~ SUNDAYS AT BEACON ~

WE’RE BACK IN THE SANCTUARY FOR WORSHIP! PLEASE JOIN US.

Masks are optional. (Special seating area for mask wearers is available.)

“THE GIFT OF RENEWAL”

with Reverend Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson 

SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2024

AT BEACON

At 10:00 A.M.

ALL ARE WELCOME! You BELONG at Beacon - Spiritually open and intentionally inclusive since 1958.

Our June 9th worship service welcomes our guest preacher, Reverend Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson on ”The Gift of Renewal,” affording us an opportunity to ask ourselves: What if “time away” isn’t about restoring yourself to return to work, but rather making space to decide if it’s time to re-imagine what your “true work” really is? Is it time to renew your responsibility to those who will come after you? Is it time to renew your commitment to carry on the work of those who came before?

Rev. Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson, Mississippi-born and Chicago-bred, is an Ordained Unitarian Universalist Minister, speaker, writer, poet, producer, soldier, teacher, mentor and Elder. He is the Minister at the Sedona UU Fellowship. Previously he was the Minister of the Humboldt UU Fellowship in Bayside, California and former Director of Congregational Life at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix, Arizona. Rev. Anthony is a Spiritual Counselor, offering Personal Divination Sessions based upon African Indigenous Technology. He holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Starr King School for The Ministry, and a Master of Arts Degree in Communications Science. His Ministry is dedicated to “Removing Unconscious Bias from the Soil of the Soul.”

What renewing question do you want to take into the summer? Join us for this wonderful invitation with your team worship associates Cheryl Austin and Mark James, with accompanist Simon Cunningham.

KIDS AT BEACON - ALL ARE WELCOME!

Children and youth are always welcome in worship!

There are activity packets available for children during the service.

If you are bringing children for a Sunday service and would like childcare provided, please contact Linda Ochi at (619) 607-1623 or by email: Lindaochi31@gmail.com

~ THIS WEEK AT BEACON ~

“THE GIFT OF RENEWAL”

with Reverend Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson 

Sunday, June 9th, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

in the Beacon Sanctuary

PRIDE PARADE POSTER MAKING

Sunday, June 9th, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.

in the Rainbow Room

SOCIAL JUSTICE ALLIES MEETING

Monday, June 10th, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.

via Zoom

FINANCE TEAM MEETING

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.

via Zoom

BEACON 70s MUSIC SINGALONG/JAM SESSION

Thursday, June 13th, 2024, beginning at 6 p.m.

at Beacon

BEACON IN THE PRIDE PARADE

Saturday, June 15th, 2024

Marchers: Meet at Beacon at 7:30 a.m.

Cheer Squad: Meet at the corner of Elm & Beaver at 8:00 a.m.

Upcoming Events:

UUA Virtual General Assembly, June 20th-23rd, 2024

Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 23rd, 2024

See details for all events here in the e-news.  

You can keep up with future Beacon events by checking out the Beacon calendar!

MAKING MUSIC AT BEACON

Lift up your voice… All are welcome to join the choir. And it’s a great way to introduce friends who like to sing to Beacon. 

The Beacon Choir will resume rehearsals in September under the direction of Simon Cunningham with accompaniment by Pete Garcia.

IN THE BEACON SPOTLIGHT:

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YARD SALE!

Congratulations to all of you wonderful people who worked on the yard sale! 

We made $1,709. 

However, I believe the value goes beyond the money: We interact with each other differently. We get to know each other in a different way. We help people clean out stuff they no longer want and pass it on to people who want it and will use it. 

Thank you! 

Maryann 

INTRODUCING...

REV. PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN

As announced in church on Sunday, May 12th, the Board offered a full-time contract ministry position to Rev. Patrick McLaughlin, which he accepted. The search committee (Andy Hogg, Kim Angelo, Tom Barbaric, Lynda L. Dorweiler) found him to be a very qualified candidate. Currently he serves as a contract minister in Auburn, ME and previously in Manchester, NH.

He has also served as a Board Trustee for the UUA, on the UUA Bylaws task force, and a secretary of the UUA. Rev. Patrick graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School and received full fellowship in 2016. 

Prior to his ministerial career, he did technical writing, editing and corporate journalism in the software industry. As a lay UU, he served as Board president and co-chair of the search committee at his home congregation in Vista, CA.

Rev. Patrick is married with two adult sons. His wife, Barbara, has a flexible career in biotech and works primarily from home. His hobbies include reading, following politics, and gardening. He is severely lactose intolerant, so avoids all dairy products.

His current position in Maine is through July 14, 2024, and he will join us at Beacon toward the end of August or early September.

From his references, Beacon is most fortunate to have Rev. Patrick to lead our congregation.

CORE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (CLC) MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH, 2024, AT 6:30 P.M.

AT BEACON AND VIA ZOOM

The next Core Leadership Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.   Contact Dennis Spurlin if you have any questions. 

The Core Leadership Council (CLC) supports the organization primarily by facilitating communication between all the committees of the congregation with the Board and is chaired by the Board Vice President. All are welcome, and there should be at least one representative from each committee. More information about the CLC can be found here and here.

RELIGIOUS EXPLORATION

2023-2024 BUILDING BRIDGES

INTERGENERATIONAL BUILDING BRIDGES VISIT

This year we visited 7 faith communities here in Flagstaff: A Jewish Synagogue for Rosh Hashana, a Buddhist Meeting with Flagstaff Insight Meditation, a Quaker service and potluck, a Catholic Mass, a prayer meeting at the Islamic Center of Flagstaff, a remote service with the Baha’i Faith and a service at The Bridge Church, a charismatic Christian church. Our goal? To broaden our understanding of other faith communities and enrich our own belief in everyone’s right to a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. It was a stimulating and rewarding journey. 

On July 7th, 2024, please join us for a Beacon Sunday Service celebrating our experiences!  

In community,

Dru Monroe

Linda Ochi

Building Bridges Facilitators

CALLING ALL FACILITATORS!  Would you like to lead an Adult Education program?Bring it On! Contact Lynda Dorweiler (Beacon President) to discuss your idea and scheduling possibilities.

SHARE YOUR JOYS AND SORROWS - CHIME IN!

One way we can sustain connection is by sharing our personal joys and sorrows. These can be small things or large things that effect your life. These are spoken during service every Sunday, or you can send them to office@beaconuu.com to be shared.

JOYS AND SORROWS FROM JUNE 2ND:

Tom enjoyed attending his grandchild's recent graduation ceremony at the US Naval Academy.

Rich was pleasantly surprised when his grandson and fiancée stopped by recently for a barbeque.

Adam is celebrating his recent acceptance to the PhD program at San Diego State.

Skip is ecstatic that his granddaughter and her long-time girlfriend are going to be married. Although he'll be missing the Flagstaff Pride event, he will be participating in a Pride Parade back east.

Sharon has gotten a kick out of watching the Sitting with Dogs t.v. program.

ATTENTION,

BEACON T-SHIRT CUSTOMERS!

Short-sleeved: $16.00

Long-sleeved: $20.00

At this time, we have a total of 52 “Carolina Blue” 100% cotton—some short-sleeved, some long-sleeved—Beacon UU tee-shirts ordered! 

If you still need to pay, please see Angela Hansen after the June 9th service. Checks only to make bookkeeping simpler. Make your checks out to Beacon UU. 

If you paid Rich, you can find your t-shirt with your name on it in the Rainbow Room.

The response has been terrific!

Your friendly T-shirt hustler,

Rich Clark

BEACON UU “70s MUSIC” JAM SESSION/SINGALONG 

THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH FROM 6:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M.

Calling all music lovers! Bring your instrument/voice, have your favorite 70s tunes in mind, and let’s play on Thursday, June 13th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Beacon!

Please be sure to let Kim Angelo know your most loved 70s tunes; 🤞 she can have lyrics and/or lead sheets ready.

We are planning to gather after the service one Sunday each month and on the second Thursday of each month through August.

CHEAP LUNCH BUNCH

TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 11:30 A.M.



The Cheap Lunch Bunch will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25th at Flame Broiler on Milton.

Please plan on having lunch once each month at a local restaurant typically on the fourth Tuesday.

To opine on the time and location of future gatherings and to be included in all the group's emails, please email Anne at wittke.anne@gmail.com. 

JULY BOOK CLUB

TUESDAY, JULY 9TH AT 5:00 P.M.

IN THE BEACON SANCTUARY

We will be reading Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood, Coming of Age in the 60s by John D'Emilio. If you were at the Memorial Day service, Kurt shared that this is his college roommate who was also a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.

The book is available from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. To RSVP and for any questions, please email Linda at Lindaochi31@gmail.com

APRIL - JUNE 2024 SHARE THE PLATE PARTNER

FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES

Beacon’s community partner for April - June 2024 is

Flagstaff Shelter Services (FSS)

Established in 2006 by concerned citizens., business owners, and faith-based organizations, FSS provides critical shelter, food, and access to resources for Flagstaff’s most vulnerable people. Regardless of faith, mental health or sobriety, and ethnicity, the shelter serves any adult experiencing homelessness. 

In 2014, FSS became a year-round shelter serving those in need every day and night of the year, providing personal and behavioral crisis response, on-site health clinic, and helping clients move from crisis toward self-sufficiency.  

The shelter sees 2000 unduplicated individuals per year: 20% are vets, 40% are women (98% of the women have experienced domestic violence) and 21% are older than 55. 86% of the individuals do not return to homelessness.  

Undesignated contributions to the quarter’s Sunday service offerings above $300 will be presented to the Flagstaff Shelter Services. Nominations for 501c3 agencies can be made through a form located in the CAC folder in the office or by contacting a CAC member (Susan Patrick, Katy Grant, Lynda L. Dorweiler).

ITEMS REQUESTED TO HONOR

THE BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

On Sunday, June 9th, we will be collecting items to support the Humane societies in our area. 

High Country Humane County Shelter requested the following items:

• Puppy and kitten kibble
• Kitten fancy feast wet food
• Potty pads
• Unscented kitty litter
• Tarps
• Toys
• Kitchen scales

Coconino Humane Association

requested the following items:

• Laundry detergent 
• Bleach
• Canned puppy food
• Canned kitten food
• Dog treats for training
• Paper towels
• Heating pads for puppies
• Small blankets and large towels
• Copy paper
• Small and large disposable gloves

ACTIVATE AT BEACON WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ALLIES!

MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2024

VIA ZOOM

The Social Justice Allies (SJAs) meet on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

The June meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 10th, 2024. If you wish to join the meeting, please contact the convener Paul Beier.

More information about the SJAs can be found here.

BEACON IN THE PRIDE PARADE

DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF

JUNE 15TH, 2024

Dig out those UU Beacon and Side with Love T-Shirts!

Beacon has secured a spot in this year's pride parade: “Iconically You!” on Saturday, June 15, 2024, from 8 a.m. to Noon.

We need the following:

• artists and novices to create parade posters during group work sessions after the June 2nd and 9th Sunday services
• marchers to meet at Beacon at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 15th
• folks along the parade route to cheer the marchers on, meeting at the corner of Elm and Beaver at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 15th.

More information to follow in the next newsletter! Email Angela with specific questions.

~ Beacon Connections ~

Volunteer At Flagstaff Food Center With Beacon!

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2024

The Flagstaff Family Food Center utilizes small groups of volunteers for their dinner service. Beacon is looking for a group of five (5) to seven (7) volunteers for typically the 4th & 5th Wednesdays of every month, from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. The dinner service is at the FFFC Kitchen (1903 N 2nd Street) and is a hybrid operation with To-Go meals and Dine-in service.

Beacon's next volunteer date is Wednesday, June 26th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. If dinnertime service does not interest you, please consider helping with prep from 10 a.m. until noon or pitching in at the warehouse on Huntington.

Volunteer Safety: Volunteers are required to wear a mask, closed-toe shoes, and long pants; regularly wash or sanitize their hands; and practice six feet of social distancing whenever possible. Gloves for food preparation and distribution will be provided at the kitchen to each volunteer. Plexiglass has been installed at the walk-up window as a safeguard against COVID-19. The center has enhanced cleaning protocols.

Mike Bruton is organizing monthly teams of Beacon UU volunteers. If you're interested in volunteering for the above date, please use this Beacon-specific link. (If you go to the general volunteer sign-up webpage, this Beacon volunteer date and time may not show up.)

If you encounter any problems with the above link, please contact Mike at mb312@hotmail.com.

More FFFC volunteer opportunities can be found here.

DONATION DESIGNATION



When you make donations by check or cash to Beacon, please be sure to designate whether the donation is PLEDGE or PLATE. Thank you for your continued support!

BEACON'S ENDOWMENT PLAN

The Beacon Endowment Plan, an important step to ensure that Beacon remains a strong and vibrant congregation for years to come, was approved unanimously at a Congregational Meeting on April 24, 2022. For more information about the Endowment Fund, please click here. 

A plaque is now hanging in the Social Hall to honor those who have contributed to the endowment. Your name can be there, too!

GIFTING SECURITIES TO BEACON

If you have securities held outside of a retirement account (i.e., not from your IRA, 401k, 403b, TSP, or other retirement account) and are interested in gifting some to Beacon, more information can be found here. This can be a tax-efficient way to make a gift to Beacon.

1. If you shop at all at Fry's grocery, you can either sign up for your own VIP account (identifying Beacon UUC FE392 as your beneficiary) or use the church phone number (928-779-4492) to get any available discounts AND earn some money for Beacon. Currently, there are 8 households signed up, and Beacon earned $15.30 for this quarter.

If you want to take advantage of Fry's gasoline discounts, you'll want your own VIP account. You can create or edit an existing individual account at www.frysfood.com/account/create/ (Alt ID is typically your phone number.) Within your account settings, just click on Community Rewards and search for FE392 (Flagstaff's Beacon UU) to set Beacon as your beneficiary.

2. You can order from any of the over 2,300 stores listed under iGive with a portion of your purchase being donated to Beacon. After creating your own account with a user name and password, select settings and "my cause" and type in Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation (do not abbreviate UU). 

3. 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? Please leave them on a card in the bin in the lobby, or send them to Lynda Dorweiler, President.

OTHER EVENTS IN ARIZONA AND THE SOUTHWEST

WESTERN UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST LIFE FESTIVAL

GHOST RANCH, NM

JUNE 17-23, 2024

WUULF (Western Unitarian Universalist Life Festival) is an annual week-long, multi-generational camp for Unitarian-Universalists at the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. We are a loving community from a diverse set of age groups, backgrounds, and cultures who gather in New Mexico each year to express our appreciation for each other and our world. WUULF will be held from June 17-23, 2024.

Rev. Robin Zucker, serving as community minister for WUULF this year, will offer morning chapel services and several workshops.

More information can be found here. Registration is open!

CAMP DE BENNEVILLE PINES

UPCOMING EVENTS

SUMMER YOUTH CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Camp de Benneville Pines, the UUA camp for the Pacific Western Region, is hosting the following upcoming events:

• UU Elementary Summer Youth Camp, June 30-July 6, 2024
• UU Counselor-in-Training Program, June 30-July 6, 2024
• UU Jr. High Summer Youth Camp, July 7-13, 2024
• UU Sr. High Summer Youth Camp, July 14-20, 2024
• UU Summer Family Camp, July 21-27, 2024

For more information on these and other events and to register, please click here.

Camp de Benneville Pines

41750 Jenks Lake Road West

Angelus Oaks, CA 92305

(909) 794-2928

http://www.uucamp.org

~ BEACON OFFICE HOURS AND CONTACTS~

Office Phone (928) 779-4492

Minister

Beacon is currently

a lay-led congregation.

Contact president@beaconnuu.com

RE Team





We have an incredibly strong team leading our RE this year.

You can direct your RE questions to Linda: lindaochi31@gmail.com

Office Manager,

Paula Czernicki

she/her/hers

Mon: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wed: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Thurs: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.



Hours may change. Please call ahead.

Office@beaconuu.com

~ UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST EIGHT PRINCIPLES ~

Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation affirms and promotes eight Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides.

Further information about the 8th Principle can be found here. The 8th Principle is being considered by other UU congregations and the UUA.

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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