• Order of Service 12.7.25 10am

  SUNDAY SERVICE 

  Onsite & Online ~  10 am 

  

  Reverend Nica Eaton & Sam Dickerson

  What A Gift! Winter Holiday Family Service

  Opening a gift during the holiday season is a joyful moment. Imagine opening these wonderful gifts together, one for each celebration of the winter season! This is one unboxing service you won’t want to miss. Join us for our festive intergenerational service filled with music, stories, and surprises for the holidays! Bring the whole family!

  Welcome – Reverend Nica Eaton

  Introduction – Samantha Dickerson 

  Chalice Lighting – Reverend Nica Eaton 

  Gift Box # 1- Samantha Dickerson

  Opening Song – #239 “Go Tell It on the Mountain”

  Manna Collection – Drake Learned 

  Announcements – Reverend Nica Eaton 

  Gift Box # 2 – Samantha Dickerson

  Special Collection for Many Mansions – Barbara Leighton

  Offering Music – “Light the Legend” by Michael Isaacson: Performed by the Chalice Choir under the direction of Anthony Concepcion. 

  Gift Box # 3 – Reverend Nica Eaton 

  Song – #1031 May I Be Filled with Loving Kindness

  Gift Box # 4 – Samantha Dickerson

  Joys and Sorrows – If you are in person please fill out an index card. You can also email your joys or concerns during the week to jns@chaliceuu.org

  Gift Box # 5 – Samantha Dickerson

  Gift Box # 6 – Reverend Nica Eaton

  Closing Song – #235 “Deck the Halls”

  Extinguishing the Chalice and Closing Words – Reverend Nica Eaton

  Postlude – Anthony Concepcion

   

• Order of Service 11.30.25
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Clint Fultz Don’t Call It A Sermon! Join us for an exploration of religious and secular faith and spirituality. Clint shares his story of leaving the Christian Church and turning to other avenues to seek out the metaphysical and ontological. What he found led him to activism, social justice work and ...
• Order of Service 11.23.25 10am
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Reverend Nica Eaton Giving Thanks Amidst Challenges As the season of gratitude arrives, how do we open our hearts to thankfulness when life feels uncertain or hard? This Sunday we’ll explore the practice of gratitude not as denial of struggle, but as a pathway to resilience and joy. Together we’ll share ...
• Order of Service 11.16.25 10am
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Reverend Nica Eaton Many Unitarian Universalists feel a discomfort around the figure of Jesus, because his teachings have been distorted by dogma, politics, and fundamentalism. But what if we look beyond doctrine and politics to rediscover the heart of his message? Who was Jesus, really, and what did he stand ...
• Order of Service 11.9.25
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am   Reverend Ellie Kilpatrick & Reverend Nica Eaton  Rev. Ellie Kilpatrick joins Rev. Nica to share her journey within her Jewish identity about Israel and Palestine, and how love called her to grow in her understanding of peace. Join us for this important ongoing conversation. Note: Special Collection this Sunday! Since 1988, the ...
• Order of Service 11.2.25 10am
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Reverend Nica Eaton, Sam Dickerson & Anthony Concepcion Today, for All Souls Day, we honor our ancestors through spiritual music from various traditions. We will also be remembering beloved Chalice members who have passed within the last year. Please bring photos of your ancestors for our communal altar.   Gathering Music – ...
• Order of Service 10.26.25 10am
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Rick Wells We pray a lot here at Chalice. We “give thanks for the gifts and the givers”. We consecrate things like babies and backpacks. We say prayers of petition or lamentation. We are a reverent community, but why? Who are we talking to?  Join Rick Wells this week as ...
• Order of Service 10.19.25
  Don’t forget to wear your purple for Spirit Day! SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Reverend Nica Eaton  How do we continue to get up each morning and face all the horrors the world offers, without being paralyzed by fear or despair? How do we hold onto our humanity, our joy, our love and peace amidst it ...
• Order of Service 10.12.25. 10am
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Reverend Nica Eaton &  Chumash Elder, Alan Salazar It has been over 180 years since the Ventura Chumash community has built a tomol in Ventura. They are currently finishing their first tomol in over 180 years… “We are due!” writes Alan Salazar, Chumash elder, who will share this story with us ...
• Order of Service 10.5.25
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am  Reverend Nica Eaton & Sam Dickerson Life is Better with You: Animal Blessing The unconditional love we receive from our animal friends and family members is a gift. In honor of all they have given us, today we offer them a blessing of love, happiness, and good health as we are ...
• Order of Service 9.28.25 10am
  SUNDAY SERVICE  Onsite & Online ~  10 am   Darcey Lober  Spirit of Life: On the Life and Music of Carolyn McDade Join us for a musical celebration of the life and wisdom of Singer-songwriter, Social Justice and Environmental Activist, Carolyn McDade.   All Music in today’s service was composed by Carolyn McDade. Gathering Music – “Come Sing a Song With Me” Call to ...

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