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Navigators flyer for December activities

Second Navigators Update for November

I am excited to announce our Navigators program will be starting back up on Sunday December 1st. To welcome our Navigator class back we will be having a garden day after service for our youth and parents that wish to participate.  For families that would like to join us there will be seeds available to

Day After Election Gathering–November 6, 4 – 6pm

Let’s be together as we react to and begin to heal from the election results. On Wednesday, Nov 6th, we’ll have an in-person gathering in the Sanctuary from 4-6pm. We can be together and share our feelings, with a prayer, meditation and music time from 5:15-6pm. If you are feeling alone, angry, lost, confused, hopeless

A bald Eagle sitting on a branch of a cottonwood tree with a blue background

November Navigators Update

Our November Species of the Month is the majestic Cottonwood Tree. In Maricopa County you will most likely encounter the Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) species. These trees can grow to be massive. The large gray trunks hug riverbeds and other riparian areas throughout Arizona, especially in Maricopa County. Walking a riverbed or creekside you will

A picture of Reverend Christine at the pulpit during her installation ceremony

Notes From Your Dance Partner

I am writing this on November 5th, election day. Today I am at the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, serving as a Poll Watcher. I am helping voters as they are figuring out if they are in the right place to vote (hooray for Voting Centers in Maricopa County, where you can vote at any

Christmas Caroling to our Elders

Saturday, December 7 - 12:30pm MST UUCP's Christmas caroling caravan is back! If you enjoy singing Christmas carols and spreading cheer, please join us.

The AZ ACES logo next to the UUCP share the plate logo on a white background.

Share the Plate: Arizona ACEs Consortium

Friday, November 1 - November 30, 2024 The Arizona ACEs Consortium is a collaboration of more than one hundred individuals, state, county, and private organizations working together. We are made up of professionals from all walks of life, united by a desire to help Arizona’s children.

A picture of Reverend Christine at the pulpit during her installation ceremony

Notes From Your Dance Partner

You are reading this on Halloween–Happy Halloween. For those raised Catholic, tomorrow is All Saints Day. But let’s be honest, both of these come from the earth-based traditions celebrated at the end of October–Dia de los Muertos in hispanic cultures and Samhain in pagan cultures. It is said that it is the time when the