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Welcome to
UU Santa Fe!We are a busy place. We are interested in community rather than conversion. You don't need to join UU Santa Fe to enjoy our inspiring worship, make meaningful connections, experience transformative learning or participate in justice-making initiatives. Introduce yourself and we will help you find the things that will make your heart sing. Please visit our Online Welcome Table.
Phishing Scams: Neither Rev. Gail nor the UU Santa Fe office will ever ask for help with "emergency funds" for any cause via text or email. DO NOT BUY CARDS or send money. |
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INSPIRATION
10:30 am, Fogelson Hall
Sunday, May 19
Wild and Precious Lives on the Border x
Wild and Precious Lives on the Border Last winter Rev. Michael and Diane Brown visited Borderlands UU to learn about the immigrant ministries that congregation is part of. There they met Barbara Lemmon, Social Justice Committee Chair at Borderlands UU and member of the Green Valley Samaritans. Barbara is our guest this morning. |
CONNECTION
Annual Mega Sale
Drop off items beginning May 19
Sale May 30-31, June 1 x
Mark Your Calendars! This community event is one of the largest and best organized "garage" sales in town! We don't have a garage, but we fill our large courtyard with treasures for you. Donate Items: Items in the following categories are welcome: Boutique (fancy, unique items), Children’s Items (clothing, toys, puzzles), Clothing (gently used and in season is best), Collectibles & Jewelry, Furniture, Home, Kitchen, Plants, Sporting Goods, Tools & Garden. Please discard any broken or non-working items; we cannot sell them. Also, please save your books for the fall book sale (November). Please no magazines or software. Do you have something special to donate? Please send a photo (jpg or png format) for our publicity (fundraisers@uusantafe.org). Drop Off Your Donations (We’ll store as many as possible in the Rainbow Library)
Volunteer! (and you can shop during your shift!) We will need volunteers on the following dates:
To volunteer, please complete our online form--https://uusantafe.breezechms.com/form/2024MegaSaleVolunteerForm Sale Schedule
See the website for more information— https://www.uusantafe.org/mega-sale-2024.html Questions? Reply to this email. Armstrong. |
JUSTICE
May
Collection for
Border Justice Project x
Border Justice Project: Throughout the month of May there will be a collection basket in the foyer for your donated items. They especially need diapers, diaper rash cream, baby wipes, baby bottles, baby formula, pureed baby food, baby clothes, art supplies, coloring books, crayons, stuffed animals, kids clothes, especially pants (all sizes), lotion, Chapstick, shampoo, shoe laces, comfortable shoes (all sizes), new underwear in all sizes for all ages, drawstring totes. Snacks for bus trips: cracker packs, granola bars, small cans of Vienna sausages, and one gallon Ziplock storage bags. |
LEARNING
Advocacy and Democracy
Beginning Wednesday, June 25
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The Advocacy and Democracy Team is planning a summer series of videos that will each be shown twice with an opportunity for discussion. The new Learning series begins Wednesday, June 25 from 1-3:30 pm and will also be held on June 27 (repeat of Thursday, June 25 from 6:30-8 pm) with the documentary "Laboratories of Autocracy: Weaponizing Statehouses and Saving Democracy; A User's Manual for Every American." Other videos will include "A Fascist Campaign in Full View with Dale Anderson" and "Tyranny of the Minority with Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt." |
A proper community, we should remember also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource, an economy. It answers the needs, practical as well as social and spiritual, of its members - among them the need to need one another. - Wendell Berry |
At UU Santa Fe, worship is an experience we create together―not in adoration of a god―but rather a celebration of awe, wonder and the sacred. Our Sunday Gatherings are one of the ways we live into community, coming together to greet one another in person or online. We meet at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Details on each week are found on our Gatherings page. |
Join a GROUP! MEETING TIMESFor more information about our Groups. To get connected with any of these groups, contact our Office Administrator.
FRIENDSHIP GROUPS
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS
SPIRITUALITY GROUPS
SUPPORT GROUPS
If you wish to go fast, go alone. If you wish to go far, go together― |
Journeys
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APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2024
Sudha Hajela's abstract paintings invite the viewer to explore, experience and interpret her journey as architect, artist and traveler. More information and video |
UUWF IN PERSONUnitarian Universalist Women's Fellowship (UUWF)
UUWF is a community of women seeking to enrich the lives of its participants as well as the lives of the women and children of Santa Fe through donations to local Santa Fe charities. UUWF activities are open to any woman in the community, and it’s not necessary to be member of UU Santa Fe to participate. For more information about UUWF and to receive our emails about upcoming events, email us at uuwfsantafe@gmail.com. |
Men’s Odyssey (a Men’s Friendship Group)An odyssey is a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune; an intellectual or spiritual quest. Open to any man in the community, Men’s Odyssey meets at 7 pm in the church library and on Zoom every first Tuesday of the month to discuss matters of mutual interest; on the third Tuesday at 7 pm the group chooses an activity which may or may not be at UU Santa Fe. Past activities have included bowling, poker, pool and bocce ball. In the fall there is a weekend retreat which participants have greatly enjoyed. The group considers service to UU Santa Fe to be an important part of its activities and has, for example, assisted at weddings and memorial services, as well as UU Santa Fe fundraisers. For more information please contact Rod Morgan or the office.
Men's Odyssey Covenant We gather for fellowship, mutual support, moral centering and spiritual growth. We hold meetings, share activities, gather for yearly retreats- and share from the heart. |
Below are initiatives and information regarding our justice activities.
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Do you have an issue or concern that you would like to see UU Santa Fe form an advocacy group to address? To form a new group, you will need two co-facilitators and at least four additional team members. |
Join a JUSTICE TEAM! MEETING TIMESJustice Workgroups | Open to All
Our Justice Workgroups are outward focused in serving the needs of the community of Santa Fe and the wider world. The Justice Council meets the first Thursday of each month from 6-8 pm for a Zoom meeting.
Afghan Resettlement: Contact Gale Wasserman Esperanza (Community Partner): Contact Cheryl Ancell.
Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.—Cornel West |
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Justice CouncilThe Justice Council is participating in a Border Justice Project with a network of New Mexico faith communities (mostly UUs and Friends) that are providing assistance to asylum-seekers at the southern border. These immigrants have entered the U.S. legally and are in shelters in New Mexico waiting to travel to their sponsors elsewhere in the country. Their final asylum hearings will not occur for months or years from now. They have nothing! The UU Fellowship in Silver City collects supplies and transports them to shelters in Deming and Palomas.
Throughout the month of May there will be a collection basket in the foyer for your donated items. They especially need diapers, diaper rash cream, baby wipes, baby bottles, baby formula, pureed baby food, baby clothes, art supplies, coloring books, crayons, stuffed animals, kids clothes, especially pants (all sizes), lotion, Chapstick, shampoo, shoe laces, comfortable shoes (all sizes), new underwear in all sizes for all ages, drawstring totes. Snacks for bus trips : cracker packs, granola bars, small cans of Vienna sausages, and one gallon Ziplock storage bags. We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.―Dorothy Day, |
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.―Mohandas Gandhi |
SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORSMay 1 Esperanza Shelter reopened its doors after a long Covid closure. This reopening marks a significant milestone in the work of providing safe, effective services for Survivors of domestic violence. Please consider a donation. Funds will be used to expand the service of the Shelter.
Esperanza Shelter is celebrating nearly 48 years of dedicated service to Santa Fe. "Throughout our history, we have undergone numerous transformations, adapting to the evolving needs of those we serve. Since our inception, we have been steadfast in our commitment to providing safety, support, and empowerment to individuals and families affected by domestic violence." |
The stories we tell ourselves make us who we are. |
Inter-generational Programming
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ADULT LIFELONG LEARNING
Below are abbreviated descriptions of our Adult Learning offerings.
The most important thing is to find out the most important thing.―Suzuki Roshi, Zen Master |
Join a LEARNING GROUP! MEETING TIMESBelow are abbreviated descriptions of our Adult Learning offerings. More info, then scroll down the page. Our Learning Groups gather onsite and online via Zoom video conferencing.
Wisdom tells me I am nothing, Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows.―Nisargadatta Maharaj |
Office Hours
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UU Santa Fe Board newsMeetings & Important Dates
Busy people have goals; productive people have priorities.―Anonymous |
UU SANTA FE |
SUNDAY GATHERINGSSunday Gathering 10:30 am
in-person and livestreamed |
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