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Maryland School January 2022 Update
Maryland School Holiday Gifts Several days before Christmas we visited the apartment of our Ugandan family, delivering a carload of gifts for the children, bags of new blankets, and grocery gift cards for the family. Their eyes were large as they helped carry the brightly wrapped packages upstairs, and excitement was evident. Timing was good—mom was not

UUCP January Navigators: Camping
Led by Mx. Jezz Our theme for the month will be camping. Camping can be one of the most foundational experiences of an individual’s life with nature. Camping gives us the opportunity to truly be in community with nature. In our camping meeting this month we will discuss some of the basics for camp food
Navigators End of 2021 Update
Our Navigators program has officially turned one year old in pandemic years. Meaning, the last year has been long and we have been meeting online and don’t have an official birthday… However, we have more than a year of meetings achieved. Without our youth participants, the Children’s Ministry, and many volunteers from within our congregation,
Welcome Center Donations / Vigil for Democracy / Testify at AZ Legislature
Phoenix Welcome Center Donations Sweatshirts, coats, jackets, gloves, hats and other clothes are desperately needed at the Phoenix Welcome Center. Asylum-seekers arrive with only the clothes on their backs and many are heading to cold climates to await asylum hearings. Please bring your much-needed giveaways to UUCP’s upper parking lot on Sunday, January 2, from
Racial Justice Collaborative: Critical Race Theory
Monday, December 20, 6:30-8pm Join us on Zoom for a discussion of Critical Race Theory What is CRT? What are your thoughts on how to respond to those who say CRT should not be taught? What are some actions we can take to challenge the way the term CRT is being used to censor education/the
Welcome Center Clothing Donations
Sweatshirts, coats, jackets, gloves, hats and other clothes are desperately needed at the Phoenix Welcome Center. Asylum-seekers arrive with only the clothes on their backs and many are heading to cold climates to await asylum hearings. We will be at the UUCP Outdoor Holiday Get-Together Sunday afternoon, December 19, at Granada Park from 3-5pm to

Outdoor Holiday Get-Together
Come join us for an in-person holiday gathering, with music, games, activities, and all your UUCP family. Here are some ways you can participate (fun, but definitely optional): Bring 2 dozen cookies—in 4 bags of six each, with a note inside sharing a message from you/your family. You’ll take home a dozen of someone else’s

Share the Plate: December 24, 2021 – Minister’s Discretionary Fund
Reverend Christine uses this fund for needs in our congregation and the community that might not otherwise be met with congregational resources—especially for those who are in crisis or have immediate financial needs. Within our congregation, the fund has been more critical than ever this year. It has paid bills for those who have lost

Share the Plate: December 12, 2021 – Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro
Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro is a Black, Queer, and Femme led organization, that centers Black people who are the most impacted and marginalized, and envisions a world that achieves Black liberation through global transformation. Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro’s ministries study decoloniality, provide community members with support and resources, foster community engagement, write blueprints

Blue Christmas Service
While the holidays are joyful and happy for many, they can be difficult and lonely for many others. If you are finding the holidays challenging; if you're having problems getting in the spirit; if you've experienced loss, grief or loneliness; please join us for music, reflections, sharing, and solidarity.

UUCP Christmas Carol Singalong & Open Mic
Join the UUCP music program for an hour of Christmas carols and other winter holiday favorites! Music Director Benjie Messer and UUCP's own singing Santa Claus, Igor Glenn, will lead a few singalongs each, and then the floor will be turned over to you!
Earth Justice Ministry Update – Dec 9, 2021
Please join us for our regular monthly Zoom Meeting this Sunday, December 12, at 1:30pm. Newcomers are welcome. Meeting ID: 929 0550 6684 Passcode: Earth CHISPA CHISPA is a Latinx arm of the League of Conservation Voters. If you would like to help them, please stay in touch with them through their website: www.chispalcv.org, or