Wisdom Exploration at Chalice!

A place for wonder. A place for fun.

Welcome, welcome everyone!

Chalice Family Update

September 17, 2026

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International Day of Peace

Sunday morning at 10am

with Rev. Nica Eaton & Susan Seats

This week we honor the United Nations’ International Day of Peace by exploring what it means to become peacemakers in a world that so desperately needs them. Through the story and creation of Peace Poles, Rev. Nica and Susan Seats invite us to consider how peace begins within us, takes root in our relationships and communities, and ripples outward into our world. How might each of us become an instrument of peace?

Register StreamYard Meeting
You can also view our Livestream on FB

This is a welcoming space for people of all ages.

Children and youth have the option of staying for the entirety of the service or joining the Sunday WE program upstairs partway through.

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September 20–

Welcome to the start of a new year!

WE Grow – New Spaces, New Faces

WE Wonder – Who Do We Want To Be?

WE Quest – Coming of Age Orientation

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WE programs for the new year start September 20

Wondering where your young UUs might find themselves when they’re not in the service?

WE Grow – Our youngest children through lower elementary will be in Room 1 (top of the front stairs, to the right)

WE Wonder – Older elementary children into middle school will be in Room 4 (back of the hallway, at the top of the back stairs)

WE Quest – End of middle school into high school will be in the Library (top of the front stairs, straight ahead) This group will meet twice a month.

If you have any questions about where your young UU might land during their journey through Wisdom Exploration, find Sam Dickerson on a Sunday morning or email her: dre@chaliceuu.org

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Happening this Saturday! Register NOW!

Family Community Forum
Creating Peace Together
Make Your Own Peace Pole!
at Art Trek*
Saturday, September 19 at 10 am PT

Join us for this fun, informative, and interactive community forum event for all ages.
Learn what a peace pole is and make your own to take home!
Families and individuals of all ages welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult.
All materials and a light lunch will be provided. Suggested donation $15 per person.
SPACE IS LIMITED
*Event location: Art Trek – 1144 Tourmaline Dr, Newbury Park, CA (805) 499-1700
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://tinyurl.com/creatingpeacetogether

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Would you like to include your pets in our annual Animal Blessing service?

Please send a photo of your pet to admin@chaliceuu.org with “ANIMAL BLESSING 26”  in the subject line. Be sure to indicate your name, the pet’s name, and whether the pet is alive or has passed on. 

Please send pictures by end of day on Wednesday, September 23rd. 

We look forward to celebrating all of our furry, feathered, or scaly family members with you. 

The Animal Blessing service will be held Sunday, September 27 at 10am. This will be an intergenerational service. No WE programs will take place this day.

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>>>Registration is NOW OPEN!<<<

Chalice, Santa Monica & UU Neighbors Retreat

at

Camp deBenneville Pines

Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2026

Head out to the ultimate UU getaway in Southern California! Once you go, you won’t want to leave!

For more information: https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatEvent
For registration: https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatRegistration

Contact the retreat team at Clusterretreat@chaliceuu.org

David Barker (Co-Dean) – Cynthia Littleton (Co-Dean/Programs) – Annie Barker (Registrar)

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Our mission: Wisdom Exploration empowers and supports people of all ages to create a world of love, justice, and compassion.