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Love Letters to the Earth

Reconnect with the Earth! The Earth Justice Ministry is still collecting people’s Love Letters to Nature.  Have you ever felt a sense of awe or, as Phil Slater put it, magic when you’ve been out in nature?  It could be something in your back yard, like a bee, … read more.

Share the Plate – April 11th-UUJAZ


Sunday, April 11th is Share the Plate.  Donations will go to Unitarian Universalist Justice Arizona (UUJAZ).  
To donate, please go to:
https://dev.phoenixuu.org/offering/

 

UUJAZ has a mission of engaging Arizona Unitarian Universalists in justice making through:

Nurturing congregational social justice ministries;
Connecting UU activists and congregations across the … read more.

Earth Justice – Save Oak Flat

Save Oak Flat.  There are currently mirror bills working their way through Congress:  HR 1884 and S915, sponsored by Rep. Grijalva and Sen. Sanders.  They ask to repeal Section 3003 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act which exchanged Oak Flat to Resolution Copper Mine.  The … read more.

UUCP Board Message to the Congregation, February, 2021

February 11, 2021

As UUCP enters 2021, our congregation and community are strong. From the Board’s perspective, strength originates from our shared values that bring us into a community for our time and dedication to personal growth towards social impact. Thank you for being a critical … read more.

Harmonies of the Spirit

 

by Rev. Margret A. O’Neall

Music has been woven into the fabric of my being from my earliest days.  Throughout my life, music seems to bubble up in me all the time.  It was part of my family life – my father often accompanied his daily … read more.

Gather to Celebrate Once Again

 

by Rev. Margret A. O’Neall

One of the beloved hymns in our UU tradition includes the words: Gather in peace, gather in thanks. Gather in sympathy now and then. Gather in hope, compassion and strength. Gather to celebrate once again.

As a faith community we gather, finding … read more.

The Devil’s Dictionary Part 1: A Four Letter Word

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Over the course of 30 years, American Civil War Soldier and writer Ambrose Bierce created a collection of satirical definitions for common words.  In 1906 these were published first as “The Cynics Word Book,” and later as “The Devil’s Dictionary.” His work was humorous and … read more.