deBenneville Pines UUFSD All Fellowship Weekend Once a year, many of us trek to our magical camp on Big Bear Mountain for a weekend of hiking, yoga, crafts, creative writing, games, singing, dancing, and the always hilarious variety show. There are heated cabins and hot showers. Kids get to play in a forest and have … Continue reading deBenneville Pines UUFSD All Fellowship Weekend
“Stars I Shall Find” Music Sunday, December 15 This Music Sunday we look skyward for inspiration, moral high ground, the best of ourselves. Words of poets and prophets carry us. “Sure on this shining night of star-made shadows round, Kindness must watch for me…All is healed, all is health…” – James Agee “Everybody is a … Continue reading Music Sunday December 15
Environmental Action Committee Meeting The Environmental Justice Task Force is now the new and improved “Environmental Action Committee.” We are planning tons of events, and need your help. Coming up, we have: February 9, 2020: Presentation on “Food, Soil and the Climate Crisis” Late March – early April: Two art creation events, one to make … Continue reading Environmental Action Committee Update
Dec. Food Bank Results In December, I think we set a record – we bagged 11,000 lbs. of apples and potatoes for our peers-in-need. Thanks all! We do this the 1st Thursday of each month so our next night will be Jan. 2nd. If this is your 1st time you’ll need to contact Sara … Continue reading Dec. Food Bank Results
Search News—Congregational Record Posted. What’s Next. On December 2, our Congregational Record went live on the UU Association’s Ministry Search jobs board. Ministers from across the nation are now able to examine it, and they have until New Year’s Day to decide whether to express interest in UUFSD. On January 2 we will receive from … Continue reading Congregational Record Posted
It is the Holiday Season. The weather is cool, the lights are bright. Between the two Services, December 24, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 pm, there will be cookies, coffee, and Hot Chocolate. Ohhhhhh! Because it is the Holiday Season and everyone bakes, please bring a plate of your favorite cookies to share with family … Continue reading December 24 special evening service with Hot Chocolate and Cookies
Karma Lekshe Tsomo, a renowned scholar of Buddhist Studies, and cherished speaker to our Buddhist groups will join us for “Dealing with Expectations.” There is no charge for this event, and dana for the teacher will be gratefully accepted.We will take Karma Lekshe to lunch afterwards and all are invited to join us. Palmer Library, … Continue reading Dealing with Expectations (Buddhist group event)
What is Nonviolent Communication? Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing, and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet you there. — Rumi With Nonviolent Communication (NVC) we learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening—to ourselves as well as others—NVC helps us discover the depth of … Continue reading Nonviolent Communication class coming in January
