New Member Orientation:  Are you interested in becoming a member of Emerson? Do you want to learn more about Unitarian Universalism?

There will be a new member orientation on Sunday, May 17, after service from 12-1:30 PM. This will be a chance to chat with Rev. Chloë and the membership committee, learn more about our faith, and get to know each other. A Zoom link can also be made available if you would like to join electronically. Please contact Rev. Chloë with questions or requests. The new member ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, May 31.

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Congregational Meeting:  The Congregational Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 7th after the service (exact time TBD). More details to follow. Mark your calendars!

Additionally, there will be budget overview and question and answer session on Sunday, May 24 after service in person and Wednesday, May 27 at 6pm on Zoom2.
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God Is Not One: A New Monthly Discussion Series

Most of us have heard the phrase “all religions are different paths up the same mountain.” But is that actually true?

Join us on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 2 to 4 pm as we dive into a provocative and illuminating study of the world’s great religions. Using Stephen Prothero’s God Is Not One as our primary text, we will explore the unique problems and solutions offered by traditions ranging from Buddhism to Islam to Yoruba Religion.

Rev. Chloë will supplement our reading with additional ministerial reflections and materials to help us connect these diverse perspectives to our own faith journey. We are incredibly grateful to Martha Sharp for opening her home to us for these afternoons of fellowship and learning.

Details:

• When: 1st Tuesdays | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Starting on Tuesday, May 5
• Where: Martha Sharp’s Home (Address provided upon RSVP)
• Want to join the conversation? Please reach out to Rev. Chloë to express your interest. We want to get an idea of our head count before our first session and to be able to provide you with more information. Please also let Rev. Chloë know if you are interested but would prefer another time or online.

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Difficult Words: A New Faith Development Class (via Zoom):  Emerson is invited to join Arizona UUs and friends to attend this online, discussion-based course — a partnership of UUCP and UUCT, facilitated by longtime UUs Gary Ezzell (Phoenix) and Vince Waldron (Tucson).

Certain words can be “difficult” for UUs because they have associations or connotations that we find troubling, perhaps because they were important in religious traditions that we no longer follow.  Among those discussed in earlier versions of the class are: Worship, Faith, Spirituality, Church, Holy, Religion, Prayer, Sin

Dates/Time: Three Thursday nights (7-8 pm); April 30, May 7, May 14

Registration:  No registration required (!) but please help us plan by emailing if you intend to join us for one or more sessions:  AFD@phoenixuu.org
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2 Online Classes from OCUUC:
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UU’s CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT CHAPLAINS ARE HERE FOR YOU!  SPIRITUAL CARE SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS

Unitarian Universalist Ministry For Earth‘s Climate Justice Movement Chaplain Intern, Chelsea McCoy, a seminarian with lived experience in social movements as a Black woman, is offering interfaith spiritual care and chaplaincy for our UU Ministry for Earth community from now through June 2026.  Chelsea is available to meet 1-on-1 or with small groups such as your congregation’s Green Team. Click here to schedule a session or to meet with Chelsea to learn more.

UUMFE’s Acting Director, Rev. Lauren Levwood, and our team of UUMFE Movement Chaplains, are also working alongside Chelsea to co-facilitate a weekly drop-in Climate Grief Support Group on Fridays from 1-2pm ET/10-11am PT over Zoom beginning February 27. If you are concerned about the state of our world, worry about how current events are intersecting with climate disturbance, are a parent or grandparent concerned about the coming generations, or a young adult with anxiety about the future of our living world, this drop-in Climate Grief Support Group will provide a space for you to process your experiences with others in a ritualized, trauma-informed, and mindful way.
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