Thunderbird West is happy to announce that we are now meeting in-person on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of each month. We are offering a hybrid worship service on these Sundays. Everyone is welcome to join us either in-person or via Zoom.
We are continuing our online Care and Share every Sunday via Zoom from 10:00 am – 10:30 am. We encourage you to join our Arizona Mission Center hosted services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays starting at 10:30 am. Visit the AZ Mission Center site for Zoom link.
Community of Christ Thunderbird West and the AZ Mission Center invite you to worship with us every Sunday morning. The AZ Mission Center has congregations in the Phoenix Valley as well as in Tucson that offer Sunday services weekly.
Every first Sunday of the month the AZ Mission Center hosts an open online Communion (Lord’s Supper) Service. Zoom Link (to come).
Pastors: Brian Tubbesing, Heather Featherstone & Mary Ragland
Email: thunderbirdwest.cofchrist@gmail.com
Pastors: Craig Harper, Benjamin Kramer, & Jane Williams
Pastors: Beverley Cullens, Martha Ramsey (Counselor), and Linda Rounds (Counselor)
Pastors: Liz and Bill Dow
Please remember to continue to support the operations of the church by contributing via eTithing (https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or send directly to Carrol.
Staying Connected During COVID Distancing
Visit the Mission Center Calendar for the most current and up-to-date information.
Every Tuesday, 10:30 am – Coffee Connect  Zoom Link
Every Wednesday, 8:00 pm – Vespers  Zoom Link
Every 1st Saturday, 4:00 pm – Messy Church: Contact Kevin Harper at Keeve37@gmail.com or 623-322-3726 for info
Every 1st Sunday, 10:00 am – Mission Center Communion Service Zoom Link
Every 3rd Sunday, 10:00 am – Mission Center 3rd Sunday Space Zoom Link
Every Sunday, 2:00 pm – Kids Book Club: 3-8-year-olds, Closed online meeting for the safety of our children. Contact Sara Tubbesing at stubbesing@cofchrist.org for the Zoom link.
Every Sunday, 7:00 pm – CCYO (Community of Christ Youth Online)Â Join here
Every Sunday, 9:30 am – Thunderbird West Care and Share:Â Zoom Link
Every Sunday, 10:00 am – Various MC Congregations Worship Service:Â
    Phoenix Central:  Zoom Link
    Saguaro Heights: Zoom LinkÂ
    Tucson Central: Zoom LinkÂ
Every Sunday, 10:30 am – Chandler Worship Service:Â Zoom LinkÂ
Special Announcements
“Trust What is Being Born” Online Advent Series: The 4-week journey will be held on Mondays during Advent (November 30-December 21) at two times:
8:00 a.m. Arizona TIme/ 9:00 a.m. CST or 6:00 p.m. Arizona Time/7:00 p.m. CST.  Pick the time that best fits your day.
Learn more:Â www.CofChrist.org/spiritual-formation-ministries-events
Register:Â www.CofChrist.org/advent-series-2020
Saturday, December 5, 10:00 am – Mission Center Special Conference Online. Zoom Link coming soon.
Sunday, December 6, 3:00 am (AZ time) & 1:00 pm (AZ Time) – Advent from Around the World, World Church presentation. Go to Facebook or YouTube.
TBW October Income Report:
Congregation Ministries            $ 2971.00
Building Fund                       80.00
Outreach International                254.00
Whispering Pines Operating           140.00
MC Camperships                    90.00
World Church                      1568.00
  Total                        $  5103.00Â
Remembering Those in Need of Prayers
Crabtree family
Larry and Beth Richardson, Carter and Cameron
John and Judi Walton health issues
Erin Doyen at school in Florida.
People of Beruit
Ron & Bonnie League. Ron is currently under Palliative Care in a group home. Has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and Dementia.
Duane Birks fell 08/27/2020 and broke his R femur and recovery in Sierra Winds.
Hurricane victims
Carol Mair health problems
Joe Margardino (friend of El’s) has melanoma in his nasal passage. Â His wife is Angela, they have 3 young grandsons. Â He had an immunotherapy infusion yesterday to build him up and ready his body for the treatments.
Scott Sloan tested positive and is still recovering even though he is back to work.
Chuck Lundeen Joan – breast cancer and has a course of action to take.
The family of Ann Hewett from the Tucson Central Congregation
Please send any updates or additional prayer requests to thunderbirdwest.cofchrist@gmail.com.
Please remember to continue to support the operations of the church by contributing via eTithing (https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or send directly to Carrol McCans 16221 W. Silver Falls Dr. Surprise, AZ 85374.
Resources to keep you connected:
The World Church website has created two excellent resource pages to serve as repositories for information. You can copy/paste these links into your web browser or simply click the links provided:
Updates and Statements related to COVID-19: https://www.cofchrist.org/covid-19.
Online worship and gathering opportunities:Â https://www.cofchrist.org/online-ministries
If you are providing on-line worship opportunities and want the mission center to help promote them, please send details to Barb Bear admin@azcofchrist.org and she will share your information through our MC communication routes.
Mission Center to Host Communion Services:
The AZMC will be hosting Communion Services via Zoom for at least the next three months. Each month will be co-hosted by a different AZ Congregation.
Topic: AZMC Communion Service
Time: Aug 2, 2020 10:00 – Larry McGuire, Speaking.
Sep 6, 2020 10:00 – Ron Harmon, speaking.
Join Zoom Meeting with one-click link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81381958005?pwd=V1FSZUtEY0Mya1AvcWFXMGtQY0o3UT09
Join via the web www.zoom.us or the Zoom app with:
Meeting ID: 813 8195 8005, Password: 256019
One tap mobile: +16699006833 or 81381958005#
Dial-up (generally not toll-free from a landline) – +1 669 900 6833
AZMC to host book study (think of it like Adult Sunday School, but cooler)
A book study: The Book of Mormon’s Witness to Its First Readers By Dale E. Luffman, Community of Christ Seminary Press.
This book is an attempt to take the Book of Mormon seriously; to hear how it spoke to its first audience of seekers, who found in this work a witness that changed their lives, and to hear how its witness may be heard and understood today. You are invited to participate in a book study hosted by the AZMC. Our guest instructor is Brian Whitney (see the flyer for more detailed information). Starting Date: Monday, July 20, from 7:00-8:00 PM (6 sessions).
Book availability: Herald House Regular price $19.95 – Amazon Kindle version $9.99
Register by email to stubbesing@cofchrist.org (Zoom credentials and further details will be emailed prior to the first meeting.)
Third Sunday Space
I may not know much, but I do know we are an adventurous and resilient bunch here in AZ. When the risk of gathering posed too great for our safety, one by one we learned how to gather online. Not all arrived at the same time and I am mindful that not all are with us now, but more and more are coming along.
Now that we sense we may be in this digital community realm a while longer, your pastors have collaborated with all the other leadership in the mission center to share in ministry. On each third Sunday of the month, one of our eight congregations in the mission center will be featured for worship where all are invited to come.
On July 19, if you are planning to join a worship, consider joining Saguaro Heights as they host Blair White as guest minister. Blair currently works with the Multi-Nation Team of Apostles as part of his role in Community of Christ’s International Services. Prior to this, Blair served as a Pastor and Latter-day Seeker Minister in Utah and as Mission Center President in Mid-Atlantic USA, Chesapeake Bay USA, Bountiful USA, and East Asia Mission Centers.
Blair was our scheduled guest minister for Reunion this summer, so we are pleased he can share with us at roughly the same time. In the coming weeks, look for details in the Newsletter, on the AZ MC Facebook page, or via your congregation’s announcement routes. Thank you, Saguaro Heights, for hosting next month’s Third Sunday Space. You remain a blessing to us all.
Sara Tubbesing, AZMC President
Sunday Morning Worship Opportunities in the Mission Center
Chandler will be gathering at 10:00 for a service. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2914946469
Phoenix Central will gather at 10:00 to chat and 10:15 for a service. Log in information will be provided on the AZMC Calendar,
upon receipt.
Saguaro Heights will gather at 10:15 to chat and 10:30 for a service. https://zoom.us/j/7756724679
Tucson Central will gather at 10:30 for a service. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8658218958?pwd=L2Rxa2txdTdUeDFqRUxwaHlETXRJZz0
Mission Center News:
Coffee Connect (via Zoom): Every other Tuesdayhttps://zoom.us/j/771095847?pwd=eWRTaHIxZnpaUFZETXhGTk9tQ1dCdz09
Meeting ID# 771-095-847, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Wednesday Vesper Services: Every Wednesday at 8:00 pm – https://zoom.us/j/411438883?pwd=YWw4K0ZaM1hmOWJqVkhadjJQaUkzUT09
Meeting ID#: 411-438-883, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Evening Coffee Connet every other Thursday evening, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, https://zoom.us/j/737745722? pwd=SU1Gb1B6ZitPMFZpNkV0aDh1NndkQT09
Meeting ID#: 737-745-722, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
Thunderbird West to host Communion Service, June 7, 2020. Zoom meeting will open at 10 am for a bit of social time and the service will begin at 10:30. Please prepare your own communion emblems (some kind of drink (juice, water) and bread (crackers, bread).
Topic: Thunderbird West Worship
Time: Jun 7, 2020 10:00 Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86789239164?pwd=NHlkbkhUQS9yQTRUWXNYNXJhUEVadz09
Meeting ID: 867 8923 9164, Password: Contact Brian or Heather for password
One tap mobile: +13462487799,,86789239164#,,1#,049926# US (Houston)
Dial by your location: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) or +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 867 8923 9164#
Password: Contact Brian or Heather for password
Please remember to continue to support the operations of the church by contributing via eTithing (https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or send directly to Carrol McCans (see your church directory or contact one of the leadership team).
Resources to keep you connected:
The World Church website has created two excellent resource pages to serve as repositories for information. You can copy/paste these links into your web browser or simply click the links provided:
Updates and Statements related to COVID-19: https://www.cofchrist.org/covid-19.
Online worship and gathering opportunities: https://www.cofchrist.org/online-ministries
If you are providing on-line worship opportunities and want the mission center to help promote them, please send details to Barb Bear admin@azcofchrist.org and she will share your information through our MC communication routes.
Mission Center News:
Coffee Connect (via Zoom): Every other Tuesday (May 12, 26). https://zoom.us/j/771095847?pwd=eWRTaHIxZnpaUFZETXhGTk9tQ1dCdz09
Meeting ID# 771-095-847, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Wednesday Vesper Services: Every Wednesday at 8:00 pm – https://zoom.us/j/411438883?pwd=YWw4K0ZaM1hmOWJqVkhadjJQaUkzUT09
Meeting ID#: 411-438-883, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Evening Coffee Connet every other Thursday evening, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, (June 4, June 18) https://zoom.us/j/737745722?pwd=SU1Gb1B6ZitPMFZpNkV0aDh1NndkQT09
Meeting ID#: 737-745-722, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Diane Sloan – due to outbreak of Covid-19 in her facility, she is in isolation (at home) for the next two weeks)
Eric S (Diane S brother) – in AZ, looking for work and living situation
Amy R – been “let go” from her job, looking for work
Hopefully, we will be back with each other face-to-face for June Communion on June 7th. If we are still directed to stay home at that time, we will broadcast via Zoom. Information to come if needed.
The World Church website has created two excellent resource pages to serve as repositories for information. You can copy/paste these links into your web browser or simply click the links provided:
Updates and Statements related to COVID-19: https://www.cofchrist.org/covid-19.
Online worship and gathering opportunities: https://www.cofchrist.org/online-ministries
If you are providing on-line worship opportunities and want the mission center to help promote them, please send details to Barb Bear admin@azcofchrist.org and she will share your information through our MC communication routes.
Coffee Connect (via Zoom): Every other Tuesday (May 12, 26). https://zoom.us/j/771095847?pwd=eWRTaHIxZnpaUFZETXhGTk9tQ1dCdz09
Meeting ID# 771-095-847, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Wednesday Vesper Services: Every Wednesday at 8:00 pm – https://zoom.us/j/411438883?pwd=YWw4K0ZaM1hmOWJqVkhadjJQaUkzUT09
Meeting ID#: 411-438-883, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Evening Coffee Connet every other Thursday evening, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, (May 7, May 21 https://zoom.us/j/737745722?pwd=SU1Gb1B6ZitPMFZpNkV0aDh1NndkQT09
Meeting ID#: 737-745-722, Password: Please contact TBW Pastors
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
Local Announcements and Updates:
From Carrol McCans, TBW CFO
During this time of church closure, there continue to be ongoing congregation expenses. You can send your tithing contributions to my home address: 16221 W Silver Falls Dr, Surprise, AZ 85374-6360 or you can e-thithe by visiting the World Church e-thithing website.
Resources to keep you connected:
The World Church website has created two excellent resource pages to serve as repositories for information. You can copy/paste these links into your web browser or simply click the links provided:
Updates and Statements related to COVID-19: https://www.cofchrist.org/covid-19.
Online worship and gathering opportunities: https://www.cofchrist.org/online-ministries
If you are providing on-line worship opportunities and want the mission center to help promote them, please send details to Barb Bear admin@azcofchrist.org and she will share your information through our MC communication routes.
Holy Week and Easter online experiences: Â
Please contact Brian or Heather if you need assistance connecting to any of these opportunities. All Mission Center Zoom meetings are now password protected. Please contact Sara Tubbesing, Barb Bear, or any local pastor.
Maundy Thursday Service – Western Field
Streaming Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPya8kZ5Afo&feature=youtu.be
UPDATED Zoom URL: https://zoom.us/j/390495541
Call in Using Your Phone
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US
+1 301 715 8592 US
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 390 495 541
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/a0UlOCc8
Good Friday Services hosted by Chandler Congregation:
Time: Apr 10, 2020 06:30PMÂ https://zoom.us/j/2914946469?pwd=OTJQL01Ec1UyZ3E0TDlyTjR1NDBsUT09
Meeting ID: 291 494 6469,
One tap mobile:Â
+16699006833,,2914946469# US (San Jose)
+13462487799,,2914946469# US (Houston)
Dial by your location
    +1669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
    +1346 248 7799 US (Houston)
    +1929 205 6099 US (New York)
    +1253 215 8782 US
    +1301 715 8592 US
    +1312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acXCRkW8Q
Easter Services
World Church
As we continue to find new ways of being together when physical distancing guidelines prevent our gatherings, you’re invited to join us for “Living Hope,” an online Easter worship experience.
Gathering 1 — 2:00 a.m. Local Time. Gathering 2 — 12:00(noon) p.m. Local Time
To provide opportunities for interaction from home, we’ll be broadcasting the worship on the church’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds. Viewers will be invited to share in the comments on Facebook and Instagram or by using #CofChristEaster on Twitter at several points during the worship. The broadcast also will be available at www.CofChrist.org/live-webcast and the church’s YouTube channel.
Chandler is also hosting Easter services:
Sun, April 12, 10:30am – 11:30am
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/2914946469?pwd=OTJQL01Ec1UyZ3E0TDlyTjR1NDBsUT09
Meeting ID: 291 494 6469,
Mission Center News:
Coffee Connect (via Zoom): Every other Tuesday starting April 12. https://zoom.us/j/771095847?pwd=eWRTaHIxZnpaUFZETXhGTk9tQ1dCdz09
Meeting ID# 771-095-847, Password: 901299
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Wednesday Vesper Services: Every Wednesday at 8:00 pm – https://zoom.us/j/411438883?pwd=YWw4K0ZaM1hmOWJqVkhadjJQaUkzUT09
Meeting ID#: 411-438-883, Password: 760291
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
you can mute/unmute using *m and you can raise your hand using *9
Evening Coffee Connet Starting April 23, on every other Thursday evening, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, https://zoom.us/j/737745722?pwd=SU1Gb1B6ZitPMFZpNkV0aDh1NndkQT09
Meeting ID#: 737-745-722,
To initiate a conference call from a phone: Dial: Â Â +1 253 215 8782 US
enter the Meeting ID#, enter the corresponding password plus the # sign
From Carrol McCans, TBW CFO
During this time of church closures, I want to remind you that there are on-going congregational expenses. You can send your tithing contributions to my home address: 16221 W Silver Falls Dr, Surprise, AZ 85374-6360 or you can e-thithe by visiting the World Church e-tithing website.
MESSY CHURCH is happening virtually this month. Kevin and Robyn Harper invite all to Messy Church on Saturday, April 4 via Zoom at 4:00 PM AZ time. All the info you need can be found here – Messy Church @ Home.
What can you expect?
3:45 We will open the virtual doors and give a very brief description of
activities for the evening. There will be opportunities to be active,
be quiet, be prayerful, be creative, be loud, be playful, be laughing,
be learning, be observing, be messy, just be you! Followed by a celebration time.
You will need a few things handy to participate:
President Veazey’s Weekly Video Message – Waiting in Faithfulness
The World Church website has created two excellent resource pages to serve as repositories for information. You can copy/paste these links into your web browser or simply click the links provided:
Updates and Statements related to COVID-19: https://www.cofchrist.org/covid-19.
Online worship and gathering opportunities: https://www.cofchrist.org/online-ministries
If you are providing on-line worship opportunities and want the mission center to help promote them, please send details to Barb Bear admin@azcofchrist.org and she will share your information through our MC communication routes.
Maundy Thursday Service – Western Field
Western Field Maundy Thursday Service
Join us for an evening of sharing and encounter as we reflect on the meaning of Holy Thursday. Ministry will be provided from across the Western Field as we reflect on the significance of the sacred meal shared then and now as we seek to embody Christ’s love in challenging times. In preparation please read Mark 14:17-25 and John chapters 13-17 often called Jesus’s farewell discourse.
Please see the Zoom information below. You can join either by computer or phone. Please reach out to your pastor or mission center president if you need help with how to join the online experience.
Joining Our Worship Via Zoom
You can join either by phone or computer using Zoom. On April 9, 2020, at 6:30 PT/7:30 MT, please click the link below if you intend to join on your computer. Alternatively, you can call into our gathering on your phone using the number and meeting ID below. If you need additional help using Zoom, please reach out to your local Mission Center President or pastor. We can’t wait for you to join us for this special service and time of gathering!
Zoom URL: https://zoom.us/j/355481096
Call in Using Your Phone: +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 355 481 096
Easter Services
As we continue to find new ways of being together when physical distancing guidelines prevent our gatherings, you’re invited to join us for “Living Hope,” an online Easter worship experience.
On Sunday, April 12 we will be hosting two online gatherings to share in Easter celebration and worship together.
Gathering 1 — 4 a.m. (CDT) Time zone calculator
Gathering 2 — 2 p.m. (CDT) Time zone calculator
By having two gatherings we hope to increase participation around the world and allow people to join in at a reasonable time of their day. Pick the time that best fits your day and worship with us through music, prayers, reflections from members around the world, and a homily by President Steve Veazey.
To provide opportunities for interaction from home, we’ll be broadcasting the worship on the church’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds. Viewers will be invited to share in the comments on Facebook and Instagram or by using #CofChristEaster on Twitter at several points during the worship. The broadcast also will be available at www.CofChrist.org/live-webcast and the church’s YouTube channel.
From Denise Leichter – Pacific Southwest International Mission Center President
I thought as we continue to march through this pandemic as a human family; you might find space for our Santa Barbara Congregations neighbor, Rabbi Cohen, in the sharing of his sermon Friday night. The interfaith clergy association here is copying each other on prayers, sermons, the invitation to online worships, study groups, etc. We are taking care of each other, as we journey to take care of you, as a diverse and worthy human family.
Blessings for another week that has personal sunsets and new sunrises. Stay vigilant in social connections and physical distancing. The news and numbers will become staggering, but we must cling to HOPE, create moments of JOY, share LOVE, and participate in PEACE for all people that need each other.
Coffee Connect (via Zoom)
If you are interested, please join me every other Tuesday from 10:30 am-11:30 am, starting March 31 for an opportunity to just be social and engage with any others who choose to jump on the session with us. Grab a coffee, log in with the same Zoom Meeting ID Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/8168338100, and let’s just visit. if you haven’t used Zoom before, this is the perfect way to give it a trial run. There is no agenda and ANYONE can join us. Spread the word and let’s just connect.
Starting April 23, on every other Thursday evening, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, an additional Coffee Connect will startup. Help us get the word out to as many as possible that physical distancing does not mean we can’t engage in the community as we long to do.
Announcement: It is with sadness that we share with you that former Apostle Dale Luffman passed away on March 25th at his home from a battle with cancer. Dale lived in Oregon the last few years of his life, and services for Dale have not been announced yet. Please keep wife Judy and the rest of Dale’s family in your prayers.
Blanie Nelson requested to inform the Mission Center the following:
We have chosen to place Dave in palliative care under Hospice of the Valley at Brookdale North Mesa, an assisted living center.
He spent a week in the hospital early this month including a few days in ICU with sepsis (blood infection), followed by a couple weeks in rehab at a skilled nursing center.
Dad’s heart is sometimes not pacing properly, even though his pacemaker itself was checked out at the hospital and is performing well. We talked it over, and Dad does not want any more invasive treatment, so we called in Hospice of the Valley. He is now in their care and they are wonderful.
Dave is comfortable and at ease. We don’t have an expectation of imminent passing- he could be around for quite some time, or be gone tomorrow. Being mindful, we live in the moment and count each day as a blessing.
Communication is a challenge right now, with all visitors understandably banned, including close family.
We are having his home phone # transferred to Brookdale so it will be more convenient for friends to call, but we are told that won’t be effective until April 9. In the meantime close family is getting by with staff members sharing their devices for FaceTime or Skype.
His address is:
David Nelson
Room 4
Brookdale North Mesa
2122 E. Brown Road
Mesa, AZ 85213
Peace, Blaine Nelson
The World Church website has created two excellent resource pages to serve as repositories for information. You can copy/paste these links into your web browser or simply click the links provided:
Updates and Statements related to COVID-19: https://www.cofchrist.org/covid-19.
Online worship and gathering opportunities: https://www.cofchrist.org/online-ministries
If you are providing on-line worship opportunities and want the mission center to help promote them, please send details to Barb Bear admin@azcofchrist.org and she will share your information through our MC communication routes.
If you are interested, please join me every other Tuesday from 10:30 am-11:30 am, starting March 31 for an opportunity to just be social and engage with any others who choose to jump on the session with us. Grab a coffee, log in with the same Zoom Meeting ID Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/8168338100, and let’s just visit. if you haven’t used Zoom before, this is the perfect way to give it a trial run. There is no agenda and ANYONE can join us. Spread the word and let’s just connect.
Starting April 23, on every other Thursday evening, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, an additional Coffee Connect will startup. Help us get the word out to as many as possible that physical distancing does not mean we can’t engage in the community as we long to do.
Thunderbird West is self-suspending all gatherings (including Game Night and Meditation) until May 3, in response to the latest guidelines from the CDC and AZDHS. That doesn’t mean that we can’t worship together. There are many options and opportunities to gather together virtually through online experiences.
Consider the following ideas to invite or remain engaged in worship and spiritual formation at any time. Here are some online resources for worship, spiritual practices, and videos:
https://www.cofchrist.org/resources?tags=Witness%20the%20Word#/
https://www.cofchrist.org/resources?tags=Personal%20Spiritual%20Practices#/
https://www.centreplace.ca/
https://www.projectzionpodcast.org/
https://bcmissioncenter.wordpress.com/our-congregations/effingham-il/ – live Facebook. stream from the Effingham IL congregation.
Lastly, but so very importantly, help to support the value of continued generosity by sharing the following link. It is a “How To” video for eTithing. It walks contributors through the steps of making contributions via eTithing: https://youtu.be/vOaogMcekbw.
We will continue to look for more ways to stay engaged in the Mission of Christ in this time of sickness and fear and keep you updated on the situation.
From Sara Tubbesing, AZMC president: “In this Lenten season and unprecedented time, our wilderness experience brings us opportunities to contemplate so much more than abstaining from a particular behavior. This year, we are challenged to live into a different community experience. While we are admonished NOT to risk sharing the virus, we are invited to risk new engagement and connection. Be brave, be creative, be comforted that we are all walking this journey together.”
Western Field Maundy Thursday Service
Join us for an evening of sharing and encounter as we reflect on the meaning of Holy Thursday. Ministry will be provided from across the Western Field as we reflect on the significance of the sacred meal shared then and now as we seek to embody Christ’s love in challenging times. In preparation please read Mark 14:17-25 and John chapters 13-17 often called Jesus’s farewell discourse.
Please see the Zoom information below. You can join either by computer or phone. Please reach out to your pastor or mission center president if you need help with how to join the online experience.
In Christ’s Peace,
Ron
Joining Our Worship Via Zoom
You can join either by phone or computer using Zoom. On April 9, 2020, at 6:30 PT/7:30 MT, please click the link below if you intend to join on your computer. Alternatively, you can call into our gathering on your phone using the number and meeting ID below. If you need additional help using Zoom, please reach out to your local Mission Center President or pastor. We can’t wait for you to join us for this special service and time of gathering!
Zoom URL:
https://zoom.us/j/355481096
Call in Using Your Phone:
+1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 355 481 096
From Steve Veazey, President – View his prayer in this time of global sickness and fear: https://youtu.be/leSiER2SSM4, or read it here: https://tinyurl.com/Veazey-Prayer
