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Share the Plate: La Frontera/EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center

La Frontera/EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center has been providing services in Maricopa County since 1987; offering a full continuum of services to children, adults and families, including counseling, psychiatry, crisis management, prevention, training, substance use, and support groups. Our mission statement is “Providing innovative solutions to complex problems, we work with community partners to build

"Cardboard Day of Play! Sunday, October 2nd from 12-2pm"

THIS SUNDAY – Cardboard Day of Play for ALL AGES!

Join us this Sunday, October 2, from noon to 2:00pm in the Sanctuary for a lively celebration of imagination! Let’s build amazing cardboard creations while building amazing multigenerational community! Supplies will be provided, though extra cardboard is always welcome. Bring your friends! To learn more about this global event, visit cardboardchallenge.com. For more information, contact

UUCP Staff Changes

We are thrilled to welcome Nick Laux (pronounced “locks”) as our new Communications Coordinator. Nick brings over 20 years of professional experience at large corporations and small companies in website design and development, and has a rich set of skills in coding, graphics, and communication. Nick started with us on September 27 and will be

Notes From Your Dance Partner – September 29, 2022

“I’m not interested in a pretty covenant with all the right words that sits dusty on a shelf. Give me a covenant with smudge marks, and coffee stains, and marked out words and added words and tear stains. Give me a covenant that makes us stretch for a lifetime and into the next generation.”  —Rev.

Living by Heart Adult Class Starts October 4

This group uses poetry & wisdom literature as a starting point and focus of mindfulness meditation. The class encourages participants to find poetry, songs, and other short pieces to share and to commit passages “by heart”, in order to center their thoughts and focus with quiet meditation. Learn more and register. We also have the