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.
Re-Opening Guidelines for UUCP
As Passed by the Board of Trustees 9/28/2021 Metrics that we are using are from covidactnow.org for Maricopa County, AZ, particularly the cases per 100,000, infection rate, and positive test rate metrics. There are specific colors below that are referenced from that tool. The most recent UUA Guidelines for re-opening are here: www.uua.org/leadership/library/delta-guidance Note–re-opening is
“Great UU Sermons” Class Starts October 14
The adult class “Great UU Sermons” will be held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 3 pm AZ time, starting October 14. This is a monthly series studying a classic sermon from an important UU Minister from history, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Theodore Parker.
Navigators October: Indigenous Peoples Day
Monday, October 11th at 6pm AZ time Our October Navigators meeting falls on the holiday “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Join us as we share stories about Indigenous wellness. We will be discussing different traditional food recipes and approaches to better health and wellness of local tribes. Here are a couple ideas you can do to prepare
Earth Justice Ministry Update – Sept 30, 2021
Please join the Earth Justice Ministry for our next regularly scheduled meeting on Sunday, October 10, at 1:30 via zoom, as follows: Passcode: Earth Webinar ID: 929 0550 6684 All are welcome. Our agenda will include what to do with the Eat Plants column, what happened with the Build Back Better Act and where to go from here. RAISE YOUR VOICE
Earth Justice Ministry Update – Sept 23, 2021
Ways to Help the Earth and Eat Plants***Local Action Needed Now*** The AZ Corporation Commission is holding live comment Town Halls about their Ascend report on the costs of Clean Energy. The next one is Saturday, 9/25/21. Join us! Passcode: 335983Webinar ID:161 284 1002Join via Telephone: 833-568-8864 (Toll Free) Passcode: 183367 ACC paid for the report, which uses data
“Dream Work” Class Starts October 5
The adult class “Dream Work” begins Tuesday, October 5, at 7pm AZ time, and runs for 6 weekly sessions. “Working with dreams” means remembering and exploring the dreams from sleep with an eye to their deeper meanings. Attendees will analyze their own dreams and may share with the group.
Women’s March Phoenix / Voter Registration
This year’s Women’s March will take place in various parts of the Valley on Saturday, October 2. The start time depends on whether you live in Phoenix, Scottsdale or Mesa. Contact your friends within and outside UUCP and make plans to meet up, carpool and march together. Election Day is coming up in Arizona on
Earth Justice Ministry Update – Sept 16, 2021
Ways to help the Earth and Eat more Plants… First, please call your leaders as they are getting a lot closer to passing a budget that needs to include a price on carbon to help with climate change. Make sure they know how much you’re concerned about extreme weather, fires, heat-related deaths, and pandemics. SRP
Children’s Ministry Beginnings & Endings
As the seasons will be changing here in Phoenix, so are the Children’s Ministry programs we offer. Throughout the end of September, we will be transitioning out of a few programs and into a few new ones! Programs Beginning Parents and Caregivers as Sexuality Educators is beginning in October! When: 3 Sundays a month, beginning
Last Chance to Sign Important Petitions!
Thank you to all those who attended the Water Gathering at Granada Park last Saturday and signed petitions then. More signatures are needed by Saturday, Sept. 25 before final submission on Sept. 28. These 8 referendum and initiative petitions are necessary to overturn recent legislation devastating to education, voters’ rights, and medical debt.
Coming of Age Mentor Meeting
First Meeting: Thursday, September 16th at 6 pm The Coming of Age program is a powerful component of Children’s Ministry at UUCP: the creativity, initiative, and passion of our mentors are a key part of its success! Mentor Meetups are an optional time to connect with one another. Email comingofage@phoenixuu.org to get Gather login information.
Coming of Age Parent Meeting
First Meeting: Saturday, September 18th at 9 am All parents and caretakers of UUCP 2021-2022 Coming of Age kiddos are invited to attend a monthly meeting to check-in with each other regarding the CoA curriculum, your kiddos’ successes and challenges, what it’s like to parent a young UU teen, and of course to build community
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