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.
Thursday Night Drop-in Small Group
This small group is an excellent way to make connections within the UUCP community for both people new to UUCP and for those who have been involved in UUCP for years. Our format is very informal as we connect with each other and/or discuss each month’s theme. Come join us! Our group meets on Zoom
Hey Guys! Have a Merry, Plant-Based Christmas!
The Earth Justice Ministry has long advocated a plant-based diet. Last week, in the Wednesday Mesa Community section of the AZ Republic, a noted doctor who studies and writes about men’s health issues. He drew from a review of 13 studies on erectile function, and 5 on prostate health. One study found that men who
Share the Plate: Arizona Helping Hands
The Arizona Helping Hands group is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential services to children in foster care through their programs that promote safety, permanency and health. Arizona Helping Hands focuses their work on providing programs for foster and kindship families. Programs include providing children with a safe place to sleep and other basic
Warm Clothing Donations
With the election behind us, we are turning our attention to folks in need. At the IRC Welcome Center, there are many asylum-seekers heading to very cold climates with no warm clothes. We are offering you two opportunities to bring gently used warm-weather clothing: coats, sweat pants and shirts, gloves, hats in both adult and
Holiday Season 2022
Come partake in the fun at one or all of our upcoming holiday events!
• Saturday, Dec 24 5:30pm - Christmas Pageant
• Saturday, Dec 24 7:30pm - Christmas Eve: No Room at the Inn
• Sunday, Dec 25 10:30am - Christmas Morning Worship
• Sunday, Jan 1 10:30am - New Year's Day Worship
Connect & Engage Small Group
December 15, 6:00 pm Are you new to UUCP? Have you not been engaged with the community for a while? Connect & Engage is a small group that is for people who want to expand their connections at UUCP. We meet on the third Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm. A new group started
Notes From Your Dance Partner – December 1, 2022
We are living in interesting times as a Unitarian Universalist denomination. Our presidential nominating committee just nominated Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt as the candidate for our denomination’s next president, succeeding Susan Frederick-Gray, the previous called minister to UUCP. This congregation has a special connection with this position and Rev. Betancourt is a powerful leader who
Augmented Reality Continues
Our UUCP teens have been learning Augmented Reality via the Hoverlay App. Our second teen project we have to share is from Gio Palumbo. In her Hoverlay video you can learn about one of her favorite memories of being a part of UUCP! We have included a QR code which you can scan with a
Maryland School Families Need Your Help
We still need folks to sign up for gifts/gift cards for the families we are supporting! The holiday season is challenging for many families at Maryland School, with rents and food costs rising, parents working several jobs, and children hoping for something special in December. Also, because school will be in recess for two weeks,
Christmas Caroling Caravan
UUCP’s Christmas caroling caravan is back! If you enjoy singing Christmas carols and spreading cheer, please join us. We’ll meet at UUCP on December 17 at 12:00pm, sing a few carols together, and then spend a relaxed afternoon visiting and singing to UUCP elders who are rarely able to attend services in person. If you’ll
Good Trouble Update: We Did It!
Just a quick update to let everyone know that UUCP has officially become a Good Trouble Congregation!! This means that we hit 100% of our goal in at least four of the categories of UU the Vote. Here are our results: These were very aggressive goals and we hit the ball out of the park!
Notes From Your Dance Partner – November 24, 2022
You are receiving Compass this week on the day that falls on Thanksgiving. Some people love Thanksgiving–they love the food, the family gatherings, the football and the gratitude that it inspires. Some people have a real challenge with the origin of Thanksgiving and the false story that it perpetuates about the “cooperation” between the indigenous
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