First Art Show of 2024: Visibility Through Art

From January 18 – March 15, the UUCM Library and Art Gallery will show an exhibit of works from the Visibility Through Art (VTA) project, produced by the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe.
There will be a reception for UUCM members and friends after Sunday service on January 28th, from 12:30 pm, in the Library.

Another way to Support Hospitality House

UUCM is supporting Hospitality House by collecting donations of needed items for the guests. Utah Phillips, the founder of Hospitality House, was a member of UUCM, and UUCM has supported the shelter, named in his honor, since its inception as a nomadic shelter.

The project will be on-going each month of the year. Please bring your donations on Sunday or any time the office is open!

Your donations will be useful and deeply appreciated:

Single sized sheets and blankets

Towels New pillows

Hoodies for both men and women, especially large

Athletic shoes

Ponchos

Toiletries ( razors and tooth brushes)

Warm Thanks for your Gifts,
Keith Johnson, Laurie Bell, Carol Nimick

Share the Plate!

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.

With Loving Intentions for the New Year

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.

Christmas Day Potluck & Carols

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. […]

Winter Solstice Celebration

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.  […]

Young(ish) Adult Brunch

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! […]

Kudos to Sierra Roots Volunteers

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.