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We Belong Together ~ Ingathering

Ingathering is our annual service celebrating our community. We will share a special water ceremony, enjoy amazing music, and celebrate Chalice folk coming together after years of pandemic and separation.

Long to Belong

in person (3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park)
or via Zoom
We are living through a time of deep loneliness, heightened by the necessary precautions we practice in this time of COVID. What is more natural than the desire to belong? Where does that desire lead us? And can it ever lead us astray? Reverend Rod Richards of the Unitarian Universalists San Luis Obispo congregation will be joining us with a videotaped sermon.
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Meeting ID: 209 555 249
Phone: 16699009128
Password: 2020

Navigating Change

This week Rev. Nica has returned from dropping her son off at college, and her summer break. Families are returning from summer vacations and sending kids back to school. It’s a time of big transitions for all. We will bless the backpacks we use in returning to our work and school lives and hold a … Continue reading Navigating Change

Tales from Camp: Lessons Learned in the Woods

DeBenneville Pines is a beautiful UU camp in the San Bernardino mountains. This summer saw the first youth camps held since the pandemic began. Ayanna Gaines had the opportunity to serve as a staff member for both elementary and high school camps, and learned many valuable lessons, which she would like to share.

Getting into Good Trouble

We will explore the obstacles affecting our sacred rights to vote, and are invited to Get Into Good Trouble by UUing the Vote. Our member and good trouble activist, Pamela Lopez, will be leading the service. Our Special Collection will benefit UU the Vote and we also invite you to participate in our ongoing school … Continue reading Getting into Good Trouble

The Paradox

Sunday Service at 10 AM
in person (3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park)
or via Zoom
Our Unitarian forebear Ralph Waldo Emerson charged us to follow our own individual moral intuition above all else. But what about our need for community and relationship? This is the creative tension that lies at the heart of our faith, and perhaps of life itself. Reverend Julia Hamilton will be joining us with a videotaped sermon.
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Meeting ID: 209 555 249
Phone: 16699009128
Password: 2020

Finding Kindness in a Cruel World

Today we explore how to find and create more kindness and compassion in a world that is often cruel and filled with suffering. Join us to explore ‘nurturance culture’ and the possibility of more loving lives.