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 Newcomer Group
Sundays, 11:45 am, in Annex B
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 is no Inquirers 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
This 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 checks out to UUCP or use our text-to-donate. 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
Sunday at 11:45 am
Annex H
Good poetry can be both deeply intellectual and deeply emotional. Join working poets and poetry lovers in a Poetry Coffee House Session. Call Tish Gauntt for more information at 602-544-8330
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We have temporary air conditioning in the Sanctuary once again this Sunday 5/12, as the crews are working night and day to install our new system. Air handlers have been installed in the Johnson Room and other hallway rooms. Electrical wiring is being brought up to code, and wiring is being installed to support speakers throughout the first floor.
The hard dig is going well, cutting into the rock to place footings for the patio wall. Work on the new wall, patio and parking lot will proceed once that excavation is complete.
Sand for the playground is coming soon, along with the new play equipment.
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 and pick up an information sheet on the UUJAZ’s ‘Hail and Farewell’ gathering on Sat May 18. Also, find out how you can give input on Phoenix’s city budget, and sign an online petition asking for charges to be dropped against ‘No More Deaths’ volunteer Scott Warren.
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Earth Justice
Earth Justice has rescheduled the next meeting to Sunday, May 19th, in Annex G after service. Plans for the monarch sanctuary garden will 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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NEXT SUNDAY - MAY 19, 2019
HOW WE LIVE
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Service Leader:
YRUU of UUCP
The YRUU group of the Congregation creates a worship experience highlighting mental health, high school survival, spirituality, and the work that they are doing to improve care in our communities.
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Inquirers Newcomer Group
Sundays, 11:45 am, in Annex B
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.
Inquirers on May 19
will be an introduction to the pastoral care and Unicare system at UUCP, with Katie Ventura and Vicki Myers.
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BLUU Worship Service Watch
May 19
1:00 – 2:30 pm in Annex B
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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 Sidney A. Harrison at sydneyha@usc.edu
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Earth Justice Sunday, May 19th, in Annex G after service
Earth Justice Ministry/ Green Sanctuary is meeting on Sunday, May 19th, in Annex G after service.
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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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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 16
There is no Community Night Dinner | No Chalice Kids
Nominating Committee
6:30 – 8:30 pm in Annex H
Future Masculine
6:45 – 8:30 pm in Annex C
Open Drop-In Group
7:00 – 9:00 pm in Annex B
Women’s Ritual
7:00– 8:30pm in the Sanctuary
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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, June 13 6:45 – 8:30 pm in Annex B
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Traveling Second Friday
TONIGHT!
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Friday, 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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Help Wanted – UUCP KidsCamp Volunteers
KidsCamp is looking for volunteers – teens or adults –to share your special talent with kids. The format is for each volunteer to create and teach a workshop that will run during two consecutive weekdays in June.
Workshop ideas include cooking, board games, yoga, knitting, painting – must be radically inclusive with children of various ages and learning styles. Please contact Bob Davis at
kidskampdirector@phoenixuu.org
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Unicare Request
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 missed 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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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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