Speaker: Reverend Nica Eaton

As I Am, the World Becomes

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Today, Claude AnShin, the guiding teacher at the Magnolia Zen Center in Florida, joins us to share his wisdom. One of the most important aspects of Buddhist teaching is the truth of interconnectedness: the truth that within me exists the entire universe, so, as I am, the world becomes. It is my responsibility to slow down, to invite more silence into my life, so that the truth of my own suffering can become more clear. When my suffering shows itself, I can stop acting in automatic, habitual, or conditioned ways. I can pause and make new choices.

Transforming our Future

As a community, we are poised on the cusp of major, transformational decisions about our future. Join us to explore and celebrate all of Chalice’s possibilities, and kick-off our annual pledge drive.

The Game of Transformation

What if our life’s purpose is to transform? Last summer, Rev. Nica participated in a life changing experiment called “The Game of Transformation” at Findhorn in Scotland. Today she shares the lessons from this game and experiencing life as a journey of transformation. Join us for this mystical journey of transformation.

The Future We Choose

Join us this week as we explore our stewardship of the Earth and how we might approach the current climate crisis with commitment and optimism.

Love at the Center

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Theologian Richard Rohr writes: “Don’t start by trying to love God, or even people; love elements and rocks first, move to trees, then animals, and then humans. …. It works. In fact, it might be the only way to love, because how we do anything is how we do everything. In the end, either we love everything or there is reason to doubt that we love anything.” Join us in exploring what it means to put love at the center of our lives and faith.

Love in Action

Today, we honor Dr. King, who echoed the timeless cry of countless spiritual warriors: Love not in passive yearning, but in fierce non-violent resolve. Like Gandhi’s Satyagraha, like the Buddha’s Ahimsa, non-violence is love in action, fighting against injustice with compassion. Let us open our hearts, join hands, and work for peace by putting love at the center.

A Christmas Mystery – Christmas Eve Service

Tonight’s beautiful family service filled with Christmas joy and music, explores the mystery of Christmas. How did this story of hope and possibility come to be? What are the key messages we learn from this mysterious birth story. Come celebrate Christmas Eve, Unitarian Universalist style, with plenty of holiday cheer, mystery, as well as cookies, cocoa and eggnog after the service. Rumor has it that we may receive a visit from Santa himself, as he flies through the Conejo Valley.

There’s so much we don’t know – Embracing Mystery

All the world’s religions and philosophies try to explain the meaning of life. Science tries to uncover truth. But ultimately we don’t really know the answers to why we are here, whether there is a God or not, and what happens to us when we die. So today, we wholeheartedly embrace the mystery of this existence, exploring how to live when we don’t know the answers to the most fundamental questions of life.

Generous to Our Earth

This Thanksgiving, let us gather to celebrate the abundance of our Earth and to reflect on our role as stewards of this planet. What does it mean for us to give back to our earth? Join us for our annual harvest bread ceremony, celebrating the plentiful gifts earth provides, and exploring how we might be generous in return.