UUCP Compass 
July:  Living the Life of a Seeker
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
Coming of Age at UUCP
Coming of Age at UUCP Orientation is Sunday, August 24, at noon in Room 10 
Our Coming of Age program for youth entering 7th, 8th and 9th grade will get underway in mid -September. This nine-month program is a comprehensive UU Rite of Passage that provides opportunities for youth to explore their beliefs, develop community, learn about other religions and develop a personal credo. An orientation session for parents and youth will be held on August 24 at noon at UUCP. For more information or to RSVP, please email Anne Byrne, Director of Children's Ministries, or call her at 602-840-8400 x233.
Now Recruiting Religious Education Teachers
Looking for a meaningful way to share your UU beliefs? Join our team of religious education teachers for the 2014-15 school year! Opportunities are available to teach preschool through middle school students with training and curriculum provided. For more information or to volunteer, please email Anne Byrne, Director of Children's Ministries, or call her at 602-840-8400 x233.
THIS SUNDAY AT 10:30 AM
August 10:  An Open-Source Tradition
Service Leader: Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
One of the strengths of Unitarian Universalism is that we claim many sources of our religious tradition. We don't take any of those sources in their entirety, but borrow wisdom and teachings and make them our own. In this way, we can think of ourselves as an open-source religion.
Starting Point

Sunday, August 10, at 9:45 AM in the Lobby
If you are interested in a brief tour of the UUCP campus and some introductory information about our congregation, please meet our Assistant Minister, Rev. Linda Lawrence, in the front lobby at 9:45 AM on Sunday, August 10. 
World Travelers will Visit China!
After a lovely visit to Spain last week, our World Travelers Religious Education program will visit China on Sunday. Our tour guide is 6th grade student Dylan Lifshitz who will share information on China's culture and heritage. Throughout the summer, our multi-age children's religious education program has visited countries throughout the world, with visiting tour guides who are native, have visited or have a special interest in the countries visited.
NEXT SUNDAY AT 10:30 AM
August 17:  Seek Not Afar
Service Leader: Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
There is a healthy tension between seeking knowledge outside of ourselves and searching for understanding within ourselves. Having explored the sources that inform our faith, now we'll turn to the wisdom we can find when we search within ourselves.
Share the Plate with Justa Center
Justa Center is located in a nondescript, older building a few blocks east of the capitol. It is the only day center designed to help homeless senior citizens in Phoenix. It does not receive any government funding, relying solely on private donations. Justa provides a safe place for seniors to get off the street in the hot or cold weather, to receive assistance with social security or pension problems, or to find employment and housing. There will be brochures on the table in the rear of the Sanctuary if you'd like additional information. All donations next  Sunday not otherwise designated will be given to Justa Center.
FEATURED EVENTS

Help Make Coffee Hour Even More Delicious

Would you like to help bring new, healthy offerings to coffee hour? We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to occasionally bring 3 pounds of bite-sized fruits or vegetables on Sunday. We will have serving dishes, you would just bring the fruit or veggies by before the service. We will have a clipboard for sign-up by the cookies at coffee hour each Sunday, or you can click here to sign up online.

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
  • 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. 
New Accessible Ramp
Construction on the ramp to the main building from the Annexes will begin on Monday, August 11, and should be done that week. During this period the walkway gate and the middle door to the ramp will not be available. To access the Annex buildings you will need to use the gate at the West end of the upper parking lot.  Small Groups meeting during this time will meet in the Johnson Room.

A soul that longs for something is a soul that is growing - one way or another, smaller or larger. What have your longings done to your life and its horizons - broadened them or crippled them?  

--Joan Chittister, The Psalms