Sky Island Unitarian Universalist Church

We Are Unitarian Universalists

We are brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are diverse in faith, ethnicity, history and spirituality, but aligned in our desire to make a difference for the good. We have a track record of standing on the side of love, justice, and peace. We have radical roots and a history as self-motivated spiritual people: we think for ourselves and recognize that life experience influences our beliefs more than anything. We need not think alike to love alike. We are people of many beliefs and backgrounds: people with a religious background, people with none, people who believe in a God, people who don’t, and people who let the mystery be. We are Unitarian Universalist and Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Humanist, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, atheist and agnostic, believers in God, and more. On the forefront of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer inclusion for more than 40 years, we are people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We seek to welcome you: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Join us on this extraordinary adventure of faith. Get involved!

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Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. We live out these Principles within a “living tradition” of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience. As Rev. Barbara Wells ten Hove explains, “The Principles are not dogma or doctrine, but rather a guide for those of us who choose to join and participate in Unitarian Universalist religious communities.”

1. 1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2. 2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
3. 3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
4. 4th Principle: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5. 5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
6. 6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
7. 7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

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Proposed 8th Principle:

“We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”

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Let’s Renew Our Covenant with Each Other 

It’s time to renew our covenant with each other to build a beloved community within Sky Island UU and in the greater world.  One way we renew our covenant is by making a financial pledge to fund the ministry of our church for another year.  Sky Island UU is a self-supporting church.  It’s up to us to finance the beloved spiritual community we want to create. Thank you for all the ways you share your time, talent, and treasure AND for considering how you might dig deeper and take a leap in your giving.  As you consider your pledge, please reflect on what Sky Island UU means in your life. If this community has been transformative for you, consider taking a leap in your level of investment in the church. Coordinating your values with where your money goes is a powerful spiritual practice! There are guidelines posted in the community room to help you align your income amount, level of commitment, and monthly pledge.

There are copies of the 2023-24 draft budget and pledge cards available for each member and friend of Sky Island UU in the Community Room.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

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The risk level for COVID-19 for the Sierra Vista Metro Area is LOW. Since we have had several exposures at church in recent weeks we recommend that you wear a mask while inside the building, but you can choose not to at your own risk.

The following web site is useful:

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Upcoming Services

For the next two Sundays, we will explore structural violence, which is pervasive and often invisible. When children marched for civil rights and fire hoses and dogs were turned upon them, the cameras rolled and the world saw plainly the brutality of racism.  How can we see forms of structural violence, uncover it for others and live in ways that undo it?

For April 2, the sermon is “Palm Sunday: Taking on Tanks.”

I don’t think I could put flowers in the barrel of a gun trained upon me; what are alternative ways to counter militarism?

On April 9, the sermon will be “Easter: Making the Resurrection and New Life”

How do communities survive when their very life is threatened on a daily basis?  How can we be better allies to them?

April 16th will be our next “Pulpitpalooza” exchange among the ministers of Baja 4.

Baja 4 intern Jamili Omar will visit us, while Rev. Tina speaks at Borderlands.  The title of Jamili’s sermon is “Article 2: Origin Stories: A Moment of Change.”

  Rev. Tina

In-Person and on Zoom:

https://zoom.us/j/98918280553

Phone:      1-253-215-8782

Meeting ID: 989 1828 0553

Pamela Lee is rehabbing after a stint in Canyon Vista for pneumonia. She’s in good spirits, but too tired for visitors yet.

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