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Annual Support for Vista del Camino Families 2021

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​Blessing of the Backpacks PARTY with FOOD TRUCK
Sunday, Sept. 12th, 2021 @ 10:00AM
 
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – North Scottsdale United Methodist Church  would like to celebrate the milestone of a new school year with a blessing, party and yummy pretzels from the MUSTACHE PRETZELS FOOD TRUCK!  NSUMC will be offering blessings on students, educators, their mobile devices and backpacks during their worship service on Sunday, September 12th @ 10:00AM PLUS a “Welcome Back to Sunday School” party complete with balloon making, photo booth, crafts and gourmet pretzels.  For those that did not send a student off to school, they welcome your financial donation that will be blessed and shared with   Vista del Camino.

FREE backpack tags will be given to all that attend the service and party.  The backpack tag is constant reminder that God is with the students of our community in their daily life and that their church family will be praying for them throughout the year.
 
The Sunday School PARTY will include a balloon artist (including whale balloon art), Jonah crafts, photo booth, and FREE pretzels from Mustache Pretzel Company FOOD TRUCK to the first 50 students.

Don't have any students at home? All are invited to be a blessing to other less fortunate children by making an ONLINE DONATION. The financial gifts will be blessed and distributed to Vista del Camino Recreation Center to support families that need extra help at the beginning of a school year.  Vista del Camino is a recreational facility in south Scottsdale that offers after-school care, clothing, food and financial support to less fortunate children.
 
North Scottsdale United Methodist Church celebrates the love of God through Christ by offering a 10AM   ONLINE  and in-person service on Sunday.  Sunday school is available in-person and online @ www.nsumckids.info.  They have children and youth activities including; children’s choir, volleyball, mission trips, small groups, festivals and youth groups.  N.S.U.M.C. also offers ONLINE and in-person adult Bible studies, men and women’s groups. 
 
If you are interested in additional information about N.S.U.M.C. or any of these events, please contact the church office at (480) 948-0529, office@nsumc.com; check out their website or find them on Facebook or Pinterest.                  ###
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Click on "CHOOSE A FUND," Then select "CHILDREN'S MISSION PROJECT."
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Annual Backpacks to Support Vista del Camino 2020

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Annually NSUMC hosts   Blessing of the Backpack  as the new school year begins. This year we are expanding the blessing to mobile devices as well.  We offer a backpack tag to all of the children in the community. It's a celebration of a new school year and a fresh start. NSUMC also offers a backpack mission project. We ask all attendees to donate a backpack and supplies that in turn can be donated to a local community center that supports children and their families.   Vista del Camino Center    is located in south Scottsdale and they support the families who do not have the ability to supply these materials to their own children.

This year's Blessing of the Backpack & Mobile Devices event is scheduled over two days:

- Saturday, August 8th from 9a-12noon NSUMC will offer a drive-up SELF-SERVE station on the front patio next to the office door.  The station will include a basket with assorted bags tags for your child.  They may choose any style they like.    If you are choosing to donate supplies, there will also be a bin for donations of back to school supplies for Vista del Camino.  These two options will only be available from 9a-12noon on Saturday.

-Sunday,  August 9th during our 10am ONLINE worship service our pastors will offer a blessing for the children, backpacks and all their personal devices that they will  need for the  upcoming school year.
 
Backpacks will be used a little differently this year and mobile devices will be added to the student's supply list.    Most students will begin online and need to keep all of their supplies ready for when their in-person classroom resumes.  The backpacks will help students keep organized at home and then when in-person class begins they will still have their supplies ready to go!  We also encourage donations of 8”x11” white boards and Expo dry erase markers for student’s online classroom. The white boards give the teacher a way to view answers quickly and also give students immediate feedback and support while online. Donations can be dropped off on Saturday, August 8th 9a-12noon in the bins on the patio.

NSUMC will also be offering an   ONLINE DONATION OPTION .  If you would prefer to make a financial contribution instead of shopping, we welcome that as well (and so does Vista del Camino)!  That link remains open until August 17th.   

Families helping families. That's what God's grace is all about!

YOU ARE INVITED to HELP OTHERS!


Backpack Blessing 2019 Mission Project

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2018 Backpack Blessing Mission Project

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Thank you to our congregation for helping us support other children within our community!  Your actions are a great blessing to others!
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Blessing of the Backpacks 

2017 Blessing of the Backpacks
​Mission project update:

WOW! Thank you to our congregation! You supplied Vista del Camino with 89 backpacks, over 50 pounds of student supplies and $100's of dollars in donations (that will be used for children's clothing). Thank you to Carey Johnson for delivering all of this to Vista del Camino! So proud of our generous members!​

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 This  is our first milestone of the school year.  It will occur on August 13, 2017 during our 10:00 a.m. worship service. This milestone is a way to bless our children and their teachers as they return to school.  All children and teachers are invited to bring their backpacks to church to receive a blessing on the backpack and themselves.  They will also receive a backpack tag to serve as a daily remind them that their church family is praying for the throughout the year. 

Church members without students at home are encouraged to purchase new backpacks that will be donated to our local Vista del Camino Center in southern Scottsdale to support the families who do not have the ability to  supply these  materials to their own children.​
Vista del Camino Community Center

2016 Blessing of the Backpacks Mission project

Thank you to all of the children and youth that came to church on Sunday, August 14th,  with backpacks in hand! We were so honored to be able to offer blessings on you, your backpack and your new school year!

Thank you to the congregation for donating nearly 90 stuffed backpacks for Vista del Camino! We have an amazingly generous church!

Check out the photos  HERE.
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8/16/15 UPDATE:  Thank to our congregation for donating over four dozen STUFFED backpacks!        God's love in action in Scottsdale, AZ!
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