Holy Week Activities
Agape Meals – on the first Sunday of the month, plan to stay for our Agape Meal (aka Potluck) immediately following the worship service.
Mental Health First Aid
Vista Grande UCC is partnering with Diversus Health to bring a Mental Health First Aid training to our community free of charge! Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. Who should take it? Community members, employers, HR specialists, hospital staff, first responders, faith leaders and other caring individuals. This is an all-day training from 8:30-5pm on Saturday, April 6th. Lunch will be provided. Register here! Please Note: there will be about fifteen minutes of pre-work to complete before the training. If you are interested in attending the Mental Health First Aid course, please sign up at this link no later than Friday.
The Wider Church
Upcoming Ecclesiastical Council for Samantha Bronson
All members with standing in the RMC and Lay Delegates from every member church are encouraged to attend and offer support to Samantha as she continues the journey toward ordination in the United Church of Christ. This event will be happening via Zoom on April 23rd at 7 PM. Please register to participate, and please take some time to learn more about Samantha.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday May 11 at 3 p.m.
Amanda Udis-Kessler will be having a book signing celebration of her newly released book, Abundant Lives: A Progressive Christian Ethic of Flourishing. Make sure you save this date!