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Dangerous Ideas? A Spiritual Social Justice Agenda for the New Year Our guest speaker is the Executive Director of the Progressive Jewish Alliance, California's leading social justice organization focusing on advocacy, education, and organizing on issues of equality, diversity, dialogue, and peace. His sermon will address the challenges of doing progressive faith-based social justice organizing and advocacy work in a world where religious voices seem increasingly fundamentalist in their approach. |
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Darfur: Safety, Substance, and Hope As the humanitarian tragedy in Darfur stretches into its seventh year, what can people of conscience do to make a difference? Learn how Jewish World Watch, through Refugee Relief, has increased safety and created jobs for refugees in Darfur and Chad while working towards securing a peaceful future for them through education and advocacy campaigns. |
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Daring Greatly |
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Daring to Be Vulnerable |
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Darwin, Natural Faith and the New Story
Darwin, Natural Faith, and the New Story Darwin's legacy transformed modern scientific understanding *and* liberal religion, upending prior certainties that were thousands of years old; and both challenging and expanding concepts of god(s) and the divine. Emerson and Thoreau, Transcendentalists who came out of the Unitarian tradition, had already helped to kindle a new ethic of interconnectedness with nature, and they accepted Darwin's work when it was shocking and brand new. But it’s still shocking today. Evolution is accepted scientific fact, but a significantly large (nearly half, according to surveys) number of people in our country still don’t accept it. Why are science and religon still so often at war? As Unitarian Universalists, are we attuned to the New Story that is emerging?
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Day of the Dead Our annual observance of Day of the Dead will include the traditional altar for remembrances of those who have died in the past year. If you have something for the altar, please come a few minutes before the service begins so that your contribution can be included. |
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Day of the Dead
Inspired by Mexican, indigenous, and homegrown traditions surrounding Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos, our services will include building an ofrenda and blessing the memories of those we love who have passed away.
Please bring a framed photo of a loved one who has died to add to our ofrenda memorial altar on Sunday, October 30. You may drop off pictures at the church during office hours or on Sunday before the services. If you would like your photo returned, please label the back with your name and contact information.
[NOTE: No audio recording is available for this service.]
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Day of the Dead |
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Day of the Dead Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, whose 1969 book On Death and Dying broke new ground in the care of dying persons, died this summer. The Day of the Dead is a good time to celebrate her work. If you are grieving a loss, you are invited to bring an object or picture in remembrance of your loved one to place on the chancel altar before the service begins. Reminder: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m., October 30. Set your clocks back one hour. Music: Michelle McWilliams, soprano |
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Day of the Dead Intergenerational Service (Daylight Savings Time ends - set your clocks back!) All ages are invited to remember those who have gone before us. You may bring a photo or remembrance of someone who has died this past year to place on the altar. |
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De Bennevile Sr. High Camp |
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De Benneville All-Church Weekend (RE)CREATE | (RE)JUVENATE | (RE)CONNECT WITH NATURE AT CAMP DEBENNEVILLE PINES (Sept. 21-23, 2012) Each year, UUCCSM members and friends flock to Camp deBenneville Pines, an idyllic rustic paradise two hours east of Santa Monica (if you leave at the right time on Friday) for a weekend of reveling in nature, ping pong tournaments, dam building, s'mores, tie-dying and sing-along versions of every ‘60s song you know (or don’t). Sign-ups are currently being taken at www.tinyurl.com/ |