Chalice News and Notes 8.1.25
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Who Transform the World through
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Upcoming Events
August 3 - Grateful Living Circle - 12 -1:30 Sanctuary
August 16 - Ventura Pride (Come Visit the Chalice Table) - offsite 11 - 6
August 17 - Blessing of the Backpacks - during service
August 22 - Community Forum “One Person, One Vote” - 7pm on Zoom
RSVP Here: One Person One Vote RSVP
Sept 26-28th - Chalice and Neighbors DeBenneville Retreat
Don’t Wait, Register! https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatRegistration
SUNDAY SERVICE
Onsite & Online ~ 10 am
Reverend Nica Eaton
Reclaiming a Language of Reverence
Words like God, holy, sin, religion or church can feel loaded or alienating to many UUs, but do they still have something to offer us? Join us as we gently unpack and reinterpret religious language, exploring how, in translation, it might benefit our shared spiritual journey.
The registration link below will allow you to register for the service with your preferred email address. A service link will then be sent to that email. This service link will be active 10 minutes prior to the service. As an added benefit, you’ll be sent a recording of the service after it is done streaming!
Registration Link for the StreamYard Meeting:
You can also view our Livestream on FB: https://www.facebook.com/ChaliceUUF
Grateful Living Circle
August 3 12-1:30 pm
In the Sanctuary
Join Reverend Nica and Sam for this month’s Grateful Living Circle. This gathering is open to anyone who would like to join.
Please register using the link below to receive the materials in advance of Sunday’s meeting.
We hope to see you there!
Visiting or New to Chalice?
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Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
We light this chalice
like a lantern in ancient woods,
to guide our way through words once feared,
sometime loved,
now calling us again.
May this flame unveil the sacred
in words we once set down,
in the hush that holds their echo,
in the breath that finds its voice
to name what the heart has never lost.
Come, let us kindle meaning,
and walk together into the woods of
the language of reverence.
Please email any joys and sorrows prior to service by 8 am on Sunday mornings to this address: j...@chaliceuu.org.
You may still fill out cards if you are attending in person.
Food & Toiletries Drive for Adelante Comunidad Conejo
Donations are needed for vulnerable families. Needed items: Baby Formula, Bagged Beans, Bagged Rice, Deodorant, Diapers, Dish and Laundry Soap, Feminine Hygiene Products, Paper Towels, Reusable Grocery Bags, Shampoo, Soap and Toilet Paper.
Drop donations inside the Chalice lobby on Wednesdays from 10am to 8pm or after service on Sundays.
Please make sure the items are not expired.
If you can help with temporary storage and/or pick up and delivery of items, please contact Clint at citize...@protonmail.com
Help show our welcoming love!
Volunteer for a shift at the Chalice table for Ventura Pride on August 16
As we work to put our faith into action as a welcoming congregation, it is important to show our solidarity with our rainbow coalition family. We’re requesting support from you, our Chalice beloveds, to show those being persecuted that they belong, they are appreciated, they are loved. Come join in the fun and community by visiting the Oxnard pride event or by tabling with us at the Ventura Pride event on August 16th.
August 16 - Ventura Pride Contact: Sam at d...@chaliceuu.org
Chalice, Santa Monica & UU Neighbors Retreat
Camp deBenneville Pines
Friday, September 26 - Sunday, September 28, 2025
https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatRegistration
Several UU congregations in the greater Ventura County area are retreating together at the UU Pacific Southwest Service Area's beautiful camp in the San Bernardino Mountains. (www.uucamp.org). This is your opportunity to relax, hike, meditate, play games, enjoy nature, and participate in other activities that may be organized by fellow campers, all in the company of members of neighboring congregations.
In addition to campers, we are looking for volunteers to conduct workshops, children's activities, and other programs that would interest our fellow campers.
Registration includes meals: Friday Dinner - Sunday Grab & Go Lunch. For an extra fee, campers are welcome to come up on Thursday, September 25th
however, no meals will be served until Friday evening.
Fees start at $210 per adult, $130 for youth, $80 for children 3+ yrs.
Scholarships available!
For more information: https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatEvent
For registration: https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatRegistration
Contact all three at Cluster...@chaliceuu.org or one of the following at:
David Barker (Co-Dean), davida...@gmail.com, 805-415-4919
Annie Barker (Registrar), anniez...@gmail.com, 805-415-4918
Cynthia Littleton, (Co-Dean/Programs), cynthia....@variety.com
SpiritRest Silent Retreat
SpiritRest is a facilitated five-day silent retreat for Unitarian Universalists and other spiritual seekers. Our 2025 gathering will be August 24-29 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. This retreat is led by UU ministers Lucy Bunch, Arvid Straube, and Sharon Wylie.
Retreatants meet with a spiritual director for a half hour each day. In addition to the practice of silence, there is guidance for meditation, labyrinth walks, prayer, art journaling, Qi gong, and InterPlay. There is also time for singing together. Each day closes with a vespers service at sundown.
Learn more at our website www.spiritrestretreat.com.
Blessings,
Rev. Sharon Wylie
If you're feeling overwhelmed by the political climate and unsure of how to take action, you're not alone. To help sift through all of the information, the Democracy in Action Team is sending out details each week on what actionable items you can take to fight political division and its threats to equal rights, our values, and democracy. It lists upcoming in-person, local events, as well as important calls you can make to your representatives. If you'd like to receive these emails, please email Kelly Niebergall at kellyni...@gmail.com. Let's resist together.
Looking for ways to put your love into action? Check out these opportunities!
https://bit.ly/LoveInActionOpportunities
Saturday, August 2
⏰ 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 Rally at Constitution Park (601 Carmen Dr)
🚶🏽♀️ March to ICE Facility (770 Paseo Camarillo)
Chalice has many Social Action groups
to engage with on a monthly basis!
Racial & Cultural Justice Team: 1st Wednesday zoom meetings at 5:30pm each month.
BIPOC UU Tri-County Collaborative: currently on hiatus
The Citizen’s Climate Lobby Meeting: 2nd Saturday of the month - 9 am
Chalice Climate Action Team Meeting: 4th Sunday of the Month @ 12:30 Community Forum Team Meeting: 3rd Mondays at 7:00 p.m.
Contact Justice...@chaliceuu.org for more information
Consider joining the Chalice Social Justice Facebook group. To learn about latest events supporting Black Lives Matter, Climate Justice and other concerns, click on:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1260868657268458/
Stay informed as a Chalice Member
Leadership Documents can be accessed from our website, click on the Members pull-down, then Members Resources to reach our Google Members Shared Drive. Members Shared Drive
Get more involved, connected and learn more about Chalice structure & Governance as a member: view links here: Making Connections 2025
We hope this is helpful. Please feel free to reach out if you need assistance or have questions: Pres...@chaliceuu.org, and Trea...@chaliceuu.org for Financial questions.
If you have special news to share with the congregation in Sunday services please write to j...@chaliceuu.org.
Or reach out to us here:
Chalice Office # (805) 498-9548 - Messages will be checked regularly.
Rev. Nica Eaton, Minister, mini...@chaliceuu.org
Anthony Concepcion, Music Director musicd...@chaliceuu.org
Samantha Dickerson, Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration d...@chaliceuu.org
Ana Krista Johnson, Office Administrator ad...@chaliceuu.org or bookkeeper, bookk...@chaliceuu.org
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