Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Rick Wells Welcome to a World Without a Job This Labor Day we celebrate the workers of our country. That used to be me. I was a teacher here in The Conejo Valley School District. I retired just before COVID. I enjoyed being a teacher. I had … Continue reading Order of Service 9.3.23
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Rev. Nica Eaton Rev. Nica intended her Sabbatical to be a “Pilgrimage to Wholeness”. But being whole inevitably requires a journey through brokenness and disintegration to understand more fully what wholeness means. Experiencing canceled plans, broken feet and her marriage completing, she explores whether wholeness is even … Continue reading Order of Service 8.27.23 10 am
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Rev. Nica Eaton & Sam Dickerson What’s better than curling up with your animals on a Sunday morning in your pajamas? Today we celebrate and bless the animals in our lives, while wearing pajamas to Chalice if you wish. You may bring your pets to Chalice if … Continue reading Order of Service
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Matthew Chapa Deja You? A confluence of: expectations, routines, comfort, hubris and the like become our “winning formula” that could be holding us back from fulfillment & happiness Welcome – Matt Chapa Introduction – Anahi Quiroz Call to Worship – Matt Chapa Chalice Lighting – Anahi Quiroz … Continue reading
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Ayanna Gaines & Samantha Dickerson The Magic of Camp Ayanna Gaines and Sam Dickerson both spent part of July up at Camp DeBenneville Pines, in the San Bernardino Mountains. They have brought back with them some of the magic of camp, which they would like to share … Continue reading Order of Service 8.6.23
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Shane Niebergall We have an abundance of time, if we are intentional about how we spend it. Let’s explore how to ensure our lives are filled with meaningful moments, and avoid wasting one of our most precious resources: time. July Theme – Delight Welcome – Shane Niebergall … Continue reading Order of Service 7.30.23
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Rev. Maddie Sifantus Lydia Maria Child: Our faith’s foremother Today Rev. Maddie Sifantus, minister of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula considers our Foremother, Lydia Maria Child, drawing from her memories of growing up in Child’s hometown in her later life and the new biography by … Continue reading Order of Service 7.23.23
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Merlin Snider How to Be a Good Ancestor It may seem odd to think of yourself as an ancestor when you are still alive—until you stop to think that all of our ancestors were once the same as us—children of Mother Earth, raised with the values and … Continue reading Order of Service 7.16.23
Online and In Person – 10 am Sunday Rev. Nica Eaton-Guinn Tango Lessons What can the beautiful dance of Argentine Tango teach us about life? Rev. Nica began her sabbatical in Buenos Aires, Argentina to study tango. Today she shares the spiritual and life lessons she learned from dancing tango. You might be surprised by … Continue reading Order of Service 7.9.23
In Person & Online Service – 10 am Rev. Nica Eaton-Guinn Reflections from General Assembly Today Rev. Nica shares reflections on this year’s Unitarian Universalist General Assembly that took place in Pittsburgh last week. What trends, learnings, and messages did she glean from our wider faith’s gathering? She is excited to share her takeaways with … Continue reading Order of Service 7.2.23
