Church Jottings are compiled by Holly Herman from your church newsletters - be sure to add Holly and Wende to your mailing list!

Church Jottings are compiled by Holly Herman from your church newsletters - be sure to add Holly and Wende to your mailing list!

At First Church UCC Phoenix:

In a service of Remembrance on ALL SOUL'S SUNDAY, the congregation will be invited to pause reverently and sincerely to honor the people "on whose shoulders we stand".

Church Jottings are compiled by Holly Herman from your church newsletters - be sure to add Holly and Wende to your mailing list!

Church Jottings are compiled by Holly Herman from your church newsletters - be sure to add Holly and Wende to your mailing list!

As part of our "love of God's creation" Casas Adobes UCC hosted a "drive thru" blessing of the animals on Saturday, October 6 in remembrance of Francis of Assisi and his example of love for all creatures.

Church Jottings are compiled by Holly Herman from your church newsletters - be sure to add Holly and Wende to your mailing list!

Church Jottings are compiled by Holly Herman from your church newsletters - be sure to add Holly and Wende to your mailing list! Email longer articles to Wende or submit this online form.

United Church of Santa Fe, October 28, 2018, 2 p.m.

United’s Festival Choir sings a special performance of Bradley Ellingboe’s Star Song, set to poetry of Milton, Rilke, Whitman, and texts of Vincent Van Gogh, Hildegard von Bingen, Carl Sagan, Algonquin Native Americans, and others. Singers from United Church of Santa Fe will be joined by singers from the wider community. Star Song also features tenor soloist, Seth Hartwell, and a 7-person chamber ensemble.

Scottsdale Congregational UCC and First Church UCC Phoenix are partnering on confirmation classes for early 2019 and invite other local UCC churches with confirmation age youth (9th grade and up) to join them.

Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 6 p.m.

Shadow Rock UCC, 12860 N. 8th Avenue, Phoenix

Shadow Rock welcomes "Nuns on the Bus." They'll be holding a Town Hall for Justice in the sanctuary.

Church Jottings are compiled by Holly Herman from your church newsletters - be sure to add Holly and Wende to your mailing list! Email longer articles to Wende or submit this online form.

Part II of this series will examine the social movements and allyships built in 1969, how that mirrors today, and how we can continue to fight for equity.

Friday, October 19, 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 20, 2 p.m.

at Faith Presbyterian Church, 2053 E. Choctaw Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ

Members of the Sierra Vista Community United Church of Christ Choir will be singing with the Sierra Vista Community Chorus in its 15th annual Gospel Concert "Sing for Joy.”

This is a free concert; no tickets are needed. A freewill offering will be collected for the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), FRY Chapter #14.

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Saturday, October 6, 8 a.m. at Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ

A celebration of the joy pets bring to our lives! 

Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ invites everyone to join us in a celebration marking 20 years of LGBTQ inclusion as an Open & Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ. The event will include refreshments, live musical entertainment, children’s activities, and more.