Sunday October 23rd, 2022, 10:00 AM PDT

The Courage To Face Adversity

(In Person and Zoom Service)

When should we avoid conflict and when ought we face it  Does courage motivate us to  conquer or survive?

Worship Leader: Rev Russ Menk

Worship Associate: Bonnie McDonald

Children's RE for this Sunday Oct.23rd

We will explore choice making and the consequences that may come, with a unique "mother may I" style game.

(All participants will win a prize)

Our goal is to provide a meaningful worship experience for all—for those who can attend in-person and for those who aren’t ready or can’t attend.

Please join tomorrow in-person or click the link below to join on-line as we live our mission and work toward our vision of beloved community.

Sunday Morning ZOOM Links

Zoom link for Sunday Service: Click Here

You may join as early as 9:30 PDT to visit with friends.

Service starts at 10:00 am PDT

If you can't connect by computer, please connect by phone, 

Meeting ID: 972 0032 9932 Passcode: 876330 One tap mobile +14086380968,,97200329932#

There is currently no children's zoom service. 

 Item of interest for the Fellowship

Teri Wiss of the Justice Team recently attended the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Meeting in Boston and has prepared a summary of what took place.

To read her summary please click here 

Hospitality is Resuming!

For those who have attended the last couple of in-person services you will know that our wonderful after service hospitality has resumed.  We ask that if you are attending and stay for lunch to please bring something to share. Drop it off in the Kitchen on your way in to the service.

However, if we don’t get volunteers for sous chef & help clean up, it won’t happen!

Call Barbara Badger 317-201-5810 for sous chef or Jeanie Trigg 920-915-0966 for clean up to sign up for 1 Sunday a month. 

COPA Candidate Accountability Assembly

On Monday, October 24, 6:30-8:00 pm, on Zoom, COPA leaders will present our agenda for housing, tenant protections, health care and mental health care to Santa Cruz and Monterey County Supervisor candidates. Candidates who have committed to attend are Justin Cummings and Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson from the Santa Cruz/North Coast area, Felipe Hernandez from the Watsonville area, and Glenn Church and Regina Gage from north Monterey County.

You need to register in advance for this event at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcOyrqzgsH9y-mz79myh-_CMtrFXQ1Puf.

For more information, contact Chuck Torrey or Diana Wirt.

Sunday October 23rd. UU the Vote, in-person, following the service

We are on our final countdown to personalize letters to under-represented and infrequent voters! We have jointly completed 630 letters and still counting!! How many more can we get done? Be a part of doing what you can for this important election. These letters can boost voter turnout by as much as 3.4%. It may not sound like much, but it is enough to make a difference in many important races! Join the Justice Team and personalize 5 (or more) letters.

If you took letters home, bring them back NO LATER than this Sunday! If you were not able to complete them, please return them anyway, so we can get them completed for you! If you will not be at the service, can you give them to someone who can bring them or drop them off at the UUFSCC office?

This election is VERY important and we MUST do whatever we can to have the best possible outcome. Turn your frustration, anger, numbness, and fear into action!! We can’t wait any longer! Voting rights, abortion rights, human rights of all kinds, climate action, and more, need you, NOW! Almost 4 million letters have been personalized. Can you add 5 more? Join our Justice Team, UU social justice teams around the country, and progressives of all kinds to ensure the best possible outcome of the mid-term election.



If you have any questions, email UUtheVote.teri@gmail.com

In-person UUF Meditation Group

Weekly on Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30

The Meditation Group meets weekly in the Sanctuary at the UU Fellowship on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:30 am. The group is open to Fellowship members, friends and newcomers – no registration required. Each session begins with a reading from an agreed-upon text, followed by seated meditation and then a walking meditation. This is not a class and no formal instruction is given other than basic suggestions as needed. Questions? Please contact Ernesto Munoz at meernesto1@gmail.com

Community Event of Interest

Rev Terra Collier-Young, our Affiliated Community Minister, is a part of a Santa Cruz interfaith ministers' group called, Out In Our Faith. 

On Sunday, October 23, from 2-5 pm, Out In Our Faith will be hosting an event, Courageous and Compassionate Conversations About Reproductive Rights and Human Rights, held at the Center for Spiritual Living. 

It will feature a panel of religious leaders from our community offering how their faith informs reproductive choice and support for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as small group discussion and refreshments.

October Shared Plate

Association of Faith Communities (AFC)

This month, UUFSCC will share our Sunday collection with the Association of Faith Communities (AFC). AFC works to bring people of all faiths together to help those who are suffering due to injustice, poverty, and homelessness. AFC has several ministries serving and uplifting the inherent worth and dignity of all people, including shelter services, a safe spaces program, mobile showers, and meals. 

https://www.afcsantacruz.org/services.html