The Baja 4 Congregationswill again be sharing ministers during the month ofDecemberto 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.

 

Sunday Morning, December 6, 2020:Join us 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 want.

Vespers Service

Thursdays, 6:30pm

 

Our guest speaker on Thursday December 3rd, at 6:30p.m., will beBrian Flagg.Brian will answer questions about Casa Maria soup Kitchen, which is our chosen non profit for Share the Plate for the 2nd half of December. This will be an interesting and very worthwhile talk. Hope to see you then!

 

 

 

Join by computer:

Meeting ID: 702 589 0260

Password:483148

 

Join by telephone (audio only): 

 

Previous Vespers Services can be found here:https://uuctucson.org/members/vesper-services.html 

Cafe Justo Coffee

 

Need a gift idea?

 

What a great Holiday Gift Café Justo coffee would make!

 

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.

 

Thanksgiving Fundraiser!

Rex, Larry, Sue Watts and I organized and worked Thursday. 8 others helped prepare food or helped Thursday. A bit long to list all? We served about 90 meals. Final profits will be about$2,200.

Margo Newhouse

 

Thanks to all of you who donated, and especially to the folks who made this happen!!!

Participate in the Virtual Christmas Pageant

 

This year we can't hold our regular Christmas Pageant chaos night, but we don't want to miss all the fun! The pageant will be prerecorded, we'll all be able to live stream it on Christmas Eve and watch together.

 

BUT! You can still participate! There are three ways:

 

1. Record a line to be included in the Multitude of Angels.In real life, we have a beautiful gaggle of sparkly folks as our angels. This year, you ALL get to be angels. Simply record the line below using a voice app or video app.

 

Peace on earth and goodwill to all!

 

Then, submit it to me by email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or on this google drive:https://tinyurl.com/y3qkt75u**We will NOT see any faces for this video, and it will be posted to YouTube on the UUCT public channel. We are only playing their voices because our actors are...

How to Give to the Church

 

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.

 

Amazon Smile:Did you know that if you buy anything from Amazon, you may designate that a small portion of your purchase amount can go to the church through the Amazon Smile Foundation? It is easy to do, just select the church as your charity of choice. We received $61.80 from Amazon Smile for purchases made July 1-Sept 30 of this year!

 

Year End Pledge Request:

Pledges have been down slightly the last two months. Please consider sending in your pledge by December 31 to receive credit for tax purposes.

 

Thank you,

The Finance Committee

 

Ways to stay connected to UUCT

 

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

 

 

**Save the Date** Zoom to 2nd Hour

Dec. 13 | 12:15-1:15pm

 

Please join UUCT for 2nd Hour! It is a once -per -month afternoon of a variety of educational, spiritual, interesting, and fun workshops.

 

Want to catch up on the workshops you missed last month? Check out:

 

Introduction to the Transforming Hearts Collectivewebinars

UUCT Book Club

 

The UUCT Book Club has chosen books for the next three monthly meetings. Hopefully this provides enough time to purchase/borrow and read the books.

 

December 10, 2020: “Golden Poppies” by Laila Ibrahim, copyright 2020.

Diana B. will lead the discussion.

 

We are not ready to meet in person and will continue to use Zoom. We meet online the 2nd Thursday of the month at 9:30am.

 

 

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

 

ZOOM LINK:

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

 

OR

go to: zoom.us

select: Join meeting

Listening Class

 

Does it ever feel like everyone is shouting to be heard and no one really feels understood?

 

Listening is an important part of personal health, relationships, and community - but it’s a skill many people never study or develop! Hearing each other can be even harder in this political climate and during the holiday season.

 

Beyond the current challenges, listening is a particularly important skill for UUs because when we covenant together we aspire to come from a place of respect and understanding. Do you think practicing the skill of listening could help you? Join Rev Samantha and Ministerial Intern Rylee for a deep dive introduction to listening skills.

 

This class is open to all Baja 4 congregations.

Dec 19th 9:30am-12:30

Jan 9th 10am-noon

Registration here:

 

Share the Plate

 

Our Share the Plate donation for the first half of December will go to TIHAN

 

 

Mission: TIHAN provides community resources and caring support so that people with HIV can live well. Through education, we work to encourage everyone to get tested, get involved, and reduce the stigma of HIV.

 

Vision: Creating a community where everyone knows their HIV status, and where every person – regardless of status – is supported and affirmed to live as well as possible and stay healthy and engaged in the community.

Join UUCT's 2nd Annual Holiday Card Making Party!

 

This is for the Casa Mariposa Detention Visitation Program. 

Saturday December 5, 11:00 a.m.

 

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2034197034?pwd=bVVFTEdmS3E3VitPbGxFenBKeUFpdz09

 

Meeting ID: 203 419 7034

Password: 1234 Phone 346 248 7799

 

Preview the Guidelines for preparing and delivering cards:

More Deaths/No Más Muertes is in need of cold weather clothes!

 

They need clothing for small sizes: Men's jeans, size 28 to 32. Jackets and sweaters can be larger.Scarves, mittens, socks are also needed.You can either mail them or utilize our local drop-off option: St Mark's Presbyterian Church during office hours. 11am-3pm Mon-Thurs. St Mark's Presbyterian Church 3809 E. 3rd Street, Tucson, AZ 85716 (office entrance on 2nd street). Please ring the doorbell and someone will answer and accept your donations. Thank you so much and let me know if you have any questions.

Yolie Contreras - Fundraising Coordinator

No More Deaths • No Más Muertes

 www.nomoredeaths.org 

TUESDAY MORNING VIGILS FOR JUSTICE

 

The Social Action Committee is sponsoring vigils in front of our church each Tuesday morning from 8:00 to 9:00.  Please don a mask and join us.  

 

The Social Justice Council, chaired by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 9am.  All are invited to participate.

 

Join Zoom Meeting

 

Meeting ID: 823 1979 8034

Passcode: 483148

Join by telephone (voice only): +1 669 900 6833, Meeting ID: 823 1979 8034

ANGEL HEART PAJAMA PROJECT

 

Angel Heart Pajama Project distributes new pajamas and books to share love and caring to children in foster care, shelters or who are homeless. Often children are removed from the home and have no possessions so receiving a pair of new pajamas and a new book is like a warm hug. Social Justice is supporting this organization with a one-time new pajama drive as the number of needy children has increased greatly. Drop off new pajamas for children ages 2-12 at UUCT on Tuesdays 8-8:45AM, or during Poinsettia pickup on Dec 4 & 5th 10-11:00AM Thank you for supporting our Tucson children in their time of need. Questions - contact Judy Jessing –This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

UUCT Volunteers Help Feed the Hungry at Casa Maria, on November 24!

 

We are happy to tell you that we raised nearly 39 dozen hard boiled eggs for Casa Maria last week! This is a record for UUCT!! We were told that all the eggs would be eaten that day.

 

Many thanks to Julie Olson, Margot Garcia, MaryHolly Allison, Marybeth Ginter, Gloria Augustine, Bob Gordon, Steve Kraynak, Marjorie Stark, Gail Ringer, Jim Hannley, Chuck and Marge Houy, Margo Newhouse, Diana Barber, Aston Bloom, Steve Cooke, Susan Call, Margi Magruder, Sue Watts, and Rex Graham.

 

 

Next Casa Maria egg drive will be Tuesday, December 29th.

Hello friends,

 

What a year it has been! 

 

Thinking back to our 2019 annual meeting at Issues + Action Day, there is no way we could've predicted what 2020 had in store. And yet... here we are. As we come to the close of this year, I want to pause enough to reflect on our shared work.

 

We didn't just survive this year. In spite of it all... UUJAZ thrived. When the pandemic, and politics, and racial justice called on us, we answered.Watch our 2020 recap video, recorded from our Annual Meeting to celebrate with us ALL that we did, together. 

 

Throughout December I'll be emailing you some reflections on our shared work, and what we have in store for 2020.

 

If you are inspired to do so, we are also asking for you to become a monthly sustaining donor. Our goal is to raise $24,000 by the end of the year, which is also the equivalent to $2000 in monthly sustainers. We've had 46 monthly donors make this commitment so far... will you join them?

 

The Baja 4 Racial Justice Education Team

If you're looking for opportunities to deepen your knowledge of racial justice, our team has a couple of workshop series listed on the Baja 4 website.

 

Follow this link:https://baja4.weebly.com/racial-justice-education-team.html to see our video introduction and the descriptions of White Fragility Conversation Circles, Dialogue on Racial Justice & Our 7 Principles, and The Fire This Time. The links to register for these options are included with the descriptions. Join us on the journey!

Parents and Caregivers of Preschoolers!

Story Time | Dec. 5 | 1-2pm | Meeting ID: 5716364277

 

Join the Baja 4 families in POPs, a video-based, at-home curriculum grounded in Unitarian Universalism and designed for parents and caregivers of children ages 2-5. By engaging with POP videos, parents and caregivers will come to understand their child's spiritual development, to build rituals that support this development, and to see themselves as spiritual teachers.

 

Each month,

 

All activities are optional and free for Baja 4 families!

 

Questions?

 

Register!

Then, register with Baja 4! You'll get the password for videos after you register.https://forms.gle/ZVmNfUY1vR4kgKNw6

RE at Home Resources

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.