John 20:1-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went
Sprucing Up
The entire Sanctuary was repainted last week, just in time for Palm Sunday and certainly will give a special feel for Easter Sunday. Courtyard work also took place last week and work on that is finishing up before Easter Sunday.
What She Did!
Standing in line at the Jewish Food and Folk Festival on Sunday, April 7, Lyn Wofford proclaimed that she is lucky and signed up for the 50-50 raffle. And yes, she won it. But Lyn was not the only one
Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference First Congregational Church of Phoenix – April 4-6
I have been ordained over 32 years. During those years I have been to many, many annual meetings. Some are ho-hum. Some are innovative. Some are fine. Some are just ok. Last year’s annual meeting was good. This year’s annual
One More Thing
John 12:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of
The Prodigal
Some thoughts – Donna Cavedon Today’s familiar story is known as The Prodigal Son or the lost son. This particular story is set as the third in a trilogy of parables about the lost – the lost sheep, the lost
From the Board President…
My goodness how time flies. Rev Donna pointed out to me that she has been with us for over a year now. It just doesn’t seem possible. Then when I think about the work that has been done and what
What’s Happening at El Caldito?
First Christian Church continues to be active at El Caldito, the soup kitchen at the Community of Hope. Although volunteers are welcome there any day, we normally go on the 4th Tuesday of the month. We typically arrive at about
UCC Southwest Conference
. . . and God added among them ones who were being made safe. –Acts 2:47 (WYC) 2019 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference United Church of Christ April 4–6, 2019 | First Church UCC, 1407 N 2nd Street, Phoenix