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01 JANUARY 2025

Building Bridges of

Inclusion, Justice, and Spirituality

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey,

you are welcome here!

Above is a picture of the cast for "William Shakespeare's Christmas Carol." They send their gratitude for the use of the Shadow Rock Performing Arts Center! That has a nice ring to it. Everyone hopes they can come back for more theater productions in the future.

This Sunday at Shadow Rock

9:00 am

Childcare is in the Blue Room
Spiritual Play is NOT Meeting but will be back for Open House, Jan. 5th with a Pancake Breakfast
Sunday School for ages 9 and up in the Green Room
Hospitality Cart with coffee and cookies in the Parlor.

10:15 am

Worship in the Sanctuary (childcare is offered in the Blue Room of the Education Bldg 10 - 11:30 am)

11:15 am

There will be NO Sermon Reboot after worship.

Shadow Rock Family Recent Losses

Friends,

We want to inform you that we have had two deaths in our family over the last several days.

Loreen Shipley died on 12/28. Her wife, Bert Ruby, stated she transitioned peacefully. Loreen was a champion for the most vulnerable people, and we should remember her this way. We want to send Loreen's family our love and prayers.

Bobby Chaney died on 12/31. We were his family, and because he was hard of hearing, he would often talk loudly during our worship service. We will miss his outbursts and encouragement.

Details for services will be shared at a later date.

The Secular Summit 2025 Event is hosted at our spiritual home of Shadow Rock. The event is on January 4, 2025, 10 am - 1 pm. Pastor Ken will be part of a panel discussion about Christian Nationalism.

More info and a link to Zoom/tickets for attendees can be found here: https://secularaz.org/single-event/summit25/.

The Golden Rule given in the wording of different world religions are available to you.

Business size cards are available in the office for you to keep or share with others!

Office Hours During the Holidays

12/26 - 1/5 Office is closed. Please contact Pastor Ken, Lois, and Heidi directly through their email.

In the case of a pastoral emergency, please contact Pastor Ken on his cell phone.

SPIRITUAL PLAY HAPPENINGS!

Adult Ed and Kindlings Happenings

Dec. 29 and January 5

No classes, but on January 5th there will be a Spiritual Play Open House and Pancake Breakfast for Kindlings and grandparents.

January 12

We will begin a multiweek exploration of Family Systems concepts and dynamics. More to come or contact Pastor Ken if you have questions.

(Kindlings is our young adult group. This is open to singles, couples, and parents with children.)

Save the Date:

Annual Electronic Recycling with AZStRUT

January 7-12, 2025