VUU has been building our budget based on the pledges and other income we have received and continue to receive from each of you. At the beginning of March we celebrated Mary Erickson as someone who has consistently supported VUU financially and as a volunteer in a number of different ways. “Wise elder” is not a term…
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Desert Notes will return in a few weeks.
Dear Ones, Recovering from Flu A has been a bigger challenge than I hoped for. Know that I am doing my best to catch up, but it may take me some time. This month I am also scheduled for some downtime with my family during Spring Break. I will be taking a break for a…
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Chandler Interfaith Connections Breakfast Save the Date: Wednesday, March 12, 7:30-9:00 am Location: VUU VUU is hosting the next newly formed Chandler Interfaith Connections Breakfast. Come help Rev. Sarah host this gathering! A registration link will be available soon. This is a networking opportunity for area faith communities and their leadership. —Rev. Sarah
Azcend Eggs benefit: Thursday, February 27, 7:30 am Check-in & breakfast begin; 8 – 9 am Program; Join Rev. Sarah at a breakfast event supporting Azcend. This is a great way to learn about the other programs that Azcend provides to our community and how we can be partners in this work. I’d love to have a tableful of UU’s…
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I am about to have a weekend off and a week of retreat with UU colleagues here at the Franciscan Renewal Center. During my week away I am having a little skin cancer surgery on my face, so I’ll be glad to be “out of the limelight” for a few days. Remember that the office is closed…
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Many of you have been asking about ways to respond to things happening in our state and country. If you’d like to help organize a VUU rapid response team that can assess actions and share information with the rest of the congregation, contact me at minister@vuu.org. (Use “rapid response” in the subject line, please.) This could look like organizing…
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This week we enjoyed a multi-generational service with 150 of us, sharing stories about what makes us feel at home—in our actual homes and at VUU. It was a fun service, and it highlighted one of the goals for our interim work in faith formation, which is to bridge the gap between families and youth participating…
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This short video addresses a potent idea for us as we move forward together to build resilient communities that grow and thrive and support all of us–soil versus seeds? How are we creating a rich soil in which our seeds can grow? What beliefs, ideas, and stories can we tell that will create a context that supports us–all of…
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This weekend we will celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a myriad of ways, including our Sunday service. This is the first January since I’ve been here that our Sanctuary hasn’t been under construction, and I am excited to experience a full service together in honor of him. I think sometimes we…
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