At All-Virtual GA, Unitarian Universalists Center Love and Pledge Bold Social and Climate Justice Action
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 Service Committee (UUSC):
The UUSC launches the Resistance Network.
We are living in a time of escalating injustice, but also powerful resistance. Those in power seek to divide us, weaken our movements, and strip away fundamental rights—but we know that justice is only possible when we build solidarity together. Our faith in human dignity, our belief in collective liberation, and our commitment to justice call us to act.
Yesterday, the UUSC launched the Resistance Network—a mobilization hub designed to take immediate action when civil liberties, democracy, and human rights are at risk. The threats we face are vast, but history shows us that resistance works when we act together. The Resistance Network is an opportunity to live our values as Unitarian Universalists and take collective action.
THIS WEEK’S CHURCH CALENDAR
Monday – May 12
Tuesday – May 13
11am – Noon Truly Mindful Tuesday Meditation – Tina will be present. All are invited to try different forms of meditation together each week.
12:30 – 2:30pm Tina’s Office Hours – Please make an appointment so you won’t have to wait.
6pm SIUUC Gardening Forum
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94884266239
Phone: 1 253 215 8782 ID: 94884266239
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 – May 14
6 – 7:30pm Wondering Wednesdays
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99892265318
Phone: 1 669 900 9128 ID: 99892265318
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 – May 15
11:30am Men’s Luncheon. Contact Pat Aronna if you plan to attend.
Friday – May 16
11am – 3pm EAF
1pm – ??pm Board Games
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 Friday – 9am First Friday Hike
6pm PFLAG Monthly Meeting
11am Second Friday – Church Ladies Lunch at the Country House Restaurant
11:30am Third Thursday – Men’s Luncheon. Contact Pat Aronna if you plan to attend.
Third Friday – 11am – 3pm EAF
1pm – ??pm Board Games
12pm Third Sunday – Board of Directors meet at the church following Sunday Service
10:30am Fourth Sunday 2nd Collection
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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.
, you can call 1-253-215-8782. The meeting ID is the last 11 digits of the corresponding link.If you are a Zoom user, and it’s good to see some of you on Sunday mornings or on one of our various topical meetings, please check for updates. When you open Zoom, somewhere on your screen there should be a zoom.us entry. For me, it’s on the very very top of my screen on the left. When you click on that, there should be a drop down menu with a number of options. One of them should say “Check for updates…..” and that’s what you want to click on. Since Zoom seems to have an update almost every week, you might be a bunch of weeks behind. Let’s all get current!
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*Wondering Wednesday Zoom Meetings: 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 998 9226 5318
One tap mobile
+13462487799,,99892265318#
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Sunday: @ 10:30am Church Service
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/98918280553
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*Sunday Social Hour at 11:30AM is:
or copy and paste: https://zoom.us/j/97380861311
phone: 669 900 9128 #97380861311
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Garden Forum Tuesdays at 6PM:
Join Tuesday Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/
One tap mobile +12532158782,,94884266239# US
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Together we rise,
Mary Katherine Morn
President
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
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New Things To Do at Sky Island UU
SERVICE FOR MAY 11
“Mother’s Day/Mothers’ Day: Celebrating Ones Who Care”
Holidays connected to specific roles and genders can be complex to acknowledge. How do we salute all who mother, even those who were not born with “female” on their birth certificate or did not give birth to the children they raised? How do we note that this can be a challenging day for people who wanted biological children but were never able to give birth? How do we address the fact that many mothers have done enough harm to be hard to commemorate? I believe, however, it is important to pay homage to those who care, to explore the many ways we support others, and to consider how we nurture ourselves when no one receives the perfect nurturing from a parent.
In-Person and on Zoom:
Phone: 1-253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 989 1828 0553
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REV. TINA’S WEEK
When you are sick, or tired, do you find it hard to locate new springs of creativity? As I stayed home from office hours this week, hoping to keep a stomach bug to myself, I quickly realized how many resources I have:
First there are all of you. The UUA bylaws used to list six sources of inspiration for us, including prophetic voices, earth-based religions and Judeo-Christian books. Now a paragraph cites such things as “direct experiences of transcending mystery and wonder,” “sacred, secular, and scientific understandings,” and “religious ancestries.. and diversity.” And I want to add the experience and wisdom you bring. Each one of us has found different guides for living, including Buddhism, Catholicism, atheism and even when we read the same books they speak to us differently.
I especially want to thank Keeta, our Druid, for addressing our questions about Beltane, the afterlife and ritual this past Sunday. I always find her answers so calming, so grounding, so practical for every-day existence. I feel worship become three dimensional and sweep us from the sanctuary to life beyond. I plan to find ways to include insight from more members during worship this summer.
Secondly, I want to note an unexpected adviser I found. One of the songs Becky Tanner and I picked for Mothers’ Day worship contained far too Christian and saccharine lyrics for our use. I typed into google “UU words to ‘Faith of our Mothers’” looking for a human created version, and got AI, and multiple useful suggestions instead. AI posited that “A Unitarian Universalist (UU) version of ‘Faith of Our Mothers’ would likely reframe the hymn’s language to be more inclusive of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds, and to emphasize values like love, service, and interconnectedness, rather than a specific Christian faith. It would likely focus on the enduring legacy of mothers and their positive influence on future generations, rather than the religious aspects of the original hymn.” AI even gave me a new refrain! Come Sunday to hear the results.
May sparks of creativity and wisdom, flying in from unforeseen directions, reignite your passion for life this week.
Tina’s Office Hours
My office hours next week will be Tuesday, May 13, 12:30 – 2:30. Please make an appointment so you won’t have to wait.
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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.
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Wondering Wednesdays
Come join us for Wondering Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. (local time) 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 on the rest of us for some friendly conversation and maybe a chuckle or two.
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First Friday Outing With Optional Hike
Friday, June 6 | 8am – Mount Lemmon
Last Outing Of The Summer!
Mount Lemmon is the closest cool spot in June so we’re going to make our annual trip to the top. This is a must do for all southern Arizonans. The highway is an engineering marvel and the views are spectacular! The hike at the top would be considered fairly easy if not for the 8000 ft elevation. Last year we had a good group of hikers and a picnic tableful of folks who loved the drive and had a great time visiting til we got back. Following the hike we will go to the Beyond Bread outlet at the lodge where you can order a meal or just sit on the balcony with your sack lunch. The day will involve about 4 hours of driving so plan accordingly. Contact Molly with any questions: mandfar@gmail.com.
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Caring Corner
Michael Bales Diane Davis’ husband died a week ago; please keep Diane in your thoughts and prayers. His memorial service will be held at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Tucson on May 31 at 1pm. Mike and Diane’s mothers were founders of that church.
Jean MacKeen A celebration of life will be held for Jean at the church at noon on Saturday, June 7th.
Susie Fawcett continues to be at the Haven, Sierra Vista. She values visits but may be tired by afternoon, so late morning may be better.
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
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