UUCP offers adult classes on a variety of topics that are consistent with UUCP’s mission to be a spiritual community for our time: theologically diverse, radically Inclusive, and justice centered. Most of our classes are given on Sundays after the service, and many are offered in a hybrid format that allows in person and Zoom participation.

Classes are offered most weeks during the program year, September – May, with a reduced schedule during the summer. We post our classes as they become available. Please consider attending one or all of them! (Note: Some classes require registration, but most do not.) Feel free to contact us at afd@phoenixuu.org with any questions.

Upcoming Adult Classes

Sacred Places, Sacred Spaces

Have you found a physical place where you feel awe, stillness, comfort, inspiration, or a “sacred presence” of some kind? For some of us these feelings are found in the wonders of nature or the stillness of an ancient cathedral. For others, that space is a retreat center, a quiet bench in a cemetery, or the yoga mat. For still others, sacred spaces are those which provide profound experiences of solitude or connection with others.

This session will begin with a bit of reflection grounded in the readings of writers who have reflected on sacred spaces, such as contemporary authors Anne Lamott and Pam Houston, conservationists Aldo Leopold and John Muir, and figures in the Transcendentalist movement, such as Henry David Thoreau and Louisa May Alcott.   

Most of the session will involve us sharing our own experiences of sacred places, sacred spaces.   

All are warmly welcome!

For more information, email afd@phoenixuu.org.

Ongoing Adult Classes

Difficult Words

Words can be “difficult” because they have associations or connotations that we find troubling, perhaps because they were important in religious traditions that we don’t (no longer) follow. We will invite people to suggest words in advance (e.g., worship, church, spiritual, prayer, faith, …). We will work on understanding why they are problematic to some of us (not all) and also see if we can reimagine their meaning in order to reclaim some value for us. We do not want to be stuck in “what I don’t believe” but move to “what I do believe,” listen to different interpretations, and learn from each other.  Have a look at our descriptive video.

For more information, email afd@phoenixuu.org.

  • Date(s): 4 Sundays, Nov 3 - Nov 24, noon - 1pm
  • Facilitated by: Gary Ezzell & Daniel Froid
  • Location: Room 15 or
  • Registration: None