MVUU Newsletter
Sept 30, 2022
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Weekly Calendar
Sunday, Oct 2
Sunday Book Group Online
Sunday Service & Fellowship Hour (In Person and via Zoom)
Mountain Vista Multitarian Multiversalist, led by Rev. Matthew Funke Crary
The Loft Cinema: Jack Has a Plan
Tuesday, Oct 4
Men's Night Out
Wednesday, Oct 5
MVUU Poetry Sharing Group
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MVUU's Current COVID status is Low Risk
Our building is open. Sunday services are in-person and/or online. We do request that attendees continue to wear masks while indoors unless actively eating or drinking.
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President's Column
Looking to the future….
Have you noticed all the new faces at MVUU? We are growing rapidly in the wake of a new building and a new minister. Thanks to the work of our community connections with Tom Bunch's leadership, we are about to add a significant number of visitors as new members. Please welcome our visitors.
We are also addressing the parking space which is a growing problem thanks to the increasing numbers of attendees. You will see a parking plan in the coming weeks that will add about two dozen spaces to our current configuration. I also want to congratulate Stacie Sosa who has been promoted to direct our RE program. We also are seeing an uptick in requests to use the building both internally as well as from outside groups. In addition, our finance team is considering several options for the future to enhance our return on invested funds. We are also reviewing a number of financial practices to ensure accurate accounting of our funds and the best future use of our funds.
I encourage you to get involved in one of our many committees and social justice initiatives, especially if you are new to our congregation. We want you to ask if you have any questions regarding getting involved at MVUU.
Tom Sawyer, MVUU President
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Interfaith Community Services Volunteer Drivers Needed
Interfaith Community Services (ICS) needs volunteer drivers to take seniors and disabled individuals to medical appointments, the grocery store, and errands and to deliver food boxes. By volunteering you help someone continue to live independently. Volunteers select the weekdays/times they are available, frequency, and select zip code areas. Mileage reimbursement is available. To learn more about driving and other opportunities, sign up for an upcoming volunteer orientation at www.icstucson.org or contact Tori Carlson, ICS Volunteer Engagement Manager at tcarlson@icstucson.org.
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Contigo News!
Our prayers and wishes have been answered! A wonderfully profound benefactor has recently decided to invest in buying a townhome in mid-Tucson as a residence for immigrants and refugees! We are the grateful recipient of this home for our Haitian family for this next year. It is located near Campbell and River Road.
NOW, OUR TASK IS TO FURNISH THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR OUR FAMILY!
Thanks to all who have made donations for our family. The following is an updated list from last week of what we need to furnish their home. Thank you to all who have already donated!
BEDROOM: King sized bed frame
LIVING ROOM:
- Couch
- Chair
- Coffee Table
- Side Tables
- TV Stand - sturdy and tall
DINING AREA:
- Table - kitchen or dining
- Chairs
KITCHEN:
- Towels
- Pot Holders
- Mixing Bowls
- Mixer
- Blender
- Baking Sheets
BATH:
CLEANING SUPPLIES:
- Bucket
- Broom/Dust Pan
- Mop
- Rags/old towels
TODDLER TOYS
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MVUU Poetry Sharing Group
Wednesday, Oct 5, 3 pm
MVUU poets, we will be meeting on Zoom to read some of our poems in the MVUU Poetry Sharing meeting on Wednesday, Oct 5, at 3:00 pm. You may prepare 1 - 3 poems for reading to the group. If you would like your poems to be displayed with Zoom Screen Sharing as you read them, please Email Alan Harris by a day before the meeting. Listeners are always welcome. After each meeting we send out a PDF of the poems that were displayed and read. If you would like to be on the list to receive this, please Email Alan Harris.
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MVUU Mindful Meditation
Thursday, Nov 3, 9 am
MVUU Mindful Meditation is officially starting in November and you are invited! Our first meeting is on Thursday, Nov 3 from 9 to 10 am and will continue each week on Thursday. Come join us!
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MVUU Membership Invitation
It is not by chance that you arrived here.
You have been looking for something larger than yourself.
Inside you there is a yearning, a calling, a hope for more,
A desire for a place of belonging and caring.
- Rev. Kimberly Anne Tomczak Carlson
If you are not yet a member, and Mountain Vista UU has become that place of belonging and caring for you, then I invite you to join us as a member. We will be welcoming and celebrating new members in a ceremony on October 16 during our Sunday service. I would love for you to be among them.
In addition to finding that something larger than yourself to join at MVUU, we ask only that you meet with me and with Tom Bunch, Community Connections, to get to know one another and discuss what membership means at MVUU. Please email us if membership is right for you.
Rev. Matthew
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Small Group Ministries Coming to MVUU
One of the primary interests in attending a congregation, fellowship, or church is to make connections with like-minded people. Here at Mountain Vista UU we offer small group ministries as a vehicle toward our spiritual journey and to build meaningful connections.
We are starting the process of developing a group of small group ministries here at MVUU. This fall we will hold a small group ministry for those who would like to facilitate a small group for MVUU in 2023.
If you have had experience being a facilitator for small groups or are interested in learning how to be a facilitator of a small ministry group please contact me at
I can assure you based on my years of experience that this is a path to enhance your spiritual journey and to develop meaningful connections. We look forward to hearing from you!
Hobie Denny
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Sharing Engagement at MVUU
We have two very special invitations for you!
Invitation #1 Your Story
What drew you to become engaged at MVUU?
What attracted you to immerse yourself in the MVUU faith community and deepen your involvement? Your story could be direct and clear, winding with lots of different paths, or it could be somewhere in between. We would like to know more about you and to discover engagement means for us at MVUU. Please Email Rev. Matthew Funke Crary your story.
Invitation #2 Engaging Better
The stories gathered from Invitation #1 are part of a project to improve how we engage folks when they come and meet us.
Tom Bunch, in conjunction with our Community Connections and Beloved Conversations teams, has envisioned the MVUU Engagement Process Review. I can see how this study and planning process is one clear means to live into our mission statement: Engage. Love. Transform.
Our Goal is to learn, grow, plan, and implement how we assist people in getting involved and immersed in MVUU.
Time Frame
Oct - Nov Learning through reading, exploring videos, discussion, possibly engaging with consultants.
Dec - Jan Planning a Welcoming and Membership processes for MVUU.
Feb - March Training others for Engaging Better.
Meeting Details
Meetings will be hybrid, both in person and virtual. We acknowledge the role that power and privilege play in group dynamics and will strive to create equity, invite diversity and work together as leaders of our organization to dismantle racism and other oppressions in and through this process. Leadership of this process will be shared among all participating.
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October Woven Basket Partner: UU Justice of Arizona (UUJAZ)
Our Vision
To energize people of faith to create an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just life for all those who live in Arizona.
Our Mission
To engage Arizona Unitarian Universalists in justice making through nurturing congregational social justice ministries, connecting UU activists and congregations across the state, partnering with like-minded justice organizations and empowering UUs to work for socially just public policy.
Donate via MVUU as the Woven Basket Partner: You can make your donations online at http://mvuu.org/donate/ or by sending a check to the Church Office. The mailing address is: MVUU, P. O. Box 91080, Tucson AZ 85752. Please indicate that this donation is for the Woven Basket in the memo line.
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Sunday Book Group Online
Sundays, 8:15 am
Our current book is, Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives, by Michael Heller and James Salzman. For more information contact John Clark at Email John Clark.
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The Loft Cinema Movie Event: Jack Has a Plan
Sunday, Oct 2, 2 pm
FREE ADMISSION - TICKETS AVAILABLE DAY OF AT BOX OFFICE
The Loft Cinema presents the Arizona premiere of Jack Has a Plan. Featuring an in-person Q & A with director Bradley Berman! For More Information Click Here
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Love In Action
Mondays, Now through Oct 13, 6:30 pm
Let's Talk About the 2023 Changes to Our UU Principles, Sources, and Purpose. Join the Baja 4 Congregations
(Mountain Vista, Borderlands, Tucson, and Sky Island)
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Bookaholics Unanimous
Last Tuesday of each Month, 2 pm
We are a group of enthusiastic readers who meet the last Tuesday of the month at 2 pm by zoom. We are currently reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. For Questions, Email Anne Leonard or (520) 307-8045.
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Men's Night Out (Virtual)
Tuesdays, 7 pm
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Caring Hearts Circles
Join a Caring Hearts Circle to connect, strengthen, and expand ties within our congregation. Circles meet weekly or bi-weekly via Zoom. Got Questions? Email Pi Irwin
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MVUU LGBTQ+
We are a Welcoming Congregation, inviting and celebrating all LGBTQs in all areas of our community. For those wanting to speak to someone from the church about LGBTQ+ issues or community, email or text MVUU's affiliated minister, Rev. Christiane Heyde (520) 393-9960.
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Volunteer with MVUU!
If you are a part of a volunteer team or would like to join others supporting our community, please click on
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Fellowship Hour Goodies & Treats Sign Up
We now are ready to welcome the congregation's participation via the Fellowship Hour Goodies Sign Up for each week. We cater to those with special food preferences and request only one to two items per category. Thank you!
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ABC's of Abolition
Join UUJAZ to talk about how abolition is a part of our UU values, and how an abolitionist movement is moving us towards liberation. Click HERE to Sign Up
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MVUU Music is Back!
All the music programs have started for Fall! If you have any interest in being a part of music at MVUU please Email Chris Tackett, our Music Director.
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UU Justice of Arizona (UUJAZ)
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Give your pledge or
Donate to MVUU online
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Send your check to MVUU, P.O. Box 91080, Tucson, AZ 85752, indicating which fund you'd like it to go to (i.e. Pledge, Operating Fund, Capital Campaign, Woven Basket, etc.). |
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Find your Friends in MVUU's Photo Directory
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Newsletter Deadlines: The next newsletter will be published Friday, Oct 7. Submit articles to editor@mvuu.org by 12 pm, Monday, Oct 3. No Exceptions. Articles may not exceed 250 words. Thank you.
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