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Faith on the Move Religious 'Road' Movies for the entire month of August. He states "The journey as a metaphor for the religious life is a common one. Each of these four films involves characters who make a journey of discovery, a discovery of the possibility for deeper understanding of life." Powwow Highway Path of Transformation Two modern American Indian warriors follow a meandering route to Santa Fe to free the captive woman. Bigger things are at stake in this amusing and heartfelt film. [Note This film may be hard to find in video stores. Copies will be available in the church office before the service.] August 19, 2001 Princess Mononoke The Epic Journey This beautiful Japanese animated film (with imagery that may be too strong for younger children) speaks of a long-ago faraway land where two young people |
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Faithful Democracy One of the principles of our faith tradition affirms the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and society at large. How does our faith inform how we live together in a democracy? |
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Faithful Fools Holy Fools Day: It is rare that we celebrate the faithful fools in our lives. They are the people who seem to - almost absent mindedly - dance on the precipice of danger and in the margins of life. They force us to cringe, shut our eyes and hold our breath. But these are the very people who, often, change everything in powerful and unpredictable ways. On this rare occasion when Easter falls on April Fool's Day, we celebrate the too often untold story of one of the world's faithful fools. |
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Faithful Freedoms, Responsible Choices
The stories of faith and the freedom to choose create a colorful and complex picture. The range of emotions and experiences they express help us to see why it is still extremely important to protect the rights of all women
regarding Reproductive Justice.
Rev. Lee Marie Sanchez is currently serving the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach as their Developmental Minister. She has been a religious professional for 24 years; she began as a DRE in Washington State, worked as a Hospital/Hospice Chaplain for 2 years and served as a Student/Consulting Minister for both the Anaheim UU Church and the Sepulveda UU Society. She has preached in more than 3 dozen UU congregations.
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Fall Meditation Class FALL 2012 MEDITATION CLASS Our Fall 8-week class entitled A Useful Toolbox of Meditations will start on Wednesday October 10 at 7:15 in the NE room of the Cottage. Meditation can teach us to become more mindful. This class also will stress inquiry, the resolution of personal issues such as hardships at work or emotional discomfort in a relationship. This is Bill’s eighth class. All have facilitated both mindfulness and inquiry, collectively known as “growing up.” Yet these classes so far have not focused on the distinction between “growing up” (emotional/mental maturity) and “waking up” (recognizing What We Are, spiritual awakening). This class will address both growing up and waking up: half the classes will be devoted to meditations pointing toward enlightenment. Why are 8-10 meditations taught? As stated, we have two major goals in this October class. In addition, participants are attracted to some meditations but not to others, similar to their preferences for food, clothes, housing, and friends. When a participant finishes this class, he or she has a self-selected “toolbox” of meditations. During each class, participants receive a handout describing a particular meditation. Then we discuss this handout. Next we do the meditation and share our experiences with it. Finally, this meditation is practiced as homework at least once a day. When our class again meets, we comment on our perceptions about this meditation. In this fashion, the class is experiential and learner-centered, not cognitive and teacher-centered. To sum up, the class presents the opportunity to commence mastery of any preferred meditation. Scientific research proves that meditation increases our life span and happiness. We’ll organize learner groups that can e-mail, phone, or have lunch with a couple of other members. Support from other participants is important. Participants will be expected to attend at least six out of the eight classes. Newcomers to meditation are 100% welcome. |
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Fall Spotlight Church Coffee House Fall Spotlight: Music, Poetry, Spoken Word by your talented church members including a performance by our new Music Director, DeReau Farrar. After the 2nd Sunday Supper in the Sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. If you want to perform contact Tom Ahern. |
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Family Dance Night - Zoom/Online Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 812 9883 1651 Dial by your location
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Family-Friendly Christmas Service UUSM welcomes all as we gather for candlelight services on Christmas Eve. Three services will mark this Eve, so come one, come all! Children's Pageant - Our children and youth bring their wisdom and light in this holiday service led by Cleo Anderson, Director of Religious Exploration Light refreshments will be offered after each service. Parking is provided at the UCLA structure for this special evening. |
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Family-Friendly Christmas Service Join us for our 4:00pm Christmas Eve Service on December 24th. This is a very family friendly service complete with story, candle lighting and ritual. We will be telling the interactive story “The Sounds of Christmas”. Please bring a star shaped or bell shaped ornament to share.
Parking is provided at the UCLA structure for this special family friendly event!
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Farewell Ceremony for Reverend Rebecca Benefiel Bijur Service followed by a reception. Parking available at the UCLA structure. This is the second of three official farewell events for Rev. Rebecca. Please also join us for:
Rev. Rebecca's Portrait Unveiling Reception
Sunday, May 14 at 12:30 pm
Forbes Hall
All members, friends and their families are invited to join Reverend Rebecca, local clergy and colleagues for the unveiling of her “official portrait” taken by our own Alice Hall. Following the unveiling, all are invited to enjoy a cake and champagne reception.
Rev. Rebecca's last service
Sunday, June 4 at 10 am (one service starts)
Please note that this will be the beginning of our one service summer schedule. There will be refreshments for all, and a bouncing house for children, in the courtyard after this service.
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Farewell to Nica Eaton-Guinn - reception Please join us after church on Sunday, August 23 to say farewell to our beloved Nica and celebrate with gratitude her service with us. Nica concluded her internship year with us in May and has served as our Acting Minister during Rebecca’s maternity leave this summer. We send her on to her next ministry with joy and deep gratitude as we mark this important passage together. More details will follow, so please save the date!
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Father and Daughter: Tom and Ellie Peters Opening Reception Sunday, April 8, noon. Forbes Hall
Ellie Peters has created art work worthy of attention since she was quite small. After four years of art classes at Mission Renaissance School of Art, where she was taught techniques and kept on task, her art work has become more refined.
Tom Peters has enjoyed creating work in photography and painting for over 40 years. Tom self-published three books
featuring his art work, and just recently published a memoir titled, “Step Away from the War.”
Contact our Art Director, Beverly Alison for further information about this show or about exhibiting on our Art Wall.
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