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Rock The Week

10 April 2024

Faith communities across the country and at the border are welcoming asylum seekers and migrants seeking protection, offering food, hospitality and humanitarian support.

As Rev. Randy Mayer of the Good Shepherd UCC and Green Valley Samaritans told PBS News Hour "We want to make sure that at least their first encounter is one of great welcome, saying we are glad you are here"

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-asylum-seekers-face-at-the-u-s-border-after-a-grueling-journey-through-mexico

#WelcomeWithDignity

Celebrate the Power of Life and Love!

Easter Is Not Just A Day,

It Is A Season And A Mindset.

Make Us Part of Your Chosen Spiritual Family

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

you are welcome here!

This Sunday at Shadow Rock

9:00 a.m.

Spiritual Play in the Red Room
Sunday School/Wonderkids in the Green Room
Adult Spiritual Formation in the Multipurpose Room
Child Care in the Blue Room
Kindlings in the Lime Room (Parent's Group)

10:15 a.m.

Worship in the sanctuary

11:15 a.m.

Sermon Reboot will happen this Sunday after worship. We will have Sermon Reboot 4/7, 4/14, and 4/21. We will not have Sermon Reboot 4/28 as we will join the Transition Team Town Hall.

1:00 p.m.

Celebration of Life Service for Ray Novak

STARTING DATE FOR ART THERAPY CLASS

IS APRIL 16TH

Healing is happening for Shadow Rock member and artist, Brett Morrison of Avatar Artist. He wants to share the possibilities of his journey by offering an art therapy class he calls Serenity Strokes.

Class begins April 16th and goes for 6 weeks
5:30 - 6:45 pm
In the multipurpose room in our Education Building.
Cost is $20 for Serenity Strokes workbook/coloring book which includes colored

pencils, gel pens and access to Brett's additional art content

$20 per class

By the end of 6 weeks, there will be a collection of group art designed into a new coloring book.

Each graduate will receive one book created out of their group consciousness.

The cost will be approximately $10 per book

Feel free to contact Brett using the contact information in the brochure pictured above.

PRESCHOOL NEWS AND HAPPENINGS

My name is Jeane-Marie Cavanaugh. I have been hired as the next director of Shadow Rock

Preschool. I am originally from Detroit, but have made my home in Moon Valley since I was a

teenager. I have been married for over 20 years and have 2 wonderful children.

My journey at Shadow Rock Preschool began when I enrolled my children 15 years ago. Since

that day, I have been a parent volunteer, substitute teacher and currently, the lead teacher of

the Pre-K Unicorns classroom. As the new director of Shadow Rock Preschool, I will be

committed to the school’s experiential, play based philosophies and will champion messy, child-

led process art. Neuroscience research shows that hands on, messy play builds more pathways

through a child’s brain than traditional worksheets, rote learning or adult led crafts. Shadow

Rock Preschool values emergent curriculum. We know that when children are encouraged to

explore and seek answers to their own questions, life long learners are created. I am honored

to be the next director of Shadow Rock Preschool- a place where everyone is welcome, and

children are unique and unrepeatable.

Registration and School Tours Are Happening Now!

Schedule a tour here!

The link in the flyer above works here.

shadowrock.readtomekc.com

You can also purchase your Shadow Rock Preschool Auction Tickets with this link.

Deadline for purchase is April 10.

Thank you!

Transition Team Corner

From time to time we will use Rock the Week to communicate the thinking, planning, and actions of our Transition Team.

Use this link to access an important article about reimagining the use of church buildings.

Transition Team Mission Statement

The scope of their work is to oversee the process of moving Shadow Rock UCC into an organizational model that is sustainable and adaptive, with the motivation that the preservation and promotion of our core values, vision, and mission are key to the survival and thriving of Shadow Rock.

Thank you, Transition Team

ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING PART OF THE WIDER CHURCH IS THE BOOK STUDY OFFERED BELOW

The Decentering Whiteness Taskforce of the Southwest Conference UCC is excited to co-sponsor this training series along with the AFN Theological Dialogue Commission, AFN Cherishing Creation Coalition, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arizona.

Beginning on Monday, April 22, Arizona Faith Network and the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery will host a 5-week training series that will guide us into stepping into solidarity and building relationships with Indigenous people. Created by Coalition co-founder Sarah Augustine and co-facilitated by Sarah and Repair Network Organizer Doe Hoyer, examples of skills to be learned are: identifying and questioning dominant culture assumptions, identifying needs and how to meet them, and reflective practice.

This course counts toward the anti-racism training requirement for clergy (MUST ATTEND ALL FIVE SESSIONS!).

The deadline to register is April 15. Register here. Please choose the $50 registration as the Southwest Conference is co-sponsoring the event.

WE ARE RECRUITING FOR ART SHOW 2024!

If you want to be part of the art show leadership contact the church office. At this time, the church staff is gathering information and collecting names of interested persons.

We want to have our team in place by March 31st.