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Chalice Family Update

October 1, 2026

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Queer History, Past and Present

Sunday morning at 10am

with Bethany Simonsen & Nancy Perez

To kick off LGBTQ+ history month, we’ll talk about some champions of queer rights – some you’ve probably heard of, and others you may not be as familiar with. The fight for LGBTQ+ rights is far from over, but neither is it hopeless. Come and be inspired by courageous people from the past and the present who knew that their efforts, no matter how big or how small, mattered.

Register StreamYard Meeting
You can also view our Livestream on FB

This is a welcoming space for people of all ages. Children and Youth will have the option to leave for their WE spaces partway through the service.

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October 4–

UU Values Sunday 

WE Grow & WE Wonder will be All Together Now in Room 4, exploring our UU Value of Interdependence. What does it mean when say repair and rebuild?

Coming of Age will be in the Library exploring the communities and childhood we each belong to. (This group will meet until 11:45 with a short break partway through.) 

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It’s back!

2nd Sundays are Justice Sundays!

A delicious way our children and youth enjoy supporting community causes is by selling bagels after the service. Every other month, WE will vote for the organization it would like to support, then set up tables on the patio to raise money. Please expect your child or youth to stay 30-45 minutes after the service to help sell, serve, and clean up. Thank you!

This is love in action!

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Chalice is going purple October 11!

Spirit Day is October 15! “#SpiritDay is the world’s most visible anti-bullying movement inspiring LGBTQ youth, especially transgender and nonbinary youth to live their lives in their truth and authenticity.” – glaad.org

Click here if you want to learn more and take the pledge.

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Have you bought your tickets?

Have you donated something amazing?

Have you registered for childcare?

This is Chalice’s biggest event of the year! You won’t want to miss out!

If you are in need of childcare, please sign up early so that we may properly staff the the event.

Click on the link to do all the good things listed above: PayBee

Questions? Contact the fantastic auction team: auction@chaliceuu.org

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History…

October 6, 1779 – Nathaniel Appleton was born in Ipswitch, New Hampshire. He was a merchant, manufacturer, financier, politician, and philanthropist. A mill owner and operator himself, he was concerned about the human suffering caused by the factory system, and sought to change working conditions in the United States. Appleton believed in the Unitarian principle of the goodness of human nature could be combined with sound business practices. He was an active member of the Federal Street Church (now the Arlington Street Church) in Boston under the ministries of William Ellery Channing and Ezra Stiles Gannett. As one of the 10 richest men in Boston, he engaged in large-scale philanthropy and public service. He served six terms in the Massachusetts legislature and one term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Nathaniel Appleton died on July 14, 1861. ~ This Day in Unitarian Universalist History

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