Training for ‘home church’ leaders
Pastor Alma Jones, a longtime member at Casas Church, will continue her training for Christians interested in hosting a church in their home.
The sessions for the Home Churches for Christ Outreach Ministry will equip Christians to lead Bible studies, prayer and music for a small group. For training, visit the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16; Saturday, May 21; and Saturday, June 18, according to press materials.
For more information, visit homechurchesforchristoutreachministry.wordpress.com or contact Jones at 429-3806.
UA dance program seeks
funds for Holocaust Ctr.
To raise money for Tucson’s Holocaust History Center and Jewish History Museum, the University of Arizona Dance Ensemble will present “In the Shadows of the Dreamers.” The performance also commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945.
The piece, accompanied by music from Eric Whitacre’s “Five Hebrew Love Songs,” is part of a larger program that includes “Echad” by Ohad Naharin and “Broadway Lights” with music by George Gershwin, according to press materials.
The performance begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1713 E. University Blvd. Tickets cost $54 and are available through the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, the Tucson Jewish Community Center or at the door.
For more information, visit jewishhistorymuseum.org or call 577-9393.
Freethought Arizona
details 1st Amendment
Freethought Arizona will present “Of Dogma and Desire: Saying What You Believe About the First Amendment” 10 a.m. Sunday, April 17, at the DuVal Auditorium at Banner — University Medical Center Tucson, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Robert J. McWhirter, a certified specialist in criminal law and supervising attorney for the Arizona State University Alumni Law Group, will discuss topics such as separation of church and state and the influence of Christianity on the nation’s founding, according to press materials.
For more information, visit freethought-az.org.
Open house for new Jewish Montessori
Darkaynu Montessori School, a Jewish Montessori preschool, will hold an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 17.
The new preschool on the campus of Congregation Chofetz Chayim, 5150 E. Fifth St., is now enrolling kids through age 6, according to press materials.
For more information, visit darkaynutucson.com or call 591-7680.
Interfaith Council on education, citizenship
The Pima County Interfaith Civic Education Organization will present A Civic Academy on Arizona public education at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 1800 N. Camino Pio Decimo.
Panelists include Morgan Phillips, a president for two Pima Community College campuses; Sen. Steve Farley; and Rep. Bruce Wheeler.
PCICEO will also hold an information session about citizenship and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Sacred Heart Parish, 601 E. Fort Lowell Road, according to press materials.
For more information, visit pimacountyinterfaith.org or call 903-2333.
Church documentary on peacemaking
Eastside Covenant Church, 551 N. Camino Seco, will host a screening of “Our Land,” a film about individuals of different faiths in Israel and Palestine who make peace with each other.
The free screening, followed by a Q&A, begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, according to press materials.
For more information, visit ecctucson.org or call 885-3192.
Humanistic Jews celebrate Passover
The Secular Humanist Jewish Circle will host a Passover seder at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at Atria Campana del Rio, 1550 E. River Road.
Humanistic Jews celebrate the holiday for its focus on freedom from slavery and view the biblical Exodus as a myth within Jewish tradition, according to press materials.
The lunch costs $25 for members of the circle and $35 for non-members. RSVP by Tuesday, April 19.
For more information or to RSVP, visit secularhumanistjewishcircle.org or call Becky Schulman at 296-3762.
