by admin | Feb 22, 2023 | community
I am deeply grateful for the celebration held last Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary since I came with my family to serve with you as pastor of First Christian Church. Both in worship and over conversations around good food, the stories shared were uplifting and a...
by admin | Jan 26, 2023 | community, holidays
It may be hard to believe, but it is true. Ash Wednesday is February 22. Our Ash Wednesday worship this year will be our active service to those who come by to receive ashes during Ashes-to-Go from 7am-7pm. A separate worship service will not take place in the...
by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | community, events, faith, prayer, worship
As I write this at the end of the day on Ash Wednesday, I do so with a humbled heart. Today, our congregation offered ashes to our wider Tucson community. It is the first time after a break due to the pandemic. We weren’t sure if people would stop by. We wondered if...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | faith
Next Wednesday, we will enter the season of Lent with the observance of Ash Wednesday. Each year we come together to receive ashes in the form of a cross and turn our attention to the creative power of God and God’s ability to heal the brokenness in our...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | prayer
As we begin the season of Lent together, I share with you the words of Jan Richardson from her poem, “Blessing the Dust” from her book, Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessing for the Season. As we make our way from Ash Wednesday through these forty days that await us we...
