SUNDAY SERVICES

The months of October and November are occasions to especially honor the Tohono O’odham Nation, our neighbors and the original inhabitants of this region. Desert Ink Press, a project of Books for Classrooms, publishes books by Husi and Kerrie Ann Cázares, Tohono O’odham authors and illustrators.

SUNDAY SERVICES  

October 4, 2026

Linda Laird will speak about Books for Classrooms, the Green Valley volunteer group she founded in 2019 to improve literacy for children and promote diversity and social justice.

This is also our 50 50 agency for October 

 Coffee after the Service

October 11, 2026

Mike Wilson will be our guest minister. His title is The Snake with Two Heads: The Border Walls.

Choir will sing

Coffee after the Service

 

October 18, 2026

Tobe Jensen will present a program titled Finding Truth and Meaning in a Liars Kingdom. In our particular place in time, the search for truth and meaning is beset with many obstacles: the overload of information, the multitude of crises, the limiting of independent sources, the propaganda, the lies. This presentation is a made by one of us who persists anyway.

Coffee after the Service

October 25, 2026

Finding Joy - What is joy? Is it a word that only comes out during the holidays, or is it something more? Does it come to us or must we create it? Is it scarce or abundant? Can joy be lost and found? In this service, Deb and Randy Mitchell will share their thoughts and expressions of joy through stories, songs, and metaphors. As a spiritual practice, a form of resilience, or simply a choice to make life more meaningful, joy goes deeper than happiness without ignoring sorrows and challenges. 

Coffee after the Service

 

Share the Offering  for October

50% of our Sunday collection will go to Books for the Classroom

Books allow children in low income Pima County public schools to see themselves in teacher reviewed high quality, relevant, diverse books.