This October 29 and 30, Shawn will host two walks in Albuquerque. The first will take place Saturday at 5PM, beginning at 1st Congregational Church (2801 Lomas Blvd NE) and walking down Lomas to Bataan Park. The second will be Sunday at 9:30AM, beginning at the Church of the Good Shepherd (7834 Tennyson St. NE) walking down Tramway Terrace NE and returning to the church. Shawn will also deliver the sermon at Church of the Good Shepherd following the walk. Both walks will be short and on roads that are wheelchair-accessible.
Read MoreOur faith exhorts us over and over to provide a welcome to the sojourner, inviting each of us to open our hearts and our communities by loving our neighbor. Join us in urging Congress to fully fund communities with the resources they need to ensure new arrivals have access to food, clothing, shelter, legal orientation, medical care, dignified transportation, and other case management services. The real mark of a country’s values lies in how they treat the most vulnerable, and as asylum seekers arrive they deserve to be treated with dignity and humanity.
Read Moreby Holly Herman
A couple weeks ago, Rich Doerrer-Peacock, Randy Mayer, Bill Lyons, Susan Valiquette, two National staff visitors (Rev. Joshua Baird, Global H.O.P.E. Team Leader and Rev. Irene W. Hassan, Minister for Refugee and Migration Services), and I took a trip to Casa de la Misericordia in Nogales, MX, a mission project of the UCC, Lutherans, and Episcopalians. It is an amazing place. Sister Lika Mejia is the director and has been there many years. She has organized a refuge for asylum seekers, a place to heal, rest, and prepare for the next step of their journey.
Read Morewith Dr. Erik Carter, Ph.D.
November 2nd; 12 - 1:30 pm ET
Many faith communities still struggle to welcome and weave youth with disabilities into the ministries and relationships that make up the life of their congregation. Yet we are called to be communities without asterisks. Dr. Carter will share a powerful framework for reflecting upon and fostering belonging within youth and other congregational ministries. Together, we will explore the implications of this work on the ways we support youth with disabilities and on the ways we spur our own churches to be more inclusive and welcoming.
Register at: Creating Communities of Inclusion and Belonging for Youth with Disabilities
Read MoreMany voters like you are pledging to increase civic engagement in 2022 by committing to encouraging three friends to vote on or before Election Day (midterm elections are on November 8, 2022). Because of the changing rules and wave of voter suppression laws passed at the state level, it is more important than ever that we know our voting rights and that we have a plan to vote.
Read MoreTuesday, October 11, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
In partnership and conversation with the Transformative Justice Coalition, AFN will be presenting an online film screening. Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight To Vote shines light on the dark corners of our country’s voting processes; including the increase of vote-restricting laws passing through legislation prior to, during, and after the 2020 election cycle. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.
Read MoreFriday, October 14, 2022, 7 PM
First Presbyterian Church. 215 Locust Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Discussion with Producer Steven Newcomb/via ZOOM Following Film
Refreshments Served
For more information call NM Conference of Churches 505.243.6234
Read MoreWatch the first ad from Healthcare Rising Arizona, listen to the KJZZ story, and view / download their flyer.
Read MoreAssociate Conference Minister Rev. Dr. Barb Doerrer-Peacock and First Church Phoenix pastor Rev. Susan Valiquette joined a number of Jewish clergy and leaders, other clergy and lay people (Independent Catholic, Presbyterian, and others as the 158-year-old draconian abortion ban that was resurrected by a Pima Co. Superior Court judge in September, was being heard by the AZ Court of Appeals.
Read MoreThe People’s Response Act (H.R. 4194) seeks to promote proven preventative, non-carceral, health-centered approaches to community safety that address underlying causes of crime, among them: economic insecurity, mental health, and substance abuse.
Read MoreGrand opening, awards, and a partnership with DoorDash.
Read MoreThe UCC is launching a national art contest for children and youth that will be part of a larger campaign that will generate hope in making a difference when confronting the climate crisis.
How to participate?: Draw or paint about climate hope, environmental justice, or protecting the Earth. Sunday school class and youth group participation encouraged. Winners will be selected in November!
Read MoreThe Philippine Human Rights Act (H.R. 3884) blocks US funds for police or military assistance to the Philippines, including equipment and training, until such time as human rights conditions are met. Some of those conditions include investigating and prosecuting members of the military and police forces who are found to have violated human rights, withdrawing the military from domestic policing, and establishing protections for the rights of trade unionists, journalists, human rights defenders, indigenous people, small farmers, LGBTI activists, and critics of the government.
Tell your Representative to support and co-sponsor this bill and encourage your Senators to introduce a similar bill in the Senate.
Read MoreThis Friday, September 30th at 6:30 PM (in the sanctuary of Desert Palm UCC in Tempe) and on Zoom
Join Desert Palm UCC for a few short video clips and some Q & A about Arizona Prop 308 and immigration in general. Their Justice and Witness Committee is working to raise awareness around and to support the pending legislation that will ensure Dreamers and other graduates from Arizona high schools pay in-state tuition.
Read MoreTo demonstrate our strong commitment to refugee resettlement please join us in asking the President to set the admissions cap at 200,000 and to hold meaningful consultations with Congress before the end of the fiscal year in support of rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Admissions program.
Read More“Each month we ask UCC advocates to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. This month UCC Washington D.C. Office Domestic Policy Advocate, Katie Adams, tackles the important history of workplace rights, and the continued fight for worker empowerment.”
Read Getting to the Root here.
Read MoreRIP Medical Debt announces that on Tuesday, October 12th from 1:00 pm-4:30 pm ET, they are hosting our 2022 Policy Summit: From Exam Room to Kitchen Table: The Role of Medical Debt in Health. The event is free and accessible through a public livestream.
Read MoreAs we continue to see the effects of climate change globally through drought, fires, floods and other weather-related disasters, it is crucial that President Biden and the U.S. lead by example by taking bold pro-climate actions and making serious and ambitious investments to reduce our carbon emissions.
Click here to sign the petition to President Biden calling on the U.S. government to lead by example by committing to bold and just climate action.
Read MoreUnited Church of Christ congregations have long assembled school kits and cleanup buckets to help others through Church World Service.
They now have two new opportunities. Church World Service Kits now include a Period (Menstrual Hygiene) Pack and a Welcome Backpack.
These join CWS’s well-established Hygiene and School Kits and Emergency Cleanup Buckets. And UCC churches assembling and donating any of the CWS Kits can apply for UCC Match Grants of up to $250 to help stretch their contribution.
Read the entire UCC news story here.
Read MoreThe Dobbs vs. Jackson decision that nullified women’s constitutional right to abortion has generated a deluge of rhetoric, legal changes, and arguments. Sherry Warren breaks down some of the lingo.
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