All our announcements and events are listed below, with the most recently-published first. You can use the list of categories in the sidebar to view items from selected topics.
January 2025 “Starting Point”
Saturday, January 18 - 9:00am MST “Starting Point” is a four-hour gathering for people new to UUCP. You can share your own background and interests and learn about the many ways we engage with each other.
Civic Engagement Welcomes Your Ideas
Your Civic Engagement team needs your input. The 2025 AZ Legislature will likely put forth bills that will curtail the rights of vulnerable groups. We will monitor the Legislature as usual and encourage you to use “Request to Speak” to express your views. Many of you are involved in other advocacy organizations. Please email us
Notes From Your Dance Partner
Christmas is almost here! Each year, the staff and I go through all the services that we are having, figuring out the order of the service, placing the best music in the right place, figuring out what our themes are, and getting all the details in place. Each year, we set a date that we
Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed!
Would you like to help fill in periodically? We’re always looking for friendly faces to join the Coffee Hour Team! Help us bring warmth and connection to our congregation by volunteering for Coffee Hour after Sunday Worship Service. Roles include setting up and cleaning up—and it only takes a few hours a month! Instructions and
Share the Plate: Minister’s Discretionary Fund December 24, 2024
Help Rev. Christine support our congregation & community in ways that might not possible through congregational resources. This fund has been critical these last few years and has been depleted when some members of the congregation were in crisis or had immediate financial needs. "Share the Plate" at our Christmas Eve services will support this fund. If you can't attend, you can still donate online or mail a check with "MDF" in the memo field.
Submit Candidate Suggestions for UUCP Leadership Roles
The UUCP Nominating Committee needs your suggestions to identify members of our congregation who may be interested in taking an active leadership role
Arts & Crafts Time at UUCP Starting January 8
Jay Alagia used to lead an art studio time at UUCP. Val Wylie was asked to revive that, and she found that we can use the Johnson room every Wednesday from 1-4 pm. So if you are interested in creating art, knitting, doing a puzzle, quilting, or making a quiet handcraft, please email artsandcrafts@phoenixuu.org, just to
Santa Singalong with Igor
Sunday, December 15 - 12:00pm MST Our own singing Santa Claus, Igor Glenn, will lead a Christmas Carol singalong for all ages this Sunday at noon. Igor will start on the patio, but like the Pied Piper, he may stroll around to welcome more people into the Christmas spirit.
Upcoming Holiday Events!
Tis the season once again, so join us for these upcoming holiday events!
Sun. Dec. 22 10:30am Sonoran Solstice Spectacular
Tues. Dec. 24 6:00pm Christmas Eve at UUCP
We Went Christmas Caroling
Last Saturday, 12 of our singers traveled around Phoenix to visit and sing to UUCP elders who rarely or never come to service in person. It was a wonderful reminder of our connection. If you know some of our elders, or want to meet them, you can view an album of photos!
Discuss “Keeping the Faith” by Brenda Wineapple
Sunday, December 15 - 9:00am MST Come discuss with us Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial that Riveted a Nation, a book about the Scopes trial in 1925. On Dec.15 we will cover Chapter Two: A Cross of Gold and the Man with the Hoe, and Chapter Three: Huxley, Nietzsche, Mencken. What we have covered so far (Preface
Poetry Walk on Fridays
Friday, December 13 - April 30, 2025 - 9:00am MST Poetry Walk and Talk has restarted as of December 13. Join us at 9:00am each week on Friday and walk about a mile on paved streets around 16th street and Northern. We meet in the parking lot of St Stephen’s Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, 8141 N 16th St. Bring a poem to read at one of
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