WISE Moments for Mental Wellness: Preparedness

by Judy Jondahl The WISE Moments for Mental Wellness will be focused on Preparedness during the month of September. Have you ever noticed how much stress and anxiety is associated with the physical things of your home that just need attention: if you don’t have a fire extinguisher; if you don’t have a way to… Continue reading WISE Moments for Mental Wellness: Preparedness

Quarantine, Schmorentine, Church of the Palms is Not Closed…We Are Deployed

Do you do any of these things: pray, take action, love, tend to others’ needs, support the work of our church? If you do, you are part of our church’s Social Justice Action Team, seeking justice through Prayer, Action, Love, Ministry & Support (PALMS). Using Micah 6:8, “And what does the LORD require of us… Continue reading Quarantine, Schmorentine, Church of the Palms is Not Closed…We Are Deployed

Love of Creation: Faith Climate Voter Campaign

We need your help. Church of the Palms is one of many faith communities partnering with Arizona Interfaith Power and Light (AZPL) and other organizations to protect and preserve our precious, but increasingly fragile, environment. The goal of AZPL is to have 3,000 Faith Climate Voter Campaign Pledges before the November election. Check out the… Continue reading Love of Creation: Faith Climate Voter Campaign

Doing Grief in Real Life: Ministry Program at Church of the Palms UCC

A new ministry program is being offered by Palms member Shea Darian, a grief educator and spiritual director who teaches holistic grieving as a life-skill to help you heal your grief – past, present and future. Whoever you are and no matter what types of losses you harbor, Shea offers a new way to think… Continue reading Doing Grief in Real Life: Ministry Program at Church of the Palms UCC

I-Help: Meal Providers Needed in August

The Palms needs volunteers to provide our I-Help guests with meals throughout the month of August: breakfast on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, and dinner on Friday evenings. If you would like to help or learn more, contact Laurie Cathey at 623.238.3826 or spkplg1941@hotmail.com.

Black Lives Matter Quiz: Testing Assumptions

By Pastor Paul Q: “Protestors” and “Protesting” is synonymous with “Looting,” “Rioting” and “destruction of property.” A: FALSE! Therefore, don’t use them as if they are the same thing. They are totally different. If you missed that question, go back and answer again. This time, with the correct answer, “False.” Then, implement it in your… Continue reading Black Lives Matter Quiz: Testing Assumptions

Meditation on the Medicine Wheel: Prayers on the Sacred Circle

By Max Klinkenborg Like the labyrinth, the most dominant geometric shape of the Sacred Circle is the circle. “The circle acknowledges the connectedness of everything in life, such as the four seasons, the four stages of life and the four winds, and it represents the continuous cycle and relationship of the seen and the unseen,… Continue reading Meditation on the Medicine Wheel: Prayers on the Sacred Circle