The Baja 4 Congregationswill continue to have joint services Join us Sundays at 10:30 am on UUCT's YouTube page to watch worship. Worship will be pre-recorded, but will go "live" on YouTube at 10:30 on Sundays. You can watch it with a group then, or watch it on your own later on.

 

UUCT YouTube Link

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCczvU-NhNhTbUp-qAIbQ4bg 

 

May 10 -Baja 4 Ministers

May 17-Baja 4 Ministers

May 24-Revs Samantha & Bethany

May 31-Revs Tina & Matthew

June 7-Revs Matthew & Samantha

June 14-Revs Samantha & Matthew

June 21-Revs Bethany & Tina

June 28-Baja 4 Ministers

 

 

Join by computer: https://zoom.us/s/7025890260

Password: 483148

 

Did you know you can alsophoneinto social hour? Yes! Simply:

 

 

The next UU Book Club will meet Thursday, May 14th at 9:30 on Zoom. The group is reading  Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. To be added to the Book Group e-list contact Margo at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or 784-1198.

 

 

Join by computer: https://zoom.us/j/435065986

Join by Zoom app:Meeting ID 435 065 986

Did you know you can alsophonein? Yes! Simply:

 

Rev. Bethany's Blog: I have started a blog with the most up to date information about worship and other community events, as well as spiritual and community resources. You can find that blog here: https://uuctucson.wordpress.com/ 

 

Meeting List: The front page of our website now lists the Zoom links for every congregational event happening online. You can list your event there by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..To book a "Zoom Room" for your group's meeting, contact me at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

 

 

 

 

Join us in offering care and connection to each other!

 

RSVP at

 

The Social Justice Council (SJC) at its May 5 meeting approved a 6-month schedule and process for UUCT’s Share the Plate donations.

 

May

The May Share the Plate will be Habitat for Humanity Tucson, as scheduled.https://www.habitattucson.org/

 

June

The June Share the Plate recipient will be Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse. That recipient was approved by the SJC. Emerge! has seen a COVID-19-related surge in demand for its services. (Desert Voices, the previously approved June recipient, has ceased operations for the foreseeable future.)

 

July through December

In July 2020, UUCT will go from 1 Share the Plate per month to 2 per month, a change approved by the SJC and UUCT board of directors. However, the SJC approved a 6-month plan beginning in July and will adopt a new plan later for the second half of the fiscal year.

 

The 2 Share the Plate collections each of these 6 months will be given to 1 nonprofit recipient. This approach is intended to address heightened needs of Share the Plate recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Vote Now

The congregational vote to select the 6 Share the Plate recipients for July-December 2020 is now open via an online ballot athttps://forms.gle/wYDib4Wgpdqx9eWg7

Each UUCT member can vote for up to 12 nonprofit nominees. Ballots with more than 12 checkboxes will be discarded. The election period runs from today through May 24.

 

How to donate

Checks with “Share the Plate” in the memo line can be mailed to the office. Online donations can be made athttps://uuctucson.org/donate.On that donation page you will find an option for Share the Plate as well as designations for pledge fulfillment, general donation, and Minister’s Discretionary Fund.

Sales - and delivery - of Café Justo coffee are continuing. This Social Justice Council (SJC) project benefits small-scale, shade-grown organic coffee growers in Chiapas, Mexico. 

Join UU the Vote for "How We Thrive!" a LIVE virtual event

 

Tuesday, May 12 at 4 pm AZ time

 

What does it mean to practice our principles during a pandemic? What are we doing to guarantee free and fair elections in states targeted by voter suppression? How is UU the Vote rising to the challenges of COVID-19, while creating a movement towards UU values in the 2020 elections?

 

Join us LIVE for a special update from UU the Vote. This event will feature musicians from across the country, a message from UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, and opportunities for you to get involved and make meaningful impacts in 2020!

 

Several UUCT members have received a SCAM email that is supposedly from Rev. Bethany asking for the member to buy a gift card for the homeless. Rev. Bethany will never ask for money to directly help her or for a cause not sponsored by the church.

 

The hallmark of a SCAM is an element of urgency; take time to think and cross-check any email. DO NOT ACT ON AN EMAIL/TEXT REQUEST FOR MONEY FROM REV. BETHANY OR OTHER CHURCH PERSON. You may forward the email toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.if you are in doubt about the authenticity of any email related to the church.

 

Thank you,

Your UUCT Staff, Board of Trustees, and Finance Committee.

This week we are looking for photos of drawings, buildings, sculptures, nature, or any other representation of the UU values of:

 

Honesty

or

Trust

 

Need some inspiration? The photo on the left is of a desert plant in snow. We always trust that the snow will melt and the summer return.

 

Post to the Parenting Club facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/439341513150633/) or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We'll share anonymously with UUCT friends to lift our spirits. #StayAwayStayConnected

Are you interested in "doing church" at home? I am collecting resources for at home religious education both on the Parenting Club facebook page and in a google drive. The folder is available to everyone! You'll find activities that take 5 minutes and one that take 5 days, so you're in control of how much time you spend on RE.

 

May 7 | 7-8pm | Zoom

Need a distraction from finals or well... the rest of the world? Bring the family for a virtual game night. We'll try out games like Pictionary, Apples to Apples, and maybe Vampire. All you need is a zoom connection and some patience as we figure this out!

May 17 | 12:15pm | Zoom

 

Our year of experimentation continues as we attempt to move 2nd Hour online! Join us to learn, grow, and deepen in understanding, community, connection, and service. Watch this space next week for details on which workshops will be offered and how to join. No computer or video camera required!