I recently found out I have been nominated for a Pride Community Spirit Award here in Phoenix. This was a real surprise! The form for voting also helped me learn more about the community supporting LGBTQ communities in our metro. There are so many people and organizations offering support for and joyfully celebrating queer Phoenix. Check it out…
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This week I am traveling with colleagues to Las Vegas, NV for our quarterly UU religious professionals gathering. Normally our colleague in Las Vegas travels to Arizona by himself, so we are traveling to him this time. We will spend a day together in spiritual deepening and in reflection of how the year has gone…
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Being a minister means engaging in a wide range of community activities and events, internally and externally. It’s been an incredibly busy time, which is normal for spring! Saturday night we had a fantastic Earth Day Cabaret! Thank you to everyone who shared their amazing talent, to everyone who attended, and to everyone who helped…
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Being a minister means engaging in a wide range of community activities and events, internally and externally. It’s been an incredibly busy time, which is normal for spring! It was a great joy last week to officiate David and Jodi’s commitment ceremony. I loved meeting folks that hadn’t been back to VUU since COVID, in…
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Tech Notes Last weekend we had a great sound experience, but our Zoom connection was lost in the Sanctuary. We are still investigating what happened and whether it was a problem with the computer setup or due to high usage on a holiday. As we investigate how to prevent this from happening again, we’d like…
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I am currently talking with UU youth about the coming of age work on creating a personal Credo. They are all assigned to set up a meeting with me to do this. It’s fun to get to know them and also see the world through their lens. I am also looking forward to traveling with…
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