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.
He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8, NRSV
Greetings,
With the approach of Christmas, I keep thinking about something that happened to me recently at a McDonald’s drive-thru. I was sitting there, hungry for my Egg McMuffin I had just ordered, when I pulled up to the window and the employee said, “Your meal has been paid for by the gentleman ahead of you.”
I just sat there for a second. That’s the first time anything like that has ever happened to me. No announcement, no expectation, no angle, just a simple gift from a stranger who asked for nothing in return. And I’ve got to tell you, it hit me in a way I didn’t expect. It felt like the gift of grace showing up in a paper bag.
Isn’t that the heart of Christmas? A gift we didn’t ask for, appearing unexpectedly, reshaping the way we see the world. God slips into our lives quietly, in a manger, in a moment, in the kindness of people, some we’ll never meet or see again. And suddenly, the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
This season gets noisy and frantic, but that little act of drive-thru generosity reminded me that Christmas still happens in surprising places: at a fast-food window, in a kind word, in a gesture no one notices except the person who receives it. How holy it is when love makes itself known and joy reigns supreme, even for just a few minutes.
My prayer this December is that each of us has an experience like that, unearned, unexpected, and deeply needed. And even more, that we become people who create those sacred moments for others. I know I will the next time I am at McDonald’s.
Blessings for Christmas and may grace catch you off guard.
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
All are welcome to our Christmas Eve service at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 24!