The Healing Project at The Church of the Palms offers these special events and programs in March: Sunday, March 19th: Morning Worship Commissioning Service & Dedication of our “Interfaith Chapel for Healing.” Rev. Shea Darian will be preaching. Prayer Shawls will be dedicated. Team members and volunteers for the Healing Project will be blessed. Saturday,… Continue reading Doing Grief™ Community Healing Project is Here for You
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Why is it important to remember Lent?
The season of Lent is, to my mind, the most unusual season of all. Advent, Christmas, & Epiphany are filled with expectation, warmth, and wonder. Easter is full of joy. The Day of Pentecost is filled with excitement. Ordinary time (the time between Pentecost Sunday and Advent) describes much of my life—ordinary. But Lent is… Continue reading Why is it important to remember Lent?
Coming face-to-face with ourselves
The ashes are still lingering from last week. We gathered with our sibling Sun City Churches and religious leaders of our respective denominations to confess our corporate and private shortcomings in our community Ash Wednesday service. It marked the beginning of Lent for us. Lent is a time of self-examination – when we look at… Continue reading Coming face-to-face with ourselves
The three things required for our mission
“Wherever you are on your journey,” the UCC slogan goes, “you are welcome here!” Although we might all be in different places on our individual journeys, we come together to live our mission: Sharing God’s Unconditional Love, Justice, and Extravagant Welcome! What does it take to come together to live our mission? And how do… Continue reading The three things required for our mission
Our New Sacred Place: Donations Area
A sacred place is defined as a space distinguished from other spaces. The rituals that a people either practice at a place or direct toward it mark its sacredness and differentiate it from other defined spaces. At The Church of The Palms, we have several sacred spaces: Our beautiful Sanctuary, the Memorial Garden, our Chapel,… Continue reading Our New Sacred Place: Donations Area
Well, last week was certainly different!
I didn’t plan on getting sick and missing time at work. I am grateful for Pastor Jim, caring congregational leaders, and for resources that allowed me time away from work to get well. I’m glad that I at least got to video my way into the worship service. Self-care is not something at which I… Continue reading Well, last week was certainly different!
Vision Assistance for Worship Services
Does your vision make it difficult for you to actively participate in church worship services? If so, there is a possibility we can assist you in becoming more involved in the service. The church office can arrange for you to receive an email with the Call to Worship, hymns and other participatory parts of the… Continue reading Vision Assistance for Worship Services
Why Palestine Matters
Save the dates: February 24th, March 3rd, and March 17th Fridays from 1:30 to 3 pm At The Church of the Palms we began our journey of support for Tent of Nations and Palestinian human rights in 2018 after Daoud Nassar, who is a Palestinian Christian farmer, spoke to our church. We have engaged in… Continue reading Why Palestine Matters
What makes you come alive?
What makes you come alive? Howard Thurman was a friend and colleague of Martin Luther King, Sr. He was a mentor to MLK Jr., too. Author, philosopher, theologian, mystic, educator, and civil rights leader, he recognized that many people live as though they were already dead. Thus, he challenged one and all: “Ask what makes… Continue reading What makes you come alive?
What the church needs
Howard Thurman was an American author, theologian, and educator. Thurman’s theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists – he was a key mentor to leaders within the civil rights movement, including MLK, Jr. One of Thurman’s poems, The Work of Christmas, was turned into a hymn we sing a lot… Continue reading What the church needs