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As many in our community observe the sacred rhythms of Ramadan and Lent, Arizona Faith Network offers prayers for a season filled with reflection, renewal, and hope. Though rooted in different traditions, both seasons call people into deeper prayer, meaningful
fasting, generosity toward those in need, and recommitment to justice and compassion. In a world that often feels divided, these holy days remind us that humility, mercy, and love of neighbor remain powerful forces for healing. May this time draw us closer
to one another and to the sacred work of building resilient, caring communities across Arizona.
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Prophetic Witness Campaign - In-Person Trainings
The Prophetic Witness Campaign is a statewide, faith-rooted effort organized by
Arizona Faith Network & Coraz n
AZ to protect human dignity, strengthen community safety, and bear public witness to the sacred worth of every person. At the same time, unjust and immoral immigration policies continue to separate families, criminalize asylum, and place
already-vulnerable communities in constant fear and harm.
If you're interested in attending an in-person training event for the Prophetic Witness Campaign in either
Phoenix (Feb 19 at 6:00 pm at Neighborhood Ministries, 1918 W Van Buren St) or
Tucson (date and time TBD), please RSVP using the link below to receive more details.
We invite clergy and faith leaders across Arizona to join this shared work of unity, nonviolence, and moral courage.
Sign
up using this link and you will receive updates about Faithful Witness Gatherings, monthly trainings, public vigils, action opportunities, and ways to participate locally and statewide.
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AFN Monday Meditation
Mondays at noon MST via Zoom
Start your week with meditation led by Vasu Bandhu, AFN's Interfaith Manager, and guests.
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4th Annual Connection to Nature
Saturday, February 21, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Foothills Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
3951 W Happy Valley Rd, Glendale, AZ 85310
This free event is open to the public and features a variety of activities celebrating our shared commitment to caring for the earth. Enjoy crafts, games, animal encounters, enrichment presentations, delicious food, a raffle, and more! We're thrilled to welcome
several organizations (including AFN) offering special programming throughout the event. Don't miss this fun and engaging afternoon for all ages!
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Greater Phoenix Sacred Space Event: Valley Unitarian Universalist
Sunday, February 22, 2:00 - 4:30 pm
Valley Unitarian Universalist
6400 W Del Rio St, Chandler, AZ 85226
Please join the first stop in our interreligious exploration of sacred spaces in the greater Phoenix area. This will be the first in a series of three visits to different sacred spaces this Winter and Spring. In this visit to Valley Unitarian Universalist,
Unitarian Universalism originated from the merger of two different Protestant denominations, Unitarianism and Universalism, in 1961, and Valley Unitarian Universalist (VUU) was born just two years later. VUU is an open and affirming community that proclaims:
Love is our doctrine; Service is our prayer; Justice is our calling. Please RSVP using the link below.
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Digital Security Workshop
Monday, March 2, 12:00 pm MST via Zoom
The Safe Communities Coalition will host Praveen Sinha, Security Director of Equality Labs. This interactive workshop will offer tangible steps to help you and your colleagues tighten your online security, including best practices for preventing doxxing and
addressing other digital threats. Register to receive the Zoom information.
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Training of Trainers for Faith Leaders
Wednesday, March 4 - Friday, March 6
Location TBA: Phoenix
The Arizona Faithful Training of Trainers (ToT) is an in-person intensive for experienced clergy, faith based organizers, trainers, and other faith leaders organizing in Arizona and surrounding states. This ToT will equip faith leaders with the tools to lead
trainings on strategic noncooperation in their communities, and a network of aligned faith leaders to continue the work alongside. Sessions will focus on the authoritarian playbook, noncooperation theories and tactics, faith leader superpowers, and the role
of faith leaders in anti-authoritarian movements in the U.S. and abroad.
Hosted by: Interfaith Alliance, Arizona Faith Network, Corazon AZ, Sojourners, Georgetown Center for Faith & Justice, Political Research Associates, Horizons Project, Freedom Trainers.
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Interfaith Book Group: God's Bridge Over a Broken World
Wednesdays, March 11 - April 1, 6:00 - 7:00 pm MST
Foothills Christian Church
3951 W Happy Valley Rd, Glendale, AZ 85310
Hybrid: both in-person and via Zoom
Join AFN for a transformative four-part study series as we explore the "unified story of monotheism". Inspired by Keith H. Adkins memoir, this series seeks to move beyond mere tolerance toward deep understanding. We will examine how the foundational scriptures
of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam support a bridge that unites us across a broken world.
Each session features guest speakers from the featured tradition and facilitated interfaith dialogue to foster connection and mutual respect. More details about the sessions appear on the registration form linked below.
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An Evening with John Fugelsang: Faith, Democracy, and the Separation of Church & State
Sunday, March 15, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center
564 S Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
In this timely conversation, Fugelsang will explore the complex and often contentious relationship between religion and American democracy. Drawing on history, constitutional principles, and contemporary politics, he will examine how faith has shaped public
life in the United States and what is at stake when religious belief is used to justify public policy.
Moderated by Lynn Davis, Director, Rabbi Joseph H. Gumbiner Community Action Project and Rev. ellie hutchison, Southern Arizona Community Organizer Arizona Faith Network, this conversation will be thoughtful, substantive, and accessible while grounded in history,
informed by constitutional values, and energized by Fugelsang s signature wit. Registration is required, but free.
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Help protect our democracy and neighbors throughout Arizona from harmful legislation moving through the State Legislature this week. Several bills would expand immigration enforcement, increase detention funding, restrict protest rights, and criminalize
community support. Details are at the link below:
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A Call to Christians in a Crisis of Faith and Democracy
Wednesday, February 18, 6:00 pm MST via Zoom
We are facing a cruel and oppressive government; civilians being demonized, disappeared, and even killed; the erosion of hard-won rights and freedoms; and a calculated effort to reverse America s growing racial and ethnic diversity all of which moves us toward
authoritarian and imperial rule.
Therefore, as Christians in the United States, representing the breadth of Christian traditions and one part of our nation s religiously plural society, and convened by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, Jim Wallis, and Adam Russell Taylor, and many Christian leaders
across the country, are compelled to speak out at this time. We call on all Christians to join us in greater acts of courage to resist the profound suffering and anti-democratic danger sweeping across the nation. In moments like this, silence is not neutrality it
is an active choice to permit harm.
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Arizona Women Shape History: Arizona Women at Work
Thursday, February 19, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
IBEW LOCAL 640
5808 North 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014
Learn About:
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Women s advancements in the field of journalism
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Organized labor & women s struggle for fair wages & working conditions
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Women s paid and unpaid work in agriculture
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Women in sports and best practices in oral history projects
Lunch provided; Tickets are free!
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Communities of Flourishing Conference
Saturday, February 28, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
City of Grace, Phoenix Campus
402 West Monroe St, Phoenix, AZ 85003
Many of us can name what s broken in our communities polarization, isolation, poverty, food insecurity, injustice, and the fatigue that comes from trying to do good in challenging times. This gathering is designed to help churches, ministries, and everyday
Christians move beyond critique and into hopeful, collaborative, biblically-grounded action. Together, we will explore how the church can embody God s love in public life in ways that are faithful, creative, and deeply rooted in Scripture.
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The Art of Attention: Cultivating Wonder as a Spiritual Practice
Friday-Sunday, March 13-15
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church
6715 N Mockingbird Ln, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
Tickets are available now for an evening featuring award-winning Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto R os on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Saint Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, Scottsdale. R os presentation is part of The Art of Attention: Cultivating Wonder
as Spiritual Practice, a weekend-long event that also features the Rev. Dr. Travis Helms, poet and priest from Saint John s Episcopal Church in Jackson, WY.
The weekend kicks off at 6:15 p.m. Friday, March 13, with R os and Helms sharing poetry and conversation centering on re-connecting with wonder via imagination, empathy and hope. Book sales and signing to follow. A day-long retreat on the same theme is set
for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, led by the Rev. Dr. Helms. He will also preach at 7:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. services on Sunday, March 15. All events are open to the public at no charge.
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The coming week (today through next Tuesday) brings the following observances:
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Ash Wednesday (Christinity) - Feb. 18
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Ramadan (Islam) - Feb. 18 - Mar. 18
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Ramakrishna Jayanti (Hinduism) - Feb. 19
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Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to AFN today! Your partnership makes our Arizona community thrive.
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