Violence related to the US-Mexican Drug War has caused the deaths of more than 80,000 people in Mexico. Many were innocent bystanders of random or targeted violence. Some were friends or relatives of people in drug cartels. All were children of God, worthy to be mourned and remembered.
 
The movement called Fuentes Rojas (Red Fountains) originated in Mexico City in 2011 to raise visibility for the victims of the US-Mexico Drug War. To make their voice public, they formed Bordando por la Paz (Embroidering for Peace) to create a memorial for every victim of drug war violence. The memorials display information about each victim's death in words hand-embroidered with red thread on a man's white handkerchief. The movement has spread around the world to Latin America, Europe, Asia and the US. The first 3,000 memorial kerchiefs became a public art installation, "Embroidering for Peace and Memory: One Victim--One Handkerchief," in Mexico City in December 2012. They have also been shown in Paris. The handkerchiefs are used for public installations and events at various locations, including Amnesty International conferences, to make visible the deadly results of the US/Mexico Drug War.

How can YOU respond with compassion?

Join us for a "taller" (workshop) on Thursday, August 1, 6-8 pm, at Casa Mariposa, 127 N. Palomas Ave.  Together we'll embroider, in red thread on a white handkerchief, known details of victims' deaths based on police records. You'll learn about the ongoing Taller Abierto (Open Workshop) de Bordando por la Paz  at St. Philip's and plans for for future activities, including a flash mob at the University of Arizona, a delegation from Tucson to Mexico City to visit and support the original Fuentes Rojas, and growing a  local community of "bordarones" in Tucson.

Supplies and instruction will be provided. Dinner (provided) will be from 6-6:30. After dinner we'll talk, laugh, reflect  and  embroider together. You are invited into a movement of remembrance and solidarity with our neighbors who struggle each day to survive the US-Mexico Drug War in their neighborhoods, villages, towns and cities. Please RSVP to reserve supplies to Suzanne. We will carpool from the St. Philip's solar array at 5:30.




The University of Arizona Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies presents their annual summer lecture series, entitled "Holy Terror: Interpretation of Natural Disasters." Whenever a crisis occurred in late medieval and early modern Europe, even ordinary people expressed their view of the universe in explaining this extreme event. Their reactions give us a way of seeing into the mentalities of the populace at large and not simply of the learned. Floods and famines, epidemic disease, fires and earthquakes shook the lives of everyone when they struck. All looked to heaven and to human sin for explanations in a pre-scientific world. Division Director Dr. Susan Karant-Nunn, Dr. Ute Lotz-Heumann, Heiko A. Oberman Professor of Late Medieval and Reformation History, and two Division graduate students will take turns speaking on: Drought as a catalyst for popular reform  (Cory Davis), water and floods in the Low Countries (Kristen Coan), the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 (Dr. Karant-Nunn), and religious interpretations of the plague and great fire of London in 1965-1966 (Dr. Lotz-Heumann). Sundays in August, beginning August 4, at 10:15 a.m. in the Music Center. These lectures provide a unique opportunity for scholars training in the field to prepare a project and present their work to a large audience at St. Philip's, assisting these students in their graduate careers and supporting these future scholars of Reformation history.

Magazines are being collected for creative use at the all-parish retreat, From Interior Journey to Outward Mission, being held November 8-10. Magazine donations can be placed in the marked box near the church doors on Sunday mornings. Registration for the event will begin in early September.

Just Coffee (Café Justo) is a grower-owned coffee cooperative based in southern Chiapas, Mexico, formed to address the poverty and migration from Mexico to the US by providing incentives for people to remain on their family lands. The Outreach Commission sells Just Coffee once a month at coffee hour to help support this cooperative. In August, Just Coffee will be sold on Sunday, August 11. Look for the Just Coffee table in the West Gallery.

Giving traditionally slows down during the summer as parishioners take their vacations and attendance drops. During these hot summer months, please be sure that your pledge is current. Thank you for your ongoing support of St. Philip's mission and ministries.

Friends of Music's summer concert series continues on Sunday, August 11, at 2 p.m. in the Church, with Phoenix Chamber Brass. One of the premiere chamber ensembles in Arizona, this brass quintet consists of Greg Lloyd and Don Smith, trumpet; Matt Lennex, trombone; Rose French, horn; and Jesse Chavez, tuba. The concert will explore the idea of the fugue--a style of composition that uses a short theme which is played by one instrument and then repeated, expanded, shortened, and played backwards as others join in. Three compositions by J.S. Bach, master of the fugue form, will be presented (Contrapunctus No. 1, No. 7, and No. 9--works that all use the same fugue statement), as well as works by two 20th- and 21st-century American composers (Eric Ewazen and Ingolf Dahl) that also contain fugues. Founded in 2009, the Phoenix Chamber Brass uses the diverse background of its members to create engaging concert experiences. Members of the quintet hold many prestigious awards and accolades. All are active as chamber musicians, orchestral performers, soloists, and educators, both in Phoenix and around the US and internationally. In addition to entertaining audiences with widely diverse repertoire, the group's mission includes collaboration and educational components. Admission by donation ($15 suggested).


On the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., the Sarum Compline Service is prayed in the Baptistry. Compline is the last monastic prayer service of the day before the monks retire. The service is sung in Gregorian chants, but knowledge of how to chant and how to read Gregorian chant notations is not necessary. Everyone is invited to join us to pray and reclaim this wonderful Anglican liturgical tradition. The next service will be on Tuesday, August 13.

St. Philip's Mental Illness Ministry has a new mental health book club, sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southern Arizona. The group meets on the second Wednesday of each month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Mesquite. On August 14 we will discuss The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth.  For registration or more information, contact Candy Aguilar at 982-4779, or Club Facilitator, Dio de la Vina.  All are welcome.

Are you leading a ministry effort at St. Philip's or interested in starting a new ministry? Consider participating in Survival School Church Leadership Training August 19-23 at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale. This comprehensive week-long ministry training workshop will draw clergy and lay leaders from across Arizona. This theological and practical model supports our ministry at St. Philip's very well. A group of leaders from St. Philip's, including the Rev. Vicki Hesse and the Rev. Greg Foraker, will be attending Survival School this August. For more information and to register, contact the Franciscan Renewal Center, (480) 948-7460, or www.surviveministry.org. Scholarship assistance is available; contact the Rev. Greg Foraker for more information. A $50 late fee will be added after August 2, so register today!

The September 2013 show in the Murphey Gallery, beginning September 1, is an opportunity for all St. Philippians to showcase their artistic abilities (sorry, wall-hung work only). If you wish to participate, please pick up the Artist's Agreement and instructions from the office. If you have any questions, please contact Jo Ann Alldredge or call 307-3379, or Soame Dustin or call 577-1716.

St. Philip's Mental Illness Ministry is offering a Mental Health First Aid course, presented by Community Partnership of Southern Arizona (CPSA).  This 8-hour program teaches family members, friends, teachers, co-workers, and neighbors how to recognize and help someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis.  Participants learn the signs and symptoms of the most common mental health problems, where and when to get help, and what type of help has been shown to be effective. Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders, and self-injury; suicidal behaviors, acute stress reaction after trauma, panic attack, acute psychotic behavior, and drug overdose. Thursdays, September 19 and 26, from 12:30 to 5 p.m.  There is no charge, but registration is requested. To register, contact Sharon Nielsen or call 299-0682.



EfM (Education for Ministry) has been totally revamped. It is a new curriculum with new study materials. We will begin in the late fall and run through next May with the new texts and study guides that have been recently adopted. Returning students will find the changes refreshing, and graduates are invited to return to update their knowledge. Newcomers are welcome to a fascinating program that explores the Old and New Testament, church history, and the philosophy of the Anglican tradition. For more information, contact the Rev. Ralph Taylor or call 229-9170.



Attention colorful St. Philippians -- St. Philip's is fielding a team for the Color Run in December, and you're invited to participate! This crazy, colorful, 5K run/walk event is mostly about enjoying a color-crazy day with fellow parishioners and the Tucson community. The fun kicks off on Saturday, December 21, at 9 a.m. at the Pima County Fairgrounds. Registration is $40 until October 15. Our team name is St. Philip's Synesthesia. Go to the Color Run web site for more information and to join our team. For more information contact Elizabeth. After you register, send Elizabeth your t-shirt size so she can order custom shirts to wear on race day!