December 10, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "Search and Rescue on the Border”

James Holeman, founder of Battalion Search and Rescue, will discuss the volunteer humanitarian search and rescue work his organization has been doing for the past five years in the Borderlands of the southwest, primarily in Arizona but most recently in New Mexico as well.

Battalion Search and Rescue’s mission is to search for the lost but not forgotten. Its goal is to save lives and also to provide families and loved ones with the opportunity for closure for those refugees and asylum seekers that did not make it across the southwest deserts.

Holeman will explore the profound challenges with this work, including coordination with the many players involved, from border patrol to indigenous nations, to ranchers and various law enforcement and government agencies. He will emphasize the race against time in locating the deceased in the desert wildlands, and will also relate statistics obtained through this work in Arizona and New Mexico. 

James Holeman is a Marine Corps Veteran and retired small business owner. He currently splits his time between Ajo, Arizona and Silver City, New Mexico.

There are speakers on the patio if you wish to listen to the service outside.

Childcare is available on second and fourth Sundays. Parents are invited to bring children 3-12 years old to play and participate in activities led by 10th grader Ivy Stephens-Etheridge.

UUFSC Safety Protocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:
Masks are now optional, but their use is encouraged. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio and in the building. Visitors are always welcome.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is a diverse group of religious independents seeking knowledge, spiritual sustenance, fellowship and opportunities for service to others. Our programs encompass Humanism, liberal Christianity, earth-based spirituality, Buddhism and many other traditions. If you’d like to find out more, email uufellowshipofsilvercity@gmail.com , visit our website at www.uufsc.com  or visit us on Facebook at Unitarian-Universalist-Fellowship-of-Silver-City .