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.
April Navigators Theme Is Earth Day
Special thanks to everyone that joined us for our March “Wilderness First Aid” meetings. Our April theme will be Earth Day. We are excited to announce we will be screening the new documentary “Youth V Gov” as part of this month’s theme. This event will be a part of the larger “Faith climate action week”. The
French Polynesia
Join our travelogue presented by Dave & Barbara Cawthorne on Zoom. Meeting ID: 839 5571 0401 | Passcode: 023529 April 8, 7:00 – 8:00pm Join Dave & Barbara Cawthorne as they share their 30-day cruise to French Polynesia. They traveled to Tahiti, Nuku Hiva, Bora Bora, and Moorea. They experienced coral fringed lagoons, sand beaches,
Special Coffee Hour with Our Coming of Age Youth
Come join our Coming of Age youth (12-14 yrs) for a special online Coffee Hour immediately following the service on April 3 to discuss significant questions about religion, society, and relationships. We will have three 15 minute sessions in breakout rooms in which our youth will ask questions and we adults try our best to answer. Come
Children’s Ministry Abolition Resources
Resource for Families: Learn about the UUA Read of the Year: Defund Fear with us! Recently UU World released an update on this year’s UU Common Read, Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons and Punishment (Beacon, 2021) by Zach Norris, including a 70 minute video interview between the book’s author and a panel of UU
AZ Legislative Districts Have Changed
As a result of redistricting, the state legislative districts have changed. Here’s an easy way to find out yours. It’s important to know this before you vote in the August 2022 primary.
Jazz with Renee Patrick and Nicole Pesce
UUCP’s service on Sunday, March 27, features jazz by vocalist Renee Patrick and pianist Nicole Pesce. Renee is a powerful, personal singer. Her father was a member of the legendary doo wop group the Ink Spots, her mother sang in Motown, and Renee includes their songs in her performances. Pianist Nicole Pesce has played at
Allies for Racial Equity Spring Gathering
Saturday, April 2, 11:00am – 2:30pm AZ time, via Zoom Allies for Racial Equity (ARE) is a UU organization whose mission is to build an antiracist movement of white Unitarian Universalists working to understand whiteness and privilege, unlearn and challenge white supremacy, and confront racism in ways that are accountable to communities of color. They
Urban Nocturnes Benefit Concert for Ukraine
Join Urban Nocturnes on Thursday, April 14, at 7 pm for an evening of chamber music in a benefit concert for the people of Ukraine. The members of Urban Nocturnes, violinist Karen Sinclair, violist Christopher McKay, cellist Melita Hunsinger, flutist Viviana Wilson, clarinetist Erin Finkelstein, and pianist Olga Gorelik, will perform works by Messiaen, Beethoven,
Congratulations to Reverend Sky Williams-Tao!
They were ordained Saturday, March 19, at UUCP. You can watch the video of their ordination on YouTube. It’s not too late to donate in honor of their ordination. Donations will be split between DRUUMM and Camp de Benneville Pines: You can also donate by texting UUCP SKY to 73256
Baby Shower for Carli & Alec Burke
Join us after service on Sunday, March 27, for a baby shower for Alec and Carli Burke on the patio outside the sanctuary. The Burkes recently joined the congregation, partly to have a community around them for their new family since their own families are not supportive of them. We will shower them with our
Oppose School Takeover Bill
Contact your legislators about HB2808 which would take over and even close Arizona schools based on arbitrary standardized test scores, disproportionately penalizing low- income urban, rural, and indigenous students, families, schools, and communities. This legislation has been ushered in with very little stakeholder involvement, at a time where our education system is vulnerable as COVID-19
UUCP Musicians Play to Our Pets!
Does your pet like music? Bring it to our pet blessing service this Sunday, March 20, to find out! Our own UUCP musicians will be playing songs about animals and our relationships with them.
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