Ukulele Class - Zoom/Online
Come and play ukulele with us or join with another strumming instrument. We recommend a familiarity with the ukulele for this online format but all levels are welcome (beginner to advanced). Bring a ukulele to our Zoom meeting and chords and lyrics will be provided in advance with a few folks prepared to lead some songs. We will share tips and support each other, pulling from a wide range of music. We will need your email contact information by December 10, so that we can send you the music ahead of time. This event is for ages 15 and up, or 10 and up if accompanied by a guardian. We will gather from 9:30 - 10:45 am.
Contact: Kim Kalmanson.
Date / Time:
Saturday, December 12, 2020 - 9:30am - 10:45am
Contact Name:
Kim Kalmanson
"As-Sabur: The Most Patient" (Online Service) - Sunday, November 29, 2020
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
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Nature Journaling with Dorothy Steinicke - Zoom/Online
Nature Journaling with Dorothy Steinicke
December 13, 2020 2:30pm-4pm
Come and join us in observing, learning about and enjoying nature. Even if you are staying indoors these days it is possible to spend time enjoying nature. Here in December, the theme will be parts of nature associated with winter holidays. You are very welcome to join us. No botanical knowledge, drawing or writing skills required. We come together to observe and learn.
A lifelong lover of the outdoors, Dorothy Steinicke has more than twenty years experience encouraging people to a love of the natural world. She leads hikes for children and for adults in Topanga Canyon, Ballona Wetlands, and Dockweiller State Beach.
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"For All That is Our Life" - UUSM Sunday Service - November 22, 2020
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
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Reimagining Religious Education Together - Zoom/Online
Help us Reimagine Religious Education with this lively and interactive workshop, where Cleo, Rev. Jeremiah, and religious exploration leaders and volunteers will join together to engage the congregation’s mission to set a path forward for religious education and family support at UUSM. We will explore how, in these unprecedented times, we can draw on our abilities for deep care, abounding creativity, and a shared commitment to community in our religious education. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our new UUA regional partner, Dr. Messlia James, who will help to facilitate this program. Please email Cleo if you would like to participate or have questions.
Date / Time:
Sunday, December 6, 2020 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm
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Rev Jeremiah
Cleo
Slinky, Silly Putty, and Rubber Bands (Online Service) - November 15, 2020
Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins
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Sunday Service - "We Hold These Truths..." (Online Service) - November 8, 2020
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
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As-Sabur: The Most Patient (Online Service)
Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 10:00am
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
Worship Associate:
Robbert Schalekamp
Sheikh Najm ad-Dīn Kubrà is called the “saint-making Sufi” because of the profound influence his early teachings had on so many Sufis, including the father of poet Jalaluddin Rumi. One of the essential character dispositions of the spiritual path according to Hz. Kubrà is the cultivation of patience. As-Sabur or The Most Patient is one of the 99 Beautiful Names of the Divine in Islam. This morning we will explore Sufi teachings on the spiritual path, learning to practice and appreciate patience in these challenging times.
For All That is Our Life (Online Service)
Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 10:00am
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae
Worship Associate:
Charles Haskell
Thanksgiving/Thanksgrieving is a time for appreciating the bounty of our lives and grieving the harm done to Indigenous peoples by settler colonialism. It is in our capacities to hold both gratitude and grief that we can resist a dominate culture that brutalizes BIPOC and enter into great solidarity with counter-cultural movements that are striving to protect our planet home and all of her people.
Slinky, Silly Putty, and Rubber Bands (Online Service)
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 10:00am
Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins
Worship Associate:
JoAn Peters
If Life is one trauma after another, how do we heal? As a species we are very resilient, always adapting to a changing environment. We can see this when we take a long view, but when we are in it, we can easily feel overwhelmed. The truth is that everyone has a sack of rocks. Sometimes, we carry our sack of wounds and worries alone, sometimes we have someone to help us carry it, sometimes we just leave it by the side of the road so that we can use both hands for wiping our tears. Most of the time, we ultimately carry on.
How do you do it? Resilience. Kintsugi is a Japanese art form of repairing pottery with gold. The pottery is made functional again, and the cracks and breaks are highly visible, shining with the gold that seals them. Kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joinery”) is also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, “golden repair”). What keeps you going? What helps you move through the pain and disappointments of life? What is your metaphor for resilience?