What are we feeling after the elections on November 8? Happiness? Despair? A combination of both?
Given the state of our country, we are not surprised that it is complicated. Our Civic Engagement Team is creating a space for us to gather and share our thoughts, emotions and commitment on Thursday, November 10 at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary.
Come join us and share your thoughts, post election.
Bob Davis is hosting an electric jam Wednesdays in the Sanctuary from 5:30-7:00pm. Things may get a little loud. If you play electric guitar, electric bass, drums, keyboards, and want to jam with other folks who do, please drop by!
Jam sessions will be masked. Questions? Email bobdavis@phoenixuu.org.
Hey youth ages 15-18, let’s eat!
Join us for a purely social dinner together, for a fun evening of hanging out, talking and laughter.
Please register so we can get an an accurate headcount for food and any food allergies you might have.
Let’s Carpool to Camp!
Youth currently in 9th-12th grade are welcome and welcomed back to join us this winter at Camp CommUUnity! Campers will spend five nights/six days playing games and laughing with friends, both old and new!
During camp, youth will have the opportunity to connect with one another during ice breaker games, small group discussions and workshops such as snow play, star gazing, music, arts & crafts and more!
We will be offering fun group events like our s’mores making party by the cozy lodge fire, the talent filled variety show, the always entertaining youth auction, and the festive New Year’s Eve dance!
*Scholarships Available*
Augmented reality is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated content.
12-18 year-olds are invited to join the wild welcome we’re creating. We’ve been filming, editing, adding music, and all sorts of uploading in our work to welcome folks to UUCP.
Join us on Sundays after worship in Room 9 November 13 & 20 and December 4 & 11.
Questions? Contact Jezz Putnam at childrensministry@phoenixuu.org.
Reverend Christine is on a Professional Development Trip to the Holy Land this week. Here’s what she had to say about this trip two weeks ago:
Next week, I am going on a trip that I never thought would be on my bucket list. I will be taking a journey to the Holy Lands of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions. We will be visiting the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Cana, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Hebron. The trip is being led by an old college friend who is now a progressive Lutheran Minister and was the minister of the Christian church in Jerusalem for many years—I believe his insight into the faith, the conflicts and the ramifications for our day will shape me for many years to come.
In my youth, I went to protestant churches however I didn’t learn much about the Bible. Later, I went to a Lutheran college and took two religion classes, but I didn’t learn much about the Bible there either. And later still, when I went to seminary, what I studied about the Bible was about its history, its context and how to critically interpret it. However since I didn’t consider myself a Christian, and I don’t belong to a faith that sees the Bible as its primary source, it is not something that I’ve ever really known or understood.
Don’t worry—I’m not doing this trip as part of any conversion. But rather, as a religious professional, I am finding that these are gaps in my knowledge, and I am intrigued to fill them in. All of my seminary study has made me curious to learn more. The struggles between the Christians, Muslims and Jews are rooted in that area, are foundational to the religious oppression we have always seen—and continue to see (darn it, Kanye)—in our world; understanding them will help make me a better minister.