Green Living Practice Groups - Cancelled on April 13th
NEW!! Green Living Practice Groups
Let's engage with Unitarian Universalists across the World in renewing our commitment to Faith in Action during Climate Justice Month from World Water Day, March 22, until Earth Day, April 22, 2016.
We will join in a spiritual practice of learning and sharing our ways to align our daily life more closely with the needs of Mother Earth and all living things....including our future generations. Focus to include Water, Energy, Air, and Resources.
Wednesdays (Series of 4) , 8:30-9:15am, Dates are : March 23, March 30, April 6, April 13, 2016.
Contact: green@uusm.org for more information and to RSVP, Beth Brownlie.
Date / Time:
Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Apr 13 2016 .
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 8:30am - 9:15amWednesday, March 30, 2016 - 8:30am - 9:15am
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 8:30am - 9:15am
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 8:30am - 9:15am
Room:
Contact Name:
Beth Brownlie Oakes
Dining for Dollars
Dining for Dollars Wants You… … To Host an Event this Summer
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER?
Dear UUSM Community,
Dining for Dollars is this congregation’s fun and community-friendly program that also raises much-needed money. A win-win, for sure!
So put on your thinking cap and please consider hosting an event (or offering goods/service) for members and friends to bid on during our upcoming silent auction, which will be held online at a website called Auctria. Their banner looks like this:
If you would like to offer an EVENT or GOODS/SERVICE for people to bid on, please tell us about it by filling out this form to volunteer. If you prefer not to fill out the online form, you can simply email us at dining4dollars@uusm.org.
Or visit us at our table in the courtyard on Sundays after the Worship Service. Responses to our survey last month show that people are interested in attending events, most preferring outdoors for the sake of Covid safety. Bidding will begin Sunday, July 3 for events scheduled beginning Friday, July 8.
Thank you!
The Dining for Dollars Committee,
Karl, Barbara, Farrokh, Resa, Greg, and Pat
What is Dining for Dollars?
Dining for Dollars is a series of themed dinners and/or parties, generally held in members' homes (but also on boats or other venues available to the hosts), which are auctioned off to attendees as a fundraiser for the church.
Dining for Dollars is one of UUSM’s largest and most successful fundraisers of the year. Events, goods and services – it’s all there! Don’t be left out and miss the opportunity to lend financial support to our beloved community while enjoying the fellowship of community members in so many varied and interesting venues including - individual homes and spreading out onto fascinating SoCal sites!
How often are events held?
The auction for Dining for Dollars events is held once a year, and the individual events take place throughout the year. (We have often have as many as 50, or more, events up for auction!)
Who may bid on and attend the events?
Bidding in the Dining for Dollars silent auction is open to anyone who attends the church, and the winning bidders attend the events.
How many events are there?
Usually about 50 different events each year, each with a different theme.
What kinds of themes do hosts choose?
Ethnic meals (Indian, Italian, Mexican, French, etc.) are always popular. We've also had sailing trips, pancake breakfasts, bridge parties, pool parties, Shakespeare nights, murder mystery parties, and even a "Low Tide Beach Party" which attracted a very special guest (see photo at left of host Dorothy Steinicke and a large sea slug). The possibilities for themes are as varied and infinite as the hosts' imaginations.
How can I host a Dining for Dollars event?
Please note that Dining for Dollars has been CANCELLED for 2020, due to the COVID-19 crisis. We will be back in action in 2021.
When will the next round of bidding be held?
Please note that Dining for Dollars has been CANCELLED for 2020, due to the COVID-19 crisis. We will be back in action in 2021.
Please note that Dining for Dollars has been CANCELLED for 2020, due to the COVID-19 crisis. We will be back in action in 2021.
All Things New: A UU Easter
Theme:
Mortality
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, Catherine Farmer Loya and DeReau Farrar
March Worship Series: Mortality - The Practice of Being Alive
Join Rev. Rebecca and our worship leaders on a spiritual exploration to understand how death touches us, all our lives; honestly and openly share your hopes and fears surrounding “the end,” and learn what our living tradition has to teach us about mortality.
March 27 Sermon: All Things New - A UU Easter
Rev. Rebecca, Catherine Farmer Loya, and DeReau Farrar, will lead our spirit-filled UU Easter services. The choir will sing for both 9am and 11am services and additional special music will include a harp duet.
Maundy Thursday Service and Shared Meal
Theme:
Mortality
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
On the Thursday before his death, the great teacher Jesus broke bread with his students and gave them one final commandment: “Love one another.” Join our pluralistic UU community to share reflections from Christian teachings, one of the sources of our living tradition. All are invited to bring a dish to share for our communal meal following the service. Service at 6pm, potluck meal at 7pm. Please contact Rev. Rebecca by 3/15 if you would like to bring a reading or reflection to share during worship. We are still looking for 2-4 additional hosts for our potluck meal, as well!
For Such a Time as This: A Sermon on Congregational Conflict
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
Conversations About Death
Theme:
Mortality
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
March Worship Series: Mortality - The Practice of Being Alive
Join Rev. Rebecca and our worship leaders on a spiritual exploration to understand how death touches us, all our lives; honestly and openly share your hopes and fears surrounding “the end,” and learn what our living tradition has to teach us about mortality.
March 13 Sermon: Conversations About Death
Join Rev. Rebecca and special guests to listen in on the conversations church members and friends have been having since Cassandra Christiansen began her “death classes” here last summer. You will be moved and surprised by how alive it feels to talk openly and honestly about death. We will devote two services to this special theme. If you have questions about death you would like us to do our best to include, please email Rev. Rebecca at minister@uusm.org by 3/9.
Graying Gracefully!
Theme:
Mortality
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle
Worship Associate:
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur
March Worship Series: The Practice of Being Alive
Join Rev. Rebecca and our worship leaders on a spiritual exploration to understand how death touches us, all our lives; honestly and openly share your hopes and fears surrounding “the end,” and learn what our living tradition has to teach us about mortality.
March 6 Sermon: Graying Gracefully!
Ours is increasingly a world of elders. By 2050, the number projects to 2 billion, and for the first time in human history, our world will have more people 60 and over than children under age 15. Rev. Owen-Towle will address the complex issues of finishing life well.
The Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle, in his 75th year, considers himself on the homestretch of life’s journey. He has been a parish minister since 1967 and is the author of two dozen books on personal relationships and spiritual growth. Tom and his life-partner, The Rev. Dr. Carolyn Sheets Owen-Towle, are the active parents of four children and seven grandchildren. Tom is a guitarist and parlor magician, who currently sings with seniors, mentors children and youth-at-risk, and volunteers with San Diego’s homeless. Tom considers it a privilege and joy to return to our Santa Monica congregation. He will have several of his books available for purchase,
including HOMESTRETCH: The Art of Finishing Life Well.
D4$ - Pancake Breakfast
Come and enjoy our famous and fabulous pancakes, using the secret recipe of the late UUSM icon Dean
Voegtlen. Suggested donation $10.
Date / Time:
Saturday, July 9, 2016 - 10:00am - 11:30am
Contact Name:
Richard Mathias
Celebration of Spring and Poetry Remembrance for Jessica Fant-Chapin
April is National Poetry Month! Join us to greet the arrival of spring in verse, and to honor the life of Jessica Fant-Chapin, who was a UUSM church member and poet. Remembrances of other friends and family members are welcome as well.
We will meet in the Garden of Eternity, located outside the church office.
Please bring a poem to share.
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To be held in the Garden of Eternity. If it is raining, it will be held in the Sanctuary Alcove
Date / Time:
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 10:00am - 10:45am
Contact Name:
Rima Snyder