Welcome to Unitarian Universalism
We are people of all ages, people of many backgrounds, and people of many beliefs. We are brave, curious and compassionate thinkers and doers. We create spirituality and community beyond boundaries, working for more justice and more love in our own lives and in the world. Unitarian Universalism draws from our heritages of freedom, reason, hope, and courage, building on the foundation of love. We covenant, congregation-to-congregation and through our Association, to support and assist one another in our ministries. Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. The values we share include all the following, which we hold as inseparable and deeply interconnected:- Interdependence: We honor the interdependent web of all existence and acknowledge our place in it.
- Pluralism: We are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology.
- Justice: We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all feel welcome and can thrive.
- Transformation: We adapt to the changing world.
- Generosity: We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope.
- Equity: We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.
- Beliefs and Shared Values – more information on our shared values and answers to some common belief questions
- Who We Are – our history, symbols, backgrounds and stories
- Religious Practices – what Unitarian Universalists do on Sunday and every day, including holidays and rites of passage
- Get Involved – find out how to connect with Unitarian Universalism, no matter where you are
THIS WEEK’S CHURCH CALENDAR
Monday – October 5
Tuesday – October 6
11 – 11:30am Truly Mindful Tuesday Meditation – All are invited to try different forms of meditation together each week.
11:30am – Noon Tina’s Office Hours – Please set up a visit ahead of time so you won’t have to wait; the hours are shorter because we are holding our monthly Sunday Services Committee Meeting that day at noon. Feel free to reach out to her by email or text. If you don’t hear back from an email within a couple days or need her more urgently, PLEASE TEXT HER.
Noon – 1:30pm Sunday Services Committee Meeting
6pm SIUUC Gardening Forum
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97255166396?
Phone: 1 253 215 8782 ID: 97255166396
If you would like to be included in the Garden Forum weekly email synopsis and email discussions, please contact Edna at skyislandchurch@gmail.com.
6:30 – 8pm Dharma Buddhists Meditation
Wednesday – October 7
6 – 7:30pm Wondering Wednesday
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/
Phone: 1 669 900 9128 ID: 97090805829
Come join us for Wondering Wednesday at 6pm on Zoom, where we are always wondering how everyone is doing, and catch up on the latest in the SIUUC Community. Feel free to pop in for some friendly conversation and maybe a chuckle or two.
Thursday – October 8
6pm Choir Practice – Join us in the sanctuary.
Friday – October 9 – 11am Church Ladies Lunch at the Country House Restaurant
For all Zoom meetings, if you need to call in by phone you can call 1-253-215-8782.
The meeting ID is the last 11 digits of the corresponding link.
RECURRING MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
First Tuesday – Noon Sunday Services Committee Meeting
First Friday:
9am First Friday Hike
6pm PFLAG Monthly Meeting | Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Second Sunday:
10:30am Second Sunday 2nd Collection
1pm – 2pm CUUPS | Informative meeting about Paganism
Second Friday – 11am Church Ladies Lunch at the Country House Restaurant
12pm Third Sunday – Board of Directors meet at the church following Sunday Service
Third Thursday – 11:30am Men’s Luncheon. Contact Pat Aronna if you plan to attend.
Outreach Committee Meeting – 1:30pm October 15 (2:30pm November 19 and thereafter)
Third Friday:
11am – 3pm EAF | Emergency Assistance Fund
1pm – ??pm Board Games
Fourth Sunday – 1pm – 2pm CUUPS | Informative meeting about Paganism
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, you can call 1-253-215-8782. The meeting ID is the last 11 digits of the corresponding link.
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Together we rise,
Mary Katherine Morn
President
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
New Things To Do at Sky Island
Sunday, October 4, 2026
At 10:30am In-Person and on Zoom:
Phone: 1-253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 989 1828 0553
WORSHIP IN OCTOBER
October’s theme is “Lamentations.” Don’t worry: I don’t plan to seek out suffering, just address where it inevitably finds us. Many of my favorite writers, Dorothee Soelle, Joanna Macy, Thich Nhat Hanh for example, believe we have to grieve what is happening in the world to find creative ways to move through the problems and find solutions.
October 4 — We will consider “Celebrating and Accompanying the Earth in Its Time of Need.” Many of us find our hearts breaking over climate change. How do we face that despair without going numb and giving up on improving the situation?
October 11 — We will honor Indigenous People’s Day by examining “How We Put Love, Not Hate, at the Center of Human Relations.”
October 18 — We will take time to grieve “The Many, Unexpected Things We’ve Lost.”
October 25 — Our own Wallace Hoggatt will speak on the topic of “ONE FAIRLY ORDINARY SEVEN-YEAR-OLD” in which he will invite the adults in the audience to return in their memories to those glorious days of yesteryear, when we were all seven years old and the correct answers to the important moral questions of the universe were obvious, while Tina is at a UUMinister’s Association Retreat.
If you are wondering when we will mourn people we have lost from our lives, we will do that November 1, All Saints Day just before All Souls on November 2.
MUSIC THIS SUNDAY
Opening Song All Creatures of the Earth and Sky #203
Offering Evening Breeze #1072
Closing Song Blue Boat Home #1064
SAVE THE DATE
Becky Tanner’s Celebration of Life – Saturday, November 14 | 11am
Becky’s Celebration of Life will be on November 14th at 11am at the church. A potluck will follow.
Tina’s Week
This week included multiple meetings with UUs in person and on Zoom. Monday I attended a Zoom introduction to UU Ministry for Earth’s Community Read, Radically Reframing Climate Change: A Guide to Saving Ourselves by Will Hackman. It is not too late to join – we will meet monthly on the 4th Monday of the month. Let me know and I’ll help you register.
On Thursday alone, I met with Rev. Jamili Omar and brainstormed ideas for preaching about “Lamentations;” went with another Sky Islander to Bad Faith, a movie shown by Mountain Vista UU at the Loft Cinema in Tucson; and gathered with our choir to make certain someone can carry our songs on Sunday. I am so grateful for the wisdom and commitment of UUs in our church, state and across the country.
I WILL have office hours this Tuesday, October 6, from 11:30 – Noon. Please set up a visit ahead of time so you won’t have to wait; the hours are shorter because we are holding our monthly Sunday Services Committee Meeting that day at noon. Please set up a visit ahead of time so you won’t have to wait. Feel free to reach out to me by email or text. If you don’t hear back from an email within a couple days or need me more urgently, PLEASE TEXT ME.
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JUST A REMINDER
Wondering Wednesdays is meeting again on Wednesdays at 6pm online. We will try one more week and if attendance remains low, we will put it on hiatus again.
We will hold CHOIR PRACTICE each THURSDAY at 6pm in the sanctuary. (Please note the day change).
The Outreach Committee will meet on Thursday, October 15 at 1:30pm. Beginning in November, they will meet every Third Thursday at 2:30pm.
The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans is dedicated to networking Pagan-identified Unitarian Universalists (UUs), educating people about Paganism, promoting interfaith dialogue, developing Pagan liturgies and theologies, and supporting Pagan-identified UU religious professionals. You are invited to join the group and learn about Paganism and the covenant Paganism shares with the UU Church. The group meets the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 1:00 – 2:00pm in the sanctuary. We are reading the book ‘Pagan and Earth-Centered Voices in Unitarian Universalism’.
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Did You Know?
WORSHIP THEMES IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
We have sheets up on the walls of the community room with the six months of themes for worship that the Baja 4 churches of Tucson and southern Arizona chose to start in July 2026. Some people have added thoughts – please write more! The whole year, June 2026 – July 2027, will look at UU History and Identity and each month has an additional theme:
July 2026 Democracy
August 2026 Collective Liberation
September 2026 Community
October 2026 Lamentation
November 2026 Healing
December 2026 Embodiment
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Chalice Lighters
Within the UUA, there’s a program called Chalice Lighters. Chalice Lighters began in 1984 as a way for individual Unitarian Universalists to support projects and programs within and among UU congregations by donating $10 or more three times a year.
Sky Island UU Church has benefited in the past from Chalice Lighters grants. There’s quite a history behind the Chalice Lighters program and you can read more about it here.
Want to connect with other UUs engaged in justice? Check out the Side With Love’s Action Center.
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Mindfulness Meditation
Come for mindfulness meditation each Tuesday from 11am – noon at the church. We take turns leading it, but don’t feel that you have to. Come and try it out, no experience necessary. Thank you Django Sanders who always attends to hold space for others who come as well.
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Wondering Wednesdays
Wondering Wednesday has reconvened every Wednesday! Feel free to pop in for some friendly conversation and catch up on the latest in the SIUUC Community.
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Beloved member Ken Tanner has returned to Sierra Vista. We would like to put some food in his refrigerator so he and his daughter, Andrea, can concentrate on other things as he settles back in. If you are willing to cook, please reach out to his Care Team leader, Kim Thomas at 520-912-8297. Kim prefers texts, but you can always leave her a voice mail. Ken does not like chicken, or rice.
Susie Fawcett is at the Haven of Sierra Vista. Tina has discovered that late morning is a good time to visit to find Susie somewhat responsive.
If you have a joy you’d like to share or a sorrow you’d like people to hear, please send an email to skyislandchurch@gmail.com