April 2024 Worship Services
April’s theme: Interdependence. Sunday Worship at 10:30 am: 4/7 Stewardship Sunday; 4/14 Passover and Aging; 4/21 Earth Day Multigenerational; 4/28 Join us!
MORE...From Our Minister: The Generosity of Mother Earth
Mother Earth teaches us profound generosity as nature’s gifts not only make life possible but also make it worth living. Nature pours itself out in abundant measure.
MORE...March Board Highlights
The UUSM Board of Directors met on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, to receive reports and discuss various requests from church staff and members of the congregation.
MORE...April 2024 Adult Programs
Come, come, whoever you are! Welcome to an exciting journey of questioning, challenging, and celebrating life’s mysteries and wonders.
MORE...Register Now for UU District Meeting, April 26-28 in Ventura
April 26-28 the Pacific Southwest Service Area Assembly (PSWAA) meets in Ventura, and Camp de Benneville Pines has stepped up to handle the registration. We’re all invited.
MORE...April/May Art Wall: Paintings by Jane Lilienthal (1914-1983)
The art wall in Forbes Hall will feature works by the painter Jane Lilienthal in April and May.
MORE...Leverage Authenticity: UU the Vote Handwrites Postcards to GOTV
Join UU the Vote 2024! Volunteers are welcome to jump in and write postcards to get out the vote. We’ll provide the messaging and all the materials, targeting potential voters.
MORE...Apply to Join UUSM’s Intersectional Anti-Racist Anti-Oppression Commission (IARAO)
The IARAO is UUSM’s board-appointed commission that is helping to guide our transformative work for equity, justice, and multiculturalism in our own community. Are you interested in being part of this journey?
MORE...A New Banner on Arizona Ave.
In 2018, UUSM put up a banner along the ivy on Arizona Ave. that expressed our congregation’s support for Black Lives Matter. It was vandalized twice. We are now re-asserting our values with another banner in that same location.
MORE...Michael Eselun: Spiritual Guide Along Cancer Journey at UCLA
Longtime UUSM member and popular guest speaker, Chaplain Michael Eselun was recently profiled on the Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology news webpage.
MORE...UUs Condemn Violence Against Gaza
The UUA shared resources and issued statements on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and Israel, calling on Unitarian Universalists to open our hearts and act collectively.
MORE...RE Rewards: Larry Weiner Teaches and Learns
Larry finds the UUSM youth “a hoot to hang out with.” He gets a true sense of accomplishment, watching them learn to make a difference in the world.
MORE...Preparations Begin for D4$ 2024 Auction
Dining for Dollars is UU Santa Monica’s most communitarian fundraiser: it brings like-minded people into community and raises money for the church. A win-win, for sure.
MORE...Renewing UUSM’s Mission and Vision
Renewing mission and vision helps the whole community to be engaged with an intentional discernment process around its essential identity and future, re-inspiring a shared sense of the congregation’s purpose.
MORE...Managing Editor: Pam Teplitz
Editors: Barbara Andres, Sheila Cummins, Elizabeth Fuller, Joyce Holmen, Lois Hutchinson, Pam Teplitz
Photography: Carol Ring, Roy Patience
Staff Liaison: Esther Chase
Website Administrators: Elizabeth Fuller, Pam Teplitz
Please contact the News Team to submit articles. Members can contact the UUSM office to submit material for the Thursday Announcements.