UUCP Compass

January: Living a Life of Integrity

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

There is a lot more to do at UUCP! For a complete listing, check out the Calendar of Events. Click here for a list view, or here to view it as a grid.

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FEATURED THIS WEEK

Be Part of UUCP's Renewal

Welcome to the UUCP Mini-Campaign for Renewal and Accessibility! We are in need and ready for improvements in handicap accessibility, sound quality and overall look. This month, we are going to make it happen.

Just imagine new carpet and chairs and better sound quality in the sanctuary. Imagine safe and accessible access to our main building and annexes. Imagine having a maintenance reserve fund to regularly plan for future improvements and critical building issues that arise. This mini campaign is about making our space more welcoming and inviting and improving the overall care of our campus today and in the future. And we are well on our way!

A generous matching fund has been created to match every gift made before January 26th up to $15,000. If we can fully use this matching gift - we will achieve our fundraising goal! No gift is too small, or too big. Every gift counts to help us make our campus more inviting and welcoming.

Remember, all gifts received by January 26th will be matched! Click here to donate today. Click here for more information about the campaign.

THIS SUNDAY, 9:30 & 11:15AM

January 12: An Undivided Life

Service Leader: Susan Frederick-Gray
How do we bring our values, our dreams, our principles into alignment with who we are, how we are, and what we do. Compartmentalization is necessary sometimes, but it has a danger side - if we begin to separate parts of our lives from what we value most, we risk the integrity and wholeness of our lives and relationships.

Starting Point on Sunday at 10:45AM

Meet Welcoming Ministry Ambassador Jenny Jones and Children's Ministry Director Anne Byrne in the front foyer this Sunday at 10:45AM for a brief tour of our campus. You will have a chance to learn about our programs and ask questions in this informal introduction to UUCP. No sign up. Just show up!

Board Chat on Sunday at 10:30AM

The next Board Chat is this Sunday at 10:30AM in Annex B. The UUCP Board of Trustees wants to talk with you! The board is inviting all members of the congregation to a series of open discussions intended to improve communications. Get to know us, and help us get to know you: ask questions, make comments, hear about what we're doing, tell us what's on your mind. Questions? Email Linda Bellantoni or call her at 602-626-5889.

NEXT SUNDAY, 9:30 & 11:15AM

January 19: A Just Heart: Multigenerational King Service

Service Leader: Susan Frederick-Gray
The power of Dr. Martin Luther King's words and leadership was how deeply he grounded the call to justice in a vision of a better day. He named the injustices of his day clearly but also in a foundation of the possibility for unity and love among humanity. That bond between love and justice is essential to building the world we continue to dream about.

Share the Plate with the Grand Canyon Association

January's Share the Plate collection will be donated to the Grand Canyon Association whose mission is to help preserve and protect Grand Canyon National Park by cultivating support, education, and understanding of the park. Our UUCP contribution will assist in funding the "Kids at the Canyon" program, which supports a network of dedicated educators who share lessons and activities with students, and the production and dissemination of promotional materials to build visibility for the program.

FEATURED EVENTS

New SGM Groups Beginning

New Small Group Ministry (SGM) groups are beginning soon. The first is on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7PM. The second is for those who identify as Young Adults or would like to connect with Young Adults in the congregation and will be held on the 2nd Tuesdays and 4th Thursdays of the month at 6:30PM. To register, email Ellie Anderla.

Thursday Night is Community Night

Come Enjoy Community Night on Thursdays at 6PM in the Johnson Room. Main dish this week is Cheesy Vegetable Soup and Ham and is $3/person or $7/family. If you can, we encourage you to bring a side or a dessert to share. Chalice Kids starts at 6:30PM.

Faith Like a River

Faith Like a River explores the dynamic course of Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist (UU) history-the people, ideas, and movements that have shaped our faith heritage. It invites participants to place themselves into our history and consider its legacies. What lessons do the stories of our history teach that can help us live more faithfully in the present? What lessons do they offer to be lived into the future? Register online or by calling the office at 602-840-8400 x201. Facilitator: Randy Miller; Dates & Times: Thursdays, Jan. 23 - Feb. 27, 7 - 8 PM; Location: Annex B; Fee: $10

Family/Elementary Winter Camp: "Choose Your Own Adventure"

Saturday, February 15 - Monday, February 17

You're given a chance to join other UU families in the woods for outdoor adventures, indoor games, and all-ages worship. Do you take the opportunity?

Family/Elementary Winter Camp at de Benneville Pines is calling YOU! Send your older child (grades 3-6) to be supervised by trained counselors, or come as a family (grades K-6). Camp provides meals and snacks, comfortable rustic housing, and plenty of time for adventure and reflection. This camp sold out last year, so register now to guarantee your spot. For more details, e-mail the camp dean, UUCP's own Melinda Merkel Iyer.

"Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains."

- Helen Gahagan Douglas