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🌟 Welcoming Back Sunday Coffee Hour Contributions! 🌟
We are thrilled to announce the revival of a cherished tradition—Sunday Coffee Hour Contributions! As we continue to emerge from the shadows of COVID, we want to reintroduce some of UUCP’s timeless traditions that bring us together to celebrate community, love, and connection. We welcome those who are interested in...

Holiday Season 2023
Join us throughout the month of December for a festive and fun holiday season!
UUCP Book Discussion Group Meeting
Sunday, November 26 - 9:00am MST The next UUCP Book Discussion Group meeting will be in Annex B at 9:00am on Sunday, November 26. The group will discuss Chapters Eight through Ten in How to Know a Person by David Brooks. These chapters cover getting to know people in today’s polarized society and getting to know...
Bring Your Holiday Decorations to the Sanctuary
Saturday, December 2 - 9:00am MST The Sanctuary Art Team will be replacing the current display in the Sanctuary with the holiday display on December 2 at 9:00 am. If you would like to show decorations from your holiday traditions, please bring them on that date. The Team will hang them for you or you could...
Poetry Walk and Talk on Fridays
Friday, December 8 - May 3, 2024 - 9:00am MST If you like poetry and a casual walk with other like-minded folks, UUCP has a group for you. We will resume our Poetry Walk and Talk on Friday, December 8, 2023 at 9:00am and every Friday thereafter through May 3, 2024. (The starting time changes when the temperatures start to...
Hike in McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Saturday, December 9 - 8:30pm MST Location: Loop hike on the Lost Dog Walsh Trail to the Old Jeep Trail returning on the Ringtail Trail to the trailhead. The McDowell Sonoran Trailhead is located on 124th Street off of Shea Blvd in Scottsdale. This is a very popular trailhead with a large parking lot. We will...
Make A Holiday Card, A Gift of Hope for Migrant Detainees
Sunday, December 3 - 11:30am MST Thousands of asylum seekers are held in three detention centers in Arizona. On December 3, after service, we invite you to make holiday cards for them in the sanctuary. All materials will be provided, as officials have rules about what can come into the detention centers. Your card will likely...

Notes From Your Dance Partner
Recently, the Early Education Cooperative (EEC) Preschool, the school that is on our campus, let us know that they would not be renewing their lease with UUCP. The preschool was founded by UUCP 62 years ago and was owned and operated by UUCP until 2015. Since then, they have functioned...
UUCP Book Discussion Group Meeting
Sunday, November 19 - 9:00am MST The next UUCP Book Discussion Group meeting will be in Annex B at 9:00am on Sunday, November 19. The group will discuss Chapters Four through Seven in How to Know a Person by David Brooks. Learning how to really know a person seems especially important in today’s polarized political environment....
What Is Your Most Sustainable Dream for UUCP?
This week’s Deep Dive Discussion (3D) question is: “What is your most sustainable dream for UUCP?” As we collect information through Dream Sheets and Deep Dive Discussions, we are beginning to see what is essential to many of our members. Do you have ideas that you think are important about...
Last Sunday’s Service Correction
Hi everyone, in last Sunday’s service about Palestine and Israel, I commented that there is other suffering in the world that we are not paying as much attention to, and I mentioned the situation in Armenia. I said that 100,000 Ethnic Armenians had been killed, when the truth is that...

Notes From Your Dance Partner
It’s time! It’s finally here! The UUCP auction is legendary for its laughter, its creativity and it’s fun! Whether you have been at UUCP for decades or whether you are brand new, we hope you will come out and gather for this special event. Who knows, maybe you want to...