MAY 5, 2019
THE LONG HAUL
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The Long Haul
Service Leader:
Rev. Christine Dance
Building a resilient and courageous community takes time and commitment. So does creating justice. We know that the moral universe’s arc is long; let’s imagine how we can bend that arc toward justice and live into our vision of being a spiritual community for our time.
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There is no Inquirers on May 5
. All members are encouraged to attend the special congregational meeting after the service for the vote to call Rev. Dance as the next settled minister.
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Special Congregational Meeting
Sunday, May 5 at noon in the
UUCP Sanctuary
A special Congregational Meeting will be held at noon on Sunday, May 5, 2019, to vote to call Rev. Christine Dance as Lead Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix. Members in good standing are eligible to vote. There will be a check-in to receive a ballot just prior to the meeting, and votes must be cast in person. Child care will be provided.
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We will have temporary air conditioning in the Sanctuary once again this Sunday May 5, and then the new A/C for the Sanctuary will be operational by Sunday, May 12. You may notice that the mounting boards for the air handlers in other rooms have been installed, and work in the hallway is proceeding. Out on the patio, the shade structure is up, and looks beautiful. The outer patio wall has been taken down, and we now know why it did not have proper footings, as there is serious rock under there. Heavy equipment is being brought in for the hard dig to place the new wall footings; the rest of the patio will not be poured until the wall construction is under way. Sand for the playground is expected next week, and then over the coming weeks the new play equipment will arrive and be installed.
The upper parking lot is CLOSED and the accessible entrance from the front 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.
Additional parking for members and friends who can easily walk a short distance is available in the parking lot behind Christ Church School, which is our closest neighbor to the west, just on the other side of 40th Place. The entrance to that parking lot is the Christ Church back drive off 40th place. There is a graded path to the west hallway door from 40th Place.
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Social Justice Opportunities
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- Stop by the Civic Engagement table to find out about a recent vote in the AZ Senate naming who can recommend judges that violates a diversity clause in the AZ Constitution. Phoenix City Council deliberations on the City budget are continuing, so if you are a Phoenix resident and want to have input, please stop by.
- We also have updates regarding how and what to donate to the Phoenix Restoration Project to benefit asylum seekers who are traveling through Phoenix
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Earth Justice
Earth Justice Ministry/ Green Sanctuary will hold its next meeting on Sunday, May 19th, in Annex G after service. This was moved up a week to avoid Mother's Day. Plans for the monarch sanctuary garden will have to wait until Fall, due to the heat.
Hooray!!! We celebrate CHISPA's success at having Phoenix Union High School District vote to use VW settlement funds to buy one electric bus and charging station, plus submit a grant for five more!!
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Would you like to host an international student?
OCEAN (Organization for Cultural Exchange Among Nations) is seeking a family in the Paradise Valley School District to host a male high school senior from Kyrgyzstan for the 2019/2020 school year. There is a stipend for the host family. See Rev. Margret for details and to follow up with the sponsoring agency.
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NEXT SUNDAY - MAY 12, 2019
I LOVE YOU, MA
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Service Leader:
Anthony Johnson
We honor those Mothers who have taught us how to be human, for they grew a human in their body. A salute to those Mothers who have cared for babies, or who have been a Mother to any living being.
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Inquirers
There will not be an Inquirers meeting on May 12, in respect for the loving commitments of Mother’s Day. The new spring schedule of Inquirers topics will be available soon!
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Share the Plate with The Promise and the Practice
Sunday, May 12
Next week is the final of three Share the Plate offerings for The Promise and Practice of Our Faith, supporting Black Lives UU in the work to dismantle white supremacy and support Black Lives within our Association. We join with the UUA in this time to connect our finances with our theological values as we enter a new chapter within our faith. UUCP is contributing to this important initiative to nurture a radically inclusive, justice-centered, multiracial and multigenerational religious faith! Please make all checks out to UUCP; all donations not clearly marked as pledge payments will be sent to the UUA for The Promise and the Practice.
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Poetry Coffeehouse
May 12 at 11:45 am in Annex H
Good poetry can be both deeply intellectual and deeply emotional. Join working poets and poetry lovers in a Poetry Coffeehouse session. Call Tish Gauntt for more information at 602-544-8330.
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The Property Team is Back- And We Need You!
We have a new Property Team starting up. So far we have a small core group but we need YOU! It does not matter if everyone knows the difference between a hammer and a screwdriver, there are lots of other tasks besides fixing stuff that you can help with. We need long term planning, supervision of small projects, maintaining and enhancing our 9 acre property, working with the Safety Team, the EEC and DVLC and other groups. To find out more contact Lora (admin@phoenixuu.org), Dale (dalefisher@mac.com) or Jake Danforth (count.on.Jake@gmail.com).
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UUCP Children's Ministry - Childcare Staff
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UUCP is expanding our pool of childcare staff! Pay is $15/hour, and there are opportunities for multiple candidates. At UUCP, childcare staff work in teams of 2 or more, to help create places for children and youth to build community, explore & experience kindness, and have an opportunity to socialize in spaces designed just for them.
The ideal candidate(s) will:
• Be 18 or older
• Have experience, or interest in gaining experience, with children and play spaces
• Have a Fingerprint Clearance card, or the ability to obtain one
• Have availability that includes some of the following days:
◦ Wednesday afternoons, 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.
◦ Sunday mornings, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
UUCP is a UUA fair compensation employer.
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Thursday evening, May 9
There is no Community Night Dinner | No Chalice Kids
Spiritual Practices
6:45 – 8:30 pm in Annex B
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Living Our Vision... Everyday
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. Choose one focus that interests you, or move through all three, whatever works best in your life. Come together for a Reflective Symposium on a Thursday evening or Sunday afternoon to discuss the topic we've studied. Have questions? Visit the website,
phoenixuu.org/LOVE
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Radically Inclusive
Transgender Inclusion in Congregations
webinar -- watch at phxuu.org/transform
Justice Centered
Racial Justice Collaborative
with Anthony Johnson, Monday, May 13, 6:30-8:30 pm
Theologically Diverse
Spiritual Practices
Thursday, May 9, 6:45 – 8:30 pm in Annex B
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May 10
7:00 to 8:00 pm in the UUCP sanctuary
ENGLAND: FROM LONDON AND OXFORD TO DEVON AND CORNWALL
with Joy and Bill Mee
After a few days in London visiting the Tate Modern Museum, Joy and Bill took a walking tour of Oxford city and university, a river trip and visits to Inspector Morris and Inspector Lewis haunts and Blenheim Palace. Heading west, they visited places from Downton Abbey in Bampton on and off the grounds of Highclere Castle. Moving west into Devon, they visited historic country hotels, Castle Drogos, and the Lanhydrock Estate, near Okehampton, and toured Dartmoor National Park with its Neolithic ruins, sheep, ancient stone formations, and wild horses. Then southwest to the seaport of Falmouth with a Truro River cruise, Lizard Point to hike the coastal trail, St. Ives for historic forts and seacoasts, St. Michael’s Mount for the castle and views, Portcurno for a Shakespeare play on the sea cliffs, Land’s End, Padstow for fish, and places where Poldark roamed. Finally up the west coast of Cornwall to Port Isaac, known to Doc Martin fans as Port Wenn, including an episode of Season VII being filmed and many familiar places from the series. Finally, drove to Tintagel, home of King Arthur’s Castle and a hotel frequented by Doc Martin. They saw beautiful castles and palaces, historic buildings, gardens, seacoasts, and natural beauty with very little rain. Call Barbara with questions.
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We have an open meal train available for Cyndi Young and Judy Mitzner. Cyndi has metastatic breast cancer in her spine and hip, which is both extremely painful and limiting to her mobility. In addition, her white blood cell count is very low leaving her vulnerable to illness and infection. This link will give further information and meal details, as well as allow you to sign up for a specific date.
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In case you miss it:
Barring any unforeseen technical difficulties, the sermon at UUCP, “The Long Haul”, by our ministerial candidate, Rev. Christine Dance, on May 5, 2019 will be available on the UUCP YouTube channel. Go to our website at www.phoenixuu.org and click on the YouTube icon at the top or bottom of the page. The sermon will be found in the “Worship” category.
Or go directly to theYouTube videos with this link:
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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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Report from Your Nominating Committee
Nominees have been selected for the UUCP Board of Trustees, UU Foundation of Phoenix and Nominating Committee. These candidates will be introduced and voted on by members of the congregation at the UUCP Annual Meeting after the service on Sunday, June 2, 2019. See list of nominees and background information on all new nominees at
www.phoenixuu.org/uucp-annual-election-2019/
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Outdoor Group Summer Hibernation
The Outdoor Group is now going into summer hibernation. Some of us will be around over the summer; so if anyone wishes to lead a hike in the high country, email Bonnie at
bwhite95065@yahoo.com
. I will be happy to put the word out to see if we can stir up any interest.
Otherwise, I hope to see you all at the season opener October 5 at Sunset Crater National Monument outside of Flagstaff. We have reserved a lovely group campsite at O’Leary Campground. More details will be published in September. Ed Cernek and I are planning on camping from Thursday, October 3 through Sunday, October 6. Put it on your calendar now so that date stays available to come out and enjoy the great outdoors.
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Registration is open for Kids Kamp 2019! A month of fun for kids ages 3-13!
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SAWUURA Memorial Day Campout
Friday – Monday, May 24-27, 2019
SAWUURA, our UU camp in the Sierra Ancha Mountains hosts a campout every Memorial Day and Labor Day, where UUs and their family & friends are invited to tent camp, share meals & kitchen duties, activities and worship. Relax and deepen your spiritual connection with nature, play, hike, bird/star watch, sing & singe s’mores around the campfire. Fees are $45 for adults and $25 for children under 16 (or $35 & $25 for
members
). Important: SAWUURA is located in wilderness near the town of Young, AZ -- two miles down a rough dirt road. Also, our latrines are pit toilets/outhouses. Please join us at
www.sawuura.org
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Camp DeBenneville Pines UU Family and Youth Camps
Registration now open!
UU summer camp is a tradition that supports our faith tradition and helps our youth find their place in the world. Schedule, details and links for registration are available on their website,
https://www.uucamp.org
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UUA General Assembly
June 19-23, 2019
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix will be represented by 8 delegates at General Assembly (GA) 2019 in Spokane, Washington.
All members in good standing are encouraged to apply today. Send your application to Sarah Moore at
sarahdmoore@gmail.com, pick up a flyer with an application at the back table and drop off your application at the office to become a credentialed delegate. Registration is now open for GA, and we still have delegate slots available for anyone who is interested in attending.
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