All our announcements and events are listed below, with the most recently-published first. You can use the list of categories in the sidebar to view items from selected topics.
THIS SUNDAY – Cardboard Day of Play for ALL AGES!
Join us this Sunday, October 2, from noon to 2:00pm in the Sanctuary for a lively celebration of imagination! Let’s build amazing cardboard creations while building amazing multigenerational community! Supplies will be provided, though extra cardboard is always welcome. Bring your friends! To learn more about this global event, visit cardboardchallenge.com. For more information, contact
UUCP Staff Changes
We are thrilled to welcome Nick Laux (pronounced “locks”) as our new Communications Coordinator. Nick brings over 20 years of professional experience at large corporations and small companies in website design and development, and has a rich set of skills in coding, graphics, and communication. Nick started with us on September 27 and will be
Notes From Your Dance Partner – September 29, 2022
“I’m not interested in a pretty covenant with all the right words that sits dusty on a shelf. Give me a covenant with smudge marks, and coffee stains, and marked out words and added words and tear stains. Give me a covenant that makes us stretch for a lifetime and into the next generation.” —Rev.
Living by Heart Adult Class Starts October 4
This group uses poetry & wisdom literature as a starting point and focus of mindfulness meditation. The class encourages participants to find poetry, songs, and other short pieces to share and to commit passages “by heart”, in order to center their thoughts and focus with quiet meditation. Learn more and register. We also have the
September 26 Navigators
Our next Navigators meeting will be on September 26 at 6:30pm. We hope you will join us on Zoom: Zoom ID: 849 3528 7782 | Passcode: 707448 Great news from our UUCP Navigators group: we registered our church as a location on the Nature’s Notebook website! As a group, our youth will now be able
From Your Dance Partner – September 22, 2022
What a magnificent day last Saturday was. I am still floating from all the emotions from our Diamond Anniversary and Installation. While the Installation was much later than we wanted, it ended up being much more meaningful. Instead of committing to the unknown future ahead of us, we affirmed the commitment that we have already
Support Asylum-Seekers / Check Voting Registration Status
Every month, the International Rescue Committee’s Welcome Center for asylum-seekers publishes a list of most-needed donations. Take a look at the items they need. You might want to order from their Amazon wish list or donate money directly to the Center. Due to recent legislation that allows the purging of voter lists, if you have
September 25 In-Person Letter Writing Party and Other Ways to Make Good Trouble
September 25 In-Person Letter Writing At UUCP with Vote Forward and others: Join other UUCP friends and members in a Letter Writing Party after Service! The Good Trouble Team will supply letters and postcards, but please RSVP to goodtrouble@phoenixuu.org before September 23, so we know how many letters to order. We also have stamps available
UUCP’s Phoenix Pride Day Float
The Phoenix Pride Parade is Sunday, October 16, and UUCP is going to have a float in the parade! If you would like to help decorate the float, please email pride@phoenixuu.org. Decorating will take place in the UUCP parking lot on Saturday, October 15, and tear down will be after the parade on October 16.
A Preview of Your Ballot
Ballots are long and can be confusing. We count on Civic Engagement Beyond Voting for an inside look at propositions, candidates and judges. Take a look at their Ballot Guide for 2022.
Upcoming UU the Vote Opportunities
September 14- 17: Join UUs across the country for virtual phone and text banking events, targeting Michigan voters. Learn the stakes of the Michigan election, including proposed ballot initiatives on abortion access and voting rights, and what they mean for voters in Michigan and around the country. Learn more and sign up. September 25: You
Minister’s Musings – September 15, 2022
Hello My Beloveds! This Saturday, September 17 at 3:00pm, is an event I’ve been looking forward to for three years. One of the many things that we lost in the pandemic was the chance to have my ministerial installation, which was scheduled for the week after we shut down. We had said that we were
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