"The Poetry of Awakening" - UUSM Sunday Service - April 3, 2022
Rima Snyder, speaker
Natalie Kahn, worship associate
With the arrival of spring and April, National Poetry Month, we celebrate poems that bring us to a sense of new awakening and resilience, and remind us of the importance of living in the moment. #poetry # spring #awakening #springpoetry #nationalpoetrymonth #livinginthemoment
#womenwhowrite
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The Poetry of Awakening
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Awakening
Sunday, April 3, 2022 - 10:00am
Rima Snyder
Worship Associate:
Natalie Kahn
With the arrival of spring and April, National Poetry Month, we celebrate poems that bring us to a sense of new awakening and resilience, and remind us of the importance of living in the moment. #poetry # spring #awakening #springpoetry #nationalpoetrymonth #livinginthemoment
#womenwhowrite
Nature Journaling with Dorothy Steinicke - Zoom/Online
Come nature journal with us as we consider the massive gray whales that pass through our near ocean waters twice every year. We will learn a bit about the lives and travels of these enormous, intelligent mammals. Then we will try to know them a little better by drawing them from photographs. All that is needed for participation is curiosity, a pencil, paper, or whatever medium you would like to draw and write in.
The session lasts from 2:30 pm until 4:00. This session will be facilitated by Dorothy Steinicke, a member of UUSM and a lifelong lover of nature and the outdoors. Dorothy has spent years encouraging people to experience the natural world.
To reach Dorothy for the Zoom link, you can contact AdultRE@uusm.org
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
"Conversations About the Mystery" - UUSM Sunday Service - March 27, 2022
Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching
Charles Haskell, worship associate
How do you describe your Faith? Is it enough to say, “I’m a UU?” Or do you need to specify the kind of Unitarian Universalist you are, citing perhaps, the religion or faith or belief system that informs your appreciation of Unitarian Universalism. During this season of polemic speech in our country, it becomes harder to share what you believe without becoming defensive or feeling you need to justify your position. This morning we will talk about how one can talk about the Mystery that some call God, and the energy that shapes other beliefs, in ways that are inclusive — calling people in to share their ideas, rather than calling them out or pushing them away.
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"How Rare, How Lovely, This Fellowship" - UUSM Sunday Service - March 20, 2022
Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, preaching
Sue Bickford, worship associate
The most important value for a religious community is the community. As a faith community, our fellowship is at the ground of all we receive for ourselves and offer to the larger world. When we begin to move other programs to the center of our shared identity, we begin to lose our unique purpose and strength.
We welcome back to our pulpit the Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister working in the Los Angeles area. Growing up in Santa Monica, he received a Masters of Divinity from the Claremont School of Theology in 1998 and was ordained and fellowshipped with the Unitarian Universalist Association later that year. During his 24 years in the ministry, he has served UU congregations in La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, and Long Beach. Currently, he serves the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Kern County in Bakersfield, CA. He lives with his husband in downtown Los Angeles.
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UU Men's Group
The Men's Group offers a special opportunity to the men of the congregation and other like-minded individuals to join our welcoming group in provocative and stimulating discussion and to get to know others with UU perspectives in a more meaningful way.
We meet on the third Saturday of each month under the shade structure on the back patio, as well as the first Thursday of each month via Zoom.
Please contact Richard Mathias or Norm Richey in order to be included in the permitted attendees list and to acquire the Zoom link for the meeting.
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Repeats every month on the third Saturday until Sat Nov 18 2023 except Sat Jul 16 2022, Sat Apr 15 2023, Sat May 20 2023, Sat Jul 15 2023, Sat Sep 16 2023.
Saturday, October 22, 2022 - 1:30pm - 3:00pmSaturday, November 19, 2022 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, December 17, 2022 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, January 21, 2023 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, February 18, 2023 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, March 18, 2023 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, June 17, 2023 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, August 19, 2023 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Board Meeting - Zoom/Online
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
"A Lotus in Bloom" - UUSM Sunday Service - March 13, 2022
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching
Chela Metzger, worship associate
Thích Nhất Hạnh — the simple Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk and peace activist — has inspired the spiritual lives of countless people of all faith traditions. In January, he departed from our mortal coil and we offer this service in honor of his profound life and teachings. We hope you will join us for this special service.
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Lunches for Bunches
Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors. We'll pack sandwiches, fruit, chips, beverages, and desserts for as many as we can. Afterward, we'll deliver them to Turning Point - a 55-bed temporary housing shelter for homeless people in Santa Monica.
Contact hunger@uusm.org for more information. If you're unable to join us, you can support the Hunger Task Force by choosing Hunger Fund under Program Support on our Online Donation webpage.
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Repeats every week every Sunday until Sun Apr 23 2023 except Sun Jul 31 2022, Sun Aug 28 2022.
Sunday, March 13, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pmSunday, March 20, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, March 27, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 3, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 10, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 17, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 24, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, May 1, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, May 8, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, May 15, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, May 22, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, May 29, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, June 5, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, June 12, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, June 19, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, July 3, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, July 10, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, July 17, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, July 24, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, August 7, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, August 14, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, August 21, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, September 18, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, October 2, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, October 23, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, October 30, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, November 6, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, November 13, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, November 20, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, November 27, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, December 11, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, December 18, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, December 25, 2022 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, January 1, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, January 8, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, January 15, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, January 22, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, January 29, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, February 5, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, February 12, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, February 19, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, February 26, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, March 5, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, March 12, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, March 19, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, March 26, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 2, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 9, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 16, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Sunday, April 23, 2023 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
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"The Faith of Julian of Norwich" - UUSM Sunday Service - March 6, 2022
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching
Chela Metzger, worship associate
In the late 14th Century, Julian of Norwich experienced 16 mystical visions that she documented in a book that is believed to be the first written by a woman in the English language. “Revelations of Divine Love” is considered a masterpiece in Christian theology that was all but lost until modern times. Join us as we explore the life and visions of this great feminist and proto-Universalist religious leader. She, too, lived in a time of plague and found herself compelled to offer a hopeful message to society that is as relevant now as it was then.
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