Friday, October 18, 2019, 6:30 PM - Sunday, October 20, 2019 12:00 PM at Shepherd of the HIlls UCC

Can a church as we have come to imagine it really be contemplative? Laurence Freeman will share his vision of what the Spirit is already doing to reshape the church. He believes we have to look back to the origins and forwards into the unknown. We are not archivists, nor caretakers of a buildings, but followers of the Way.

We are commemorating our 60th Anniversary! Have you or someone you know been involved with Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ over the years?

We’d love to hear from you and welcome you back to Shepherd of the Hills to continue the celebration on Homecoming Sunday with a luncheon after 10 AM Worship on Sunday, Oct. 13!

If you haven’t seen your Shepherd family lately, Homecoming Sunday is a great day to pop in and say hello!

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October 4, 2019 at Scottsdale Congregational UCC

Join SCUCC for a film screening and post-film conversation with the film's director, Civia Tamarikin.

Birthright tells the story of womxn who have become collateral damage in a campaign to take control of reproductive health care and to allow states, courts, and religious doctrine to govern whether, when, and how womxn will bear children.

beginning Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at Sierra Vista Community UCC, 240 North Hwy 90 (behind Target) in Sierra Vista, AZ

The "God Can" Life is an eight week study in the church library each week through the end of October. This study will use a book by Max Lucado and will be led by Pastor Chuck Carlson and Malinda Greeley but will include ample discussion and study time.

Saturday, September 14th, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m

If you want to have fun and meet other young people from UCC churches in the Tucson area, mark your calendar for a Fall Family and Youth Event. We will be celebrating Mexican Independence Day downtown, at the Presidio San Agustin de Tucson.

First Congregational Church of Prescott, Wednesdays, September 18 & 25, 5 p.m.

Ronda Hatfield, LPN, is a retired home health nurse worked with caregivers and facilitated caregiver support groups over the last 15 years of her career. She will lead a presentation and discussion on developing kind and compassionate interactions with those experiencing memory loss and dementia. She will show a DVD by Teepa Snow, MS, occupational therapist and dementia care specialist.

Bark Your Calendars! (Sorry)

Saturday, October 5, 10–11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills, 5524 E. Lafayette Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85018

Shepherd of the Hills will hold its second Annual Blessing of the Pets! Bring your furry friends down for a blessing as we wrap up the Season of Creation.

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Randy Mayer (MDiv ‘94) will speak on the theme “Grace on the Margins.”

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Pastor Vernon Meyer of Sun Lakes United Church of Christ will lead a tour to the Passion Play in Oberammergau in 2020.

The Passion Play is an event held every 10 years to celebrate the end of the plague in the small town of Oberammergau in the Bavarian region of southern Germany. The villager’s prayers were answered by God and therefore in 1634 the first Passion Play took place. The promise has been kept until today. 2020 will mark the 42nd time the play had been presented. The play is a sell out and the only way to get tickets is through a package tour.  The group will be visiting Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg in Austria, Oberammergau and Munich in Germany.

Begins Tuesday, September 24, 2019 , 6:30 PM 8:30 PM at Shepherd of the Hills UCC

JustFaith is an intensive, small-group process for faithful Christians looking to deepen their commitment to care for vulnerable people and our planet. Through prayer, study, dialogue, and immersions, participants form community as they explore critical realities and their implications to their lives and their faith.

Register here.

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Church of the Beatitudes is launching something new. As a Progressive Christian community, Church of the Beatitudes has always been about progress. Now, in that same spirit of progress, Beatitudes Church is expressing itself in a new way with a major renovation to its 9,984 square foot Worship Center on the corner of 7th and Glendale Avenues. 

Sunday, September 1, 11:30 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills UCC, 5524 E. Lafayette Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85018

We will kick off the Season of Creation on September 1, Creation Sunday, with a free screening of Paris to Pittsburgh.

From coastal cities to America’s heartland, Paris to Pittsburgh celebrates Americans who are demanding and developing real solutions in the face of climate change. As climate change grows more deadly and destructive, people aren’t waiting on Washington to act.

Harmony Medical Care's mobile health unit will be onsite in Sun City at the United Church of Sun City's parking lot on August 21 & 22.

Due to popular demand, more dates have been added: September 3 & 4. Schedule your appointment: 480-664-3840.

Holly Herman compiles the weekly Church Jottings from your church newsletters. (Thanks, Holly!) If you’d like a separate article about your news, submit it to Wende here.