Please join us for our Sunday services.
Parking is available at the UCLA structure on Sunday mornings.
You Are Invited
December 15, 2019 - 10:00am
December 15, 2019 - 11:30am
Visitors and prospective members are encouraged to attend this informal get-together held on each Sunday of the month in the NE Cottage Room. It is a time to learn more about Unitarian Universalism, our Church Community, and the opportunities of growth and connection through many of our Adult programs. There will be time for any questions you may have, and information about the steps to membership. Come, let us get to know you, and you to get to know us. Everyone is welcomed. Looking forward to meeting you. Norm Richey & Sarah Robson, Co-Chairs, Membership Committee.
Parent’s Group Meeting Kickoff!
Are you interested in joining a parenting group at UUCCSM? We will convene our first monthly meeting on Dec. 15 at 11:30am in the cottage. The meeting will last an hour and a half. Childcare will be provided.
Come join to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting in a group setting!
Questions? Email Chris Brown at chrislymanbrown@gmail.com.
December 15, 2019 - 11:45am
December 15, 2019 - 12:45pm
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Our church’s program for integrating peace and social justice concerns into the life of the congregation. The Peace & Social Justice Committee (PSJ) focuses many activities in the areas of labor and economic issues; racism, police brutality, and mass incarceration; immigration and immigrant detention; and peace and alternatives to war. It also collaborates with the Green Committee on activities focusing on climate change.
The Peace & Social Justice Committee meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month after second service. New members are welcome and needed. For more information please email Dierdra Deitel. If you do not have email, please stop by the Faith in Action table in Forbes Hall.
December 15, 2019 - 4:00pm
We are pleased to announce that on December 15 at 4 pm, the Pipes Distinguished Lecture Series is bringing exceptional organist Jeffrey Parola to UUSM for an organ recital in our sanctuary.
Jeffrey Parola is an accomplished organist, conductor, and vocalist, who recently made his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut in the World Premiere performance of the David Lang sleeper’s prayer for boy soprano and organ.
Our monthly potluck Second Sunday Supper, will be held after the concert in Forbes Hall, on the Third Sunday this month. It will be hosted by the Music Committee, the Choir, and the Pipes Lecture Committee. Everyone is warmly invited to participate.
About the Pipes Distinguished Lecture Series
The Pipes Lecture Fund was established in 1991 to honor Rev. Ernest D. Pipes upon his retirement after 35 years in the Santa Monica pulpit. The founding members of the committee (Leonard & Elizabeth Adler, Ray & Betty Goodman, Patrick McGuire, and Marguerite Spears) collected monies for an annual free Pipes Distinguished Lecture Series of renowned guest speakers. The series has continued yearly since 1991 with one interruption in 2018.
The series began with William Schultz, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, and has included luminaries such as Ramona Ripston, Patt Morrison, Arianna Huffington, Michael Dukakis, George Takei, Father Gregory Boyle, and Reza Aslan. It resumes this year with an organ recital — something Ernie has always desired because our organ was hand picked in Italy by the Goodmans to complement the acoustics of our Sanctuary. The committee has also been able to provide money to repair our ailing organ.
Contributions to the Pipes Lecture Fund are welcome to support the tradition of a free, wide-ranging, public lecture series including the topics of public service, government, social justice, religion and ethics, environmentalism, and the media. Please contact the church office to make a contribution. office@uusm.org; (310) 829-5436. Anyone who wishes to become a member of the Pipes Lecture Committee or has a suggestion of someone they’d like to hear speak should contact Patrick McGuire.
For more information, see http://news.uusm.org/pipes-distinguished-lecture-series-organist-jeffrey-parola/
December 15, 2019 - 6:00pm
Second Sunday Suppers are informal social events for all ages held in Forbes Hall on the second Sunday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Initial set up time is followed by communal meal. Attendees should bring a main dish, side dish, salad or dessert to share. Please join us! Children are absolutely welcome! To save on waste and promote green living, we kindly ask that you bring your own plates, cups, utensils, and cloth napkins. We will have extra dishes if you cannot bring your own.
Happy hour begins at 5:45 pm.
You can also help by joining our Kitchen Cabinet and help with cooking (the day before), setup, or cleanup. You know that the most fun at any party is in the kitchen! Sign up at tinyurl.com/kitchenministry.
December 16, 2019 - 7:30pm
Bill Blake will present an enjoyable dive into the who and what we are. This on-going, twice a month classon the 1st and 3rd Monday is presented to help participants master specific meditation skills. We endeavor to answer the questions Who am I? (attitudes and beliefs) and What am I? (essence or true nature). This class will include meditations that explore participants' spiritual goals. The monthly group meetings will also focus on insights gained throughout the month. It is expected that participants will develop and enjoy a regular meditation practice.
December 17, 2019 - 7:30pm
Contact: Rebecca Crawford, (310) 337-7787.
For December, we will discuss “Whatever Happened to the Metric System? How America Kept Its Feet,” by John B. Marciano. The metric system was developed and considered for adoption nearly as far back as the Revolutionary War. How does it happen that we still use feet? There is lots of history here. All are welcome.
December 19, 2019 - 7:30pm
The Men's Group offers a special opportunity to the men of the congregation and other like-minded men to join our welcoming group in provocative and stimulating discussion and to get to know others with UU perspectives in a more meaningful way. We meet the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7:30 PM in the NE room of the Cottage.
For more information contact Richard Mathias at 310-645-1070 or richmathias2@yahoo.com.
December 20, 2019 - 7:00pm
Short Description:
Dr. Christopher Cameron: Black Freethinkers
Join AAHS and friends for an evening with Dr. Christopher Cameron, whose new book, “Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism,” argues that, contrary to historical and popular depictions of African Americans as naturally religious, freethought (encompassing atheism/agnosticism/humanism and other non-traditional orientations) has been central to black political and intellectual life from the nineteenth century to the present.
Long Description:
Dr. Christopher Cameron: Black Freethinkers
Join AAHS and friends for an evening with Dr. Christopher Cameron, professor at UNC Charlotte and author of the new book, “Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism.” Signed books will be available.
“Black Freethinkers” argues that, contrary to historical and popular depictions of African Americans as naturally religious, freethought has been central to black political and intellectual life from the nineteenth century to the present. Freethought encompasses many different schools of thought, including atheism, agnosticism, and nontraditional orientations such as deism and paganism.
Christopher Cameron suggests an alternative origin of nonbelief and religious skepticism in America, namely the brutality of the institution of slavery. He also traces the growth of atheism and agnosticism among African Americans in two major political and intellectual movements of the 1920s: the New Negro Renaissance and the growth of black socialism and communism. In a final chapter, he explores the critical importance of freethought among participants in the civil rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
Examining a wealth of sources, including slave narratives, travel accounts, novels, poetry, memoirs, newspapers, and archival sources such as church records, sermons, and letters, the study follows the lives and contributions of well-known figures, including Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Alice Walker, as well as lesser-known thinkers such as Louise Thompson Patterson, Sarah Webster Fabio, and David Cincore.
CHRISTOPHER CAMERON is an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the founder of the African American Intellectual History Society, the author of To Plead Our Own Cause: African Americans in Massachusetts and the Making of the Antislavery Movement, and a coeditor of New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition (Northwestern, 2018).
December 21, 2019 - 10:00am
December 21, 2019 - 12:30pm
Weekly Senior Exercise Class, Body-Mind Tune Up, Forbes. Bruno Lacombe is conducting exercise classes for seniors, super-seniors and people with physical difficulties for UUSM members. Classes are no-charge for UUSM members; non-members suggested donation $10 per class to UUSM. Contact: Bruno Lacombe, (310) 666-7387.
December 22, 2019 - 10:00am
Please join us for our Sunday services.
Parking is available at the UCLA structure on Sunday mornings.
December 22, 2019 - 11:30am
Visitors and prospective members are encouraged to attend this informal get-together held on each Sunday of the month in the NE Cottage Room. It is a time to learn more about Unitarian Universalism, our Church Community, and the opportunities of growth and connection through many of our Adult programs. There will be time for any questions you may have, and information about the steps to membership. Come, let us get to know you, and you to get to know us. Everyone is welcomed. Looking forward to meeting you. Norm Richey & Sarah Robson, Co-Chairs, Membership Committee.
December 22, 2019 - 11:45am
Come and join us as we share stories, inspirations and find community with each other. The group offers a forum in which members can feel the benefit of its mutual support. Previous topics include: how to improve the quality of one’s life overall and how to use structure, aides and devices more successfully/productively/efficiently in one’s life.
The Disability Support Group will be promoting a dialogue on a selected topic at each of its meetings throughout this church year. There is a different theme for each month. All church members interested in the topic are invited to attend. We hope these topics are of interest to you. The dates and topics are as follows:
Contact Michael Young for more information
December 22, 2019 - 1:00pm
The Peace & Social Justice Committee (PSJ) puts UU principles of justice, human rights and sustainability into action in our local community and beyond. We organize activities and support campaigns in the areas of labor and economic issues; anti-racism, police reform, and mass incarceration; immigration and immigrant detention; and resisting war. We work with community partners such as CLUE (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice), OFA (Organizing for Action), the ACLU, and the Sunrise Movement. We also collaborate with the UUSM Green Committee on issues relating to environmental justice and climate change. Everyone is welcome to join us in working to heal our world, and newcomers are encouraged.
For more information, contact: justice@uusm.org or visit us at the FIA table in Forbes Hall.
December 23, 2019 - 7:30pm
We gather twice a month to sit together quietly for 20 minutes, to walk with gentle awareness for seven minutes, and to explore the integration of meditation with ordinary life through reading and sharing. Anyone who senses they would benefit from 20 minutes of silent, non-guided sitting is welcome to join us. We have found that this time of quiet meditation and shared exploration can be deeply nourishing – a time of simply “being” amidst all the “doing” of our lives.
If you have questions, speak with either Beverly Shoenberger or Carol Ring at coffee hour, or contact Beverly at 424-235-9002, openmeadowcoaching@gmail.com or Carol at 310-310-2539, carol.ring.la@gmail.com
December 24, 2019 - 4:00pm
UUSM welcomes all as we gather for candlelight services on Christmas Eve. Three services will mark this Eve, so come one, come all!
Children's Pageant -
Our children and youth bring their wisdom and light in this holiday service led by Cleo Anderson, Director of Religious Exploration
Light refreshments will be offered after each service.
Parking is provided at the UCLA structure for this special evening.
December 24, 2019 - 6:00pm
UUSM welcomes all as we gather for candlelight services on Christmas Eve. Three services will mark this Eve, so come one, come all!
Led by the Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae and Direcctor of Music Saunder Choi, Director of Religious Exploration Cleo Anderson, and Worship Associate Rima Snyder. Join us for the lessons and carols of Christmastime as we celebrate this holiday with our traditional service.
Light refreshments will be offered after each service.
Parking is provided at the UCLA structure for this special evening.
