On the third Sunday of each month The Story Circle, inspired by the ancient talking stick tradition, brings people together to share, listen, foster understanding and belonging between LGBTQ+ individuals, allies, friends and family. Story Circles offer a safe space for sharing stories without advice or judgment. The LGBTQ+ Ministry Team is bringing these circles… Continue reading Story Sharing Circles
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2024 Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance The LGBTQ+ Ministry Team as part of The Church of the Palms of Sun City, AZ commits to an annual Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence, hatred or prejudice during the last calendar year. Although not every person represented… Continue reading 2024 Transgender Day of Remembrance
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It’s growing season.
The autumn season is different in the Sonoran Desert than it is elsewhere. Most of the United States is preparing for the onslaught of cold where plants go into a dormant phase. Not so here in the valley of the sun! The opposite is quite true. Veteran gardeners of our summers know that we just… Continue reading It’s growing season.
The Porcupine’s Dilemma
The North American common porcupine is a member of the rodent family and has around 30,000 quills attached to its body. Each quill can be driven into a would-be enemy. The wounds can fester; the more dangerous ones, affecting vital organs, can be fatal. As a general rule, porcupines have two methods for handling relationships:… Continue reading The Porcupine’s Dilemma
How is Jesus like a starfish?
Picture a starfish by the ocean. How many arms does it have? One, two, three, four, five. Five arms. Obvious, right? Anyone who has visited an aquarium and seen one knows this. But guess what? We’re wrong. “The answer,” writes Dino Grandoni in The Washington Post, “is stranger than anything most scientists expected. Simply put,… Continue reading How is Jesus like a starfish?
I have a confession to make.
I have a bittersweet, love-hate relationship with election years. I am excited, depressed, happy, and disgusted all at the same time! I cherish the right to vote and that others have that right as well. But, I hate the tension within families, friends, and churches. What I like: What I don’t like: As we move… Continue reading I have a confession to make.
The stewardship of pain
After Frederick Buechner had shared an upsetting, heart-rending scene from his childhood, a person told him “You have had a fair amount of pain in your life, like everybody else. You have been a good steward of it.” “That phrase caught me absolutely off guard,” Buechner testified. And yet it also crystallized something for him. The… Continue reading The stewardship of pain
What’s In Project 2025: An In-Depth presentation on its contents and threats to democracy in the U.S.
WHAT’S IN PROJECT 2025 will be an in-depth look at the contents of Project 2025. This class is offered at The Church of the Palms on Saturday, September 28 from 10-12 pm. Registration is required (space limited; see below) and the class is open to the public. ‘Project 2025’ is the Heritage Foundation’s document that follows… Continue reading What’s In Project 2025: An In-Depth presentation on its contents and threats to democracy in the U.S.
Curious about The Palms? Come learn more!
Information Session: September 25 at 5 pm in King Hall The Evangelism and Growth Team is offering an Information Session to provide an opportunity to meet the Pastors, Paul and Jim, plus a few other active church members. This will give you a valuable opportunity to learn about us, gain information about the United Church… Continue reading Curious about The Palms? Come learn more!