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23 February, 2023 Dear VUU friends who have been with us online the last two weeks…I am sorry you have been caught in our learning process with our sound equipment.  And I’m afraid I can’t promise we won’t still be learning and making mistakes publicly the next few weekends.  The move from analog to digital…
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February 16, 2023 So we made it from Camp VUU back into the sanctuary…and there’s a lot to LOVE about our renovations!  There’s a lot we’re still living into, which is my way of saying “it’s not all figured out yet.”  Some of our equipment is still yet to be delivered and installed for the…
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February 9, 2023 And we’re baaaaack in the sanctuary THIS Sunday! We had 16 people attend the recent new member classes, and we will be holding our next  New Member Welcome Luncheon on February 25 from 11-1 in Classrooms 1&2.  We will also hold a new member ceremony on February 12 as part of the…
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Welcome to Camp VUU! Yesterday night we met at Temple Emanuel in Tempe with members of their congregation and members of Desert Palm UCC to engage in a program called Sacred Earth, Common Ground.  We connected with each other through sharing stories of when we encountered the sacred in our connections with the earth and mother…
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January 26, 2023 Welcome to Camp VUU! This week things got a little hairy at our house as John joined Sol in testing positive for COVID and now I am, too.  First round for us, so we eluded it for a long time.  I have been working from home all week, thanks to everyone who has…
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January 19, 2023 Welcome to Camp VUU! Last night I attended the Chandler Unified School District Board meeting with representatives of member organizations of VIP (Valley Interfaith Project) to support Chandler student requests for deeper work on the mental health needs of students and strategies to address them.  They requested a place at the table in…
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January 12, 2023 Welcome to Camp VUU! It’s been a whirlwind of activity since we came back from the holidays (which was delayed for me by a quick bout with a cold.)  Camp VUU was a great success with almost 90 people attending in person and close to 60 attending online.   This next week may…
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