12/22/2022 Last weekend we held our first New UU class and had 15 new participants attend! I did not remember to take pictures, though. We will have Part 2 of this class in January, so all is not lost if you were hoping to join us and weren’t able to. We’ll welcome new members in…
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12-15-2022Good news! Your staff has new phones and can receive your calls to us on any device! Christmas came early over here! I am so excited to be sharing new and old traditions with all of you. August 1 seems like a long time ago, but in reality it’s been just a few months since…
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12/1/22 Wow! Check out all the amazing things that are happening at VUU during the holiday season! Holiday scheduleThere are many ways for us to gather this month in joy and in care for one another. Whether you’re ready to sing carols, eat holiday foods, celebrate the Christmas story, enjoy secular holiday traditions, or need…
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11-22-2022 On November 13, I preached from what I learned from the book Change: How to Make Big Things Happen by David Centola. I would love to invite some of you to read it, too. If there’s enough people interested, I’ll set up a couple of discussion group sessions for it. Email me! minister@vuu.org On November 20, in…
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11-17-2022 I report a lot of what’s going on at VUU, but I wanted to tell you how much fun my family has been having exploring our metro area! This weekend we made it out to Papago Park and Hole in the Rock, which we’d driven by when we went to the Desert Botanical Gardens…
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11-10-2022 I spent Election day working as an election defender (and ran into new member Larry Johnson, who was also working as an election protector!) I drove around Mesa with Rev. Patrice Curtis (another UU minister) and checked in at polling sites to see how things were going and report issues. It was fun, and…
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11/3/2022 December/January closure and plans for SundaysThis is a reminder that we will not have services on Sunday Dec. 25 or Sunday January 1 and our buildings will be closed during this time. Work on the sanctuary will begin during this time, and will continue until it’s complete. While we hope this won’t take too…
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10-27-2022Some theology–Ruth and Naomi Recently, Mary Rothschild and I had a conversation about the theology of the story of Ruth and Naomi, which is echoed in the song we’ve sung a few times “Where you go, I will go.” As a former Women’s Studies professor, Mary has a strong reaction to this song because it…
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10-20-2022Last weekend we enjoyed some time after service learning what’s on our ballot and talking about important voter issues. We were joined by an organizer from Healthcare Rising, Matthew, and led by Anne Schneider. It was informative and engaging, thanks to all who stayed. I got my mail-in ballot this week and I am looking…
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