Wonder what this Article II stuff is all about? Join our Deeper Dive discussion group. The four-session program engages you in the Purposes, Values and Covenant, Inspiration, Inclusion and Freedom of belief of the proposed Article II which will be voted on at General Assembly 2024. […]
UUCM’s November Share the Plate recipient, Bright Futures for Youth, will receive $900.93, thanks to generous UUCM members, friends, and visitors. These weekly donations add up! Thank you all.
The New Year is always a good time to rethink the usefulness or effectiveness of our routines and habits. Upstairs, in our Kids Connection program, we have been doing some of this New
Year rethinking. We are looking forward to many opportunities of connecting with you and your children in the year ahead.
Looking for a some special Christmas cheer? Pop some popcorn, brew up a mug of cocoa, and settle in for the sweetest Christmas pageant you’ll ever see: it’s Teddy Bear Christmas! […]
Come celebrate Christmas Day and community as our Christmas Day potluck returns. We’ll offer a blessing and begin eating at 1:00PM. Tableware provided. Arrive ready to share a Christmas memory or two with your dinner companions. From 3:00-4:00PM Rev. Kevin will host a carol sing around the piano, and will invite people to share favorite Christmas readings, poems, and brief stories. […]
Our annual Solstice Eve Celebration aligns the rhythms of our hearts and our spirits with the rhythms of the earth and sky. Come, center yourself in the midst of the holiday hustle. Singing, silence, candlelight, fire (and some hot, spiced cider) guide us around this turning edge of the solar year. […]
Are you someone in your 20s or 30s who is interested in connecting with other young(ish) adults, maybe looking to get involved at UUCM? Stop by the first of our monthly events for young(ish) adults: a pancake brunch and informal spirituality discussion! […]
UUCM was well represented at the Sierra Roots Cold Weather Shelter training on November 9. Sierra Roots manages the overnight shelter located at the Vets building in Nevada City on cold and snowy nights from November to March. UUCM member Alice Johnson is the Cold Weather Shelter Volunteer Coordinator. Alice reports that nine UUCM members and friends showed up for the training in order to volunteer at the shelter this winter, which was about 25% of the total number of trainees. Thanks so much to Shannon Dooley-Miller, Grace Kendrick, Ed Cisneros, Laurie Bell, Corrie Silva, Gabe Ross, Cynthia Burton, Mark Burton, and Keith Johnson.
For more information about how to get involved in this and other justice actions, please contact Justice@uugrassvalley.org.
We’ve partnered with Faithify, a UU Crowdsourcing website, to expand our network of generosity to support our Haitian family as they rebuild their lives in California.
Our small UUCM community has raised over $10,000 so far to set the Andou-St. Forts up with plane tickets, family furniture and household items, a modest vehicle, clothes for a new climate, legal support for the detailed immigration process, and medical needs.
Our next goal is to secure safe and comfortable housing where the family can continue recovering from the trauma of the violence they experienced in their home country and make plans for their future. The Faithify campaign is asking for a year’s worth of rent and utilities to give them stability and security while they rebuild their lives.
The median rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in our county is $1400. Our $18,000 campaign amounts to $1500 per month for 12 months, which would be enough for rent and utilities.
The boys are attending school daily and Moustapha and Nazaire are making their way through the immigration bureaucracy to secure work permits and figure out next steps after the short Humanitarian Parole period ends. Your gifts would provide them a safe haven, allowing them to stay in a place they know, near people who love them while they continue to grow, learn, and thrive.
Let’s explore open questions for The Path Ahead…
Who do we want to be for each other?
Who do we want to be for the wider community?
Join the Zoom conversation on Tuesday, December 5 @ 6:30pm
Join for soup, cookies, and conversation in-person on Sunday, December 10 @ 12:15pm
