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Our meeting on Sunday, Nov. 24 will be from 9:00am to 10:15am in Annex B. We will be discussing the final chapters of Hope for Cynics – The Surprising Science of Human Goodness, by Jamil Zaki. Those chapters are “The Optimism of Activism” and “Our Common Fate.” Our discussions of this book often revolve around what we can do as individuals in this uncertain time. 

Thousands of asylum seekers are held in three detention centers in Arizona. After services on Sunday, November 17 and November 24, we invite you to make holiday cards for them in the sanctuary. All materials will be provided, as officials have rules about what can come into the detention centers. Your card will likely be the only gift from outside that the person receives this season, and will likely be displayed and shared among those inside.  

This is the last Sunday for the current sanctuary art show of members’ art. The youth from the Afghan family whose work is on the back wall have offered to sell their paintings and paper craft for half the listed price. Contact our administrator Stephanie at stephaniebreidel-vigil@phoenixuu.org to purchase any of the art.  

The Soul Matters small group packet is filled with thought provoking material. Available each month, it is the focus of some of our small groups. We have had requests for the packet outside of small group, and are making it available to anyone who wants it. We have a few printed copies in the rack in the lobby area of the Congregation as well as through this link: sm_2024-11_sg_repair.pdf. We hope you find this publication comforting, thought provoking, and entertaining.

We will meet on Sunday, November 17, 2024 from 9:00am to 10:15am in Annex B. We will discuss Chapters 8 and 9 of “Hope for Cynics – The Surprising Science of Human Goodness,” by Jamil Zaki, focusing on Chapter 8, “The Fault in our Fault Lines” and Chapter 9, “Building the  World We Want.”