We Nurture Spiritually Courageous People
Who Transform the World through
Justice and Compassion
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Upcoming Events
Sept 7th - Ingathering Service - Welcome Home - Sanctuary 10am
Sept 7th - Ingathering Potluck Picnic - after service Borchard park area C
SIGN UP FOR THE POTLUCK HERE! Potluck Sign Up Link
Sept 12th - Community Forum “Long Term Care - What You Need to
Know” - 7pm on Zoom - Register here: https://bit.ly/LongTermCareWhatYouNeedtoKnow
Sept 14th - “We Belong” Fair - after service
Sept 14th - Wisdom Exploration’s Justice Sunday Coin Toss Game (bring your quarters!) - after service booth in front of Chalice
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
The poet, John O’Donohue wrote: “May this house shelter your life.
When you come home here.” This Ingathering Sunday we come home to Chalice and gather around a living fountain, reminding us of the source that nourishes and sustains our lives. Home is not only where we live, but where we are seen, loved, renewed and inspired. Today we come home to one another, for the new congregational year, celebrating this community and connections that sustain us. Join us for a joyful congregational picnic afterwards at Borchard Park.
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:
StreamYard Registration Link
You can also view our Livestream on FB: https://www.facebook.com/ChaliceUUF
Please join us in community as we celebrate coming together in this new Fellowship cycle at our annual Ingathering this Sunday, September 7th .
We’ll enjoy a special service at our regular time (10am) and then reconnect with a joyful congregational potluck picnic at Borchard Park (area C. see map below). We are excited to hear about your summer adventures and look forward to seeing you there!
Help us make our Ingathering Picnic at Borchard Park after services on September 7th a warm and welcoming community wide event. If you are able to contribute to our potluck, please sign up to bring a dish or pitch in funds to help buy picnic perfect fried chicken. CLICK LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP:
Potluck Sign Up Link
Join us for the We Belong Participation Fair after service on September 14, where you’ll be able to visit tables with representatives from various groups and ask questions about how to participate in those offerings. Think of it like a job fair but instead of jobs these are opportunities to connect and engage at Chalice and to put your personal passions into action in your life. Each of us belongs and this is one way Chalice hopes to promote that belonging. And if you don’t see something that feeds your soul… don’t hesitate to let us know. Maybe you can start a new Chalice group that speaks to your unique ways of belonging! Stop by the Community Life table with ideas or send any ideas to Community Life at: commun...@chaliceuu.org
Any questions? Reach out to Sharon Slentz who is our
Neighborhood Network Director.
sharon...@gmail.com
Don’t Forget to Bring Your Quarters!
September 14th after service
Visiting or New to Chalice?
If you would like to connect and share more about yourself, take this survey: Let's Get Connected
Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
Where we love is home.
Home that our feet may leave,
but not our hearts
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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.
Long Term Care
What You Need to Know
Friday, September 12 – 7 p.m. PT (via Zoom)
Lori Martin
Principal, Envision Benefit Specialists, LTC and Medicare Insurance
Kelila Heller
Board of Directors, Senior Concerns; Senior Living Advisor, Assisted Living Connections; Administrator, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
Keith Gosselin
Executive Director, Long Term Care Services of Ventura County
Ombudsman Program
Topics to include:
· Understanding long-term care options
· What Medicare does – and doesn’t – cover
· Different – and new – LTC insurance plans
· How to prepare ahead
· Resources
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://bit.ly/LongTermCareWhatYouNeedtoKnow
Welcome to Grateful Gathering Circles!
"Living gratefully helps you navigate the joys and difficulties that accompany life. This is not an exercise in avoiding the hard stuff you experience by pretending things are okay when they’re not. Instead, living gratefully is being fully present to your life so that your perspective can be expanded, your compassion enhanced, and your purpose discovered in this moment. This is what makes every day more meaningful." ~Grateful Living
Previously known as Chalice Circles, Grateful Gathering Circles 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.
If you are interested in learning more, you click here to watch the Zoom recording from the September 2 information session.
Registration is now open and you can register at this link:
Grateful Gathering Registration
If you are unable to sign up for a regular group, we will hold a drop in group on the 4th Sunday each month. Please contact Sam Dickerson with any questions, d...@chaliceuu.org.
Chalice, Santa Monica & UU Neighbors Retreat
Camp deBenneville Pines
Friday, September 26 - Sunday, September 28, 2025
Just a few Spaces left - Sign up now!
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
We are getting excited for our biggest fundraiser of the year. As always, the most important part of the event is YOU! Our Casino themed event will be held on Saturday November 15, 2025 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm at Borchard Community Center (190 Reino Rd. where last year’s auction was held). This is a fun theme and you are invited to dress to the nines for this evening of great entertainment, food and music.
Do these three things now all at this link: buy tickets, RSVP for free childcare, and make a donation
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
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
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.
Explore our website to learn more about everything we are doing.
www.chaliceuu.org
