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.
Tabla Improvisation with Shreyas Iyer
UUCP’s service on Sunday, May 8, will feature the rhythmic improvisation of tabla player Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas grew up in India and fell in love as a young child with the tabla, the twin hand drums of Hindustani classical music. He now performs on tabla and runs the Dhaa School of Music, teaching the tabla’s rich
Share the Plate: Phoenix Local Organizing Committee
In May, we are asking UUCP members and friends to Share the Plate with the Phoenix Local Organizing Committee, a grassroots organization that has been organizing and mobilizing people of African descent towards change and self-determination since 2015. Their goal is to build a global community that is socially connected, economically strong, politically independent, and culturally unified at every level of society.
Earth Justice Monthly Meeting
We will meet on Sunday, May 8, at 1:30pm via Zoom: ID: 929 0550 6684 | Passcode: Earth At our regular monthly meeting, we will have reports about partner organizations, discuss future events, get started on a species extinction project and a butterfly garden, and make plans for ways to highlight what people are doing
Leadership Candidates for 2022-2023
We, the members of the UUCP Nominating Committee, are pleased to present to you the nominees for UUCP leadership positions in the coming year, 2022-2023. You can learn more about them in the Slate of Candidates for Leadership Positions at UUCP for 2022-2023—their names, backgrounds, and photos. We are thrilled with this list of highly
Singer-Songwriter A.J. Odneal
UUCP’s service on Sunday, May 1, features singer-songwriter AJ Odneal. AJ is an indie folk singer/songwriter influenced by pop and jazz. She uses guitar and ukulele to accompany her smooth vocals. Odneal’s original songs burst with love and understanding, and her gentle covers make her a favorite at venues around town. Here’s a cover of the
Earth Justice Monthly Meeting
We will meet on Sunday, May 8, at 1:30pm via Zoom: ID: 929 0550 6684 | Passcode: Earth Regular Monthly Meeting: Discuss Extinction Memorial Project and Biodiversity Sunday 5-22-22, Monarch Butterfly garden, reading the IPCC 2022 report, upcoming “Sacred Earth, Common Ground” event planned for 5-25-22, for which the choir will sing “We are One”
May Navigators: Biodiversity
Learn about the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert and the world around us with UUCP Navigators. This month’s theme coincides with the international day for biodiversity. Our first meeting will be Monday, May 9, at 6:30pm. We will also be discussing a collaborative project between UUCP Earth Justice Ministries and our Navigators group focused on
Unicare Meal Train Needs April 26, 2022
These meal trains are open, and our congregants could use your help. Please follow the links for information and to sign up: April 15 – May 13 Katie Resendiz & family – Sun/Tues/Fri April 19 – May 12 Alec & Carli Burke – Mon/Thurs April 25 – July 21 Karen Kurtz – Mon/Thurs every 3 weeks Our UUCP community shares
UUA General Assembly 2022 – Ibram X Kendi
Have you been thinking of registering for this year’s UUA General Assembly? It’s official! The Ware Lecturer for this year’s GA will be Ibram X Kendi. Register now, before the price goes up, for this unique opportunity to see Kendi in person, or livestream all GA events from your home. “Ibram X. Kendi is
Sign Three Important Initiative Petitions
When the AZ Legislature fails to address obvious injustices, the AZ Constitution allows citizens to propose laws. Each Sunday, we will be gathering signatures on three petitions on the issues of voting rights, dark money, and caps on medical debt. It’s crucial that 237,645 signatures be gathered on all of these by early July. Find
Marimba Soundscapes with Marilyn Clark Silva
For UUCP’s Earth Day service this Sunday, our guest musician is percussionist Marilyn Clark Silva. Marilyn is a classically-trained mallet percussionist, a dancer, and an avante-garde composer. Her original compositions blend balletic movement with percussion performance and long-form looping. Marilyn’s album “Elemental” evokes the wonder of nature by layering marimba and other percussion to create mysterious, resonant soundscapes. Here’s
Earth Week
Sign up here to join us on Saturday, April 23, from 3:00-6:00pm for a rally at the Capitol to send President Biden and lawmakers at all levels a message they can’t ignore—Climate, Care, Jobs, Justice: FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE. This event is co-sponsored by Arizona Interfaith Power & Light, Arizona Working Families Party, Climate Action Campaign,
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