After 30 years in faith-based leadership, the Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, our December 7th guest preacher, joined the UU Service Committee (UUSC) as President and Lead Executive Officer in 2018. She has helped to grow a number of Unitarian Universalist congregations serving their members and the larger community, including congregations in Georgia, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Mary Katherine contributed to efforts for economic, racial, and social justice in Macon, Georgia at the Economic Opportunity Council/Headstart with the NAACP. She also worked deeply in the reproductive justice movement. In Nashville, Tennessee, she collaborated with the Interfaith Alliance and Industrial Areas Foundation. In Fairfax, Virginia, she worked with interfaith ministries addressing … This Sunday’s Guest Speaker: Rev. Mary Katherine Mornを読み続ける

Every December, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) asks UU Congregations to participate in Guest at Your Table (GAYT), imagining that one of the grass root partners doing justice work around the world is a guest at your table for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This year, the UUCMP Social Justice Committee voted to make Guest at Your Table, the Shared Plate non-profit for December.The UUSC is a sister organization to the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) that bolsters grassrootsled movements for change around the world. It began as the Unitarian Service Committee in the 1940s to aid European refugees during World War II.Over the years, UUSC has adjusted with the times to … December Shared Plate Recipient – UUSC Guest at Your Table (GAYT)を読み続ける

Is there a non-profit organization which shares our UU values that you would like to nominate to be considered for one of our 12 Shared Offering recipients in 2026? Please complete this form — Shared Offering Nomination Form, or fill out a paper copy at church on Sundays. Forms are due by Sunday November 30, and will be selected on Dec. 7.

Tami B. Sojka, a Minnesota native, began exploring photography in her early twenties after receiving her first SLR camera. Over the years, her passion has grown through ongoing learning and creativity. Her connection to nature began early, spending time outdoors with friends and walking forest trails in Northern Minnesota with her father. Having lived in California for over 20 years, Tami draws inspiration from the state’s diverse natural beauty. An avid hiker, she loves exploring and photographing California’s wild coasts, mountains, deserts, and seasonal blooms. Her love of travel also extends into her photography, where she strives to capture the distinct character and beauty of each place she visits. Her … UU Artist – Tami B. Sojkaを読み続ける

Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation (OCEN) is an historically documented previously recognized tribe. OCEN is the legal tribal government representative for over 600 enrolled members of Esselen, Carmeleno, Monterey Band, Rumsen, Chalon, Soledad Mission, San Carlos Mission and/or Costanoan Mission Indian descent. Despite missionization, government changes, broken treaties, devastation to our culture and loss of homeland, we have survived. We are waking our language, teaching our children and grandchildren their culture. Though other indigenous people may have lived in the area, the area is the indigenous homeland of our people. Today all of our Tribal members have genealogy proven links to our thirteen core families. We work with a Tribal Government, Tribal Constitution … November Shared Plate Recipient – Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nationを読み続ける

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You can view the catalog online here or see a pdf version here. Silent Auction bidding begins next Saturday October 18, and don’t miss the live auction on Saturday October 25th!

We will resume on Oct 21 at 4pm on Tuesdays.  See you then. 

The 2025 UUCMP Service Auction Catalog will be unveiled this Saturday. Are you ready? Brush up on Auction procedures with the document “2025 Auction Register + Bid Procedure”, downloadable from the Auction info web page:  https://uucmp.org/service-auction-2025-being-green/“Argh! I want to participate as a Bidder, but have a long-planned vacation in the Maldives planned for the end of October. What can I do???” OR “I want to support the church’s Auction, but I really prefer to not use computers to do that.”Well, you can bid by proxy, or bid on paper – the same form covers both situations. In the procedure document mentioned above, see the “Participation Without the Internet” section on … 2025 UUCMP SERVICE AUCTION is almost here! BEING GREEN!を読み続ける

Action Alerts:  Visit FCNL’s Action Center for a list of action alerts and preformatted/editable letters to members of Congress. Hosted by Friends Committee on National Legislation Action Center (FCNL). Action:  Be an Election Poll Worker.  The League of Women Voters of Monterey County is seeking clerks to help with 4-Hour Shifts on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4 th .  The League is staffing two polling places.  A 2.5-hour training is required and is being offered at CSUMB Alumni and Visitor Center in Seaside and in Salinas, at the Monterey County Government offices, 1441 Schilling Place.  Email Dennis Mar for more details.