Chalice News & Notes 11.21.25
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Upcoming Events
TONIGHT and TOMORROW!
Nov 21 & 22 - Special Community Forum (do not miss!) :
Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evildoers
8 pm both nights at Chalice
Ticket Info: https://bit.ly/AliensImmigrantsandOtherEvildoers
Nov 23 - Grateful Gatherings Circle (drop in group) - noon The Nest
Nov 23 - Chalice Climate Action Team - 12:30 on Zoom
Dec 6 - Deck the Halls lunch potluck and decorating party - 1:00 to 5 pm at Chalice
Dec 7 - Winter Holiday Service - Sanctuary @ 10 am
Dec 14 - New Members Welcome Potluck - after service all are welcome!
Dec 21 - Holiday Concert with cookies and cocoa - 5 pm at Chalice
Dec 24 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - Sanctuary 5pm
Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evildoers
A special presentation of the Community Forum
Two performances only Tonight and Tomorrow!
At Chalice
Friday, November 21 – 8pm
Saturday, November 22 – 8 pm
Sci-Fi Latino Noir Performance
Written & Performed by
José Torres-Tama
Torres-Tama treads that dangerously vague turf of performance art gracefully… He takes Latino life on a magical mystery tour with dexterity and daring.
---The Village Voice (New York)
ALIENS, IMMIGRANTS & OTHER EVILDOERS is an inventive Sci-Fi Noir performance solo that exposes the hypocrisies of a system that vilifies the same people whose labor it readily exploits.
In a scintillating, utterly absorbing seventy-five minutes, Mr. Torres-Tama dissects the current immigrant situation from a personal viewpoint that reaches back through American history to its earliest days and follows that thread to the present moment… José Torres-Tama is a performance artist of the highest caliber.
--Theatre Notes (Los Angeles)
“…One moment we were on the verge of tears, the next, we were laughing uncontrollably. On a visceral level Torre—Tama’s work aims for the heart; on the cerebral level, it blows minds.”
--Dr. William Stark
Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages
University of Rhode Island
Ticket Info: https://bit.ly/AliensImmigrantsandOtherEvildoers
SUNDAY SERVICE
Onsite & Online ~ 10 am
Reverend Nica Eaton
Giving Thanks Amidst Challenges
As the season of gratitude arrives, how do we open our hearts to thankfulness when life feels uncertain or hard? This Sunday we’ll explore the practice of gratitude not as denial of struggle, but as a pathway to resilience and joy. Together we’ll share our annual Harvest Bread Celebration, breaking bread in community and giving thanks for the blessings that sustain us even in difficult times.
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 5 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
THIS Sunday - Bread Ceremony
November 23rd During & After Service
Requesting Bread Contributions!
Follow the Link below to sign up.
Please sign up to bring bread (homemade or store bought), spreads or toppings. For details and to sign up, please use the link below!
Bread and Spreads sign up link
Grateful Gathering Drop in Circle - All Are Welcome!
November 23 - Noon to 1:30pm
in the Nest
Join this month’s Grateful Living Circle. This drop in group will offer the warm bond of small groups we are all familiar with, while bringing fresh new material from Grateful Living. Together, we will be in awe of the beauty around us, hold one another gently in the tender moments, and be open to all the wondrous things waiting just around the corner as we explore what it means to live a life of gratitude.
This gathering is open to anyone who would like to participate.
We hope to see you there!
Chalice Climate Action Team Meeting
Meets 4th Sunday of the Month
next meeting Sunday, Nov 23th at 12:30 p.m.
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
A practice of gratitude is not about dismissing sadness, anger, fear, or confusion. Rather, it offers us the opportunity to see that we often experience multiple feelings at once; to welcome joy into the same places where we hold grief; to turn our attention to what is quietly growing and breathing day by day, which, to our possible surprise, includes ourselves.
As we light this chalice may we remember to spark the light in the middle of the dark, and find gratitude amidst our challenges.
~ Kristin Lin
Help Spread Joy over the Holidays
Give the Gift of Nourishment
We'll be collecting $25 GROCERY gift cards from 11/10 to 12/7. Many Mansions will distribute these cards to families in our community. If you can donate a GROCERY gift card from Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons, etc. that's perfect! Cards can be placed in the locked box by the church office or put in our Chalice gift box on Sundays. Help us add stripes to our candy cane - one stripe for each gift card. For more ways to engage, you can check: Holiday Helpers - Many Mansions
Deck the Halls Potluck and Decorating Party
At Chalice December 6th, 1 to 5 pm
Chalice Men’s Group
An invitation to join a newly forming Men’s Group
for all who identify as “man/men.”
Here is the link to a Survey to share your interest. Men'sGroupSurvey
Contact Matt Chapa for more information: chapam...@gmail.com
Now available on the website, some answers to most frequently asked questions about Reverend Nica’s upcoming sabbatical which starts December 26, 2025. To find out more, click on the following link:
https://www.chaliceuu.org/blog/minister-sabbatical/
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
Democracy In Action
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.
Love In Action Link
Looking for ways to put your love into action? Check out these opportunities!
https://bit.ly/LoveInActionOpportunities
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.
The Citizens 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/
Put this on your Calendar!
Joys & Sorrows
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.
Visiting or New to Chalice?
If you would like to connect and share more about yourself, take this survey: Let's Get Connected
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 Wisdom Exploration: d...@chaliceuu.org
Ana Krista Johnson, Office Administrator: ad...@chaliceuu.org or Bookkeeper, bookk...@chaliceuu.org
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