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Church Jottings 3/16/20

Church Jottings 3/16/20

Thanks to Holly Herman’s 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.

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People of the Passion: Maundy Thursday at First Congregational Prescott

Maundy Thursday, April 9, at 5:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church Prescott, 216 E. Gurley Street, Prescott, AZ 86301

People of the Passion is a series of nine dramatic monologues which connect our experiences and our feelings with the people of the Gospel, the people who met Jesus in the flesh, and who were changed by that experience. Until now we have seen and heard these people at a distance, and we assumed we had nothing in common with them.

The playwright, Mary Betten, takes us in for a close-up. She tells us stories, as Jesus did, and as we interpret these dramatic moments, the gospel narrative can come to life in a new way.

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First Congregational Church of Flagstaff Launches New Campus Ministry Program at NAU

The First Congregational Church of Flagstaff is proud to host a teach-in and community dinner at 6 PM on Monday, March 9th, to celebrate the beginning of a new campus ministry effort at Northern Arizona University.

The newly-minted “NAU Justice and Witness Connection” began formally meeting this spring semester as an extension of the campus and community outreach efforts of First Congregational Church of Flagstaff.

The teach-in and community dinner are providing financial support to students interested in attending the SOA Watch and No More Death’s training convergence in Tucson, March 27-29.

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Lenten Dinner Series

Church of the Painted Hills and Casas Adobes Congregational will join with two Tucson Disciples of Christ churches, Desert Dove Christian Church and First Christian Church, for four Tuesday evenings of food, friendship, and creative worship at a 6:30 pm Lenten dinner series.

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"All One People" concert at Shadow Rock UCC

6 pm on March 14 at Shadow Rock UCC, 12861 N. 8th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85029

"All One People" is a concert celebrating musical and human diversity. It features Ken Morgan (sax/flute), Frank Thompson (percussion), Jenn Steege (flute) and Robert Johnson (guitar/shakuhaci). The concert is free, but a freewill offering will be taken for the Immigration Reform Fund.

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Hope, Hard Times and the Human Possibility: Carrie Newcomer, Parker J. Palmer, and Gary Walters

Hope, Hard Times and the Human Possibility: Carrie Newcomer, Parker J. Palmer, and Gary Walters

Coming to The Good Shepherd UCC in Sahuarita in February:

Join Carrie Newcomer (award-winning songwriter, performer, recording artist, performer), Parker J. Palmer (bestselling author, teacher, activist, and founder of The Center for Courage and Renewal), and Gary Walters (musician, recording artist, composer, educator) in a dynamic interweaving of music, poetry, prose, personal story, and audience participation.

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Rejecting the White Jesus: Badass Christianity

Rejecting the White Jesus: Badass Christianity

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 15 at First Church Phoenix, 1407 N Second Street, Phoenix First Church UCC Phoenix and Shadow Rock UCC are excited to host Dr. Miguel De La Torre, Professor of Social Ethics & Latinx Studies, Activist, Author & Minister for the seminar: Rejecting the White Jesus: Badass Christianity! Cost $10. Tickets: facebook.com/firstchurchuccphoenix

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Installation of Michael Bush at Casas Adobes Congregational

Installation of Michael Bush at Casas Adobes Congregational

3 p.m. on Sunday, February 16 at Casas Adobes Congregational, 6801 N Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ 85704

Invitation from the search team at Casas Adobes:

The installation of our Senior Pastor, Michael Bush, will take place on Sunday, February 16th at 3:00 pm with participation by the Search and Call Team, our youth, our choir, with special guests: Southwest Conference Minister Rev. Dr. Bill Lyons, speaker Rev. Susan Princehouse, and representatives from the SWC office and other UCC churches.

The search and call committee members request you join us for this very special occasion in the life of CACC-UCC.

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