“Hope will never be silent.” – Harvey Milk The LBGTQ+ Ministry Team had an impactful and groundbreaking 2023! Highlights include the Rainbows Festival with Pride Phoenix, the Pride Parade, Open and Affirming Sunday Service, and Transgender Remembrance Day. The team was also able to establish strong connections within the community to successfully position us for… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Ministry
Category: Groups
Sign up for new programs in the Doing Grief™ Community Healing Project
Doing Grief Community Healing Project at the Palms (DGCHP) invites you to register for some new programs and services that will begin in February. Initial offerings include spiritual direction:1-on-1, family dyads/groups, and small groups (see descriptions below), offered by Rev. Shea Darian, a UCC minister, certified spiritual director, and grief educator. Story Circles are facilitated… Continue reading Sign up for new programs in the Doing Grief™ Community Healing Project
Doing Grief™ Community Healing Project at the Palms Rings in the New Year
A new ministry begins at The Church of the Palms in 2023! Doing Grief Community Healing Project at the Palms (DGCHP) is a collaborative ministry between COTP and Doing Grief Healing Center, directed by Rev. Shea Darian – a UCC minister, hospital chaplain, and member of The Church of the Palms. COTP serves as fiscal… Continue reading Doing Grief™ Community Healing Project at the Palms Rings in the New Year
Service Project Craft Group update
Wow!! We are in the middle of the “Dog Days” of summer. But, our Meeting Room at Church stays cool, the coffee or ice water on hand, and usually a little goodie. Do come and join us any Wednesday from 9-11. We keep busy making small quilts and lap robes, or crocheting scarves, hats, and… Continue reading Service Project Craft Group update
Memory Pillows by our Service Project Craft Group
“Memory Pillows” is an ongoing service that our group offers. Carol Reynolds, our Group Leader, makes Memory Pillows for anyone that has lost a loved one and would like a keepsake to remember them by. Beyond a visual reminder, it’s also something to hug and hold. Carol fashions these pillows from a special shirt or… Continue reading Memory Pillows by our Service Project Craft Group
Chronic Pain Support
10:00 am on the second Thursdays of each month, at the church Do you experience occasional or chronic pain from arthritis, fibromyalgia, neuropathy or other physical conditions? The Church of the Palms has a support group, started a few years ago by Scott Patrick. This is a safe place for you to come and share… Continue reading Chronic Pain Support
Men’s Fellowship Group
1st & 3rd Tuesdays9:00–10:00 a.m. in the narthex “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” – 1 Corinthians 16:13 Fellowship is an important part of our faith. Coming together to support one another is an experience that allows us to learn, grow, and demonstrate the love of God. Fellowship Makes… Continue reading Men’s Fellowship Group
Spiritual Connections Offered by WISE
Beginning April 12, we will be offering “Spiritual Connections” weekly on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. This is a recovery group which will seek to offer a safe space for support of people who are suffering from addictions, abuse, or other traumatic events through a variety of techniques based on Spiritual Principles. Gordon Street, Commissioned Minister… Continue reading Spiritual Connections Offered by WISE
A Different Way of Doing Grief — Small-Group Sessions with Shea Darian
Shea Darian, M.Div., invites you to join her for “something completely new and different: a ministry offering called Doing Grief in Real Life. This is NOT a grief class, and it is NOT a grief support group as you might know it. “It is an opportunity to explore what you know about yourself and your… Continue reading A Different Way of Doing Grief — Small-Group Sessions with Shea Darian
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