The Family Ministry team of NSUMC invites you to our Advent Festival on Sunday, Dec. 4th at 11:00am (following our 10am service). We will have our artist-in-residence, Janet Flournoy, offer directions and support in making ornaments for Advent.

Advent is the season prior to Christmas when we spend four weeks preparing for the coming of the Christ child. NSUMC would like to help you and your family prepare by giving you creative elements to help create a nativity clear glass ornament. All supplies are free. We only request your smiling faces and conversation. We will also be serving sweets!

This event is FREE and open to the public.

​Blue? Yes, blue as in the blues. As in "I am feeling blue." Not everyone is up and cheery for the Christmas holidays. Dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after divorce or separation, coping with the loss of a job, living with cancer or some other disease that puts a question mark over the future, and a number of other human situations make parties and joviality painful for many people in our congregations and communities. This traditional-style service will feature a time to lift up the deepest concerns on our hearts, as well as preparing for the holiday season to come. Copies of "Blue Christmas: Devotions of Light in a Season of Darkness" will be freely available to anyone desiring a daily resource for the Advent season (while supplies last). While this service is rooted in the Christian tradition, all are welcome and encouraged to participate, regardless of religious affiliation. It is our hope that this might be a place of healing for all.

Your one-stop shop for all things Christmas at NSUMC is up and running. You'll find information about our Blue Christmas service here, as well as our annual Cantata, and the plethora of Christmas Eve services we have planned. If you need a place to spend the holidays, you're welcome here. Click the picture above or visit nsumc.com/christmas.

Your one-stop shop for all NSUMC Advent events and activities is now live. Within the hub, you will find daily readings, book recommendations, and links to events such as Poinsettias With A Purpose. This hub will be regularly updated so be sure to check back often! Visit nsumc.com/advent.

November 13th will be the first day to select an angel for the Angel Tree this year. We will be providing gifts for those in need of comfort and love during the holiday season all the way through December 11th.

Stay tuned for more information about sign-ups!

North Scottsdale United Methodist Church will host a New Member Interest Orientation Session on Sunday, November 13, 2022 after the 10am worship service. For more information, please contact the church office or reach out to Bob Bergstrom.

We will also be receiving new member into our church family during the 10am worship service on Sunday, November 27, 2022.

NSUMC invites you and your family to a “make & take” event on Sunday, November 13th at 11:00AM.  We would like to help you prepare for the giving season with a “Giving Plate.”  We will supply the plates and materials to help you make a Giving Plate plus the cookies that can be given away on that Giving Plate.  You can create a design for this plate with the assistance of our Artist in Residence, Janet Flournoy, or you can use your creativity to make your own design.   
 
The end of November helps us remember that it is a season of gratitude.  We all have someone to be grateful for and we would like to assist people in giving a gift from the heart.  The concept behind the giving plate, it that you create it, and fill it with seasonal goodies.  Then gift this full plate to some that you are grateful for.  The only thing you ask in return is that they fill it and gift it to someone that made them smile.  The Giving Plate ends up being a gift that keeps giving and keeps making people smile throughout the season.

The family ministry team will be serving a wide selection of pies to accompany this artistic event.  This event is FREE and open to the public.

The Mission Committee is collecting donations for the Suitcase Initiative.  These suitcases are giving to foster children aging out of the Foster Care system at the age of 18. Many of them leave with a garbage bag holding their belongings. We will be at the Mission Table after church on Sunday with a filled bag for you to see and for any questions.  We fill 32 cases a year at a cost of $110 each.  You can either send a check or donate online under Mission Committee for Suitcase Initiative.