Stop by the Religious Exploration Library and check out a book on Gratitude / Thanksgiving to share at your family gatherings this season.  Or browse / search the collection online uucmp library | TinyCat https://www.librarycat.org/lib/uucmp You can also contact Karen Brown (karenb1115@yahoo.com  831-917-2042) for help, suggestions, even delivery!

Please join us for a jam session on Thursday. We will meet in the Sanctuary from 6-7. This group will simply read through lead sheets and charts. Feel free to bring an instrument or your voice, bring your own charts or music, and join us for a great time. 

Ever wonder how the monthly worship service themes and individual Sundayworship topics are chosen? These issues are determined by the WorshipAssociates Committee supported by our Music Director and Religious ExplorationDirector and approved by our Co-Ministers. Decisions concerning the order ofservice are similarly decided. Worship Associates meet monthly on the firstWednesday of each month and also … Continue reading The Worship Associates Are at Work

Regina Liske presents her two-part “Tis the Season Again” Quilts exhibit. The first show debuting ‘Early and New Quilts’, runs November 13 – December 4. The second show ‘Holiday and Christmas Quilts’ goes up Dec 4 through December 30. ‘Early Quilts’, Regina says, made in the 1980’s and 90’s tell stories of people in search, … Continue reading Regina Liske Quilt Shows November – December 2022

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 the Biden Administration tosupport and grant asylum to Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian conscientious objectors.  Sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation.  The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) is concurrently petitioning European institutions to support … Continue reading Social Justice Actions & Resources for November

The Social Justice Committee is soliciting nominations for Shared Offering organizations in 2023.  12 non-profit groups will be selected (one for each month) to benefit from our shared offering program.  Nominations are due by Sunday November 27, and the Social Justice Committee will discuss and vote at their meeting on Sunday December 4.  The nomination … Continue reading Shared Offering Nominations for 2023

Welcoming and warm, the Josephine Kernes Memorial Pool (Kernes Pool) helps people of all ages and abilities renew and maintain their well-being, mobility and quality of life. Kernes Pool has been an integral part of the Monterey Peninsula since 1972 and is the only facility on the Central Coast that enables fully supported, physical expression … Continue reading November Shared Plate Recipient – Kernes Adaptive Aquatics Therapy Pool

A desire to keep the Welcome Hall full of eye-appealing decor leads me to seek art lovers to join me, Karen Hunting, on the UU Art Committee.There is a joy in being a part of the creative process and knowing you helped put beauty on the walls.The few tasks include interacting with artists to schedule … Continue reading Seeking Art Lovers for UU Art Committee

On Nov 1, from 6-9pm, join Whites for Racial Equity and the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula (490 Aguajito Rd., Monterey) for an in person showing and discussion of the film, Nope. Nope is writer-director Jordan Peele’s third cinematic endeavor, taking audiences down an      unexpected path of horror and intrigue as mysterious events begin to unravel on a family’s ranch in southern California. … Continue reading Anti-racism Film Discussion 

Village Project, Inc. Supporters, My name is Crystal Andon, Associate Director of Community Engagement. I’d like to personally invite you to our event this Saturday, October 29th. Our Emanyatta program will be hosting the Matsiko World Orphan Choir from Liberia, Africa. The choir will use the unifying power of music to uplift every child, bring joy to … Continue reading The Katsiko World Orphan Choir is Visiting