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Sundays at 10 am: Sermon
with Rev. Brady Abel Pastor, Senior Pastor
Sundays at 10:30 am: Music
with our choir and soloists under the direction of
Alan Paulson, Minister of Music
Thursdays at 5 pm: More music!
Pastor's Post
Christmas Cantata: Dec. 22 at 10 am worship, followed by our second annual Cookie Walk.
Christmas Eve candlelight service: Dec. 24 at 5 pm.
All are welcome at United Church
each Sunday at 10 am
for the worship and praise of God.
Greetings,
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39, NRSVUE).
Recently, some wonderful folks reached out to me via email letting me know they were leaving the church. They were kind and thoughtful with their remarks. Still, those words are never easy for a pastor to read or hear. We love it when people join the church. It is not a good feeling, mostly, when most people decide to leave.
Early in November, my tire light came on in my car. When I stopped at the tire store to get the pressure checked, the attendance asked, ”Did your light come on like everybody else’s? It’s that time of year.” He put air in all the tires.
For the last four years, inflation has been high but as of late is lowering to a more normal level. Along with it, the economy slows, and then grows. We get concerned, rightly so, in the challenging times, and celebrate when we are feeling good financially.
Experiencing these three circumstances got me thinking about the law of expansion and contraction. Briefly, this law states that most materials will expand when heated and contract when cooled, due to increased movement of molecules at higher temperatures and a slowing with cooler temperatures. Bridges are another example. Expansion joints have a
definite purpose.
Well, thinking about this helped me realize that we experience some form of expansion and contraction in our daily lives. We have an expansion—an uplifting experience that helps us to grow, to imagine, and to live life in new ways. When that happens, the world around us looks positive, fresh, and bright. That’s expansion. Just the same, there is a contraction—something happens causing us to feel shaken, unsure, or withdrawn, and the world looks less appealing and more negative. That’s contraction.
Such is life. The pendulum swings back and forth. There are highs and lows. Through it all, it’s important for us to remember that we are part of an ongoing cycle of expansion and contraction. Is everything subject to it? I don’t know with certainty, but like my waistline, it sure seems that way.
So, remember, when we look toward the new year, it is easy to see the expansion that lies ahead, promising and full of fresh possibility. However, we must also remember the rule of contraction. Things will sometimes seem constricting and less appealing. Still, through it all, in the midst of change, focusing on the present moment is most beneficial. That’s where we find God, constant, continuous, and inseparable from us.
Here’s to Advent, Christmas, and the new year all more expanded by God’s love.
Pastor Brady
United Church of Sun City, a congregation of the United Church of Christ, has the distinction of being the first church to be established in a Del Webb retirement community. Organized in 1960, United Church has been serving Sun City and the surrounding area since at the current location of 107th Avenue and Sun City Blvd.
Today, with an atmosphere of inclusion and care and with respect for diverse theological thought, the goal of United Church is to create a church family, while nurturing individual and collective spiritual development through meaningful biblically based worship, music, education, fellowship, and involvement of members and friends. United Church strives to provide wider community service, social justice, and responsible stewardship.
Senior Pastor Rev. Brady Abel, the United Church staff, and the entire congregation extend a special invitation to everyone for Sunday worship. All are welcome!
We're a lively congregation where age is a number and life is a gift.
- a fabulous music program
- a varied and stimulating activities program
- meaningful mission and creative outreach
- thought-provoking sermons and wonderful worship
New to United Church of Sun City? Check out our Visitors Page or watch to a recent sermon. Read our ONA statement.
In short, we're a community where people come to be part of family who worship, work, and have fun together.
The United Church of Sun City was the first church established in Sun City, Arizona. We have a well-deserved reputation for excellence in programming and warmth in our welcome. But we aren't stuck in the past! We know God is still speaking, and we are still listening! Come see for yourself.
Wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here!
United Church of Sun City
United Church of Sun City
11250 N. 107th Avenue, Suite 105
Sun City, AZ 85351-4002 MAP
(Corner of 107th Ave. & Sun City Blvd.)
Phone 623-933-0058
Email office@uccsc.com