Chalice News and Notes 6.5.26
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Who Transform the World through
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Upcoming Events
June 5 - Community Forum: “VC Voices at the UN” - 7 pm hybrid
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://tinyurl.com/VCVoicesattheUN
June 7 - Pride Squad Meeting - 11:30 in the Library and online
June 12 - Moss and Moonlight Annual Cabaret - 7pm at Chalice
Just one week until the Cabaret... get your tickets here! Annual Cabaret Tix
Adult tickets are eligible for a $5 early bird discount - type EarlyBird into the discount code box, youth tickets and family packs are already at a discounted price.
June 13 - Citizen’s Climate Lobby - 9 am hybrid (Zoom and room 1)
June 14 - New Member Service
June 14 - Annual Congregational Meeting - after service
June 14 -21 - General Assembly (GA)
June 21 - GA Sunday Service
June 26 - PIJ Group Potluck (5:30 pm) & Discussion (6:30 pm) at Chalice
VC Voices at the UN
Local activists report on progress at the 2026 UN Women’s Conference
Vanessa Frank – Mariposa/Youth Right to Rise
Primitiva Hernandez & Leslie Marin – 805 Undocufund
Elaine Ibarra – Diversity Collective VC
Johanna Martinez – CSU Fullerton Student, Society of Women Engineers
Moderator: Kim Marra Stephenson – Ventura County Women’s Forum Collaborative
Friday, June 5th – 7:00 p.m. PT (In person* and online)
Hear from a panel of VC activists who attended CSW70 as delegates – taking local to global!
World leaders gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City for the 2026 UN Women’s Conference, CSW70 (Commission on the Status of Women) to discuss, report progress, and make commitments regarding justice and equity for women and girls. For the first time, a group of twenty Ventura County activists attended this conference as delegates of the Ventura County Women’s Forum Collaborative (VCWFC) whose mission is to improve the lives of Ventura County women and girls around the UN Women’s Strategic Priorities, such as governance and participation in public life, economic empowerment, ending violence against women and girls, peace and security, humanitarian action, and disaster risk reduction.
*Event location: Chalice UU – 3331 Old Conejo Rd, Newbury Park
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://tinyurl.com/VCVoicesattheUN
SUNDAY SERVICE
Onsite & Online ~ 10 am
with Ayanna Gaines & Bethany Simonsen
Be Gay, Do Crime!
The phrase "Be Gay, Do Crime" has been around for some time, coined as an anti-authoritarian slogan promoting queer liberation and protest. Since the phrase first appeared as graffiti in Marseilles, France in 2016, it and its accompanying memes have been embraced by members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. What does this phrase mean in today's world, when more people are coming out as being trans or queer, yet some parts of society are (still) endeavoring to make being LGBTQ+ illegal (again)? And how can LGBTQ+ folks still find joy in being their authentic selves in such an environment?
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
Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
We light this chalice;
our welcome to share,
and our communion to declare.
May this flame
shine bright and afar
to serve as our community’s lodestar.
All are welcome from everywhere.
~ anastasia birosh
Celebrate Pride Month with Pride Squad!
June 6 - Camarillo Pride, 12-4pm. Visit and celebrate, or sign up to party in the Chalice booth! Sign up here
June 7 - Pride Service at 10am, followed by the Pride Squad meeting and celebration at 11:30am in the Library and on Zoom. All are welcome!
Zoom link to meeting - For the safety of our attendees, please have your name visible on Zoom. Thank you!
June 14 - Love is Love Marketplace at Oxnard Heritage Square, 10am-5pm. Support Oxnard LGTBQ+ at this family friendly event and help make Oxnard Pride 2027 a reality!
July 25 - Ventura Pride. More information is coming soon!
One Week from Today
Get Your Cabaret Tickets!
Chalice's annual Summer Cabaret will be held on
Friday, June 12th at 7:00pm
We’ll have lovely conversation, nosh and drinks at the intermission and a delightful evening of music and other talents for your entertainment.
It is a not-to-be missed event and we hope you will join us!
Adult tickets are eligible for a $5 early bird discount - type EarlyBird into the discount code box. Youth tickets and family packs are already at a discounted price.
Tickets available here: Annual Cabaret Tix
UUTHEVOTE
Dear UUTHEVOTE Writers and Warriors,
Well team, we’ve got a lot of work ahead. Postcards will be here shortly, and the flow will not stop until the Nov election. We will be writing to many states.
First off, we will have Environmental Voters Project (EVP) cards going to Florida. Mail date for these is July 30. The remainder of the cards will be going to five different states and batches to be held until the voting begins in each state. We will be sending information about due dates as we receive them.
We may have cards as soon as Sunday. Please send in your orders so we can prepare them for you as soon as they are available.
Thank you for voting and all the work you did in the primary.
And here we go team! Let’s meet this summer with fun and proactivity.
With love,
Pamela and Jill
Citizens Climate Lobby
Meets Saturday, June 13th at 9am
Meetings are open to anyone interested in saving our planet!
Here is the sign-on info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274752266?pwd=YUR1enR2RXFQLzN1a0xTK0NiYXRqZz09
Or:
Meeting ID: 822 7475 2266
Passcode: 271577
Upcoming UU Assembly Opportunity!
Please let pres...@chaliceuu.org know if you plan to attend General Assembly on line, and are willing to be a Delegate. You can also call or email Annie Barker for more information.
General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), where participants gather to worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy decisions for the Association through a democratic process. Anyone can attend! This year the meeting is online. Members interested in being delegates may communicate interest to: mini...@chaliceuu.org
Learn more here: https://www.uua.org/ga
Register Here: https://www.uua.org/ga/registration
Racial & Cultural Justice Team
Hosts
Palestine/Israel Justice Gathering
Please join us in person at Chalice
Friday, June 26 - 5:30 pm Potluck, 6:30 pm Discussion
with
Marcy Winograd (via Zoom)
On
Beware: Censorship and Indoctrination
Marcy Winograd will discuss AB 715 legislation that imposes a virtual gag order on Ethnic Studies teachers. LAUSD has even gone so far as to order teacher training on the use of “neutral terms” to describe sensitive topics. Her talk will also address ways to challenge proposed bills that seek to conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism.
Marcy is a retired teacher active with California Teachers Association, United Teachers of Los Angeles, Co-Chair of Central Coast Antiwar Coalition, co-producer of CODEPINK Radio, and legislative liaison for Jewish Voice for Peace-Santa Barbara.
Chalice at De Benneville
October 2-4, 2026
Save the Date!
Save the date, our cluster Retreat is just a few months away! The Retreat is set for October 2-4. All UU members and friends in our region are welcome at the annual Cluster Camp Weekend. The camp weekend takes place at Camp de Benneville Pines in the San Bernardino mountains. The camp is owned by all the churches in the Pacific Southwest region. Please be sure to tell others and feel free to contact Annie or David Barker at 805-415-4918 for additional information. Details will be forthcoming and updated registration forms will be available mid-June.
Thank you and happy day,
Annie & David Barker
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
The Citizen’s Climate Lobby Meeting: 2nd Saturday of the month at 9 am Hybrid
Chalice Climate Action Team Meeting: 4th Sunday of the Month @ 12:30 on Zoom
Community Forum Team Meeting: 3rd Mondays at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
Pride Squad Meeting (LGBTQ+ and allies): 2nd Sunday of the month - noon Library
Contact Justicecom...@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/
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.
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