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January 17 - February 6, 2015
Cabs for Christ offers free rides to and from SLUMC
VUU celebrates cultures, faiths at services
The Cabs for Christ pilot program that launched in December at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church has been extended another month. The program offers free door-to-door cab service to those who are homebound or have no transportation to church. Sun Lakes UMC, located at 9248 E. Riggs Rd., contracted with Acme Cab Co. in December to service the program. “We are so pleased to be able to continue our free Cabs for Christ program,” states Tracy Perry, associate pastor at SLUMC. “Working with Ron Mills of the Acme
An upcoming service at Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Chandler will celebrate civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a service discussing how American society defines racism in the light of recent racial strife. Worship Associate Patrick Whorton will lead the service, titled “Bewildered,” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18; the adult choir will also perform. The Rev. Andy Burnette will lead “Who Picks the President? Authority, Social Class and the Unitarian Universalist Association Merger of 1961” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, to take a look at the role social class played in the merging of the Universalist Church of America and the American Unitarian Association. In addition, a recent interfaith race vigil at VUU brought local churches and members together to discuss the series of high-profile cases of African Americans killed by police officers. Burnette led “A Vigil for Ferguson, New York and Race and Ethnicity in America,” which was attended by pastors from Guardian Angels Catholic Community and Mission de Communities in Tempe and Chalice Christian Church in Gilbert, as well as members of the ASU Center for the Study of Race and
Cab Company has been such a pleasure and we look forward to continuing our relationship with his company,” she says. Perry notes that anyone who is in need of transportation to any of the church’s worship services is eligible for the service. To make a reservation, call the Sun Lakes UMC office at (480) 895-8766. An Acme Cab Company representative will call and confirm the reservation the day of pickup. Then a driver will come to the door and drive the client to church. Drivers are prepared to transport clients home after church.
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Diversity and representatives from other congregations. Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation provides a welcoming, diverse community that nurtures each person’s lifelong spiritual journey, creates a place of peace and celebration and strives for social justice and sustainable living. VUU is at 6400 W. Del Rio St. in Chandler. To learn more, call (480) 899-4249 or visit www.vuu.org.