Sunday, November 5th, 10:00 PDT

Cultivating Generosity

& Our New Member Ceremony

(In Person & Zoom)

In this time of war, uncertainty and urgency, we need one another; to sing songs of solace and strength, to offer prayers of peace and empowerment, and to cultivate a generosity of substance and spirit; these will sustain us in times of peace and unrest.

This is our work and the reason for being in beloved community with one another. This morning we will also celebrate and welcome new members to the congregation: Patty Bernstein, Janie Gleghorn, Joe Griffin, Anne Hayes, Cam McKay, Pamela Sundell. Our Beloved Community is enriched by their joining.

Worship Leader: Rev Ben Meyers

Worship Associates: Ginny Aragon & Bonnie McDonald

Upcoming services:

Nov 12: Peace Heroes

Nov 19: Our Fabulous Volunteers!

Nov 26: Harvesting Gratitude & Abundance: Thanksgiving Weekend

If you would like to revisit a past service, please go to "Service Archive" on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UUFSCCAptos8123 .

Our goal is to provide a meaningful worship experience for all—

for those who can attend in-person and for those who can’t.

Please join Sunday in-person or click the link below to join online

as we live our mission and work toward our vision of beloved community.

ZOOM Link for Sunday Morning:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84095601835?pwd=bXNPemtaOUN5cVFNS2tzZldLQ3B2Zz09

Meeting ID: 840 9560 1835

Passcode: 612397

When you click on this link on Sunday morning, you will see a pop-up window asking: "Allow the host to unmute you, etc." with two buttons: Allow and Don't Allow.

Please click on “Don’t Allow” and you will then join the meeting as usual.

The Zoom link can also be found on the Church Calendar

(https://uufscc.org/site/full-calendar/)

Daylight Savings Reminder

This Sunday, Nov. 5th at 2 am, Daylight Savings time ends and our clocks will therefore "fall back." Remember to adjust your time pieces backwards and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

Fellowship Workday this Saturday

November 4th, 9:30-11:30am

Join us for our monthly Saturday Workday to care for our beautiful grounds and buildings. Help with gardening and clean-up. 

Everyone is welcome. Bring any tools that you might find helpful.

Contact for Facilities: Randy James [email protected]

Hospitality Help this Sunday

This Sunday, Nov 5th, people with surnames starting A-D should please bring food. If you are taking part in the service or working the sound system...you get an automatic pass for that Sunday-you have enough to do! 

Looking ahead for the rest of November:

Surnames (E-M): Second Sunday, Nov 12th

Surnames (N-S): Third Sunday, Nov 19th

Surnames (T-Z):  Fourth Sunday, Nov 26th

Thank you so much for your contributions!

Email questions or suggestions to [email protected]   

Want to sing at our Christmas Eve service?

Christmas Choir practice begins this Sunday, Nov 5th!

We'll be rehearsing after church on Sundays in November and December, and on Dec 24th at 3pm.

Come be a part of our wonderful Christmas Eve service. It will be beautiful and magical, and the more voices and instruments we have the better!

A light soup and bread dinner will be provided for Singers, Instrumentalists and Christmas Elf Volunteers at 5:30 pm on Dec 24th. Contact Gail at [email protected]

Adult Religious Education Offerings 

Crisis in the Mideast

This Sun., Nov. 5th, 12:15pm, after the service, James Greenwood will do a brief presentation in the UUFSCC Gallery, on the history of the conflict in Israel and lead a discussion for interested members and friends. 

 Dreamwork

November 6th-20th. Zoom Only Dream Workshop.

6:30-8:00 PM every Monday for ten weeks.

Zoom link here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87117502092?pwd=N3ZKa3JmZWZhdHV1NE56OUZQT3pRZz09

Meeting ID: 871 1750 2092

Passcode: 979706

November 7th-14th. In person dream group at Marsha Hudson’s home, 114 Los Altos Ct. Santa Cruz on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30 PM. 

The above have already started. You are welcome to join, but if you would like to, please contact [email protected]. 

Climate

Pauline Seals made an interesting presentation last Sunday. You are invited to Google "En-ROADS" which will give you a calculator to learn what measures can be taken to preserve our climate and the life that depends on it.

For anyone wishing to be involved in Climate ARE, contact [email protected]

Dee Takemoto is considering offering a 5 monthly session discussion on Climate Change literature.

Suggested schedule:

Feb.7, 2024 The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

March 6, Under White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert

April 3, 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

May 1, Drawdown by Paul Hawkin

June 5, Termination Shock by Neil Stephenson

Dee is open to discussion, e-mail: [email protected]

Please contact Jennifer Choate with any proposals for Adult RE Offerings, especially if one is interested in leading. The committee will help and support you. Suggestions for subjects include a beloved or challenging book, social justice topics, spirituality, ethics, philosophy, UU Thought, history, politics, creativity, etc.

November Shared Plate:

Unitarian Universalist

Service Committee (UUSC)

This month we share our Sunday collection with UUSC and their annual Guest at Your Table program. UUSC advances human rights by partnering with over 70 grassroots justice organizations and advocates in 22 countries, providing support, political pressure, media awareness, technical skills, and financing to change the systems that cause injustices.

Areas to advance human rights include Climate Justice, International Justice, Migrant Justice, and Crisis Response. In addition to the shared plate, you can invite a "virtual" partner into your home by placing a Guest At Your Table box at your dinner table. Engage in family discussion about their work and set aside money at mealtimes.

This year's theme, Pursuing Liberation, highlights leaders working on a legislative path to permanent residency for those on Temporary Protected Status, work in the Pacific to address climate-forced displacement, and people of color in Poland fleeing from Ukraine. This week, you can hear from Ana Lorena Delgadillo, with FJEDD, who supports individuals and families impacted by human rights violations in Mexico and Central America at https://vimeo.com/866150869/3c90f29b78.

UUFSCC friend Teri Wiss will match these donations made to UUSC during this collection, making your donation go even further!

If you would like to make a larger donation, $150 or more, which would qualify for an additional financial match, talk to Teri or Chuck Torrey for details.

Text Scam Alert

Please be aware that some members of our congregation have recently received text messages from a phone number impersonating church leaders and asking for gift cards to be purchased.

If you are ever in doubt of whom you are receiving a text from, check the UUFSCC directory to verify the individual's phone number and call/email the office to report the suspicious activity.

For this reason, we will no longer share phone numbers in our Current Happenings newsletter. Thank you for your understanding and your diligence in keeping our Beloved community safe from fraud.

Fellowship Monthly Calendar

& One Church Tutorials

To access the Fellowship's monthly calendar, click here.   

The Zoom links for all UUFSCC meetings and services are included on the Calendar.

All of the tutorials for One Church can be found on our website under Donate or Pledge or click here.

Contacts

Office Phone: 831.684.0506

Administration Office

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