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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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Featured Events

INSPIRATION
10:30 am, Fogelson Hall
Sunday, September 15 | Tea Ceremony or Potluck: The Dance of Host and Guest |
​Rev. Gail Marriner
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Tea Ceremony or Potluck: The Dance of Host and Guest   
Join  Margot Page and Rev. Gail Marriner who will introduce our Soul Matters theme for this month, “Invitation." What does it take to extend an authentic invitation to those we would like to join us? In a UU congregation who is the guest and who is the host and what do we expect from one another?​
​​CONNECTION
Inviting You In
An Opportunity for Newcomers
Sunday, September 22, 11:45 am
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A casual event that allows you to get to know others in our community and offer an opportunity to explore the many ways you can connect and participate at UU Santa Fe. 

We'll provide a light lunch. As usual, there will be coffee available in the foyer after the service and we'll have water and iced tea.
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There is a limit of 12 visitors/newcomers. Sign up here or at the Welcome Table on Sundays. Questions? Contact Roberta or Elizabeth.

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JUSTICE
 Sunday, September 15, 7:00 pm at UU Santa Fe​
The Music of Social Justice
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​This concert is presented by the Santa Fe branch of NAACP. The program will feature award-winning vocalist Hillary Smith, accompanied by Chris Ishee, Glenn Kostur, Colin Deuble, Jim Casey and JD Davis, singing songs of social justice along with commentary about the composers’ own involvement in social activism. September 15, 1963 is the date of the church bombing in Birmingham when four young girls lost their lives. Join us to honor their lives, enjoy wonderful music, and support our local NAACP. For tickets go to naacpsfnm.org.
EXPLORING
"Expanding Freedom to Reduce Climate Impacts"
Sunday, September 8, at noon
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The Freethinkers will host John Seager, the president of the Population Connection. His topic is: "Expanding Freedom to Reduce Climate Impacts". Here is his further description: "Reproductive autonomy result in smaller families everywhere. A less-crowded world could lower greenhouse gas emissions as well as improve our ability to adapt to climate change. Yet, most leading environmental organizations refuse to consider population connections despite the fact that environmentalists view overpopulation as a significant threat to our living planet. Open-mindedness along with respect for individual needs and rights are essential to meeting global challenges." You may attend online by going​to: https://www.meetup.com/freethinkersforum/ and replying that you will be attending. If you wish to attend in person, no reply is necessary.


​UPCOMING EVENTS & GATHERINGS

For more information about our programming, click the navigation tabs above! For news, click on the UU Santa Fe News tab above.
INSPIRATION​
CONNECTION
Friendship, Spirituality, and Support Groups―for regular meeting times click on the Connection Tab above
  • Become a Member​​​​
  • Acoustic Musicians on Barcelona Acoustic Musicians on Barcelona | Sunday, September 8, 7-8:30 pm in Fogelson Hall. Come join us for a fun-filled evening of delightful music! Enjoy rock, folk, jazz and classical offerings from local musicians and singer-songwriters in an intimate setting. Admission is free, families are welcome. 
JUSTICE
  • Complete information on our justice teams
  • Vote Forward Letter-writing, Sundays following the services.​.
  • On Sunday, September 15, at 12:45, Ken Mayers, co-founder of the Santa Fe Chapter of Veterans for Peace, will give a talk and participate in a sharing of concerns regarding “Zionism, Anti-semitism, and Self-Determination across Historic Palestine from the River to the Sea.” (Snacks provided at 12:15.) The event will take place at our Meetinghouse at 505 Camino de Los Marquez. Ken is a member of UU Santa Fe. All are welcome!
EXPLORATIONS
Adult Programming​
  • Adult Groups―for regular meeting times click on the Learning Tab above
  • Adult Classes​​​―click on the Learning Tab above for complete info​​

Inspiration

Sunday Gatherings

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.

Connection
There are more than 25 groups and 300 people participating in our Community Life Groups and events—gathering variously onsite, online and hybrid. Check our calendar and various web pages for more information.

Join a GROUP! MEETING TIMES

For more information about our Groups. To get connected with any of these groups, contact our Office Administrator.
FRIENDSHIP GROUPS
  • Acoustic Musicians on Barcelona. 2nd Sundays, 7-8:30 pm in Fogelson Hall. Check Meetup for more information
  • Art on Barcelona meets as necessary
  • Coffee Hour Conversation every Sunday after our gathering in Fellowship Hall
  • Different Drummers. 1st & 3rd Sundays, 1:30 pm Fellowship Hall. 
  • Men's Odyssey. 1st Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30 pm in the library; and 3rd Tuesday, 6-7 pm with alternating activities. This is an open friendship group for men.
  • UU Women's Fellowship. 3rd Saturdays, 11 am MT in person & online
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS
  • Baca Street, 3rd Saturday, 11 am MT in-person, Fellowship Hall
  • Central Santa Fe, meeting indoors, various times
  • Eldorado 3rd Saturday, various times and locations
  • El Castillo onsite residency, meets whenever they want to!
  • North Central Santa Fe, 4th Thursday, 4 pm MT in-person
  • Park Plazas, 1st Saturday, 4 pm MT in-person
  • Southside, meeting in person or on Zoom, depending on circumstances
SPIRITUALITY GROUPS
  • Zia Spirituality 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 pm MT online
  • Covenant Groups: Two group are welcoming new  members. Soul Journeys meeting times varied and Soul Fire meeting second Sundays via Zoom at 12:30. Contact the office for more information.
SUPPORT GROUPS
  • Caregivers Support Group, 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1 pm in the Library
  • Memory Café, every Friday, 2 pm in the Library
If you wish to go fast, go alone. If you wish to go far, go together―
N'Gambay People, Central Africa

ART ON BARCELONA

Ann Kresge
Prints & Art Books
JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2024
​Kresge’s work includes limited edition and one-of-a-kind handmade books and prints, employing multiple printmaking techniques, handmade paper and creative binding structures. Themes include a sense of place, nature, story, sacred spaces and sites. 

More information and video 

UUWF IN PERSON

Unitarian 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. 

UU Women's Fellowship Annual Retreat   September 27-29  the Chi Center. This year's retreat, meeting at the beautiful Chi Center outside of Galisteo, still has space for women attendees. A nonrefundable deposit of $125 per person received by June 16 holds a spot for you. With the theme "Keeping Our Balance in Difficult Times" the retreat brings lots of opportunities for fellowship, reflection and growth.  For more information, please contact Sue Gee at or Carol Nolden via the UU Santa Fe office.

For more information about UUWF and to receive our emails about upcoming events, email us at [email protected].

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.

Justice
Below are initiatives and information regarding our justice activities.
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 TIMES

Justice Workgroups | Open to All
Our Justice Workgroups are outward focused in serving the needs of the community of Santa Fe and the wider world.
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The Justice Council meets the first Thursday of each month from 6-8 pm for a Zoom meeting.

  • Advocacy and Democracy Workgroup. Contact Gayle Boyd. Advocacy and Democracy is hosting another get-out-the vote letter-writing “party” Sunday, August 18, in the Library, following the morning service. We will be writing nonpartisan Vote Forward letters to voters in areas where there has been low voter turnout in the past. These letters will not actually be mailed until closer to election time.  Join us to help strengthen our democracy!  We always have some fun in the process. 
  • Environmental Workgroup: 4th Sunday, 12 pm MT, online or hybrid. Contact Jean Darling.​
  • Past Community Partners with Ongoing Relationships:
          Adelante: Contact Mary Ellen Gonzales
          Afghan Resettlement: Contact Gale Wasserman
          Esperanza (Community Partner): Contact Cheryl Ancell.
  • See our Calendar (all the red buttons are justice initiatives) for more information!
UU Santa Fe hosts the Meetup Page, Santa Fe Justice Makers. Many of our justice initiatives and gatherings will appear on this group page. Join Meetup, then join Justice Makers! And visit often.
Never forget that  justice is what love looks like  in public.—Cornel West

Justice Council

The 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.
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 NEIGHBORS

May 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." 

EXPLORING

Below are highlights of our Family and Adult programs.
The stories we tell ourselves make us who we are.
―Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

Inter-generational Programming
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS!
  • Flower Ceremony and annual meeting, June 9
  • Water Ceremony coming in September!
Online stories from the UU Treehouse

ADULT LIFELONG EXPLORATIONS

  • Our shared journey is expressed at UU Santa Fe by four core experiences and their corresponding spiritual practices:
  • The experience of Becoming by listening to our deepest self
  • The experience of Belonging by loving our neighbors
  • The experience of Engaging by serving needs greater than our own
  • The experience of Being by opening to life’s gifts.
​Below are abbreviated descriptions of our Adult Explorations offerings.
The most important thing is to find out the most important thing.―Suzuki Roshi, Zen Master

Join a GROUP! MEETING TIMES

​Below are abbreviated descriptions of our Adult Explorations offerings. More info, then scroll down the page. Our Groups gather onsite and online via Zoom video conferencing.
  • ​Freethinker's Forum: A HUUmanist Discussion Group. ​Third Sundays at noon MT in person and on Zoom​. Find out more on the Santa Fe Freethinkers Meetup page. When you RSVP to attend, Meetup provides you the Zoom meeting ID link
  • T'ai Chi Chih Group—Online and In-person weather permitting. Meeting weekly, Tuesdays, 10 am.​  We practice "The 19 Forms." All skill levels and drop-ins welcome. $5 tuition per class—all proceeds donated to UU Santa Fe. Everyone welcome! 
  • ​​The UU Mindfulness Meditation Group—the Library and Online. Meets weekly on Monday mornings at 9:30 am MT. At the meeting, we have a guided meditation for 30 minutes and then discuss a short reading. New participants are welcome.
  • Creativity Matters—Online. The UU Santa Fe Creativity Matters group follows the national  UU Creativity Matters program themes and prompts, which encourages all kinds of creativity―ideas, drawing and painting, writing, music, skits, exercises and games. We meet on Zoom through June, on the first and third Thursdays of each month, from 1-3 pm, and on the third Tuesday of the month from 3-5 pm.  
Wisdom tells me I am nothing, Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows.―Nisargadatta Maharaj


​Adult EXPLORING discussions

ADULT EXPLORATIONS
Preserving Our Democracy
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The Advocacy and Democracy Team is hosting a three part webinar series on Preserving Our Democracy. Each webinar will include a half hour video on the particular topic, followed by discussion; and each will be presented on two different dates so participants can choose the one most convenient for their schedules. You can sign up for any or all of these sessions HERE​​
  • A Fascist Campaign in Full View. Tuesday, Sept 24, 1:00 – 2:30 pm OR Thursday, Sept 26, 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Dale Anderson explores the question: Is our nation experiencing a full-blown fascist political movement? And is the coordinated assault on transgender people the final proof? 


UU Santa Fe & Board News

Office Hours
  • Sunday 9 am-12:30 pm
  • Monday-Friday 9 am-3 pm
  • Our office is closed on Saturdays and civic holidays
  • If door is locked, ring bell

UU Santa Fe Board news

Meetings & Important Dates
  • Next meeting Thursday, July 25, 5:30 pm in the Committee Room. Contact [email protected] for more information.
  • ​Minutes of recent Board meetings may be found on the Members page of the website; contact [email protected] for access.
Highlights from the June 27 meeting. The Board:​
  • Recognized and welcomed new members: Basia Miller, Chris Hult, Brien Godfrey, Michael Collins and Andrea Cassutt
  • Thanked many people!
    • UUA Delegates: Jim Kraemer, Sherry Kraemer, Al Webster, Diane Brown and Roger Brumley. 
    • Annual Meeting Participants: Teresa Tunick, Rev, Gail, Roberta Armstrong, Leon Winston, Mary Beth Kuderik, Michael Morford, Janie Farler & Ruth LaNore. 
    • Mega Sale Planning Team: Roberta Armstrong, Nancy Biederman, Gayle Boyd, Elizabeth Drummond, Gerald Hendrickson, Ann Jennings-Reid, Rodman Morgan & Carol Nolden.
    • Laura Brockington for her intrepid service in difficult times.
  • Accepted Laura Brockington's resignation as board President and Trustee for personal reasons relating to her son. 
  • Approved Jim Kraemer's nomination to complete Laura’s term.
  • Planned for a Board member orientation and visioning workshops to be held in July and August.
  • Heard a security update; the first of 6 Lexan security panel has been temporarily installed; the remainder are scheduled for July.
  • Accepted the Long Range Planning Task Force Report.
  • Approved the Disruptive Behavior Task Force Report and established the recommended Covenant of Right Relations Consultation Team (members to be nominated by the Nominating Committee). The Board tasked the Minister with meeting with the CRRCT and others to create and implement a rollout plan in order to orient and educate the congregation about the new policy.
  • Reviewed the Annual Meeting and approved the Annual Meeting Minutes
  • Heard the monthly financial report for May 2024. Mary Beth explained how timing had impacted matters resulting in May showing a larger than normal deficit. She further explained that this will equalize over time.
Busy people have goals; productive people have priorities.―Anonymous​