Rachael Ryan of Backyard Farms, in partnership with Cruces Creatives, is hosting a gardening workshop at First Christian Church. On September 5th from 5 - 8 pm a workshop on Saffron Growing will be held in the garden. The workshop is free; all are welcome to attend, and the hands-on class will be followed by a meal provided by a local food truck
The church building has sold and the folks at First Congregational UCC in Flagstaff are busily sifting and sorting- identifying items to take to a new location, items to donate, and items to discard. The final service in the building will be August 29th- a time to celebrate and to look forward to new adventures.
Following a shooting at Washington Middle School in Albuquerque last week that left one student dead and another arrested, First Congregational UCC provided lunch for the school staff last Friday. Lunch was delivered to support the staff who are carrying a great burden in the aftermath of this senseless death.
Rev. Gene Lefebvre and Tom Batson from Shadow Rock are planning a series of day trips to sacred sites in Arizona. Folks are invited to come to a gathering in the church Multipurpose Room on Sunday, August 29, at 11:15 am to hear an overview of the program, recruit trip leaders, and measure the level of interest. Sacred Sites is intended to be a multi-generational experience with diverse levels of physical activity. All levels of adventuresome spirit are welcomed.
A group of folks from Church of the Palms took their church bus to Gila Bend on Friday (August 20) to help that community clean up from the recent flooding.
Caste Book Study sponsored by the Arizona Faith Network
Starting Monday, September 13, 6:30-8:00 p.m. via zoom through Monday, December 13, Join people of faith as you study Isabel Wilkerson' masterful portrait of an unseen racial justice phenomenon in America. "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today. She tells us stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system—a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. REGISTRATION
The Good Shepherd UCC in Sahuarita has been instrumental in forming an ecumenical partnership called “Cruzando Fronteras” with The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ. The main focus of Cruzando Fronteras is to support a migrant shelter in Nogales, Mexico called “La Casa Misericordia” run by Sister Lika and her staff. This shelter is a God-send for families that have escaped terror and violence and are in the process of asking for Asylum, which is a legal way for people to enter the United States. La Casa holds about 120 people---mostly families, where they can stay and wait for their immigration appointment, which can take up to one year. If you would like to contribute to this amazing project---you can do so at: Home | Cruzando Fronteras (azdiocese.org) or Send a check to: The AZ Episcopal Diocese, 114 W. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85003-1406 Write check to: AZ Episcopal Diocese and put in memo: Cruzando Fronteras.