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Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
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See the invitation below from Rhonda Newby-Torres of Luther House in Albuquerque (Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College):
Join us on Wednesday, August 23
from 5pm-8pm to kick off the Fall semester!
We will have food, fun, games, and lots of new swag!
All are welcome at Luther House,
so bring a friend!
We are a Chrisitan faith community
attempting to live out
God's LOVE, justice, and mercy
for all creation.
The kiddos are back in school and Church of the Beatitudes coordinated with Maryland School again.
Church of Beatitudes provided backpacks, colored pencils, markers, student and teacher incentives, lots of tissues and bottled water and so much more!
Church of Beatitudes wishes all the students and teachers of Maryland School a successful school year!
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The movie Oppenheimer is big news these days. Unfortunately, they didn’t include the confirmation of African American scientists. Because of that:
First Congregational Albuquerque will highlight the lives of five of the nine Black scientists who participated in the Manhattan Project over the next several weeks. A photograph of one of the five scientists along with pertinent facts about their lives will be shown on screen during announcements and displayed on a bulletin board in Fellowship Hall.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
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Illustration by Jing Jing Tsong
“I hoped our shared faith would provide enough common ground. I was a bit naive.
“As our last meeting of an inter-congregational experiment in dialogue was drawing to a close, I felt pleased. The atmosphere was warm and congenial. We’d talked about important subjects and about our most deeply held values in a way that seemed promising for further conversation. The experiment had been conceived as an exercise in listening between members of my very liberal congregation, First Congregational United Church of Christ in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and those of an evangelical congregation in the same town, and we had done just what we hoped.
“Then came the written evaluations and several private follow-up conversations. The experiment was not as rosy as I had perceived it.”
Read this Christian Century article about an experiment involving First Congregational United Church of Christ in Albuquerque.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
Read MoreFrom Encanto Community Church:
On Sunday, August 20, Encanto Community Church will host a celebration of the 30-year anniversary of our Pastor Gloria’s ordination with the United Church of Christ. We at Encanto are so fortunate to benefit from her years of experience, study, and ministry! We invite you to join us for cake and fellowship following Sunday worship, honoring this very special occasion!
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
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During the month of June, the Mission Ministry of Sun Lakes United Church of Christ, began a collection of school supplies for the Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School in Chandler.
The school gave the church a list of items that were needed for both the teachers and the students. On Monday, July 10, Marge Harris and Pat Naive loaded up their cars with all the donations and dropped them off at the school. The staff of the school was overwhelmed by the number of items that they had and the generosity of our church. As you can see from the pictures, both cars were full of items that will be used this coming school year.
A special thank you also goes out to Connie Koehler and Marge for taking the money that was donated to go shopping, making sure that all the items that the school requested were included in their delivery.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
Read MoreLuther House wants to hear from YOU!
Luther House UNM&CNM is an ecumenical young adult and campus ministry serving the University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College. We are a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in partnership with First Congregational United Church of Christ and the Rio Grande Episcopal Diocese.
Luther House is in the process of building ecumenical partnerships with inclusive Christian communities across the state. We want to connect with you and hear from you about your wants and desires around "Young Adult and Campus Ministry."
You are invited to our ecumenical Town Hall Meeting on Young Adult and Campus Ministry. There are several ways to ensure that your voice is heard.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
Read MoreOn Sunday, June 18th, First Congregational Church in Albuquerque celebrated Juneteenth in worship with a powerful sermon, music, and quotes.
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Desert Garden UCC is excited to be serving as co-sponsor with their first refugee family as part of the NW Faith-in-Action consortium, who has been supporting and co-sponsoring refugees for over a year now. Friends from Desert Garden UCC will be helping the family obtain state ID’s, understand bus routes, locate medical facilities, help with medical appointments, get enrolled in school, and so much more as we welcome some of their newest neighbors among us!
Read MoreWhat’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)
If you’d like us to share your Facebook posts, tag us! @swcucc is our handle.
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Desert Garden United Church of Christ in Sun City West continues a sacred dialogue about becoming an Open and Affirming Congregation. The next stage of our conversation includes a Summer of Storytelling. A couple of community leaders, as well as some of our own LGBTQIA+ members will be sharing the joys and struggles they have faced in their lives. We hope to be able to record some of these. If you are interested in learning more, or perhaps viewing a recording, please contact Pastor Bill Utke, pastorbill@desertgardenchurch.org.
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