Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix

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  • Animating Faith Update

    Earlier this year ours teens at UUCP began collaborating  on an “animating faith” class. This class has been an exploratory place for our youth to reflect on their UU values through the artistic lens of stop motion. The class has also served as a platform for re-establishing youth covenants and discussing how we want to interact with each other within our faith. After brainstorming ideas and creating storyboards we have begun the filming process. 

    Last week Leo Stephenson-Brown was the first person to get a rough draft of his stop motion completed. Later this month we will be finishing up more of our projects. The next two work-days for stop motion will be:

    • Sunday, March 19
    • Sunday, March 26 

    If you would like to know more about this project or have question about where your teen is at in the class feel free to email: jezzputnam@phoenixuu.org.

  • UUCP Book Discussion Group Meeting – 3/5

    The UUCP Book Discussion Group will meet on Zoom at 11:45am on Sunday, March 5. The group will discuss Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas by Gal Beckerman. Chapter 4 is about the role of newspapers in overthrowing colonialism in African countries. Chapter 5 is about publications leading to glasnost in the Soviet Union.  

    Please join us on Zoom: Meeting ID 819 2168 7099 | Passcode: 033576.

  • Children’s Ministry Update!

    We are sending Children’s Ministry to Our Whole Lives training! Our staff and volunteers will be joining UU’s from across the state to increase access to comprehensive sex ed in Tucson from Friday, March 3rd- Sunday, March 5th – which is wonderful and exciting!

    It also means there will be no Children’s Ministry programming after service on Sunday, March 5th. Families, please please enjoy being together at Coffee Hour, and we will see you next week.

  • Tell the EPA You’d Like Cleaner Air

    Ask the EPA to set high standards for particulate pollution or soot. The old, inadequate standard is expiring soon. Soot causes asthma, COPD, higher infant mortality, cardiovascular ailments and more.  

    For two Sundays, 3/5 and 3/12, Earth Justice volunteers will have postcards you can complete and sign to make your comments.  You can also do this online.  See the fact sheet with QR code at the table in the back of the sanctuary, or visit to make your comment online— or both!             

    For more information, or to join Earth Justice Ministry at UUCP, please contact earthjustice@phoenixuu.org.  

  • Exploring the Wonders of South America with a Local Guide

    Traveling 2nd Friday – Paula Carnicero will present on March 10, exploring the wonders of South America with a local guide from Argentina in the UUCP Sanctuary from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM or on Zoom, Meeting ID: 871 8102 4474 | Passcode: 009230.

    Come and wander with me through the most beautiful locations in South America. In one hour, I will show you the places I visited and give you recommendations on the best time to go, pro tips to get the most out of the trip and things I wish I had known before I visited. We will talk about Argentina (Coffee shops in Buenos Aires, Perito Moreno glacier, Bariloche and its German architecture, the Iguazu Waterfalls, mendoza and the wine region), Uruguay (Colonia and Montevideo), Peru (Macchu Pichu), Bolivia (the salt flats and reserva eduardo avaroa) and Colombia (Cartagena and Villa de Leyva).

    If we have extra time, I will also touch briefly on some tips for visiting Brazil on the New Year and exploring Pablo Neruda’s favorite spot in Chile! Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to learn about the Wonders of South America!