Faith In Action
From Church of the Good Shepherd:
We have exciting news from the East Mountain Food Pantry. An anonymous donor has stepped forward and is offering to purchase a building for the Pantry! If you have visited our current location, you know we are bursting at the seams, and have outgrown our current facility.
Read MoreThe quilt, a brainchild of Barbara Arnold, beautifully assembled by the dedicated ladies from our Service Project Craft Group and framed by Ron Schultz, tells a story of the Underground Railroad - the Negro slaves fleeing the south during abolition. The quilt represents a people’s quest for freedom, dignity and respect and the risks and rewards of pursuing those noble goals. Each of the squares in the quilt represents a code symbol for those seeking safety known by them and those desiring to help their fellow human beings.
Read MoreShadow Rock has organized a "Rally for Migrants." There will be prayer, music, testimonies, and fellowship. Then the gathering will move to the ICE Field Office in downtown Phoenix for an active and peaceful demonstration protesting our broken immigration system that is tearing apart families. For more information, please email Pastor Ken.
Read MoreRead about Puerto Rico work teams, VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) award, mission trips, FEMA webinar, and other updates.
Read MoreThe June 2018 Faith Community Nurse Health Ministry Newsletter
Read MoreFaith Leaders: Sign On Today! We invite faith leaders across traditions to sign on to this letter urging the administration to extend Yemen's TPS designation for at least another 18 months. Failure to extend TPS for Yemen would mean turning our backs on the vulnerable Yemenis whom we pledged to protect, as the country suffers from the catastrophic impact of the ongoing civil war.
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From Justice and Peace Action Network:
As we engage the Poor People's Campaign one of the themes we are exploring is "Militarism, War Economy, Veterans, Education and Our National Priorities." Our country's ongoing wars around the globe are one element on which we are called to reflect and engage as people of faith and members of a just peace denomination. Take action below and register to join us in DC or your state.
Read MoreJoin us for a facilitated discussion about the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism, and ecological devastation hosted by Arizona Poor People's Campaign.
Read MoreIt’s nearly monsoon season again! Heavy rains in Albuquerque mean that we will likely see the streets flooded with stormwater. After the flood waters recede, have you ever noticed what gets left behind on the sidewalks, roads, and ditches? In the wake of rains, there is often trash, debris, sediment, chemicals, and other undesirable objects that remain littered throughout the landscape. All of these contaminants are considered stormwater runoff pollution. Where all of that pollution goes may surprise you.
Read MoreNational Call for a Moral Revival
Non-Violent Moral Fusion Direct Actions are being planned for Mondays through June 18th.
Read MoreONE Community Foundation invites all to its First Annual Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality Interfaith Summit!
Come learn more about ONE Community Foundation's groundbreaking educational work and about the state of LGBTQ rights in Arizona, participate in their dynamic Unity Journey curriculum, and hear from an expert panel of clergy from around the state who are leading the conversation.
Tuesday, May 29th, 6 pm, First Church UCC, Phoenix
Read MoreOver the course of ten days, seventeen fissures have opened in the Puna district on big island of Hawai'i, spraying molten rock up to 250 feet in the air and disgorging slow-moving lava flows, some within residential neighborhoods. Three UCC congregations are located close to the affected area. This week, over forty religious leaders came together in nearby Hilo to coordinate their response. Prayer services and a chaplaincy rotation are coming together as the eruption continues.
Read MoreFrom Rev. Pamela Shepherd of Taos UCC:
Hello, Poor People’s Campaign Supporter! Here's an update about Monday's planned Taos Event from our friend, Jai Cross. I hope you'll join me Monday on Taos Plaza at 11:30--1:00 to lift our voices against racism and economic injustice!
Read MoreAt the Interfaith Power and Light Council for Climate Justice meeting last week, the Rev. Gerald Durley spoke of his journey as a veteran civil rights movement leader to climate justice leader.
Read MoreGail Bird and Jo Vredenburg received Champion Volunteer awards at the Arizona Faith Network Annual Meeting on May 1.
Read MoreProvided by the National Council of Churches
Today, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will launch a season of nonviolent moral fusion direct action in Washington, DC and across the country, and we need you to join us. In communities across America—Black, white, brown and Native—we have built a Poor People’s Campaign to become what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “a new and unsettling force in our complacent national life.”
The Poor Peoples Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival is uniting tens of thousands of people across the country to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy and ecological devastation. Each week of the 40 days of action will have an issue focus.
Right now Congress is debating the Farm Bill. This massive piece of legislation authorizes most federal policies, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – our nation’s most critical anti-hunger program. The version of the Farm Bill being considered in the House of Representatives right now proposes damaging changes to SNAP.
Read MoreMark Behle's most recent newsletter.
Read MoreAs part of the monthly Creation Justice Webinar series, the UCC has teamed with GreenFaith to offer a webinar designed to assist churches who are interested in going solar. On May 30th, the Rev. Fletcher Harper will address issues related to technology, finance, physical plant, communications, and more.
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