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Welcome New Members – February, 2025

We welcomed 17 new members to our UUCP community on February 23, 2025. Katie Brown Vincent Leone Nancy Bujold Vic Quiros Julia Dalehite Patti Sparling Katie Brown Katie Brown moved to Phoenix in 2022 from Seattle, but has lived in several states on both coasts. Settling in Phoenix to be closer to her family, Katie

Discuss “Patriot: a Memoir” by Alexei Navalny

Sunday, March 16 - 9:00am MST Come discuss with the group Chapters 17 and 18 of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s narrative, “Patriot: A Memoir.” We’ll also cover the first 30 pages of Section IV, “Prison”, in which we live through part of Navalny’s imprisonment in 2021. We’ll be meeting in Annex B from 9:00am to 10:15am on Sunday, March 16. Hope

How Do You Define “Spiritual Community for Our Time”?

Sunday, March 23 - March 30, 2025 - 12:00pm MST The Journey Into Our Mission Team is interested in your thoughts on how we can better serve you as “a Spiritual Community for Our Time”. We conducted sessions in the Fall and received some great information. Not everyone was able to participate, so we have scheduled two more discussion sessions to make sure everyone has

Google Map image of the UUCP Garden with an outline where the renovation will be happening

Memorial Garden Renovation Project Update

We are excited to share an update on the much-anticipated Memorial Garden renovation project—a revitalization effort that will enhance both the beauty and functionality of this cherished space and reflect the values we hold dear as a community.   Here are some key highlights and assurances regarding the project’s scope: This project is being funded by the UU

Vincent Waldron with an ocean cliff behind him inside a picture frame

UUCP Voices

It’s been nearly 15 years now, but I vividly remember my first visit to UUCP. It was a time when our teenager (then named Laura) was exploring her sexuality and receiving lots of harsh push-back from other teens at the suburban high school that he attended, particularly from kids who viewed themselves as religious. Understandably,

A picture of Jan Kaplan holding a fossil of teeth on a purple background

UUCP Voices

I’m a life-long UU, which means that those of you who have actually gone through a more formal discernment process of becoming/ identifying as a UU are likely far ahead of me…as the need to leave my childhood UUism and go to “something else” never dawned on me. To borrow from Rev. Tim Temerson’s classic

Soul Matters Packet for March

The Soul Matters small group packet is filled with thought provoking material. Available each month, it is the focus of many of our small groups. It is available online and we have a few printed copies in the rack in the lobby area of the Congregation. We hope you find this publication comforting, thought provoking, and