OUR MISSION: TO WELCOME, CARE FOR, AND INSPIRE
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The next newsletter will be published
July 19
. Submit articles to Editor@mvuu.org by 6 pm
July 17
. Articles may not exceed 250 words.
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Sunday, July 7, 1 pm
Sunday Service:
Patriotism? Christiane Heyde
In this post-July-4th sermon, Rev. Christiane Heyde will share thoughts about our country, patriotism, and national pride.
Thursday, July 11, 6:30 pm
Event:
Exploring Flavors
Sunday, July 14, 1 pm
Sunday Service:
Got Questions?
, Matthew Crary
Tuesday, July 30, 2pm
Event:
Bookaholics
Thursday, August 1, 6pm
Event:
SAZCUUPS Lammas Ritual
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SAZCUUPS Lammas Ritual
Thursday, August 1
Join SAZCUUPS for a gathering celebrating both the annual harvest and the awesome power of storms. Participants will have the opportunity to communally celebrate the accomplishments and bounties of the summer and to prayerfully contemplate the recent monsoon season and the start of the hurricane season. Ritual is at UUCT at 6pm. Childcare available upon request; email Jamili at
DRE.uuct@gmail.com.
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President's Column
Welcome to a new year in the life of Mountain Vista UU! I am honored that you have elected me to be your Board President for the next two years. It will be a time for us all to roll with changes…a new Interim Minister, our rented space and the possibility of finding a home as we continue the search, an almost new Board, plus other leadership changes.
Both
Pi Irwin
, Vice President, and
Paula Lipsitz
, Secretary, continue on our Board. Besides having proven themselves to be strong Board members, they have experience of recent Board issues. We welcome new Board members:
Conrad Paul
, Treasurer;
Bill Casey
, Trustee;
Ann Bowling
, Trustee; and
Bob Seyfried
, Trustee. Each has a long background in UU congregations here and elsewhere.
The Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 15, at the MVUU office. We will use Zoom to link in Board members who are out of town.
Good communication is important to me. I promise to listen to you. When you have concerns or congregation business, please send them to my MVUU mailbox,
anne.tatum@mvuu.org
. My phone number is in Breeze.
We are looking forward to the arrival of our Interim Minister,
Rev. Samantha Wilson
, who will greet us from the pulpit on September 1! From my recent reading and talking with Rev. Samantha, I know there is much more to this interim role than the spiritual direction; it is about us, who we are, and about working with us to achieve the directions that we want.
We have a Transition Team led by
Tom Sawyer
, and it includes
Paula Lipsitz
,
Samar Adi
,
David Greene
and
Lisa Ponder-Gilby
! Yes, most of these volunteers were on the Interim Search team and already had an introduction to Rev. Samantha. They will help her in her housing search and planning. They also will arrange activities, starting in September, when you each will have a chance to talk with her in small groups. I am thankful for these volunteers to ease our way.
This is a time for us to step up and own our congregation. Our combined energy is what really makes the community work.
Anne Tatum
, MVUU President
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Our New Interim Minister
In case you missed the special e-mail announcement regarding our new Interim Minister, please check your inbox, or ask Congregational Administrator Erin Chadwell to send it to you again.
Get to know
Rev. Samantha Wilson
by visiting her
website
which
includes sermon videos and so much more!
Mark your calendars! She'll be in the pulpit on
Sunday, September 1!
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Exploring Flavors
Thursday, July 11 6:30 pm
Let's try Charro Vida for their evening menu. Last month a few of us enjoyed the lunch options. Dinners also focus on vegetables. Meats may be ordered in addition, if desired.
7109 N. Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 8570
(Just south of Whole Foods, Oracle and Ina)
Please
RSVP
to
Ann Bowling
at (815) 209-0413 call or text
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MVUU Movies at the Loft
Please join us this summer for a film each month at the Loft. Descriptions of each feature will be sent via email along with the name of chosen restaurant for a before or after treat. If you would like to be included on this email distribution list, please contact
Bonnie Grant Baird
at
BJGRANTB77@gmail.com
.
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Sunday Morning Book Group
We have chosen a new book “The Second Mountain” by David Brooks, but we will not begin discussing it until Sunday September 1. We are taking a 10-week vacation this summer beginning June 23. For more information contact John Clark at
alvinjclark@aol.com
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Bookaholics
Tuesday, July 30 2:30 pm
We are a group of enthusiastic readers who meet the
last Tuesday of the month at 2pm
. We select a variety of books based on what has intrigued members. The one who suggests the book generally leads the discussion of that book. Our next meeting will be on
July 30
.
The Book is
P
achinko
by Min Chin Lee. It is about the life of a Korean family in Japan during and after WW II.
If you are interested, new to the group and will need directions to the meeting, contact
Anne Leonard
at
anne@alartworks.com
520-307-8045)
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Pastoral Care
Life’s not always easy. Know that you are not alone.
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Coffee Baristas - July Signup
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Lights For Liberty
Friday, July 12
On July 12th,
Lights for Liberty
will shine a light on the horrific abuses of the Trump administration in human detention camps.
In Tucson, people will arrive at Jacome Plaza, outside the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone, in downtown Tucson, beginning at 7pm. There will be music, speeches, and community education about how to influence our lawmakers to end the abuses.
Our voices will be raised. Our voices will be heard.
At approximately 8:30 pm we will light our candles (battery powered) and glowsticks in solidarity with hundreds of other vigils nationwide. We will end with a solemn procession around the perimeter of the plaza
.
For More Information Click on the Links Below:
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Interfaith Community Services Food Bank
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Please bring a jar of peanut butter, a can of meat (tuna, Spam, etc.) or a can of spaghetti and drop it off in the
ICS Food Basket on the patio
on
2nd & 4th Sundays
each month. If MVUU members and friends deliver foods on their own to ICS Food Bank, mention
MVUU
and we will get credit.
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July Woven Basket Partner:
No More Deaths/Keep Tucson Together
The mission of
No More Deaths
is to end death and suffering in the Mexico–US borderlands through
civil initiative
: people of conscience working openly and in community to uphold fundamental human rights. Our work embraces the Faith-Based Principles for Immigration Reform and focuses on the following themes:
- Direct aid that extends the right to provide humanitarian assistance
- Witnessing and responding
- Consciousness raising
- Global movement building
- Encouraging humane immigration policy
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MVUU Photo Directory
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Dialing for Dollars!:
Text to Give
Number (520) 447- 4730
If you are inspired to give for any reason, text the amount (i.e. $25) and a descriptor (i.e.,
Donation
or
Mesquite Madness
or
Wooden Bowl
). The donation will go directly into our Breeze database.
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Sunday Reflections on YouTube
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