Welcome to the United Church of Sun City
Pastor's Post
All are welcome at United Church
each Sunday at 10 am
for the worship and praise of God.
...as church,
we must keep doing
what we do,
serving and caring for others
in the name of the Lord.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. - Ecclesiastes 3:1, NRSV
Greetings,
A few Sundays ago, I preached from Luke’s Gospel about the healing of the ten lepers (Luke 17:11–19). It’s a story about mercy, faith, and above all, gratitude. I started that sermon with a little guessing game: who wrote The Jungle Book? (It was Rudyard Kipling). Kipling once had a reporter tell him that someone had calculated he made over a hundred dollars a word from his writings. The reporter handed him a $100 bill and said, “Give me one of your hundred-dollar words.” Kipling looked at the bill, slipped it into his pocket, and said, “Thanks.”
That’s a pretty good word, isn’t it?
In that story from Luke, ten people were healed, but only one came back to say thanks, and he was the last person anyone expected to, a Samaritan. We often focus on the nine who didn’t return, but I think it’s more hopeful to focus on the one who did. One person noticed what God had done and turned around in gratitude.
I found this to be a good reminder for us as we move closer to Thanksgiving. Be that one. Pause long enough to see what God is doing, even in the ordinary, and give thanks.
There is no doubt in this 21st Century, we all have plenty to worry about, but gratitude has a way of putting life in perspective. When we stop and say, “thank you,” we remember God’s has been with us all along, and always will be.
So go ahead and say that priceless word often. “Thanks.”
Giving Thanks,
Pastor Brady
And speaking of thanks, "Thank You!" for all the cards, kind words, messages, gifts, and the cupcakes for Pastor Appreciation Sunday. I am touched by your thoughtfulness. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to serve United Church as Senior Pastor.
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