In last month’s newsletter article I shared with you the work of the Hospitality Coalition being guided by Freida Adams and Kari Lenander. Since the formation of this Coalition in Las Cruces, the number of documented asylum seekers coming
Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service at Temple Beth-El
Temple Beth-el will hold an interfaith service of Holocaust Remembrance on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 pm, which will be followed by an OFFICIAL screening of the film “No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank’s Story,” directed by Paula
Broken Made New
John 20:1-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went
Sprucing Up
The entire Sanctuary was repainted last week, just in time for Palm Sunday and certainly will give a special feel for Easter Sunday. Courtyard work also took place last week and work on that is finishing up before Easter Sunday.
What She Did!
Standing in line at the Jewish Food and Folk Festival on Sunday, April 7, Lyn Wofford proclaimed that she is lucky and signed up for the 50-50 raffle. And yes, she won it. But Lyn was not the only one
Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference First Congregational Church of Phoenix – April 4-6
I have been ordained over 32 years. During those years I have been to many, many annual meetings. Some are ho-hum. Some are innovative. Some are fine. Some are just ok. Last year’s annual meeting was good. This year’s annual
One More Thing
John 12:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of
The Prodigal
Some thoughts – Donna Cavedon Today’s familiar story is known as The Prodigal Son or the lost son. This particular story is set as the third in a trilogy of parables about the lost – the lost sheep, the lost
Free Credits
FREE CREDITS AT COAS BOOKSTORES We have given some of our old choir music to Coas Bookstore for 310 credits toward a purchase: 10% of on any new book or 50% of on any used book! Credits can be used at both Coas