Tuesdays: December 3, 10, 17, 2019 at Church of the Beatitudes | 10-11:30 AM | Britt Chapel
This class is aimed at helping people deal with the emotions and feelings associated with the holidays. The sessions will include finding ways to creatively create the sacred— Transform your mind/body/spirit during Advent through interactive group discussion as well as each session ending in healing ceremonies utilizing spiritual practices---meditation, prayer, and therapeutic harp.
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Monday, December 16 at 7 PM, Congregational Church of the Valley, 12001 E Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale
The Piano, 4 Hands concert will be a unique program of piano and song featuring 4-hand piano music including works by Rachmaninoff and Poulenc, and as a special holiday season treat, selections from Tchaikovsky's “Nutcracker”. They will also perform some of Larry’s favorite songs from pop and Broadway so it will certainly be a truly memorable evening enjoying the talents of these gifted artists.
Pre-sale tickets may be purchased online for just $25 by clicking here or by calling 480-451-4565. Tickets will also be available at the door for $30.
Read MoreThe Good Shepherd has had a long relationship with Probigua Language School in Antigua. But Probigua is much more than a language school, they have created rural libraries all over Guatemala as well as a number of schools for young Guatemalans, and they administer our scholarship program for more than 30 young Guatemalans each year.
Pastor Randy Mayer will be leading a group to Guatemala to study for two weeks, leaving Saturday, March 21 and returning Saturday, April 4. We will be staying with families during the week, and going on a weekend adventure March 27-29.
Friday, December 13, 2019, 7 pm at Javarita Coffeehouse, The Good Shepherd UCC, Sahuarita AZ
In Arizona, there is no better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to experience a mariachi group singing Feliz Navidad and traditional posada music. Mariachi Azteca del Sol is Southern Arizona’s premier mariachi group with breathtaking arrangements and one-of-a-kind vocalization ... truly the best. Tickets $10.
Read MoreHolly Herman reads your church newsletters to compile the weekly Church Jottings. (Thanks, Holly!) If you’d like a separate article about your news, please submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Read MoreHolly Herman reads your church newsletters to compile the weekly Church Jottings. (Thanks, Holly!) If you’d like a separate article about your news, please submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Read More7 p.m. Tuesday, November 26 at First Church UCC Phoenix
What are you thankful for? That is the theme of November's Art of Justice Open Mic and Art Show. As always you do not have to be on the subject to perform as part of open mic and all kinds of artists are welcome. This is a free event and community project to provide a platform to local artists. Come share your art with a supportive and welcoming audience and community of local artists.
Read MoreHolly Herman reads your church newsletters to compile the weekly Church Jottings. (Thanks, Holly!) If you’d like a separate article about your news, please submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Read MoreCome enjoy delicious refreshments while you get answers to your questions and hear smart advice on financial planning, lifestyle choices and when to swing your plan into action.
Read MoreJustice and Local Church Ministries will invest in the Taos UCC ministry $40,000.00 over 18 months starting January 2020. They will receive $10,000.00 before the end of January, and the remaining $30,000.00 will be matched at 1:1 over 18 months.
Read MoreUnited Church of Christ ministers will take time out for all kinds of creative renewal, and their congregations will have special spiritual opportunities while they're away, thanks to grants announced by the Lilly Endowment and Christian Theological Seminary.
Eighteen UCC churches are among 150 congregations of various denominations that received 2019 National Clergy Renewal Program Grants. The grants are announced each fall by the seminary, which manages the program for Indianapolis-based Lilly.
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Rev. Brady Abel with Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund
Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund, United Church of Christ Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice, preached at United Church of Sun City on Sunday, November 3 bringing a message of love and inclusion for all people.
Read MoreHolly Herman reads your church newsletters to compile the weekly Church Jottings. (Thanks, Holly!) If you’d like a separate article about your news, please submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Read More3 p.m., Sunday, November 24 at Shepherd of the Hills, 5524 E Lafayette Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85018
Read MoreHolly Herman reads your church newsletters to compile the weekly Church Jottings. (Thanks, Holly!) If you’d like a separate article about your news, please submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.
Read MoreJames Addington, author of Tragic Investment: How Race Sabotages Communities and Jeopardizes America’s Future – And What We Can Do About It will be speaking on the book and these themes on November 17, 2019 at Church of the Painted Hills, United Church of Christ.
Read MoreHolly Herman reads your church newsletters to compile the weekly Church Jottings. (Thanks, Holly!) If you’d like a separate article about your news, please submit it to Wende.
Read More“I am honored and humbled to have been asked to be a part of this vital work, and ask for your prayers of support as I begin this journey!”
Congratulations, Rock!
Read MoreSunday, November 3, 2 p.m.
United Church of Santa Fe, 1804 Arroyo Chamiso, Santa Fe, NM 87505
United Church of Santa Fe’s Festival Choir sings the Fauré Requiem to benefit for the Rio Grande Chapter of the National Wildlife Federation
Read MoreChurch of the Beatitudes is looking for high school & college-age singers who want to be a part of our soloists team! $60/Week - Auditions are going on right now -- interested students should call (602) 264-1221, x104 or email sschermitzler@beatitudeschurch.org for more information.
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