Upcoming events at UUCSB & beyond
Share the Plate! December 2025
Each month, UUCSB chooses an organization to split weekly donations made by congregants during the course of Sunday services. As many of you attend virtually, we are providing an online venue for these donations.
Each month, UUCSB chooses an organization to split weekly donations made by congregants during the course of Sunday services. As many of you attend virtually, we are providing an online venue for these donations.
This month, we ask for donations to be split between UUCSB's general fund and The Hope Squad. From their website, https://hopesquadmaine.org/:
Our Mission
Our mission is to see those that are invisible; to hear those that have no voice, and to reinforce the infinite value and worth of each person we meet by providing a loving, compassionate and consistent presence, needed resources and hope to those living in the shelters and on the streets of Maine through our mobile peer outreach.
This is an interactive calendar. Click on a highlighted square to find out more about what’s going on on that day! Or, below, you can scroll through the list of upcoming events.
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Deadline for Submissions to the Messenger
If you’d like to submit something of interest for next month’s newsletter, please fill out the following form any time before the end of business on posted day or send all applicable information to Morgan Rowe at uucsb.webchaplain@gmail.com
Worship: Janus & Church School
Janus
Worship Leader: Charlie
Worship Associate: TBD
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Brown Bag Lunch
The Membership and Welcoming Committee is excited to host our popular First Friday Brown Bag Lunch! Join us for an informal and welcoming gathering with church members and friends. Bring your own brown bag lunch and enjoy good company and conversation from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Church Parish Hall. We look forward to seeing you there!
Worship: Gird Your Loins for the New Year
Practicing Resistance: Gird Your Loins for the New Year
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: Teague
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Worship: Those Who Came Before
Practicing Resistance: Those Who Came Before
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: Sam Rogers
Music: Pick-Up Choir
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Worship: MLK - I Still Have a Dream
Practicing Resistance: MLK - I Still Have A Dream
Worship Leader: Rev. Niki
Worship Associate: Jane P.
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Worship: Don’t Stay In Your Seat! Civil Disobedience
Practicing Resistance: Don’t Stay In Your Seat! Civil Disobedience
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: Charlie
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Worship: An Intergenerational Imbolc Ritual
Embodying Resilience: Imbolc - An Intergenerational Ritual
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate:
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Brown Bag Lunch
The Membership and Welcoming Committee is excited to host our popular First Friday Brown Bag Lunch! Join us for an informal and welcoming gathering with church members and friends. Bring your own brown bag lunch and enjoy good company and conversation from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Church Parish Hall. We look forward to seeing you there!
Worship: Celebrating Volunteers
Embodying Resilience: Celebrating Volunteers
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: Sam Rogers
Music: Pick-Up Choir
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Worship: Speak Up Even If Your Voice Shakes
Embodying Resilience: Speak Up Even If Your Voice Shakes
Worship Leader: Rev. Niki
Worship Associate: Donna Ravn
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Worship: Finding Strength in Silence: Our Quaker Forebears
Embodying Resilience: Finding Strength in Silence - Our Quaker Forebears
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: Teague
Music: Pick-Up Choir
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
New Member Reception
Join us after our Sunday Service in getting to know the newest members of our UUCSB congregation!
Intergenerational Worship: Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve: Intergenerational Service
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori & Rev. Niki
Worship Associate: TBD
Music: The UUCSB Pick-Up Choir – Our choir, directed by Ellie Rolnick, will offer special music and often supports the congregational singing. Make a joyful noise with us!
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Worship: Blue Christmas & Church School
Blue Christmas
Worship Leader: Rev. Niki
Worship Associate: Sarah
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
School Street Coffee House Holiday Sing-Along
Open Mic • Christmas Sing-Along
Wear your best or worst holiday attire!
MoFA: Ministry of Faith in Action Meeting
Join us to decide how to put our faith into action!
Futures Committee
All are Welcome! Read More About the Futures Committee Here! In this meeting we will continue Asset Mapping.
Worship: The Hannukah Light & Church School
The Hannukah Light
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: Hayley
Music: The UUCSB Pick-Up Choir – Our choir, directed by Ellie Rolnick, will offer special music and often supports the congregational singing. Make a joyful noise with us!
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
"Last Class" Documentary Screening
Film viewing of “Last Class” documentary -Robert Reich teaching his last class on Wealth and Poverty.
The Gathering: Fortifying Ourselves For The Long Road Ahead
The Gathering is a new monthly virtual event from Side With Love, designed to offer:
Spiritual Grounding – Strengthen your heart and spirit for the work ahead.
Political Analysis – Understand the threats to democracy and justice.
Collective Action – Organize with others to block anti-democratic forces and build a just and loving world.
Join us every Second Monday of the month at 8pm ET / 5pm PT / 4pm AT / 2pm HT.
October 13, November 10, December 8
Worship: Advent of Hope & Church School
Advent of Hope
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: Kelsey
Music: TBD
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Brown Bag Lunch
The Membership and Welcoming Committee is excited to host our popular First Friday Brown Bag Lunch! Join us for an informal and welcoming gathering with church members and friends. Bring your own brown bag lunch and enjoy good company and conversation from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Church Parish Hall. We look forward to seeing you there!
Worship: The Season of Advent - Approaching Joy
The Season of Advent: Approaching Joy!
Next week marks the beginning of advent. We will begin our advent season with the candle of Joy. Join us to start this beautiful season together. I will share the significance of advent and explore Unitarian Universalist response to the season as well are our own. Advent means the arrival of an important person or event. In Christian terms it means the arrival of Christ. In our religious tradition that centers ourselves around LOVE, we will explore what we are seeking in this beautiful season and what is arriving for us.
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori
Worship Associate: TBD
Music: Rev. Niki
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Deadline for Submissions to the Messenger
If you’d like to submit something of interest for next month’s newsletter, please fill out the following form any time before the end of business on posted day or send all applicable information to Matt Hokanson at m@h0ke.com
Worship: The Gift of Gratitude- The Gift of Receiving Help & Church School
The Gift of Gratitude - The Gift of Receiving Help
Worship Leader: Rev. Lori & Matt Brown
Worship Associate: Charlie
Music: The UUCSB Pick-Up Choir – Our choir, directed by Ellie Rolnick, will offer special music and often supports the congregational singing. Make a joyful noise with us!
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Set Up for Holly-Day Fair
Seeking:
• muscles for setting up tables, moving things from the basement.
• artistic eyes for arranging merchandise and signage.
• brains for thinking through last minute details.
Carbon Neutral by 2050 - Green Sanctuary 2030 Community Meeting (virtual)
Hosted by Anastasia Marie Yarbrough-Mackie
The Boise UU Fellowship has committed to become Carbon Neutral by 2050 as part of their Green Sanctuary 2030 commitments. Engaging the entire congregation in a 2023 special appeal “Imagining A Carbon Neutral World,” BUUF launched their carbon neutral campaign which will focus on reducing the BUUF carbon footprint and supporting members to reduce their individual emissions while also building strong relations with community groups doing mitigation work. Come together for shared learning and mutual supports with other UUs transforming our congregations through climate justice. Green Sanctuary 2030 community meetings take place on the third Wednesday of the month at 4PT - 5MT - 6CT - 7ET for 90 minutes.