|
|
|
|
|
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northwest Tucson
3601 West Cromwell Drive, Tucson, Arizona
Our mission: to welcome, care for, and inspire.
|
|
May's Liturgical Theme: DESIRE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
SUNDAY SERVICES
10:30 am
Children & Youth
Religious Education
10:30 am
Minister
Ron Phares
rdphares@gmail.com
579-7094, 661-0791
Office Hours:
T, TH, Fri 1:30-4:30
Director of
Religious Education
Donna Pratt 441-0870
mklo@earthlink.net
Choir Director
L. H. Brown
579-7094
lbrownvh@yahoo.com
Congregational
Administrator
Donna Pratt 579-7094, 406-5121, (cell) 441-0870
office@uucnwt.org
Office Hours:
8 am - 1 pm MWF
Newsletter Editors John and Margaret Fleming
888-7059
margefleming@earthlink.net
Deadlines: 12th & 24th
| |
|
|
Board of Trustees
President:
Betty Meikle
1st Vice President:
Sybelle van Erven
2nd Vice President:
Jan Anderson
Secretary:
Elizabeth Reed
Treasurer:
Larry Jagnow
Trustees:
Jim Gessaman
|
|
Circle of Life
Our thoughts and wishes go to:
*Anne Leonard, who had knee replacement surgery and is recovering at home.
*Elaine Harris, who also had a knee replacement. *Roy Powley, who is battling cancer and is now recovering from pneumonia at Health South. Please contact Pastor Ron if you know of anyone who needs to be on this list. |
|
|
Home Hospitality
There are several people coming into Tucson for Ron's celebration. To keep cost down we are asking congregants to open up their homes to accommodate these people. If you agree to do this you are offering a bed for one or two nights and one or two breakfasts. You are not required to provide transportation, just a warm and friendly welcome.
RSVP to Martha Castriotta if you are willing.
Email: marthanay 156@gmail.com
|
|
|
Charity of the Month
The Green Basket Charity for May is Humane Borders.
Please remember to make checks out to MVUU and put the name of the charity in the memo line.
| |
|
Grocery Gift Cards
Easiest way ever to help our church! Just see Alberta Gunther and let her know which store you frequent. She will explain how each time you visit the store can result in money to MVUU! She has accounts set up with Albertson's, Fry's, Basha's and Safeway. It is quick and easy to get started. Help our church each time you shop! Please sign up today.
|
|
|
Café Justo
 Order your coffee now for the summer.
Contact Elizabeth at 520-269-3414 or reedeliz@gmail.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scavenger Hunt April 28
Today the students will be in the service the entire time. They have been rehearsing three songs the past few weeks, and will have the opportunity to perform the songs with the Wanderlust Band.
Following the service, Adria Brooks has organized an Earth Day Scavenger Hunt for all the children. (Thanks, Adria!!!) Participants should meet in the Large RE Room following the service. The fun and educational scavenger hunt will take about a half-hour. Participation prizes will be awarded.
If you have any questions, please email Donna or call 441-0870.
|
|
|
Congregational Meeting Sunday, May 5
In the sanctuary at 12:00 noon following our church service
The following six matters will be voted on by the Congregation:
1. The following persons have been nominated for positions on the Board of Trustees for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2013. (This is the first year to implement overlapping 2-year terms of office. Thus, some are two-year and some are 1-year terms.)
President: (2 yr) Larry Jagnow
1st Vice President, Chair Congregational Life Council: (2 yr) Sybelle van Erven
2nd Vice President, Chair Administrative Council: (1 yr) Jan Anderson
Treasurer: (2 yr) Larry Castriotta
Secretary: (1 yr) Jane Paul
1st Trustee at large: (2 yr) Joe Bredau
2nd Trustee at large: (1 yr) T.J. Boothroyd
2. The nominee for the Nominating Committee 3-year term beginning July 1, 2013: Betty Meikle.
3. The nominee for the Endowment Committee 3-year term beginning July 1, 2013: Joe Scott.
4. To change the Bylaw: Article V, Nominating Committee, Section 1 to reduce the official notice of the slate of nominees to the congregation from 28 to 21 days.
5. To vote (1) to make Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation our official name for use in all matters concerning our congregation.
6. To approve the proposed budget. NOTE: Cannot be voted on by absentee ballot since it may be changed during the meeting. Basic information about the Budget will be available in the office.
Note: If you wish to have an Absentee Ballot emailed to you, contact Donna, our Congregation Administrator, at office@mountainvistauu.org or by phone-520-579-7094. Email or "snail mail" your Absentee Ballots to reach Donna by no later than Friday, May 3, to be counted. MVUU, 3601 W. Cromwell Drive, Tucson AZ 85741.
|
|
|
Ron's Ordination and Installation
May 19 at 5:00
Ceremony 5:00-6:30 at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, followed by a reception with finger food at Mountain Vista.
|
|
|
New Newsletter Organization
Starting with this issue, the first issue of the month, which actually comes out on the 28th of the previous month, will be a news issue. It will contain announcements of Sunday services, R.E. classes, meetings, events, concerts, and so on. Articles will be limited to 300 words.
The mid-month issue, which comes out on the fifteenth of each month, will be more discursive. It will contain the minister's column, the president's column, reports from the Board and committees, articles about new members, volunteers, and ongoing projects. Each of these articles will be limited to 500 words.
We will also be putting in recurring notices less frequently and printing only reminders of events and referring readers to earlier issues for the full text of articles. (To find an earlier issue, click on Archives at the top of the left sidebar.)
If you are interested in joining the newsletter team, contact Margaret Fleming, at margefleming@earthlink.net or
888-7059
|
|
|
Long-Range Planning Group
Mountain Vista UU needs a few visionary people with some business skills to form a long range planning group, which will gather information and report to the congregation. Its members will serve 2 or 3 year terms. See full text in April 15 issue.
|
|
|
Bake House Planning
The Bake House group is planning silent retreats, courses on UU history and theology, and poetry. All are welcome to join this planning group. See full text in April 15 issue. Contact Kathy Kouzmanoff, kathykouzmanoff@mac.com, or Pastor Ron for more information.
|
|
|
Religious Education News
Sunday, April 28-- Students in service entire time
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt, following service
Sunday, May 5-- Regular classes
Sunday, May 12-- Students in service entire time
"Super Camp Sunday"- pre-registration discounts available for Camp de Benneville Pines
Sunday, May 19-- Regular classes (end of year party)
OWL this Summer
If you know of a child , (grades K through 2nd), who might be interested in attending an OWL Session at MVUU this Summer, please let Donna know. The child does not have to belong to MVUU. For more info on the OWL (Our Whole Lives) sexuality curriculum, please visit: http://www.uua.org/re/owl/
Do you have a skill, talent or some knowledge that you can share with RE Students this summer?????
If so, please consider signing up to be one of our guest facilitators. We are only asking for you to commit to one Sunday, and for just one hour. We hope to engage the children in hands-on activities, and the sky is the limit!!! In the past we have had everything from drumming to collage-making to cookie baking to jewelry making. We invite repeat guests, too. The kids always enjoy the summer activities, even if it is a repeat from the summer before. This is a quick and easy way for you to meet and get to know our sweet Religious Ed students, and your involvement will be greatly appreciated.
Please help us make our summer RE program a success----sign up now by emailing Donna at mklo@earthlink.net or calling (520) 441-0870. All dates, June through August, are currently open.
|
If you have any questions, please call Donna, the Director of Religious Ed, at (520) 441-0870 or email her at cdpratt1@live.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Introducing
Cholla Chowtime - Summer Season
The Interconnected Web of Dining Together
 Cholla Chowtime provides an opportunity to get to know each other over a simple potluck dinner. There will be four dinners this summer on the second Saturday of each month: June 8, July 13, August 10, and September 14.
On three of these Saturdays you will be asked by the Host to bring an appetizer, salad, or dessert for eight.
On one of the Saturdays, you will host the dinner for eight and provide the entrée and beverages. The meal does not have to be elaborate. This is about getting to know each other, not fancy cooking.
Through the magic of math, each dinner will have different people at the table. As a result, your circle of acquaintances at MVUU will grow and by the end of September, you will know every participant. If you are new to MVUU, Cholla Chowtime will help you get to know others quickly.
The mathematical shuffling works best using two people as a pair. This is easy for married couples. If you are single, pair up with someone before you register. One can host and the other can prepare the entrée.
Registration starts now and closes midnight Sunday May 19. A minimum of 32 Regulars (16 pairs) is required for the shuffle to come out right. We need you!
Cholla Chowtime will need Substitutes too. Those who know they cannot attend all four dinners should register as Substitutes, who will very likely be asked to come to a dinner.
Register by e-mailing janerpaul47@gmail.com or by leaving a message at 572-2011. I'll be at the Time and Talent Table each Sunday to answer your questions. Once the enrollment period ends, all participants will receive detailed schedules and instructions.
Jane Paul
Commissioner, Cholla Chowtime
|
|
|
Weekly Activities
 Sundays, 8:30 am, Book Discussion Group
Our new book is The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson. This book reportedly demonstrates that the sources of morality, religion, and the creative arts are fundamentally biological in nature. According to a reviewer, Wilson presents us with the clearest explanation ever produced as to the origin of the human condition and why it has resulted in our domination of the Earth's biosphere. We will begin discussing the book on May 5. Please join us Sundays at 8:30 am in the small RE room. For more information contact John Clark at alvinjclark@aol.com.
Tuesdays, 12:00 noon, Bridge Club
Wednesdays, 9:30 am, Writers' Workshop
Thursdays, 6:45 pm, Tucson Women's Chorus
Thursdays, 7:00 pm, MVUU Choir Practice
Saturdays, 6:30 pm, AA Beginners Meeting
|
|
|
Bi-Monthly Activities
1st and 3rd Mondays, 6:30 pm, Global Chant Group
4th Wednesday of the month and 2nd Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 pm:
"Sacred Poetry as Spiritual Practice," facilitated by Bob Wallace and Ron Phares.
bob@robertmwallace.com or 414-617-3914 See full text in March issue.
1st and 3rd Thursdays 4:30-6:00 pm, Grief Support
At UU Church of Tucson. Karla Brockie 269-9573.
1st and 3rd (and 5th) Fridays, 6:30 pm, Women's Circle
2nd and 4th Fridays, 6:30 pm, Spirit Circle | |
| |
Monthly Activities
Bookaholics Unanimous April 29
My Beloved World by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Welcome, newcomers and members. For more information contact Anne Leonard anne@alartworks.com or 825-3449.
Adult Religious Education March 8
6:30-8:00 pm: "Race and Ethnicity," facilitated by Chuck Tatum and Ron Phares. Last discussion until September.
Movie Night May 18
"Promised Land," Saturday, May 18, 7 pm,at Conrad and Jane Paul's, 9922 N. Sumter Creek Place. "Promised Land" stars Matt Damon and Frances McDormand and is about what a fracking company does to a small farming town. Please bring a snack to share. You don't have to be able to host movie night to attend. Please sign up with John at john.wilcox2008@comcast.net or at 531-1413. Directions are available.
Adult Religious Education May 19
12:00-1:30: "Touched by Adoption," facilitated by Sybelle van Erven. UUSybelle@gmail.com (520) 471-3557
|
|
|
Sunday Services for May
Liturgical Theme for May: DESIRE
May 5, 2013
"Desire"
Ron Phares
Desire is the great motivator. It also is a powerful agent of preservation. Yet, it is also incredibly destructive. Wait a minute! This sounds like Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. How are we to harness desire without being harnessed by it? Or are we to eliminate it altogether?
May 12, 2013
"The Mothers of Our Faith"
Ron Phares
It's mother's day! We will explore and celebrate some powerful women whose desire for justice, peace and truth mothered our Unitarian Universalist tradition.
May 19, 2013
"What Do Inmates Most Desire?"
The UU Gateway Fellowship
Members of the UU Gateway Fellowship at La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy will present some of their original works, read by Mountain Vista volunteers. This is a chance for members of our congregation to get to know this amazing group of men and what their lives and thoughts are like as participants in this prison fellowship.
May 26, 2013
"What a Preacher Wants"
Ron Phares
Ever wonder what your preacher wants for you or even from you? Well, here's a no holds barred tell-all about ministerial desire.
Liturgical Theme for June: BALANCE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
