Chalice News and Notes 7.25.25
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Who Transform the World through
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Upcoming Events
July 27 - Meet the Minister - 12-1pm in the Nest
please RSVP here: Meet the Minister July 27th
July 27 - Climate Action Team Meeting - 12:30 - 2pm on Zoom
August 3 - Grateful Living Circle - 12 -1:30 Sanctuary
August 5 - BBCA & Justice Leaders Meeting - 5:30 pm on Zoom
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
Merlin Snider & Shannon Anderson
How Can We Help?
As ICE raids increase and immigrant families in our local community live in growing fear, we are called by conscience, by compassion, and by our Unitarian Universalist values to respond. This service invites us to reflect on what it means to love our neighbors, to resist injustice, and to show up with courage in this moment of moral urgency.
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
If you would like to Meet the Minister
on July 27th
please RSVP here:
Visiting or New to Chalice?
If you would like to connect and share more about yourself, take this survey: Let's Get Connected
Chalice Climate Action Team Meeting
Meets 4th Sunday of the Month
next meeting Sunday, July 27th at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom
Join us for a discussion on action items to help tackle the climate crisis.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/873183426?pwd=K3FiL1VrYVJDM25zdjdTdHZXb0E4QT09
Or by smart phone - One tap mobile+16699009128,,873183426#
Or dial in: +1 669 900 9128
Meeting ID: 873 183 426
Password: 715302
CCAT: Respecting the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part, the Chalice Climate Action Team educates ourselves and connects with others to advocate for a just and sustainable future for life on Earth.
Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
Let this be a sanctuary, not just in name, but in action.
Let us kindle the flame of justice,
Ground ourselves in love,
And ready our spirits for the work ahead.
May it be so!
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.
Friends of Fieldworkers Donation Drive
Bring in Items by July 27th
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 next Sunday’s meeting.
We hope to see you there!
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
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
Dear Beloved Chalice UU Fellowship of Conejo Valley Community,
We are reaching out from the organizing team of the California chapter of DRUUMM (Diverse & Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Ministries). DRUUMM is well known nationally for its dedication to supporting and uplifting BIPOC Unitarian Universalists. DRUUMM CA invites Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Unitarian Universalists and friends and allies from across California to gather virtually and in San Francisco for a powerful weekend of connection and collective care.
From August 1 to 3, 2025, we will come together for Naming the Now: Crisis, Clarity, and Care. This retreat is a space to reflect on the crises we are living through, find clarity in community, and nurture the care and resilience we need to move forward, together.
Full schedule, registration, homestay availability, and travel scholarship info can be found by clicking the links below:
Registration Travel Grant form Schedule of Events
If you'd like to join our remaining retreat planning meetings on Mondays, July 21 and July 28 at 6 PM, please connect on Zoom here: Bit.ly/DruummCA
Email Rev. Kevin Mann at: rev...@druumm.org with questions or to offer support.
With deep gratitude,
DRUUMM CA
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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