I am a recycled UU, having been a member of the Tempe Congregation in 1969-70, then UUCP 1970- 80, Tucson 1980-86, Chandler or VUU from 87-2016, and UUCP again from 2016- present: or about 55 years in different AZ congregations. Wow! I’d never added it up before. Each move represented kind of a different incarnation

By way of introduction to the many new members who I haven’t yet met (see below), I’m Sarah Carlson. I have been a member for more than 20 years and joined UUCP after moving to central Phoenix after returning to Arizona from Reno. I began coming to UUCP after a good friend, Katherine Kruse, invited me to

In 1994 Marshal and I retired. I coined it “out the door in 94”, and indeed we were. We sold the house, the sailboat, an old Honda, and with great delight, a snow blower! We headed to Arizona with only one huge regret. We were leaving our Grosse Pointe Unitarian community of 22 years. These

Over the last year, since I began attending services at UUCP, I have expressed surprise to myself and others about joining a religious community. But how surprising is it, really? Let’s review the evidence. About fifteen years passed between the last time I attended church and my first service at UUCP. During that time, one

My family attended a Presbyterian church when I grew up, and when I was 13 I went through “confirmation class”. We learned the names of all the books in the Bible, in order and, more importantly, the tenets of the faith, i.e. what we Presbyterians believe about God, Jesus, the afterlife, etc. It wasn’t totally

With so many new people visiting and joining the congregation I’ve found myself wondering how many are like me, having almost no prior history of being in a spiritual community. I’ve gotten a lot out of UUCP during my short time here, and I thought I might share my own experience, in case it resonates