UUCP Compass
February:  Living a Life of Compassion
FEATURED THIS WEEK

Couples Enrichment Class

Searching for a wonderful Valentine's Gift for your loved one?  Experience the Couples Enrichment Class! Thursday evenings 6:45-8:15 PM from February 12 -March 19 Six workshops for same-sex or mixed-sex loving adult partners who wish to enhance their committed long-term relationship. Cost: $20/couple for six workshops.  Facilitators:  Brian and Karin Quinn. Registration is available  online. If you need it, please request childcare when you sign up. Starts this Thursday! 
THIS SUNDAY AT 9:30 & 11:15 AM
February 8:  Compassion:  A Starting Point, Not a Finish Line
Service Leader:  Misha D. Lentz 
Having compassion for others is essential to the living of Unitarian Universalist principles.  But, the very idea itself creates an 'other'... and that's where things might get tricky.   Seeing the 'other' in ourselves is sometimes challenging, but necessary if we are to do the real next-step work of compassion, which is inclusion.  Let's talk about what that means in our real lives.  
Misha is a seminary student at Meadville Lombard UU Theological School and a longtime friend or Rev. Linda Lawrence. 
Starting Point
Sunday, February 8, at 10:45 AM in the Lobby
Meet a Glen and Terry Lockwood and our Children's Ministry Director in the front foyer at 10:45 AM 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:  Visioning the Future
Sunday, February 8, at 10:45 AM in Annex H
See additional information and meeting times in Featured Events.
NEXT SUNDAY AT 9:30 & 11:15 AM
February 15:  Patchwork Theology
Service Leader: Rev. Karla Brockie
What's the pattern?!  Unitarian Universalist congregations are bound by covenant and values, not by a single creed or theology.  We gather together with many theologies (and atheologies; can we make that a word?).  Let's try and stitch them together somehow...
Rev. Karla Brockie is the Assistant Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, North Carolina.  She has been minister of the Sky Island UU Church in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and a hospice chaplain.
Share the Plate:  Paw Placement
Sunday, February 15 
Paw Placement is a no-kill animal rescue that has saved close to 5,000 cats and dogs since 2002.  It is one of the few rescue groups that offers a place to turn when someone dies or loses their home or when the public finds abandoned animals and can't afford the pound intake fee. Paw Placement was responsible for finding a good home for the cats of a UUCP family who had to downsize into a smaller apartment, and UUCP members have served both as foster care volunteers and adopters of these wonderful animals.  Next Sunday's offering will benefit Paw Placement.
Featured Events

Board Chat:  Visioning the Future

Vision is an image of the future we seek to create. The Board created a Vision Task Force to lead UUCP in conversations to discern and clarify a compelling and inspiring vision for our future. The task force wants to hear from you, members and friends! The following meetings are open to all. The new vision will be used to shape the next set of strategic ends for UUCP. 

  • Sunday, February 8 - 10:45 AM -12:15 PM (Annex H)  
  • Tuesday, February 10 - 7:00 to 8:30 PM (Sanctuary) 
  • Sunday, February 22 - 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM (Annex H)

UU Day at the Legislature

Unitarian Universalists from across the state will gather in Phoenix to build relationships with their legislators and prepare us to continue our conversation throughout the 2015 Arizona Legislative Session. Last year, over 125 UUs, including from UUCP, met with more than 25 legislators.


Please save the date (February 16th) and join us on President's Day in Phoenix. You can sign up to attend here. Additionally, please watch for information on an optional training session to be held prior to the event. This can help to familiarize you with some of the issues including immigration, education, health care and more. The annual Day at the Legislature is a project of the Unitarian Universalist Justice Arizona Network.

Make UUCP Your Thursday Destination this Spring at Community Night

Thursdays at 6:00 PM beginning February 5 

Each Thursday in February, March, and April, we gather together for a meal at 6:00 PM, followed by programming for adults and children. Bring your appetite, enthusiasm, and a side dish or dessert to share if you're able. The suggested donation is $5/adults, $2/children under 10, $10/family. You are welcome to bring a sack supper if you prefer. February 12: bowtie pasta dish, quinoa salad for vegetarians, and salad at 6:00 PM, chalice kids starts at 6:30 PM.

Small Group Ministry

Groups are still welcoming new participants. Registration is available online or by emailing Ellie Anderla.

  • 2nd Thursdays at 6:45 PM with Vince Waldron
  • 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 1:00 PM with Ellie Anderla and Ellie Murphy
  • 1st & 3rd Sundays at 5:30 PM with Lydia Yanak and Ruth Braunstein
  • GLBTQI Group:  1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 7:00 PM with Jim Sorgatz
  • Young Adults: 2nd Tuesdays & 4th Thursdays at 6:45 PM with Caitlin Tuffin & Kathryn Kosmider
  • UU Christians: 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 7:00 PM with Denise Selvey
  • Men's Group:  2nd Wednesdays at 7:00 PM with Michel Gareau

Traveling 2nd Friday:  London, England

Friday, February 13, at 7:00 PM

Join us for Traveling 2nd Friday on Friday, February 13 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM in the UUCP sanctuary to hear Nathan Greene present London, England, the home of imperialism, monarchy and royal endowment, steeped in history and stories of lore.  Join him as he shares his experiences from the country-side, to the underground spanning 20 years and many cultures of experience.  Feel free to email Barbara Cawthorne or call her at (480) 994-1452 with any questions.  Everyone is welcome.

Meditation and Fellowship Group 

The 10:00 AM Saturday Meditation and Fellowship Group has room for two more members. Please email Jay Alagia for information about how to join this group.

Spring Picnic

Saturday, February 28, at 11:00 AM 

Come one and all to the 2015 UUCP Annual Spring Picnic! Join us on Saturday, February 28, for food and fun at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. This is an all-age event for the young, the young at heart, and everyone in between. The Membership Committee will provide beverages, plates and utensils. All you need to bring is a potluck dish (no BBQing, please) and your appetite. You will have the opportunity to compete in relay races for fabulous prizes! Musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments for a jam session sing-along. The picnic will be held at the Rotary Ramada at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Email Jenny Jones with any questions, or you can call her at 480-206-2189.
Did You Know?

During the period of McCarthyism, our congregation suffered. We lost our lease at the school, were labeled a communist-front group, and some members feared for their jobs due to their affiliation with the congregation.

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