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Playlists
1st of Each Month on our
Desert Cross Faith Formation Website
Playlists explore a topic using a variety of activities (reading, scripture, listening to music, watching a video, playing a game, discussing questions, studying art, etc.). We choose a theme each month and post Playlists designed for Children, Youth, and Adults on our Desert Cross Faith Formation Website. Together we study the same topic but with different content. Sign up to follow the Desert Cross Faith Formation Website by using the link below.
Desert Cross Faith Formation Website
If you need help signing up to follow the website, contact Denise McClellan
dmcclellan@desertcross.org or 480-730-8600
Meditation Group
Tuesday 7:00 pm Tempe Sanctuary
Meeting August 11
OR
Thursday 9:00 am Tempe Community Center Youth Room
Meeting August 13
Do you want to try meditation? If so, please join Elaine Kraemer Tuesday evenings or Thursday mornings. Elaine is hosting weekly meditation groups. Elaine has practiced "passage meditation" for many, many years. She'll share the whys and hows of meditation and help you get started with this faith-growing spiritual practice.
To sign up or for more information, please contact Elaine Kraemer
elainekraemer1892@gmail.com or 480-812-2084
Discussion Group
The Future is Peace
September 10-24
Thursday 7:00 pm
Tempe Community Center Adult Classroom
We'll gather to read and discuss The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land. It's written by two men living in the Middle East with a passion to change things. The following comes from the publisher's description: Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon forged a bond of brotherhood when the world expected them to be enemies. Both have lost family to the conflict. Both have known the bitterness of righteous anger. Yet they chose a different path.
Book Fee: $24.00 Scholarships Available
For more information and to sign up, contact Denise McClellan
dmcclellan@desertcross.org or 480-730-8600
Book Group
October 22 & 29, November 12 & 29
Thursday 2:00 pm or 7:00 pm
Tempe Community Center Adult Classroom
We'll be reading Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo. The book is set in Wisconsin with both Amish and English characters and weaves their stories and experiences together.
Book Fee: $17.00 Scholarships Available
To register for the afternoon group, contact Lola Peterson
lolabluebirds@gmail.com or 602-686-2865
To register for the evening group, contact Denise McClellan
dmcclellan@desertcross.org or 480-730-8600
Pastor Class with Pastor Andrea
Women's Brown Bag Lunch Group
She Is: Reflections on Vocation, Part 1
October 27-November 17
Tuesday Noon-1:00 pm
Tempe Community Center Adult Classroom
Who does God say that you are? Join Pastor Andrea for a women's brown bag lunch group on Tuesdays from 12-1pm as we engage questions of vocation through the stories of various biblical women. Each of these women--Lydia, Esther, Abigail, Miriam, Junia, the Proverbs 31 Woman, Mary, and Ruth--demonstrates a faithfulness to God, as God calls them in particular and encouraging ways just as God calls you! We will gather with a workbook from the Max DePree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary that will help us reflect on our various callings from God in our work, play, families, and lives.
Look for Part 2 in January. Save the following dates: January 5, 12, 19, and 26.
For more information and to sign up, contact Pastor Andrea
acain@desertcross.org
Pastor Class with Pastor Thadd
Dinner with Mark
October 28-November 18
Wednesday
Potluck Dinner 6:00 pm
Class 7:00 pm
Gilbert Site
Although Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels, his account of Jesus is anything but small. Mark moves quickly, telling the story of Jesus with urgency, vivid details, and a focus on his actions, teachings, suffering, and death. Beginning in Advent, many of our Gospel readings will come from Mark. Join Pastor Thadd for a four-week class starting Wednesday, October 28th to explore how Mark’s Gospel spoke to its first audience and how it continues to speak to us today.
There will be a potluck dinner from 6:00–7:00pm, and the class will be from 7:00–8:00pm. So, bring your hunger to learn more about Mark’s Gospel and enjoy a meal with friends.
For more information and to sign up, contact Pastor Thadd
tbook@desertcross.org or 480-730-8600
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