UUCP Compass 
June:  Living a Life of Welcome
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
UU World Travelers Visit Ireland
ireland-header2.jpg The World Travelers are off to our first country this Sunday, with a visit to the Emerald Isle.  Our summer religious education program for children includes visits to countries all over the world to sample local culture, food, crafts and art.  Our tour guide this week is Michele Doyle, who will share information and a bit of cooking from Ireland.  Additional tour guides are needed to share passions about other countries with our children, with teacher support provided. Email Noel to volunteer.
THIS SUNDAY AT 10:30 AM
June 15:  Father's Day Service
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In honor of Father's Day, we'll reflect on the role of fathers in our lives and even how fatherhood has and continues to change.  This change brings opportunities, but also its own challenges.  
NEXT SUNDAY AT 10:30 AM
June 22:  A Heart of Welcome
Service Leader: Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
How might we approach daily living with a heart of welcome?  How do we learn to develop a greater quality of acceptance for the varied circumstances of our life and world?  What benefits might we find to living a life of welcome?

Learn about STARS  

Sunday, June 22, at Coffee Hour in the Johnson Rm.

Are you looking for a fun way to meet people and enhance your spiritual practice of hospitality?  Please join the Membership Committee in the Johnson Room for coffee hour on June 22.  We will give you a quick review of the 7-UUp Creed and a shiny star for your nametag.  Look for us at the STARS table. 

FEATURED EVENTS
UU Camp for Grades 2-5


Campers completing grades 2-5: YOU are invited to enjoy a week (June 29 - July 5) with other kids in the cool forest of Camp de Benneville Pines! Explore your UU principles and build community with other UU kids district-wide. Enjoy swimming, archery, music, hiking and more. Experience outdoor childhood fun and adventure. Unplug. Relax. Build independence and leadership skills. Spend the week immersed in loving community. Fall in love with the forest and with your UU faith. And leave uplifted, energized, transformed... having had an experience you'll never forget. 

Early bird pricing of $395 is now available through June 25! This unbeatable rate includes all meals, housing, workshops, arts and crafts, and activities. Campers are supervised by trained UU counselors and program staff. Some partial scholarships are available. To register, call camp at 909-794-1252, email the registrar or visit the UUCamp website and click "Register for Camp."
Members & Friends Art Show
The Members & Friends Art Show is coming sooner than you think!  The Sanctuary Team will be setting up this show September 6, 2014.  Now is the time to begin preparing your paintings and other hangable art for display.  We look forward to seeing the exciting pieces that you will share with our community this year!  For forms and information email Ann Bixel or call her at 480-782-5888.

Sewing and Craft Circle

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Saturday, June 21, at 11:30 AM in the Johnson Room Drop in any time between 11:00 AM and  3:30 PM in the Johnson Room to machine or hand stitch, knit, or crochet.  Perhaps you would like to start learning to use a machine.  But we can also use help cutting, sorting, and, of course, chatting too!  We make simple clothing to help others and tote bags for kids removed from their homes by social workers.  For more information, email Lori or call Paula at 602-999-5004.
Summer Community Night Potlucks
First Thursdays, May - September
6:00 PM, Johnson Room
  • July 3 - Barbeque and Ice Cream Social
  • Aug. 7 - Diversity Dinner
  • Sept. 4 - Welcome Back Potluck
Summer Small Group Openings 
Are you interested in staying involved at UUCP this summer?  Consider joining a Small Group as a way to connect with others on a deeper level.  The following groups are meeting during the summer months: 
Young Adult Small Group - 2nd Tuesdays of the month, 6:45 PM to 8:15 PM, in Annex C
Open Small Group (drop-ins welcome) - 3rd Thursdays of the month, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, in Annex H
Adult Small Group - 2nd Wednesdays of the month, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, in Annex B (on June 11 group meets at 2:15pm) 
Adult Small Group - 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, in Annex B

To sign up for a Small Group Ministry (except the Open Small Group), please email Ellie.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this. --Henry David Thoreau