MVUU Newsletter
May 07, 2021
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Weekly Calendar
Sunday, May 9
Sunday Book Group Online
Baja 4 Sunday Service: 8th Principle Service: Mother's Day
Fellowship Hour
By Phone: (253) 215-8782
Enter Meeting ID: 874 1780 4295
Tuesday, May 11
Chronic Pain Group
Men's Night Out (Virtual)
Thursday, May 13
Community Sings! with Shekela
Sunday, May 16
Fellowship Hour: Minister Search and New Mission Statement Reveal
11 am
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President's Column
Update on the Mission Re-visioning Process
We thank you heartily for all your effort over the past months, in meetings to consider our MVUU Congregation’s identification and direction going forward.
First, we held our large group exercise directed by Rev. Samantha, our Board and Interim Minister met with consultant Laura Park, and then, there were small, facilitated (by members) groups, followed by analysis by the facilitators, led by Rev. Sam. Finally, the Board and Rev. Sam gathered with the consultant again to sort the major themes from all the previous work.
Your MVUU Board and Minister spent an evening and an entire day working with all the data from your meetings. We are still meeting in days ahead to refine our new statements. In conclusion, we can say that we know who we are clearly, and that we have a strong direction about who we want to be in 10 years!
Next week, on May 16 at Coffee Hour, Rev. Samantha and the Board will unveil the statements of Values, Mission and Ends that we feel confident putting forward. It will be a valuable tool for our Search Committee to use on our search site. This is a result of all our work, and we hope you won’t miss it!
Anne Tatum, Board President
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Call for Annual Congregational Meeting
May 23, 2021, 11 am
Members of MVUU, it is time to come together for our Annual Congregational Meeting. We will hold the meeting during our normal Sunday Service online two weeks from this Sunday.
Click Here to Read the Congregational Meeting Agenda
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Pastoral Message: Sharad Taggarse and Blanche Tyson
With love and care in our hearts, we want to inform you all of two deaths of dear members of our community.
Sharad Taggarse died on April 19 while recovering from a recent procedure. He was cremated on April 22. Sharad and Jyotsna were married for 61 years and joined MVUU in 2009. Jyotsna is currently surrounded by family. Please reach out to Jyotsna via email or phone. She can be emailed here.
Blanche Tyson died on April 30 after spending some time at Casa de la Luz Hospice. Blanche joined our community in 2019 and loved the desert, horses, nature, her family, and early childhood education. We are thankful for all the love of members of our community who cared for Blanche at the end of her life. We offer special thanks to Cathy Becskehazy, Tom Sawyer, Cheri Desmond May, and Rev. Christiane Heyde who helped coordinate her end-of-life support.
We hope to share more information with you, particularly regarding opportunities for us to come together as a community in loving memory of both people, in the near future. If you need support at this time, please reach out to Pastoral Care.
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Book GsroUUp
Friday, May 21, 12 pm
What legacy will you leave your beloved: your children, grandchildren, congregation, community, and/or country about how you worked to dismantle systemic racism during your lifetime? What will you bequeath to your beloved? What is your hope for their future, for Beloved Community?
Join Rev. Tina Squire and Steve Kraynak on the third Friday of each month for a justice-centered book discussion from the perspective of our Unitarian Universalist values. Here we will use reading, conversation, and writing to answer these questions.
May 21, 2021: Read aloud our own letters we've written to our Beloved.
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Bookaholics Unanimous
Tuesday, May 25, 2 pm
We are a group of enthusiastic readers who meet the last Tuesday of the month at 2 pm. 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. During the COVID-19 crisis we are meeting remotely by Zoom. The next meeting is on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 2PM and the book is Barking to the Choir by Father Gregory Boyle. If you are interested in learning more about the group and perhaps new to Zoom, Email Anne Leonard or call her at (520) 307-8045.
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May Woven Basket Partner:
Children's Action Alliance
Children's Action Alliance (CAA), founded in 1988, is a non-profit, non-partisan research, education and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of all of Arizona's children and families. It is an independent voice that identifies and eliminates barriers to the well-being of children and families and creates opportunities through partnerships and policy solutions. Members of their team have strong histories of advocating for children’s issues.
The current president is David Lujan who was major advocate for the Proposition 208, now a law, that provides a guaranteed source of funding for public schools. The issues they support include children’s health, early childhood education, child welfare and juvenile justice; and K through 12 public school education funding. Currently They are urging the 2021 state elected officials to protect Arizona’s ability to meet the education, health care, and human services needs of vulnerable children and families by not introducing new tax cuts, tax credits, or any other legislation that reduces state revenue. They have formed coalitions with other groups such as the Arizona Early Childhood Alliance, and CoverKids (for healthcare)-- and others. They maintain a large and useful data base on children’s status as well: KIDS COUNT.
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."
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Community Sings!
Thursdays, 7 pm
Join us on Thursdays in April for singing, music and community! All are welcome.
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Chronic Pain Support Group
(Every Other) Tuesday, May 11, 3 pm
Join MVUU's Chronic Pain & Illness Support Group, every other Tuesday afternoon on Zoom. Come and be in a space of community where there are fresh ears to hear and experiences to share. Join Zoom
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Men's Night Out (Virtual)
Tuesdays at 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 so that we can be together even as we are physically apart. Got questions? Email Pi Irwin or Email Julie Slayton Frank
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Sunday Book Group Online
Sundays at 8:15 am
On this Sunday, we will be discussing our book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
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Children's Action Alliance
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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, May 14 Submit articles to editor@mvuu.org by 12 pm, Monday, May 10. No Exceptions. Articles may not exceed 250 words. Thank you.
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