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What makes New Song so special? Here's our answer: our
people! Time and again we've been told by our first-time guests that they've
never been in a friendlier, more welcoming church. Our people really care
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Some people think that church is boring. But New Song is
anything but boring! Our worship is lively yet inspirational -- you really
feel the presence of God. At New Song you can make friends and make a
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Here at New Song we offer two different styles of worship
to help you to experience the presence of God. |
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We want to invite you to come discover New Song. We may be
one of the best kept secrets in Surprise! Rev. Lyndon R. Mason |
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Our Sunday morning traditional service at 9:00am offers
familiar hymns while our 10:30am contemporary service is upbeat and
celebratory. |
The September, 2010 New Song Notes Newsletter is Available Online
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Current
Monthly Church Newsletter- September, 2010
The September, 2010 newsletter will be also be available at the Church on the patio starting on September 5, 2010 - if you want a paper copy. All others are encouraged to read it on-line.
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You can access the Conference newsletter at desertsw.org.
A Message from Rev. Lyndon R. Mason
THE MOVE
As I stand buried in boxes consumed with thoughts of the future, the present
demand for a hurried move confronts the obvious that some of the past is
still to be dealt with.
Boxes from past moves that have not been cleaned out; if I haven’t
used it in the last nine years I probably won’t use it.
Boxes with memories, victories in ministries, sweet memories of
saints that I have loved, and hard learned lessons from failures; all of
these are represented in my boxes.
What is in your boxes?
What do we do with our memories and how do these memories affect
our future?
I’ll admit that there is a sense of permanence when we hang onto those bits
and pieces from the past, some of those boxes hold the keys to who we are
and the foundations we stand on as we face the future (many a sense of false
permanence and security); but too many of them left to reside in the
unexamined can cloud a future that is burgeoning with hope and new
opportunities.
The past can teach us much but the present is to be lived into with a
sense of joy for the newness of the present opportunities.
I am glad to be your new pastor,
I have my boxes of gifts to bring to our joint ministry together
at New Song,
but you will find that I also bring a few boxes that still needs to be
re-examined and sorted; God’s not done with me or us yet!
Who I am:
I was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona; a place not unlike Surprise today
a mixture of rural farmland, desert and a growing city.
Graduated from ASU with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Psychology.
Received my Masters of Theology from Iliff School of Theology at
Denver University.
This year marks the beginning of my 20th year of
ministry in the Desert Southwest Conference.
While in Seminary I served two years as associate pastor (student
pastorate) at Evanston United Methodist Church (a former EUB church and
proud of it).
After graduation from Iliff I was appointed associate at
Scottsdale United Methodist for three years, Associate at Red Mountain
United Methodist for four years, Senior Pastor at Wilcox United Methodist
for three years, and finally before New Song the Senior pastor for nine
years at St. Michael’s United Methodist.
More than a linage of churches I have three wonderful children, Lynn (21),
Lelah (17), and Nathaniel (14).
I come with a new bride of one year (Maria Blanca Mason) who I met
over the internet after losing my wife (Eva) of 23 years in a tragic car
accident three years ago.
Maria is a Child Developmental Specialist for Harris County in
Houston, Texas.
She is the mother of five children and looks forward to helping
around New Song as soon as she is employed here in Maricopa County (Prayers
are needed).
As I start my ministry among you I suggest that we both remember our
pasts gleaning the best as we press onward and upward “building each other
up in Christ.”
Grace and Peace,
Rev. Lyndon R. Mason
Celebration Choir Resumes Wednesday 7PM practices
starting September 1, 2010.
Join the fun! Sing with us. We welcome all who want to sing the
praises of God's love for the traditional worship service. Contact
David Norris or any choir member for details.
Forever Friends September 10th Potluck
Forever Friends will meet September 10th at the Church at 6:30 PM.
Lemonade, ice tea and table service will be provided. We would like you to
bring a dish to share.
We will have a selection of games to play.
Hopefully, the air conditioner will be working. Bring a friend and join us.
Betty & Rich Richardson
623-214-7794
New Song Men’s Group
Come join other New Song men on the second Saturday of the month at
8am.
Bring your coffee and we’ll refill your cup, and provide some bagels
or such to go with it.
Our goal is to have fun and to help our church grow!
The next meeting is on Saturday, September 11 at 8AM at the New Song UMC.
Sunday, September 5th is "Food Bank Sunday." Bring containers of non-perishable food to church to donate to St. Mary's West Side Food Bank during Holy Communion.
United Methodist Women (UMW)
A couple of articles in the Spring 2010 edition of
News - United Methodist Women,
caught my interest and I thought you might find them interesting:
· Every
four years 10,000 to 12,000 women join together to celebrate the mission of
United Methodist Women-Assembly.
This year the Assembly was held April 29 through May 1 in St. Louis,
Missouri. In 2006 the Assembly
was held in Anaheim, California.
As part of this 2006 Assembly, more than 1600 prayer shawls were
collected and displayed. One of
the prayer shawls made a journey from California to Texas, from Baptist to
Methodist and touched the lives of several women.
Prayer shawls are again being collected at the 2010 Assembly (by
Gayle Stroud). New Song UMW has
a group of women who participate in the prayer shawl ministry. They meet on
the fourth Monday of the month, September through May, at the church; and
· Special
Mission Recognition pins are the UMW way of honoring a person for specific
and/or significant mission work.
A UMW unit in Louisiana presented a sapphire Special Mission
Recognition pin to a member for her 75 years of service.
The Needlers (blankets and quilts) completed 21 quilts in April.
If you don't sew, but have a talent for combining colors to help sort
material and have mastered the art of "ironing," we could use your
expertise. Also, if you have
any donation of material suitable for quilts, we'll be happy to take them
off your hands.
The Needlers meet on the third Saturday of the month, September through May, at the church.
We take a break for the summer and meet again on September 25.
Contact: Nancy Stokes, 623-266-2001 or e-mail
nancyst@cox.net
Dates to remember:
Needlers
meet every 3rd Saturday of the month, October - May,
9:00 AM at the church;
Knit Wits
meet every 4th Monday of the month, September - May,
7:00 PM at the church;
General Unit
- every 4th Saturday of the month, September - May,
10:30 AM at the church;
School of Christian Mission
– July 22 –25 in Mesa;
UMW Central West District Meeting
– Oct. 2 – Willowbrook UMC;
UMW Desert Southwest Conference Meeting
– October 30 – in Las Vegas
Special
Opportunity: Help supply the sanctuary with "The Faith We Sing"
songbooks:
UPDATE: We Half
way there! At last count, we have ordered forty (40) copies of "The Faith
We Sing" UMC songbooks based on contributions from members of the New Song
Congregation and friends. We still have forty more to go.
Help New Song Church supply copies of "The Faith We Sing" hymnal for our pews. We sing many of the songs from this special songbook - but don't have any copies of the book in the pews so we can learn the music for the songs. A donation of $10 will purchase a book. Buy a book to honor or remember a loved one. Add "Faith We Sing" note to the memo line on your checks.
