UUA Read Book Discussion - "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice & Redemption" by Byran Stevenson
September 4 and September 11 at 4pm-5:30pm in the Cottage NE.
From Stevenson’s website, “'Just Mercy' is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice."
Contact: Natalie Kahn, nskhere@yahoo.com.
Date / Time:
Repeats every week every Sunday until Sun Sep 11 2016 .
Sunday, September 4, 2016 - 4:00pm - 5:30pmSunday, September 11, 2016 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Room:
Contact Name:
Natalie Kahn
Right Relations Task Force Meeting
Date / Time:
Friday, September 30, 2016 - 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Contact Name:
Nancy Edmundson
Right Relations Task Force Meeing
Classes as follows:
- 8:30am - 1pm (12 people) Forbes 1 upstairs.
- 10am-noon,(40 people) Forbes
- 1pm-3pm (40 people) Forbes
- 3pm-6pm (12 people) Forbes
Kitchen has been reserved for the entire day
Date / Time:
Saturday, October 1, 2016 - 8:30am - 6:00pm
Contact Name:
Nancy Edmundson
Leslie Beauvais & Friends In Concert - A Music Program Fundraiser
The concert will feature our lovely singer/song writer Leslie Beauvais accompanied by accomplished and esteemed professional musicians: her guitarist /producer, Ed Tree, and long time friend bassist /composer, Jime Van Booven.
Also performing will be our excellent pianist Daniel Gledhill, Alto Section Leader Jyvonne Haskin, bass/baritone Tom Ahern and composer/jazz saxophonist Scott Roewe
$15 Donation, or whatever you can contribute to replenish our Music Fund!
UCLA parking is available for this event, pick up your parking pass in the church lobby.
Date / Time:
Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Room:
Contact Name:
Diana Spears
CLUE forum: "What's Love Got To Do With It? A Faith Perspective on the LUVE Initiative."
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
A faith perspective on the LUVE initiative
Hopefully you know about love, but you may not be aware of an initiative on this fall’s ballot in Santa Monica that has nothing to do with love. The Land Use Voter Empowerment (LUVE) ballot measure claims to curb overdevelopment, but it impacts our city far beyond a few buildings and it cuts at the root of the tenets of our spirituality-based traditions. This presentation will give you:
• the biblical stories and values from which to view this issue
• specific information about what it will do
• what it will not do and
• how to tell the difference
The event, sponsored by CLUE-Santa Monica (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice), will be held in the Sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, at 18th and Arizona. Parking is free at UCLA Medical Center, 16th and Arizona.
This measure may damage our quality of life in this city more than any other on this year’s ballot!
Date / Time:
Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Room:
Contact Name:
Cathie Gentile
FIA - MUSLIM WOMEN SPEAK: A Response to Bigotry and Hate in Our Time
In this interactive salon, four remarkable women will share their struggles and strengths, calling us to a new awareness of why Americans must say NO to the politics of fear.
For more information contact Soraya Deen info@sorayadeen.com
Reception to follow in Forbes
Date / Time:
Sunday, September 4, 2016 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Room:
Contact Name:
James Witker
August, 2016
Larry Barber - Signs of Life: Images of Our World
Photographer Larry Barber has spent the last eight years traveling the world and taking photographs of some of the most beautiful and poignant natural wonders on earth. Come and witness the renewing power of gazing at the beauty of nature as Barber displays 20+ of his best works.
Barber graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Journalism in 1961 and began his career as a reporter and cameraman. He learned to focus on the essential elements of telling a story. After graduating from film school at UCLA, Barber decided to change direction and focus on issues of the spirit, which eventually led him to a ministerial degree from United Church of Religious Science. From 1979 to 2008, Barber served as senior minister in La Crescenta; as associate editor of “Science of Mind” magazine; and as associate minister of Founder’s Center for Spiritual Living in Los Angeles.
Barber’s initial interest in the power of the natural world occurred in February 1973, when he appeared at a Santa Monica City Council Meeting to defend the Santa Monica Pier, which was slated for destruction. Barber argued that the primary value of the pier was as a venue where human beings could refresh their inner selves by regular contact with sunlight, sky, and ocean. A photo from this famous meeting, which took Barber along a path that led him to photography, will be displayed at the show.
Never Give Up
Theme:
Surrender
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced" ~ James Balwin
Ingathering
Theme:
Surrender
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur & Dr. Zanaida Robles
SUMMER SCHEDULE ENDS - REGULAR SCHEDULE BEGINS - TWO SERVICES AT 9 AM AND 11 AM
Please join us for a joyful gathering-in and a return to two services at 9am and 11am. In this experimental year, we are trying out realigning the church year with the calendars of many local schools, including the Santa Monica-Malibu School District and the Los Angeles Unified School District. We’ll introduce our new director of music, Dr. Zanaida Robles, at both services and launch the beginning of our Religious Education programs for the church year.
[Note: No audio recording is available for this service.]