Harry Emerson Fosdick once told the story of a woman who was left a widow fairly young in life. Having to earn a living, she put an ad in the paper saying that for $2.50 an hour she would listen to anybody talk about anything. Her idea was such a success that within two years… Continue reading Learning the art of listening is much harder than…
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“Don’t worry, Dad. God’s not dead, God is alive.”
When my kids were little, we used to do those long car trips across the country each summer. My parents made me suffer through them and it was my right and duty to make my children suffer likewise! One trip found us in Yellowstone. It was the 1990s and my boys were eight and six years… Continue reading “Don’t worry, Dad. God’s not dead, God is alive.”
From the Prison Ministry/Criminal Justice Reform Action Team
By Nancy Nonini, Social Justice Action Team-Criminal Justice Did you know? According to the Death Penalty Information Center: Arizona reportedly has “refurbished” its gas chamber and has spent more than $2,000 to acquire ingredients to execute prisoners with cyanide gas, the same gas used by the Nazis to murder more than one million men, women,… Continue reading From the Prison Ministry/Criminal Justice Reform Action Team
Help HART Pantry fill Backpacks for Teens in Need
HART Pantry is holding a Back-to-School Drive for At-Risk Teens. Needed items include: Adult size backpacks 3 ring binders Filler paper (college rule) Subject dividers One-subject spiral notebook (college rule) 2-pocket folders Composition books Calculators Erasers (Dollar Tree has multiple packs) Highlighters Pencils/Mechanical Pencils Glue sticks Pencil Case (cloth mesh) Dollar Tree Pens Earbuds, Dollar… Continue reading Help HART Pantry fill Backpacks for Teens in Need
Perryville Women Appreciate Clothing Donations
A big THANK YOU to all who have donated clothing to help women exiting Perryville Prison reenter society. Here’s a little peek from beyond your donations: While waiting their turns to leave, the women select their outfits and love to model them for each other and make comments. “You look beautiful.” “That color is just… Continue reading Perryville Women Appreciate Clothing Donations
The Palms Receives $5K Hybrid Church Grant
By John Durbin, Moderator A team consisting of representatives from the Boards of Worship and Fine Arts, Lifelong Learning, the Digital & Technical Team, and Pastors and Moderators recently wrote and received a grant of $5,000 from the UCC’s Southwest Conference to expand our hybrid church activities. Hybrid church activities include those actions we were… Continue reading The Palms Receives $5K Hybrid Church Grant
Ecumenical/Interreligious Retreat
The 17th Annual Church of the Palms Marshall Esty Ecumenical/Interreligious Retreat: September 7 – 10, 2021 at Chapel Rock Conference Center, Prescott, Arizona Solidarity — Antiracism Training with Rev. Joan Crawford African-American culture is distinctively different from European American culture. This reality, along with a truncated version of American history, as well as a lack… Continue reading Ecumenical/Interreligious Retreat
Elaine Klauser is retiring
During all of my tenure here at The Palms, we’ve been gifted with a talented accompanist. It is with mixed emotions that we announce that Elaine Klauser is retiring. She has served the church almost seven years and worked with Pastor Jim 20 years. It’s bittersweet because we are so happy for her and her… Continue reading Elaine Klauser is retiring
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Brought to you by Church of the Palms’ CARE Team! Community Action Programs (CAPs) and other designated local providers offer several programs to assist with energy assistance. The Division contracts with local CAPs for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a federally-funded program that helps low-income households pay their heating/cooling bills, minimize… Continue reading Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
July update from the MOD(erator) Squad
Church of the Palms is a giving church! Have you been wondering about the organizations our church gives in kind donations to? Have you seen the boxes in the narthex and wondered about the programs they represent? Did you know that we have members who have it in their hearts to gather items for those… Continue reading July update from the MOD(erator) Squad