Second Sundays

8:30am - Fellowship Hall

You’ll find a light continental breakfast, drinks and coffee in the Fellowship Hall. Eat inside or at tables on the courtyard. Donations are appreciated to help continue this ministry.

8:50am - Palo Verde Room

If you've been curious about the Divine Feminine Celebrations on 2nd Sundays this past year, our purpose is to help spiritual seekers and unfulfilled congregants gain a richer experience of God.  We use nontraditional and less doctrinal experiential activities, storytelling, diverse sources and concepts to refresh and transform practices in the world.

On 2nd Sundays in June, July & August, we invite everyone to a conversation regarding the Divine Feminine from 8:50-9:30 a.m. in the Palo Verde Room.  No right or wrong thoughts, just conversation. June 8 we will focus on "Feminine Language for God, the Divine, the Holy."  July 13 our focus will be "Wisdom found in Divine Feminine Mythology."  August 10 our focus will be "Manifesting and Embodying Divine Feminine."

Bring your coffee, tea or lemonade and let's "talk" and learn from one another.

The Sacred Space service offers quiet time filled with music, prayer, silence, contemplation, and scripture, using our senses to come close to the Divine which is within and all around us.

Prayer Shawl Ministry meets at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays in the Fellowship Hall. All knitters and crocheters age 7th grade and older are welcome to participate. Yarn and patterns are available. This ministry is growing and we need more people making shawls and blankets.

9:20 - Fellowship Hall
Stop by the Communion and/or Prayer Corner as one of our current or retired pastors will offer communion and where our specially trained Stephen Ministers will sit with anyone in need of prayer.

10:00am - Room 206

Second Sunday Kids' Church is for kids in Pre-K through 6th grade. It will feature songs with Ms. Julie, mini-lessons with Katie and Charlotte the puppet, skits by the youth, and Scripture reading with age-appropriate activities, crafts, and games led by the Sunday school teachers. Parents are welcome to stay with their children or go to another 2nd Sunday activity. Children under the age of four will go the nursery. Please be aware, we will not have a Children's Time during the 10:00 service, so children can go directly to Room 206.

10:00am - Sanctuary

Here’s everything you love about the classic church service: choir, organ, scripture, sermon and prayer, all with the open-mindedness and inclusiveness that Dayspring is famous for. Please feel free to come and go as you please - we understand - there's a lot going on!

10:45 - Sanctuary

Stop by the Communion and/or Prayer Corner as one of our current or retired pastors will offer communion and where our specially trained Stephen Ministers will sit with anyone in need of prayer.

We're launching a new ministry for Second Sunday—a sacred space for LGBTQIA+ people to explore faith, scripture, and lived experiences. This isn't a place to dwell on trauma but a space of affirmation, discovery, and deep listening as we ask: What is God saying to LGBTQIA+ people through the spirit and scripture today?

While allies are welcome, this space centers on LGBTQIA+ voices and faith journeys. Guided by resources from the Reconciling Ministries Network, we'll engage in meaningful conversations celebrating who we are as God's beloved.

Join us in Room 110 at 11:15 during our Second Sunday Open House to learn more and be part of this new, affirming ministry!

11:00am - Room 112

Please join us for 40 minutes of pure relaxation, designed to quiet the mind and calm the nervous system. Sit in a chair or lie on a mat while you are guided into a sleep-like state with soothing words and sound instruments such as wind chimes and Tibetan bowls.

Join Pastors Jeff, Michael, and Shirley on Sundays from 11:15 a.m. to noon in Fellowship Hall for this engaging and thought-provoking conversation.
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Patio

Enjoy a self-guided labyrinth experience available in the courtyard. We have a great treasure in our midst that can truly add to our search for a deeper meaning of life with God. Given other events going on in the courtyard, this contemplative practice may be best in the 8:30-9:30 hour, before the music, but is available all morning.

Library

The Dayspring Library will be open all morning if you need a quiet spot to do some reading or to browse our collection for a book to check out.

Patio

Jazz pianist Beth Lederman will play the keyboard in the Courtyard all morning, starting at 9:40. Beth is well-known for her sophisticated jazz and rhythmic Brazilian and Latin-jazz piano styles, not only in the Phoenix area, but throughout the Western U.S. from Canada to Mexico.

Or, if you're looking for more traditional church music (and air conditioning!), there’s a full choir with piano and organ in the 10:00 service in the Sanctuary.