New message from Sonja Haller:
We want to help connect churches in our conference that might be interested in attending. I know churches in other conferences who don’t have youth are also hosting fundraisers to help youth from their conference be able to attend (it’s expensive!) This is a great way for all churches to get involved and help make this a possibility for our youth. Wherever you are if you’d like to learn more about it, sign up to host a fundraiser, or just gather and see how you can support the youth of our conference please click on the link below and let us know your availability so we can find the best time to meet.
Meeting Doodle Link: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/bDwoYXna
Read MoreURI Youth Connection Café
Sunday, April 23, 10:00 am MST via Zoom
Arizona Faith Network will be hosting the April URI Youth Connection Café. The topic for this Café is "The role of diverse religions/faiths/traditions in social and environmental justice." The Café will feature a special guest, the Venerable Tri Dao, a 34 year old Theravada Buddhist monk, who is well known on TikTok (@venerable_tri_dao) where he has garnered over 1.3M followers, educating his audience on Buddhism, meditation, and mindfulness. All are invited to join the call to meet new people and share insights and experience on projects of social and environmental justice.
RSVP TO RECEIVE ZOOM INFORMATION
Read MoreAs a community of Christian faith, the Southwest Conference is committed to creating and maintaining programs, facilities and a community in which members, friends, Clergy, employees, and volunteers can worship, learn and work together in an atmosphere free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, exploitation or intimidation. The Southwest Conference supports principles of SafeConduct, which include individual responsibility to fulfill the highest standards of personal conduct toward others and to lead and guide the Conference in fulfillment of the standards set by our Christian faith.
Read MoreIf you are like us, you are sick to your stomach that camp isn't happening this year. But, that doesn't mean our children and youth won't be able to connect with each other! If you would like to get signed up for our Camp Alternative, DUCC @ HOME, please keep reading! DUCC @ HOME is free for all participants.
Each participant will have different opportunities for connection, depending on their ages.
We know this is NOT camp, but we hope that connecting youth with each other, trusted adults, and God will result in a positive experience for all during this pandemic.
Read MoreRegistration is open for the UCC & DOC children's winter event!
Register now: https://docgeneralassembly.regfox.com/az-its-elementary-childrens-event
Read MoreWe want to send a delegation of interested Senior High (completed 6th grade through graduated seniors) to the UCC National Youth Event at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, next July 22-25. We will also need interested adults to also take part as chaperones.
Registration will open in February. The Southwest Conference can offer to scholarship travel costs (we will plan our travel together as a group), leaving the registration fee (early bird) of $375 up to churches and participating families. The registration fee covers the cost of program, room and on-campus meals for the days of the event. There may be an additional cost for another night to accommodate the travel and incidental meals that participants will be responsible for. We will get a more complete picture of that and let you know.
In the meantime, we will plan to register everyone together through the Conference Office.
Read MoreRegistration is open! The cost is $50 which covers meals and supplies for this one-night UCC and DOC overnight event. Youth will sleep in rooms at Foothills Christian Church.
Register now: https://docgeneralassembly.regfox.com/winter-youth-experience
Read MoreWhat can we offer as the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ that enables faith formation and transformation of young people, reflecting our Christ-centered values of a just and compassionate world for all?
Read MoreGreetings Conference Members,
In years past the conference has had a lively and vibrant youth program with many different opportunities and programs for youth and young adults to engage with each other and the conference, providing service and developing their faith through community together. These programs were critical to my own faith formation and sense of a larger community of faith beyond just our local walls.
Read MoreCalling all Southwest Conference folks interested in charting a course for our spiritual formation ministries into the future! We will have an organization meeting in Phoenix at the Conference Office on Saturday, December 2, 2-4 pm.
Read MoreFind Your Colors at camp! June 18 - 23 at Emmanuel Pines Camp in Prescott. Learn more and register online now.
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