Register and become part of a listening and learning community. Commit to gathering for five sessions and learn best practices towards dismantling racism.
Read MoreSacred Conversations to End Racism Summer Institute 2020
City of Mesa - Give Food - Get Food
Non-perishable food items only. Items collected will be used to replenish United Food Bank and Midwest Food Bank supplies. One CAN make a difference!
Read MoreTo Those Upset about COVID in Arizona and the Lack of Mask Wearing
There is only one way to get back to a new normal which is to wear a mask. Since the Governor of Arizona will not seriously promote wearing a mask it is up to us to do something about it.
[written by Peter Fox, PhD, Professor of Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University since 1990]
Thank you, Peter, for your strong and compassionate advocacy on behalf of the people of Arizona. Thank you for allowing us to share it.
Read MoreA Pastoral Reflection on Racism
The Pension Boards United Church of Christ offers this pastoral reflection on racism.
Read MoreVirtual Pilgrimage for Racial Justice
The Church of the Heavenly Rest in partnership with Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary invites you to a 3-day immersive experience to learn, pray, and act on issues of racism and racial justice.
Read MoreThe Pollinator: A Time for Action
This month’s issue of The Pollinator: A UCC environmental justice forum for the sharing of ideas and inspiration.
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Juneteenth 2020: And Still We Rise
Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in the U.S. June 19, 1865, and the recognition of African-American history and heritage. Join the United Church of Christ for moments of remembrance, education, celebration, and calls to action. Register and join the live webinar, Juneteenth 2020: And Still We Rise, Friday, June 19, 2020 at 12 noon until 1:30 pm EDT.
Read MoreSame Soup, Different Bowl
All are welcome to this class with First Church Phoenix UCC. Contact office@phoenixucc.org for the link to join.
Read MoreRegister for Rebuilding Roots: An Evening of Music and Storytelling for World Refugee Day
An evening of Music and Storytelling in celebration of World Refugee Day, which is observed on June 20th. This free online event will be centered on the theme of Rebuilding Roots, an experience that our refugee and immigrant neighbors know well.
To register to watch the event or to sign up as a performer, go to rebuildingroots.eventbrite.com.
Read MoreWe must act to end police violence.
Our role as people of faith, and advocates is not just to mourn, although that is needed. We can pray and we can march. We can grieve and we can call on our elected officials to take action. There are specific and actionable steps that can be taken right now to disarm police, change their tactics, and hold those who violate the public trust accountable.
Read MoreAn Exciting Update from Hope House of Sedona
We have some extremely exciting Hope House news to relay to you: the $336,000 grant funds have been released! For that to happen, the environmental review of the property had to be completed. That was done at the end of May. We started working on Hope House a year and a half ago, so this is thrilling news to all who have worked so hard to make this a reality in Sedona. We received the call yesterday afternoon that HUD had released the funds for Hope House, so we can now move forward with the next steps of the project.
Read MoreA Letter to the United Church of Christ from The UCC Mental Health Network
The UCC Mental Health Network Board of Directors desires to add its voice to those who in pain and despair are seeking to express their outrage about the murder of George Floyd and the deaths of so many other people of color who have suffered and died because of the violence born of the systemic racism that has pervaded our country for centuries. We join with the many groups and organizations which decry these violent acts, and we commit to working for a seismic shift in our national consciousness that will bring determined actions toward dismantling racism.
Read MoreAssisting Navajo Nation Members
The response to the crisis in the Navajo Nation has been heroic. And yet the Navajo Nation needs our assistance. Most of the Navajo Nation land mass lays within the boundaries of the Southwest Conference. 40% of the people living there have no running water. Two thirds of the Diné people have no electricity. There are only 13 grocery stores on the reservation, a region roughly the size of West Virginia. People must drive up to 100 miles round trip to purchase basic needs if those products are even available. While the temptation is to collect goods and ship them to agencies and ministries, the best way to provide immediate relief is to send monetary donations to vetted agencies and ministries assisting Navajo families. The long term need for not only the Diné people but for all indigenous people is to end the centuries of oppression that systemic racism and colonialism has metered out against them.
Here you will find the contact information for Navajo agencies and our ecumenical partners’ ministries offering assistance to members of the Navajo Nation.
Read MoreUCC Board: We condemn racist actions
The UCC Board issues a statement in solidarity with the National Officers, Conferences and churches condemning racist actions.
Read MoreClergy Gather: Phoenix
Religious leaders will gather in solidarity at Washington and 7th Avenue in Phoenix at 10:00 a.m. weekdays. We will gather on the sidewalk in the shade to the West of the Phoenix Police Department building.
Please bring:
water
a mask
a sign
something to identify you as clergy
For more information please text Pastor James Pennington at 608-628-5040.
Work for peace! Friends are welcome!
Read MoreDesert Palm UCC at June 3 Black Lives Matter protest
I was a little worried that we'd be heckled or worse but as it turned out the overwhelming response was one of supportive honks, thumbs up, power fist and flashing peace signs.
Read MoreCHHSM Statement about the Pandemic of Systemic Racism
“We left our Annual Gathering in early March with renewed hope for “Justice and Grace—Together.” Events since then have shown us how far we have to go as a nation to find justice or grace, much less hold them together. Indeed, much of what has occurred is the absolute opposite of CHHSM’s vision of a just, caring, and compassionate world.”
Read MoreBishop Hutterer: A Pandemic of Brokenness
An online ELCA Prayer Service for the Commemoration of the Emanuel Nine, including Bishop Eaton and leaders from around the ELCA, on June 17, 2020. More info at: elca.org/emanuelnine
Read MoreAFN Interfaith Prayer Vigils for Global Health & Peace
Thursdays in June, 7 - 8 p.m.
Arizona Faith Network and the Sema Foundation invite you and your family to a series of Virtual Interfaith Prayer Vigils for Global Health & Peace. Join us each Thursday night throughout June from 7 - 8 p.m. as interfaith and community leaders throughout Arizona offer prayers of strength, hope and healing. The events will be offered in a Zoom webinar format, live streamed to Facebook, and then later posted to YouTube.
Read MoreCommunity for Racial Healing
This series is an experiential voyage of naming the harm, reflecting on our ancestral stories, connecting through the hope of our shared humanity, and acting in a way that doesn't repeat the past harms.
This special webinar series is for women who are white/euro/anglo identified and living or working in northern New Mexico.* Community activists and volunteers, board members, nonprofit staff, retirees, mothers, company leaders, and all other women are welcome.
This series is especially helpful for those who are interested in what it means to be an ally or otherwise want to deepen their understanding and support of the historical communities of northern New Mexico.
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