The AZ Legislative session for 2021 has finally ended. Although it’s discouraging to see so many bills pass that do not align with UU Principles, there have been a few positives and evidence that our activism has had some positive effect. Read a summary of the session from Civic Engagement Beyond Voting. The current law
After a week of professional development and preparation, staff at Maryland School will welcome students back to school on Monday, August 9th. Thanks to the generosity of our community partnership, including UUCP, supplies will be ready for the beginning of instruction. We treated staff to a special luncheon, in appreciation for their dedication to the
The most violent weapon on earth is the table fork. Mahatma Gandhi In his book “The World Peace Diet,” Dr. Will Tuttle reminds us that we are all interconnected, and that we are all harmed when any is harmed. This includes animals. If you are not ready to give up meat, please consider buying meat
So What Happened During 2020-21? With school mostly not in session, and virtual interactions with students not possible, most of our UUCP Maryland School Partnership volunteers were out of a job! A few volunteers were able to interact with refugee families when they came to a distribution point for breakfast and lunch materials and respond
There is hope—and we have faith—that Maryland School is going to be up and running in August with a school full of students, ready for in-person learning and interacting with friends. Budgets continue to be stretched—technology and air filtration systems have been expensive—so our support is needed, as a community partner (along with Beatitudes Campus
Lay Pastoral Care is the “being” arm of our UUCP caring ministry and has been very active over the past year. Serving as an extension of Rev. Christine Dance’s own pastoral care presence, our trained UUCP Lay Pastoral Care Associates (LPCA) provide a respectful, caring presence to congregants undergoing stressful life challenges. They listen deeply,
