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- This Sunday at Beacon -
July 12th, 2020


Virtual Service  

"Your Loyalties are Your Life"
Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker, with Worship Associate Char Tarashanti 
and music from Gabriel Hernandez and Rebecca Prizznick

"We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence." - Cornel West. As the pandemic rages and a wedge is plunged deeper into our cultural, religious and political divides, to whom or to what are you loyal? Family? Friends? A cause? Beacon UU? Does conscience trump loyalty? Does blood trump conscience? Or, in the end, should we strive to be loyal to loyalty itself, "a willing, practical and thoroughgoing devotion?"

Tune into the Service via the  "Beacon UUC" Youtube Channel.
Lyrics and Unison readings will be visible in the service recording.

~ Please join us after the service ~

Virtual Social Hour on Zoom at 11:00 am
click this link to join:   https://zoom.us/j/675489291
Or call +1 669 900 6833 and enter  Meeting ID: 675 489 291

Joys and Concerns

While Beacon maintains our Social Distance, please email Reverend Robin if you would like any Joys and Concerns shared with the congregation.  Please submit the Joys and Concerns to minister@beaconuu.com by Thursday at 12:00 pm for inclusion in that Sunday's worship.

Spotlight this Week!

Book GroUUp - How To Be An Anti-Racist 
July 17, noon 

Hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Justice Arizona Network, UUJAZ.  Join Rev. Tina Squire the third Friday of each month at noon for a justice-centered book discussion from the perspective of our Unitarian Universalist values. 

How To Be An Anti-Racist, by Ibram X Kendi, is a bracingly original approach to understanding and up-rooting racism and inequality.
Religious Exploration

We encourage Beacon families to continue Religious Exploration at home!  


Religious Exploration for Children
~Beacon at Home~

"Wonder World: Nature, Science and the Web"  

This week we will explore the wonderful Bower Bird and tune into Episode 2 of UUKids Science: "Interconnected Ecosystems: Climate Change and the 7th Principle"

Click here to visit our website for the full lesson details.


Religious Exploration for Middle/High School Youth

In light of the cancellation of our spring in person OWL classes, Beacon's OWL facilitators are offering "Parents as Sexuality Educators" classes to interested parents.  Dates are not yet set, but if you are interested, please email OWLFlagstaff@gmail.com to let them know.


Religious Exploration for Adults

The  Touchstone Chalice Circles group will meet virtually on Sunday, July 26th and Tuesday July 28th.  Deepen your connection to the Beacon and ponder the question of "Harmony".  Full details about Chalice Circles is available below .

"Word for Word: Writing for Self Discovery and Spiritual Renewal"
*Due to limited response, "Word for Word" has been postponed to the fall.  Look for dates in September.

~ Beacon Connections ~

~ Monthly Touchstone Theme: Harmony ~
ChaliceCircles
Touchstone Chalice Circles  
Sunday, July 26th at 12:00pm
Tuesday, July 28th at 6:30pm
Zoom Links to be released mid-July

"Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature.  This is not just a dream, but a necessity."   - Dalai Lama XIV
 
Come and share your ideas of how we can make this necessity a reality and not just a dream.

Touchstones Chalice Circles are designed to meet our needs for belonging (intimacy) and meaning (ultimacy) by building friendships and providing opportunities to ponder life's questions, small and large, with others who share the common values of our UU Principles.  All are welcome.

Discussion examines subjects as provided in the monthly journal of Unitarian Universalism,  Touchstones.   To meet the needs of the congregation, we have made attendance open. 
Social Justice Allies


Book GroUUp - How To Be An Anti-Racist 
July 17, noon 

Hosted by Unitarian Universalist Justice Arizona Network, UUJAZ 
Join Rev. Tina Squire the third Friday of each month at noon for a justice-centered book discussion from the perspective of our Unitarian Universalist values. 


How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi, is a bracingly original approach to understanding and up-rooting racism and inequality.


Understanding Whiteness: How Woke Are You?, 
Wednesday, July 22, 6-8 PM

We will be using this as a start to a year long series on "Studies on Whiteness" This specific Conversation will focus the idea of White Wokeness. What does it mean to be white? How do we deconstruct Whiteness? Where do we see ourselves on the wokeness spectrum? Join us for this interactive dialog with our community.

NOTE - though this is open to everyone this event is specifically for white people and will be presented by white people to help create better racial allies. So please invite your white friends. This is so white people can take on the burden of explaining racism so Non-white folks
can rest!

This will be an ONLINE EVENT held via Zoom! It will be limited in the initial session to 50 people. But will be repeated for more people again later. 
You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-racism-dialogue-series-how-white-woke-are-you-tickets-106440787260?fbclid=IwAR0dZDZnEF7lagMip_6sIQ7Cq1gwZfTy_ofCWzalhlHeWsNVRmU0YLLtLA4.


Call to Join Beacon's Activate Teams

Beacon's mission and our UU faith call us to work together towards the goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all.  In order to keep our Beacon community on that track, we are seeking motivated volunteers to join two Beacon teams with a social justice orientation:
  • Activate Team for Electoral Issues (3 or more people)
  • Activate for BIPOC Allyship Team: (3 or more people)
Teams work together to decide their agenda's.  If you are interested in joining either of these teams, please contact Rev. Robin within the next week.
UU the Vote with Bryan 
Tuesdays at 6:00pm
Each Tuesday, Join UUJAZ's UU the Vote Coordinator Bryan for an hour of engagement. Each week will rotate through education on the issues, visits from guest partners, training on deep canvassing conversations, and phone/text banking "action hours."

Register here:


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
UU Justice Arizona Network

You may be thinking that the national conversation happening around police violence will have an effect on upcoming elections... and you are right! From County Attorney to Sheriff, City Council to State Senate, we have an opportunity this election cycle to push candidates to commit to issues we value. Join UUJAZ for the following events:

Building Resilience as White Folks for Uncomfortable Conversations
Saturday, July 11th 2-3:30pm

Join UUJAZ's Janine Gelsinger in discussing the panel she contributed to at 2020 General Assembly, addressing how individuals and congregations can stay connected while in the discomfort of conversations about race and oppression.

Night at the MUUvies
Saturday  July 11th 6:00pm movie screening, 7:45 discussion
Join with UUs across Arizona for a virtual gathering to watch a film then participate in discussion, hosted by Emrys Staton.

THE INFILTRATORS is a docu-thriller that tells the true story of young immigrants who are detained by Border Patrol and thrown into a shadowy for-profit detention center-on purpose. Marco and Viri are members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of radical DREAMers who are on a mission to stop unjust deportations. And the best place to stop deportations, they believe, is in detention. However, when Marco and Viri attempt a daring reverse 'prison break,' things don't go according to plan. By weaving together documentary footage of the real infiltrators with re-enactments of the events inside the detention center, THE INFILTRATORS tells an incredible and thrilling true story in a genre-defying new cinematic language.

A Special Message from Rev. Robin  about BIPOC Allyship
 
Dear Beloved Community,

America is on fire with rage, weary from a pandemic, and aching with despair. Along with the rest of our country, we've read and heard so many devastating accounts over the past week, the most heart-rending from people of color coping with another case of murderous systemic racism in our country. I do not need to (nor, am I entitled to) add anything to their experiences or parse what they have to say about racism. They live it. 

...To read the full message on our website, please click here
Lifespan Religious Exploration Resources for Learning About and Responding to Racism

This painful moment in time calls us to focus our learning and reflection on allyship to people of color, understanding white privilege, and reflecting on how we can part of a systemic sea change and solution in our society. 

Beacon has provided resources for all ages addressing how we as individuals and as communities can learn about and respond to racism.  For the full list of resources, activities and community meetings, visit Beacon's Religious Exploration pages.
Beacon's Stories Project

 
Our featured writer for this week is Skip Brimlow.  Who knew Skip was a poet!?  Skip offers a poem that is very appropriate for these times.  Please follow the link to read it.  


AND don't be shy about submitting a poem for this project if you are so inclined!  To the Beacon Stories/Poetry Project through  edrumonroe@gmail.com?  Don't you just love it!!??

If you missed any of the Beacon stories published these past months, you can find an archive here.

Sincerely, Dru Monroe

 ~ Wider Community ~

~ This Week at Beacon  ~


Worship
Sunday, July 12, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Virtual Social Hour
Sunday, July 12, 2020
11:00 am
https://zoom.us/j/675489291
 
If you would like to submit a calendar event, send an email to  office@beaconuu.com . With all requests, please indicate the following: proposed start and end time of the event, the space/room preferred, and a rough group size. On the occasion of a cancellation or rescheduling of an event, please let the office know in a timely fashion to ensure that your event is correctly represented in the newsletter and order of service. Thank you!
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Everyday Ways to Support Beacon UU 

1.  When you go to  Fry's  grocery store, use the Beacon phone number ( 928 779 4492 ) as the Alternate ID when it asks for it at the beginning of checkout, and you will get shopping discounts for Fry's members, as well as donating a percentage of your expenditure to Beacon. You can also sign up for an individual account if you prefer that, or want to take advantage of the gasoline discounts. You have to pick Beacon as your beneficiary when you set up your own account.

2.  If you shop on Amazon, please use "Amazon Smile"  and choose Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation (do not abbreviate UU) as your recipient. We will receive a 0.5%  for every purchase and that can add up!  Remember that you have to start each shopping session at  smile.amazon.com  for us to receive the donation. 

3. Another online fundraiser is   igive.comOnce again, create your own account with a user name and password, then select settings, my cause, and type in Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation (do not abbreviate UU) . Then you can order from any of the hundreds of organizations listed under igive.  There are also coupons listed online you can use when ordering from some organizations.

4.  Basha's has a special debit card that you can charge up before shopping, and a portion of  what goes through the debit card gets donated to Beacon because that card is tied to Beacon.  Ask Anne Wittke for further information.

Have other ideas for our income incubator? leave them on a card in the bin in the lobby, or send them to Rev. Robin. 
Beacon Office Hours & Contacts  ~
Office Phone (928) 779-4492

Minister,
Rev. Robin Zucker

Mon: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wed: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Thurs: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Or by appointment:
978-505-7245 - talk and text (confidential line) 
Get to know Rev. Robin at  www.uurobinzucker.com
Director of RE 


Our engaging programs for all ages continue while  we search for a new Religious Exploration Director.

Rev. Robin can answer your RE questions.
  Office Manager,
Ben Jefferies
 
Mon: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wed: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Thurs: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm


 

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Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. We live out these Principles within a "living tradition" of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from  sources  as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience.  Learn more at beaconuu.com!




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