will again be sharing ministers during the month of September to bring you wonderful, collaborative worship. Join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on UUCT'sYouTubepage 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.

 

 

Please join usSeptember 13 at 10:30 a.m. for the video premiere on YouTube:

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

 

It will be available thereafter on YouTubeto watch when you can.

 

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

Password: 483148

 

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Vesper Service (Live on Zoom)

 

The Need for Lament , with Rev. Bethany

 

Join by computer: 

Meeting ID: 702 589 0260

Password:483148

 

Join by telephone (audio only): 

You are asked to use our credit card service (which can be reached by the link or the On-line Giving button on our website), the very easy to use Text-to-Give (1-833-361-5796),or checkssent to the office. The on-line giving gives you the option to identify the contribution and use the memo line for checks. A tutorial video on Text-to-Give is here. After setting up an initial “profile” these options are easy to use for subsequent donations.

 

Rylee Uhrich, UUCT's ministerial intern, wants to meet you! Despite COVID-19 making this internship very different she's still looking for ways to directly connect with congregants and get to know you. We'll be abiding by the UUCT Board's gathering policy to have distanced visiting at the patio. Please plan to wear a mask and bring your own chair if you don't want to sit on the cement benches. The groups will be small with no more than two "germ pods" (family groups) at one time. Currently scheduled times are:

9/22 8:30-9:15am

9/22 9:45-10:30am

9/25 8:30-9:15am

9/25 9:45-10:30am

If you would like to visit please RSVP directly to Rylee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the info: which time slots you prefer and how many people.

The Facilities Team is looking for a lawyer to consult with regarding contracts. We have entered into contracts with various providers and have ended up in situations we are not satisfied with. Are you a lawyer? Can you help us? Do you know a good lawyer who might spare some time to teach us what our rights are and what avenues we have to settle disputes? Please reply to Margot Garcia at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Thank you.

 

2nd Hour returns to a computer screen near you every 2nd Sunday startingSeptember 13, 2020! Join us after social hour for education, fellowship, and service opportunities with folks of all ages (yes, even YOUR age!) once per month. For the first 2nd Hour, you can pick from:

 

 

Check out theUUCT Websitefor class descriptions and zoom links or check out the Sunday Morning email!

 

Right now I’m building a schedule of workshops and would love to include you in the line up. What do you have to share with the world? Bring me an idea and we’ll work together to develop it! No need to worry about technical support. I’ll have assistants available to manage the Zoom, so you can simply lead.

 

If you have any questions or want to lead a workshop, please contact Jamili atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Join SAZCUUPS for our Second Sunday offering at 12:30 pm--Ask A Pagan! We will have pagans from many faiths on hand to answer questions and spark discussion on Earth-centered faiths. All are welcome in our Zoom room via this link: https://zoom.us/j/8239364868

 

 

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

Rev. Bethany at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

Zoom Meetings

 

Thursdays@5:30: Live Vesper Service

 

The Welcoming and Membership Team will be offering an online Newcomer Orientation meeting Saturday, September 19 from 10 to 11:30 AM. Watch for the online link in the weekly updates. There will be a new Welcome Video and a New to UU: Deeper Dive into Unitarian Universalism on the website uuctucson.org on the Newcomer page coming very soon, which you can review prior to the meeting. At the Orientation you can meet others, talk with Rev Bethany and have your questions about UUCT addressed. We hope all interested folks will join us. 

 

September'sbook is “Deacon King Kong” by James McBride, and we will meet via Zoom the 2nd Thursday, on September 10th at 9:30 a.m.

 

To be added to the book club email list, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Join by computer:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88412604078 ?pwd=SWl0dGdyTzZrRTlYaDk1VExINnBlZz09

 

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Our Share the Plate donation for the first half of September will go toReveille Men's Chorus, of Tucson.

 

Reveille is committed to promoting the acceptance of LGBTQI people through music. They are an internationally recognized men's chorus dedicated to musical excellence, and perform worldwide to promote human rights, diversity and world free of AIDS. In addition, Reveille stands in solidarity with the Black Lives matter movement.

 

Without the usual concert performances due to the pandemic, Reveille is challenged to pay their operating expenses, such as staff salaries, and royalties for music.

 

Reveille will be offering a free virtual concert in October in partnership with the "Florence Project" and "The Dunbar Center" highlighting the missions of these organizations. Another virtual holiday concert will be offered in December.

 

Please help us raise funds for this worthwhile non-profit.

 

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. Please contact Sue Watts for more information:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Beloved Conversations curriculum developers at Meadville Lombard Theological School have responded to the needs to learn how race and ethnicity shape our personal and collective lives and practices, in a virtual format. UUJAZ has partnered with Meadville to offer a 20% discount for AZ UU participants, and scholarships for anyone who needs one.

 

The first phase Within is open for registration now, and focuses on the internal work that each of us needs to do as we engage racial justice. This work is different for White folks and for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) and will be done entirely in race-based caucuses. 

 

Within work will include individual Lessons, using videos, music, and readings, accompanied by reflection prompts and suggested conversations with Critical Friends chosen by the participants; bi-weekly small group conversations in a Learning Pod; and larger, monthly, facilitated Meaning-Making Sessions on Zoom.  

 

We hope you join us to embody racial justice as a spiritual practice, to heal the impact of racism on our lives, in order to get free together.

 

For questions about group discount registration or scholarships contact Steve Kraynak: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

It is September, the month we traditionally welcome folks "back" from the summer, and begin our program year at some of our congregations. This year is different. How will we use this virtual time to connect with each other, and ourselves, in our anti-racism, anti-oppression work? As November elections creep closer, how do our UU values fall when it comes to candidates? The choices we make, now, in how to invest our time, will determine how the racial uprising ends, how the elections are decided, and whether we Side With Love in our actions and not just our words.

 

To learn more about UU the Vote, and other happenings at UUJAZ, please visit our website: uujaz.org.

 

It's live! A summer filled with Activities and Challenges around the 7 +1 Principles. The best part is that it isn't limited to UUCT Families, so, invite family and friends from around the country to join!

 

Check out the website:https://dreuuct.wixsite.com/uuquest

 

Over the coming weeks, I'll be posting more Challenges and Adventures! Keep an eye on the RE Newsletter for details. If you don't get the RE Newsletter or have other questions, contact Jamili at:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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.