Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

of Santa Cruz County

Current Happenings

April 3, 2025

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

No Continuing City:

Reflections on Longing and Impermanence

(In Person & Zoom)

As humans we are acutely aware of impermanence, conscious that nothing lasts. And yet, we yearn for something enduring, for some solid ground beneath our feet. Honoring and accepting both of these realities is among the great tasks of living joyfully.

Presenter: Robert Strayer

Worship Associate: Laura Lewandowski

ZOOM Link for Sunday:

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

Meeting ID: 840 9560 1835

Passcode: 612397

When you click on this link on Sunday, a pop-up window will appear asking, "Allow the host to unmute you, etc." with two buttons: Allow and Don't Allow. Please click “Don’t Allow,” and you will join the meeting as usual.

The Zoom link can also be found on the Church Calendar

UUFSCC Calendar

If you want to revisit a past service, please visit "Service Archive" on our YouTube channel at 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.

Hospitality News

This Sunday is the 1st Sunday of the month.

Names ending in A-F, please bring ready-to-serve food.

Thank you for all you do to make our Sundays amazing!

If you want information and have questions, contact Barb Badger.

Saturday Workday!

Saturday April 5th, 9:00-11:00 AM

Join us for the early morning monthly workday on Saturday, April 5th. Help with gardening, weeding and clean-up. All are welcome! Bring any tools you might find helpful. For information and/or questions, contact Randy James.

Worship Associate Training

April 12th ~ 1:00-4:00 pm

This is for all current Worship Associates, along with members, interested in supporting the worship experience in any way. Do you have ideas of how to make Sunday worship more meaningful? Are you interested in doing just an occasional reading? Or would you like a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes? Please join us!

Contact Andy Kreyche if you would like to participate or have any questions.

Shared Plate recipient for April

Regeneracion

Regeneracion was founded in Watsonville in 2016 to serve community needs for a climate justice organization. Based on the principle that climate change is a social justice issue with local impacts, Regeneracion engages on a local level to build resilient communities.

We are excited to support Regeneracion during April, which also includes Earth Day. They have many exciting projects with many ways to get involved, inspiring us all to keep working toward more just, climate-resilient communities.

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.

Other Community Items of Interest

Join Protests Across the Country!

Saturday, April 5th, 12-2 pm

Santa Cruz County Building,

701 Ocean St. Santa Cruz (on the Water St. side)

Hands Off! - Santa Cruz

or Watsonville Plaza

Hands Off! - Watsonville

Trump and Musk are taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is NOW. This mass mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies. Alongside Americans across the country, we are marching, rallying, and protesting to demand a stop to this chaos and to build an opposition movement against the looting of our country. We must step up and live our UU values. Look for the yellow UU banner! Bring signs! The theme is "Hands Off" (fill in your choice of issues). Questions? Contact Peg Galli or Teri Wiss or visit:

https://www.indivisiblesantacruzcounty.com/events/hands-off-sacramento-xbzmc

We must speak up!!

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” — Elie Wiesel

Contacts

Office Phone: 831.684.0506

Minister: Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig

Rev. Laura is available for appointments; to contact her: minister@uufscc.org

Fellowship Administative Office

Administration Office: admin@uufscc.org

Office Open Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9am - 2pm

For urgent matters, contact: urgent@uufscc.org

Fellowship Calendar

Reserve space for or announce a Fellowship event: calendar@uufscc.org

Current Happenings

Submit announcements or content for Current Happenings by Wednesday 5 pm: announce@uufscc.org

Helping Hands

Limited to UUFSCC Members and Friends, for events, expressions of thanks, or offering or announcing need of items or services: helpinghands@uufscc.org

Caring Connections

Limited to UUFSCC Members and Friends, announces opportunities to provide support for navigating a challenge or larger life event such as medical procedure, illness, etc.: caringconnections@uufscc.org.

Fellowship Website edits, new content, questions, or comments: webmaster@uufscc.org

Current Happenings is published weekly by the Office Administrator.

You can reach me at announce@uufscc.org

Useful Links

Our Fellowship Web Page: uufscc.org

Our Fellowship Facebook: facebook UUFSCC

Unitarian Universalist Association: uua.org

Pacific Central District of UUA: pcduua.org