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Registration is now open for the Arizona Faith Network's 2026 Annual Gathering!
Registration is now open for the Arizona Faith Network's 2026 Annual Gathering!

Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Arizona Time)

First Church UCC, 1407 N. 2nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Hybrid Event: Attend In Person or via Zoom

Register or become a sponsor today: arizonafaithnetwork.org/gather

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UCC GMP issues statement after ICE killings in Texas and Maine
UCC GMP issues statement after ICE killings in Texas and Maine

by Charles Jefferson, Jr. | published on Jul 17, 2026

United Church of Christ General Minister and President/CEO, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson has issued a statement condemning the recent Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) killings of two individuals in Texas, and Maine, respectively. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston was killed by ICE agents who allege he tried using his vehicle as a weapon, an allegation that has been challenged by Araujo’s family, civil rights groups, and attorneys. Araujo was transporting members of a work crew to a construction site when the incident occurred. Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old food delivery driver from Colombia, died Monday in the historic Atlantic coast city of Biddeford, where neighbors remembered him as a good man and hard worker.

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Good Grief: The 10 Steps - Documentary Screening and Director Q&A
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Good Grief: The 10 Steps - Documentary Screening and Director Q&A
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Stressed about the climate crisis? Concerned about the future? You’re not alone.

Arizona Interfaith Power & Light invites you to join us Tuesday, August 4th at 7:00 PM, for a film screening of Good Grief: The 10 Steps. Following the screening, you’ll have an opportunity to interact with film director Katie Flint, who will be joining us virtually for a Q&A session.

The film follows the transformative journey of individuals grappling with climate despair as they undergo Good Grief Network’s innovative peer-to-peer support program to help one another recognize, feel, and process heavy emotions. We’ll learn how leaning into painful feelings can open the door to joy, connection, a renewed sense of possibility, and the power to take meaningful action.

Proceeds for this event are shared between AZIPL and Good Grief Network (GGN): a nonprofit organization that brings people together globally to metabolize collective grief, eco-distress, and other heavy emotions that arise in response to daunting social & planetary crises. 

Buy your tickets here.

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