Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Tucson Festival of Books
2018-03-10 09:30 - 2018-03-11 17:30 (America/Phoenix)
Want to have fun and meet new people? Try volunteering at the UU Booth at the Book Festival located at the University of Arizona. Last year, during the Festival of Books, the Southern Arizona Baja 4 Congregations had our first ever UU Booth, and from all accounts it was a great success. We saw and talked with a large number of people. Some of these people came to our churches after talking with representatives at the Booth.
Looking forward to another good year at the Booth, we are asking for volunteers to sign up for the Unitarian Universalist Booth at the Festival in Tucson on March 10th and 11th. That is a Saturday and Sunday. The shifts will only be 3 hours each, so people can enjoy the festival the rest of the time. The festival shifts start at 9 AM, 12 Noon and 3 PM.
Sign up to volunteer through this link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508054AACAA2CABF49-tucson

Literature of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
2018-02-25 15:00 - 16:10 | UUCT, 4831 E 22nd St., Tucson, AZ, 85711, United States
Literature of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
A four-part series which will be facilitated by Chuck Tatum at the dates and times below:
MVUU Sanctuary
January 28th, 2:30 to 3:40 PM
February 4th , 2:30 to 3:40 PM
UUCT Sanctuary:
February 25th, 3:00 to 4:10 PM
March 18th, 3:00 to 4:10 PM
Below is a brief summary of the series.
The U.S.-Mexico borderlands that extend from Chula Vista/Tijuana on the West Coast to Brownsville/Matamoros on the Gulf Coast for more than one-hundred and fifty years have been the focus of numerous Mexican American, Native American, Anglo American, and Mexican writers who have explored this geographic area’s diverse cultural, social, linguistic, demographic, and geopolitical dimensions.
Chuck Tatum, Emeritus Professor of Spanish at the University of Arizona and a long-time member of MVUU, will lead discussions on border literary production with an emphasis on contemporary writers who have grappled with pressing issues faced by U.S. and Mexican citizens who live along the 2,000 mile border. Highlighted will be the multi-faceted aspects of immigration. There will be a few short readings.
Chuck has written and lectured on borderlands literature for over forty years.
Co-sponsored by Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation (MVUU) and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tucson (UUCT)
All Are Welcome

A Day at the Legislature - Phoenix
2018-02-19 09:30 - 15:00
Monday, Feb. 19, at the Capitol (in the Rose Garden), 9:30 am to 3:00 pm

Most of us will be able to:
•meet with Legislators from our own district and let them know what we are especially passionate about (and build a relationship)
•attend a committee meeting
•participate in one of THREE workshops this year led by UU members, including “request to speak” and other information on how to be a more effective advocate
•be introduced from the galley
•visit with UUs from all over the state!

You won’t need to go alone to see your Legislator! You won’t need to read anyone else’s talking points! This is an opportunity for you to talk to a Legislator about things that are really important to you. You do NOT need to be an expert!

Please register at the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/dPdJQNh0K4Q52nEj1
Or if you have trouble with the link, just send an e-mail to legislativeadvocacy@vuu.org.

Questions, contact anne.schneider@asu.edu, or contact Cynthia Chaffee, your UUJAZ congregational contact.

Best to all and may we help that “moral arc of the universe” move just a little more toward justice!

Lisa McDaniel-Hutchings, UUJAZ executive director lisa@uujaz.org
Anne Schneider, UUJAZ policy coordinator anne.schneider@asu.edu
Cynthia Chaffee, MVUU-UUJAZ congregational contact – cynthiachaffee@mac.com

Board Meeting
2018-02-12 17:30 - 19:00 | AZ, 85741, United States

JCC Meeting
2018-02-12 14:00 - 16:00 | AZ, 85741, United States

Literature of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
2018-02-04 14:30 - 15:30 | AZ, 85741, United States

MVUU Justice Issues Assembly Meeting
2018-01-21 14:30 - 15:30 | AZ, 85741, United States
MVUU Justice Issues Assembly (JIA) Coming Soon!
January IS Justice Month.
Sunday, January 21, following Practice (2:30-3:40 pm.)
“What’s Your Role”? is the question Rev. Ron asked in our Sunday, January 7 Practice; and by the end of his Reflections, every MVUU member and friend (as “willing and able”)—whether Protester, Researcher, Supporter, Leader, or Worker—was standing to be counted on!
We’ll share in small groups what type of justice work we do and/or want to do and why our cause or causes are important to us. Then we’ll regather in the Sanctuary and share, as we’re comfortable to do so, in the larger group.
Look for a half-page Agenda of discussion questions in your Practice Bulletin that day, and please meet in the Sanctuary at 2:30 p.m. Every one of us counts in this pursuit of justice for all. COME ONE, COME ALL!!

Mesquite Madness Auction-Click on Catalog Link to View Offerings
2018-01-14 14:15 | AZ, 85741, United States
Mesquite Madness Catalog 2018
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Non-Violent Communication
2018-01-13 09:00 - 16:00, 2018-01-06 09:00 - 16:00 | UUCT, 4831 E 22nd St., Tucson, AZ, 85711, United States

Day at the Legislature Orientation
2018-01-07 14:30 - 16:00 | UUCT, 4831 E 22nd St., Tucson, AZ, 85711, United States
On Presidents’ Day, February 19, interested MVUU members will again, join other Arizona UUs in Phoenix for our DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE (DATL). MVUU members have been participating in our state-wide UU Justice Arizona Network (UUJAZ) from its beginnings.
To get ready for DATL, UUJAZ will give an orientation session for the BAJA-4 congregations. On Sunday January 7th at 2:30pm at UUCT (the UU Church of Tucson). We’ll leave Practice a little early that afternoon (carpooling would be important) in order to acquaint ourselves with how to contact Legislators for appointments, just as other UUS from all over Arizona will do in order to make our presence known at the Legislature.
Meeting with our own legislators and observing the legislature in session is a great way to learn about how we can and must communicate with our State representatives. To follow up after our visit, plan to sign up for Dr. Anne Schneider’s monthly LEGISLATIVE ALERT. Anne, a member of the Valley UU Congregation in Chandler, also serves as UUJAZ Policy Coordinator.
Simply send your email to legislativeadvocacy@vuu.org and learn how to email your thoughts to your Legislators while they’re in session; when you want to be removed from the list, just email that request to Anne in another email.
Beginning on January 7 at MVUU, a member of the Justice Coordinating Council (JCC) will have a Sign-up Sheet for DATL that will take names and emails in order to set up carpools for this important February 19 event.
If you have questions, Contact Debbie Gessaman at deb.gessaman@gmail.com

Congregational Meeting and Christmas Party
2017-12-17

Immigration and Detention
2017-12-03 14:30 - 16:15 | UUCT, 4831 E 22nd St., Tucson, AZ, 85711, United States

MVUU Meet Yourself
2017-11-12 14:15 | AZ, 85741, United States

Chuck Tatum presents Literature of U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
2017-11-05 14:15 - 15:50 | AZ, 85741, United States

Soil Communion
2017-10-13 13:00

Annual Festival Week
2017-03-01 08:00 - 2017-03-08 11:00
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Get Connected Class
2016-08-06 08:00 - 11:00, 2015-08-01 08:00 - 11:00

Family Days
2016-01-08 08:00 - 2016-01-10 11:00

Thanksgiving Prep
2015-11-19 08:00 - 11:00

Church Meeting
2015-09-10 08:00 - 11:00

Festival Week
2015-08-01 08:00 - 2015-08-08 11:00

Church Youth Trip
2015-06-27 08:00 - 2015-08-06 11:00

Wedding Service
2015-01-15 08:00 - 11:00
