Since last October, Sanctuary Everywhere has grown from providing in-church Sanctuary to Ingrid, an immigrant from Peru with a deportation order over her head, to accompanying asylum seekers living in detention under circumstances you’ve read about; to working with lawyers to get parole for them; and to providing housing with a host family, and a Village to support them as the asylum seeker navigates their new life in this country.
Change Lives! Be a Kids’ Small Group Leader!
Did you know that the number one factor influencing the thriving of children and youth is a positive relationship with an adult who is not their parent?! You can be that person in the life of our kids here at Foothills! We are looking for small group leaders for our Sunday Small Groups for children […]
Sanctuary Guest Update
Beloveds, We are filled with gratitude to share that our sanctuary guests, Lorenzo and his two year-old son Pedro, were able to return home late Monday afternoon. Shortly after communicating that Lorenzo was in sanctuary, his lawyer received notification from a senior official within the regional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office that Lorenzo was no […]
WUULF 2019 Wrap-Up
Western Unitarian Universalist Life Festival aka WUULF ended on Sunday, June 30. Eighty plus UUs attended and had a blast.
Share the Plate: Sanctuary Everywhere
From March 24 through April 28, our Share the Plate recipient was Sanctuary Everywhere.
My Body/My Choice
These are the words my 3-year-old niece sometimes says on repeat: My Body My Choice! My Body My Choice!
Connecting to Serve
At the end of each Sunday service at Foothills, we close with these words: “…our service has just begun…”
Making Sunday Happen
Every Sunday a team is required to create a worship experience that sends you back out into the world fortified and thinking.
Become a WUULFIE – Let’s Howl Together in the desert!
The Western Unitarian Universalist Life Festival (WUULF) is a family camp for all ages that has been happening for over 35 years at Ghost Ranch in Northern New Mexico.
Landscapes and Soulscapes Retreat At Ghost Ranch
In December, Brian and I spent five days in the wintry desert of northern New Mexico. We attended a four-day retreat at Ghost Ranch called Landscapes and Soulscapes centered on a book, Camino Divina, by the facilitator/author, Gina Marie Mammano. The retreat directed us in different themes for walking meditation and different forms of spiritual practice.