All our announcements and events are listed below, with the most recently-published first. You can use the list of categories in the sidebar to view items from selected topics.
Down-Ballot Voting / Effectiveness of Letter-Writing
Mail-in ballots will be mailed next week. It’s extremely important to research and vote the entire ballot. Two “down-ballot” positions are especially crucial: Secretary of State: Sign up for AZ Sec of State forum webinar October 12 at 6:00pm: Register Maricopa County Attorney: Watch a candidate forum on YouTube. Midterm elections are all about turnout.
Share the Plate: La Frontera/EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center
La Frontera/EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center has been providing services in Maricopa County since 1987; offering a full continuum of services to children, adults and families, including counseling, psychiatry, crisis management, prevention, training, substance use, and support groups. Our mission statement is “Providing innovative solutions to complex problems, we work with community partners to build
Poll Watching, Observing, Monitoring, and Working
Election Day is just a little more than a month away, and now is the time to sign up if you are interested in participating in your local elections by helping voters on Election Day, before, or after. There are 3 ways to help voters at the polls or during Early Voting. Poll Watcher: Poll
THIS SUNDAY – Cardboard Day of Play for ALL AGES!
Join us this Sunday, October 2, from noon to 2:00pm in the Sanctuary for a lively celebration of imagination! Let’s build amazing cardboard creations while building amazing multigenerational community! Supplies will be provided, though extra cardboard is always welcome. Bring your friends! To learn more about this global event, visit cardboardchallenge.com. For more information, contact
UUCP Staff Changes
We are thrilled to welcome Nick Laux (pronounced “locks”) as our new Communications Coordinator. Nick brings over 20 years of professional experience at large corporations and small companies in website design and development, and has a rich set of skills in coding, graphics, and communication. Nick started with us on September 27 and will be
Hike Spur Cross on October 8
Hiking season is here, so dust off your boots and join the Outdoor Group to kick it off! Get the blood flowing and connect or re-connect with fellow UUers. The first hike will be at Spur Cross Ranch near the town of Cave Creek on Saturday, October 8. We’ll do the Metate/Spur Cross loop, with
Notes From Your Dance Partner – September 29, 2022
“I’m not interested in a pretty covenant with all the right words that sits dusty on a shelf. Give me a covenant with smudge marks, and coffee stains, and marked out words and added words and tear stains. Give me a covenant that makes us stretch for a lifetime and into the next generation.” —Rev.
Living by Heart Adult Class Starts October 4
This group uses poetry & wisdom literature as a starting point and focus of mindfulness meditation. The class encourages participants to find poetry, songs, and other short pieces to share and to commit passages “by heart”, in order to center their thoughts and focus with quiet meditation. Learn more and register. We also have the
September 26 Navigators
Our next Navigators meeting will be on September 26 at 6:30pm. We hope you will join us on Zoom: Zoom ID: 849 3528 7782 | Passcode: 707448 Great news from our UUCP Navigators group: we registered our church as a location on the Nature’s Notebook website! As a group, our youth will now be able
From Your Dance Partner – September 22, 2022
What a magnificent day last Saturday was. I am still floating from all the emotions from our Diamond Anniversary and Installation. While the Installation was much later than we wanted, it ended up being much more meaningful. Instead of committing to the unknown future ahead of us, we affirmed the commitment that we have already
Support Asylum-Seekers / Check Voting Registration Status
Every month, the International Rescue Committee’s Welcome Center for asylum-seekers publishes a list of most-needed donations. Take a look at the items they need. You might want to order from their Amazon wish list or donate money directly to the Center. Due to recent legislation that allows the purging of voter lists, if you have
September 25 In-Person Letter Writing Party and Other Ways to Make Good Trouble
September 25 In-Person Letter Writing At UUCP with Vote Forward and others: Join other UUCP friends and members in a Letter Writing Party after Service! The Good Trouble Team will supply letters and postcards, but please RSVP to goodtrouble@phoenixuu.org before September 23, so we know how many letters to order. We also have stamps available
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