Blessing of the Backpacks PARTY
with Food Truck!
Sunday, September 12th, 2021 @ 10:00AM
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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 PRETZEL 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 a balloon artist, 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 (making whale balloon art and more), Jonah crafts, photo booth, and FREE PRETZELS from Mustache Pretzel Company FOOD TRUCK to the first 50 students. We are politely asking all families to wear a mask and we would greatly appreciate your support. 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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Blessing of the Backpacks & Mobile Devices 2020
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North Scottsdale United Methodist Church would like to send children back to school with a bag tag and a blessing! We will be offering blessings on the student, their mobile device and their backpack. For those that are not sending a student off to school, we welcome your donation of back to school supplies or financial support that will be blessed and shared with Vista del Camino.
All children are invited stop by North Scottsdale United Methodist church on Saturday August 8th, 2020 between 9AM-12noon @ the FREE Blessing of the Backpack SELF-SERVE backpack tag station. These tags will be located in a special back-to-school container on the NSUMC patio. Your student is invited to select their favorite tag and attach it to their 2020 backpack.
The backpack tags will have been blessed prior to Saturday by our Senior Pastor the Reverend David Rennick. 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. NSUMC will celebrate the students new school year during service on Sunday, Aug. 9th 10AM ONLINE.
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 students online classroom. The white boards give the teacher a way to view answers quickly and also give students immediate feedback and support while online.
Don't have any students at home? All are invited to be a blessing to other less fortunate children by purchasing NEW school supplies and bringing it to the church Saturday 9am-12noon and drop it off in the bin next to the self-serve backpack tag station located on the NSUMC patio next to the office door. The new backpacks and all other donations will be blessed and distributed to Vista del Camino. ONLINE donations can be made as well:
Vista del Camino is a recreational facility in south Scottsdale that offers after-school care, clothing, food and school supplies to less fortunate children.
North Scottsdale United Methodist Church celebrates the love of God through Christ by offering a 10AM ONLINE service on Sunday. Virtual Sunday school is available at www.nsumckids.info. When in person service returns so will our other 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 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 websites or find them on Facebook or Pinterest.
All children are invited stop by North Scottsdale United Methodist church on Saturday August 8th, 2020 between 9AM-12noon @ the FREE Blessing of the Backpack SELF-SERVE backpack tag station. These tags will be located in a special back-to-school container on the NSUMC patio. Your student is invited to select their favorite tag and attach it to their 2020 backpack.
The backpack tags will have been blessed prior to Saturday by our Senior Pastor the Reverend David Rennick. 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. NSUMC will celebrate the students new school year during service on Sunday, Aug. 9th 10AM ONLINE.
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 students online classroom. The white boards give the teacher a way to view answers quickly and also give students immediate feedback and support while online.
Don't have any students at home? All are invited to be a blessing to other less fortunate children by purchasing NEW school supplies and bringing it to the church Saturday 9am-12noon and drop it off in the bin next to the self-serve backpack tag station located on the NSUMC patio next to the office door. The new backpacks and all other donations will be blessed and distributed to Vista del Camino. ONLINE donations can be made as well:
Vista del Camino is a recreational facility in south Scottsdale that offers after-school care, clothing, food and school supplies to less fortunate children.
North Scottsdale United Methodist Church celebrates the love of God through Christ by offering a 10AM ONLINE service on Sunday. Virtual Sunday school is available at www.nsumckids.info. When in person service returns so will our other 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 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 websites or find them on Facebook or Pinterest.
Backpacks, Blessings & Brittany 2019
Blessing of the Backpack Milestone & Concert
Sunday, August 11th, 2019 beginning @ 10am
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North Scottsdale United Methodist Church would like to send children back to school with a bag tag, blessing and free concert! For those that are not sending student off to school, you are welcome to donate a new backpack that will be blessed and distributed to Vista del Camino. NEW THIS YEAR, N.S.U.M.C. will host a free coffee shop concert featuring Brittany Glenn in their fellowship hall and a COFFEE FOOD TRUCK in the parking lotbeginning at 11:30am.
All children are invited to bring their backpack to church on Sunday August 11th, 2019 so both they and their backpack can be blessed at the 10:00 a.m. worship service. Backpacks are our children’s constant companions as they go about their school days, and the pastors of N.S.U.M.C. would like to bless them. After the blessing they will give each child a tag to put on their backpack to remind them that God is with them in their daily life and that their church family will be praying for them throughout the year. Don't have any students at home? All are invited to be a blessing to other less fortunate children by purchasing a NEW backpack and bringing it to the church that Sunday. The new backpacks will be blessed, tagged and distributed to Vista del Camino. Vista del Camino is a recreational facility in south Scottsdale (7700 E. Roosevelt St Scottsdale, AZ 85257) that offers after school care, clothing, food and school supplies to less fortunate children. Following the 10am service N.S.U.M.C. will host a coffee house concert by Brittany Glenn. Glenn has been featured on the Today Show, performed on CMT’s Country Countdown, has released two singles and one EP album. She has Oklahoma roots but she is a L.A. transplant. Her second album is due out this summer. Glenn will perform from 11:30am-12:30pm. The concert is free and open to the public. The community is also invited to participate in the backpack mission project by donating a new backpack or school supplies. North Scottsdale United Methodist Church celebrates the love of God through Christ by having two services on Sunday (8:30 am and 10:00 am). Sunday school and the nursery are available for newborns through twelve year-old children at both services. Youth Sunday school (grades six through twelve) have Sunday school during the 10:00 a.m. service. Some of the other children and youth activities include; children’s choir, volleyball, mission trips, small groups, festivals and youth groups. N.S.U.M.C. also offers adult Bible studies, men and women’s groups, choirs, retreats, holiday events, turn-around trips, mission trips and more. If you are interested in additional information about N.S.U.M.C. or any of these events, please call the church office at (480) 948-0529; visit them at 11735 North Scottsdale Road (85254), check out their websites (www.nsumc.com or www.nsumckids.info ) or find them on https://www.facebook.com/NorthScottsdaleUMC and https://www.pinterest.com/nscottsdaleumc/boards/ |
Check out Brittany's music here:
soundcloud.com/brittanyglennmusic/today |
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Celebrate Back-to-School with us!
BLESSING of the BACKPACKS MILESTONE Sunday, 8/12/18 @ 8:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. |
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North Scottsdale United Methodist Church would like to send children back to school with a blessing and a Good Shepherd Cross backpack tag.
All children are invited to bring their backpack to church on Sunday August 12th, 2018 so both they and their backpacks can be blessed at both our 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. worship service.
These backpacks are our children’s constant companions as they go about their school days, so the pastors of NSUMC would like to bless them. After the blessing, they will give each child a tag to put on their backpack to remind them that God is with them in their daily life and that their church family will be praying for them throughout the year.
Don't have any students at home? All are invited to be a blessing to other less fortunate children by purchasing a NEW backpack and bringing it to the church that Sunday. These new backpacks will be distributed to Vista del Camino Recreational Center in south Scottsdale.
All children are invited to bring their backpack to church on Sunday August 12th, 2018 so both they and their backpacks can be blessed at both our 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. worship service.
These backpacks are our children’s constant companions as they go about their school days, so the pastors of NSUMC would like to bless them. After the blessing, they will give each child a tag to put on their backpack to remind them that God is with them in their daily life and that their church family will be praying for them throughout the year.
Don't have any students at home? All are invited to be a blessing to other less fortunate children by purchasing a NEW backpack and bringing it to the church that Sunday. These new backpacks will be distributed to Vista del Camino Recreational Center in south Scottsdale.
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Parable of the Good Shepherd Cross.
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2018 Blessing of the Backpacks
2016 Blessing of the Backpacks
-UPDATE-
Thank you to our congregation for donating 90 backpacks PLUS supplies! Vista del Camino was short that exact amount so you were able to fulfill all of their wishes! All of the Vista del Camino students in need were able to get a backpack! Yay, God! 
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North Scottsdale United Methodist Church would like to send children back to school with a bag tag and a blessing. New backpacks can be donated and will be blessed and distributed to Vista del Camino, a recreational facility in south Scottsdale that offers after school care, clothing, food and school supplies to less fortunate children. All children are invited to bring their backpacks to the 10 a.m. worship service for the blessing.
Details: 10-11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13th, 11735 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Free. 480-948-0529, nsumc.com.
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