Join us on Easter Sunday during the Sunday School hour. Children will hear the story of the resurrection from of Youth Students and Staff (the narrators). Then they the children will have a hands-on activity that helps retell the story.
Holy Week
Save the Date for all of our Holy Week Activities
Palm Sunday “Lamb of God” - Join us on Palm Sunday as our music ministry presents a powerful morning of worship. "Lamb of God" is a musical portrayal of the final days of Jesus, composed and written by Rob Gardner. This work features the Spring Valley Chancel Choir, Professional Orchestra, singers from Broadway and beyond.
Holy Thursday - Join us on Holy Thursday for a sacred evening as we commemorate Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples. As he washed their feet and celebrated the Sedar, he called all of his followers into paths of service and provided the holy understanding of how his brokenness on the Cross makes us whole in his love. Join in this time at the table of Holy Communion at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary.
Good Friday - "It is finished." Jesus' final words on the Cross are not only about this death, but how his death completes God's ultimate work of salvation. Come and share in this solemn and sacred Service of Darkness at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary.
Easter Sunday - Early on the first Easter the women went to the tomb and found the stone rolled away and Jesus Christ Risen! Celebrate the joy and triumph of this greatest victory of God for Life and Love in the Resurrection of Christ. Worship will be at 8:30 am and 11:00 am with Sunday School at 9:45 am. Our children will celebrate in a special way with our Resurrection Walk during Sunday School.
Club 26 Outing - Urban Air
Sunday, March 27, 2022 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
14902 Preston Rd
Dallas, TX 75254
Club 26 Outing - Urban Air - Sunday, March 27th 12:30-2:30 PM
Club 26 (5th-6th Grade) Outing - Team building and fun! Invite your friends!
Pizza lunch provided!
Cost of event: $15
Location-Urban Air
Parents please drop off and pick up at this location.
14902 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75254
IMPORTANT - Waivers MUST be completed before student arrives at Urban Air.
Click here for Registration and Online Wavier
***20 spot reserved but can add on if needed
Pancakes and Jazz
Lent is holy season where we as people of faith prepare for our Lord’s crucifixion and resurrection. These forty days are marked by prayer, Scripture study and self denial.
Traditionally at Spring Valley, prior to Lent, we have celebrated with “Fat Sunday” Pancakes and Jazz. It has been a joyous time of fellowship before the more somber season.
This year we look forward to this tradition with a new and expanded celebration of “Fat Sunday”. Thanks to the leadership of our Congregational Life Team and Common Ground Planning Team we’ll be broadening this tradition in some wonderful ways!
Here are the changes:
· Instead of a Pancake & Jazz Breakfast our meal will be a Pancake & Jazz Brunch.
· The date for the Pancake & Jazz Brunch will be Sunday, February 27.
· Time for the brunch will be at noon.
· Our guest list will be expanding. As always, members and friends of Spring Valley are all invited. Yes, pIease invite your friends to this fun and festive brunch. In addition we’re inviting new friends from University of Texas at Dallas and the Northwood Hills Apartments.
· We are requesting that members of the UTD student body help us enhance our experience of Lent and help shed light on this season for those who might be unfamiliar with its spiritual richness.
· To this end, we are asking them to bring their works of art (paintings, sketches, poetry, collages, small sculptures, photography, etc.) that reflect their own connection to or practice of Lent.
· Additionally, there will be painting stations set up for those who would like to create a piece of art on site.
· These pieces will be displayed in Wesley Hall throughout the Lenten season.
· The Brunch will be a “Come-and-Go event”...no "program"
· Masks are required
· Dress is casual
We are excited about this new and expanded celebration of “Fat Sunday” and look forward to sharing in this special time with you.
Youth and Children's Parent Meeting
Sunday, February 6th 9:45 AM – Parent Meeting (changing the date from January 30th)
This meeting will involve parents of Children and youth!
We will discuss the Spring Children’s & Youth Calendar and the upcoming Mission Trip.
We are looking to chatting with you and to a fun filled spring and summer for our students!
Location-Community Class Room
Family Movie Night - CANCELLED
SO SORRY - Family Movie Night has been canceled on Saturday, February 5th, 4-6 PM - we will have to reschedule later.
Your money will be refunded.
The film we were to watch was pulled early, but we will schedule something soon . . .
Shea Harrington
Concert Tour of France
Join Spring Valley United Methodist and First United Methodist Church the Colony on a Concert Tour of France!
Backyard Worship Service
Carter Blood Drive 2021
Every blood donation saves up to three lives! And with an even more desperate need due to the current pandemic ( our community supply is low), we have a chance to come together and #GiveForLife. The need for blood locally has brought an increased urgency for blood donations and they especially need Type O. Please join us for this drive if you are healthy and able so that we can help rebuild the blood supply.
Youth Group Lock-Out
Friday - October 22nd - 7pm - 12am
The Youth Group (7th-12th Grade) will meet at Adventure Landing for mini golf, go-karts, laser tag, arcade games and dinner. Then, we will end the night at the movies to watch The Addams Family 2. Friends are always encouraged and welcome! Drop Off: Adventure Landing - 7 PM Pick Up: Studio Movie Grill - 12 AM REGISTER ASAP! Needing a final count for reservations and transportation. ***Adult Volunteers NEEDED! - drivers to transport students DISCOUNT CODE for Adult Volunteers: ADULT VOLUNTEERS
Halloween Music Fest & Trunk or Treat
A fun, free, safer event for the whole family! The program this year will feature John Tarver, organist for Spring Valley UMC, playing a keyboard with full orchestral sounds, joined by special guest soloists in a program called “Disney Villains and Disney Fun”. This free, short concert will be performed outside on the church parking lot
Following the musical program, everyone can enjoy trunk-or-treating in a designated part of the parking lot, where decorated car trunks will be filled with candy.
So, wear your costumes (not too scary)!
October 31, 2021; concert at 4:00 – trunk-or-treat follows.
Everyone is welcome...all ages, in a car or on foot!
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
The Women’s Wednesday Morning Bible study will be begin our study of the minor prophets, Micah through Malachi. The study is from the Immersion Bible Studies and this particular study will go for eight weeks. We will begin this study on Wednesday, September the 8th. The study will begin at 9:30am and go until 11:00 a.m.
Room: Asbury Hall. Facilitator, Pat Christley.
This is an ongoing group that meets from September through May with breaks for Thanksgiving week, Christmas/New Year weeks, and Easter week. When we finish one study we begin another until our summer break.
New Women's Bible Study
“The prophet Daniel faced unbelievable pressures—to compromise his faith, to live in a hostile culture, and to confront temptations and threats.” We as people of faith face those same challenges. This Beth Moore study of Daniel guides us deeper into the development of integrity we all need as an inner strength in our lives today.
The study will run from September 22-November 17 on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 am.
To reserve your place In this study please RSVP to Sharon Clark at sclark@svumc.org.
Spring Valley Reads "Ordinary Grace"
“In 1961 New Bremen, Minnesota, all is quiet and serene. The Minnesota River flows through the countryside, the town barber knows everyone’s name and folks dutifully attend church every Sunday. But that serenity is thrown into turmoil as a series of tragic deaths lead thirteen year old Frank Drum and his family on a hunt for terrible truths. But at what cost comes wisdom? (And) as a boy leaves his childhood behind and confronts the dark nature of the adult world with its myriad of moral questions: What secrets will destroy us? How do we deal with grief? And what solace is there in the ordinary grace of the world?” (“Ordinary Grace”, William Kent Krueger, pg.311)
Sunday, September 19, we’ll have opportunity to explore those questions and share thoughts on “Ordinary Grace” with a Book Review and Light Luncheon in Asbury Hall starting at 12:15. The review and lunch is free. To assist us with planning the food it would be most helpful to receive your RSVP to Sharon Clark at sclark@svumc.org by Wednesday, Sept. 15.
Youth Night - August 22nd
Families! Save the Date for YOUTH NIGHT - Sunday, August 22nd from 6pm-8pm. This event is for 7th-12th graders - join us for fun and fellowship at Group Dynamix - this will be a night of community building with our Youth Group. Get ready for a High Ropes Course Challenge, Blacklight Dodgeball, and Archery Tag!
Bring yourself and a friend! Please remember to wear sneakers.
Cost of the event: $20 per person.
***Scholarship is available.
Wonderfully Made Camp
Wonderfully Made Camp – September 10-12
For 5th to 8th graders.
Wonderfully Made Camp is a Conference Wide Camp that will use the Wonderful Made Human Sexuality Curriculum led by staff from churches throughout our conference that have been trained in the curriculum.
We will begin on Friday evening and end on Sunday morning around 10 a.m.
The cost of the camp is $40.00.
Friends are encouraged and welcome to join!
***More information for registration and about this event will be emailed to you.
Blessing of the Backpacks
Families - Save the Date! On Sunday, August 15th during our 11am Worship Services we are going to celebrate Back-To-School with Blessing of the Backpacks! Please join us for this special time as we send our children back to their learning environments for the 2021/2022 school year. Students - remember to bring your backpack to be blessed!
Family Night at the Ballpark
When: Sunday, July 18th, 7 PM
Join us for Family Night at the Ballpark!
We have 25 tickets available. Please let Shea Harrington know if your family is interested in attending the game. Tickets per person $22.50. Premium Group Ticket includes a meal basket (hot dog or hamburger + chips & soda), as well as a $10 concession credit.
Phase II Reopening Update
Phase II Update
Protocol Update - Reopening Covenant
Spring Valley UMC, Metro District
Larry Jackson, Chairperson - Trustees
Rev. Paul Gould, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Debra Hobbs-Mason, District Superintendent
May 18, 2021
Title: Protocol Update - New Normal
Aim: Provide the highest quality worship, educational, and fellowship experiences for the maximum number of people under the safest possible conditions.
Guidelines to be Followed: Texas Department of Health, North Texas Conference, Dallas County Risk Level Assessment
Covenant Spirit to be Practiced: A Covenant is a relationship of caring. Best policies will be instituted for mutual protection and practiced with the well-being of others in mind. We will observe these best practices of caring for others because Christ cares for them and for us.
In this spirit of caring it is encouraged all adults become vaccinated.
It is also in this spirit of caring we encourage respect for one another in whatever choice each makes in the optional wearing of masks.
Program Ministries:
Onsite Worship Service ( 8:30 Together at the Tower, 11:00 Traditional and Common Ground)
1. Hand sanitizer and masks will be available.
2. Masks and Social Distancing are optional.
3. Nursery care will be available for those second grade and under. Staff nursery care givers will be masked.
4. Communion will be observed with individually pre-packaged fellowship cups.
5. Coffee and refreshments will resume when the Dallas County Risk Marker turns “Green”.
6. Bottled Water will be available.
Online Worship - 11:00 am for both Traditional and Common Ground. (This option is recommended for those not feeling well, not ready to return for whatever reason, or homebound. This live stream worship will also be recorded for later viewing if desired).
Sunday School and Small Group Ministry
1. Hand sanitizer and masks will be available.
2. Masks and Social Distancing are optional.
3. Sunday School Classes (children, youth, and adult) will resume in person Sunday, June 6.
4. Midweek Bible Study, Covenant groups, Crafting groups etc. may resume June 1.
5. It is recommended that classes provide an audio link for class members who are not yet comfortable returning to church, so they may participate virtually. (Visual links are not feasible at this time due to broadband limitations.)
Committee Meetings
1. Onsite meetings of church committees are permitted as of May 15.
2. Hand sanitizer and masks will be available.
3. Masks and Social Distancing are optional.
4. It is recommended committees provide a zoom link for committee members who are not yet comfortable returning to church meetings.
Special Children and Youth Summer Ministries
1. All volunteers for children and youth summer ministries are requested to receive a Covid vaccination.
2. For volunteers who have been vaccinated, masks are optional. For volunteers who have not been vaccinated, masks are suggested.
3. Masks will be optional and social distancing encouraged for children and youth in indoor and outdoor settings.
4. Masks will be recommended for children, youth and volunteers in transportation settings (I.e. vans, buses etc.)
5. Masks and social distancing in mission settings will be governed by the policy of the mission facility.
Special Services and Outside Groups
1. Memorial Services and funerals will be conducted under the guidelines of traditional worship.
2. Weddings may be conducted under the guidelines of traditional worship.
3. Scheduling of all outside groups will resume when the Dallas Risk Marker turns “Green”.
Congregational Notification
1. Behold…include a letter from The Bishop if there is one with guidelines
2. SS newsletters
3. Constant Contact letter
4. Announce changes in basic steps in worship at appropriate time
Senior Sunday
Join us Sunday, May 2nd as we celebrate our graduating seniors! We are so proud of our SVUMC graduates. We will celebrate the graduating class of 2021 with a combined worship service at 11am with a reception to follow. Congrats, guys!
