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.
South Mountain Hike
On Saturday, March 12, the Outdoor Group will be meeting at the Beverly Canyon Trailhead at 8:30am for a 3.9-mile hike with an elevation gain of only 551 feet. It will take about 2 hours of hiking through classic Sonoran Desert on a well-defined sandy trail. The climb is a steady up, not steep and
Share the Plate: Desert Star Institute for Family Planning
Sunday, March 13, will be a Share the Plate service supporting Desert Star Family Planning Institute. Desert Star Family Planning Institute’s mission is “to create equitable access to reproductive health care for womb bearing people while centering Black and Indigenous people of color.” Donations support training for future abortion providers, doula services, community education, and
UUCP March Navigators: Wilderness First Aid
Our next meeting will be held on March 14 at 6:30pm (please note the new time). A sometimes overlooked topic amongst outdoor folks is first aid. This can place hikers and outdoor folks in a very precarious place if unfortunate circumstances were to happen. This month we will be analyzing different aspects of first aid
An AZ Educator’s Dilemma / Book Banning in AZ Moves Forward
AZ teachers continue to foster critical thinking even as some legislators work to belittle education professionals. UUCP member Sarah Houghtelin gave us a vivid description of the current school climate in a recent worship service. Now there is a bill at the AZ legislature that could lead to more suppression by banning books in our
Funky Grooves with Guitarist Steven Himmelstein
UUCP’s service on Sunday, March 6, features funky guitarist Steven Himmelstein. Steve is a fixture of Arizona’s jazz and contemporary scene, playing with and recording for many local artists. He books music for several downtown clubs, and has recently been augmenting his solo guitar shows with an 8-string guitar and electronic drum triggers. Here’s a video
Peru
Join our travelogue presented by Lonni Smith on Zoom. Meeting ID: 838 6486 4927 | Passcode: 708045 **Different Zoom link for this month only** March 11, 7:00 – 8:00pm We visited the Cusco region of Peru in June, 2021. This usually popular tourist destination was unusually quiet due to the pandemic. We were able to
Earth Justice Ministry Meeting
We will meet on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 1:30pm via Zoom: ID: 929 0550 6684 | Passcode: Earth Please join us. All are welcome. We encourage you to look at this information Reduce Carbon Footprint to learn ways you can help the planet. Also, are you a climatarian? The Core Principles involve eating locally, reducing
Maryland School News – March 2022
It’s hard to believe we are almost at the end of this year’s third quarter. The school year continues to be a challenging one for students, parents and children, so with our faith-based partnership, we are glad to be able to provide assistance where we can. Classroom Volunteers Volunteers who were previously involved pre-COVID have
Navigators: February Recap
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our February topic of Geology. We held two meetings this month and enjoyed connecting over the wonder of geology in Arizona. Our reading for the meetings was the first source of Unitarian Universalism. We also made two different resources for our group, a PDF detailing the different
Navajo Nation Update – February 2022
Recently we were in touch with our friends in the Navajo Nation and received a request for some supplies, with this report: “Vaccination has definitely been helping, however after winter break in January there was a surge in the number of positive cases. The supplies to positive families are slowing. But I’m always trying to keep
Celebration of Short-Term Victory / Future Action Needed
Fortunately, both the AZ House and the AZ Senate have voted to waive the spending limit for public schools, so they will now be able to operate through this school year. This is only a “Band-aid” fix. It’s clear that many members of the Legislature are hostile to public education, as shown in bills that,
UUCP Musicians Kick off Stewardship Drive
To kick off our annual stewardship drive, UUCP’s service on Sunday, February 27 will feature musicians from our congregation.
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