This Sunday, November 22
Bring a Holiday Treat from Your Table to Share for the Thanksgiving Service
Service Leader:  Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, Emrys Staton
Sunday, November 22 at 9:30 AM and 11:15 AM
Thanksgiving is a day set aside especially for gratitude, and remembering the many blessing of our lives. In this Multigenerational service, everyone is invited to bring a grain-based staple (tortillas, challah, brown bread, muffins, idlis, injera, naan, fry bread, etc) to share with the community. As we bring gifts reflective of our family traditions, we nurture a greater awareness of the beauty and diverse texture of our own community.
 
*Special Note: UUCP is being featured in a book about UU congregations attempting to live into a more multicultural, multiracial future. The authors of this book, the Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones and UU laywoman Karin Lin will be at UUCP this weekend to see our community and meet members first hand. Come and welcome Karin and Nancy to UUCP!
Coffee Hour Showcase 
After each service during Coffee Hour in the Johnson Room
While you're enjoying coffee hour, stop by the Coffee Hour Showcase Table and learn more about the Immigration Small Group and Nominating Committee. The Immigration Small Group has partnered with Puente to act in service to and advocacy of a multicultural community.  The Nominating Committee presents a slate of candidates to the congregation for open Board of Trustees and UU Foundation positions.

Puente will be bringing  Agua frescas: a equal mix of horchata and jamaica (hibiscus flower water) as part of the showcase.
Next Sunday, November 29
Is it Really Better to Give than to Receive?  
Service Leader:  Emrys Staton
Sunday, November 29 at 9:30 AM and 11:15 AM
We will explore this platitude of gratitude that puts moral emphasis on giving. In the role of receiving, there is also great power in the concept of gratitude. How we chose to show gratitude plays a major role in creating and sustaining an overall culture of generosity and compassion.
Upcoming Classes and Events
Auction News
Congregation & Preschool Online Auction Nov. 27 - Dec. 6
Congregation Live Auction Dec. 6 at 11 AM in the Sanctuary
Clear your calendars and plan to spend 2016 with new and old Congregation friends because this year's Service Auction has over 16 community hosted events.  There are game nights, musical nights, food-galore nights, wine tastings, nature happens and so much more! For you Black Friday shoppers, you'll find great gifts for the art lover, the restaurant-goers, fashionistas, and children in your life. Best of all, your purchases all go to support the mission of this congregation and the preschool. Shop Local. Shop for a Cause. Shop at this year's FUNdraising Auction! Online auction link will be included in next week's Compass.

Thank You to Our Sponsors...
Jim & Joann Allen
Dale Domzalski
Caitlin Gaspar
Plattner Verderame Attorneys at Law
Joan Roberts
Mary Dawes

CLICK HERE TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THE LIVE AUCTION

Thanksgiving Potluck Celebration
Thursday, November 26 at 4:00 PM in the Johnson Room
Join us for a Thanksgiving Day potluck at UUCP.  After dinner on the patio we'll show A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.  Bring your sleeping bag, pillow, or comfy camp chair for a movie under the stars.  RSVP by Nov. 23 online by visiting clicking the button below or by calling Geoff at the office at 602-840-8400 x201. 

UUCP to be featured in upcoming book!

Meet the authors Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones and Karin Lin of a forthcoming book The Joy of the Journey: UU Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism.  They will be at UUCP Thursday Night (for Community Night) and on Sunday, November 22nd.  Come share your stories (our UUCP stories) of our own work on this journey.


UU Door Blessing Chalices Holiday Sale!
Ongoing in the Johnson Room
The east wall of the Johnson Room is now adorned with one of a kind UU art objects for sale!  Jan Kaplan's "UU Door Blessing Chalices" are back for the holiday season - intended to grace every UU home, every friend of UU home, and all homes everywhere!  A Chalice may represent a UU Principle, animal totem, or nature, and each has a glass vial where you can place a daily meditation, intention, prayer, or poem.  These are great gifts for any occasion and any age.  100% of your purchase goes to UUCP!  Sales are via the honor system; fill out an envelope clipped on the wall, enclose cash or check made out to "UUCP" with "Door Blessing Chalice" indicated on the check, and deposit in Office 1 door slot. Thank you for contributing to UUCP!
It's Time for Holiday Wreaths Already
Sunday, November 22 in the Sanctuary
We will begin displaying your wreaths again this year starting on Sunday November 22. Show us what you are grateful for during this holiday season. Try to include personal mementos or photos to help us share your joys of the season. We will continue to add wreaths until Dec 6th. Bring them to the lobby each Sunday or drop them off in the office. Please be sure to put your name and wire for hanging on the back. Need more decorating suggestions? Call Ann at 480-782-5888 or email her below.

Board Of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, November 24 at 6:00 PM in the Johnson Room
We invite all members to join us for the monthly Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, November 24 in the Johnson Room. Social hour begins at 6, the meeting starts at 6:30 with guest comments, and feel free to observe the rest of the meeting. This month the board will discuss the metrics for our third end statement. How will we know if UUCP is a flagship congregation in the UUA and a beacon of moral conscience to the world? How do we measure progress toward that end? Contact Glen Lockwood at 602-852-0174 or email him below with comments or questions.

Refugee Assistance Partnership Christmas Drive
Sunday, December 6 at in the Sanctuary
UUCP's Refugee Assistance Program is sponsoring a family from Eritrea for Christmas. On Sunday December 6, stop by the RAP table at the back of the sanctuary. Take a gift idea card off the Christmas tree for 43 year old Tirhas and her 10 year old son Even. On Sunday, December 13, return your wrapped gifts with an ornament to hang on their first Christmas tree. If you have questions, please email Libby Walker below.

Calling All Volunteers
The UUCP office is looking for a few good people to help out in the office during the week. Come hang out with Heidi and Geoff in the office and help us with this opportunity for service. Tasks include answering the phone, light computer work, opening mail, and making phone calls, ect. We have the following shifts available.
Monday 12pm-3pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm & 12pm-3pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Friday 9am - 12pm
Please call Geoff in the office 602-840-8400 x 201 or email him below. 
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL GEOFF