Congregational Church of the Valley to hold Healthy Packs Campaign - February 4 - 11

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Congregational Church of the Valley to hold Healthy Packs Campaign - February 4 - 11

HOW HEALTHY PACKS WORKS

  • On Fridays during the school year, school children with limited access to food on weekends receive packs filled with easy-to-prepare, nutritious meals and snacks.
  • Healthy Packs is sustained in partnership with Concerned Citizens for Community Health, Scottsdale' s Vista del Camino, Scottsdale Unified School District, and local business, civic, parent, faith-based, and leadership organizations. 
  • Healthy Packs is funded through Concerned Citizens for Community Health (CCCH), a volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
  • 100% of your donation is used to feed hungry children.
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Shadow Rock Preschool Director Search

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Shadow Rock Preschool Director Search

Position opening, accepting applications

Shadow Rock Preschool is beginning its search for Preschool Director for the 2018-19 school year. Qualifications are a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education, experience working in preschool education and preferably experience working with Quality First.

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POWWOW hosted at First Church UCC

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POWWOW hosted at First Church UCC

First Church UCC is excited to be one of the only downtown locations to be distributing produce for Borderlands Food Bank this season. Held at First Church on the 4th Saturday of the Month from November through May. 

This program brings healthy and affordable produce to our local community. For a $10 cash donation to Borderlands Food Bank, attendees will receive 60 lbs. of produce.

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Church of the Palms UCC to host a speaker from The Tent of Nations farm in Palestine

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Church of the Palms UCC to host a speaker from The Tent of Nations farm in Palestine

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Church of the Palms, 14808 E Boswell, Sun City

Daoud Nassar,  a Palestinian Christian farmer, founded the organization Tent of Nations.  Daoud and his family own a farm on the outskirts of Bethlehem that is besieged by illegal settlements surrounding it as well as constant threats from the government to take the land away or put onerous restrictions on it. 

Though his family has endured decades of tremendous hardship, Daoud brings a consistent message of a struggle for peace. He is a seasoned and much appreciated speaker on U.S. campuses and to various religious groups.

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Update on Shadow Rock UCC's sanctuary ministry

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Update on Shadow Rock UCC's sanctuary ministry

Rev. Ken Heintzelman of Shadow Rock UCC shared some good news last week:

"Ibeth Corral has been our guest in sanctuary since late November. Earlier this month, her lawyer was able to secure a stay of deportation for an undetermined amount of time for Ibeth. She was able to return home to her children on January 5th. We rejoice that one more family has been kept together, even as so many others are being torn apart."

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Church of the Good Shepherd to host Naloxone Training

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Church of the Good Shepherd to host Naloxone Training

Naloxone is a medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in opioid overdose, and can literally save a life.  It is the equivalent of a fire extinguisher that trained lay people can carry with them.

The Bernalillo County Health Council is offering training and naloxone kits delivered through a nasal spray at no cost to participants.

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Shepherd of the Hills: Refugee family welcomed to Arcadia neighborhood

Shepherd of the Hills: Refugee family welcomed to Arcadia neighborhood

Thomas and Enge, along with another friend from Shepherd of the Hills, decided to join the church in sponsoring and welcoming a refugee family to the Arcadia neighborhood. Since the family’s arrival, the ladies have helped them grow and blossom into their new lives.  

Thomas works as the baby bed coordinator for Carry the Future, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for infants in Europe and the Middle East. Since its inception two years ago, 50,000 baby carriers and 600 baby beds have been donated to refugees. 

Knowing the refugees who arrive in America need a great deal of support, Thomas decided to pair up with Enge, as well as Welcome to America and Refugee Focus, to bring another family to Phoenix.  

The ladies were matched up with a family from Afghanistan that included a single mom and her four children. They had been living in Pakistan for five years and had survived the tragic accident of losing their father and husband.

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Mark Earlix Healing Circles at Scottsdale Congregational UCC

Mark Earlix Healing Circles at Scottsdale Congregational UCC

Friday, January 19, 7 pm
Friday, February 9, 7 pm
Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ
4425 N Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

The Healing Circle

Initially, Mark talks for a short while on Spiritual Healing. Then each person can receive a healing, blessing, or a blessing for someone that isn't present that isn't well.

All are welcome, bring family and friends. No registration is needed. Love offering only.

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Lenten Book Study at Sun Lakes UCC

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Lenten Book Study at Sun Lakes UCC

Falling Upward – Spirituality in the Second Half of Life
Lenten Reflections and Book Study at Sun Lakes United Church of Christ 

In some church traditions, Lent is focused on penance and sin and the practice of giving up things as a form of sacrifice. Lent in the ancient tradition of the church was about the rites and rituals that prepared individuals for Baptism at Easter. Richard Rohr, a Franciscan and a Roman Catholic priest, notes that Lent is about change and transformation where the False Self is challenged by the hardness of failure and suffering which enables the True Self to be uncovered or rediscovered.

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