Chalice News and Notes 6.21.24
Chalice Admin
We Nurture Spiritually Courageous People
Who Transform the World through
Justice and Compassion
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Upcoming Events
June 22 & 29 - Chalice Moving Days - come and help! 9am - 1:00 pm
Contact Randy Slentz: slent...@gmail.com
June 23 & 30 - Services to be held online only
June 23 - Family Celebration Picnic - 12-3pm Peppertree Park
June 28 - Community Forum: “A Look at Proposition 47” - 7pm on Zoom
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://bit.ly/VeraInstituteofJusticeProp47
July 7 - First Service back onsite! / with special Lunch after service - 10 am 3331 Old Conejo Rd.
July 14 - Ice Cream Social & Scavenger Hunt - 11:30 (after service) at Chalice
SUNDAY SERVICE
Online ONLY ~ 10 am
Reverend Molly Housh Gordon & Others
Weaving Our Lives
We are all tangled up together in a great web of life that is woven with beauty and hardship, love and loss, thriving and struggle. How do we tend well to the weaving so that all of us are held in care?
More details can be found here: https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2024/sunday-worship
Link for the Zoom Meeting at 10 am:
https://zoom.us/j/209555249?pwd=dkVSdDE1ZWh5dHBVcXo2ZHVKQUJkQT09
Meeting ID: 209 555 249
Phone: 16699009128
Password: 2020
You can also view our Livestream on FB: https://www.facebook.com/ChaliceUUF
Family Celebration Picnic
THIS Sunday, June 23rd, 12pm - 3pm
Peppertree Park, 3720 Old Conejo Rd
Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
“We are Weaving Our Lives”
We are weaving our lives
We are weaving our hearts and our minds
We are weaving the bright and dark threads
Of our journeys through
We are weaving our lives
We are weaving a blanket of light
We are weaving a basket to hold
All that’s true
~ Alexa Sunshine Rose
Your help is needed for our move!
On June 22 & 29 we will be continuing our move from Sanctuary to fellowship hall. 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. (additional if needed.) Please contact Randy Slentz for more information: slent...@gmail.com
For news and updated about our move, visit the Site Vision page on our website: https://www.chaliceuu.org/our-site-vision/
Dearest Chalice Members and Friends,
It is with great sadness I share about the passing of our beloved member Dave Buss last night. He was surrounded by his loving family. Dave was a longtime member of Chalice and a lifelong Unitarian Universalist. He served on the Board, as Treasurer, and helped us purchase our current building. He also served on the Worship Team, and in many other capacities at Chalice. He was always a great advocate for social justice and getting our message out into the world. Dave urged us to be present at local street fairs and encouraged other ways of letting people know the important message of Unitarian Universalism. Dave was a beloved grandfather and father, often bringing his many wonderful grandchildren to our services. He also mentored my son during the Coming of Age program, for which we are so grateful. Dave was a lover of the outdoors, and was happiest surfing or skiing the slopes of Mammoth.
This is a photo of Dave Buss, David Barker and myself the day we paid off the mortgage on 3331 Old Conejo Road - our Fellowship Hall. It is what allows us to have this beautiful home now.
We will let you know memorial plans as soon as the family has a chance to consider what they want. Meanwhile, if you’d like to send condolence cards, they can be sent to his home at 1159 Buttonwood, TO, CA 91360. We will honor Dave in our first in person service in Fellowship Hall on July 7.
We are so grateful for our time with Dave and send deepest condolences and love to his family.
With faith and love,
Reverend Nica Eaton
Minister, Chalice
As you can see, we have many fun activities for you to participate in this summer. On July 14th we hope you’ll stay after service to participate in an Ice Cream Social and Scavenger Hunt for the whole congregation,
followed by a check in for our families.
For any questions or more information, you can contact Samantha Dickerson, our Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration (DLRE) at
Prioritizing Care, Safety, and Community Investments:
A Look at Proposition 47 and Other Rollback Efforts
Vera Institute of Justice
Friday, June 28th – 7:00 p.m. PT (via Zoom)
In 2014, California voters adopted Proposition 47, which changed certain low-level crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors. The savings from reduced incarceration costs have allowed for over $800M to be reinvested into victim services, treatment, and prevention programs.
A new ballot measure backed by big retailers is looking to roll back key elements of Proposition 47 and increase incarceration by criminalizing homelessness and substance use disorders and increasing theft related penalties and sentencing enhancements. Over the next 10 years, the measure would cost our communities over $1 billion in funding for drug treatment, homelessness prevention, survivor services, and school-based prevention programs.
Join us and the Vera Institute of Justice, a national research and advocacy nonprofit working to end mass incarceration, for a community presentation on Proposition 47 and these rollback efforts.
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://bit.ly/VeraInstituteofJusticeProp47
Community Life Invites You!
Moonflower Women’s Group
4th Thursday of the month from 7-9 pm
Are you looking to connect with an interesting and supportive women’s discussion group? Please join us for Moonflower on the 4th Thursday of the month from 7-9. Currently we meet on Zoom but we will be discussing the option of meeting in person and sharing a meal. Just send us your email and we'll send you the zoom link (moonf...@chaliceuu.org) or contact Sharon Slentz. Our next meeting is June 27th and we will be discussing "Compassion". We would love for you to join us!
THE CHALICE CLUSTER WEEKEND RETREAT
at Camp deBenneville Pines is coming Soon!
Save the dates:
Friday, September 27 through Sunday, September 29, 2024
Join Chalice members and many of our neighboring congregations for this weekend retreat in the mountains. Look for coming communications and registration forms. Sign up early and join in a beautiful weekend among the towering cedars, oaks, and pines of this beautiful camp owned and operated by the Pacific Southwest Regional Area of the UUA.
The atmosphere is one of congeniality, camaraderie, and friendship. This weekend is a chance for the whole family to relax, hike, sing, play games, swim, and enjoy the fresh air among other UUs.
For more information, registration, or to fill our need for a volunteer for Programs, or need for a Nurse contact Annie or David Barker (anniez...@gmail.com, davida...@gmail.com or both at cluster...@chaliceuu.org ).
We welcome your assistance!!! Please let us know!
Chalice has many Social Action groups
to engage with on a monthly basis!
Racial & Cultural Justice Team: 1st Monday zoom meetings at 5:30pm each month.
BIPOC UU Tri-County Collaborative: 2nd Thursday of the month, every other month - Next meeting July 11th 6 pm
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/
Dear UUtheVote Team,
The EVP postcards have arrived. I have 500 and they are going to be in packs of 25. They are due to mail Exactly on Tuesday, August 6. The message is shorter than on the Reclaim The Vote cards.
Please send me your order and I will make them ready for you. We will have to cut off the orders for these at 500.
As you complete them, I will collect them and we can stamp them together. Pamela and I will hold them and mail them on 8/6.
We will continue with the Reclaim Our Vote Postcards in a few weeks. There will be 1000s more before the election.
Thank you so much for adding your hands and energy to UUtheVote's mission.
Love,
Jill and Pamela
Want to make a special collection suggestion?
Chalice members are invited to submit a Special Collections Request Form for non-partisan, non-profit organizations whose work is consistent with UU values and principles and is not known to engage in activities which would conflict with UU values and principles. Requests are reviewed quarterly by the Special Collections Review Team.
Friday, June 21
VIRTUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Saturday, June 22
VIRTUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7:30am AA Meeting
9:00 - 1:00 MOVING WORK DAY!
10:00am OA Meeting - The Nest
Sunday, June 23
VIRTUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
10:00am Chalice Worship Service (Zoom 2)
12:30pm Climate Action Team (Zoom2))
5:00pm Newcomer AA Meeting
Monday, June 24
7:00pm Women's Evening Group (zoom)
Tuesday, June 25
10:00am Gardenia Group (zoom)
1:00pm Feeding Hands (food preparation)
4:00pm Feeding Hands (serving)
7:00pm 4th Tuesday Chalice Circle
7:00pm Worship Committee (ZoomN)
Wednesday, June 26
6:30pm SVT Leaders 4th wed. meeting
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, June 27
7:00pm Moonflower Women's Group (Zoom)
Friday, June 28
7:00pm Community Forum - Bail Reform with the Vera Institute
7:30pm Movie Group 1 (zoom)
Other ways to get involved or stay connected:
Take the Chalice Interest and Skills Survey: A way for newer members to find ways to get involved. How would you like to contribute, work with others, be in community and stay involved at Chalice? Click: Here
Take the Chalice Involvement in Groups, Committees, Social Justice and more Survey: How you are engaging with Chalice at this time. Click: Here
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If you have special news to share with the congregation in Sunday services please write to ad...@chaliceuu.org or Rev Nica at mini...@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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