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.
Cooling Centers / Get Early Mail-In Ballot
Cooling centers and hydration stations are being set up in the valley in response to the extreme heat that impacts many of the most vulnerable. Find out how to get involved and contribute through the Arizona Faith Network. The deadline is fast approaching to request an early, mail-in ballot for the August primary and November
Kids Kamp Drive-In: You’re Invited!
Come watch our kiddos and their counselors on the big screen for our final blow-out performance: park your car, tune into our radio station, pop open some camping chairs. Check out our Kids Kamp food truck, which will have refreshments as well as 3 limited-edition craft popcorn flavors developed by each of our Kids Kamp squads!
2022 Annual Congregational Meeting Recap
If you missed the Annual Congregational Meeting on June 12, the following items were all voted on and approved: Acceptance of the 2021 Annual Congregational Meeting minutes – read the minutes Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget – view the budget Election of Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee, and UU Foundation of Phoenix – view the slate
Unicare Meal Train Update June 21, 2022
We are pleased to announce that our generous congregation has stepped up and fully covered the needs of our one remaining meal train – THANK YOU! April 25 – July 21 Karen Kurtz – Mon/Thurs every 3 weeks – COVERED During the summer, we will be announcing meal train updates twice a month unless a special needs
Identity Flags
As part of Together Time during the June 12, 2022 worship service, Rev. Christine Dance, Worship Associate Carrie Lifshitz, and the Together Time participants viewed and discussed a display of 26 Identity Flags, ranging from the original 1978 Rainbow Flag to the Two Spirit Flag. You can view the Together Time segment on YouTube, and
Navigators June 2022: Social Justice
This month we will be discussing Social Justice through the lens of diversity. We will be looking at how Social Justice plays a role in both humyn diversity and ecological diversity. For an idea on how diversity and the pursuit for equity and social justice was formidable in the environmental movement, please see this clip
Unicare Meal Train Needs June 14, 2022
All meal trains accept the same takeout, food deliveries, home-cooked meals, & gift cards—but also direct donations through the site! We currently have one active meal train: April 25 – July 21 Karen Kurtz – Mon/Thurs every 3 weeks Thanks again so much for your energy, love, & generosity. Big hearts change the world. We don’t know
Petitions / Mail-In Ballot Request / Cooling Centers
The deadline is approaching to request an early, mail-in ballot for the August primary and November general elections! Civic Engagement has 4 petitions, including the latest petition for Reproductive Rights initiative, for your consideration-signature. This is the last chance all 4 will be available for signatures at UUCP (before and after service on June 19)
COFFEE-LESS Hour Starts June 19
For the safety of everyone, we have made the difficult decision to put our in-person Coffee Hour, which has been meeting on the patio after the worship service, on hold for now. It has become too hot to meet comfortably outdoors, but we are not yet ready to gather unmasked inside. Maricopa County’s community level
Request a Mail-In Ballot / Reproductive Rights Petition
Now is the time to request an early, mail-in ballot for the August primary and November general elections! Civic Engagement has a petition for a Reproductive Rights initiative as well as three others at the back table of the sanctuary. Attend a service and stop by to sign.
Advocate for Wildlife – Earth Justice Ministry
Biodiversity is good for the world and for our survival. Please ask your legislators to support the “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act”. You can learn more and get a direct link to your legislators from Interfaith Power & Light. It only takes about 10 minutes. Thank you. For more information, contact earthjustice@phoenixuu.org.
Navigators June 2022: Social Justice
This month we will be discussing Social Justice through the lens of diversity. We will be looking at how Social Justice plays a role in both humyn diversity and ecological diversity. Our first meeting will be held on June 13 at 6:30pm. At this meeting, we will look at the concept of Equity and Inequity.
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