Many many of our churches are encouraging folks to attend worship online or have gone back to fully online for the next few weeks due to the rise in Covid cases. Be safe out there, wear a mask, call a friend to check in, and read a good book!
Sarah Tevis Townes from Church of the Good Shepherd in Albuquerque reported that the hashtag #progressiveclergy just hit 200 MILLION views on TikTok. A small group of TikTok clergy came together in 2020 and invented that hashtag. There are now 279 clergy of different faiths in the group, organizing and creating progressive content on the app. For reference, 200 million is more than “evangelical” and “conservativeChristians” combined. Hate in the name of God is no longer the loudest voice.
United Church of Santa Fe and Albuquerque-based group, Coro Lux, are co-sponsoring a “come one, come all” Choral Festival. The festival celebrates the musical and cultural contributions of African Americans. This year’s celebration, “There Is a Balm in Gilead,” runs all day Saturday, Feb. 19, and culminates with morning worship and an afternoon concert Sunday, Feb. 20. All events are at United. The cost is $65, which includes Saturday lunch and copies of the music we’ll sing on Sunday. Proof of vaccination and masks are required for all singers. The guest clinician is Dr. Rosephanye Powell of Auburn University, an internationally recognized composer, conductor, and singer. An added bonus is an inspirational talk and book-signing by Richard Antoine White, about his journey from the Baltimore ghetto to a successful career in music. His new autobiography “I’m Possible” has been featured on the Today Show, and the talk shows of Jimmy Fallon and Trevor Noah. For more information or to register, visit abqcorolux.org.
The Rock-n-Roll Marathon took place on Sunday, January 16, and every year makes it almost impossible to reach the Shepherd of the Hills church campus. Therefore, they worshiped together on Saturday!
A Closer Look is a livestream podcast that features in-depth discussions about religious topics straight from the week's headlines with straightforward commentary from Church of the Beatitudes pastor Tony Minear, Ph.D., Janelle Tapphorn, M.A, and Charity Gleason-Davis, B.S. for your consideration and reflection. A Closer Look is accessible to watch by livestream on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 8:45 am or to download at any time on your favorite podcast player. You can participate live by writing in your questions/comments online through Facebook or YouTube chats.
Pastor Jayne Hubbard of Black Mountain UCC has chosen to embark on the next phase of her life’s beautiful journey in service to humankind in Tennessee. We wishing her every blessing that life has to offer her. Black Mountain will create space and time for celebrating her and her faithful ministry at BMUCC before she departs.
Congregational Church of the Valley is helping their Boy Scout troop collect 500 pounds of food for United Food Bank by Feb. 6th.
Interfaith Community Services is pleased to celebrate the Grand Opening of their new Central Offices on the campus of Rincon UCC on Thursday, Jan 20th, from 3-4pm.
Join the Southwest Conference UCC, AZ Interfaith Power & Light, the Sierra Club and more than 20 other organizations at Environmental Day at the Legislature 2022 (our lobby day) on February 9th. This year's theme is Act Now! There's a climate crisis.
It is planned as a hybrid event with both in-person, outdoors, and virtual activities, but that may change based on COVID. Indicate your preference for how you will participate when you register.
Environmental Day at the Capitol
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
8:30 AM to 2:00 PM
To register for Environmental Day at the Legislature, use this link.