The Building is Closed; The Congregation is Open |
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Reminder:
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UUCP's Ministry in the time of COVID-19 |
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Sunday Services are Currently Online
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9ND
10:30 AM
Rest
&
Other Revolutionary Acts
Led By:
Rev. Christine Dance
With Worship Associate
Sam Kirkland
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As Rev. Dance returns from her vacation and study time, let us all consider the balance and role of rest and renewal as a revolutionary act--even as an act of resistance--especially in these exhausting times of pandemic and national strife
Sunday’s Service online via Zoom.
To attend, please click link:
Coffee Hour
Meeting ID: 939 9248 9556 | Password: CoffeeHour
Children’s Ministries Coffee Hour
Meeting ID: 954 5851 8843 | Password: KidsCoffee
You may use a computer, tablet, or smartphone. If you are asked to install the Zoom application, say yes. Feel free to share this link with friends and family!
If you have problems with Zoom, you may view the service live on YouTube. Or after the service, you can watch it any time.
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Programming August 9th-August 14th
Enter Meeting ID Number & Password
or click on the activity title to join
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August 9th
Immediately Following Service
Meeting ID:
939 9248 9556
Password: CoffeeHour
Immediately Following Service
Meeting ID:
954 5851 8843
Password: KidsCoffee
Immediately Following Service
Meeting ID:
915 0535 2349
Password: YRUU
12:30 pm
Sam Kirkland
Meeting ID:
957 9957 2120
Password: OWL3
12:30 pm
Laurel Hardin
Meeting ID:
940 1222 5871
Passcode: 353561
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August 10th
8:30 am
Katie Resendiz
Meeting ID:
956 6366 2771
Password: 550602
1:00 pm
Ms. Cherilyn
Meeting ID:
959 8260 9304
Password: zUUm345
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August 11th
6:30 pm
Katie, Jezz & Chris
Meeting ID:
953 5370 8396
Password: 409806
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August 12th
12:00 pm
Rev. Christine Dance
Meeting ID:
910 6552 9716
Password: 372662
3:30 pm
Ms. Cherilyn
Meeting ID:
912 3942 4225
Password: 616801
6:30 pm
Chris Akin
Meeting ID:
921 1845 9883
Password: 704555
6:30 pm
Benjie Messer
Meeting ID:
931 4339 4891
Password: 989100
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August 13th
1:00 pm
Ms. Cherilyn
Meeting ID:
959 8260 9304
Password: zUUm345
7:30 pm
Rev. Christine Dance
Meeting ID:
958 7198 3662
Passcode: 690450
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August 14th
K thrUU 5th Grade
4:00 pm
Meeting ID:
964 8387 3328
Password: Desert
Dave & Barbara Cawthorne
7:00 pm
Meeting ID:
986 5995 7949
Password: 921330
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If you don’t have access to a computer, laptop or smart phone
OR don’t want to be on video, you can simply call in to
346-248-7799 and enter the Meeting ID number.
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In Need of Assistance or Help?
Who to Contact:
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If you'd like to schedule time
If there is not a time available there for you to meet with her, reach out directly to her at minister@phoenixuu.org to schedule a time.
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Watch Rev. Christine's
Minister Musings
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Help Us with a Monthly Food & Supply Drive for our Navajo Nation Community |
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At the end of June, a second truck full of supplies was delivered to the Navajo reservation for the extended family and community friends of a UUCP member. A wonderful team of folks came together again to donate funds, shop, store, and deliver it all to make this happen – and the recipients, many of whom are recovering from COVID or caring for them, were very appreciative. Recovery takes time for the elders, and more people continue to be infected. We are beginning another collection which will be delivered mid-August, and would appreciate your help. If you are able to contribute and are not already on the team list, please use this form to let us know how you would be willing to be involved. Many thanks for your generosity.
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UUCP is Beginning to Plan for
Adult Classes in the Fall
There are many curricula and resources available, such as:
- Varieties of Spiritual Practice
- UU History 101
- Coming of Age for Adults
- UU Theology
- Creating Your UU Elevator Speech
And so many more.
If you are interested in helping to develop our adult faith development program, please email afd@phoenixuu.org.
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Open Mic with Benjie Messer |
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Do you have a song, poem, reading, skit, dance, visual artwork, invention, or joke to share with our community? Music Director Benjie Messer invites you to a Zoom Open Mic, 6:30-8:00pm on Wed., Aug. 12. All ages, all styles, all abilities welcome, family acts encouraged! Our motto is “connection, not perfection.” You can submit a video ahead of time, or share live on Zoom. If you’re a photographer or visual artist, you can share digital images through zoom. Email Benjie <benjiemesser@phoenixuu.org> to sign up, or just let us know what you'd like to share when you arrive. Non-performers are welcome to attend too!
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A Report Back on General Assembly
By: Benjie Messer
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Hello, members of UUCP! Many of you heard that I was the Music Coordinator of this year’s General Assembly (GA), an annual convention and business meeting of thousands of Unitarian Universalists. This was the first fully online GA, and I want to share some highlights of my experience.
To read Benjie's GA Report Back Click HERE
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Maryland School
Back to School Supply Drive
School is starting, with many concerns and a variety of formats. Children want to learn and teachers want to facilitate that, safely and successfully, however it can be managed. Our goal with the Maryland School Project is to support their efforts where we can, budgets are even more stretched this year, and they still need school supplies to give out during the semester to children when they pick up their Chromebooks, breakfast/lunch bags, and other instructional materials.
Here is a sign-up link with more details and the list of supplies they have suggested. We would be very grateful for an online order of supplies or a donation for us to shop.
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Board Message to the Congregation
The UUCP Board published a message with a brief reflection to the start of this year. Take a look at Our New Minister, Fiduciary Responsibility, and Then the Pandemics, What's Next, and Lastly the Joy.
To Read the Message, Click HERE
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Civic Engagement Announcements |
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Invest in Ed needs your help! The Invest in Ed movement is appealing to the Arizona Supreme Court to make it possible for the initiative to be on the November 3 ballot. The Supreme Court has the power to overturn a ruling against the initiative by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge last week. Find out more here about the initiative, including four choices to support the appeal: Volunteer, Write a testimonial, Sign a letter (if you’re a business owner), or Donate funds. The hundreds of millions of dollars expected to be raised by the Invest in Education Act would be spent in and supporting K-12 classrooms. See where the money will go here.
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ICE’s secret hotel detention of children. Last week we asked you to affirm Sen. Sinemaand Rep. Stanton’s quick action to end the secret children of asylum-seekers in a Phoenix hotel. This past week more information has come out that ICE’s practice is widespread around the country. Read more (here). To keep the pressure on, please consider writing a letter to relevant people and agencies. (Here) is a link to a sample letter and addresses.
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Earth Justice Ministry
Earth Justice Ministry- Monthly meeting is on Sunday, August 9 at 12:30 pm on Zoom.
All are welcome.
Meeting ID: 940 1222 5871
Passcode: 353561
Also, the list of books talked about at various UUCP get-togethers is ready to put online. Unfortunately, they aren't in any particular order, but there is a description for each. Films, podcasts, and talks will soon follow. Look for them soon on the Earth Justice part of the UUCP website HERE.
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Friday, August 14th
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please join Dave & Barbara Cawthorne in their Zoom presentation of VIETNAM (one of their favorite countries). The landscape is so beautiful, there are so many different cultures, the people so friendly, and so many wonderful experiences. Questions, call Barbara at 480-994-1452
Meeting ID: 986 5995 7949 | Password: 921330
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Sunday Services are Currently Online
NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH
10:30 am
In This Great Turning
Led By:
Rev. Christine Dance
With Worship Associate
Gary Ezzell
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Scholars believe that we are in the final turn of a great generational cycle--one of great destruction but also of creation. We will explore what this great turning can create for us--as a world, nation and congregation. |
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Share the Plate
Sunday, August 16, 2020
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For 37 years, Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship has provided weekly free riding lessons to Phoenix valley children and adults with disabilities. Each student is supported by their PATH Intl. certified riding instructor and as many as 5 caring volunteers overseeing the lesson, the student’s safety, needs and abilities. Their 38th lesson season begins this September at their wheelchair accessible Scottsdale ranch and all necessary precautions will be taken for everyone’s safety during the COVID crisis. Funding received will be used to offset expenses associated with the care and maintenance of their therapy horses. To view their website click HERE and to watch a short video that shows and explains their philosophy click HERE.
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Receiving Suspicious Emails |
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 scammers have been sending out fictitious emails claiming to be Rev. Christine. Please be aware of emails asking for assistance or requesting you to purchase something. Rev. Christine will NEVER ask for money or gift cards over email. If you receive an email like this, please delete it.
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From UUJAZ
(UU Justice Arizona):
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Join UUJAZ to learn, grow, and act our values through social justice! Sign up for monthly mUUvie night and book groUUp, weekly UU the Vote Action Hour or office hours with Janine. Participate in an online course: Beloved Conversations, Trans Inclusion in Congregations, How Do We Defund the Police?, Summer Organizing School, or Widening the Circle of Concern. Take action at weekly #FreeThemAll car protests, or find actions from home on our Facebook group for Justice as a Spiritual Practice.
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UU the Vote!
Every Tuesday @ 6pm
Each Tuesday, Join UUJAZ for an hour of engagement. Each week will rotate through education on the issues, visits from guest partners, training on deep canvassing conversations, and phone/text banking "action hours."
Register here:
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Wednesdays @ 5:30-7pm
Aug 19th, 26th, & Sept 2nd
You've participated in Q+A's about the call to defund police, and our faith movement. Now, get into the details about how that looks in policies and budgets.
UUJAZ invites you to join a multi-part discussion about the BREATHE Act and its proposals, including a nationwide defunding of police. This will be a guided discussion, facilitated by UUJAZ staff member Thoi held across three one and a half hour sessions, Wednesday nights, 5:30-7:00pm. Our first session will cover the BREATHE Act and its specific proposals, as well as taking an overview of the MPD150 project and report. The second section will focus on the “Past” section of the MPD150 report, which looks at 150 years of policing in Minneapolis and its outcomes. The final session will wrap us up with a look at the “Present” and “Future” portions of the report, which go in depth to discuss community perspectives on policing through interviews, and presents alternatives to policing and a path to get there through political action.
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Thursdays @ 7-8pm,
Aug 6th - September 10th
Are you a congregational leader, on the membership team, board, faith development, worship team, leadership development... or any role?
What does it look like for UU's to be anti-racist and anti-oppressive within our own congregation? Join Janine and UUJAZ to read the Commission on Institutional Change's report "Widening the Circle of Concern" compiled over three years of interviews and research, analyzing structural and systemic racism. Discuss the specific, recommended actions, and how they could translate into actions in our UU congregations in Arizona, to advance long-term cultural and institutional change that redeems the essential promise and ideals of Unitarian Universalism.
The commission's report is available free to read online, or as a downloadable PDF for a limited time, or can be purchased from the UUA bookstore, InSpirit.
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Fridays @ 10-11am
Join UUJAZ Executive Director Janine Gelsinger any Friday morning for a casual "office hours" on Zoom. Since we aren't traveling around the state, Janine misses the informal opportunities to chat after service, or in the hallway, because its often where the best ideas are born! Bring your questions, chat about the social justice news this week in AZ, or suggest what programming you'd like to see UUJAZ do next.
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