Church News
7 p.m. on Thursday, February 20 at United Church of Sun City, 11250 N. 107th Avenue, Suite 105, Sun City, AZ, 85351
This month’s ice cream concert entertainment will be provided by the 50-piece West Valley Wind Ensemble (an active adult concert band). There will be a free-will offering taken to support the group. They also request that you bring a non-perishable item for the Valley View Food Bank.
Read More3 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at First Congregational Church, 216 E. Gurley Street, Prescott AZ 86301
Granite Mountain Bel Canto Singers present: The Music of Romance
Music celebrating LOVE and ROMANCE... old favorites by Stephen Foster such as "Beautiful Dreamer", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "O Susanna", light madrigals and love songs. Guest artist baritone Darrell Rowader, director of the Prescott Pops Symphony chorus, will sing his favorite love song.
Read More6 p.m. on Sunday, February 16 at Church of the Beatitudes UCC, 555 W. Glendale Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85021
Returning to the Nelson Hall stage is the jazzy vibes of Union 32 Quintet with musicians Dr. Brett Reed, vibes; Keith Kelly, winds; Adam Roberts, saxes; Ben Hedquist, bass; Ryan Anthony, drums.
A $5 donation at the door is suggested.
Read MoreThe vote occurred on January 26, 2020 at Desert Palm's annual meeting.
from Jo Vredenberg’s January article:
As we at Desert Palm look ahead to the January 26th Congregational Meeting and the opportunity to decide on becoming a WISE church, I want to share some of my life-changing journey through this process.
Read More3 p.m. on Sunday, February 16 at Shepherd of the Hills UCC, 5524 E. Lafayette Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85018
Away from home concerts for two years, singing professionally, baritone Austin Delp will reunite with pianist Neilson Chen for songs from the theater. If you didn’t hear the string quartet at last November’s performance, come and hear them at this concert.
Read More2–4 p.m. on Sunday, February 23 at Church of the Beatitudes UCC, 555 W Glendale, Phoenix AZ 85021
Donations will be graciously accepted. Reception will follow the concert.
Read MoreThanks to Holly Herman reading ALL of your church newsletters, we can keep up on the amazing work that is happening at the Southwest Conference Churches. 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 MoreThe next concert in the Extraordinary Evening of Music series will be a very special evening of Baroque music featuring seven musicians of the Phoenix Symphony. Presale 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 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 pm on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Desert Palm UCC, 1230 E Guadalupe Road, Tempe AZ 85283
Marc Gaston and Michael McCall with Eric Jansen on piano. Freewill offering.
Read MoreOn January 23, 2020, the Sierra Vista Community United Church of Christ will receive an award from the SV Commission on Disabilities for its recently installed sound system that enables the hearing impaired to hear the church services wirelessly through their hearing aids. David Dean, who researched and oversaw its installation, will accept the award at 5:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1011 North Coronado Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. The public is invited to attend.
Congrats!
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 MoreEvery Thursday from January 9 until February 20, The Church of The Painted Hills, UCC will be open from 2:00 to 7:00 PM to provide an opportunity to come in and pray for peace in our world. This opportunity is available to anyone in our community looking for a quiet place to offer prayer.
More about prayer and fasting for peace throughout the UCC during the season of Epiphany
Read More4 p.m. on January 12, 2020, at Shepherd of the Hills UCC, 5524 E. Lafayette Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85018
As part of their continuing 60th Anniversary Concert Series, Shepherd of the Hills Presents Taiko Drumming Folk Music Artist and Singer/Songwriter Ken Koshio.
Read MoreA number of tweens and teens have "aged out" of Vacation Bible School (VBS) but the Ministry for Christian Formation at Casas Adobes Congregational UCC is excited to announce a new program: Teen VBS.
They're working with several other religious organizations (specifically Family and Education Minister Rev. John Angiulo's association with churches, mosques, and synagogues) to develop a weeklong summer program for all their youth.
Read MoreSave the date for CIRCO!
Read MoreJanuary 24–26, 2020 at Shepherd of the Hills UCC, 5524 E. Lafayette Blvd., Phoenix
with Iconographer Brenda Fox
FRIDAY: 9:30 am - 6 pm; SATURDAY: 9:30 am - 6 pm; SUNDAY: 10:30 am - 7 pm
Come learn the ancient art of “writing” an icon. No previous art experience is necessary. Brenda will walk you through a step by step process of learning to create an icon from start to finish. This is a time of contemplation in prayer and painting. Icons are painted in acrylic.
Read More4 p.m. on Saturday, January 11 at Church of the Beatitudes UCC, 555 W. Glendale Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85021
Beatitudes’ choir plus instrumentalists will perform Rev. Dosia's compositions at 4 pm in the Worship Center. No charge - but donations accepted to support their music program. A party with refreshments will follow in Nelson Hall at 5 pm. Then return to worship on Sunday, January 12, for a special message from Rev. Dosia herself!
Read MoreI’m now on schedule to begin my storytelling groups. The good news is, because of the delay, we’ll now be finishing up our 8 sessions sometime in March, just in time for the April gathering of the Southwest Conference of the UCC. And guess what the theme of the annual meeting is this year? The power of story! Our Conference Ministers (Bill Lyons and Barbara Doerrer-Peacock) are both aware of my doctoral program storytelling project and excited to see how our storytelling will flow naturally into the annual meeting (and the “Moth”–like storytelling event that’s planned).
Read More
