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Chalice Family Update

April 9, 2026

Reciprocity: Spirituality & the Environment

Sunday morning at 10am

with Sam Thomas & Tim Snowber

As Earth Day approaches, we orient ourselves toward the interdependent web of all creation. As UU’s, we recycle, we compost, we drive EVs. But what if we re-conceive our relationship to the natural world and see how it takes care of us?  How might that shift our perspective on… everything?  This morning Sam Thomas, CLU professor of Religion & Environmental Studies, will explore themes of reciprocity, gift economy, and land ethics in conversation with Indigenous writers and other deep ecology voices.

Join StreamYard Meeting
You can also view our Livestream on FB

This is a welcoming space for people of all ages.
Children and youth have the option of staying for the entirety of the service or joining the Sunday WE program upstairs partway through.

April 12–

Justice Sunday

It’s our final Bagel Buddies of the year! Children and youth will vote on which organization will receive our donations, prepare the bagels, and sell the delicious snacks on the patio after the service.

Please plan on after the service to allow your child or youth to participate in their justice project. This is love in action!

Throughout the month of April, children and youth will be voting on the organizations that will be receiving the proceeds from our WE market being held on May 3. Each Sunday they participate in WE, they will have an opportunity to vote for their top three choices. At the end of April, all votes will be counted. The top three organizations will receive a donation from the Chalice WE Program–1st place will receive 50% of the total proceeds, 2nd place, will receive 30%, and 3rd place will receive 20%.

Here is our final ballot! If you would like to discuss these organizations with your family and learn more about them, please click on the links below.

Ojai Raptor Center

Autism Society Ventura County

805Undocufund

Ventura Land Trust

Diversity Collective

Surfrider Foundation Ventura County

This will be the final Bagel Buddies of the year!

**Singing!**

**Beading Table!**

**Learn how to sprout seeds!**

**Bring a snack to share!**

>>>Registration is NOW OPEN!<<<

Summer Camps at de Benneville Pines

CIT (for those training to be a counselor)      July 5 – July 11

UU Elementary Summer Camp      July 6 – July 11

Sam will be one of the deans again!
Camp begins one day later due to 4th of July holiday

UU Middle School Summer Camp      July 12 – July 18

UU High School Summer Camp      July 19 – July 25

UU Family Summer Camp      July 26 – August 1

Summer Break Camp for Adults      August 6 – August 10

LARPing Games Camp      August 14 – August 16
LARP (Live Action Role Play) is for families and independent campers.

UU Young Adults (YA) Camp      August 14 – August 17

How will you enjoy the mountain top this summer?

Visit uucamp.org to learn more about Camp de Benneville Pines.

Looking for something fun to do?

Saturday, April 11, is Ventura County Farm Day!

This free event invites everyone to visit locations across the county to learn more about our amazing agriculture, why it’s so important, and how we can better support the land and people that nourish us. Visit national historical landmarks! Learn about beekeeping! Check out the wildflower and weed show! Did you know we have a dragon fruit orchard? And there is so much more! For your free tickets, go to vcfarmday.org.

Our mission: Wisdom Exploration empowers and supports people of all ages to create a world of love, justice, and compassion.