The Chalice Family Update
- Family Activities 9/3/26
Wisdom Exploration at Chalice!
A place for wonder. A place for fun.
Welcome, welcome everyone!
Chalice Family Update
September 3, 2026
This I Believe
Sunday morning at 10am
with Matt Chapa & Chalice Members
Core values are something most people have. This service will allow 3 of our members – Katie Sachs, David Jackson, and Matt Chapa to share theirs with the congregation and give all those attending an opportunity to reflect on their own.
Register StreamYard Meeting
You can also view our Livestream on FBThis 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.
September 6–
Summer Fun! – It’s our last Sunday of summer! Come set sail with Sam and Nancy for fun trip to a desert island.
Ingathering Service and Celebration
Sunday, September 13
Ingathering is the start of the new year at Chalice! Welcome back, everyone. We hope your summer has been a joyful one. The Ingathering service is an intergenerational gathering filled with music and honoring the longtime UU tradition of the water ritual.
Afterward, we will gather at Borchard Park for a potluck picnic to celebrate the wonderful gift that is our community. See you then!
WE programs for the new year start September 20
Wondering where your young UUs might find themselves when they’re not in the service?
WE Grow – Our youngest children through lower elementary will be in Room 1 (top of the front stairs, to the right)
WE Wonder – Older elementary children into middle school will be in Room 4 (back of the hallway, at the top of the back stairs)
WE Quest – End of middle school into high school will be in the Library (top of the front stairs, straight ahead) This group will meet twice a month.
If you have any questions about where your young UU might land during their journey through Wisdom Exploration, find Sam Dickerson on a Sunday morning or email her: dre@chaliceuu.org
Family Community Forum
Creating Peace Together
Make Your Own Peace Pole!
at Art Trek*
Saturday, September 19 at 10 am PTJoin us for this fun, informative, and interactive community forum event for all ages.
Learn what a peace pole is and make your own to take home!
Families and individuals of all ages welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult.
All materials and a light lunch will be provided. Suggested donation $15 per person.
SPACE IS LIMITED
*Event location: Art Trek – 1144 Tourmaline Dr, Newbury Park, CA (805) 499-1700
Please register for the forum in advance here:
https://tinyurl.com/creatingpeacetogether
>>>Registration is NOW OPEN!<<<
Chalice, Santa Monica & UU Neighbors Retreat
at
Camp deBenneville Pines
Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2026
Head out to the ultimate UU getaway in Southern California! Once you go, you won’t want to leave!
For more information: https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatEvent
For registration: https://bit.ly/ChaliceRetreatRegistrationContact the retreat team at Clusterretreat@chaliceuu.org
David Barker (Co-Dean) – Cynthia Littleton (Co-Dean/Programs) – Annie Barker (Registrar)
This Day in Unitarian Universalist History…
September 4, 1848 – Lewis Howard Latimer, an inventor, was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. One of the founding members of the First Unitarian Church of Flushing, New York, he was the only African-American member of the Edison Pioneers, Thomas Edison’s engineering division of the Edison Company. Latimer was responsible for preparing the mechanical drawings for Alexander Graham Bell’s patent application for his telephone design. The author of many important inventions, particularly in the field of electrical lighting, Latimer died on December 11, 1928. ~ This Day in Unitarian Universalist History
Our mission: Wisdom Exploration empowers and supports people of all ages to create a world of love, justice, and compassion.
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