With wildflowers, rushing streams, and lush foliage, this promises to be a beautiful de Benneville weekend for our fellowship. Among the offerings will be crafts and such with our new DRE, Rose, a writing workshop with Eberly, yoga with Wenda, meditation with Christie, several hikes, games for kids, and Improv on Saturday night with Linda … Continue reading 2024 de Benneville Family Camp – April 12 – 14

On Sunday, March 17, we dedicate our Sunday offering in support of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center, which envisions and supports a community where everyone lives in equality, feels accepted, valued, safe and free from social stigma. UUFSD donations will directly support its Unicorn Homes project, which strives to provide crisis and transitional housing … Continue reading Generosity Sunday Offering: March 17, 2024

Every on is Welcome to attend our quarterly Social Justice Action meeting on zoom March 11 at 6:30 PM We will be discussing the shared 2024 goals for the group and some limited business items. Please bring all of your ideas for this group. Kathy https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82075202722 Posted by Kathy Faller

We have resumed our monthly day of practice together. We begin at 9am with Progressive Relaxation and then calm abiding sitting meditation. At 10:30 we join our Friday Sangha book study, currently reading Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach. At noon we eat together (bring your lunch) and then have walking meditation. We close with a … Continue reading Day of Mindfulness – March 15, 2024

March 16: Travel to the desert for the Wildflower Superbloom After all the rains, we expect a super wildflower bloom in two weeks. There is an opportunity to take a Day Trip to Anza Borrego to see the flowers and ride with Stephanie Reed-Elliott in her Sprinter. There is room for ten passengers. We will … Continue reading Wildflowers in Anza Borrego

UUFSD Music Director Steve Milloy has received a Black History Month commendation for “African Americans and the Arts” recognizing the amazing work he does in the community to spread joy and expand access. Steve received this honor last month from Orange County District 5 Supervisor Katrina Foley for his work with MenAlive – The Orange … Continue reading Steve Milloy honored in Orange County

At our June Congregational Meeting we will elect two new Directors to serve for three-year terms. This is an important role with responsibility and authority for UUFSD’s ministry and operations. The Nominating Committee is now recruiting members to apply for one of these seats on the Board of Directors. If you are interested in learning … Continue reading Interested in Serving on the Board of Directors?

Come one! Come all! UUFSD will have its first fellowship-wide celebration of the year on April 20 – a festival with face-painting, music, photos, a song-writing contest, yummy food and a dazzling array of silent and live auction items to bid on. Louise Garrett and Greg Brown will keep the live auction rolling! New this … Continue reading Spring to Life Fair & Feast: Food, Music, Auction

Our regional camp is a mountain refuge, a community-building home and a place of spiritual growth and empowerment for children, youth and adults from UU congregations and beyond. On Feb. 18, we support de Benneville Pines’ with our Generosity Sunday offering. Your support is welcomed in the offering basket, by mail and online through Breeze … Continue reading Generosity Sunday 2/18/24 –Beneficiary: de Benneville Pines

Every Sunday our services are facilitated by a Worship Associate who works with the minister or guest speaker to ensure that all the service elements come together in a coherent and meaningful worship experience for all of us. Would you consider serving as a Worship Associate? It involves committing to 4-6 Sundays per year. We … Continue reading If not you, who?