Young Adults Dinner Club
Ages 18-30, Join us for dinner and hang outs!
RSVP and get details by texting or calling Jess at 601-946-9064
Ladies Charcuterie Night - bring a charcuterie in food item to add to the board. There will be Wine and stuff for Prayer Bracelet Making. Friday, April 26th at 6:30pm at Gretta’s house.
112 S Dunnam St 86001
928-310-1018
Help serve nutritious hot meals to Flagstaff families! Volunteers help portion food into to-go containers, hand dinners out to clients through our walk-up window, and wash serving pans.
Located at: 1903 N 2nd St, Flagstaff, AZ 86004
FFFC is able to serve ~450 hot meals to Flagstaff families everyday! Volunteer roles include: greeting clients, serving in-house dinners, preparing to-go orders, & washing dishes.
Age requirement: 10 years with an adult and 14 without an adult.
Safety: Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes. Hair longer than shoulder length must be tied back.
Parking: Please park in the lot to the south of the building - NOT La Fonda's parking area. If our parking lot is full, anywhere along the street is fine.
TO SIGN UP TO HELP: Email Gretta or call 928-788-0888
Help us clean up the Federated Community Church Property! 9am-Noon. Email Gretta or call 928-788-0888 for more info or to RSVP.
Pride Prayer Morning: We are planning a sweet event to kick off the first day of Pride Month! This is an event that anyone is welcome to and we will also be inviting all the other affirming church pastors/communities. Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10am at Federated.
Optional free yoga class at Federated starting at 11am (after the social, donuts, and prayer time).
Saturday, April 13th - Yoga: Everyone is welcome to this free, all-levels yoga class from 11:00am-Noon, located at Trinity Heights UMC. Bring a mat and some water!
All levels welcome! Questions, call Gretta at 928-788-0888. Taught by the amazing Anni Jacobson.
Whiskey Night - This Thursday, April 11th at 7:30pm
Blaine’s House, 935 N Sinagua Heights Dr.
For Men & Non-Binary Friends (not gender exclusive)
Join us for Easter!
9am - Lake Mary Morning Baptisms. We will be meeting at Lake Mary by the boating dock parking lot. We will have baptisms, and a short service! If you are interested in baptism email charlie@flagstaffcommons.com. GOOGLE MAPS LOCATION PIN HERE.
10am - Brunch Potluck and Kids Egg Hunt at Ponderosa Trails Park! (3875 S Wild West Trail, Flagstaff, AZ 86001)
4:30pm - Easter Celebration Service. All are welcome! Located at Federated Downtown, 400 W. Aspen Ave. 86001
The Q - Wednesday, March 20th: Let’s dive into discussion and wrestle with any and all of our questions. Faith, theology, life, love, etc. 6:30pm at the Commons Office (16 E. Route 66, above Aloha BBQ).
Mexico House Building Trip with 1Mission
We are taking a team to Puerto Peñasco, Mexico February 17th to the 20th. Together we will build a house from the ground up in 3 days and have an experience of a lifetime!
Adult cost is $375.
Youth (age 12-17) cost is $180.
Kids 11 and under are $45.
Family rates & scholarships are available.
Email info@flagstaffcommons.com or call 928-788-0888.
Sign Up Here: https://partner.1mission.org/event/the-commons-church/e549897
Super Bowl Sunday is on February 11th. Following our annual tradition, we will be canceling service and inviting everyone to enjoy our Super Bowl Party instead! The party starts at 4pm and is a POT LUCK!
Location: Blaine’s House, 935 N Sinagua Heights Dr., 86004
New Years Eve - Sunday, December 31st: Hot Coco & Cider, 8:30pm-10:30pm at our office, 16 E. Route 66, Suite 203 (downtown above Aloha BBQ). We will walk over and attend the 10pm pine cone drop!
PS: NO SERVICE THIS SUNDAY
Join us for our Candlelight Christmas Eve Service! Located at Federated Community Downtown.
Service will begin at 4:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Dress is casual (but some people like to dress up a bit for the holidays). Kids are welcome into service and we will have activity goodie bags available for them.
Service will include Christmas carols, a kids play, a sermon on the heart of Christmas, and candle lighting!
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” - John 1:14
Questions? Call 928-788-0888
PS: We are a safe/inclusive space who affirms and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. Women have full equality and access to leadership. We are a place without sin shaming or money guilting. We love questions and curiosity, and it’s okay to disagree. Following the lead of Jesus, we place high value on social justice for the poor, oppressed, and marginalized. Working for peace, choosing kindness, listening to others, and embracing differences can go a long way. Come as you are and let’s grow together!
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to use their individual power of generosity to support their communities. It is a day with the simple idea of encouraging people to do good, and it’s grown into a global movement that inspires millions of people to give, collaborate, do acts of kindness, and celebrate generosity. GivingTuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, which is on November 28th this year! Instead of having such a big focus on the consumerism of Black Friday, join us in observing this generosity movement by considering giving a tax-deductible donation.
By making a donation to The Commons you are:
Supporting the other organizations we support: Speak Up for the Poor, Flagstaff Family Food Center, Beloved Arise, Life Ansanm, Northern Arizona Interfaith Council
Helping allow this type of progressive and inclusive theology to remain active and available in Flagstaff
Making it possibly for us to afford the costs of our Sunday service space and programming (each service costs an average of $550, not including staff salaries)
Supporting the programs that we sustain: Immigrant Family Food Share, Jubilee Ministry for Young Adults with Disabilities, Flagstaff Youth Co-Op, Kids Ministry, Community Groups, Campouts, Mexico House Building Trips, etc.
Making our staff healthy and sustainable in order for us to continue to walk alongside people in their lives, questions, heartbreaks, and celebrations; as well as giving us space to dream about more ways to help this community flourish.
If you would like to make a one time donation or set up an automatic monthly donation to The Commons, that would mean the world to us. You can do so by clicking this link. (PS: If you scroll down and click “bank account” instead of “credit/debit” and pay by using your routing/account numbers, this helps there be less processing fees.)
In the spirit of GivingTuesday, The Commons is volunteering at the Flagstaff Family Food Center on Tuesday, November 28th from 10:45am to 1pm. We will be distributing family food boxes from the warehouse on Huntington Dr. If you would like to join us in helping feed our neighbors at the outdoor, drive-thru food distribution, let us know! With the help of volunteers, FFFC is able to give out groceries to over 200 families per day! Volunteer roles include: loading food into cars, controlling traffic, packing food into boxes, and writing down client information.
Together we can unleash the power of people and organizations to transform communities and the world.
Sabbath Sunday - No Service on November 26th
Sabbath is a day to find harmony and peace. Sabbath is rest, but it is active, joy-filled rest. Leave anything that brings up anxiety or care that would silence your spirit of joy behind. Save that for the next day. Do not let worries consume your day. Sabbath is a gift to receive and accept. The Sunday after Thanksgiving we are having a Sabbath Sunday, where service is canceled and we make space for our volunteers, staff, and community to be mindful about this type of rest. You are made to rest. You are made for joy. We encourage you to make this Sabbath whatever you need. Consider if you need time with yourself, or if you would like to make plans with those that bring you a feeling of peace and those that remind you of your belovedness. Here’s some ideas of how you could practice this Sabbath:
Do a self-care practice (nap, take a bath, clean a space that makes you feel happy, intentional breathing)
Do something creative that activates your child-like imagination
Cook something yummy that makes your body feel good
Call someone who gives you life
Play a board game
Read and/or Journal
Look at something beautiful and meditate on how God is in it and in you
Find joyful movement in your body (stretch, dance, go on a walk)
THANKSGIVING POTLUCK - Sunday, November 19th: Yes, the Thanksgiving community feast is coming up soon! We hope you can be there with us at 4:30pm, located at the Federated building, 300 W. Aspen Ave.
Every November we have a Sunday service where we focus on the needs that are out there for foster care, adoption, respite care, CASA , etc. Please join us this Sunday for our in depth conversation about this and all the different ways we can help!
We are throwing 2 Halloween parties in Ponderosa Trails Neighborhood!
Greg & Susie Miller’s House: 5032 S. Serpentine Rd. - This party is open to everyone but will be a bit more kid focused with a big trick-or-treating outing! It’s a potluck and costumes are encouraged!
Chris Huntley’s House: 4707 S Bright Angel Trail - This is an adult party! We will have a potluck dinner and then watch a scary/halloween movie! Hope to see you there if that is your thing!
Both parties starts at 5:30pm!
What is The Costume Run? The Costume Run is a fundraising event where participants get to run/walk/roll either a 1 mile loop or a 5K while wearing their Halloween costume and enjoying the beautiful Buffalo Park!
All sponsor donations and registration payments will be donated to the following 6 organizations:
Speak Up for the Poor: Educating and empowering girls in poverty in Bangladesh
Flagstaff Family Food Center: Providing local hunger relief and children’s literacy programs
Life Ansanm: Education, job creation, community development, and family care in Haiti
Beloved Arise: Celebrating and empowering LGBTQIA+ youth of faith
Immigrant Family Food Share: Providing food to local undocumented families
Northern Arizona Interfaith Council: Organizing for issues that advance the common good
Event Details:
Sunday, October 29th from 10am-Noon
Located at Buffalo Park, 2400 N Gemini Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86004
5k & 1 mile run/walk options
Participation Price is $25 for ages 13 to adults, and $10 for ages 12 and under.
Church Budget Overview: Sunday, October 15th at 6:00pm
If you’d like to know more about how we handle our finances, spending, and what other organizations give to, come join us! Everyone is always welcome to this information, but we will be holding a gathering after church on October 15th for anyone who would like to look at the numbers with us and give feedback on how we can continue to serve this community with excellence. Pizza provided!
All are welcome to our new office space this First Friday! We will have local art and appetizers! See you at 16 E. Route 66, Suite 203 (above Aloha BBQ).
We are moving locations! New location starts on Sunday, August 27th
We're so excited to finally be making the move to Federated Community Church starting August 27th! We have loved our partnership with Trinity Heights these last two years and will always be thankful for the community opening up their building to give us a home post COVID. We are thrilled to partner with Federated as we have connected with their leadership and realized how much our two communities have in common. We're excited to be back downtown again and be in such a historic building. We have been working hard refreshing some kids ministry rooms and moving all our stuff over so we can really feel good in our new home. Hope to see you there soon!
In-person service is held each Sunday at 4:30 pm starting on August 27th. Service is located at the Federated Community Church building, 400 W Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Parking is available on the west side of the building, along the street, and in the farmers market parking lot just south of the library. We hope you can get to service closer to 4:15pm the first couple weeks to look around and get a feel for where everything is in the new space. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Help us collect food and supplies for local immigrant families in need!
We need help gathering Corn Tortillas, Oranges, Bananas, and Cereal. If you would like to volunteer to bring food or pack boxes, call/text Gretta at 928-310-1018.
If you would like to donate financially you have the option to Venmo us @thecommonschurch or donate through our website and we will purchase supplies on your behalf.
If you have any questions email info@flagstaffcommons.com or call us!
The Commons Campout - Friday, August 18th to Sunday, August 20th
Join us for our annual camping weekend! This year's Commons Campout will be from Friday, August 18th in the afternoon to Sunday morning August 20th! We will provide a port-a-potty, firewood, and s’mores stuff! Bring your own camping gear and food (and don’t forget rain gear). Also, if you like yoga, bring a mat! Our friend Rachel will be teaching a yoga class in the forest at 4pm on Saturday.
We will NOT have our afternoon Sunday service on August 20th, but we will have a mini-service at the campsite on Sunday morning at 9:30am!
Here is the campsite location (Google Maps Pin): https://maps.app.goo.gl/mWTbPaQNK49bFv5E7
Written directions to campsite: Head North on 180 towards the Grand Canyon and drive until you see Forest Rd 245 on your left. Turn left there and drive around 3 miles on the dirt road and look for our group and our sign on the left!
July 16th - Sunday Funday BBQ: No service at Trinity Heights on July 16th! Instead, come hang with us at Foxglenn Park from 4:30pm-7pm! We will provide burgers, veggie burgers, and all the toppings! Bring a side to share if you can!
Join us at our office from Noon-1pm as we pray for, uplift, and encourage all queer youth! More info on this national holiday at belovedarise.org/pray
Lake Mary Play Day - Sunday, June 18th: NO SERVICE AT TRINITY! Instead, meet us at Lake Mary starting at 4pm and departing around 7pm! Bring your own picnic and bring water toys if you’d like. We will be at the boating dock area. Call 928-788-0888 if you have any trouble finding us.
Pride Sunday - Join us this weekend as we celebrate Pride Month! Service starts at 4:30pm on June 4th. We will be hearing from multiple voices of the LGBTQ+ community, their parents, and a special interview with Flagstaff’s beloved artist and performer, Revelucien.
First Friday Artwalk - Friday, June 2nd from 5:30-8pm: Join us for appetizers and local art! Located at our office 16 E. Route 66, Suite 203 (above Aloha BBQ).
Sunday, April 13th - Service Project Sunday: As this is the first Sunday of Spring break and many people might be out of town, this seems like a great opportunity to celebrate earth day together and do a service project! Looking forward to it! More details coming soon!
The YA Dinner Club: Calling all our friends ages 18-28! Join us for our young adults dinner hang out on Friday, April 21st at 5:30pm. Located at Gracie Drought’s house, 725 Franklin Ave. To be sure there is plenty of food, let us know if you are coming by sending a text to Jess at 601-946-9064.
Here are the details for EASTER:
Sunday Morning, April 9th
Lake Mary Mini Service & Baptisms: 9:00am at Upper Lake Mary Boat Launch Area. If you are interested in learning more about baptism email charlie@flagstaffcommons.com
Potluck Brunch & Egg Hunt: 10:00 am at Ponderosa Trails Park, 3875 S Wild West. Come hang out at the park, potluck style! Kids bring an Easter egg bag or basket.
Sunday Evening, April 9th
Main Easter Service: Everyone is welcome! 4:30 pm at 3600 N. Fourth Street
Baby Dedications: Sunday, March 26th at our 4:30pm service. This baby dedication time is for parents/guardians of kids ages 3 or younger. Participating in baby dedication just means you are stating publicly to your community that you hope to raise your child in the way of love that points them to kindness, justice, peace, and the big beautiful mystery of God. We know that can look different for each family, and still we see value in reflecting on this, learning about it together, and stating it out loud. If you would like to learn more about this or sign up, please email Sara Hendeson at sara@flagstaffcommons.com
College and Young Adults Taco Night: Calling all our friends ages 18-28! Come hang and eat tacos and play games on Friday, March 24th at 6pm at Jess Magee’s house (1907 W. University Heights Dr. S.) To be sure there is plenty of food, let her know if you are coming by sending a text to 601-946-9064.
Foster Care & Adoption Q & A - Sunday, March 5th at 5:45pm: Stick around after service on 3/5 for a discussion about foster care and the huge need we are experiencing in Arizona. If this is something you are currently involved in, or something you are just curious to hear more about, come eat some soup and bread and hang with us!
