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.
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 second meeting will be Monday, May 23, at 6:30pm. We will also be discussing a collaborative project between UUCP Earth Justice Ministries and our Navigators group focused on
Drop-in Small Group
The Open Drop-in Small Group is a great way for people who are new to UUCP to meet people and to see a small group work. This is a welcoming group that enjoys meeting new folks and discussing each month’s theme, which in May is “Nurturing Beauty.” Come join us! Our group meets at 7pm
Unicare Meal Train Needs May 10, 2022
Let’s all pat ourselves on the back for 20 delivered meals since we recommenced at the beginning of April! Wow!! The Burkes—baby photo collage attached!—would like to say that all three of them are so extremely grateful for the meals, gift cards, and kind words they’ve been “showered with.” They say, “It’s given us more
Children’s Ministry Programming Update!
Beginning May 1, Children’s Ministry will return to offering in-person activities on Sundays! After Together Time during Service, children and youth of all ages will leave the sanctuary together and head to a shaded outdoor area. Our staff and volunteers are excited to provide space for UUCP’s children and youth to connect with friends old
Kids Kamp 2022: Enrollment Continues!
Wow! The reservations for Kids Kamp have been rolling in—we’re glad folks are as excited for camp as we are! We are opening additional spaces for campers attending 3 & 4 weeks of camp—if you have yet to sign up, you can still reserve your child(ren)’s space by going to tinyurl.com/kidskamp2022, or using this QR Code: For those
Crucial Needs at Welcome Center / Sign Initiative Petitions
The IRC Welcome Center is a crucial overnight way station for immigrants to shower and get clean clothing for their journeys to sponsors around the country. There is a desperate need for certain clothing items, especially men’s and women’s underwear. If you are able to, please go to their Amazon Wish List and look for
UUCP Name Tags
Now that we are gathering again, we want to reorganize our name tags. If you have had one in the past, please look for it on the pegboard at the entrance to the sanctuary, and if you find it, hang it on the permanent board in the back after the service (or bring it home). If you
The Route of the Vikings
Join Kathy Manker & Bruce Gardner sharing their trip on the Route of the Vikings on May 13, either in the sanctuary at UUCP or on Zoom. (Note: masks are required while you are inside any UUCP building.) Meeting ID: 839 5571 0401 | Passcode: 023529 May 13, 7:00 – 8:00pm Follow the Route of
Unicare Meal Train Needs May 3, 2022
Choo, choo! We’re chugging along into May full steam ahead! 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
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