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Public Education Is Under Attack—Speak Out!
Your voice matters! We are challenged by AZ legislators who have proposed bills that derail public education: withholding funding, allowing loaded guns on campus, banning books, micromanaging teachers, and outing LGBTQ students to their parents. These bills can be stopped with enough public outcry. The Arizona Education Association has made speaking out on these issues
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UUCP February Navigators: Geology
At our first meeting in February, we will have an interview with one of our group's young geologists who loves rocks: Jera Spring. She will be sharing her research on rock formations at and near the Marcus Landslide. We hope you love geology as much as we do!
Get Involved With Children’s Ministry
Come hear what Children’s Ministry is up to and learn how you can help UUCP be a connected community! This will be a Coffee Hour breakout room on February 6 after the service.ID: 858 5089 3819 | Passcode: 402721
Caribbean Steelpan with Wes Hawkins
This Sunday’s service will feature the Caribbean steelpan music of percussionist and educator Wes Hawkins. Wes leads the Rhythm is Life Steel Band and the Phoenix College percussion studio, and keeps busy performing and teaching percussion of all kinds. He’s excited to share his love of steelpan with us!
It’s Time to Unite Not Divide
After nearly 22 months of challenges we never envisioned, Arizonans continue to be tireless in our efforts to heal, rebuild and move forward in our new reality despite the headwinds we face. Although there are still many unknowns, we enter 2022 with renewed hope and optimism. One where we work together in the spirit of
UUEJMinistry Meeting
We will meet on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 1:30pm via Zoom:ID: 929 0550 6684 | Passcode: Earth Please join us. HB2101 is a bill to overturn a law currently on the books that allows SRP and APS to arrange with other power companies for them to use their grid for distribution. Currently, Green Mountain
Japan
Join our travelogue presented by Barbara Cawthorne on Zoom. Meeting ID: 839 5571 0401 | Passcode: 023529 Email: travel@phoenixuu.org February 11, 7:00 – 8:00pm Japan is a fascinating country of economic and business successes, rich culture, technical competency, and spatial challenges. It has an area slightly bigger than Germany and smaller than California. Japan is
“The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times”
The Book Discussion Group will begin discussing “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times” by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams with Gail Hudson on February 6. The Book of Hope touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children?
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Message From the Board: Parking Lot & Re-Opening
Dear Fellow Congregants, The lower parking lot has asphalt laid and lines painted and we can drive and park on it!! We still have additional inspections, lighting, irrigation, and planting to do, but it is usable! Hooray!! While our seven-month project has seemed like years long, we’ve also had COVID-19 variants and numbers that would have kept us away from in-person worship for much of that time. Now that we have a usable parking lot, our attention turns solely back to the pandemic, the current surge in cases, and the safety of all of you and our...
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Navigators: January Recap
Our January subject of Camping went well. We finished our month with our special guest Bonnie White from the Outdoor Group. Bonnie shared her experiences with the UUCP Outdoor Group’s recent hikes in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve as well as the projected campout this May at Sunset Crater National Park. Our Navigators members Nabi and
Funding Threat to AZ Public Schools
Welcome Our New Members – January 2022
On January 30, UUCP will hold New Member Sunday and introduce 5 new members during the worship service. Here are our 5 newest UUCP members: Carol Ackerson After attending UUCP for over 5 years, I decided to become a member and find a way to be more involved. I am now serving on the Board