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A Word From Rev Gordon

February 2024 Beloved Community, As we enter the second month of the year, known as Black History month in the United States, a shout-out to Carter G. Woodson. Woodson’s devotion to showcasing the contributions of Black Americans bore fruit in 1926 when he launched Negro History Week in the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Woodson’s concept was later expanded into Black History Month. So, during this month I will share as much as I can of Blackness from an American in the United States, and from a global perspective. How […]

Town Hall Meeting and Lunch Provided

Host: Rev Gordon Clay Bailey, Janet LWhen: February 17, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pmWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom Room 1 All of our members are welcome to our Town Hall meeting to discuss future hopes for our beloved SepulvedaUU community. What do you envision for the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society? Rev Gordon Clay Bailey and members of the Board will be in attendance to facilitate the productive discussion. Please come and let your voices and ideas be heard! A light lunch will be provided.

A Word from Rev Gordon

Our spiritual theme for this month is Divine Light: Marvelous Light “Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn’t belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone” Muhammad Ali Light is a source of illumination, whether a natural one (like the sun) or an artificial one (like your lamp). Like light itself, the word can take a lot of different forms — it can be a noun, an adjective, or a verb, and it can mean “bright” or “not heavy”. Therefore, Light, when we move from theory, speculation, possibility, plans, hopes, and good intentions […]

Hello Holiday Cards

Contact: Phyllis RWhere: Zoom Room 1 Our Caring Circle is meeting December 6th at 2pm to discuss sending out Holiday Hello Cards to those we would like to keep in touch with, and perhaps don’t see regularly at Sunday Services. If you would like to be a part of the Caring Circle, please contact Phyllis R to volunteer your services.

Holiday Party

Host: MarilynWhen: December 16, 1:00 – 4:00pmWhere: Emerson UU in Canoga Park (7304 Jordan Av Canoga Park, CA 91303) Please mark your calendars so you don’t miss our SepulvedaUU Holiday Party! There will be food, music, and games. Please contact Marilyn to sign up for potluck dishes, beverages, or desserts.

November: Love as Interdependence

What is interdependent love? An interdependent relationship is a type of relationship dynamic where both partners recognize the importance of their emotional bond while having a solid sense of who they are as individuals outside of their relationship. Most of us grow up believing that our romantic partners are supposed to “complete” us. Some of us even imagine that friends and others are here to uphold who and what we are. This is not always the case. We have to often negotiate the parameters of our relationships. We should never assume what the context is. Right relationship requires us to […]

A Word from Rev Gordon

November 2023 The fall season is upon us. Pumpkins, homecomings, apple pies, football, and all things Americana are on full display. We at Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society are bravely stepping forward into this new season with a new way of doing things and a new covenantal relationship never seen, heard of, or experienced before. Our community is small but I believe in you! I think we can do great things together. Let the work and spiritual exploration begin! We Are the WorldSongwriters: Lionel Richie / Michael Jackson There comes a time when we heed a certain callWhen the world must […]

Welcome to BridgesUU!

We are very excited to creating this covenant and partnership with you. One of the goals of BridgesUU is to support small congregations in getting the Big Wins that you both want and deserve while lifting the burden of “managing the business” or as we call it the Capitalist Interface of congregational life. We hope to be of great service to you and SepulvedaUU! Contact Us:Our Hours are M-Th 8:00am – 5:00pm and we host Virtual Office hours via Google Meet M-Th 8:00am – 12:00pm. Please feel free to click the link to stop by and introduce yourself! You can […]

NewUU

Host: Rev Gordon, Phyllis RWhen: November 11, 9:45am – 1:00pmWhere: Private HomeRSVP to Phyllis by November 8Lunch will be provided! Unitarian Universalism is not a well known religious community in our country, despite being integral to the founding of the nation we are largely in the shadows of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism. We invite you to join us for an informative and spiritually-enriching conversation. Together, we will explore personal spiritual journeys and UU History and Theology. Liberal religionists have deep roots, and continue to impact history. Part of that history is illuminated by our progressive stance on Social Justice. […]

House Warming Gift Baskets

Starting November 5th, the Caring Circle will be sponsoring a collection for North Valley Caring Services called House Warming Baskets(NVCS). NVCS helps many homeless families and car dwellers find housing. Fortunately, this is a highly successful service they provide. However, many who find themselves with a new domicile have little to bring to furnish it. The House Warming Baskets are in response to this need. The Caring Circle and many other SepulvedaUU members recognize the importance of filling these Baskets. You can Help!! Contributions can include: All personal items must be new and unused. No need to wrap anything, just bring […]