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.
Greetings,
February always feels like
a bridge month to me. The
holidays are behind us, the
calendar has settled slightly,
and we find ourselves looking ahead toward Lent. Even before the ashes, hymns, and familiar scriptures, something begins to shift.
Lent is often described as a season of reflection, repentance, and preparation. Those are good words. But at its heart, Lent is really a season that asks something of us. It invites us to slow down just enough to notice what we usually rush past. It encourages honesty - about our lives, our faith, our relationships, and even our habits. And it gently reminds us, that growth rarely happens without intention.
People often think Lent means giving something up. For others, it means doing something new: a practice of prayer, a renewed commitment to generosity, a willingness to listen more deeply, or the courage to let go of something that no longer gives life. However we observe the season, Lent is about God’s love. Not trying to earn it but instead, making room to experience more of it.
As a congregation, we will start this Lenten journey together on Ash Wednesday, February 18. I hope you will join in worship and fellowship as often as you are able. There is something powerful about moving through this holy season side by side, reminding one another that we do not walk the path of faith alone.
My prayer this February is simple: that we might notice God’s presence in both the ordinary and the unexpected, and that as Lent approaches, we all feel invited - not burdened - into a deeper awareness of God’s ever-present grace and love.
Blessed by God, we journey on.
Peace,
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