Chalice News and Notes 6.12.26
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Upcoming Events
TONIGHT! June 12 - Moss and Moonlight Annual Cabaret - 7pm at Chalice
Tickets available here: Annual Cabaret Tix
June 13 - Citizen’s Climate Lobby - 9 am hybrid (Zoom and room 1)
June 14 - New Member Service “Why We Gather”
June 14 - Annual Congregational Meeting - after service hybrid:
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/93720806388?pwd=azxZ5vPBtN6ZiRDcm9rsycbGltHaD7.1
June 14 - General Assembly (GA) opening meeting - 1:30 - 3:00 - hybrid
June 20 - DRUUM meeting - 3:00- 5:00 pm - RSVP required, details below
June 21 - GA Sunday Service - 10am hybrid
June 21 - Open Mic Night - 6:00 pm in the Lounge
June 26 - PIJ Group Potluck (5:30 pm) & Discussion (6:30 pm) at Chalice
June 28 - Chalice Climate Action Team (CCAT) “Polluters Pay Central Coast Town Hall” - Noon offsite
Chalice's annual Summer Cabaret will be held
TONIGHT! 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! We hope you will join us!
Tickets available at the door: Adults $30, Youth $15, Family 4 pack $50. All funds to benefit the work we do at Chalice. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
SUNDAY SERVICE
Onsite & Online ~ 10 am
Reverend Nica Eaton
Why We Gather
Recent events have reminded us how important Unitarian Universalism’s voice is in our world and raised a deeper question: Why do we gather? This Sunday, as we celebrate our newest members, we’ll explore how spiritual community offers belonging, wisdom, hope, and joy, while helping us become a force for love and light in challenging 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
After Service:
At 11:30 am, following the morning worship service, we will hold our 2026 Annual Meeting. We’ll be gathering both in person and on Zoom (see the link below)
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/93720806388?pwd=azxZ5vPBtN6ZiRDcm9rsycbGltHaD7.1
We invite all members to participate.
Upcoming UU Assembly Opportunity!
After the Congregational meeting -
in the Sanctuary from 1:30 to 3:00
Get to experience the UUA General Assembly (GA), where UU’s around the country gather to worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy decisions for the Association through a democratic process! We invite you to get a taste of GA by staying at Chalice after our congregational meeting this Sunday from 1:30 to 3:00. We will be attending this first general meeting virtually from our Sanctuary at Chalice. Hope you can stay!
Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
We gather in this time of uncertainty, full of unknowns, as angst closes in upon us.
We light this chalice with a flame that draws us together.
With this flame, we cut through the darkness of isolation and are warmed by the fires of our interconnection.
For this moment, this radical moment, we find a certainty within the knowable bonds of love and community.
~ Amy Williams Clark
UUTHEVOTE
Dear UUTHEVOTE Team,
Hello all! We hope you are enjoying these first few weeks kicking off summer.
While we await the large shipment of Florida postcards, we do have inventory for North Carolina.
These do have a later due date than Florida. If you would like some, please put in your orders and we will have them ready for you on Sunday June 14. Once we receive Florida, that will be the priority with a final due date July 28.
North Carolina and the remainder of the cards will be going to five different states, and all those mailings are to be held until the voting begins in each state. We will be sending information about due dates as we receive them.
Let’s pace ourselves as we acknowledge the importance of this work to us all.
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
Celebrate Pride Month with Pride Squad!
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!
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.
A Message from the Racial & Cultural Justice Team
Statement of Concern
Dear Chalice members and friends,
Recently, the Racial & Cultural Justice group discussed drafting a statement of concern regarding the militarism inflicted by our country abroad that comes back to impact us all.
We mourn the loss of life, destruction of infrastructure, demonization of “others,” and enduring conflict. We strive to be committed to the pursuit of peace and justice.
At the May Justice and Compassion Hub meeting, Rev. Nica recommended we reach out for your thoughts on the following draft statement and recommended actions.
We strive to:
· Support honest diplomatic solutions that protect innocent lives and global human rights.
· Oppose costly and aggressive military actions pursued without U.S. Congressional authorization, meaningful justification, or majority support of U.S. citizens.
· Believe in building a world based on peace, pluralism and interdependence instead of domination and violence.
· Call on people of faith to condemn war or threats of war as a first response to conflict.
Recommended actions concerned people can take to break the silence and promote positive solutions include:
1. Advocate with our elected representatives regularly
2. Network and research with other congregations and groups
3. Communicate with family, friends or others and write letters to editors
Thank you for any thoughts you can share by emailing rcjco...@chaliceuu.org or talking to Barbara L. or Randall E.
We’ll bring your responses back to the Racial & Cultural Justice team.
Chalice Climate Action Team Field Trip:
Polluters Pay Central Coast Town Hall
June 28, 2026 at Noon
Oxnard Performing Arts Center
800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030
Instead of our usual monthly Chalice Climate Action Team meeting on Zoom, we'll be attending the Central Coast Stop of The Polluters Pay Statewide Tour. The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act would hold major fossil fuel companies accountable for their share of climate damages to our state, and reinvest that money in community resilience, clean energy, the essential workers responding to climate disasters, and much more. This legislation will be reintroduced next year, but now is the time to get educated–and excited–in the lead up to its reintroduction.
Join us for an interactive town hall event and plug into the campaign to hold polluters accountable and build a cleaner, more just future for California together. This is a family-friendly event. Lunch and interpretation will be provided.
Be sure to register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/central-coast-event
If you plan on attending, please also email us at: cc...@chaliceuu.org
Did You Know? … we have a Chalice Podcast!
Our service audio is available any place you find podcasts! The podcast is called “chalice unitarian universalist inspiration”. We hope you’ll take a listen or share with friends who might be hesitant to come to a service but might enjoy hearing some of our wonderful talks!
You can also listen from our website. It is under the “Worship” pull down menu, second to last you’ll see the podcast menu item:
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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