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.
Unicare Meal Train Needs June 7, 2022
All meal trains are accepting the same takeout, food deliveries, home-cooked meals, & gift cards—but also direct donations through the site! We currently have two active meal trains, but one is ending this week: April 19 – June 9 Alec & Carli Burke – Thurs – LAST WEEK!! April 25 – July 21 Karen Kurtz – Mon/Thurs every
Can You Help Beatitudes with Zoom?
UUCP members at the Beatitudes retirement community (16th Avenue & Glendale, about 6 miles west of UUCP) are looking for a tech-savvy person to regularly or periodically set up the Sunday morning service Zoom for them. It is important for the UUCP members and friends to be able to access the Sunday service. Some do
March for Our Lives June 11 / Reproductive Rights Petition
The shooting of school children and teachers in Uvalde has made us even more aware of the need for gun control. March for Our Lives, the youth-led advocacy group for gun control, is coordinating a Phoenix march on June 11 at 5:00pm at the AZ State Capitol. Civic Engagement will have a new petition for
Unicare Meal Train Needs May 31, 2022
All meal trains are accepting the same takeout, food deliveries, home-cooked meals, & gift cards—but also direct donations through the site! It was activated by you all so THANK YOU! Just dotting i’s & crossing t’s over here. Several of you already donated, and if you did, please go sign up for a meal slot
Navigators June 2022: Social Justice
The June topic for UUCP Navigators will be Social Justice. Our first meeting will take place on Monday, June 13, at 6:30pm. Here at UUCP, we know our faith urges us as both individuals and groups to seek out social justice in the world around us. Below you will find a short PDF to help
Lake Garda, Venice & Eastern Adriatic Ports, Turkey & Greece Seaports
Please join Bill and Joy Mee on June 10, either in the sanctuary at UUCP or on Zoom. (Note: masks are required while you are inside any UUCP building.) Meeting ID: 839 5571 0401 | Passcode: 023529 June 10, 7:00 – 8:00pm In June 2018, Bill and Joy Mee spent three weeks exploring Lake Garda’s
Share the Plate: The Bail Project
In June, we are asking UUCP members and friends to Share the Plate with the Phoenix branch of The Bail Project. The Bail Project combats mass incarceration by disrupting the money bail system—one person at a time. The Project restores the presumption of innocence, reunites families, and challenges a system that criminalizes race and poverty. They
Earth Justice Monthly Meeting – New Date for June
We will meet on Sunday, June 5 at 1:30pm via Zoom: ID: 929 0550 6684 | Passcode: Earth Change of Date Because the Annual Meeting for UUCP falls on the date of our regular meeting, we are moving the date to Sunday, June 5, at our regular time of 1:30 pm. Newcomers are always welcome.
“Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir”
The Book Discussion Group will begin discussing Lessons From the Edge: A Memoir by Marie Yovanovitch on Sunday, May 29. “An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine—a pioneering diplomat who spent her career advancing democracy in the post-Soviet world, and who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power during the first impeachment of
Plea to AZ Legislature for Education Funding
If public education matters to you, consider attending the Educators’ Budget Day at the AZ Capitol on May 31 at 10:00am. Our Legislature has $5.3 billion of undesignated funds to allocate. Let’s encourage them to invest the money where it’s SO needed. For years, they have underfunded education, leading to AZ students being among the
Rev. Patrice Curtis
Our guest minister on May 1, 2022, was Rev. Patrice K. Curtis (she/they), UUA Transformational Interim Ministries Director. Patrice collaborates with and supports interim ministers and Directors of Children’s Ministries in amplifying and practicing diversity, equity, and inclusion within congregations, and in disrupting unhealthy patterns that make Beloved Community difficult to realize. Before beginning ministry
Unicare Meal Train Needs May 24, 2022
All meal trains are accepting the same takeout, food deliveries, home-cooked meals, & gift cards—but also direct donations through the site! It was activated by you all so THANK YOU! Just dotting i’s & crossing t’s over here. Several of you already donated, and if you did, please go sign up for a meal slot