Podcast: Chalice Sermons

Finding Gratitude…When You Don’t Feel Grateful

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.

Loss – Holding on and Letting Go

Moving together through these challenging times, we find ourselves confronted by loss in so many dimensions. What might be there for us? Do we hold on or let go? UCLA Oncology Chaplain and popular guest speaker, Michael Eselun will share reflections on these questions.

Reframing Aging

Contemporary western culture doesn’t honor or respect aging. In our appearance and health obsessed society, older people are often written off as declining, deficient, or disposable. Yet, as we age, most of us become wiser, happier and emerge into a new sense of wholeness. Today, we explore how we might reframe aging and society’s messages, to become something we celebrate and value.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Recognizing the Struggles of Our Local Indigenous People

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, Alan Salazar, a Fernandino tribal elder will speak to us of the struggles of the Fernandeno Tataviam tribe to achieve Federal recognition. Alan will also share a recent children’s book he has written called “Tata, The Tataviam Towhee, A Tribal Story”. Our Central Coast Cluster of UU congregations is … Continue reading Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Recognizing the Struggles of Our Local Indigenous People

Cultivating Relationship

Humans are relational creatures, yet relationships can often be complicated. They challenge us to evolve and understand our triggers. How do we best nurture our relationships with partners, family, friends and community? Today we explore one of our most important needs as humans and how we might cultivate and tend our individual and collective relationships.