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.
AZ Voting Rights Initiative Petitions
The 2022 AZ Legislature has passed several bills that will restrict voting rights. A new citizens initiative creates a series of voting rights statutes to counter these bills. It’s crucial that 237,645 signatures be gathered by early July. We will be in the sanctuary each Sunday so you can add your signature. Find other locations
PAWS Leaders Panel: Solidarity in Action
Join White People Against White Supremacy (White PAWS) in hearing stories from anti-racist movement leaders to learn how we can approach the work today without replicating the systems of whiteness we fight to dismantle. White PAWS is hosting a series of panel discussions featuring organizers who have placed anti-racism at the center of their lives,
Vocal Looping with Holly Pyle
UUCP’s service on Sunday, April 10, will feature the contemporary songwriting of vocalist Holly Pyle. Holly was a favorite vocalist and songwriter in Phoenix for many years, leading the dreamy progressive jazz/soul band House of Stairs, and performing solo shows that used live looping to create elaborate and dynamic vocal arrangements. She now lives in Los
Laudato Si’ Festival of Eco-Spiritual Films
Four feature length films that have received dozens of film festival awards and recognition globally, plus a variety of shorts will be presented throughout the day for you to choose for viewing. This is an opportunity to take in significant and entertaining quality eco-spiritual films with others who share your interest for high-quality, thoughtful, and
Share the Plate: The Bridge Initiative
In April, we are asking UUCP members and friends to Share the Plate with The Bridge Initiative, a theatre collective and incubator in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated to increasing opportunity and visibility for professional theatre artists from historically marginalized groups, with a focus on gender parity. The organization believes theatre should act as a mirror and
Earth Justice Ministry Meeting
We will meet on Sunday, April 10, at 1:30pm via Zoom: ID: 929 0550 6684 | Passcode: Earth We will hear reports on partner organizations, events, upcoming projects, things we can do to help, and issues relating mostly to climate change. Newcomers to discuss strategies to support Build Back Better, Fossil Free Act, and other
AZ for Fair Elections Initiative Petitions
A new citizens initiative is creating a series of voting rights statutes that address both the AZ voting suppression bills passed in 2021 and some being considered in 2022. It’s crucial that 237,645 signatures be gathered by early July. Civic Engagement will have this petition at in-person services starting April 10 at the back of
Classical Clarinet with Erin Finkelstein
UUCP’s service on Sunday, April 3 features clarinetist Erin Finkelstein. Erin plays as an extra with the Phoenix Symphony and Arizona Opera, and each summer at the world-class Carmel Bach Festival. Her chamber group, Urban Nocturnes, is performing a benefit concert for Ukraine relief in the UUCP sanctuary on Thursday, April 14.
April Navigators Theme Is Earth Day
Special thanks to everyone that joined us for our March “Wilderness First Aid” meetings. Our April theme will be Earth Day. We are excited to announce we will be screening the new documentary “Youth V Gov” as part of this month’s theme. This event will be a part of the larger “Faith climate action week”. The
French Polynesia
Join our travelogue presented by Dave & Barbara Cawthorne on Zoom. Meeting ID: 839 5571 0401 | Passcode: 023529 April 8, 7:00 – 8:00pm Join Dave & Barbara Cawthorne as they share their 30-day cruise to French Polynesia. They traveled to Tahiti, Nuku Hiva, Bora Bora, and Moorea. They experienced coral fringed lagoons, sand beaches,
Special Coffee Hour with Our Coming of Age Youth
Come join our Coming of Age youth (12-14 yrs) for a special online Coffee Hour immediately following the service on April 3 to discuss significant questions about religion, society, and relationships. We will have three 15 minute sessions in breakout rooms in which our youth will ask questions and we adults try our best to answer. Come
Children’s Ministry Abolition Resources
Resource for Families: Learn about the UUA Read of the Year: Defund Fear with us! Recently UU World released an update on this year’s UU Common Read, Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons and Punishment (Beacon, 2021) by Zach Norris, including a 70 minute video interview between the book’s author and a panel of UU
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