Chalice News and Notes 1.3.25
Chalice Admin
We Nurture Spiritually Courageous People
Who Transform the World through
Justice and Compassion
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Upcoming Events
Jan. 5 - Neighborhood Networks - after service at Chalice or online
Jan. 6 - Racial and Cultural Justice Team Meeting - 5:30 Zoom
Jan. 11 - Gen XYZ Drum Circle & Potluck - 5 pm Chalice Lounge
Jan. 12 - Cottage Conversations - 12 noon in person at Chalice
Jan. 15 - Cottage Conversations - 6pm on Zoom
Jan. 16 - Cottage Conversations - 7pm on Zoom
Jan. 22 - Cottage Conversations - 2pm in person at Chalice
RSVP Now! - Cottage Conversation sign ups
Jan. 24 - Community Forum - 7 pm on Zoom
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://bit.ly/ClimateJusticeattheIntersections
Jan. 25 - Climate Justice Revival - 10am -2:00 pm at Chalice
Please register in advance for the Saturday Event here: https://bit.ly/CJRSaturdaySignUp
Jan. 26 - Climate Justice Revival - after service at Chalice
SUNDAY SERVICE
Onsite & Online ~ 10 am
Jill Schlaus
Write a Better Story
Narrative identity is the story we create about ourselves - our own personal myth, so to speak. Our stories can also shape our future, but they're not written in stone. Join us as we begin exploring the theme of story and the possibilities that come with changing our storyline or writing a better story.
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
Today’s Special Collection will benefit World Central Kitchen. You can learn more about this organization at: https://wck.org/
January 5th
Black Eyed Peas & Corn Bread, Oh My!
Join us for a Southern tradition to call in the new year with a vegan meal of black-eyed peas with greens and cornbread after services on January 5th! We’ll be servin’ them up so you can enjoy a little new’s year yum at your Neighborhood Network Gathering!
Calling all dessert makers...Desserts welcome!
If you’d like to help out by bringing a dessert to share, please click link for Sign-Up Genius here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4CA9AA2CA0FFC70-54147372-newyears
If questions, please reach out to Grenda David at (818) 416-3246 or grend...@me.com or Sharon Slentz at (209) 575-4132 or sharon...@gmail.com.
Sunday, January 5th Families Care
Donations for Care Kits Gratefully Accepted!
Neighborhood Networks Dot Sunday
Stay after service This Sunday January 5th
to connect with your neighbors!
After service we will meet with Chalice attendees in our regions. If you’ve never participated in our Neighborhood Networks, here is a general map to give you an idea of which group you belong to:
If you are here on our campus, we’ll break up into our groups and meet in the following rooms:
10 Degrees Cooler in Room 1 (upstairs and to the left)
Newbury Neighbors in the Lounge (downstairs in Fellowship Hall)
Suddenly Seymour and Eastenders in Library/Board Room (upstairs at the top of the stairs)
Wild West & Meadowood in Nest (upstairs and to the right)
If you are online, stay on Zoom and someone will put you into the appropriate breakout room.
We are excited for everyone to have the opportunity to connect and hope to see you all there!
Any questions? Reach out to Sharon Slentz who is our Neighborhood Network Director.
Chalice Lighting
To start your day, a meeting, or before a meal
For centuries people have told stories, celebrated life, and approached the ultimate while gathered around a fire.
Today we light this Chalice…
That the hearth fire of our hearts may be rekindled…
That our stories may be retold…
That we might celebrate life anew ..
That we might approach what is of ultimate value.
~ Denise D. Tracy
Minister’s Schedule
Rev. Nica will be taking personal leave, vacation and study leave starting Monday, November 25 and returning Tuesday, January 7th. She will not be available by email or text during that time. Our wonderful worship services will continue with special guest speakers.
Please refer general matters to our Administrator, Ana Krista Johnson at ad...@chaliceuu.org or reach out to Board President, Annie Barker, with any urgent issues at Pres...@chaliceuu.org. Our Pastoral Care team is also available at pastor...@chaliceuu.org.
Thank you for granting Rev. Nica this important time of rest, study and renewal.
DRUM CIRCLE & POTLUCK
2nd Saturdays Starting January 11th
5pm in the Lounge
Cottage Conversation sign-ups now!
We hope everyone will consider attending one of the upcoming Cottage Conversations. We view them as a celebration of who we are, how we have adapted to our space, and how much we can accomplish together going forward. We are not just a congregation in search of a new building—we are a community with a vision, a vision that extends far beyond the walls of any one structure. We are excited to offer four opportunities for all members to join in the discussion, celebration and food.
Sun. Jan. 12th at 12 noon in person at Chalice
Wed. Jan. 15th at 6pm on Zoom
Thur. Jan. 16th at 7pm on Zoom
Wed. Jan. 22nd at 2pm in person at Chalice
We hope you’ll sign up and bring a potluck dish to share if in person.
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, January 20 at 8am
Plaza Park, 5th Street and C Street, Oxnard, CA
Chalice is invited to Ventura County's 39th Annual MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY “MISSION POSSIBLE: Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy”
Monday, January 20 at 8am gather for the "Freedom March" at Plaza Park, 5th Street and C Street, Oxnard, CA. Hear from local leaders and join with our wider community to walk to Oxnard Performing Arts Center (OPAC). Note: A free shuttle starts from the Oxnard Performing Arts Center to Plaza Park beginning at 7:30 AM if you park at OPAC.
9am the Observance Program begins at the at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030. Keynote speaker is James Joyce III, a civil rights activist, social entrepreneur and founder of Coffee with a Black Guy.
$10 admission includes refreshments and vendor exhibits. Tickets may be purchased from MLK Committee members, at the door, or online.
Climate Justice at the Intersections:
The Interrelationship of Justice Issues and the Possibilities!
Antoinette Scully
Managing Director, Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of California
Friday, January 24th – 7:00 p.m. PT (via Zoom)
For a long time, the climate movement has focused almost exclusively on reducing our carbon footprint, reinforcing the artificial silos that separate our justice movements. Carbon tunnel vision can cause us to overlook the complex related issues that play into the climate crisis and limit our view of possible solutions. As a movement, we need to recognize the complexity inherent in justice issues like climate change and expand our understanding of climate as an intersectional justice issue.
Topics to include
· Beyond carbon tunnel vision
· From environmentalism to climate justice
· Future possibilities and success stories
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”
-Audre Lorde
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://bit.ly/ClimateJusticeattheIntersections
Chalice Climate Justice Revival
Saturday, January 25th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 26th Love in Action Hour after service
Join us and over 370 UU congregations as we take part in the UU Climate Justice Revival! The goal is to enter into a new era of climate action, faithfully dismantling silos and transforming our congregations through inspiring collective worship, creative learning, and new frameworks at the intersection of climate and justice.
Special programming for children and youth will happen concurrently!
Saturday’s activities include: visioning the future, mapping challenges, building capacity, and connecting our joys to our community’s needs. Lunch catered by Vegan Thyme is included!
To help us with lunch arrangements, please register by January 20th for the Saturday, January 25th 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Event here: https://bit.ly/CJRSaturdaySignUp
Sunday’s Climate Justice worship service with Reverend Nica will be followed by a congregational lunch and a Love in Action Hour!
Love In Action Opportunities
As a new addition to our Newsletter, we’ve created a document that all can contribute to and reference. This ongoing living document is intended to give us all opportunities to build and strengthen links to the wider community, live out our values and be the change we want to see in the world. Each time one of us participates outside of the Chalice walls we strengthen our interdependent web of life and deepen our resilience.
Do you know of any events or volunteering opportunities you'd like us to invite our members to participate in? If so, please share the information here:
LOVE IN ACTION OPPORTUNITIES with CHALICE
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: 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/
meets the first Monday of Each Month
Next meeting Monday January 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
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
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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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