Painted Hills UCC in Tucson has Divine Journey Yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9am (cost unknown) and Zumba on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 for $8/class. Is summer the time to exercise indoors?
Summer at Good Shepherd UCC in Sahuarita offers monthly fellowship opportunities on Wednesdays. On Wednesday, June 25th at 5:30pm is Movie Night! Bring your favorite sharing snack, a friend or loved one and BYOD (bring your own drink) and watch, "Won't You Be My Neighbor" - learn more about the film here. And then on Wednesday, July 23rd come at 4pm for game night. Please bring a favorite snack and a friend/loved one and BYOD (bring your own drink).
Hope House in Sedona, a ministry of Church of the Red Rocks, is moving two new families into their homes, both with boys! They are asking for donations to help send the boys to camp this summer and provide bikes for the family members so they can get to stores and jobs. Donate here or send a check to Hope House, 54 Bowstring Dr Sedona AZ 86336
This is a repeat/reminder. On Saturday, May 31, 3-5 pm, First Congregational UCC in Albuquerque will host the opening ceremony for an exhibit in their Fellowship Hall made up of items migrants left behind in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. The event and exhibit, titled “From Witness to Resistance: A Desert Shrine,” will honor those who died on their perilous journey north. Speakers at the opening ceremony will include: Ted Martinez, creator of the shrine; Rosalinda Dorado, Civic Engagement Director, El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos; Marciel Romero, President, Nahalat Shalom Synagogue; Enrique Lamadrid, Professor Emeritus, UNM; Rev. Vincent Paul Chavez, St. Therese Catholic Church; and Sophia Genovese, Managing Attorney, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC). Demetria Martinez will offer a welcome, and Pastor Sue Joiner share a closing blessing. Donations will support the work of the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC).
Volunteers Needed for Cooling and Hydration Centers in Tempe
The Respite Coalition of Tempe (three Tempe churches) will operate a “traveling” cooling & hydration center this Summer in Tempe, at University Presbyterian Church, Desert Palm, and Community Christian Church. In order to staff the centers, they have created a "SignUpGenius" link with either 3 or 4-hour volunteer shifts. If you'd like to help them ensure that the community is cared for during the hottest part of the year, please consider volunteering using THIS LINK.
Desert Palm UCC will be the Heat Relief Hosting location for the month of July. If you are interested in volunteering to help save lives for those who don't have relief from our summer heat please attend the planning and information session with Pastor Tom, following the worship service on June 15th. If you are able to be a volunteer host during the month of June at University Presbyterian or in July at Desert Palm, or Community Christian in August, click to sign up for a time block and more information. Your friends and neighbors are welcome to volunteer as well!
Making contact with people to let them know they are being thought of is vital for the life of the person and the church. To have a reason to make contact is meaningful, but "just because" is also helpful and means a lot, or sometimes more! In 2023, Casas Adobes created C.A.L.M- Casas Adobes Lay Ministry. This volunteer group of folks sends birthday and holiday cards to all members, makes home visits, sends emails and cards, and will bring communion or arrange pastoral visits.
On May 21st, five Albuquerque-based organizations who meet as the Coalition of Asylum Partners, held a training for churches on how to support immigrants. Representatives from eight area churches and ten folks from First Congregational were there.