Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation

09/03/2026

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09/03/2026

Beacon will return to
TWO Sunday services
at 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Sunday, September 13th, 2026.

09/03/2026

"SOLIDARITY"
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
IN THE BEACON SANCTUARY and VIA ZOOM
AT 10:00 A.M. (ONLY 1 SERVICE)*

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

This service will honor and explore the holiday of Labor Day, and the central value of solidarity for both labor and congregational life. We will recognize new members — and the service will be short, so that we can enjoy the congregation's traditional Labor Day potluck picnic. All are welcome! With Rev. Patrick McLaughlin preaching and music under the direction of Michael Minear with accompaniment by Eli Diemert.

To watch the live service remotely, please use https://tinyurl.com/2hxktjtr. You'll first need to download the Zoom app if you don't already have it on your computer or smart phone. You should be able to use the same link each week.

*Two Sunday services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. will resume next Sunday, September 13th, 2026.

08/27/2026

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08/24/2026

"FOOD (IN)SECURITY CLOSE TO HOME"
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2026
IN THE BEACON SANCTUARY and VIA ZOOM
AT 10:00 A.M. (ONLY 1 SERVICE)*

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

If you always know where your next meal is coming from, count yourself fortunate. Sunday service this week focuses on the basic everyday need for people in the US, Arizona, and Flagstaff to access affordable and nutritious food, when it’s increasingly hard to do so. Today in the U.S., forty-eight million people, close to fourteen percent of all households, are food insecure. That number is rising nationwide due as Federal food assistance program cuts, the worst in 30 years, plunge deeper. To date, Arizona has enacted the most draconian cuts of all, with only half of the people previously receiving benefits now getting food support, leaving 400,000 people hungrier. In Northern Arizona and Flagstaff, the Flagstaff Family Food Center (FFFC) has met rising city and regional demand, seeing its daily meal service increase by eleven percent from 2024 to 2025, and breaking single day service records six times in 2025. Worship associate Cassie Dakan, Beacon’s liaison to the FFFC Mike Bruton, and Food Center Volunteer Coordinator Riley Roberge will lead the service, recognize FFFC volunteers, and provide insights on the state of hunger and food insecurity, and information about what lies ahead to meet growing need and build a resilient Flagstaff and Northern Arizona.

PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE WHICH ENDS THIS SUNDAY.

To watch the live service remotely, please use https://tinyurl.com/2hxktjtr. You'll first need to download the Zoom app if you don't already have it on your computer or smart phone. You should be able to use the same link each week.

*Two Sunday services (at 9:30 and 11 a.m.) will resume on Sunday, September 13th, 2026.

08/20/2026

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08/19/2026

"LESSONS FROM EUGENE YSAŸE’S SONATA NO. 2"
with Michael Minear
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2026
IN THE BEACON SANCTUARY and VIA ZOOM
AT 10:00 A.M. (ONLY 1 SERVICE)*

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

This Sunday, Michael Minear and Worship Associate George Murphy invite you to enjoy a wonderful performance of Eugene Ysaÿe’s Sonata No. 2, Obsession.

In the early 1920s, world-renowned violinist and composer Eugene Ysaÿe began writing six sonatas for solo violin after having to step away from the stage due to health complications with diabetes. Each sonata is dedicated to a student of Ysaÿe, with Sonata No. 2 being dedicated to Jacques Thibaud.

Titled “Obsession,” the second sonata explores Ysaÿe’s own obsession with Bach, his students, virtuosity, and ultimately death, judgment, and mortality. The sonata is mainly built on the Dies Irae Chant from the medieval Requiem Mass, which serves as a constant reminder of mortality throughout the piece. In this coming service, we will explore these themes and aim to reshape our thoughts and feelings around such a heavy and often dark topic.

To watch the live service remotely, please use https://tinyurl.com/2hxktjtr. You'll first need to download the Zoom app if you don't already have it on your computer or smart phone. You should be able to use the same link each week.

*Two Sunday services (at 9:30 and 11 a.m.) will resume on Sunday, September 13th, 2026.

08/13/2026

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08/12/2026

"SINGING IN HARD TIMES"
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 2026
IN THE BEACON SANCTUARY and VIA ZOOM
AT 10:00 A.M. (ONLY 1 SERVICE)*

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

Music is a part of our lives, but it is particularly a feature of hard times. We will explore the phenomenon and the meaning of singing in hard times — and listen and make music together. With Rev. Patrick McLaughlin preaching, Worship Associate Pia Driessen Knittle, and music under the direction of Michael Minear with accompaniment by Eli Diemert.

To watch the live service remotely, please use https://tinyurl.com/2hxktjtr. You'll first need to download the Zoom app if you don't already have it on your computer or smart phone. You should be able to use the same link each week.

*Two Sunday services (at 9:30 and 11 a.m.) will resume on Sunday, September 13th, 2026.

08/06/2026

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