THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2019
The Tide is Rising
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Service Leader: Benjie Messer
Our hymnals are full of songs about love for the earth, our place in the interdependent web of life, and determination to make things right. As our environmental and climate crises loom, let's sing these songs together and gather hope about the big changes we need to make.
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Inquirers Newcomer Group
Sundays, 11:45 am
Inquirers is offered on most Sundays, as a place for newcomers to connect, learn about UUCP how this can be a congregational home for you.
There will be no Inquirers meeting this week, August 18.
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Social Justice Opportunities
Sunday, August 18 at the back of the sanctuary
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Civic Engagement
It’s easy to feel helpless in the face of injustice we hear about day after day. The Civic Engagement team is presenting two opportunities to DO SOMETHING this week:
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced a bill that would make the Peace Corps a sub-agency of the Department of State. In the words of UUCP member Dave Bellama, this would be “about the worst thing that could ever happen to the Peace Corps.” Read more
here
and click on the red box to contact Senators Sinema and McSally to oppose this bill.
A big step in criminal justice reform is to support
Abolish Private Prisons
. John Dacey, the founder of a non-profit in that name, is raising funds to sustain their efforts to bring this issue to the Supreme Court. Read about for-profit prisons and immigration detention centers
here
. APP is hoping to find 1,000 people who will make a $10 monthly donation. If you want to be one of these 1,000, click
here.
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Earth Justice Ministry/ Green Sanctuary
Earth Justice Ministry Is excited to be sponsoring a Justice Lunch Talk this Sunday, 8/18/19 at 12 noon, in the Sanctuary. The speaker is Nigel Forest, and ASU professor who will speak about Cooperative Business Models as an antidote to corporate greed. Refreshments will be served.
When voting on Prop 105, please consider that we voted in and have been paying a sales tax for light rail construction. The money should be used for what it was designated.
Green Tip:
Compost your spoiled food, rather than putting it into the trash.
Blue Tip:
Fix plumbing leaks in your home; look for and fix leaks in your yard's irrigation system.
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This past Thursday officially marked two weeks as your new minister. I have been busy meeting with our amazing staff members, and many of you, learning how things work here, to understand how we handle things as diverse as finances and construction to membership and leadership development.
I see in you all a deep love for this community and an excitement to do the work of building and sustaining this community—both within and also beyond its walls.
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I also wanted to let you know about something really exciting. This week a new book came out from Skinner House Books, our Unitarian Universalist book publishing arm. It is called Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism. It talks about the work of creating and living in multicultural, anti-racist congregations—both the successes and challenges. There are five congregations highlighted in it and UUCP is one of them. In it, there are 62 pages of history, interviews, actions and reflection about UUCP and our multicultural and anti-racist work. I found it informative, inspiring and a good tool for thinking more broadly about UUCP. You can find the book at the UUA’s InSpirit Book store.
I wish you many blessings, with great excitement and anticipation for the ministry we’ll be sharing together.
Book: Mistakes and Miracles: Congregation’s on the Road to Multiculturalisam
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Share The Plate This Sunday August 18th
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The Academic and Leadership Accelerator for Service (ALAS) is a nonprofit organization with the mission to prepare first and second generation students with the college knowledge, life skills, and social consciousness to create change in their communities. We hope that UUCP’s donation will cover the cost of all the materials necessary to host our 2019-2020 program. Notebooks, binders, markers, pens, name-tags, poster boards, and snacks will equip our students to be successful during the program.
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BLUU Worship Service Watch
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Sunday, August 18th 1:00-2:30 pm in Annex B
Are you a Black Unitarian Universalist feeling in need of connection with other Black UU’s?? We invite Black Unitarian Universalists and all Black people to join us for online worship. BLUU Worship is built specifically for black UU’s as a Sacred Black Space. This is an opportunity for black UU’s to come worship together with one another. It is a smaller, more intimate gathering. Please join us for this special time together as black UU’s fostering community. For more information contact Sydney A. Harrison at
sydneyha@usc.edu
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Opportunities to Connect and Serve
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Save The Date!
UUCP Homecoming
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Sat. Sept. 7, 6:00 pm
A cookout potluck to celebrate in-gathering, the new congregational year, and being an awesome community. Food, music, friends!
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Sunday Pot Luck Gathering
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Our Sunday evening pot luck dinner group (held on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month) has openings for members who are interested. We share dinner and lively discussion from 5:00 - 7:30 pm. For more information contact Joan Myer (joanmyer@gmail.com). We expect to start scheduling in October.
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Announcements for Compass
Do you have an announcement you would like to place in Compass? Please email all requests to
announcements@phoenixuu.org
by Thursday at noon to appear in the Friday mailing. Thank you!
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This is a chance to meet members and visitors in the lobby on Sunday mornings. It only takes 45 minutes before service for you to participate in this important ministry. And it is easy! Just smile, answer questions and you will be trained to handle anything you don’t already know. Two services each Sunday is set to begin September 15 so the need for greeters doubles! Please contact Joan Gale at
joangale1@cox.net
or 602-796-3511 to volunteer. We are so grateful for all who volunteer.
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Booker T. Washington Child Development Center
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Attention Golfers:
We have a great opportunity to further our long history of support for BTW at their First Annual “Par for Preschool” charity Golf Tournament honoring founder, Calvin C. Goode. The tournament is on Saturday, September 14, at the renowned Arizona Grand Golf Course. There will be prizes, raffles and drawings in addition to lunch and a terrific day of golf. The deadline for signup is August 30. Full details can be found on the BTW website at www.btwchild.org/golf.
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NEXT SUNDAY - AUGUST 25, 2019
Choosing Our Stories
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Service Leader: Susan Goldsmith
Our brains and our worlds are dense with stories. The stories we choose to dwell in and to speak aloud can block changes we might need to make, can help us through steady changes, can lead us to revitalizing transformations. May we choose wisely!
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Bunny Hodas will lead a discussion about Stewardship and its importance to UUCP. Inquirers will be held in Annex G at 11:45.
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UU Music Ministries Conference 2019
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Benjie Messer, UUCP Music Director
just got back from the annual conference of the Association for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries in Denver.
He says, "It was a treat to spend a week with musicians from UU congregations. This was my third year arriving two days early to participate in the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Music Leadership Certification Program, which has given me some close colleagues around the country."
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Are you experiencing stress, life transition, or illness? If you could talk with someone who listens, respects you, cares about you, and values what you confide, would it help? Rev. Christine Dance is available for Pastoral Care support:
minister@phoenixuu.org
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Later this year and at the direction of Rev. Dance, Lay Pastoral Care Associates will extend this presence, to provide compassionate and discreet support when needed.
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Calling All UUCP Artists for August 31, 2019, 9:00 am:
The Sanctuary Art Team has planned the months of September and October to show the talents of UUCP Artists in the annual Members and Friends show. Let’s show Rev Christine Dance the talent UUCP has among its membership. We will be accepting framed art to be displayed (painting, photography, mounted sculpture) on Saturday August 31 at 9:00 am. You will need to fill out an Artist Agreement on that day and an Artist Inventory which can be found at
https://www.phoenixuu.org/artdocs/
If you have questions please contact Bill Snowden at
surfdream25@gmail.com
or call (623) 341-6189.
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UUJAZ's Issues + Action Day
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Saturday, October 26th
The Issues + Action Day will combine workshops full of justice partners leading us in actions, incredible food and time for building relationships, inspiring music and speakers, and a surprise evening event! Join us at the UU Church of Surprise Saturday, October 26th.
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The back hallway entrance is closed for construction, so if you park on 40th Place or in the Christ Church back lot, you can get to our main building via the gently sloped desert from the south of our buildings, or walk down 40th Place to Lincoln Drive and then use the sidewalk to get to our main parking lot. While the upper parking lot is CLOSED, the accessible entrance is the ramped south door that you get to via the path on the left (south) side of the building from the main parking lot.
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UUCP is on our summer schedule!
Community Night Dinner starts September 19!
Thursday evening August 22nd
There is no Community Night Dinner
There is no Chalice Kids
Future Masculine Group, 6:30, Annex C
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Faith Development offers many ways to learn beyond the traditional classroom. Listen to a podcast, read books and articles, watch a Ted Talk, or check out a packet of printed articles from the welcome desk, or come to office 2 and access the curriculum on the computers. Our new curriculum will feature new areas of focus for each of mission pillars:
Radically Inclusive: Neuroinclusion
Justice Centered: Earth Justice
Theologically Diverse: Character,Values and Virtues
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Text To Make a Donation or Payment to UUCP
Text the message “UUCP $__” (you must enter a dollar amount in the text) to 73256 to give to UUCP. You will be directed to a link to a secure site where you can enter your credit card or bank account information to make a general donation, pay for an activity, or to make a payment on your pledge for the current year or next year. A dollar amount must be included in your text.
Standard text message rates do apply.
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Camp DeBenneville Pines UU Family and Youth Camps
Are you in need of a tranquil mountain retreat? Searching for a place where you can commune with nature and find the solitude of a mountain glen? Or do you long for the warmth of a welcoming community of peers? Camp registration is now open with options for all ages.
8/10-8/14: Summer Break Camp for Adults
8/16-8/21 Summer Arts Program for Adults: Art Groove!
8/30-9/2: UU Young Adult Retreat
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