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Reflection
Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house,
to be a holy priesthood,
offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:5
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It's easy for us to come to the conclusion that we don't have the resources or the bandwidth to confront the things we encounter. And we often feel that we cannot address the things we know need to be challenged. Peter's letter to the Christian churches in the Gentile world of Asia Minor reminds us that, in our relationship with and transformation in Jesus the Christ, we are something new and wonderful and seemingly impossible: living stones. The writer of 1 Peter uses this contradiction in terms (stones that live) in a powerful and profound way in order to encourage (en-courage) and guide the listeners in these churches.
They (and we) are far from powerless! They are equipped and empowered to live in a world unsympathetic to their beliefs and values. They do the small things that not only serve as a blessing to those around them, but also, reflect in beautiful ways the nature of the church and the way of following Jesus.
I'll be the first to acknowledge that some of our Christian siblings say and do things that fail to reflect the love and loveliness of our call to follow Jesus. But that isn't the whole story. The peanut butter and school supplies collected in July are part of the story. Every kind word and quiet kindness is part of the story. Every phone call and email and letter and conversation to address injustice is part of the story. Every prayer offered in support of another is part of the story.
In short, you and the beauty you bring with you as a living stone, are an important part of the story. Continue being who you are. Continue doing the things you have been shaped and formed to do. And may God bless you in all you do.
John Cheek
Watch other messages online: click here.
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Sunday Sabbatical Series: Borders
(Not the Border Between the US and Mexico!)
Sunday, Aug 10th at 11:00 am
Rooms 3/4 with Brigid Waszczak
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Grief Support Group
Not meeting this month.
This group is going to reschedule their meeting days and times.
Stay Tuned!
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Blood Pressure
Don’t forget to have your Blood Pressure checked…this coming Sunday after service, August 10th. Ida Heath, our Parish Nurse, or Marj Wippermann, or Rosalie Shelton will be there to check it for you…
Room 1, next to the Library.
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Sabbatical Postcards
Responses
A strong community evolves with openness and honesty. This is us! Thank you for your continued sabbatical postcard responses. Because of the unpredicted volume and depth of your responses, the sabbatical team has called a special meeting in mid-August to review and interpret your collective and varied insights. They will serve as compasses to our forward paths of care and service.
Now is the perfect time to send your reflections and ideas on any or all of the eight postcards.
The first part of the card is from your point of view or experience. The second part of the card is asking you to bridge into another’s experience and point of view, perhaps someone you struggle to understand.
The postcards invite us to enter into the thinking of people we may find hard to understand. Many may just see it as a refreshing shower, but to others, it may be different. This may be a first step to bridging opposing views into common solutions.
If you need another card, extras are available
in the church entrance.
Click here to see the introductory letter and instructions.
Return the postcards:
- Through the mail
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Drop them in the offering plates in church (unused stamps, too)
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Or drop them off in the office
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Centering Prayer with Pastor John
Tuesdays, 12:00 noon, Room 1
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Pondering Class with Pastor John
Wednesdays at 10:00 am on Zoom
Aug 6: No Class
Aug. 13: Resumes
Centering Prayer with Pastor John
Wednesdays, 12:00 noon, on Zoom
| | We'd like to cordially invite Casas Adobes Congregational UCC to Belonging: Building a Better Tucson and to thank you for your support of Iskashitaa Refugee Network. | | We are excited about this collaboration, and hope to see you there! | |
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Eclectic Book Club
The Eclectic Book Club meets the second Saturday of each month
(except in December) at 9:30 am to discuss that month’s book and
enjoy each other’s fellowship.
Upcoming books:
August: Forgotten Botanist, Wynne Brown
September: There Are Rivers in the Sky: A Novel, Elif Shafak
All are welcome to join us. Please contact Bonnie Mardian through her email for more information and/or to be added to their email list.
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Health Care Items Available
Don’t forget that we have some heath care items available to you!
Available when you need something like a cane, wheelchair, walker or other medical device (except personal items that cannot be cleaned like BP cuffs or splints). To check an item out for as long as necessary, call or email the office or contact Ida, Parish Nurse through her email or call her before 9:00 pm at 520.682.0291.
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Save the Date
David LaMotte, HERE!
Friday through Sunday,
November 14th, 15th and 16th
As part of our Sabbatical year, we have invited David LaMotte to spend an entire weekend with us. David is an author, speaker, and musician from Black Mountain, NC. He has offered thousands of concerts, talks on five continents and has released thirteen albums, authored two books as well as two children's books.
David is a Rotary Peace Fellow, a former member of the AFSC Nobel Peace Prize Nominating Committee, and a co-founder of Senderos, a non-profit supporting arts, education, and mentoring for children in Guatemala. To learn more about David and his work, please visit davidlamotte.com.
More information regarding the plans for November will be coming out soon. Please watch for more details.
Don’t forget to read one of his books (four copies available in our Library): You are Changing the World, Whether You Like it or Not. This book describes ways that small, organized efforts can make a difference in our troubled world and discusses how we are all planting seeds of change whether we know it or not.
Questions? Please contact one of the members of the Sabbatical Team: Owen Clymer, Pastor John Angiulo, Anne Bailey, Jack Dean, and
Jean-Marie Huisjen.
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Casas Adobes Lay Ministry (C.A.L.M.)
This Ministry has is all about making contact with people to let them know they are being thought of is vital for the life of the person and the church. To have a reason to make contact is meaningful, but "just because" is also helpful and means a lot, or sometimes more!
In 2023, at our Congregational Conversations, we said, "Being in touch with one another via cards, emails, and phone calls" is a desired vision. From this vision/request, C.A.L.M. was created. What is C.A.L.M. you ask? C.A.L.M. is a volunteer group of fellow congregants who offer to fulfill contact services when requested by you.
- We send birthday cards if you have given your birth date to the office, and greeting cards on major Christian holidays, Easter and Christmas to all members and friends of CAUCC.
- By your request, we will call you, make home visits and send email greetings and cards.
- Pastor John Angiulo, Rev, John Cheek, and our Parish Nurse, Ida Heath are available for visits and communion.
If you would like any of these services, a C.A.L.M. volunteer to contact you, just call the church office at 520.297.1181.
We welcome you to join us, especially if you:
- like to meet new friends
- enjoy helping
- love others as Christ loves us.
For additional information, contact through these links: Spencer Elliott or Rosalie Shelton.
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Wednesday, August 6
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Not meeting, Ponderings with Pastor John
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12:00 Noon Centering Prayer Zoom (without Pastor John) Click on Centering Link or use Meeting ID: 890 1364 9732 and Passcode: 769422
Thursday, August 7
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8:30 am Men's Breakfast Beyond Bread on Ina
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9:00 am Stitch Witches Rooms 5/6
Friday, August 8
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10:00 am AA Meeting Rooms 5/6
Saturday, August 9
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9:00 am AA Meeting Rooms 5/6
Sunday, August 10
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8:30 am Communion and contemplation Service Chapel
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9:30 am Worship Sanctuary Online Worship; click on the Livestream and Recorded Services box on that page. (click on the box after 9:25 am)
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10:30 am Learning@Eleven Rooms 3/4
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10:30 am Blood Pressure Checks Room 1, next to Library
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11:00 am Family Funday Zoom: Funday Link or use Meeting ID 781 414 384; Password 883239
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11:00 am Rainbow Connection Meeting Rooms 5/6
Monday, August 11
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2:30 pm MJAM (Ministry of Justice/Missions) Rooms 3/4 and on Zoom
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2:30 pm Campus Cleaning Entire Campus
Tuesday, August 12
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12:00 Noon Centering Prayer Room 1
- 3:00 pm Christian Ed Meeting Zoom
Wednesday, August 13
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9:00 am to 3:00 pm Newcomers Club of Tucson Rooms 7-10
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10:00 am Spiritual Life Group, Ponderings with Pastor John, Zoom Ponderings Link or Meeting ID: 622 421 179 and Passcode: 118704
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12:00 Noon Centering Prayer Zoom Click on Centering Link or use Meeting ID: 890 1364 9732 and Passcode: 769422
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1:30 pm Alzheimer's Support Group Rooms 1/2
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Staff Meetings
are once a month on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm and the office is closed during that time.
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Scam Alert:
Always check the email address of messages received--
if the email is not from the ministers and office staff addresses above, SCAM!
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Have you seen last year's CAUCC Annual Report?
If not, here it is in color...
Click here
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Council Meetings and Minutes
Council meetings are open to any member of the CAUCC community. Next meeting is Tuesday, August 19th, 4:00 pm on Zoom. Approved May meeting minutes are available, click here. Email Anne Bailey for the upcoming meeting Zoom link.
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To support the ministry and mission of CAUCC,
please donate online here:
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