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Rev. Pamela Shepherd was interviewed by Mike Tilley of Cultural Energy on KCEI 90.1 FM, Taos, New Mexico.

Listen to the recording!

Sun, April 15, 2018
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
Central United Methodist Church, 201 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and activist, graduate Harvard Divinity School, ordained Presbyterian minister, former professor at Princeton University, author of 11 books, including New York Times best-seller “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt” (2012).

$10 donation.

Bring your Board, Staff, Deacons, Mission Team & Educators,  to learn of exciting new opportunities in ministry from the  diversity of the body of Christ in New Mexico.

Theologian Rev. Michael Dowd will be the third Scholar in Residence at Beatitudes Campus during the month of April. He will live on campus and present lectures at the campus and throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area during his month-long residency. A bestselling evolutionary eco-theologian and pro-future evangelist whose work has been featured in the New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Newsweek, Dowd will be joined by his wife, noted science writer and educator, Connie Barlow.

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In the spirit of Tikkun Olam Rabbi Wiener and Pastor Meyer will celebrate in prayer and song ways we can heal the brokenness of the earth and the human community.   

The service will be at 11:15 am at the Sun Lakes Chapel, 9240 E. Sun Lakes Blvd N/.  Music will be with the joint choirs of both congregations with Erica Glenn from Sun Lakes UCC and Lana Oyer from Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation. 

Lenten Film Series on Friday evenings beginning at 6:30PM for film screening on various social justice issues to intended to deepen our time of Lenten reflection. The series kicked off March 9th with Human Flow (about the refugee crisis).

If your church has a special Maundy Thursday event that you'd like to share and invite others, please send the information or flyer to Wende at wgonzales@uccswc.org and we will add it here. Thanks.

At Shadow Rock UCC:

Compassionate Communication runs Mondays in April at 6:30 p.m. In the four-session introductory series, we'll explore practicing self-empathy, identifying needs and feelings, dealing with anger, and sharing our requests with others.

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A group from Church of the Red Rocks, including Pastor Cindy, will be in Guatemala March 3 through March 11 where they will be building homes with Constru Casa for two families in need of sustainable housing. They will also provide water filters and wood stoves. 

Starting March 18 we will be meeting every Sunday at 10 am

The LGBTQ Equity sub-group of the Social Justice Team has registered to be in the 2018 Phoenix Pride Parade on April 8, 2018. The Phoenix Pride Festival and Parade is the largest LGBTQ event in Arizona spanning two days with the “festival” and the “parade.” Last year, more than 37,000 people visited the festival over the course of the two days. The theme for this year is “United We Stand, Equality for All.”

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March 8, 7 pm
939 W Chapala Drive, Tucson

These communities have committed to come together annually in prayer as diverse faith traditions.

Nonviolence for World Transformation study group, launch team, and meditation group - all starting this week!