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		<description>Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship shares weekly inspirational sermons. We are a liberal religious community open to all with love in action as our goal. We value love, justice, equity, pluralism, generosity, transformation and interdependence, living lives of courage, compassion and peace. We open our hearts to all, no matter what you believe, whom you love, or how you express yourself. We offer weekly Sunday services at 10 am PST both in person in Newbury Park, CA and online through zoom. Join us.</description>
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	<title>Getting Through Today While Dreaming a New Tomorrow</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Long-time member and democracy activist Pamela Lopez reflects on the challenging times we find ourselves in today and explores the possibility of creating a path to a hopeful, inclusive and sustainable future.
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	<title>What Did You Miss? with Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Sabbath is Spirit in the form of time.  Sabbath rest is allowing Spirit to rest within us and connect with God. What happens when you lean into something that is always there?  What do you notice when something that's always been there goes missing?  What can you learn about yourself and your world during this season of fasting and reflection? ]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>The Thread</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Popular guest speaker and UCLA oncology chaplain, Michael Eselun will reflect and explore the idea of a single thread that may run through our entire lives - what it takes to find it, what is our relationship to it, and how it just might help us make sense of the whole journey thus far.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Popular guest speaker and UCLA oncology chaplain, Michael Eselun will reflect and explore the idea of a single thread that may run through our entire lives - what it takes to find it, what is our relationship to it, and how it just might help us make sen]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>The Ten Commandments are STILL RELEVANT!</title>
	<link>https://www.chaliceuu.org/services/the-ten-commandments-are-still-relevant/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Although 3500 plus years old, these ten imperatives—examining God, Sabbath, family-life, adultery, killing, robbery, lying, and greed—furnish a lodestar for the moral agenda and spiritual life of 21st century progressives. The Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle is grateful to be preaching again at Chalice and will have his latest book, Living with Purpose and Integrity: A Fresh Perspective on the Ten Commandments.


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	<title>Finding Our Way to Belonging &#8211; the power of community to heal</title>
	<link>https://www.chaliceuu.org/services/finding-our-way-to-belonging-a-service-about-the-power-of-community-to-heal/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA["Do I Belong Here?"  This is a question many of us carry—sometimes quietly, sometimes without words. This Sunday, Grenda David, invites us into a month-long celebration of Chalice as we launch our annual pledge season. Through music, personal story, and reflections on the spirit of the 1960s, the service explores belonging, courage, and the power of community to heal.]]></description>
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	<title>The Generous Heart</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Rev. Benefiel Bijur will be exploring the theme of “The Generous Heart,” anchored in the guiding idea of a critical mind and a generous heart. This service invites us to reflect on how intellect and rational thinking can coexist with openness of heart—how we can hold both at once. Rev. Benefiel Bijur will also speak to the mutuality of generosity and interdependence, as reflected in our Time for All Ages story, "A Special Trade." Then lead us into deeper reflection with several essential questions: Is there a conflict between critical thinking and generosity—and if so, how might we resolve it? And what does generosity truly mean when we think in terms of treasure?]]></description>
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	<title>Speak With Our Lives</title>
	<link>https://www.chaliceuu.org/services/speak-with-our-lives/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Do you have a book that has informed your life? A long-time favorite of Rev. Maddie’s is Parker Palmer’s “Let Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation.” Is how we live our lives congruent with our deepest sense of self and meaning? How does our life speak to us in these times?
]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Do you have a book that has informed your life? A long-time favorite of Rev. Maddie’s is Parker Palmer’s “Let Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation.” Is how we live our lives congruent with our deepest sense of self and meaning? How does ou]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Ecotones</title>
	<link>https://www.chaliceuu.org/services/ecotones/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Michael Eselun, UCLA oncology chaplain and popular guest speaker, will explore those liminal spaces in which we sometimes find ourselves on life's mysterious journey -- thresholds that are neither one reality or another, and yet may open a path to our deepest truths. Possibly even the sacred.

]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it feels like there's no way to reach people who disagree with us on important topics like immigration, LGBTQIA rights, or how to fix our broken healthcare system. It can feel pointless, like you're talking to a brick wall. Bethany Simonsen will tell us about her journey from being a devout Mormon to becoming a UU, and what experiences helped knock down the walls that kept her from hearing what the other side was saying. There are things we can do to create meaningful dialogue and move past the conflict inherent in Us vs Them.
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sometimes it feels like theres no way to reach people who disagree with us on important topics like immigration, LGBTQIA rights, or how to fix our broken healthcare system. It can feel pointless, like youre talking to a brick wall. Bethany Simonsen will ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Hopers Unite!</title>
	<link>https://www.chaliceuu.org/services/hopers-unite/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Conejo Valley "CVUUF"]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[There is no virtue more crucial at this juncture in human history than the steadfast practice of hopefulness! It is the energizing power and presence we desperately need as we launch 2026, the 250th anniversary year of the founding of the United States of America. Our special guest speaker Reverend Tom Owen-Towle, is the author of two dozen books on progressive spirituality and social justice, and his latest book, Living with Purpose and Integrity: A Fresh Perspective on the Ten Commandments (2025)



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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[There is no virtue more crucial at this juncture in human history than the steadfast practice of hopefulness! It is the energizing power and presence we desperately need as we launch 2026, the 250th anniversary year of the founding of the United States o]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There is no virtue more crucial at this juncture in human history than the steadfast practice of hopefulness! It is the energizing power and presence we desperately need as we launch 2026, the 250th anniversary year of the founding of the United States of America. Our special guest speaker Reverend Tom Owen-Towle, is the author of two dozen books on progressive spirituality and social justice, and his latest book, Living with Purpose and Integrity: A Fresh Perspective on the Ten Commandments (2025)]]></itunes:summary>
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