Warbler’s Wisdom: Environmental Impacts of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
by Jocelyn Hartley
If you’ve been keeping up with the news about the 2025 federal budget bill, dubbed the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, you’ve probably heard that it will reduce eligibility for welfare programs like SNAP food assistance and Medicaid. What you may not have heard is that the bill, which passed the House of Representatives by only a single vote, contains provisions that would cause substantial harm to the environment and the booming clean energy industry. Here are some takeaways of the budget bill’s environmental impacts:
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Graduate 🎓 Sunday: June 1
GRADUATES!!! WE WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU!!!!!
Send us your 📷 pictures!!!
You can email, text, or drop the photo in our graduation 2025 google folder : HERE
However you get it to us, please get it it us no later than Wednesday May 28.
We will have a special prayer and time of blessing for all of our graduates!!
If you graduated this year we hope you will be in worship on Sunday June 1 at 10 am.
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Welcome, Jocelyn Hartley!
Jocelyn is our Creation and Justice Fellow from Disciples Home Mission and Green Chalice!! She began on May 19 with orientation and we began to see her around Saguaro beginning May 20.
Click through to read a little about her.
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Brady Scholarship Applications for 2025-26 academic year
We are now accepting applications for the Brady Scholarship. To be considered for the 2025-26 academic year, recipients who were awarded a scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year must submit a “Continuing Student” application, and new applicants must submit a “New Student” application. The appropriate application forms are available from the church office and must be completed and submitted to the office by June 10, 2025 in order to be considered. The Brady Scholarship awards will be made in mid-July.
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Youth opportunities!
Church camp in California. An Arizona youth camping trip. A virtual youth event. Don’t miss out!
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Saguaro Stories: Living into the Spirit
As the desert begins to warm and the days stretch just a little longer, we’re entering a sacred season at Saguaro Christian Church—one shaped by vision and rooted in the stories that make us who we are.
This is a time to gather around the campfire of community and listen deeply to the voices among us. To trace God’s faithfulness not just in scripture, but in the lives of the people who make this place the holy one it is—their journeys, their questions, their quiet courage. As we explore our guiding vision together, we’ll discover how it pulses in real time through acts of service, the resilience of our older generations, the wonder of our younger ones, and the dreams of those standing on the threshold of something new.
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Saguaro's Easter Sunrise Service at Saguaro National Park
Join your Saguaro Christian Church family for a truly unforgettable Easter Sunrise service on April 20th! For over 50 years, we've had the unique privilege of worshiping amidst the breathtaking beauty of Saguaro National Park, and you're invited to be a part of this cherished tradition.
Skip the parking hassle and the entry fees with a comfortable bus ride directly to the service location. With only 38 seats available, the seats will fill up fast. Click through for details.
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March 30 is a don't-miss Sunday!
Clear your calendar for March 30!
We'll begin in the sanctuary for worship, move outside to dedicate the pollinator garden and bury the time capsule, then go into the Saguaro Center for a spaghetti lunch (hosted by Quail Hour) and congregational meeting (to vote on our budget and approve leaders).
Bring sunglasses, wear a spring/floral outfit, and dust off those old big church hats if you have one for our garden party! We can't wait to see you there!
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Pastor Kelley's stained glass art
This past Sunday during worship, Pastor Kelley talked about her stained-glass art class. Since so many of y'all asked about this process and what her creation looked like, we've gathered a few of her pictures to show the process unfolding. The class was taught by The Glass Desert.
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Lent 2025
This Lent; Our Dream Team imagined together our theme : An Opportune Time.
“An Opportune Time.” comes from Luke’s Gospel, right after Jesus is baptized. From that moment forward, everything shifts. His life, his purpose, his calling—it all unfolds piece by piece. That’s what Lent offers us, too. A chance to move forward. To let go of what holds us back and embrace something deeper. A time to be shaped, stretched, and maybe even surprised by what we find along the way.
Click through to read all about Lent at Saguaro.
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Sign up for Lenten text devotionals
Lent begins on March 5! Sign up now to receive the daily text devotionals.
Text this number: (520) 415-2260
with this message: lent2025
You'll receive a confirmation message.
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ICYMI: Pastor Jessica's sermon from 2/9/2025
Due to our live stream software crashing at the beginning of the service and disabling the audio, no one watching online was able to hear Pastor Jessica’s sermon! So here it is, beginning with the scripture:
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Second Saturdays—March: Bowling Night!
In March, our Second Saturday will be a bowling night!
March 8, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Tucson Bowl, 7020 E. 21st St.
The cost is $15 per person and you can sign up in the narthex starting next Sunday, February 9.
All ages and abilities are welcome.
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The Saguaro Connection: Your Starting Point
Interested in learning more about Saguaro Christian Church?
Want to learn about the ways you can connect in?
Want to know more about Saguaro's core intentionalities?
Or what on Earth is the Dream Team?
We are so excited to meet you and get to know you even more.
Join us for The Saguaro Connection, Your Starting Point as your next right step in your faith journey.
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As Christian Pastors...
As Christian Pastors, our hearts hurt at the events shaping our country.
As Christian Pastors, our heart hurts at the ways Jesus is being used as a weapon, a tool for hate.
The questions of how and why seem to pop up more often than not in this time.
And so, shall we approach this moment, with open hearts and an unwavering commitment to the call of Jesus—a call that invites us to love, to act, and to create a world where all God’s children can flourish.
Click through to read the entire letter from Pastor Kelley and Pastor Jessica.
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