Chalice News and Notes 5.3.24
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May 5 - Meet the Minister for Newcomers - after service in the Nest (upstairs FH)
May 5 - Article II Discussion - 12:00 pm in the Sanctuary
May 6 - Racial and Cultural Justice Team Meeting - 5:30pm Zoom
May 11 - Fellowship Hall Move Workday 1 - 9:30 -1:30 in FH contact Randy Slentz - slent...@gmail.com
May 12 - Bring Your Mother to Chalice for Mother’s Day - 10 am Sanctuary
May 17 - Community Forum - Film & Discussion: “The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture” - 7pm in person only 3327 Old Conejo Rd.
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://bit.ly/1946TheMistranslationThatShiftedCulture
May 18 - Fellowship Hall Move Workday 2 - 9:30 -1:30 in FH, contact Randy Slentz - slent...@gmail.com
May 19 - Pancake Breakfast - 11:30 am Social Hall
May 19 - Congregational Meeting on our Move - Noon Sanctuary
SUNDAY SERVICE
Onsite and Online ~ 10 am
Reverend Nica Eaton
What Does Pluralism Mean for Unitarian Universalists?
Our faith is unusual in its pluralistic approach to religion and the search for truth and meaning. Join us as we explore what pluralism means for Unitarian Universalists. What does it ask of us and what does it bring us as a faith?
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
May 5th at 12:00
In the Sanctuary only
On May 5th we will discuss the proposed Article II and what it means for our faith moving forward. This discussion will be onsite only. We hope you’ll join us for this gathering!
Newcomers - We would like to invite people who have recently begun attending our services to meet Reverend Nica Eaton. You will have a chance to ask questions and to get to know her and our loving community a little better. We hope you will join her after service upstairs in Fellowship Hall to say hello!
Special Thanks for the Special Collection!
This past Sunday we raised over $800 for the Chumash Lulapin Foundation!
Thank you for your generosity!
Workday Times: From 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Our last service in the Sanctuary will be June 16th. On June 23 & 30th services will be held online only. June 23 is the General Assembly streamed service and June 30th will be our service with the International Flaming Chalice Foundation held via Zoom. In the meantime, we’ll be preparing Fellowship Hall to be able to hold our services in the Social Hall starting in July. We’d love to have many hands for the following:
May 11 - Clean, patch and touch up paint in the large room, remove items from walls as needed, etc.
May 18 - Clean floors and windows, downstairs, move unwanted furniture out, etc.
If you are available, please reach out to Randy Slentz at: slent...@gmail.com
Next Sunday, May 12th is Bring Your Mother to Chalice Day!
Bring Your Mother to Chalice for Mother’s Day and share in our celebration of women and how each of us can impact change in the world!
Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
We come from many places -
Along different paths, bringing different truths.
We come with different histories and different realities,
And yet we come together as one people -
With faith that we can use our differences
To heal ourselves, and each other,
To bring wholeness to a fractured world.
We come, seeking to find community,
To find acceptance of who we are.
In this place we may find others who are much like us,
And others who are much different.
May our lit chalice remind us that we are
A people taught by different stories,
With many voices
But always
One people,
Working
For a world where love creates justice,
And justice gives birth to peace.
~Pat Uribe-Lichty
May 19th - Pancake Breakfast
We need Content for our Social Media!
Add the Telegram app to your phone
Then open the email with this N&N on your phone
and click the link to the Chalice sharing page here:
https://t.me/+q2yQdcVCS_tiY2Mx
You can then choose which photos you wish to share with Chalice for our social media!
Also, we are on TikTok!
Here is our TikTok link:
https://www.tiktok.com/@chalice.uu?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
Film & Discussion
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
Friday, May 17th – 7:00 p.m. PT (in person only)
This feature documentary chronicles the discovery of evidence that casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. “1946” is at once challenging, enlightening, and inspiring.
Event location: Chalice – 3327 Old Conejo Rd., Newbury Park, CA
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://bit.ly/1946TheMistranslationThatShiftedCulture
Dear Friends,
Thank you for all your work. You are so needed and so loved!
This Sunday, May 5, we will not have a UUthevote meeting. After Service there is a meeting about Article II in the sanctuary. It's Part II of the proposed updated UU language and we encourage you to participate.
Later on, there is an opportunity to phone bank with UUtheVote to Georgia Latino voters. Pamela and Jill are registered.
It starts at 2pm on Sunday. Please register in advance with the link below:
Love,
Jill and Pamela
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 once a quarter - Next meeting June 13th 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/
meets the first Monday of Each Month
Next meeting Monday May 6th, 5:30 to 7pm
Join us by Zoom, as we consider developing resources for these challenging times.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/95038163842?pwd=Z08zK3piTDkrNVhvTFFBZWNncVhwZz09
One tap mobile
Meeting ID: 950 3816 3842
Passcode: 734802
Guided Tour of the Santa Clara Preserve
Saturday, May 18th at 9:30am
1368 Mission Rock Road, Santa Paula, CA 93060
2 hour tour
2 mile hike (minimal elevation gain)
Please bring close-toed shoes, sunhat, water and sunscreen
Let’s get together on May 18th for a guided tour of the Santa Clara Preserve in Santa Paula with Kat Selm! The Santa Clara Preserve spans almost two miles of the amazing Santa Clara River waterway and encompasses nearly 1,000 acres of upland habitat and riverbed.
There are few locations on the Santa Clara River that are accessible to the public. Now with the opening of this preserve, The Nature Conservancy has provided a beautiful space for outdoor education, community gatherings, wildlife viewing and hiking. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!
More information:
Group size: 20 people maximum. First come, first served. Limited parking: 26 spaces. Carpooling is encouraged.
Please RSVP by Monday, May 13th: venturac...@gmail.com
Want to support Senior Concerns’ Meals on Wheels program
but don’t want to run? No problem!
Join the Chalice Team for the Love Run to benefit Senior Concerns’ Meals on Wheels program! You don’t even have to run!!!*
You can register for the Chalice “doggie dash” VIRTUAL* run here:
https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/RaceGroup-1?raceId=14443
Just select “Doggie Dash - Virtual” and “join or create a Team.”
On the next page select “Chalice” under “Select Team!”
*That’s right - we WON’T be running (except in spirit)!!!
Learn more about Senior Concerns at https://www.seniorconcerns.org
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, May 3
7:30pm Movie Group 1 (zoom)
Saturday, May 4
7:30am AA Meeting
10:00am OA Meeting
Sunday, May 5
10:00am Chalice Worship Service (In person & Zoom 2)
11:30am Meet the Minister - FH Nest
12:00pm Article II Discussion Sanctuary
5:00pm Newcomer AA Meeting
Monday, May 6
5:30pm Racial and Cultural Justice Ministry Team meeting
Tuesday, May 7
6:45pm Community Life Meeting (zoom2)
7:00pm Chalice Circle Facilitator's Meeting (Zoom)
Wednesday, May 8
5:00pm Finance Committee Meeting (ZoomD)
5:30pm Overeaters Anonymous
6:30pm Search SVT 2 & 4th wed. meeting
7:00pm Council Meeting (zoom2)
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, May 9
7:00pm Sapphire women's Group (Zoom)
7:00pm 2nd Thursday UU Ukeleles
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
Visiting or new to Chalice and wish to receive and share more about yourself? Take this survey: Let's Get Connected
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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