by admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
We have all seen it. The green on the mountains surrounding Tucson. It was one of the surprises that greeted us mid-July when we returned from our summer trip. We could not believe it. As I drive by A Mountain each day or look toward the Catalinas, I still cannot...
by admin | Sep 2, 2021 | sabbatical
It is wonderful to be back with all of you after the gift of this sabbatical summer! Marco, Krysia, and I are grateful for this time of rest, reflection, and renewal and are glad to be returning to the faith community of First Christian Church. I trust that your time...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | social justice
Six asylum seekers urge Senator Kyrsten Sinema to consider CBP oversight, immediately restoring access to asylum at the US-Mexico border. The migrants shared that they experienced death threats, corruption, organized crime, and gender-based violence in their...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | anti-racism
Each week we start our worship service with an acknowledgement that we reside on land that is precious and has been cared for, loved, and held sacred by many peoples that came before us. The original inhabitants, the Hohokam and Sobaipuri people, considered the land...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | ministry team, sabbatical
“And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18 We are coming to...
by admin | Aug 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Many people would agree that there have been high levels of chaos present in the past year and a half. We have had to think in new ways, invent different ways to be church, and find creative ways to stay close to loved ones and friends. This, in a word, has...
by admin | Aug 12, 2021 | ministry team
A Note from The Ministry Team In her poem, “River Clarion”, Mary Oliver writes: “Yes, it could be that I am a tiny piece of God, And each of you, too, Or at least of God’s intention and God’s hope. It will happen gradually Which is a delight beyond measure.” Becoming...
by admin | Aug 5, 2021 | ministry team
Seek God – the opening line of our mission statement. It seems so basic, so obvious – of course we are seeking God. But what does it look like in action? How do we know if we are truly seeking God? How would God define “seeking” God? Let us explore together with...
by admin | Jul 29, 2021 | ministry team
We, as church, have been journeying together this summer through a landscape of acknowledging our individual and collective grief; seeking ways of healing for ourselves and our world; and now we come to the part of our journey where we start to wonder – where are we...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | mental wellness, ministry team
It’s been over a year now since the global pandemic disrupted all of us. For our congregation, the disruption happened to coincide with our pastor’s sabbatical and became the catalyst that shaped the congregational sabbatical. Aimed at creatively nurturing mind,...
