Soul Keeping
Theme:
Intention
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins
Worship Associate:
Cassie Winters
If we are spiritual beings having a human experience, how do we take care of the part of ourselves that connects us to one another and serves as a vessel for the spark of Life? Consider a few practices for the care and nurture of your soul. Do you have any? Do you need any? What might you do to take you closer to the core of who you are and who you want to become? A few spiritual practices for a busy life.
Bird by Bird, Stone by Stone, Hand in Hand
Theme:
Intention
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Rev. Greg Ward
Worship Associate:
Rima Snyder
This country was built within a cultural paradigm of grit and determination and a will to survive. It is a very useful motif in a frontier wilderness environment. But what happens when the plains you settled no longer have wild animals but present challenges of skyscrapers, traffic jams, housing and food distribution issues? How do we change our motif from “dog eat dog” to communal cooperation? We encourage you to bring a friend to worship as we observe Membership Sunday.
YRUU Bake Sale
Date / Time:
Sunday, December 17, 2017 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Room:
Contact Name:
Kathleen Hogue
YRUU Bake Sale
Date / Time:
Sunday, December 17, 2017 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room:
Contact Name:
Kathleen Hogue
Worship Associates Retreat
Date / Time:
Saturday, December 9, 2017 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Room:
FIA & Rev. Greg - Remembrance of Victims of Gun Violence - Offsite
Join Faith In Action and Rev. Greg To Remember Victims of Gun Violence: Sun, Dec 17, 4pm-5pm. UUSM/Offsite.
Come with us and join other members of our community at an interfaith vigil for all victims of gun violence, part of the nationwide Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath from Dec. 15-17th. We will meet at 4pm outside our church and coordinate rides.The vigil will be at St. Monica’s Catholic Church from 4:30pm-5pm inside the church, which is located at 725 California Ave., Santa Monica.
There will be a brief program and bell ringing ceremony to remember all victims of gun violence as well as discussion about how citizens can act to stop or reduce all of the senseless killing.
Stop by the Faith In Action Table or contact James Witker, jwitker@mac.com.
Date / Time:
Sunday, December 17, 2017 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room:
Contact Name:
James Witker
Nominating Committee Event
"Num Num with the NomCom - Meet the nominating Committee and enjoy a donut" on January 21 after both services
Date / Time:
Sunday, January 21, 2018 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Contact Name:
Bob Dietz
December, 2017
Catherine Tirr: Watercolors
Please join us for our December Art Wall Opening Reception on Sunday, December 3 from 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm.
You saw the work of Catherine’s art students in April – now view the works of the artist herself in this special exhibition and biannual watercolor showcase and sale.
Catherine Tirr is an award-winning artist whose works have been exhibited widely in Europe and the United States. Tirr was born in England and studied at Chelsea School of Art in London. Her work in one of her first group exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Art, London, in 1979 was awarded the Stowells Trophy.
Catherine Tirr is well known for painting expressive watercolors of various landscapes.She describes her interest thus, “the landscape we see is a combination of chance events, relationships and juxtapositions, constantly in flux. Yet the shadow of what was formerly there can still be traced, just as random boulders deposited along a broad moraine suggest the shape and scope of a glacier that is no longer there.”
After successful shows in England and Iceland, Tirr relocated to the U.S. and has since exhibited at Detroit’s Robert Kidd Gallery and Fischer Gallery, the Sixth Street Gallery in Royal Oak, Michigan, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Armand Hammer Museum, and San Francisco’s Olga Dollar Gallery. Catherine Tirr has been teaching the Plein Air Painting class in the Santa Monica Emeritus College program since 2000.
Catherine Tirr is also the author of “Saturation,” and “The Color of Hindsight,” both portfolios of her paintings. Her work is represented by Double Vision Gallery, Los Angeles and The Gascoigne Gallery, Leeds, England.
Contact Our Art Director, Beverly Alison, for further info about this show or about exhibiting on our Art Wall.
Heart and Soul: A Contemplative Worship Service (5:00 p.m.)
Sunday, December 10, 2017 - 5:00pm
Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Joyce Holmen, and Karen Hsu Patterson
Heart and Soul services are led by Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Joyce Holmen, and Karen Hsu Patterson. With singing and instrumental music, poetry, statements and questions, silence and sharing, we’ll explore monthly worship themes.
Sunday, December 10 – What Does It Mean to be A COMMUNITY OF HOPE?
Sing-Along Second Sunday Supper
[updated for December, 2017]
IT’S A SING-ALONG SECOND SUNDAY SUPPER!
Hosted by the Music Committee with Christmas Carols
All are encouraged to attend this informal potluck feast – this month you are also encouraged to
bring a potluck holiday dish that you’d like to share! Catch up with old friends and meet new
ones, and come prepared to sing your favorite Christmas carols with the UUSM choir!
You can help - join our Kitchen Cabinet and help with cooking (the day before), setup, or cleanup.
You know that the most fun at any party is in the kitchen! Sign up at tinyurl.com/kitchenministry.
Children are absolutely welcome!
To save on waste and promote green living, we kindly ask that you bring your own plates, cups, utensils, and cloth napkins. We will have extra dishes if you cannot bring your own.
Contact: Jacki Weber, jacki.weber@gmail.com.
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Second Sunday Suppers are informal social events for all ages held in Forbes Hall on the second Sunday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Initial set up time is followed by communal meal. Attendees should bring a main dish, side dish, salad or dessert to share. Please join us! Children are absolutely welcome!
Happy hour begins at 5:45 pm.
Attendees should bring a main dish, side dish, salad, or dessert to share. You can help – join our Kitchen Cabinet and help with cooking (the day before), setup, or cleanup. You know that the most fun at any party is in the kitchen! Sign up at tinyurl.com/kitchenministry. Children are absolutely welcome! To save on waste and promote green living, we kindly ask that you bring your own plates, cups, utensils, and cloth napkins. We will have extra dishes if you cannot bring your own. Contact: Jacki Weber for more information.
Date / Time:
Sunday, December 10, 2017 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Room:
Contact Name:
Jacki Weber