If you are unable to participate, individuals, classes, and other groups are welcome to make a financial gift. Each kit costs about $75, meaning fifty of them cost $3300. Christy and I are giving $250. To give online, go here- and make sure you give Spring Valley UMC credit-  https://advance.umcmission.org/p-616-material-resources.aspx

 From the United Methodist News Service:

“United Methodists across the southeastern U.S. are doing their best to raise morale and get organized after many communities have been devastated by flooding from Hurricane Helene.

Historic rainfall, flooding, power outages, and 140 mph winds plagued the Southeast, with the mountains of western North Carolina particularly hard-hit. According to The Associated Press, at least 179 people over six states were killed as a result of the storm, which made landfall in the Big Bend area of the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm on September 26.

President Biden has promised resources including food, water, communications, and lifesaving equipment.

 Bishop Ken Carter, who leads the Western North Carolina Conference, estimated that more than half of the 44 counties in the annual conference have been affected. “We want you to know that we see you, we are praying for you, and you will not be in this alone. Your well-being and recovery are the mission,” he said in a Facebook message.

 The conference’s Council on Finance and Administration and Board of Pensions and Health Benefits have voted to contribute $1 million each to the relief and recovery of churches and communities. Local churches are also being asked to receive a special offering on October 6 for relief efforts.  

 United Methodists can help with Hurricane Helene relief efforts by donating to UMCOR’s U.S. Disaster Response and Recovery.

 The United Methodist Committee on Relief reports offering consultation and coordinative support to all affected conferences as communities begin to assess their needs. So far, grants have been awarded to the North and South Georgia, Western North Carolina, and Holston conferences.  

 “The devastation from Helene is heartbreaking, but it is in times like these that the church is called to embody hope,” said Roland Fernandes, top executive of UMCOR and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. “Emergency response teams are gearing up to work with those affected, to offer immediate relief and plan for long-term recovery.”

United Methodists in the Holston Conference, which encompasses eastern Tennessee and parts of Georgia and Virginia, have been busy assembling and distributing cleaning kits and raising money for relief efforts.

 Three days after a conference flood relief fund was set up to help survivors in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, more than $36,000 has been received through the online giving link alone, reports Annette Spence, who has been providing live updates from the Holston Conference. According to the Rev. Mike Sluder, Holston connectional ministries director, additional funds are promised from local churches and United Methodist annual conferences. Neighboring conferences also are sharing cleaning kits.”

You can participate in the recovery effort by helping assemble the cleaning kits on October 27 or making a financial contribution to UMCOR. As always, thank you for your support of Spring Valley UMC and the United Methodist denomination!

-    Pastor Frank

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Wednesday Morning Bible Study

Wednesday Morning Bible Study

Coming October 23rd, the Wednesday morning Bible study will begin the study of Hebrews by David DeSilva. This six-week study will run through December 4th, with a break during Thanksgiving week.

Pastor Frank will be preaching a sermon series on Hebrews during November and December, and this study allows us to prepare to listen more deeply to his messages.

Hebrews gives us a bold perspective on who Jesus is and what he has done for us.

When: Wednesday mornings, 9:30 – 11:00

Where: Conference Room

Facilitator: Pat Christley

Book: Hebrews: Grace and Gratitude.

To reserve your book, call 9214-498-5806) or email Pat by Wednesday, October 9. The cost is $13.00.

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Wednesday Morning Bible Study

Coming October 23rd, the Wednesday morning Bible study will begin the study of Hebrews by David DeSilva. This six-week study will run through December 4th, with a break during Thanksgiving week.

Pastor Frank will be preaching a sermon series on Hebrews during November and December, and this study allows us to prepare to listen more deeply to his messages.

Hebrews gives us a bold perspective on who Jesus is and what he has done for us.

When: Wednesday mornings, 9:30 – 11:00

Where: Dining room

Facilitator: Pat Christley

Book: Hebrews: Grace and Gratitude.

To reserve your book, call 9214-498-5806) or email Pat by Wednesday, October 9. The cost is $13.00.

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Annual Craft Fair and Bake Sale

Annual Craft Fair and Bake Sale
(benefitting the Mission Projects of the United Women of Faith)

When: Sunday, October 13th from 8:30am-Noon
Where: Wesley Hall

Come one, come all to the Annual UWF Craft Fair and Bake Sale! There will be handmade gifts, holiday decorations, delicious baked goods, and edible treats, such as cakes, cookies, pies, jams, jellies, and candies. We need Bakers! Please bring your delicious goodies to Wesley Hall before 8:30 am.



Buyers, bakers, and browsers, please help support our United Women of Faith!

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