Over 60 people showed up, donated, and distributed heat relief bags at The Arizona Faith Network’s Interfaith Packing Night. Folks packed around 800 bags in under an hour!
It’s back—Rincon’s Plastic-Free July, when they focus on ways to reduce the use of plastic products! There is a piece on un-plastic-ing in each week’s newsletter, with information and tips and resources
Last Sunday, First Congregational in Albuquerque had the joy of welcoming Renata Yazzie, a Diné musicologist and pianist, to lead them in worship. Renata brought wonderful stories and songs from her work with the Navajo Hymnal and its history of translation. Many expressed how powerful and meaningful it was to have Renata with them and that there were so many rich messages and insights that she shared.
Rev. Stephen Miller will serve as the interim pastor at Church of the Good Shepherd in Albuquerque while Pastor Sarah is on sabbatical. Rev. Miller (M.Div. Lexington Theological Seminary, D. Min. San Francisco Theological Seminary) grew up in Albuquerque, served Disciples of Christ churches in Kentucky, California, Colorado, and Michigan before returning to Albuquerque in 2001. In New Mexico he served as interim pastor for Church of the Good Shepherd and for Disciples and Presbyterian churches as well as being on Presbytery staff and being acting director of the NM Conference of Churches.
Pastor Tom at Desert Palm is going to be leading an anti-racism storytelling group to start in late September and going into October. Folks will be sharing stories with each other about their most formative experiences around race in an effort to engage in the ongoing work of decentering whiteness.
Thank you, Scottsdale UCC, for this info!
Maricopa County Launches New, Streamlined Elections Website
Maricopa County voters now have a new place to find critical elections and voter registration information — https://elections.maricopa.gov/.
There are links to everything you need to know about the upcoming elections. Maricopa County Elections administers city, town, school district, special district, state and federal elections in the county, which is the second largest voting jurisdiction in the country.
This is the link to the candidates for every State, Federal and Legislative primary election for August 2. Because of the new district map, no incumbent is safe and the primaries will determine the candidates for the general election.
Here are links to find what NEW districts you are in:
Congressional:
https://irc-az.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=ffc3e1bac1ed4350923608ae8e3544c7
Legislative:
https://irc-az.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=424810a4667049388ef6df4f0c73098b
August 2, Tuesday Primary Election:
Vote in person at your precinct (you can no longer go to any precinct in Maricopa County) or
Send in an Early Ballot: Maricopa County will offer "vote anywhere" Vote Centers, which allow voters to choose from any open location. Locations begin opening July 6, with more opening throughout early voting. The County website above will let you know Vote Center locations and operating times.
All Vote Centers also have early ballot drop boxes and Maricopa County voters have secure drop-box-only sites to pick from as well.