Category: News & Announcements

Beloved Conversations WITHIN Spring Registration OPEN! 

Dear Beloveds, Registration for our Spring Within programs is OPEN!!!We are currently building new communities of learners in both of our Gathering Our Selves programs (for Black, Indigenous, People of Color participants) and our Un/Learning for Liberation program (for white participants). Join us for a deep dive into the personal, transformative, spirit-growing work each of us needs to do around issues of race, … Continue reading Beloved Conversations WITHIN Spring Registration OPEN! 

February Social Justice Actions

Action Alerts:  Visit FCNL’s Action Center for a list of action alerts and pre-formatted/editable letters to members of Congress. Hosted by Friends Committee on National Legislation Action Center (FCNL). Action:  Tell Biden and Congress: Reinstate funding to UNRWA.  Suspending funding to the UNRWA is collective punishment — a war crime — and it is enabling the unfolding genocide. Sponsored by JewishVoiceForPeace.org

February Shared Plate Recipient – The Village Project

The Village Project, Inc. (TVPI) is a non-profit organization located in Seaside, whose mission is, “To help our communities reach a greater state of well-being by strengthening families through the delivery of community-based culturally specific services.” The Village Project, Inc. was founded to help meet the needs of the under-served African American Community. Their services … Continue reading February Shared Plate Recipient – The Village Project

January Shared Plate Recipient – Blind and Visually Impaired Center

The Blind and Visually Impaired Center, established in 1971 in Pacific Grove, serves to empower those with blindness or low vision to live independently through educational services, client support services and independent skills training. Today the Center has expanded its services to Salinas and South County where there is a growing need for those affected … Continue reading January Shared Plate Recipient – Blind and Visually Impaired Center

UUCMP Artist Show – The Reason for a Flower: Paintings by Erin E. Hunter

The Reason for a Flower: Paintings by Erin E. Hunter* *December 2, 2023-February 1, 2024* *The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula**490 Aguajito Road,O Carmel, California* Private showings available; please contact Erin at erin@eehunter.com. Monterey-based painter and science illustrator Erin E. Hunter will share several original pollinator-themed paintings in this exhibit, inspired by Ruth … Continue reading UUCMP Artist Show – The Reason for a Flower: Paintings by Erin E. Hunter

Social Justice Announcements for February

Action Alerts:  Visit FCNL’s Action Center for a list of action alerts and pre-formatted/editable letters to members of Congress. Hosted by Friends Committee on National Legislation Action Center (FCNL).

Planning Future Worship Services!

The Worship Associates Team and Staff will be holding their semi-annual Worship Planning Retreat on Saturday December 9, from 8:30 am – 12 noon to plan for upcoming worship services.This church year’s Soul Matters overarching theme is “The Gifts of Our Faith.”   The monthly themes are—January:  Liberating LoveFebruary:  Justice & Equity March:  Transformation April: … Continue reading Planning Future Worship Services!