Upcoming Events
100th Corn Roast on Sept 25th at 11AM
You’ll want to keep September 25th open on your calendar: We will once again be having an actual Corn Roast! (Due to the pandemic’s 2-year interruption of our delicious tradition, this year will be our 100th corn roast.)
We’ll be enjoying corn, salad, rolls, and pies immediately after the English worship service. So bake your favorite pies and bring them to the Social Hall on the 25th.
Announcements
Thank you to our "Welcome Back, Students!" volunteers!
We are very grateful to everyone who showed up to welcome the new students moving into the nearby dorms; hand out water and snacks to them and their families; and invite them into the Social Hall to enjoy the air-conditioning. We appreciate your hard work and your hospitality!
Coin Sunday Collection nets $3,362 for The Inn of Southern Arizona
Thanks to your bountiful generosity, our Coin Sunday collection on July 31st for The Inn of Southern Arizona brought in $1,681. Our Foundation matched this amount, bringing the total to $3,362.
The Inn feeds, clothes, and temporarily houses immigrants traveling to the site of their asylum hearings. Thank you to everyone who donated or bought the Inn children’s artwork!
Office closed for Labor Day
The church office will be closed for Labor Day, which falls on Monday, September 5th. We will reopen on Tuesday at 10AM as usual.
Chancel Choir Schedule
Our regular choir schedule has resumed: Practice is on Wednesday evenings at 6:30PM and rehearsal is on Sundays at 9AM, both taking place in the Sanctuary.
We'd love to have you join our choir and sing with us!
Digest - New Publishing Schedule
Starting in September, the Digest will be issued on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
The Inn of Southern Arizona Needs Volunteers!
The Inn is very much in need of volunteers for hospitality shifts and for driving Inn guests. If you’d like to help out, please visit www.TheInnOfSA.org to register your interest. The organization is also accepting donations of clothing, backpacks, pre-packaged snacks, and various other items, which can be dropped off at First Church on Sunday before or after the 10AM worship service, or Monday-Thursday 10AM-2PM while the office is open.
Please see pages 3 & 4 of the June 7th Digest for more information.
Mask Requirement Update
Our Health Ministry Team continues to recommend wearing a mask inside our church building. The choir will continue to mask during practice, rehearsal, and singing during the worship service.
Social distancing is still in effect and we ask that you continue using low-contact greetings such as fist/elbow bumps, bowing, etc.
Prayer Requests
If you have a prayer request, please contact the church office or pastor, or share it with the congregation during the Joys and Concerns segment of the 10AM Sunday worship service. We can also include your request (anonymously if preferred) in the next digest.
Mission Projects
Desert Southwest Conference Mission Project 2022
The Conference Mission Project entitled The Long Journey: Scholarship Funding for DACA/Undocumented Students shows compassion for those with extraordinary obstacles to completing their educations. Visit https://dscumc.org/blog/2022/03/01/the-long-journey-scholarship-funding-for-daca-undocumented-students/ to learn how we can help these dedicated students achieve their dreams of education and service to our country.
To give online, click on the Give tab, or you can mail a check with “2022 Mission Project” in the memo line to the church office or place it in the offering box in the narthex on Sunday morning.
Online Donations
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We are dedicated to improving the lives of those in our community. Your contribution today makes our ministries and community projects more effective.