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Support Our Unhoused Community Members

Dear friends, It is a very special time of year. Truth, every time of year, every time of life is special. Someone is being born, someone is transitioning from this earth, Holidays happen, birthdays come and go, so everyday is special to someone. Sadly, not everyone has the privilege to enjoy the special times due to circumstance, sometimes beyond their control. In my joy and abundance, I want to share with others who, for one reason or another, are in need. So what is this about? This is about me learning about a critical shortage of men’s clothing that the […]

Housewarming Basket Update

The collection for Housewarming Baskets has been highly successful. Thank you to all the wonderful people who made contributions! Ya’ll are so very generous! We will be taking our collections, at least two baskets full, to North Valley Caring Services this week to be distributed to newly housed members of the community! We are sure they can use it! The end of November is the official end of the Housewarming Baskets drive. However, given the success of this program going forward once a month, with your help, we will continuing providing a Housewarming Basket to our community. Basic household items are […]

Thank you from Red Cross Re: Maui Relief Giving

We are grateful to everyone who supported our efforts to send relief money to the Red Cross Hawaii Disaster Relief Fund on August 27th. We raised $370 and the Board voted to match this collection. We sent $740 total to the Red Cross to support their good work in Hawaii after the Hawaii Wildfires on the island of Maui. “During their darkest hours, people need to know they can turn to the Red Cross for comfort and care. … Thank you … once again for standing with us to turn heartbreak into hope.” Gail J McGovern, President and CEO, American […]

President’s Corner

I am both excited and sad to give this message from the Board this month. I am happy because it gives me an opportunity to speak to directly to you but saddened because I am doing this because our beloved President is under the weather. Though you may not have noticed because she has been a number of our activities virtually, Janet suffered from a fall this past month and is taking some time to recuperate. She is recovering well and I’m sure she would love your well wishes. You can email her at JanetL@SepulvedaUU.org. She is planning to back […]

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.

Social Action

With BridgesUU We will be working with BridgesUU through their Progressive Interfaith Alliance program to become a community hub of justice and action in The Valley. With Lisa B and Janet L at the helm, we will be calling together local community organizers and support services to address the needs of the most marginalized in our larger community. We will be making a commitment with UUs for Racial Justice to reflective work within our congregational systems. With North Valley Caring Services Our connection to North Valley Caring Services is back! We are gathering goods to share with folks in need […]

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 […]