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Support the Heat Relief Network
Four people have already died from the heat this year in Maricopa County, and many more are in danger as the temperatures continue to rise. The 2023 Heat Relief Network offers hydration, cooling, and heat relief respite centers throughout the valley. See where you can bring donations of water, or...
Abolition Classroom Begins in June
Sunday, June 4 - August 1, 2023 - 10:00am MST Come explore the UUCP Children’s Ministries Abolition Classroom this summer! Beginning Sunday, June 4, there will be an interactive classroom space in Annex A with the theme of Abolition. Come and learn different ways to interact as a community with less use of police and principals. There will be activities...

Notes From Your Dance Partner – June 1
On the first day of Pride Month, I offer you this reflection from Rev. Otto O’Connor, an openly transgender minister serving our congregation in Malden, MA. On a Holy Night in 1969On a holy night in 1969,In an Inn, also known as a bar,Called the Stonewall Inn,A basement—which had no...
June Navigators to Focus on Abolition
Monday, June 12 - 6:00pm MST This month we will have our first meeting on Monday, June 12, in person at UUCP. Our June theme for Navigators will be abolition. We will be meeting up in the Abolition Classroom in Annex A. Our group will look at a couple of the exercises in the room, complete...
Happy Graduation from Seminary, Brigitta!
Cheer on our Ministerial Intern, Brigitta Vieyra, this Friday, June 2nd, as she graduates from the Iliff School of Theology with a Master in Divinity.

Share the Plate: “No More Deaths”
Thursday, June 1 - June 30, 2023 No More Deaths is our Share the Plate Partner in June. The mission of No More Deaths (NMD) is to end death and suffering in the Mexico-US borderlands.
UUCP Book Discussion Group Meeting
Sunday, June 4 - 11:45am MST The UUCP Book Discussion Group will meet on Zoom at 11:45am on June 4. The group will discuss Chapter Seven and the section titled, “Coda Part I: The Death of Sam Warren,” in Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy by Amy Gajda.
Announcing an Updated Slate of Candidates for UUCP Leadership
The UUCP Nominating Committee is announcing a change in Board of Trustee officer candidates, with Bunny Hodas now running as President and Shelley Stephenson and Jonny Lifshitz as Co-Vice Presidents.
UUCP Team has Been Matched With a Wonderful Refugee Family!
We are excited to let UUCP know that the first mighty refugee support team (Bonnie Frasier, Cathy Kim, Cheryl Thomas, Gill Hamilton (lead), and Maribeth Gallagher) has met the refugee family they will be supporting for the next three months. The family is from Afghanistan, arrived in the U.S. only...
Change in Buddhist Sangha Meetings to 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Tuesday, June 13 - June 30, 2023 - 7:00pm MST The Buddhist Sangha meetings, which previously were held the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 7-8:15, have been moved per request of participants to 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 7-8:15. Come and check us out! Mindfulness practice of being in the present moment has been shown to...
Earth-Themed Open Mic
Sunday, June 25 - 12:00pm MST Igor Glenn and the UUCP folk singers are hosting a Earth-themed Open Mic after service on Sunday, June 25. Please come to listen, perform, or sing along! If you would like to perform, please bring a song that is somehow related to the earth, the natural world, or environmental concerns.
Phenology Update
Our Navigators group had a really fun time learning about Phenology and desert trees this month! Seven of our members observed the traits of our favorite Mesquite tree on campus using resources from the Natures Notebook webpage. Mx. Jezz also showed folks some of the edible Parkinsonia/Palo Verde tree beans....