Most religious texts call on us to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” This week, we join with many Santa Barbara and Ventura County religious institutions to celebrate “Love your Neighbor” weekend. Willie Lubka will be joining Reverend Nica to talk about ideas and activities that help us expand our love for our … Continue reading Love your Neighbor
“We are the ones we have been waiting for,” wrote June Jordan in her “Poem for South African Women,” which she presented at the U.N. in August 1978. Today, we hear from long time members as well as younger, newer members about what inspires them about Chalice and gives them faith in our future. Join us for an inspirational service, helping us renew our faith and reminding us we are the ones we have been waiting for.
“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.” Howard Thurman. The Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins helps people and organizations that are in transition — or ought to be. As a community minister, she works as an organization development consultant based in Los Angeles. She spends her discretionary time playing with color and textiles in her studio.
Poet Rainer Maria Rilke talked about living his life in widening circles. But what do we mean when we talk about widening the circle? What circles are we expanding? To include what or whom? Join us today to explore this month’s theme of ‘Widening the Circle’ and look at all the circles we might … Continue reading Widening the Circle
To celebrate Valentine’s day and the essence of who we are, today we explore LOVE in its many facets. What does love look like in the world? Join us for a special service and collection to appreciate health care workers and all they do for us particularly over these last 2 years.
What do we say to the simple question “How are you?” after we suffer the loss of a loved one? Do we avoid the question? Do we give a straight answer? Does it depend on who is asking? Today’s service will be about coping with loss, and answering hard questions about how we are that … Continue reading “How Are You” and Other Tough Questions When You’re In Grief
What does it mean to have an intention of spiritual growth? In fact, what does spiritual growth really mean? Join Rev. Nica today to delve deeply into what Unitarian Universalist spiritual growth involves.
It is traditional to make resolutions to change habits and behaviors around the New Year. Yet it is common for people to neglect these resolutions after a while, lapsing into old ways of being. How can we live lives with intention when we can’t get ourselves to the gym?
As children, we are taught a very simplistic version of the origin of Thanksgiving. We make Pilgrim hats out of construction paper, and pretend that the Indian headdresses we construct are representative of all Indians. Yet the truth of the holiday is much more complicated than we are led to believe. How can we reconcile … Continue reading Paper Pilgrims and Indian Feathers
Thanksgiving reminds us to give thanks for the many blessings in our lives. But what if we don’t feel grateful? With the ongoing pandemic and the many stresses facing our lives, how do we cultivate gratitude when we don’t necessarily feel grateful. Today, we will be celebrating our annual harvest bread ritual in a walk through ceremony immediately after the service for anyone who wishes to join us in person. We will also be opening this service to 30 masked and vaccinated people interested in attending in person. Please RSVP.
