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GEARING UP!?!

I tend to divide the year into bite-size pieces, and those pieces follow the school and liturgical calendars. There is the season between January and Easter, the slide from Easter to July Sabbath, the return in August, and the "gearing up" and "full launch" into fall programming. Finally, there is the full cornucopia of programming in the fall and the build-up to Christmas.

We stand on the threshold of one of these bite-size pieces.

Many people have been planning and working to provide you and your family a variety of positive experiences. While our goal is to gift you with our offerings of worship, messages, music, education, community, food, fellowship, service, and spiritual formation, we do not want to add to your feeling of a life already too busy. We want to add to your peace and joy. So, talk to us and let us know how you are doing and how we may help each other.

Pastor Ken

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

you are welcome here!

This Sunday at Shadow Rock

9:00 am

• Adult Spiritual Formation and Kindlings start in the Multipurpose Room of the Education Bldg with coffee and fellowship
• Spiritual Play is in the Lime Room
• Childcare is in the Blue Room
• Sunday School for ages 9 and up in the Green Room
• Hospitality Cart with coffee and cookies in the Multipurpose Room
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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

• Sermon Reboot in the Family Alternative Seating Area in the narthex

4:00 pm

• Beer Church at North Mountain Brewing (the Barrel Room) in Sunnyslope (522 E Dunlap)

Our time together will focus on Richard Rohr's idea of "Glimpses of Wonder" and the distinction between skepticism and cynicism.

Beer Church:  Why Beer is Better Than Religion

1. With beer, you do not knock on doors and try to give it away.

2. With beer, there are laws prohibiting people from forcing it on minors before they can think for themselves.

3. With beer, no one has ever been burned at the stake because of their favorite brand of beer.

4. With beer, you do not have to wait over two thousand years for a second beer.

5. With beer, if you devote your life to beer, there are groups to help you.

NEW SOFFITS FOR THE SANCTUARY BUILDING! CHECK!

Thanks to a generous act of stewardship we no longer have dangly pieces of tape and sheetrock hanging from the edges of our outdoor ceiling. This project beautified our sanctuary building and brought us into compliance with insurance concerns. We thank Roy Zaborowski, the facilities team, and our donor for making this happen.

Opportunities to connect with others and your service with your spirituality exist beyond Sunday mornings.

• Put your name on a list to drive people to medical appointments, provide meals while people are recovering from surgery, run errands, and be good company. We want to create a "Driving Force" for our congregation and beyond.
• Add your name to a list of people who provide stewardship for the needs and maintenance of our campus. This can include trimming trees, fixing a toilet, repairing an irrigation line, replacing light bulbs, and more things than can be listed in this space.
• Perhaps kindness and hospitality flips your gizzard in a positive way. We have events at Shadow Rock and we want people to act as hosts to the groups who use our facility. Coming up this fall are theater groups who will be on our campus for rehearsals and performances. Being a go-to person for their questions and lock the door behind them.

The number of people listed for each opportunity for Sunday morning and beyond is the bare minimum. Almost every opportunity to serve would be enriched by a team of servant leaders. We will provide training and coordination. With more than one person for each opportunity, it will give everyone a chance to take a break or be out of town. The true intention is to enhance everyone's joy.

If you want to serve in any of these opportunities you can start by having a conversation with Lois and Pastor Ken. Thanks and spread the joy!

4Q41 or 4QDeuteronomyⁿ (often abbreviated 4QDeutⁿ or 4QDtⁿ), also known as the All Souls Deuteronomy, is a Hebrew Bible manuscript from the first century BC containing two passages from the Book of Deuteronomy. Discovered in 1952 in a cave at Qumran, near the Dead Sea. The scroll preserves the oldest existing copy of the Ten Commandments. Ten Commandments. It is dated to the early Herodian period, between 30 and 1 BC. I do not think this is what Christian Nationalists intend when they want laws to ensure the 10 Commandments are posted in every classroom.

Seniors and Friends Defending Democracy Present:

Rachel Vindman

Thursday. September 19, 2024 6:30 PM

Rachel Vindman is an expert on a range of topics, including reproductive rights, state and national electoral issues, and the challenges faced by many families today.

Rachel is the co-host of The Suburban Women Problem Podcast and the wife of LTC (ret.) Alexander Vindman, who testified during the first Trump impeachment hearings. She has emerged as a significant voice advocating for democracy. Following her family’s experience in the national spotlight, Rachel has channeled her passion into advocacy, emphasizing the importance of civic engagement and democratic values. She describes herself as a “Suburban mom fighting for democracy and encouraging others to do the same.

You don’t need to have all the answers, just show up and keep moving forward.

Banned Book Bingo-Themed Author Event

Sunday, September 22, 2024 3-5 PM

Red Wine and Blue is proud to partner with Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors standing up against extremist efforts to ban books in schools and public libraries. We will pair you with a member of AABB (an author whose work has been subject to banning) who can attend to speak to your members about the dangers posed by book bans and how you can support efforts to fight back.

These events will include our popular Banned Book Bingo game!!

Bad Faith Screening/Project 2025

Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:00 PM

Red, Wine, and Blue/TroubleNation is working with Kyle Spencer, author of Raising Them Right, the Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement, one of a trio of democracy authors who have received grant funding to travel around the country this summer and fall to speak with would-be voters and volunteers about the existential stakes of the election on November 5. Events include a showing of the new documentary, Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy and a discussion

of Project 2025.

All events held at :

Shadow Rock UCC Church

12861 N. 8th Ave

Phx, AZ 85029

Reservations and charge for each event: $10

You can direct your questions to the Shadow Rock Church office by emailing or calling.