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Backpacks to Support Vista del Camino 2019

Annually NSUMC hosts a Blessing of the Backpack Milestone as the new school year begins. 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 event is scheduled for Sunday, August 11st, 2019. The backpack tags will be distributed at the 10am service to all children. The backpack donations will be collected on August 4th and 11th. NSUMC will then add a backpack tag to the backpacks and redistribute them to VIsta del Camino. Families helping families. That's what God's grace is all about!

​ YOU ARE INVITED to HELP OTHERS!
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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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