Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix

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  • Environmental Groups in Arizona

    Environmental Groups in Arizona

    Some Environmental Groups in AZ, Because You Asked

    • Earth Justice Ministry at UUCP: earthjustice@phoenixuu.org Monthly meetings on second Sundays at 1:30 pm via Zoom. Maintains an email group for members and informs about issues and bills of interest environmentally. Sometimes sponsors own events: films, talks, and helps with worship services.
    • UU Ministry for Earth – Aly Tharp, alytharp@uumfe.org , Advocates for environmental justice issues. Webinars on water justice and “We Shall Breathe” on 4/22, 23 and 24.  Find their newsletter online here.
    • UUA Green Sanctuary office – Rev. Karen Brammer https://www.uumfe.org/  Has a wealth of information about how UUs can take action, help with worship, share justice stories, recommend books, and more.
    • Interfaith Power and Light –  www.interfaithpowerandlight.org/  is the national organization- currently has links to watch “Kiss the Ground” and an online petition to Secy of Ag, Vilsack to dedicate resources to regenerative farming.
    • AZIPL – local chapter of above org.- contact AZIPL.org or Director Doug Bland, doug.bland@azipl. They are currently seeking Faithful Advocacy Captains to be local leaders for IPL. Contact Doug if you are interested.
    • Chispa – a Latin-X arm of the League of Conservation Voters that is both a 501(c)3 and a 501(c)4 (lobby group). Works to develop environmental leaders in the Latin-X community. Partners with Project Roots to develop farming skills and nutrition awareness.  Puts on programs like “Right to Breathe”. Learn more at https://chispaaz.org/ and on their Facebook page.
    • AFN- Arizona Faith Network – CCC or Cherishing Creation Collaborative – www.arizonafaithnetwork.org/ – Has weekly events newsletter- Primarily working to get sponsorship of a bill to permanently protect the Grand Canyon from uranium mining and a development at Tusayan..  Both  threaten native water supplies-  seeps, springs, and quality of river water.  Also coordinating with churches to provide refuge from Extreme Heat.
    • The Sierra Club – www.sierraclub.org/arizona Has hikes, trail repairing, clean-up events, newsletters, legislative updates, and advocacy.
    • Apache Stronghold – the San Carlos Apache website opposing the Resolution Copper mine at Oak Flat. For updates, email Sylvia Barrett  sylbarrett@gmail.com
    • Elders for Climate Action – www.eldersclimateaction.org/  has regionally organized groups.
    • Youth Climate Action Coalition – www.ycacyouth.org
    • 30 by 30, led by the Wilderness Society – currently led by Noah Offenkrantz, Environmental Organizer, noah@greencorps.org   (610) 710-9426  – Looking for young leaders.
  • Creating a Personal FrysFood.com Account + Community Rewards Account

    Creating a Personal FrysFood.com Account + Community Rewards Account

    How exciting! Another way to support to support UUCP!

    Note: If you already have an online Fry’s account, skip to step 2.

    Step 1: Create a FrysFood.com account

    • Go to www.FrysFood.com
    • Select “Create an Account”
    • Continue with Google or fill out your name and email address and create a password.
    • Select “Add my current V.I.P card” or “Create a new V.I.P. Card”
    • Enter your Fry’s V.I.P Card number or create a new V.I.P. card number
    • Then select “Create Account”
    • It will prompt you to leave the page, this will take you to www.frysfood.com
    • Continue to step #2 to register for the Fry’s Community Rewards Program

    Step 2: Register for the Fry’s Community Rewards Program

    • From www.frysfood.com, scroll to the bottom, click Fry’s Community Rewards – you are already signed in
    • If you skipped Step 1, go to www.FrysCommunityRewards.com
    • Select “Sign In”
    • Sign in with Google or enter your email and password then select “Sign In”
    • Select “Enroll Now”
    • Under “Find Your Organization”, search for “Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix”
    • Once you have found UUCP, click “Enroll”
    • If you have registered correctly, you will see a confirmation page stating, “You have successfully enrolled in Community Rewards”
  • Childrens Ministry Navigators for Earth Day 2021

    Childrens Ministry Navigators for Earth Day 2021

    Monday, April 12th – 6pm
    Navigators Zoom Meeting

    In celebration of Earth Day, we are exploring gardening from the Planet chapter. We will be sharing photos and videos of gardens within our congregations community as well as the greater valley area. If you have a garden at your home or in your community you would like to share during our April meeting, feel free to message us and we can add you to our agenda.

    To see the activities for this chapter, read through pages 112-113 of the Navigators Badge Book, which can be downloaded as a PDF from the Navigators USA site.   For more information or questions about sharing, please email: uucpchildrensministry@gmail.com.

  • Nominees For UUCP Leadership Positions 2021-2022

    We, the members of the UUCP Nominating Committee, are pleased to present to you the nominees for UUCP leadership positions in the coming year, 2021-2022. You can learn more about them on this document — their names, backgrounds, and photos. I speak for the whole team in saying that we are thrilled with this list of highly capable and interesting candidates! The election will be at the mid-year Congregational Meeting in June.

    Susan Morris and Karen Kurtz, co-chairs; Walt Doherty, Ted Myers, Julie Smart and Daisy Danforth

    NOTE:  Additional nominations may be made by petition of any ten Members, provided the Petition is accompanied by a signed statement expressing the nominee’s willingness to serve if elected. Such a petition must be filed with the Chair of the Nominating Committee (nominating@phoenixuu.org) by May 15 for inclusion in the list of nominees.

  • Love Letters to the Earth

    Love Letters to the Earth

    Reconnect with the Earth!

    The Earth Justice Ministry is collecting people’s Love Letters to Nature. Have you ever felt a sense of awe or, as Phil Slater put it, magic when you’ve been out in nature? It could be something in your back yard, like a bee, a bird, or a butterfly. Or it might have been a stream in the wilderness as in Arivaipa, Havasupai, or the upper Verde. Or seeing Vermillion Cliffs for the first time from afar. It can take your breath away!

    If so, please write your experience in about 200 words, or in a poem. Then please film yourself reading it and send it to earthjustice@phoenixuu.org. We would like to collect as many as possible to let Mother Earth know we love her and are thinking of her.

    There are some videos of Love Letters to the Earth you can watch. Three high schools hosted a news conference with students reading love letters to the Earth, and Arizona Interfaith Power and Light, Arizona Faith Network, and the Franciscan Renewal Center hosted a noontime love letters to the Earth event.

  • Share the Plate: April 11, 2021 – UUJAZ

    Share the Plate: April 11, 2021 – UUJAZ

    Unitarian Universalist Justice Arizona (UUJAZ) has a mission of engaging Arizona Unitarian Universalists in justice making through:

    • Nurturing congregational social justice ministries
    • Connecting UU activists and congregations across the state
    • Partnering with like-minded justice organizations
    • ​Empowering UUs to work for socially just public policy

    For this UUJAZ service, your donations will support our mission and allow us to strengthen our capacity and communications to involve UUs in living out our values in our state. Plus, during this special UUJAZ service, your donations will be MATCHED dollar for dollar to the Undocumented Workers Relief Fund. When you strengthen our ability as UUs to do justice work, you’ll also be directly supporting families that have struggled under COVID and are not eligible for stimulus checks or other aid.  For more information, go to www.uujaz.org/